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Evening star., 1949-08-30
ItoIy Horvests Biggest
Postwar Wheat Crop
BY the Associoied Press

ROME, Aug. 30.-Italy is har-
vesting her biggest postwar wheat
crop despite the worst drought in
about so years, the Central Insti-
tute of Statistics reported today.
The institute said forecasts Au-
gust / were for a 1949 wheat crop
of $500 900 tons. about IL per cent
greater than last years crop.
The drought. however, reduced
harvest forecasts for rice and corn.
This years rice crop may be about
8 per cent smaller than 1948 and
the corn harvest 1.8 per cent less
than last year. the institute an
nounced. Total harvest estimates
of the latter crops were not given.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Former Legation EmpIoye
Found With Arm S|ashed

A 30-year-old man, who told
police he was former employe of
the Hashemite Jordan Legation
here, was found in bed in his
rooming house at 1902 wyoming
avenue NV. late last night with
his left arm Slashed by a razor.
The man. Mahmoud Ava Taha.
was taken to Gallinger Hospital
and held for mental observation.
Police said he was discovered by
his landlord, Paul E. Kaiser, %.
According to police, he left sew
eral notes. two to newspapers here.
The notes said Taha was worried
over financial problems. police
said. A Legation spokesman. who
refused to give his name, said the
man was not listed as q regular
employe.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Britain to Enter Dollar Talks
With Plenty of Own Arguments

cutting It's imports of cocoa. rub.
Der and tin from the British
colonies and beating down the
price of what 1t has bought.
If the Americans are so hot
about the idea of having the
British dollar imports kept at 8
high level then they can make 9
long-term agreement With the
British to buy fixed quantities Of
tin. rubber, jute and coca at fixed
prices" they will say. in effect
4. The United Kingdom is only
a small part of the whole sterling
area. The latter also includes
Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa. India. Pakistan. Ceylon
Southern Rhodesia. Fire, Iraq
Iceland, Burma. and 43 other
places. ranging in Importance
from Pitcairn Island to Malaga
One of the big difficulties is
that the rest of the sterling area
which used to make dollars, now
runs a dollar deficit of between
$500, 100000 and $1,000, 100000 8
year.
Independent countries like India
have the right to draw from the
dollar pool. 1t Is politically i'm.
possible to apply the brakes to 9
county like India.
Cotton. Tobacco Questions.
5. Does the United States really
want the United Kingdom t.
balance its dollar expenses at any
prices?"
If we really cut American i'm.
ports to the bone what will happer
to our tobacco and cotton i'm.
ports?"
The United Kingdom usee
1000, 900 bales Of cotton a veal
and 100000 Of them, valued al
$128. 100000, came from tn,
United States last year.
The United Kingdom normally
takes between 10 and Is per cent
of American cotton production.
The United Kingdom takes 200..
600. 900 pounds of flue-curec
American tobacco per year, which
is about IA per cent Of the annua
American production Of 1900.
600. 900 pounds.
Threat of Self Su; cheney.
6. Serving as a slightly ,phony
and moth-eaten hole-card for tn.
British is the ever-present threa'
that if things get too rough they
can always resort to a sterling
economy. in which the United
Kingdom and other members Of
the sterling area would force
themselves to do without dollar
American goods.
There is already a tendency to-
wards self-sufficiency in many
fields, notably foodstuffs ano
cotton.
In moderation this tendency is
perfectly normal.
Carried to its final conclusion
it would ruin international trade
create vast unemployment, bring
living standards down to thu
Russian level, and cost Britain the
rest of its empire.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Third OF a SerieS.J
By WiIIiom A. Stonemon

