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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-17
On to PhiIIy- July a. IS
is the slogan Of New Party

Henry Waliace's pledge to
give the American people a gen.
uine alternative to war and fas-
cism in the 1913 elections, was
sealed here this week with. the
decision for the founding con-
vention of the new party to be
held in Philadelphia July 24-25.
In the important turning
point" conference of 400 national
new party leaders last weekend
at the Sheraton Hotel, the last
doubts about the emergenee of
the party were shattered.
Call for the Philadelphia con-
vention, which will name the
new party, adopt platform
and formally nominate Henry A.
Wallace for President and Sen.
Glen H. Taylor Cd, Idao for
Vice President, was addressed
to all new state parties or com
mittees backing the two candi-
dates. Wallace groups are al
ready functioning in As states.
+ Z
IN SETTING the convention
date, the conference charged that
control OF the Republican and
Democratic parties has passed
into the '.hands of economic
royalists." Both old parties, it
said, 'have conspired to deny
our citizens the simple demo
cratic right to vote for pro-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-17
Progressive Porty officers

Officers of the Progressive Party Illinois, elected last
Sunday at the state convention
Honorary chairman: Robert MoTss COVER
of the Virgin Islands ard college professor
State organizatona director: Miller long active
in Progressive Citizens of America.
Vice charmen 49, Nelson Willis, president the Cook
County Bar Association; John De University
professor Milton Burns organzaonal director United
Equipment & Metal Workers CIO); Mrs Blaine
daughter of the late Cyrus Mccormick;
rict president United Electrical Radio & Machine
(CIO) Harry L. Dieh Gibson City candidate
lieutenant governor Rexord Guy Tugwe former aide
late President Roosevelt and University Chicago
professor Gardete president
Dining Car Employees AFL); George Cermak
lawyer and chairman of the party's Cook County
Gunner Williams leader in Local CAFI0:
F. j. Nebgen, Beevile business Abe Fenglass vice
president of the Fur and Leather Workers IO George
Cooley, veteran, University Chicago
of the United Public Workers QCIO).-
Secretary Sam Parks, president of Wilson Local
clearinghouse Workers (CIO).
Treasurer: Cherie Burgn Champaign progressive leader
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-17
Porley spurs PIP on to
next drive--petitions

part of Illinois this week pre-
pared for petition drive to put
Henry A. Wallace and Sen. Glen
H. Taylor on the ballot at the
head of complete state slate
in November.
THE petition campaign will
begin in May. probably early in
the month" Zal Garfield. CAM
paign manager. told The Star.
A minimum of %, 900 qualified
signatures is required under
state election laws. OF these, at
least 200 must come from each
OF so counties.
HEADING the state slate will
be Grant Cakes, president of the
United Farm Equipment & Metal
Workers, who will run for gov
ernor; Curtis D. MacDougall,
Northwestern University jour
nalism professor, for US. sena-
tor; and Harry L. Diehl, Gibson
City farmer and lawyer, for
lieutenant governor.
Progressives had no doubts
about the prospects of the petit
ton campaign-not after the
spirited two-day convention at
which the new party was
brought into existence as state
wide organization.
BY 10 am. Sunday, the second
day, the credentials committee
was able to report that 2,735
Progressive had registered as
delegates, and late registrations
sent the estimated total past the
5000 mark.
MORE than so counties were
represented at the sessions, ac-
eording to William Miller, state
organizational director. At least
500 delegates came from areas
outside Cook County.
A breakdown indicated that
1000 were trade unionists, 100
members of nationality groups,
ESQ young voters, 500 Negroes,
and 1000 from established Pro-
gressive Party clubs. Many dele
gates belonged to more than one
category, Miller pointed out.
The sessions were marked by
the enthusiastic rank-and-fi
leadership given from the floor
by the confident delegates.
A MILITANT. far reaching
platform was approved. 1t dealt
with civil rights, labor, educa-
ton, women, youth, veterans, So
cial welfare, agriculture, taxes,
public utilities, election laws,
and other major issues. CA sum-
mary Of major points in the plat
form will appear in next weeks
issue OF The Starr
To finance the aggressive cleo
ton campaign which the Pro-
gressives intend TO wage, fund
drive to raise quarter of a mil
lion dollars or more $4,000 of
it within the next so days-was
agreed upon.
Wallace and Taylor drew ire
mendous applause when they APP
peared before the delegates in
the closing movements of the
convention to speak Informally.
EXPRESSING his pleasure at
the phenomenal turnout at the
Stadium rally the night before,
Wallace declared:
THAT meeting marked turn
ng-point in the course of events.
Up till now we have been battl-
ing for mere existence. Now we
are on the offensive!"
To prevent violence like that
stirred up by pro-fascist forces
when he spoke last week in In
diana, Wallace suggested, peace
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-17
NATIONAL

