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Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21
KIND WORDS
EaltoFiaI Ia Aaksy CMIna.I
a naerlean

The Minneapolis Spokesman is
a weekly newspaper published
and edited by Cecil 4. Newman,
mainly in behalf Of the Negro
people in the Twin Cities. Editor
Newman Is a very active man and
works diligently in behalf of the
people of his race as we'll az for
other minority groups. lie gets
out a newsy paper, and besides
the writings OF his own and that
OF his staff. other persons are
constantly invited to contribute.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21
STuMBLIN0- 0-BLock or
sTRPPINc-SToNE

ny ~ ~. onhSpe
Isn't 1t strange that princes and
kings
And clowns that caper in sawdust
rings
And common folks like you and
me
Are builders Of eternity
To each Is given a bag Of tools .-
A shApcless mass and a book Of
rules;
And each must make. ere life IS
flown,
A stumbling block or a stepping.
stone.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21
WHEN PEoPIE cIAIA 70
HATI YoU
nv WIlIlam Hcary Haff

When people claim to hate you
But fail to tell YOU why
They wish 10 underrAte you--
AZ least they wish TO try
To make your world misIudge yOC
And look you In . groove.
TIE truth iA they begrsdSe you
which 10 not hard 90 prove
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21
MACMUSES
BY MAC COOPER

II Is not the size Of the dog
that counts, but the size Of the
fight in the dog.
The Importance Of trifles Is
dangerously underestimated. Many
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

cid ents Of
seemingly trivial
Significance have
been responsible
for important
and far reaching
decisions. Trines
make perfection.
but perfection u
no trine. A sue
cessful life is
the elimination
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

At small cost you can use our
want ad section to rrnt that spare
room
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

Phone your social and personal
items 20 CharIene Hall, Bridge
port S595 or Midway SS4O before
Wednesday Of each week.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

You and the by time viii change
Refrain therefore,
awhile from setting yourself Judge Of the highest matters
Plato
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

you yourself object yourself up
a warning Is Al eSample-GcorEe Bernard shaw
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

Leadership imply the making decisions proper
influencing Gandh outstanding
lacking ability good
a a Mason Ability
Minneapolis spokesman., 1949-10-21

Rudolph publisher Long Leader
grean Harold Knutson publisher Of the Wadena
out last week
bond controversy.
In their article the old publishers
mountain made of mole hn in Governor Luther W.
dahs
board In purchasing the 50 million
They declared The attention of the
nsstenty TO what by
and that the important
board, has overlooked"
These publishers gall up
America say the public body
acting public business
lose by it. They
investment board by insisting good investment
Well in minute
involving money unimporant?
Is the be the people any
public officials long officials they
doing Is good for the people?
any transacing pub
lie business without giving full and accounting the public
mighty dangerous action q
bond deal which the
withheld public minutes represents
Of the steps toward dictatorship.
Personally,
the Arkansas bond transaction Regardless o
acting business.
public try up they
doing Youngdahl
ocratc government at staSeNOOse Lake Star Gazette
Leadership imply making proper
lacking ability q good
failure eaderCeetOn and Mason. Executive Ability
You young my years go BY change
present opinions
setting a highest
Plato. LAVA
you yourself yourself
q warning and example-GcOrge Bernard shaw.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Six Hundred Meets
With Mrs. HorreH

The Six Hundred club was en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. G.
S. Harrell on Boulevard street
last week, with two tables of play
ers, and one substitution, Mrs. j.
M. Kimbrough. Mrs. James Moore
scored high.
Red pinks were used in the de-
corations. Refreshments of a
salad, sandwiches, and Coca-C olas
were served.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. West OF In--
dianola spent the week end with
Mrs. Vests mother, Mrs M L.
Lipsey, and visited Mrs. j. e.
brennan at Franklin on Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. brennan Will hG
95 years of age in October.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Announcement has been made
of the approaching marriage of
Miss Jean Strider, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter E. Strider OF
Lexington, to Robert Mcclellan,
son of Mrs. Madison Mcclellan Of
Lexington. The wedding win
take place here June ID.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Miss Martha Ann Brown spent
the week end with her parents
at Houlka.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Miss Ruth Hill visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hill, In
Bonneville over the week end.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Mrs. l.. w. Rabb, Jr., Mike and
Lauren, will return Monday from
a visit with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shull, in Port Arthur
Texas.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Annual Junior Senior
Party Held Thursday

