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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13
A Mississippi Statesman

Editorial From Southern Agrculturist. April, l94D
One of the hardest working statesmen on the curren American
scene who is rendering conspicuous service to the South ana 10 the
nation as a whole is Congressman William M. Colmer OF Mississippi
Born in Moss Point, Mississippi educated at Mllsaps College IN
jackson, in World War as a private in the U. ). Army, promoteo &c
Regimental Sergeant Major before his dscharge-ths young Mlssis-
sippian began his career a s a schoolteacher.
In 1917, MI. Colmer was admitted to the Mississippi Bar FROM
1921 to 1927 he served as county attorney for Jackson county, from
1928 to 1898 as district attorney for the Second District, aod since
then has represented the Sixth Mississippi District as one OF the most
able and conscientious members of Congress.
While a member of the all important House rules committee ana
a member of the National Forest Reservation Commission, Congress
man Colmer'sm most distinguished service has been rendered in recent
years as chairman of the special House committee on postwar eco
nomic policy and planning.
In the latter capacity, Congressman Comer has submitted IL
comprehensive reports to the Congress dealing with basic economic
problems growing out of the war.
Congressman Colmers work in all these vital inquiries and
studies cannot fail to show that the South, and the state of Misss-
sippi in particular, is being represented today in the national govern
ment by a leadership of the most able and dilgent kind. In Colmel
the citizens of the Magnolia State have a spokesman whose impor
tanace, evidenced daily in the nations capitol, bids fair to become al
memorable in future years as that of such distinguished Missssip-
plans as Ludus Quntus Cincnnatus Lamar, Jefferson Davis an1
Sargent Smith Prentiss.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13

During the mission to Europe
for Congress made by seven mem
hers of the Colmer Committee OF
the House, The London Observer,
under the heading "COLMER
TALKS TOUGH" published an
editorial on the views of the Com
mittee Chairman on foreign loans
and the atomic bomb secret. 1t
euoted Colmer as saying that the
y. S. should stop playing Santa
/ laus throughout the world" and
as favoring the retention by the
u. S. of the atomic bomb secret
The interview with the press
which led to the Observer edito-
rial was reported By the Associa-
ted Press as follows:
CoLMER WANTS u. s. TO QUIT
PLAYING SANTA.
London, Oct. l-tAP)-Rep. Col
mer D-Miss), chairman OF a spe-
cial House committee on postwar
economic policy, declared In an
interview today that the United
States should retain the secret OF
the atomic bomb and use surplus
military equipment in Europe to
defray contributions to UNRRA.
Colmer said he was fed up
with pussyfooting' and contended
that u. S. foreign policy must be
placed on a "strict business basis
He said the policy OF reducing
Germany to a pastoral state" is
impractical.
His committee has toured most
European capitals and talked with
Ceneralissimo Stain, Prime Min
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13

this fight To you belongs
much of the credit relative to the
success we had with this legisla-
ton"
The Chairman of the House
Veterans Committee, Congressman
John E. Rankin, thanked Colmer
for his help on widows and or
phans bills in 1886 and again in
1910: mo one knows better than
l do of the real genuine interest
you have manifested in the dis
abled veterans and their depend
ents." 6. the gentleman from
Mississippi CMr. Colmer) is one of
the strongest supporters of veter-
ans legislation i'm the House"
All three of Bill Colmer's sons
are veterans of World War ii, and,
if for no other reason, he would
be sincerely and alphabetically
concerned with the welfare of the
veterans of the second world war
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13
RAILWAY LABOR'S FRIEND

Congressman Bill Colmer has
actively supported every bill ask
ed for by the railroad brother
hoods.
A. E. Lyons, Executive Secre-
tary, Railway Labor Executives
Association, wrote as follows:
I'VE wish to express our appre-
citation and that of all our affili-
ated railway labor organizations
for your support and vote for H.
r. 1862, the amendments to the
railroad retirement act and the
railroad unemployment insurance
act introduced by Congressman
Crosser of Ohio.
These amendments will bring
many needed benefits to railroad
workers and to members of their
families throughout the country
and we are sure they are all
grateful for your favorable vote
when the measure came up for
final passage"
Congressman Robert Crosser,
author of the amendments to lib
eralize the railroad retirement
program, also wrote:
ut vas my desire, after looking
into the matter, to tell you what
I assumed to be the case. that
your attitude on railway labor
legislation had been very friendly
to the railroad workers =.
II thought this information
might be helpful to you in case
there should arise any question in
regard to your attitude toward TIE
men who operate the railroads OF
the country"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13
Congressman (oImer Introduces
Stiff Anti Communist Resolution
Would Stop Shipments of Material
And Deny Access to
Industrial Plants