IN Wash. state they're racing
to set up new party before
the Democratic Party falls to
pieces completely. This week 80
Democratic leaders, including at
least one eX-Congressman, re-
signed from their party and
went over to the Wallace camp,
drawing their Organizations and
supporters in three Congression-
al districts with them. Washing
tons third party will be estab-
lished officially at a convention
to be held at Seattle this Sun
day, April ID.
DR.. Francis Townsend, leader
of the famous old-age pension
movement, has expressed his en-
thasiastic support of Wallace and
Taylor in letter made public
by CALIFORNIA; Independent Pro-
gressive Party.
The IPP has voted to support
two Democrats-Reps. Helen Ga
hagan Douglas and Chef Holt
field-for Congress, The only
bad blot on the liberal voting
records of Mrs. Douglas and
Holifield is their backing of the
Marshall Plan. The IPP, in en-
dorsing them, pointed out that
by their vote for ERP both en-
trusted billions of dollars for
supposed relief purposes pre-
cisely to those Administration
figures" they have repeatedly
attacked for their political and
military interference in the af-
fairs of European nations"
DEMOCRATIC members of
Arizona's state legislature are
finding it hard to concentrate
on prayer during the invocation
which opens each session. The
reason: their chaplain, the Rev.
James Crutchfield, is one of the
top leaders of the third party
movement in that state. An ac-
tive Democratic leader up to
now, the minister helped to draw
up the states constitution when
it was admitted to the Union in
1912. Arizona's founding con-
vention for the new party will
be held next Monday at Phoenix.
THERE'S a growing Wallace
for President Committee in the
state of Virginia, too. May 2 the
committee will hold conference
to complete final plans for a
founding convention for new
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-17

TAYLOR added that the re-
dictionaries would try to spread
fear in the ranks Of liberals, but
that they would fad.
keynote speech was delivered
by John Clark, president Of the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-04-17

THERE'S a growing Wallace
for President Committee in the
state of Virginia. too. May 2 the
committee will hold a conference
to complete final plans for a
founding convention for a new
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Miss Farns1UOrtb
Becomes Engaged

Capt. Grover G. Farnsworth of the
Naval Reserve and Mrs. Farnsworth
of Bethesda, formerly Of Wellesley.
Mass, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Mary Jane
Farnsworth, to Mr.. Paul Sigvard
Bergh Of Washington and San
Francisco.
Miss Farnsworth is graduate Of
Mount Holyoke and Wellesley Col
leges and she also studied at the
University Of Oslo, Norway. While
in Europe, she visited Sweden, Den
mark, France. Scotland and Eng
land. During the war she was
employed in a research laboratory
at Harvard University.
Mr.. Bergh attended the Georgia
School of Technology and Tufts
College and was graduated from the
California Institute of Technology.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles P. Bergh of San Francisco
and during the war served in the
Pacific and in the Far East.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
The Sweet Girl Gradnate
Likes Double-D While
By EIeni

Graduation time will soon be
here. Whether or not your gradu-
alton ceremonies require a short or
a long dress, you'll probably wear
white.
Young girls like a special dress
for Sundays and dates, Here's a
chance to have that graduation
dress do double duty, for later on it
will be an all-summer favonte for
dress-up time.
Spanking white pique is probably
your best bet. When simply fash
ioned, white pique is always right
for practically any occasion. You
are able to launder it easily. which
naturally ads to its appeal. White
sharkskin is another favorite and
you'll spot dresses in this fabric in
a number of styles to suit you.
A few hints are in order at this
time. Not only for yourself, but for
those relatives and friends who are
also thinking of your graduation
Evening star., 1948-05-16

with a lot of anticipation. Now's
the time to lay the groundwork.
Smart relatives have probably
thought back to their "sheepskin
day" and remembered that it was
aunt Sue who came through with
the check that proved to be the hit
of the occasion. And rather than
get something you won't like when
nom or pop ask what will you
have"-tell them. Just so it isn't
something. too hard to reach as far
as finances go. If you go for Won
derful smelling perfume and CO.
logne, mention it. Be subtle if you
like. But by all means give with a
clue!
Just as brides must watch the
kind of makeup they wear on their
wedding day, so must you on your
graduation day. No dark colors,
please! They're no longer fashion
able, anyway. Your pink tones are
much more in keeping with your
Young skin,
Evening star., 1948-05-16
In WILLIAMSBURG
For Celebration