y Foreign Correspondent Of The star and
the Chicago Dolly News
LONDON, Aug. 30.-"Britain
will be like a slightly tame part
ridge on the opening day of the
season. surrounded by gents armed
with shotguns and an army OF
beaters."
A local wit was referring to the
Anglo financial talks
which start in Washington Sep
tember 7.
The implication was that Brit
ain, in its current dollar crisis. is
completely at the mercy of the
Yankees.
This is not true and the British
don't think it is for a second.
They will enter the talks with
their own guns fully loaded.
1t is true that the United King
dom and the sterling area are now
losing dollars and gold at the rate
of 81. 800, 100000 a year and would
run out of dollars and gold re-
serves If this rate were maintained
for a full year.
Only with the strictest economy
here and everywhere else in the
sterling area can the deficit be
brought down to about $1,000
900, ,000-where it can be covered
by Marshall aid.
So the Americans will certainly
tell the British, in their financial
talks, that they must economize
on their expenses. that they must
greatly increase their dollar ex-
ports, and that, in order to do
this, they must cut their export
prices.
May Urge Devaluation.
They may urge the British to
submit to a devaluation of the
pound from $4.03 to 1922 as part
of the price-cutting operation.
Devaluation is regarded as
"quackery" and nonsense" by
most European economists and a
good many distinguished Amer
leans. But it appears to be highly
favored by certain money doctors
in Washington.
Then the British will have a few
things to say themselves.
To wit:
/. During the first half of this
year the United Kingdom itself
practically balanced its exports
and imports to and from the rest
of the world as a whole. Produc-
tivity of late has been increasing
3 per cent a year. This proves
that the United Kingdom was not
dragging its heels.
2. The United Kingdom never
has and never will be able to bal
ance its direct trade with the
United States.
1t only sends Z per cent Of its
exports to Canada and the United
States; 10 per cent would be a
maximum effort and that would
only be a drop in the bucket as
far as its dollar needs are con-
cerned.
1t has to satisfy its dollar needs
by selling large quantities of
colonial products to the United
States-principally tin. rubber.
jute and cocoa-and by exporting
goods to countries from which
the United States buys goods, -.
Purchases Prices, Cut.
8. The present situation is due,
in large degree. to the United
States and other members of the
sterling arsa-notably India.
The United States has been
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Canton S Peril Rises
As Red Troops Drive,
Against Railroad
BY the Assoeioisd Press

CANTON, Aug. 30.-The Com
munist threat to Canton mounted
today.
Jucheng, ITO miles north OF
Canton, was lost to a Red force
news dispatches said. The vic
torious Communists struck west
ward in an apparent attempt to
cut the Canton Hankow railroad
and Nationalist supply lines.
The Ministry of National De-
fense reported new Communist
drive from Kiangsi Province aimed
at Lungchuan. city well inside
Kwangtung Province. The min
istry did not say whether the
Reds had crossed the border.
Lungchun is 145 miles east
northeast of Canton and lis miles
northeast of the British crown
colony of Hong Kong.
The Ministry of National De-
fense said a column Of Commu-
mist irregularS. strengthened by
regulars, was advancing toward
Lungchuan from Hsunwu. 65
miles northward in Kiangsi Prov
ince.
The loss of Jucheng. in South
eastern Human Province, caused
more immediate concern here in
the Nationalist provisional CAPT.
tai. The Nationalists immediate
ly reinforced their position on the
Kwangtung-Hunan border to try
T to hold Kukong. the northern
gateway to Canton.
Large numbers of civilians were
fleeing southwark from Kukong
which is 125 miles north Of Can
ton.
Large numbers Of civilians were
fleeing southwark from Kukong,
which is 125 miles north of Canton
There were reports here that
reinforcements from Hainan Is
land were being rushed to Canton
for transfer northward to meet
the new threat
Evening star., 1949-08-30

might take Ia
vorable action
t h is y e ar or
next.
Now, with the
VFW lined up
with the Amer
ican Legion in
strong opposi-
tion to ny
changes in vet
erans' prefer
ence, any hopes
for enactment
of the legiSla-
ton appear to
be dead for this
Evening star., 1949-08-30
temperatures in
Spuniurds PIont Trees

The cocoanut palm trees firing
ing this city, which give the town
its name, are the result of the
wrecking Of a Spanish cargo of
cocoanuts of the Atlantic coast
In 1879.
Evening star., 1949-08-30

In 1893, the United States Su-
preme Court ruled that the tomato
is q vegetable. But by botanical
definitiof The tomato Is 4 fruit.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
crashes and checking on airline
safety.
The reason: Lack of funds.

