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THE THIRD WEST INDIAN CONFERENCE
THE THIRD WEST Indian C

Fl THIRD WEST Indian Conference, held this year
at Guadeloupe, has come to a close, and the several delegates
are returning to their respective homes. Each succeeding con
ference shows more. clearly than the last the pattern which
is being developed, and the definite benefits which will come
to the entire West Indian group as a result Of such unified
action. AT this conference. among the highly important mat
tiers discussed were: ~InduSuiaization as a Supplement to
Agriculture Vocational Training. Removal Of Travel Re
strictions. Removal & Standardization Of Telegraph Rates"
"A total of "a recommendations were submitted to the Carib-
bean Conference.
IN PREPARING THE agenda, the planners were aware
of the Importance Of these matters and wisely enough did not
limit the scope Of the discussion, thus giving all the delegates
an opportunity to make definite contributions. To further
facilitate the work of the conference, many other matters were
dent Judging the size of the conference, and the difficulty of
having everything brought before the entire group.
THIS YEAR AS in past the Virgin Islands were repre-
sented by men in public and private Life whose ability and in-
terests were closely allied with the problems Of this group.
Ward M. Canaday who replaced Charles Taussig, by Presi-
Dental appointment, was as well qualified as any chairman
has been, his information coming first-hand due to his close
ties with the Islands and the entire group As in past years
no better selection of representatives could have been made.
For St. Croix there was Attorney William F. Moorhead, and
for st. Thomas, Mahlon Lindqyst. Other appointments in
Guided the Honorable Roy F. Gordon and Norman Olson.
Al THE CONFERENCE closed the definite benefits,
could be seen through several recommendations which in
cIude creation of a committee to examine and coordinate re-
idu6tFial development Of the Caribbean the investigation Of
Evening star., 1948-02-26

fare Conference presents special dramaiilailon
narrated by Barry Fitzgerald.
WRC, e:00-David Niysn calls On Al JoIson
and Oscar levani.
WMAl, t0:00-MadeIeins Carroll tells some
Of her experiences serving with tho Red Cross
in Europe durino the war.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

acknowledgements
WMAL-TV, I74-Iso Ne. channst J
900 $50 a.m.-Tsst Pattern. -.-h58 !. Il /,
$50 1900 noon--Model Republican National
= Convention from Temple Univer,
" sik, Philadelphia. Pa.
100 t:30 p.n.-Tesi Pattern.
t:30. 4:30 p.m.-ModsI Republican National
Convention from Temple Univsf'
sih. Philadelphia, Pa. 49,
$50. 7:30 p.n.--Tsst Pattern.
100 pm.-"1hs Whispering Shadow" with
Bella Lugosi
7:3opm.-"Ths Modern Woman with Ruth
Crane.
800 p.m.-Feaiure Film.
e:t5 Thursday Night Dat" with Jeanne
Warner and Ronnls Bowling.
$50 p.m.-BsskstbaIl: |. J. U. vs.. Seton HsIl
from Madison Square Garden.
1ohoRRows PROGRAM. ,
1000. 1900 noon-Tesi Pattern.
100 500 p.m.-1es Pattern.
$50. TOO p.rn.-Test Pattern.
TOO p.m.-"The Whispering Shadow" with
Bella Lugosi.
7:30 p.m.-" TeIe,Stas Of tomorrow" feafur.
ing Uncle Bud Ward and His
Gang.
800 p.m.-Film Features.
8:f5 pM,.-"TeIe.Visions Of YesfeNsar. with
Dick Mansfield.
$50 Washington Correspondent" with
Marlin AgronskY.
Evening star., 1948-02-26

VOL, t0:00-Fred Allen Is host and Mar
garsi 0'Bren the star ot tale about little
oirI's circus adventures. "lifs's . Circus"
W0p. t0:00-'Ihs Woman Detective and
the Stolen JeweEs' stars Shirley Booth.
WMAl, t705-"The St. Lawrsnte Ssawsy
Is considered by Senator Ebert Thomas.
Evening star., 1948-02-26
on the AIR 1oNIeHT.

on the AIR TONIGHT.
VOL, S:t5-AH President William Green
and Philip Reed Of General Electric discuss
"Labor's Stake in the European Recovery Pro.
gram"
WMAL, S:30-Ths Bishops Emergency end
Relief Committee Of the National Catholic Wei
Evening star., 1948-05-30
DEFEATIN' THE WEEDS