Maj. and Mrs. Guy Withers are
in Williamsburg today to attend the
jamestown day celebration-the
34lst anniversary Of the settlement
at Jamestown-in the historic
church at jamestown. Mrs. With
ers is directress Of the Washington
Branch of the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antique
ties.
The Washington Branch recently
contributed 500 to the Mary WASH
ington Branch in Fredericksburg to
apply toward the installation OF a
new heating system in the Mary
Washington House, property Of
APVA.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Now - miracle of miracles - you're
really of. The first step toward
Destination Known - school - has
been taken.
Preliminaries having thus been
disposed of, your immediate pre-
determined destination is the street.
car. While descending the hill from
home, single streetcar whizzes past.
Just as you stumble onto the street.
car stop, streetcar No. departs
What difference does it make? You
can make yourself comfortable and
perhaps, If you're lucky, another
green-and-gray vehicle will arrive
before you have grown roots.
After the lapse of considerable
amount of time, we next see you
reposing on the floor of a streetcar
mumbling, How did this ever hap
pen to me?" The explanation is
really quite simple-you fell. There
is a tendency of bodies in motion to
remain in motion Cor so my science
teacher used to try to tell me-. and
If the streetcar was inconsiderate
enough to stop abruptly, that
needn't disturb you in the least. You
Just keep on moving-in downward
direction-and soon you arrive on
the floor.
Now you are attempting the
major operation of righting your
self-naturally it's just a little dis
ccuraging when every time you at
tempt to rise to your feet some un-
known foot firmly steps on your
helpless anatomy again. Don't give
up-be courageous, be determined
use your stamina df you have any
left by this time), and eventually
YOU will find yourself in an upright
position again.
Sardines-now you know how
they feel when packed tightly in
q can Being securely wedged in
between two rather corpulent ladies,
there is no further danger of your
falling. What's that? You're not
complaining, are you? 1t almost
sounded as if you had politely re-
quested, Get off my feet" I was
beginning to doubt whether or not
you still had any feelings in those
lower appendsges.
ouch! Is this bombardment?"
you quietly scream as various mis-
siles roll toward you and batter
against your legs. Now, really, let S
not xaggerate-that was just an
apple, q ham sandwich and a piece
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Help! I'm fainting!" This Is the
only sure way to obtain a seat.
Every time some one vacates his
seat cat the other end of the car,
of courseD there is a mad rush
ending in the ultimate collapse of
some overjoyed person into said
seat. After securing a seat In the
previously prescribed manner, you
may quickly revive, but for good
ness sake don't bulge from that
place of repose!
Over the heads of the crowd floats
a queer combination of flowers and
feathers which might be identified
by the initiated as a hat. After
scoring a direct hit in the vicinity
Of your visage, this missile falls to
the floor, just as the angry owner
shoves her way through the crowd.
Following a shower of phrases con-
cerning these uncourteous, impo-
lite people" specifically directed at
you, of course), she retreats and her
place Is taken by small boy who
seems deeply engrossed in choco-
late ice cream cone. All goes well
until this delicacy begins chemical
change known as melting. The now
liquid drops of ice cream form a
very decorative pattern on your
clothes before the absorbed boy
changes his temporary residence on
your toes.
Now you have almost gained the
comparatively safe haven of school
after a most uneventful trip, but
wait! There are still two more
blocks to go. What could possibly
happen in only two blocks? You
never can tell. The lady seated
next to you has apparently adopted
this streetcar as her personal beau
ty parlor. Having completed the
application of her lipstick and pow
der, screwed on her earrings, and
perched a queer-looking creation
atop her head, she is now proceed
ing to the next step in her daily
beauty routine. 1t appears that she
is doing a repair job to her nails
with a most unattractive purplish-
black nail polish. How does this
concern you? AS the streetcar jerks
to an abrupt stop the entire bottle
of nail polish, upside down and mi
nus the top, Is suddenly discover
ed to be reposing in your lap.
Without waiting for apologies you
grab your books, drop them on an
elderly gentleman's toes, and amid
Seething and angry glances, re-
trieve your books, and quickly es-
cape from the streetcar.
Naturally you've gone past your
stop, so you run all the way up the
block and practically fly into the
building. You don't even take time
to stop at your locker chat would
mean another l0-minute struggle
with your temperamental lock-, but
rush Immediately into your home
room and collapse, utterly exhausted,
in your seat. You are just breathing
sigh of relief as your teacher
calmly announces, You're late. It's
9:01. You may report to tardy
study hall this afternoon"
(The Sunday Star 1Uil publish
each ueek an article Written by a
student from high school IN
this Uictnity.)
Evening star., 1948-05-16