Washington, March 23-(AP)-
Rep. Colmer D-Miss), a member
of the House Foreign Affairs COM
mittee, proposed tonight that the
United States call Russia's bluff
in the only language that the So
Wet Union apparently under
stands-economic retaliation.
Calling for a sitter American
policy toward Communist-domi-
mated governments. Colmer an.
nounced he will introduce tomor-
row a resolution to bar any United
States loans or other assistance to
those countries.
The resolution would place a
Congress on record as advocating:
l. No write-off of Lend-Lease
accounts unless the full terms of
the Lend-Lease act have been
satisfied.
2. End of all aid in any form
to governments which have failed
to carry out their commitments to
the United States.
3. No new loans for such gov
ernments, and suspension of pre-
viously negotiated loans, until po-
itical agreements with this coun-
try have been fulfilled.
4. Action to prevent such ma
tons from obtaining industrial Sc
crets and production "know-how"
vital to national security.
S. Complete reciprocity between
the United States and other coun-
tries on admission and access to
industrial plants, instead of "one-
way cooperation"
6. Insistence that the United
States prevent the stripping of
Germany through excessive repa-
rations," in order to make Ger
many se~lf-sufficient and end re-
lief expenditures there.
7. Notice to all other nations
that the objective of United States
policy is Ito secure and maintain
a just and lasting peace for a free
world"
Acknowledging that his resolu-
ton is aimed at the Soviet Union.
Coimer said in a statement that
some governments have failed to
keep political agreements for free
elections in liberated countries
and former enemy territory and
have continued "subversive prop
uganda both in these countries and
in the United States tantamount
to Intervention in their affairs"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13

(oImer Talked Tough To Russia.
On Loans And Atomic Bomb Secret

lister Attlee and numerous other
Leaders.
Loans to Russia-or any other
Icountry-should be dependent up
lon having Americas interests
safepuarded," Colmer said. 1T is
high time we started looking out
for our own interests instead OF
lplaying Santa Claus throughout
the world"
Colmer said full consideration
should be given to future military
security of the United States In
making all loans and more should
be made for building up armed
forces while we are demobilizlng
and we should have o supervisory
check over that"
He said the United States should
Insist upon retaining military
bases in Great Britain and Europe
as return for advancing capital.
The Mississippian said he open
ed the conference with Stain by
stating that the committee under
stood the Russian lis a square
shooter, and we've got a few
questions we would like to ask
YOU"
He said Stain answered the
questions and said Russia would
like Sc, 900, 600, 900 in credit from
the United States. Colmer said
he asked Stain how Russia would
repay. He quoted the ~generalissI-
mo as referring to Russia's unde-
veloped natural resources as Sc
curity, and as saying the money
was needed for rehabilitation and
development.
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Veterans Friend
Continued from preceding page

brought final passage of the bill.
Congressman Wright Patman,
author of the bill, took occasion
TO praise Bill Colmer's work. mo
member of Congress has been a
more loyal and faithful friend OF
the veterans and their dependents
than Congressman Colmer," Pat
man said. "We owe him a debt OF
gratitude. Several factions work
ing in different directions, as we
we're represented wrecking crews.
He made the GREATEST CON-
TRIBUTION toward converting
theses wrecking crews into one
great construction gang which
permitted us to very quickly
speed to victory"
On the same occasion, Congress
man John w. Mccormack, nov
douse Minority Whip and ther
a co-sponsor of the house bill
singled Bill Colmer out in a speech
in the House with special words
of thanks: There is one of oul
colleagues who played such an i'm
portant part that l feel warranted
IN paying him a tribute. l refer t
my friend and colleague from Mis-
sissippi CMr. Colmer), who =. b,
his patience and advice contrib
uted greatly to the present situa
ton, where all of the friends ant
supporters of this legislation are
united and not divided"
The American Legion Comman
der at that time. Ray Murphy
wrote Colmer: you were
strongly contributing factor to thu
final elimination of such differ
Iences and thereby contributed
lgreatly to our success"
The Commander in Chief of thu
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Jane
f. Van Zandt, expressed apprecia
ton for Colmer's help: .. yol
have been one of the key men II
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13