IF YOU are one of them reac-
tionaries the politicians are
always accusin' each other of
bein', come see me. five joined
your team.
Not on account of politics, how
ever. am cravin' a return of the
good old days of ga1denin' - the
days where man got out bare
handed an fought uphill towards
his final defeat at the hands of
bugs an weeds.
You knew then that you
couldn't win, but you went
down in a fair fight.
Nowadays what happens? Well,
I'll tell you what happens. You
hear about wonderful weed
killer. All that is required is you
spray it around. Then you hear
about a bug-destroyer which is so
powerful it can kill next years
bugs, four generations before they
are born.
AN YOU don't have to use one
of these little ol' fashioned hand
squirters. No, sir. You can get a
power sprayer that runs off the
light socket an is useful for paint
in your house, varnishin' your
rowboat an the wicker furniture
as we'll as spreadin' destruction in
the worm an weed department.
But if you will listen to me,
you won't 60 chasin' off after
them wonders of modern times.
You will just leave 'em to the War
Department which gets paid to
take chances.
Evening star., 1948-05-30

l work myself hump-backed an
blister my palms plumb up to the
armpits gettin' my garden plant
ed. Then l 60 buy sprayer an
all them mixtures with strange
numbers, letters an long names
attached.
First thing l do is get mixed up
an lacquer my string beans.
intended to spray the garden
chairs. But l also intended to
spray the beans with some bugi-
eide or other. An forgot what
is in the sprayer. The beans is all
dead. But they are standin' up
yet. Can't fall down since they're
held rigid with a quart of quick
dryin' varnish.
L THOUGHT I'd save havin' to hoe
around the berry vines. The pack
age of weed killer says it is
"selective," meaning it only kills
what it wants to.
Well, my weed killer selected the
berry vines an they would look
better if Id used a fame thrower
on 'em.
Maybe ! was born too soon or
just born too dumb. But l am
goin' back to the days where
the garden had no worse ene-
mics than a swarm O. locusts
an witherin' drought.
There's nothin' wrong with the
chemicals. It's just me. When l
look outside keep thinkin' of the
old crack about the guy who didn't
know the gun was loaded.
-WAlLY B0REN
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Camp Fire Membership March Urges
+ amilY Fun. Drive Starts Wednesday

Fun for the whole family is {
natural follow-up when daughter
joins the Camp Fire Girls, Miss
Media M. Brown, Executive Di-
rector for Camp Fire Girls, said
today in announcing the launch
ing Of the organizations annual
nationwide Membership March on
September Is.
Mrs. Lydia Mack, president o,
the local council stressed the i'm.
portance of family fun by quoting
from message which the cooncil
had just received from Mrs. James
c. Park, president of the Ma
tional council of Camp Fire Girls.
Wishing the local Camp Fire Girls
success in their membership
drive, which will continue from
next Wednesday through No
vember 80, Mrs. Parker said:
There could be no more appro-
pirate time for Camp Fire Girls
to start their annual Membership
March. When summer vacation
ends and we settle back into our
school and work routines, good
times in which the whole family
can share are apt to be neglected.
Yet it is essential for us to put
more emphasis on such activities
if we wish to preserve the home
and the family as the primary
unit in our democratic society,""
Mrs. Parker's message pointed
out that when Camp Fire Girls
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09

One of the early discoverie.
Barbara Jean christensen made
in her career as columnist fol
the Kennewick Courier Reporter
was that the glamour of news.
papering wears bit thin a,
times.
Her column "Moit and Colt,
suffered the typical fate of news
paper columns-people would
read 1T, many of them with
pleasure, but they didn't tell
Barbara about it.
Occasionally her copy was late,
or significant local news crowned
it out of the paper. 1t all served
to discourage her little more.
But recently Pfc. Earl A.
Smith and r. NJ. Vittitote wrote
to the editor from Guam.
Dear Editor" their letter ran,
1--WE would like to express our
thanks to Miss Barbara Jean
Christensen for her articles on
Mott and Colt. It keeps us sup
piled with the knowledge of what
is going with the teen-age set
back home. We hope she will con-
tinue with her articles ON the
teen-agers."
When Barbara heard about
their letter, she said: Gee and
Gosh, and imagine that. I didn't
suppose it ever got, that far!"
The upshot is that a re-vitalized
Barbara Jean is back in the
paper with her "Moit and Colt"
reports.
With a lucky break or two,
she'll be on the JOB straight
through the school year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Chamber 10 Hear
Candidates Talk