usual 10 pounds
Of equipment?
If 50, you're now
ready to- knew
it! there went
the door again
as YOU returned
to collect forgot
ten possessions.
Certainly you're
ready now-your
tickets? Why, of
c o u r S e Y o u
can't begin with
out them you
simply must re-
turn home and
retrieve them.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Morning Trip to School Far
From Cool, Calm, Collected
By Rosemary Greathonse, II,
MrKfpIev Iyioh ScbooI

Rang! You're off! That door
which just slammed behind you
marked the beginning Of your daily
journey to places known.
Are you well loaded down with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
Chain Reduces Prices
On 10 Items Of Meat;
Drop May Be General

One District food chain yesterday
announced reductions varying from
2 to cents-a-pound for 10 meat
items and lower prices on pork cuts
and some beef cuts are predicted
generally in this area.
At the same time the Bureau of
Labor Statistics announced that la
5-month advance in the consumers
price index for goods and services
has been interrupted. The index
on September IS was unchanged
from month earlier.
The BIS national retail food price
index in the same period declined
from 2166 on August IS to 1852 on
September Is, based on the 1858
average. 1t was ST. per cent higher
than a year ago and 47.8 per cent
above June, 1916.
In Washington the food index
stood at 212.9 on September Is, de-
clining points from the month
before.
| Lower Prices Predicted.
Discussing meat prices yesterday,
Sidney Kolker Of the wholesale
division of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association said that
consumers would see lower prices
on most pork items and on some
beef prices.
A representative Of q packing
house pointed out that at this time
of year, the hog crops starts coming
to market. The result yhas been
lower pork prices, he said, but that
the downward trend in beef, lamb
and veal has been slight.
Mr.. Kolker made the point that
any current declines in meat prices
would not be from the lower prices
of three weeks ago, but from the
frmer levels the, market reached
since then. He also said that as
pork prices declined, attracting
greater demand, beef prices might
be expected to go down somewhat.
Wholesale Prices Drop.
The food chain announcing lower
meat prices for tomorrow explained
they were due to lower wholesale
prices.
1t said that effective tomorrow
there would be reductions in 80
items of fresh beef, IL fresh pork
items and Is items of smoked meats,
a total of 10 items.
The lower prices included porter
house. T-bone and club steaks, off
2 cents to sell at SO cents; sirloin
steaks, of cents to 81 cents;
chuck, of 6 cents to SO cents, and
ground beef, of 4 cents to SIS cents.
Ham prices showed a drop of
from to cents. Pork loins at
81 cents showed a drop of 6 cents,
and center cut pork chops were
reduced from 80 cents to SO cents.
The Thanksgiving turkey situa-
ton, however, is different. Retailers
reported yesterday that they expect
a rise before Thanksgiving, but
opinions differed whether the price
would remain below rs cents a pound
or approach 80 cents.
| The Bureau of Labor Statistics
consumers price index measures the
cost Of goods, rents and services to
moderate income families in large
kcities. At 174.5s per cent Of the
1859 average on September IS,
it was 6.5 per cent higher than
year ago, 500 per cent above June,
1916, and ~ per cent over the AL
gust, 1899, level.
The decline Of the retail prices
Of food throughout the Nation was
offset by higher prices for all other
major groups. Apparel prices, resi-
Dental rents, housefurnishings, fuel,
electricity and refrigeration and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
PUBLIC SALE
BY CATALOGUE