crashes and checking on airline
safety.
The reason: Lack Of funds.
SEC-About so jobs in the Sc
curities and Exchange Commits
sion may be saved by the action
Of the Senate several days ago
in voting the agency 100000 in
additional funds. The funds were
included in a deficiency bill.
Previously the House and Sen
ate had slashed that amount from
SECS 1850 budget in its regular
appropriations bill. The Senate's
action in restoring the 100000
throws the matter into House.
Senate, conference.
4x -
PAY-Senate Majority Leader
Lucas has reiterated his promise
that Federal pay legislation-in-
cluding the top bracket. general
Federal reclassification, and postal
pay bills-wi1l be taken up by the
Senate at this years session of
Congress.
Meanwhile, the House is sched-
uled to take up the Federal re-
classification and the postal pay
measures when it returns from its
three week recess. It already has
passed the top executive pay bill.
incidentally, Chairman Adolph
SABBATH of the House Rules Com
mittee. which gave its approval
the other day to both the Federal
reclassiflcation and postal pay
measures. was strongly in favor of
both bills and played a leading
part in obtaining their approval.
In fact, as pointed out here Fri
day, Mr.. SABBATH signed the origi-
nal discharge petition for the
postal pay bill. Also, Capitol Hill
observers credit Chairman Tom
Murray Of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee with waging a
strong fight on behalf of the
Governments classified employees
to see to it that they receive equal
treatment with the postal workers.
~ ~
COMMISSION PROGRAM
Acting under its new reorganiza-
ton authority. the Civil Service
Commission announces it is un-
dertaking Immediately a four
point program to accomplish the
following results:
/. Encourage promotion pro-
grams in all Federal departments
and agencies. with particular
emphasis on seeing that all quail
fed workers are given considera-
ton for advancement when there
are vacancies"
2. Simplify civil service regula-
tions and put them into Ian
lguage that can be easily under
Stood"
3. Simplify the language Of the
commissions correspondence in
Evening star., 1949-08-30
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
VFW Action Dims Hopes for Bill
To Modify Veteran Preference
By Joseph Young

Reversing the position of its national officials
Veterans of Foreign convention Miami
week. its opposition modification
preference in Government employment
action blow legislation
Evening star., 1949-08-30

year, at least. And next years
prospects don't appear too bright
either, so long as the two most
politically powerful veterans
groups oppose it.
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee has approved a bill that
would give non-veteran career
employees with is years or more OF
service the right to compete on
equal terms with veterans in fu-
ture Government reduction-in-
force programs. In other words,
they couldn't be bumped" by vet
Grams with less than Is years
service. The House Civil Service
Committee is considering similar
legislation.
During the hearings on the bill,
VFW officials testified they felt
their organization would have no
objection if non-veterans with 18
years or more of service were given
equal treatment with veterans in
RIFF programs.
However, VFW's convention
delegates voted overwhelmingly
against any modification. And the
Legion. at its annual convention
this week, is expected to take a
similar stand.
Sponsors of the legislation de-
clare its enactment is particu-
larly urgent now. owing to the
forthcoming firings of $4,000
civilian employees in the Defense
Establishment. Defense officials
here say some Navy employees with
80 years or more of service will
have to be dismissed, as a result
of the veterans preference law
which provides that non-veterans
must be dismissed before veterans,
regardless Of seniority.
IRONIC-The Civil Aeronautics
Board, which has the authority
to ground commercial planes, has
had to ground some Of its own
,,e4I {,S ~
Evening star., 1949-08-30
d. C.. Pollen Count.

District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for "a hours
ended 8 am. August 80. 125
grains per cubic yard Of air.
River Report.
tFrom o. s EnRlneers.j
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-08-30

NCVC1 oA1o ~ C1C1 C11SC, oAAASC VIC
VFW'S apparent agreement to
some change had bolstered their
hopes that Congress eventually
Evening star., 1949-08-30

IRONIC-The Civil Aeronautics
Board, which has the authority
to ground commercial planes, has
had to ground some of its own
aircraft, used in investigating
Evening star., 1949-08-30

High and Low for YESTERDAY.
High, S5, at 4:24 pm.
Low, 72, at 1918 pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 81, on August IL.
Lowest, 21. on January 80.
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Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in in
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25

ing camp where games were play
ed. At dark a fire was built and
weiners roasted. Those present
were Carolyn Schneider, Conrad
Mallette, Billie Fay Fletcher, Jer-
~ Booker, Erline Cunningham,
Alice Ruth Randolph, Johnnie
Simmons. Donald Daniels, Mary
Nell McCarty, Irene Roberts, w.
G.. Groves, Jr., Rogene Mallette,
Otis Sheffield, Margaret Ann
Roberts, Kenneth Hardin, Har-
old Mcmillan, Vester Touchstone,
Lonzo and James Louis Walker,
LeeWynn, Linda and Lee Entire
kin. Miss Patsy Richards was
sponsor. q
Miss DoTanel Lowe and Supt. V.
B. Taylor attended a conference
for music teachers and superin-
tendents in Pascagoula Wednes-
day.
School was dismissed Wednes-
day afternoon for Thanksgiving
holidays.
The Rev. G.. A. Broadus was a
visitor to chapel Tuesday.
The junior class has received
class rings and the senior class
has received bracelets and neck
laees.
Guest at chapel Friday was 1t.
Spencer, Keesler, who was inter
ested in selecting cadets for that
ftaIl
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BY winifred Ravens