On Thursday night. May 5, the
annual Junior Senior party was
held from 8 to IL p. m. at Lex
ington High School gymnasium.
Miss Clara Watson, sponsor of the
Junior class, was in charge. Also
present were Mrs. j. G. Herbert,
senior sponsor, Coach and Mrs.
Bill Schneider, and Miss Elizabeth
Benson.
After games and dancing, re-
freshments were served by Patsy
Hearn, jamie Fay McNeer, Dot
Downer, and Carolyn Ware.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Clubs Personals
BPW Meets Tuesday
In Business Session

The Business and Professional
Women's club met Tuesday, May
10, at Alb Taylor Memorial home,
for regular business. Plans for
delegates to attend the state con-
vention at Vicksburg May 21-22,
were discussed. and reports were
made by the nominating commit
tee.
Mrs. Robert Duke presided.
Thirteen members and one guest,
Miss Harriet Riteman, were pre-
sent. Discussion of choosing a
high school girl to attend Girls
State in Jackson in July, was
held, with Mrs. Maude Legate,
Mrs. w. H. Wallace, and Mrs. Inez
Roach assigned to the committee.
Delegates aud alternates to the
convention are to be the new Of
ficers, and Miss Tommie Foster,
and Mrs. Duke.
Plans were made for presenta-
ton of the Ida Rogers award to
a senior girl of the 1949 gradual
ing class.
Mrs. Claude Bailey for the
nominating committee named the
following as candidates who were
elected: Mrs. j. r. Watson, pres
ident; Miss Ruth Hill, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Legate, secretary; and
Mrs. Murtagh, treasurer.
Purple, yellow, and white flow
ers were used as decorations. A
plate lunch was served.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
School Of instruction
Martha Hooker Circle
Meets In Hommett Home

Mrs. Harold Hammett was host
ess to the Martha Hooker circle,
meeting Monday at the church.
Eight members and one new
member. Mrs. w. L. Meeks, Jr.,
were present.
Mrs. j. H. Bowie was in charge
of the lesson.
Coca-Colas and cookies were
served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. J. w. Hollo-
man.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Browns Announce
Birth Of Daughter

MIR. and Mrs. j. r. Brown, Jr.,
are the parents of a 7ta pound
daughter, Sara Marie, born al
Community hospital, Thursday,
April %.
The paternal grandmother was
Mrs. j. r. Brown, and the mater
nal grandmother. Mrs. Matte
Strube.
Both mother and daughter are
reported doing fine"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Mrs. Watson Gives Party
Honoring Lbs Seniors

Honoring Parham H. Williams,
Jr., and Miss Margaret Diggs, Lex
ington High School seniors were
entertained by MI. and Mrs. j. R.
Watson Monday, with a water
melon party on their lawn, from
80 p. m.
The group, wearing calico and
jeans, were served from tables on
the lawn, which were white,
bearing blue lights, in the class
color motif. Games were enjoyed
Invitations to the party were
especially clever, and showed a
colored girl eating a large slice OF
melon, with notations of the party,
time, and place, inserted in ap-
propriate places.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Girl Scout News

Troop two, Lexington Girl
Scouts, met in the Grammar
School basement May 5 with ten
members and three leaders, Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. j. M. Fryer, and Mrs.
Rabb, present. Practice in tying
knots was the project worked
upon.
New officers elected were: June
Farmer, president; Ida Kate
Ship. vice president; Nancy Will
liams, secretary; Betty Rabb,
treasurer; Frances ROBBERS, scribe.
The next meeting will be May
IL.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Pfc. Irby Grantham returned
Tuesday to Hawkins field, Jack
son, where he is stationed with
the U. S. Air Force. He spent five
days with his parents, MI. and
Mrs. r. A. Grantham, at Bethesda.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Pvt. Skinner Attends
Army Engineer School

Private James G. Skinner, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Skinner, is
attending the Power Shovel OPP
orator Course at the Engineer
school, Fort Belvoir, Va. The
curse of study is designed to pre-
pare him for performing special
lied work while in the Army.
Fort Belvoir is the home OF the
Corps of Engineers. Every facili-
ty for training has been provided
the students attending this Army
school.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Use The cLAssIF1EDs-lt Pays.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
Six inflicted
Into O. E. S.