Legislative candidates viii
speak today at the Kennewick
Chamber Of Commerce meeting
Manager Ross Frank said.
Franis r. Larkin, Republican
of Richland, and c. c. "Cy" Mill
er, Democrat, of Kennewick, both
of whom seek nomination for rep
resentative from the 16 Legisla-
tive District, will speak briefly,
he asid.
Other Legislative candidates
will be invited to attend the
but no other definite
acceptances have been received,
said Frank.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Careful Driving !
Urged b Street
Commissioner

Kennewick drivers were urged
today to proceed with the greatest
caution in the vicinity OF sewer
line excavations by Joe Stradling,
street commissioner.
Excavations are underway on
Tenth avenue from Garfield to
Washington streets; on West Ken
newick avenue for half mile past
the old city limits; on Garfield
street from the elemntary school
south to Tenth avenue; and on
Avenue B from Cedar to Gum
streets.
Street surfaces will be unsafe
for ordinary traffic for periods of
from 10 to 80 days, Stradling said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09

was organized in 1910, it was
agreed that a basic purpose would
be ito perpetuate the spiritual
ideals of the home"
Mrs. Mack explained that Camp
Fire is national organization,
providing constructive leisure
time activities for girls between
the ages Of z and 18. It's program
is based on seven crafts: home,
creative arts, outdoors, scientific
frontiers, business, sports and
games, and citizenship. Kenne-
wick Camp Fire Girls will par
ticipate in many special events
and projects highlighting the
Camp Fire program during their
Membership March.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Kennewiirk Child
Wins Photo Honor

Portraits of two local children
were displayed at the National
Convention or the Photographers
Association Of America, held in
Chicago last week.
Made by Kenny Dobbins, man
ager of the Photocenter, Kenne-
wick, they are of Nancy, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sy Palmer Of
Pasco; and of Gerald Smith and
his dog. Gerald is the son of MIR.
and Mrs. E. L Smith of Kenne-
wick. s....er ~
The annual competition attracts
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Rainbow Girls Gather
For ssSlurnbero Party

Twenty-Five Rainbow Girls held
a "slumber" party On the spacious
lawn at the home of Carilyn
Oliver recently. There were
games and dancing on the
patio, with refreshments of toasted
marshmallows and cantaloups.
During the wee small hours, the
party bunked on the grass and al
an early hour cooked a breakfast
of pan cakes and little sausages on
the outdoor grill.
Mary Lou Larson was chairman
of ARRANGEMENTS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09

entries from the leading photo
graphers throughout the u. S. and
Canada. II requires the accurnula-
ton of IS merits by the photo
grapher being awarded the degree
Of Master of Photography dis
tinction held by less than SO liv-
ing photographers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09

Can't Regain Time
Lost time is never found. Ken
newick school bonds must be vot-
ed now or lost for two years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Alahea Rsbekahs

Althea eRebekah Lodge will
hold their first fall meeting Mon
day evening, September Is, at
8 D. m, in the American Legion
hall. All members are urged to
attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-09
Inly One q Year

SonlY One Year
law provides that only one
bond election can be held
hin a district in each tax year.
Ne must not waste time by miss
ing this year.
Evening star., 1948-12-18

provement, which attacked the
Board of Education several months
ago for placing too much emphasis
on social studies and not enough on
the so-called fundamentals OF learn
ing, such as reading. writing and
arithmetic. When asked whether he
planned any changes in board poll
cies. Mr.. Barrow refused comment.
The new board member succeeds
Mrs. Helen c. Walker, also Of Chevy
Chase, who recently was appointed
to the State Board of Education.
Mr.. Barrow has three children,
Wylie, jr., 13, a student at Leland
Junior High School; Meredith, s,
who is In the first grade at the
Rosemary Elementary School, and
Marilyn, S, a kindergarten pupil
at the Rosemary School.
He is a member of the Parent
Teacher Associations at both Leland
Junior High and Rosemary Schools
and former member of the West
brook and Somerset Parent-Teacher
Associations.
A native Of Rumson, N. j., Mr..
Barrow came to Montgomery Coun-
ty about 10 years ago. Before that
he lived in Washington and nearby
Virginia. He has been employed
by the Washington Gas Light Co.
for 20 years and is a registered
Democrat.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Two Fairfax Agencies
|PIan Branch Offices

