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Evening star., 1949-10-10
District Found Slovenly, Dirty,
In Need Of Clean-U Up Campaign
CLIFFORD @. LAMBERT

To the Editor Of The Star:
After spending eight weeks In the Scandi-
navian countries and admiring the i'm
maculate cleanliness of the streets Of their
capitals and small towns, it is shock to
return to our own handsome, slovenly city.
Why is it that the richest country has the
dirtiest streets? Whose fault is it? Is it
due to faulty enforcement, laxity in the sani-
tary department or carelessness Of the ctti-
zens?
You have an interest in Municipal prob
lens, beg you to inaugurate . crusade for
better enforcement. clesn-up and education.
g. +. WEST.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

With new machines that handle num-
bers of IS digits, lay 1000 bricks a day and
shell IL tons of peas, modern man is fool
ever to get out of bed.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
It seems incredible to me that naval officers
Of high caliber and integrity should have to
use surreptious methods to reach the ears
Of the American public. These same officers
fought for the three freedoms only to be
deprived Of one freedom-the freedom of
speech-by the National Defense Depart
ment These officers opinions were valued tn
the last war and their war records need no
one to speak for them, then why should they
now be gagged?
The Air Force and the Army should well
come an about investigation on the plans
for the defense of their country. If they do
not, the public should ask what they have to
hide.
It should, If possible be settled openly and
feel sure it would be proven these officers
are first patriots, and only secondly naval
officers. KATHRNE TOMPKINS.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

Al one who has been associated with two
branches Of the armed services Army and
Evening star., 1949-10-10

Navy for nearly Is years. I should like to
focus attention on certain phases of the
present differences in views of Secretary
Matthews and ranking officers as to the
why's and wherefores of the low morale of
naval personnel.
The scuttlebutt goes, Don't get new uni
forms, we will all be in khaki soon. Don't
buy house. You will not have chance
for duty here again. In case of unif1cation.
YOU drop back to your permanent rank.
Army and Air Force personnel are two
grades ahead of the Navy So it goes
These have no relation to the broad
aspects of national defense, but they are
the every day drip, drip that is wearing
away the esprit de corps SO necessary for
an effective fighting force. This applies not
only to the officers. Ask the chiefs and the
p. o.s with hash mark or two.
More potent than any Communist propa-
ganda are these rumors which are not the
result of any pernicious campaign. They
come from the officers and men who serve
in contact with the other services and watch
the nibbling go on and on.
May I suggest that a poll be made of
naval personnel, conducted by secret ballot
but with results open and published, ship
by ship, station by station. That will tell,
by democratic process, what the results Of
unlf1cation on naval morale are for all rates
anu ranks anu 1Or eacn Drdncn OF the Navy.
A NAVY WIFE.
To the Editor of The Star:
I would like my small voice to be heard
in the interest of Capt. Crommelin who
is being prosecuted for giving out informa-
ton which he thought should be given out
Is Capt. Crommelin being severely criti-
cized because he dare. } "overstep" his
superiors and they couldn't take it?
Having known Capt. Crommelin's parents
to be outstanding and beloved citizens
whose integrity was unquestioned and the
other members of the family whose position
in society is recognized as the finest,
feel that great injustice is being done Capt.
Crommelin. Perhaps the mistake was made
when he was not given higher rank than
captain. certainly after serving his country
SO well.
I'm sure those who know this man will
agree with me that he has outstanding
character. If he did not, would he have
taken the chance which he knew he was
taking OF losing his job?
Here's to you, Capt Crommelin.
AN ADMIRER
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-01
Markets at q Glance

Demand-Furth shrinkage in domestic
and export demand for farm products prob
ably is ahead.
-CattIe-Moderate rise in finished cattle
prices is probable in late summer.
Hogs-Spring pig crop was Is percent over
1913 fall pig increase OF 8 percent in pros
pcct.
Lambs-Most of price readjustment to new
crop basis probably is over.
Vocabulary western producers still hold
for early season prices.
wheat-Crop loss in southwest and storing
program have improved price outlook.
Feed -grains-Storing surplus oats and bar
ley for loans probably will pay.
FIaxseed-Prices for new crop probably will
open moderately below loan value.
seed-Good prices warrant harvesting high
acreage.
Byproduct ~feeds-Lower prices during new
grain and oilseed harvests will provide chance
10 stock up.
Hay-Crop promise is about l percent over
last year.
Dairy Notwithstanding production VIII
bring moderate seasonal price rise.
Eggs-Laying flocks by Jan. l probably will
be 6 TO 8 percent over this year.
Chickens-Increas of IA percent in farm
chicken crop and one-third in commerclaf
broilers will hold down prices.
Turkeys-February-May commercial hatch
ings we're 50 percent over last year.
Potatoes-Summer crop is 2 percent above
average.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-01
JUNE q. ls4s
ECONOMIC WEATHER