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Diamonds land 16 Smaller Diamonds, Antique
and Modern Furniture, Seyres, Royal Worces-
ter, Crown Derby, Royal Doulton, Nielsen,
Limoges, and Other Fine Porcelains, Chi.
nese Furniture and Art Objects, Old
Bohemian Glassware Large Collection
of Oriental Rugs in Room and Scatter
Sizes, Antique Paintings, Mantel and
Floor Clocks, Bronzes Marbles,
Brass Fireplace Equipment, Etc.
From the Estate of Ella Gratz Gillett, The Penn
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of Philadelphia, Executor, Ward NJ. French
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and Many Private Owners.
TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

day charged irregularities in Ten
nessee primaries and asked for
Federal watchers at the polls Tues
day.,
In a telegram-to Attorney Cen
eral Clark, Mr.. Knoll said affidavits
have been filed with FBI Agent D.
S. Hostetter in Memphis alleging
grave and serious violations of
Federal election laws during the
Tennessee primaries.
Such violations" Knoll said, "in-
cluded barring watchers from the
polls, illegal marking of ballots, re-
fusal to execute legally required
certificates, retaining and stacking
ballots after voting time and after
accredited witnesses had been
elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31

miscellaneous goods and services all
rose a fraction of per cent.
The retail food price decline from
August Is to September Is was con-
trary to the usual seasonal move
ment. Primarily responsible for the
drop were decreases of 10 per cent
in fruit and vegetable prices, II per
cent in the price Of dairy products
and 0.6 per cent drop in the prices
of meats, poultry and fish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-10-31
KroII Asks U.S.. 10 Watcht
Polls in tennessee

BY the Associated Press
Jack Knoll, director of the CLIO
Political Action Committee, yester-l
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20
Battery &C"
Milford Wins
OPHOnOrs
Local Unit Carries Off
HOnOrs, Cup, Cash Pri-
zes At Annual Encamp-
ment At Bethany
Beach.

Last Saturday brought to a close
the annual tWO-Week's summer en-
campment of the Delaware National
Guard, at Camp S. B. l. Duncan,
Bethany Beach.
In an address to the troops prior
to their departure from Camp, Cen
eral Paul r Rinard, camp com
mander, declared the 1948 encamp-
ment to be one of the most success
tul IN the history of the Delaware
National Guard.
Battery "C,' 945th AAA AW, bat
terry Of Milford, commanded by
Captain William X. KentOn, dis
tlnguished itself as the most out
standing unit in the Delaware Ma
tlonal Guard. Many Communications
were received by the Battery dur
ing the twO-Week's enCampment.
Lieut.-COlOnel Moore, executive
officer, 198th AAA Group, in an in
terYiew at the beginning of camp,
declared Battery &C." Milford, to be
one OF the most outstanding units
In the 19Sth Group. Later during
camp General Rinard personally
congratulated Captain KentOn Oh
the fine progress his battery has
made since activiatiOn.
The privilege of being the Gov
ernor's honor guard was bestowed
on the Milford outfit. Each year the
best unit in the Guard is selected as
the Governors honor guard to es-
cOrt him to camp on Governors
Day.
continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20

Unit
In Milford
Beta Sigma Phi Interna-
tiOnal Group Is Being
Formed Under Direc-
ton OF Miss L. w. LO-
WE'RE.

Miss Louise w. LOwerre, field ex-
ecutive for Beta Sigma Phi inter-
national, sorority for young women
interested in cultural and social ac-
tiyities is in Milford working on de-
tails and contracting young women
for a chapter here
Beta Sigma Phi is a nOn-academ-
ic sorority with a purpOseful pro-
gram of cultural, social and serv-
ice nature. The study program out
lines are furnished by the interna-
tiOnal Office in Kansas City, Mo.
In addition to the cultural pro-
grams, the international offices
sponsor activities in short story
writing, poetry, lyric and song
writing, and creative arts. They al
so sponsor tours, having had three
to Canada, one to Old Mexico, two
to Hawaii, one to Europe, last
spring to the Madri Gras in New
Orleans, one to South America and
the West Indies; and this fall they
will have one to Sun Valley.
Though Beta Sigma Phi is little
more than seventeen years old it is
the largest sorority in number of
chapters, having over 5000 chap
ters, with a membership of 10000
in all states of the U. S., Canada,
continued on page q