Outraged by President Tru-
mans Civil Rights Program, rs
Congressman from II Southern
States met in a conference and
agreed to fight ito a finish" the
program of anti Southern legis-
lation providing for anti-poll tax,
anti-lynch, +. L. p. c., and anti
segregation laws.
They unanimously chose Con-
gresham VIM. M. Colemr, Demo-
crat of Mississippi, as their chair
man, and authorized him to APP
point an executive committee OF
IL men to work with him. The
executive committee, reading from
left to right, are: Howard w.
Smith Va.), J. Bayard Clark IN.
c., James p. Richards IS. c.,
Robert L. F. Skies Fla.), William
M. Colmer Miss, chairman, Eu-
gene E. Cox tGa.), Oren Harris
Ark, secretary, Sam Hobbs
tAIa.), and Ed Gossett cTex.).
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13
House Members
Honor, Respect
Bill CoImer

-
In the second session OF
Congress 70 Southern members Of
the House chose South Mississip
PTS Bill Colmcr to lead them in
the fight against President Tru-
mans so-called civil rights pro-
gram.
This was another signal honor
added to the many that have
come to the lanky red-head who
halls from ~Pascagoula and who
represents the sixteen counties OF
southeast Mississippi.
In the 10th Congress he was
elevated TO membership on the
important rules committee. In the
.atn congress the Speaker OF the
House, Hon Sam Rayburn, picked
nim as IN OF the two members
vi the House on the national for
est reservation commission. In the
'otl Cngress he was named as
chairman OF the postwar economic
policy and planning committee,
In the Both Congress he was
named as one OF 10 key members
OF the House to Investigate the
Marshall plan for rehabilitating
Europe.
His selection to I'LL one Of the
four Democratic vacancies on the
rules committee was a great hon.
or, Tor places on TINS policy max
ing committee are very much
sought after. Many people regard
me rules committee as the mos,
powerful III the House. Certainly
At ranks with ways and means
and appropriations in Importance
Further recognition OF the Sixth
Mississippi District came when IT.
Representative was named as ONT
OF the Democratic Congressman
on the national forest reservation
commission. MIR. Colmer serves OIL
TINS COMMISSION win three mem
pers OF the PRESIDENTS cabinet
secretary OF the Army Royal
secretary OF Interior krug, ano
secretary OF Agriculture Brannan
Inc other members of Congress
on it are Senator George D.-Ga.)
senator Bridges R-N.H.D, ano
congressman woodruff, R-Mich.
Inc comisslon passes on the ac-
QUESTION OF all land for r~eforesta-
ton purposes.
Congressman Colmer's selection
as chairman of the House specia
committee on post war economic
policy and planning made him
national figure. Under his leader.
ship the committee of ten Demo.
Gratis and eight Republicans re.
ceived favorable comment from
newspapers throughout the coun,
try, including the great metropol'
itan papers. The work of the
committee earned the respect o.
members of Congress from al
parties.
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FaUOrs Education
1.ontlnued from preceding pa

of Meridian Schools, also thanked
Colmer:
Nov may ] take occasion to
express personal appreciation on
the part of myself and all teach
eIs, school officials, and patrons
who are interested in the proper
development of public education
facilities IN Il state and nation
for the help you have been and
will continue to be in securing il
without Fereal control. You and !
join our fellow Mississippians in
opposing Federal dictatorship as
to how we shall operate our pub
lie schools, but we recognize that
our economic status requires that
we have national assistance il
solving II elementary and Sec
ondary school problems :"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13
Always On The job
Editorial from The Meridian Starr
We pause to salute Congressman Bill Colmsr.

Editorial from The Meridian Star
We pause to salute Congressman Bill Colmsr.
Mr.. Comer represents the sixth Mississippi congressional dis
tct in the house of representatives.
Mr.. Colmer is a member of the an-imoprtant rules committee of
the lower house.
Congressman Colmer stands in the forefront of congressional
defenders of Mid South against the onslaught of national party vote
minded poltcos.
Rep. Colmer takes the lead in the fight against Truman proposed
anti Southern Legislation.
Mr.. Colmer is chairman of the committee to master mind our
Mid-South strategy.
Thus again: "Bnl" coimer proves abiiity-usetulness.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-13
(oImer Against
Pension Measure
For Congress!