AL required books for the
school have been added to the
library, 1t was announced at a
meeting of the library asgocia-
zion Friday night. Mrs, Otis Will
son, vice president. presided. A
committee was appointed to buy
furniture for the reading room
Members of the faculty demon
strated their methods Of teaching
using parents and members Of
the association as pupils.
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News From Voncleove
Members OF Library Association Go.
Back Back To School For Evening OF Fun
Voncleuve

Miss Helen Bond opened the
school day with devotional and
Miss Patsy Richards, first grade
teacher. held a reading class,
Mrs. S. f. Davis taught geogra-
ply. Mrs. Wilson taught spelling
and Perry Gautier found that
teaching commercial subjects to
parents Of his pupils is'a greater
task than teaching the children
themselves. Miss Doranel Lowe
taught songs during the recess
period and LynwoGd Johannson
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WORKS WITHOUT BICYCLE

Toledo, o, AP) Ralph
Smith, IS, of Toledo was stub
born about paying a 25-cent Ii
cense fee for his bicycle. Munic-
ipal Judge Homer A. Ramey fined
him SIS and costs for operating his
bicycle without a license. This
amounted to $3.50.
Smith couldn't pay the fine. He
was sent to the workhouse to
work it out at So a day.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25

Melvin Ness, Walter Leggett, Carl
Winecoff, o. H. Longroy. Jimmie
Box. Louis P. Woods, John W.
Lockett. Biloxi; Leon Cronk, Che
Ian, Wash, and Mrs. Cronk; Tom
Adams, Pass Christian; Karl Kie-
daisch, Keokuk, Iowa; Mr.. Moran,
M. T. Lyons, N. c. Everett, Moss
Point, and F. c. Curray.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25
A. P. Moran Speaks
At O.S. Rotary Club

A. P. Moran, president of the
county board of supervisors, spoke
at the Rotary club luncheon in
Ocean Springs on location of the
E. R. Moore Co. garment factory.
The club voted to feed one
school child at Ocean
Springs school.
Visiting were Thee Freidhoff,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25

The WSCS of Mt. Pleasant
community met with Mrs. G. A.
Broadus at the Methodist par
sonage Monday.
Mrs. Il. A. Mcmillan spent
Thursday and Friday with her
daughter, Mrs. L. p. Hawley and
family.
Baptist Revival
The Baptist revival is in prog
ress with the Rev. Ford Parker,
a former Vancleave resident, as
guest preacher. The Rev. Kell
Penton is in charge of the sing
ing.
Mrs. Robert Holden and Mrs.
Earnest Wilson were in Biloxi
Monday.
The Rev.Kell Penton was din
ner guest Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. w. Davis.
Mrs. T, L. Murphy, Jr., ac-
companied by her aunt, Mrs. j.
N. Ogden, went to New Orleans
Monday.
The annual Thanksgiving sup
per was held in the school cafe
terra Thursday when the public
brought baskets and ate together.
The event was sponsored by the
library association.
School News
The Junior class play was pre-
scented Saturday night TO a large
audience. Miss Kathrine Dunn di-
rected and members Of the eat
we're Patty Joyce Wilson, Clara
Ellis, Patsy Dees, Jimmie Nell
Mitchell, Winifred Havens, La
neeta Roberts, Billie Dee Ravens,
Mosely Mallette, Van Roberts,
Kenneth Wilson and Joe Haw-
ley.
The eighth grade gave a hay
ride Tuesday, leaving the school
at $3.50 and proceeding to Mt,
Pleasant to Lee Entrekin's fish
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25