Two Fairfax County departments
have announced plans to open
branch Offices at the new county
police substation in Kings highway
at Groveton.
John w. Ferguson, Fairfax County
Commissioner of Revenue, has an
nounced that a branch of his Office
will be opened at the substation
January 8.
He will assign one of his deputies
to the branch Office to assist tax
payers of the Mount Vernon district
and nearby areas of Falls Church
and Lee districts with their State
and county tax problems. and to
assist business people with their
licenses.
DR.. Henry c. Bradford, director
Of public health in Fairfax County,
disclosed that space had been made
available in the substation far q
new Health Department clinic. He
said the opening date of the clinic
will be announced as soon as 8
few alterations are completed and
equipment procured.
The facilities will include a ma
ternal and child health clinic. 1t
is hoped in the future to add
venereal disease treatment to the
clinics activities.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Dr.. Jenkins Becomes Head
OF Morgan State College
ey the As,oeioted Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 18.-Dr. Mar
tin D. Jenkins, who claims he could
have made a. great deal more
money" helping build bridges,
became president of Morgan State
College last night.
Inauguration of the 44-year-old
native of Terre Haute, Ind. was
held in the Douglas High School.
The negro college has 180 students.
DR.. Jenkins, only negro holding q
diploma from the American Board of
Examiners in Psychology, once
worked for his father building
bridges.
He was graduated from the In
diana State College and holds Mas
tiers and Ph.D. degrees from North
western. DR.. jenkins has taught at
Virginia State College, A. & T. Col
lege, Greensboro, N. c.; Cheney
State Teachers College in Pennsyl-
vania and Howard University.
III his inaugural address, DR.. Jen-
kins said he will operate Morgan
according to its segregated status,
but ADDED Il hope no one will in
terpret this view as any defense Of
racial segregation in education"
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Building Trades Leader
Faces Quiz on Contracts
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE pres
ident Of the Baltimore Building
Trades Council (AFD will be ques-
toned by the States attorneys office
in connection with investigation of
alleged irregularities In Baltimore
cost-plus contracts.
Frank Clark Ellis, council presi-
dent, charged that he informed city
officials of irregularities months ago
City officials, starting an investiga-
ton of the contracts this week, de-
MED Mr.. Ellis charges.
States Attorney j. Bernard Wells
said any information obtained from
Mr. Ellis along with other data will
be presented to the grand jury next
week.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro yes
terday appointed a seven-man COM
mittee, consisting of high city off,
cials, to work out more efficient
procedure for checking the bills sub
mitted by contractors.
Committee members are Paul L.
Holland, director of public works;
DR.. William H. Lemmel, superin-
tendent of schools; r. Brooke Max
well, director of recreation and
parks; Thomas N. Biddison, city
solicitor; Herbert Fallin, budget di-
rector; Howard c. Beck, jr., city
auditor, and j. Neill McCardell, city
controller.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Pollution Survey Pushed
In Upper Potomac Area
BY the Asseeiafed Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Dec. 49,
Robert w. Pierce and John Walters
chemists of the Maryland Water
Pollution Control Commission, are
making a general survey of pollu.
tion conditions in the upper Poto.
mac River area.
Their work is part of the first
phase Of a pollution control pro-
gram being mapped by the commits.
sion.
They are conferring with repre-
sentatives of industries In the area
to determine the type of waste prod.
ucts discharged into the river.
Paul w. Mckee executive secre.
tary of the commission, said spe.
cial control projects will be set ur
on the basis of the chemists re.
ports.
Earlier, the commission had an.
nounced plans for a control program
in the Allegany and Garrett Count,
sections of the Potomac,
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Alexandra Chest Meeting
I0n Budget Called Monday

The board Of trustees of the
Alexandria Community Chest and
the membership Of the Alexandria
Community Welfare Council will
meet at 8 pm. Monday to consider
budgeting policies of Chest agencies
in view of the failure of the cam
paign for funds.
William F. Raugust, Alexandria
Chest president, said the organiza-
ton must take action on possible
budget cuts before Christmas. The
meeting will be held in the Vepcc
Auditorium, lit South Washington
street.
A report of the welfare work o1
the Salvation Army also will be
made at the meeting. The work
OF the agency was surveyed tt
determine whether a supplemental
grant of Chest Funds should bs
made to it.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Policeman Fined SIS
In Neglect Of Duty Case
From Yesterdays Last Edition.