ECONOMIC WEATHER continues
to grow slightly less favorable with
no indication that the clouds Will
scatter in the near future. Most eco
nomic analysts expect industrial
production, now about 10 percent be-
low the postwar peak, to decline I'M
til early 1850 at least.
Payrolls are likely to have a fur
Their drop of 10 percent or more be-
fore the turning point is reached.
Wage disputes and strikes in the
next few months probably will ag-
gravate the growing unemployment.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-01
Market Outlook
By GUSLER

reducing offerings at heavy dis
counts below the loan value. Mills
are buying to build up stocks be-
fore the wheat move out of their
vicinity or goes under loan.
However, the crop will be large
even if the early June forecast is
not fulfilled and much will have to
be sold at harvest time. The peak OF
pressure probably will not be
reached for two to four weeks. Gov
eminent purchases in the export
program remain quite small.
Parts of western Canada need
rain but crop reports from Europe,
Argentina and Australia are mostly
favorable.
FEED GRAINS-Prices for oats
and barley probably will be weak
and substantially below the loan
value in the next month OF six weeks
under new crop pressure. Along
with corn prices, they are likely to
stiffen later n
Storing as much of the new crops
of oats and barley as possible and
placing SURPRISES over feed needs
under government loans or purchase
agreement probably will pay, even
though a storage payment in addi-
ton to the loan cannot be earned
on farm-stored 1949 crops of these
grains.
Loans will be made on these
grains in temporary emergency stor-
age as well as on wheat. Increase
in the pig crop and expansion in
other livestock will increase feed
requirements next season.
FLAxSEED prices for the new
crop probably will start moderately
below the loan value. The total
available supply of flaxseed and oil,
including the carryover, probably
will be about double domestic needs.
SEED crop prospects appear good,
as the condition of meadows and
pastures is above average for this
time of year. Relatively good prices
will justify cutting a high acreage.
Carryovers of most forage seeds are
small or moderate and planting
needs will be larger next season.
DAIRY prices probably will adj
vance slightly during late summe1
and early fall. Production will de-
cline one-fourth to one-third and
consumption will be fairly wei
maintained. SURPRISES in fluid milk
markets will diminish, which viii
reduce supplies for manufacturing
Government support purchases O.
butter and dried skim milk have
continued. The support price fol
butter will increase 3 cents a pound
on Sept. 1. British buying of chees,
which has been substantial in tn,
last two months may taper off a
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-01

Domestic demand for farm products
will shrink further, although it will
be far over prewar levels.
Exports of farm products, which
have been running about five times
the 1936-40 level and averaging
about 5000 per farm, probably will
Slip as a result of improving pro-
duction in Europe and in exporting
countries abroad and growing diff
ficulty of payment.
Marshall plan countries, however,
probably will buy more in the
United States in the next II months
than in the past year, as ECA will
practically stop financing purchases
outside of the United States. Farm
ers will face a major adjustment
when the present credit-sustained
exports cease.
CATTLE prices for good and
choice grades probably will have a
moderate advance in the next two or
three months. Medium grades prob
ably will hold up fairly well until
the grass cattle movement is in full
swing.
Peak of the sales of grassers from
Kansas and Oklahoma, where sup
plies this year are large and in I'M
usually good condition, usually oc-
+ in August. Common and ex-
IRENE low grades of slaughter cattle
probably will work irregularly
downward through the summer.
Stocker and feeder prices probably
will weaken in late summer and
early fall.
Due to the abundance of corn,
supplies of finished cattle probably
will not decline as much as usual
during the summer, which will limit
the extent of price improvement
Also, consumer resistance probably
will develop at a lower level Of
beef prices than last year or two
years ago.
But, the chances are that the price
rise will not eliminate before Sep
TENDER. In the last 81 years, tn,
high point in prices for such cattl,
in the second half of the year cam
in September about one-fourth o
the time, in December in slight,
over o~ne-fourth, in October or No
l8-July I, l949
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-01