The electric self-starter for au-
tomobiles was invented in Detroit
in 1911 by c. F. Kettering.
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aunt, Mrs. J. N. Ogden who spent
several days here. Mrs. Murphy
also visited Hattiesburg.
Miss Beatrice Ellis came from
Perkinston for the weekend. She
was accompanied by her room
mate. Miss Patty Spruel. Ivan
Ellis was also at home from Per-
kinston.
The Rev. Herman Merrett at
tended the Baptist convention in
Jackson last week. Mrs Merrett
visited friends and relatives in
H~attiesburg from Monday through
Thursday.
Royal Service Program
The WMU met at the home of
Mrs. Earl Davis Thursday after
noon for a royal service program,
"Christ Is the Answer in the
Near East" Mrs. j. w. Murphy.
president, presented a WMU pin
to Mrs. w. A. Scott in apprecia-
tior Of her service as secretary
treasurer for the past two years.
Others present were Mesdames
w w. Moore, Howard Davis, DIN
Davis, Luke Daniels, Edward
Vaughn and T. l.. Murphy.
Mrs. j. E. Lockard, Mrs. v. G..
Humphrey, Misses Susie and Fan
ME Vaughan and Miss Guess
Humphrey attended the funeral
of Mrs. Kean in Ocean Springs
Sunday. Mrs. Kean at one time
lived in the Humphrey home.
w. N. Murphy, Grenada, visit
ed his parents. DR.. and Mrs. R
N. Murphy, during the weekend.
Harry Ramsay, New Orleans,
is hunting here.
Legion Turkey Shoot
The turkey shoot Saturday CON
Quoted by American Legion Post
1866, on the Legion grounds was
a big success. Pie and coffee we're
sold by the woman's auxiliary.
Winning turkeys were Clifton
Davis, Edward Vaughn, three
turkeys each; Edmond Jennings,
two. Others were Mrs. T. l.. Muir
ply, Jr., Helen Entrekin, Austin
Delaney and Ivan Ellis.
Second Birthday
Trudy Furry. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton FURRY, cele-
brated her second birthday Fri
day at a party. There were about
40 children present. Prizes were
awarded and punch, cake and
candy served.
j. F. Reilly and Mrs. Ralph
Reilly, Escatawpa, visited Miss
Lizzie Ware Sunday.
News reached here Monday of
the death of Mrs. John Rogers
who lived with her daughter,
Mrs. Mac Hawley in Moss Point.
She had lived here for many
years.
Mrs. Henry Ravens has been
sick.
Mrs. Arister Golf Hilsinger,
California, is visiting relatives
here. Her sister, Mrs. Eva Gown
of Pascagoula, was also here Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Smith, Mo
bile, attended church at the Lat
ter Day Saints church Sunday
where the Rev. A. N. Barnes,
Escatawpa, was guest speaker.
Orange Grove Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde MeCormie,
Orange Grove. were guests of
Mr., and Mrs. X. G. McCarty and
family Sunday.
Eddie Broadus, Red Creek, is
guest of his brother, the Rev. c..
a. Broadus.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Gill Roraback
are parents of a son, Mark An
thony, born Thursday at the
county hospital. The baby has
an older brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Golf,
Moss Point, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Burton Roberts Sunday.
Mrs. Earnest Wilson was in Mo-
bile Sunday.
Slower Tillman, Mississippi
Southern, spent the weekend with
relatives.
William Moore is now employ
ed at Greenville.
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New Residents

New Residents
Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Cornett and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Ackerson are
being welcomed into the commu-
nifty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vertis Ramsay,
Pascagoula, visited Mrs. N. w.
Ramsay Thursday evening. They
were accompanied home by their
son, Stewart, who has been visit
ing here
Mrs Peggy Dees, Whitworth
college, spent the weekend with
her family.
Nh. AMI Mrs. Clifford Pittman,
New Orleans, spent the weekend
with Nh. and Mrs. w. G.. Groves.
Mrs. Earl Bond and Miss Lula
Mac Guilotte, Gautier. spent Sun
day afternoon as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Alexander. Miss
Guilotte also visited Miss Wini-
fred Ravens.
Sympathy is extended Mrs. Ro-
bland Ware and Herbert Lyons on
the death Of their mother and
wife Saturday in Mt. Pleasant.
Sporismen Meet
Tho Sportsmen's club met Fri
day and discussed Sunday hunt
Ming which is prohibited in this
peat.
\Sunday guests in the Ray Ha-
vAns home We're Mr.. and Mrs.
KApneth G Brown and C N. Cat
ledge, Agricola.
Ms. T. l.. Murphy. Jr., went
to Natehez for a short visit. She
was accompanied home by her
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25
Help For orphanaoe

LAVIP OF OIPHdIldSt
A collection to help purchase
supplies for the orphanage was
taken at a meeting of the WSCS
at the home of Mrs. Ray Ravens.
Mrs. ~ w. Ramsay had change
Of the program on Pakistan. The
hostess, assisted by her daughter,
Juanita, served refreshments.
Cliff Rouse, who had been seri-
ously i'll in the hospital, is at
home and improving.
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tried his hand at science. Mrs.
Josephine Philips held a high
school English class. S. F. Davis
taught conservation. After a
short talk and a show by Supt.
v. B. Taylor. those present were
invited into the auditorium to
see d preview Of the Junior play
presented under the direction of
Miss Kathrine Dunn.
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Legion urkeT Shooi
The turkey shoot Saturday con
Quoted by American Legion Pos
1866, on the Legion grounds wa.
a big success. Pie and coffee were
sold by the woman's auxiliary
Winning turkeys were Clifton
Davis, Edward Vaughn, three
turkeys each; Edmond Jennings
two. Others were Mrs. T. l.. Muir,
ply, Jr., Helen Entrekin, Austir
Delaney and Ivan Ellis.