One of the most bald-faced mis-
representations that Congressman
Bill Colmer's opposition has adj
vanced in this campaign has to do
with the legislation placing mem
bers of Congress in the civil SER
vice retirement system.
Colmer was not only recorded
against the bill both by vote and
speech, but in an Associated Press
story circulated throughout the
country was credited with killing
one attempt to bring the measure
up for consideration.
The AP story was as follows:
HOUSE SHELVES
BILL TO PENSION
cONGRESSMEN
Vote is ait to lis After
Huge National Debt is Cited
BY its Opponents
New York Herald Tribune
March Is, 1946)
Washington, March IL (APl -
The House pigeonholed a pen.
sions-for-C Congress bill today after
being told it ought to be more in
terested in balancing the budget
1t voted, 217 to lie, against TAX
ing up legislation to include Con-
gress members in the civil service
retirement system,
The chairman of the House
Post War Economy Committee
Representative William NJ. Col
mer, Democrat, of. Mississippi, toll
his colleagues: 1T seems to m,
that with a national debt ap
proaching $500. 900, DOC, 900 W,
ought to be Tightening our belt
and practicing some economy"
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~ above Resolution - adopted b . crowd that overnowed ~
Ruresz County COHrnouse md TIT wH estimated at 200 persona
Ths suppot and mnasnes e - South Mhzispplsns vho beisvs n
- principles embodied therein as respectfully solicited
UHaR CRUCIAL TnERs 70 TEE SOUTH AID r. MAdaGa
nWasrQn UTzD0G AND KxFKRxEACz
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Submitted to and approved by
Boyce Holloman, Campaign Mgr.
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Iudy Garland's Illness Sets
Astaire-Rogers Reunion Stage
By JOY Cormody

possibility likelihood that Fred Astare and Ginger
another
movies most popular team
Hollywood perrbed
Of such reunion.
Miss Rogers Aares dancing partner
Evening star., 1948-07-20

Barkleys of Broadway" at Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer, it will be because
Judy Garland cannot continue in
the role. Miss Garland is quite an
Ill young actress, and while the
seriousness Of her condition is
variously reported, 1t is almost Ger
tain that she will have to take a
rest Of at least three to six months
from further movie chores.
The strains to which Miss Garland
has been subjected since her re-
covery from a breakdown last year
evident in the photography of
Easter Parade has been greatly
too much.
Her condition has been one Of
Hollywoods really deep worries for
some time, with the extreme pos
sibilty that she might be forced to
abandon her movie career alto
gether.
The chief worrier over her con-
dition, of course, is M-G-M, her en-
ploying studio.
Metro is deeper In talent than any
other studio in Hollywood, but 1t
has no replacement for Miss Gar
land, one Of the few true "naturals'
on the screen. Over a period OF
10 years. she has been the most con-
sistent of the big box office draws
on a studio payroll which includes
such outstandingly popular actresses
as Greer Carson, Deborah Kerr,
June Allyson, Katharine Hepburn
and q number Of others.
Her contract is one Of the most
valuable properties in Hollywood
and her loss to the studio over any
long period would be heavy one.
If M-G-M cannot get the services
Of Miss Rogers, now head OF her own
Independent producing group, 1t
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Gets Role

Lucille Ball will return to the RKO
Radio studio where for seven years
she was under contract after her
discovery as q Goldwyn girl, for
a co-starring role in Interference" !"
In this Irwin Shaw story with a
background of professional football,
her dramatic role will contrast with
most of her screen appearances as
a comedienne. =
Miss Balls last appearance ut
RKO Radio was in 1912 as co-star
with Henry Fonda in the late Damon
Runyon's production Of "The Big
Street" She recently completed a
stellar role in Her Husband's s
Affairs" at Columbia and in "Sor-
rowful Jones" at Paramount.
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"O Oklahoma; $40 pm
Catholic University-"Engaged";:
$50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador Emperor Waltz;
1920, 3:25, $50, 7:30 and 9:40.
Capitol-"Ruthless." II a.rn.., 1:40,
4:28, 7:10 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: !. 3:45. $50 and 9:10 pm.
Columbia-"The Street With No
Name: 11:40 am. lao. 3:35. 5:35,
7::30 and 9:35 pm.
Dupont-"The Idiot; 1:10, 2:55,
ABS, 6:15, 8 and 9:45 pm.
Hippodrome-"Man of Evil; ais,
4, $50, 7:35 and 9:25 pm.
Keiths-" Return of the Badmen";;
ll:25 am, 1;3o, $3.50, S5;35, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
Little-"Things 10. Come; 1885,
$40. GAS and $50 pm.
Metropolitan Moose Hangs
High; 1l:4o am, las, 3:45. $50,
1885, and 9:55 pm.
Evening star., 1948-07-20
HardshelI Crabs
of Distinction