production declines during the fan.
EGG prices probably will have a
moderate seasonal rise as produc-
ton declines during the next two or
three months. Light storage stocks
will aid the advance.
CHICKEN prices probably will
continue low for the next two
months. Supplies will be heavy be-
cause of the increase of IA percent
in the farm chicken crop and about
one-third in commercial broilers
over last year..
TURKEY prices will be much
lower next fall than in 1948. Com
mercial hatchings of poults in Feb
ruary-May were 81 percent over last
year, so that a record crop is in pros
pect. Selling as many as possible
ahead of the holiday season appears
advisable. Quotations for Novem-
Der delivery are about one-third be-
low current prices.
POTATO prices probably will be
steady to slightly lower in the next
month or two. Production in the
summer harvest states is estimated
at about 10 percent below last year
but 2 percent above average. Much
less government support buying will
be needed than last year.
BEAN prices probably will be
mainly steady during the summer
unless new crop prospects decline.
Drouth in the northeast caused a
sharp rise in prices for red kidneys.
Pintoes and small reds also have adj
vanced slightly. With most stocks
now held by the government, offer
ings have become extremely light.
CASH GRAIN MARKETS ON TUNE s2:
CaIcAGo-wheat: No sales reported.
yellow, s1.54l.I.ss; No. 5 Yellow. ss1.2s-1.27.
Oats: No. l heavy mixed, 691A-71c; No. 1
white, 74c; No. 2 heavy white, 71-72Iac; No.
heavy white, 70-71c; sample grade heavy
ern spring. s2.2 -2.26A; 1917 protein. 50.
2 :;, !. l3 q protein ten 50 0H-2s5N AZ PRO
NCAtt F6.o1 3sof a LoFO pAsOO y
1897; 1879 protein, s2.42N-2.45A; 1c premium
for heavy wheat.
Grade discounts: No. 2 dark northern
spring, 1-3c; No. 3 dark northern spring, PIC;
No. 4 dark northern spring, Aloe; No. 5 dark
northern spring, 6-16c.
Corn: No. 2 yellow, s1.31N-1. 34Ha; No. ;
yellow, s1.261A-f.30h; No. 4 yellow, 81. 221a-
1861; No. 5 yellow, s1.14-1. 22a.
Oats: No. Q heavy white, 6594-66% nc; No. 3
heavy white. 64sA-65a4c; NO. 4 heavy white,
61A -64Nc; No. 2 white. 64sz-65Ac.
Barley: Quotable range, 90c-$1.32.
Flaxseed: $50 bid.
CHICAGo-Carloads, average country run,
basis clean, per cwt.: Timothy, $40. 50-17; red
clover. 1924; alsike, 1924: alfalfa. north
ern. s48-50: sweet clover, white s15-16; sweet
clover, yellow, s14-15.
EGGS N POULTRY
CHICAGO-Eggs, less than carload lots,
prices received by country shippers. per dozen:
Extras, 43A-49c; standards, 43-441ac; current
38H-39c.
CHICAGo-Poultry, live, per pound, hens,
2542-2612c; broilers, 25-27c; springs, 26-28c;
fryers, 25-27c; r~oasters, 26-28c; ROSTERS, zoe;
ducks, 1920; geese, zoe; turkeys, 26-30c.
BUTTER AND CHEESE
CHICAGO-Creamery, wholesale or selling
prices by first receivers per h.: A(93
score) 59Hc; A(e2 score) 58%- soc; 900 score)
56A-57Ac; c, 53-54c.
NEW YORK-AA(s3 score) 60-6O1ac; A(sc
scorel ~59-591ac; 1000 score) 5624-57c; C SEC.
CH1CAGO1Cheese, wholesale, per h.: Twins
35%-3234c; single daisies, 33h-35c; longhorns
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-01