From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
A police trial board today recon.
mended assessment Of fines total.
ing SIS against Pvt. James z. Beach
of the 18th precinct, found guilty
on charges of neglect of duty ano
making a false report to a su.
perior officer.
The charges grew out of Pvt
Beach's assignment to cover an at
tempted suicide" case in the 1906
block of Euclid street NV, Novem-
Der is.
Pleading guilty to the false re-
port charge, Pvt. Beach admitted
telling the police radio dispatcher
there was no one at the scene when
he arrived. Other witnesses testi-
fled the ambulance had not de.
parted with the patient.
AS to the neglect of duty charge
which he denied, Pvt. Beach saic
he went to the hospital expecting tc
question the patient. and found
that other police had been there
The prosecution charged him with
failing to make a full report of this
Testimony brought out that the pa.
tient died at Gallinger Hospital OF
poisoning.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Ross|yn Auto Shop Annex
Burns; Loss Put at $4,000

The interior OF the Rosslyn Auto
Body Co. building at Nineteenth and
North Moore streets. Arlington, was
badly damaged by fire of unde-
termined origin this morning.
The building which burned was a
one-story cinder block annex used
for upholstery repair work. A COM
pany spokesman estimated damage
to equipment and upholstery stock
at about $4,000.
The fire was reported at am.
by Arlington policemen who noticed
smoke coming from the building as
they passed by in a scout car The
blaze, fed by the combustible uphol-
stery stock, had good headway by
the time 1t was discovered, police
said.
Fire Chief A. c. Scheffel said
heavy smoke made fire-fighting diff
ficult. Early morning traffic was
tied up for about three hours while
firemen brought the flames under
control. Chief Scheffel said he had
not determined the cause Of the
blaze.
Fire companies called were Ar
lington, Ballston, Clarendon and
Cherrydale.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Rodiooctivity for Agriculture
To Be Studied in BeItsviIIe

Just how radioactive elements be-
have when put into soils.
These studies are expected to
result in new and more precise
knowledge which will bear on how
and when to plow and cultivate and
fertilize for best results with differ
ent crops on different soil types,
the announcement said.
In the fundamental soil research
the scientists will study the mech
anism by which nutrients in the soil
are released and transferred to
plants. They will make similar
studies of fertilizer and lining ma
terials added to the soil. Much of
this work will be with the so-called
secondary and trace elements-co-
bait, molybdenurn, copper, manga
nese, ETC."
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Maryland Law Covers
Virginia Watermen on
Potomac, Tuck Says
BY the Associotsd Press

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 18.-Gov
Tuck said yesterday he feels that
Maryland courts have unquestioned
jurisdiction over Virginia waterme1
who violate Potomac River laws.
This comment came from the
Governor on his return to the cap.
itol after an absence of several days
His attention was called to a Leon
ardtown Md) dispatch which said
a test case probably would be made
Of Maryland magistrate court con-
viction of three Virginia oystermen
and confiscation Of the boat owned
by one of them.
The men we're charged with oys-
tering at night and with dredging
They were convicted under a 1947
law providing that Maryland courts
should try Virginians for violation
of conservation laws in the Potomac,
over which Maryland holds juris-
diction. Formerly each State had
reserved the right to try its own
citizens.
Doesn't Plan to Fight Law.
The news story also said Gov,
Tuck had promised to fight the
legality of the Maryland law all the
way to the United States Supreme
Court.
Gov. Tuck said today he had no
intention Of taking such, action and
added that as far as he is concerned
the 1947 Maryland law now is valid
since Virginia adopted a similar Law
in 1s4S.
1T is my hope" he said, "that
every case of law violation by either
Virginians or Marylanders will be
prosecuted as vigorously as possible
in courts of the two States"
The Governor said he objected
strenuously in 1947 to the Maryland
court jurisdiction law, because he
regarded it as breach of the COM
pact Of 1785 between the States. At
that time, because Virginia had not
passed concurring law. he said he
would throw the whole weight of
his Office against any proceedings
under the Maryland law and would
refuse to honor warrants issued by
Maryland authorities for trial in
Maryland Of Virginia citizens.
Objections Removed.
These objections were removed.
the Governor said, the moment Vir-
ginia passed its 194S concurring
statute.
If Maryland courts now hand out
some stern penalties to, Virginians
convicted of dredging, the Governor
added, that is perfectly all right
with me-that's their business"
Gov. Tuck also said he wanted to
make it clear "for. the umpteenth
time" that Virginia has no law
which makes it legal to dredge
oysters in the Potomac.
The Old Dominions only statute,
he said, is expressly conditioned
upon the enactment of a similar law
by the Maryland General Assem-
bly,"
Unless and until Maryland en-
acts a law permitting dredging on
the same basis as that provided in
Virginia's Conditional Act of 1916,
dredging will remain completely un-
lawful in the Potomac" he said.