ABOUT okE-HALF OF ONE PER
CENT thot's right, only about
one Chesapeake Boy Hord Shell Crob
IN every two hundred token by our
suppier is Jorge enough, fot enough or
good enough TO be served in HARVEY'S
CRAB FEAST steoned or fried :.
featured nightly from SIX 10 midnight
IN oH second floor Served in the
rough. complete with oprons.
1907 CONNECTICUT AVE.
Evening star., 1948-07-20

TO DANCE HERE-Nord Kaye
DtH appear nert Friday night
at the Water Gate NTH Igor
'YouskeDich in q ballet con-
cert. Franz Alters DiU conduct
the orchestra for the program,
Which. 1pill start at BIS
o'clock.
Evening star., 1948-07-20

might well consider Ann Miller rs
Judy's replacement. No girl in the
movies can dance as well and look
so beautiful at the same time, and
she certainly proved her competence
as Astaire's partner in Easter
Parade"
And, If Metro would like to think
Of 1t, no such talented and stunning
a girl ever has had a harder time
really getting established as the top
flight star she deserves to be.
Washington, which has provided
Hollywood with some of its liveliest
and most violent screen scripts, is
about to come up with still another
this one with no less a popular
star than Alan Ladd. Postal In
spector" is the title of the film
which will be made by Paramount.
AS the title makes clear, 1t is the
story of Postoff1ce Department acH-
vities, on which writers Ardel Wray
and Robert L. Richards have been
working for some time.
Much of the action will be filmed
against Washington background
as in the case Of several Treasury
and FBI screen features.
Ladd Is expected here for location
shooting. If the news gets around,
1t ought to make work for the
camera crew, actors and director q
bit more difficult than If the pic
ture were produced altogether in
Hollywood.
The Marx brothers usually are
teamed up with large, rugged wom-
en- in their screen comedies but
no matter what happens, the
brothers will work with three more
glamorous and fragile types in
Blondes Up" their current under
taking.
Leading the trio Of beauties will
be Marion Hutton, sister OF Betty
(the Huttons are rugged, with such
associates as flona Massey and
Vera Ellen. The latter is the small
ish dancer-comedienne who was
taken to Hollywood by Producer
Sam Goldwyn after seeing her per-
form in the stage musical, THE
Connecticut Yankee"
Not the original Yankee" to be
sure, but the revival Of three or
four years ago.
RKO studios, known as "Ulcer
Lane" since Howard Hughes pur-
chased control and laid off more
than 300 employees, has no intention
Of closing down as angry Holly
woodians have been rumoring, bit
terly. The company lists four top
budget pictures for immediate pro-
duction, with an equivalent number
Of less costly films, and an array of
short subjects.
Heading the immediate projects
list u Interference" a screenplay
dealing with the subject of profess
sional football, with Victor Mature
and Lucille Ball as its principal
players. .
49, <t&
Bulletin board: When "Anna
Karenina" concludes its sparkling
run at the Playhouse, it will be sue
ceeded by THE Pearl" the John
Steinbeck screen feature made in
Mexico. Song of My Heart"
film biography of Peter Ilyitch
Tchaikowski, will open at the Little
Theater tomorrow. It's compan-
ion piece will be revival Of March
Of Times remembered roundup,
The Palestine Problem" Hold
overs have not yet been announced
for Easter Parade" and The En-
peror Waltz but no two pictures
ever were safer bets than the musi-
Gals now showing at the Palace and
Warner, respectively.
Evening star., 1948-07-20

Palace Easter Parade: 10:45
am, 1855, sos, Sis, 7:25 and $40
Pix-"Ecstasy":: 2:lo. 4:45. 7:25
and 1905 pm.
Playhouse - anna Karenina"::
1l:05 am, 1:10. $40, 5:25, 7:35 and
9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux News and Shorts.
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"Emperor Waltz: 1l:15
am, l:20, 3:25, $50. 7:35 and 9:45
pm.
Evening star., 1948-07-20
From the Stage

W. e. Watts is assigned to the
direction OF RKO Radios Follow
Me Quietly" Like Nicholas Ray
and Joseph Losey, directors respec-
lively of THE Twisted Road" and
''The Long Denial" he won his spurs
on the Broadway stage.
Watts directed Jane Cowl and
the late Leslie Howard in several Of
their stage successes. Before COM
ing to Hollywood, he directed a
number Of documentary Aims for
the United States Government.
Kent Smith has the starring role
n Follow Ne Quietly"
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Schuub to Give Lecture

The District Chapter No. I, Ma
tional Association Of Power En-
gineers, will hear lecture by Fred
H. Schaub, power engineer. at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Willard Hotel. The
meeting program will include a buf-
fet supper.