fourth of the years.
Prices for stocker and feeder cat
tie will depend partly on corn crop
prospects, but supplies probably will
increase faster than demand in the
next three months and bring moder-
ately lower prices. Purchases of
fleshy steers for short feeding in the
next two or three months seem
likely to be profitable.
HOG prices probably will have a
midsummer rally from the June
break. Receipts r likely to shrink
in July and early August. Storage
stocks of pork and lard for distrib-
ution during the summer and early
fall are smaller than last year and
the 1944-48 average.
While consumer demand ma
weaken, the change is likely to be
small. Spring pigs are almost cer-
tain to begin moving in substantial
volume earlier than usual, however,
SO that the price trend may be down
WdIo dlICI llllo-<1OSOSI. AL NOQ1lS
hogs should be heavily fed and sold
as soon as they have reached good
market weight.
The spring pig crop is estimated at
59,040, 900, an increase of Is percent
over last year. Farmers plans indi-
cate an increase of 9 percent in fall
pigs, and a crop second only to the
extremely large 1913 crop. Market
receipts will be substantially heav-
Ter in the year starting next October.
With buying power smaller, prices
will average lower.
LAMB prices have had most of
their adjustment to a new crop basis.
A good rally is probable in July
which will be a favorable opportu-
nifty to sell any lambs of good weight
and finish, but a moderate further
decline is probable in late summer
or early fall when the peak move
ment of cornbelt and range lambs
will take place.
Recent movement of lambs and
yearlings to feedlots and fattening
pastures has been heavier than a
year ago and these will return as fat
lambs in two to four months. Buy
ing feeding lambs later rather than
early in the season seems advisable.
Good and choice 2-year-old ewes at
$11.50-13 a hundred pounds and
solid-mouthed ewes at $10-11 at mid
western markets appear reasonably
priced.
WOOL trading in worsted types
has picked up slightly, but off grades
and wool wastes remain in broadest
demand. Many western growers still
refuse low offers and are holding
out for early season prices.
Orders for goods have shown
spotted improvement. Stocks Of
goods and clothing are gradually
being reduced and, eventually, mil
operations will have to increase anc
wool buying must broaden. Mil
consumption of apparel wool il
March was about 43 percent les
than last year.
World production of wool in 1914!
is estimated at about the same a
in 1913 and 5 percent less than tn,
1936-40 average. World consump
ton is running substantially ahea'
of production.
WHEAT prices probably will b
steady to lower during the mex
month or two but may not show a
The echo., 1949-11-01
Important Nolice

The office is receiving quite a few
requests from members Of the As
5ociation as to the age that was
given on their application blank
when they applied for membership
in the Association. We wish to
state to all concerned that we will
soon be in position to furnish you
with reference to your
age whenever you desire said infor-
nation. We are now in the process
of compiling all applications taken
in from 1929 on back and in the next
month or two we hope to have our
files complete.
1t is going to be absolutely neces-
sary that individuals have their cor
rect age in order to get certain bene-
fits that are due them. We are get
ting this information ready for you
absolutely free as a public service
without cost. We do this willingly
for your benefit.
Cnoraf1r
The echo., 1949-11-01
TRANSFER CARTS

We still have local Presidents
throughout the Association who do
not know what procedure to take
in transferring members. Any mem
Der who wishes to transfer to some
other H. B. A. Lodge is at liberty
to do so, however, the local lodge
cannot issue a transfer card until
the member forwards the number of
the lodge 70 which he desires to
The echo., 1949-11-01

Secretary.
The echo., 1949-11-01

The East Mississippi State Conven-
ton will convene at the New Hope
Baptist Church with Rev. T. r..
Brown, pastor, Meridian, Miss, No
vember Pa. All Baptists are ex-
pected to attend. Rev. r. B. Ooten,
President of the Mems Department
and Mrs. M. E. Flynn is head of the
Women's Department.
The echo., 1949-11-01
E87F"aFF. RTRYw gyyryg7s1

Mrs. c. B. Bush, accompanied by
Miss L. V. Wilson, visited the Mt.
Sinia Baptist Church on State Work
Service. A lovely time is reported.
The donation given her for service
was $735.
The echo., 1949-11-01
NOTICE
PRINTING WANTED

Dear Presidents:
1 am writing you this open letter
soliciting your printing. l am man.
ager of The Goodwill Printing Com
panv and will appreciate your bust
nes2.
I wish to express my appreciation
20 those Of you who have been send
ing me your work recently and l
am thanking you in advance for your
printing in the future.
Miss Lillian E. Larkin.
The echo., 1949-11-01

We all regret to hear Of the death
Of Rev. w. A. Clark5 mother Of,
Youngstown, Ohio
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Tilted Suitor Is Held
In Staying Of Widow,
Shooting Of Daughter,
BY the Associated Press

PALO ALTO. Calf, Mar. TO-
A man described by police as a
Tilted suitor was held today in the
Staying of a wealthy Atherton
widow and the wounding of her
twin daughters.
Mrs. Mary L. Thompson, So.
was shot and killed. Sharle and
Doris Thompson, 20, were wound
ed. the, latter critically.
The shooting occurred last
night in the Thompsons' home in
Evening star., 1949-03-10

wound and fractured skull. She
said she struggled with Frazier
for the gun and that he hit her
Frazier surrendered shortly
afterward to Police Officer Shirder
Flanders.
Mrs. Thompson was the widow
of DR.. George Thompson, a Denver
dentist.
Frazier came to this area from
| Denver three weeks ago.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

Atherton, an exclusive residential
community here.
District Attorney Fred Wyckoff
said Kermit Owen Frazier. "a
credit manager for a tire store
admitted the shootings.
Mr.. Wyckof said Frazier tolo
him he had attempted to effect
a reconciliation with Doris, who
was his fiancee until their engage
ment was broken by her last
November.
Doris, a secretary at the STAN
ford Law School, was wounded in
the chest and abdomen.
Sharle suffered a hand bullet
Evening star., 1949-03-10
Tobey Report Urges
Tax Breakdown on
Textron-Type Trusts
BY the Associoted Press

oSlldlOI 1OUCy, 1CPuD11SdIl, Va
New Hampshire suggested today
that president Truman can get
his extra billions Of tax dollars"
by cracking down on pseudo
charitable trusts"
The President wouldn't need the
$4,000, 100000 income tax boost he
has requested, Senator Tobey told
reporter, if he would order Gov
ernment tax collectors to collect
from thousands of pSeudo-char-
liable trusts now avoiding taxes"
| The New England Senator plans
to ask both House and Senate tax
ing committees to look into his
one man investigation of six trusts
set up by Royal Little, president
of Textron, Inc, one of the Ma
tons large textile corporations.
George, Millikin Impressed.
Two Senate tax authorities,
Chairman George of the Finance
Committee, and former Chairman
Millikin. agreed that Senator
Tobey may have point.
Undoubtedly a great deal of
income is escaping Federal taxes
through exemptions for corpora
tions and trusts under our present
laws" Senator George said. But
it is a different problem. 1t is not
as easy as Senator Tobey thinks"
Senator George promised full
and complete study as soon as
general tax measure is taken up"
( He said experts on the Joint
Congressional Tax Commission
have been studying methods of
plugging these loopholes for near
ly a year.
Senator Millikin commented:
I'm sure the committee will well
come any facts in the Tobey re-
port which would lead to plugging
tax evasion loopholes."
Report Approved Unanimously.
Senator Tobey got big boost
yesterday when the l3member
Senate Commerce Committee ap-
proved his report unanimously.
Although the New Hampshire
Senator singled out Textron, he
said there probably are thousands
of similar trusts being used to
avoid Federal income taxes
Senator Tobey asked congress
l. Require all charitable trusts
to pay out at least IS per cent Of
net income each year to bona
flde religious. charitable or edu-
cational foundations" If they are
to avoid Federal taxes.
2. Compel trusts which invest
in any business engaged in inter-
state commerce to (A) register
with the Secretary of Commerce
or some other Federal agency and
IB) file audits of their books and
accounts.
4 3. Ask the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue to explain why he
has not collected taxes from the
six TeXtron trusts after notifying
them 18 months ago that taxes
were due.
/ Calls for Reports.
"The people of this country are
entitled to assurance that all tax
payers, whether large trusts. large
corporations or the small individ-
nal taXDaVer are given imDartldl
fair and equal treatment under
the law" the Tobey report said.
He also asked that the Revenue
Bureau be directed to obtain
records from all such trusts in the
country and to make report to
these committees to the extent to
which taxes have been avoided in
the past, and to take immediate
steps to recover those taxes which
have not already been lost under
the statute of limitations.
Evening star., 1949-03-10
IDC-3 Lands al Frederick
With Engine in Flames
By the Associated Press

FREDERICK, Md, Mar. 10
Capt. Byron Moe of Washington
brought his All-American Always
DC-3 safely into the Frederick
airport yesterday with the left
engine in flames.
The fire was quickly eX-
tinguished and the crew and
three passengers were unhurt
The passengers were transferred
to another plane to complete their
Pittsburgh to- Washington flight.
Capt. Moe said the engine
caught fire shortly after he took
off from HagerstoWn. Md. All
American AirWays started flights
from Pittsburgh to Washington
through Frederick only last Mon
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