Six new members were initial
ed into Lexington Chapter 80, Or
der of Eastern Star, at the Friday
night meeting in the Masonic hall.
Receiving the candidates into the
order were Worthy Matron, Mrs.
w. H. Fincher, Jr, and Worthy
Patron, Perry Strickland. Six ad-
ditional candidates will be voted
on at the next meeting.
Sixty three persons were pres
ent at the meeting. Visitors in
cluded: from Greenwood, Mrs.
Louise Turnipseed, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. M. Carr. Mrs. Eloise White, Mr..
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Thorn
as; from Durant, Mrs. Carrie
Stonestreet, Mrs. Allene Dunn,
and Mrs. Floyd Durham, new de-
putty matron for district eight; and
from the Bay St. Louis chapter,
Mrs. Roderick Rogers, of Owens
Wells.
Decorations
Red and white candles, and
green, white, and red flowers de-
| corated the scene of the initiation.
In charge of decorations were Mrs.
| Fincher, Mrs. Jack Reid, Mrs
George Bailey, and Mrs. A. l..
Gibson.
Received as new members were
Mrs. Buck Henley, Mrs. 1rby Ell
lington, Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Shanks, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy
Hester.
Discussion was held and tenta-
tivt plans made for a Friendship
night. A committee composed OF
| Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. r. A. Stigler,
and c. M. Mcdaniel, was appoint
| ed for instruction of new MEM
bers.
School OF Instruction
1t was announced that a school
of instruction would be held in
Durant on Friday, June 3, starting
at 2:3O p. m, with Mrs. Durham
in charge. Lexington chapter will
conduct the initiation.
A report was heard from the
worthy matron on the grand chap
ter meeting in Biloxi.
Refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12
TO HOLD CONCERT MEETING

A get-together meeting of the
Municipal Concert association will
be held in the Lexington Gram
mar School lunchroom, Monday,
May Is. at 10 a. M, it is announc-
ed by Mrs. j. r. Watson and Miss
Elizabeth Heinrich, co-chairmen.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-05-12

Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Carroll and
SON visited in Grenada, Saturday
night and Sunday.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1949-07-02
MaFix Hon0red
BY Rotary

James Martz, out. going pres
ident of the Rotary Club turned
over the presidents gavel to Dr.
A. Holmes Johnson Tuesday
following the regular luncheon a.
the Montmartre Inn.
Martz was the recipient of a
tie with the Rotary emblem EN-
hlazoned on it and was the sub
eet of poem, written by Mrs.
Marshall CrutcheT.
Last minute plans for the big
weekend celebration, July 3 and
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1949-07-02

4, were lroned out and COM
mittee chairmen gave reports on
ticket sales and carnival plans
Guests attending the luncheon
were Father Louis B Fink, S j..
Father J. ?. Logan, S. J John
0. Pelle of Dunn and Bradstreet
in Seattle, M. l.. Anderson OF
Anchorage, Clarence Dizney,
Col. H H. Yokes, and Rotarlan
DR. Paul A. Royal OF Lincoln,
Nebr.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1949-07-02
Mule Call
Gets The Girls

A mule skinner may shout
Scudda Hay! Scudda HOO! and
various other terms of endear-
ment to his four footed mule
friends but Twentieth Century
Fox has put that tag on a movie
from a book by the same name.
Filmed in Technicolor the cast
includes Walter Brennan, Lon
oCallister, June Haver and a
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1949-07-02
host of others.

host of others.
Advance publicity claims the
film is filled with young love, vi
olent conflict, drama and CLAM"
our.
Reports state that the cries Of
Scudda Hoo and Scudda Hay
are replacing the well known
wolf call SO popular around
small town barber shops, pool
halls and soda fountains.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1949-07-02
HeIpeG BY Friends

Mike Bocatch. former civilian
employee at MOB, and now eon'
fined at the Virginia Mason Oh
mic in Seattle, received a gift
from his fellow workers and
friends amounting to 5000.
Sixteen different departments
at MOB and Is town people con-
tributed to the fund.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1949-07-02
NOTICE

| am not responsible for debts
made by my wife Mis- Stanley
Cross.
Stanley Cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Affiliated Businessmen
To Open Exposition Today

The Affiliated Business Asso-
Citations Of Washington will open
three day Business Exposition
at Turner's Arena this afternoon.
following a parade which will
form near First and o streets
N. w.
The parade is scheduled to
start at S pm. The route will
be north on First street to
Florida avenue. west to U street.
west on U street to Fourteenth
street, north on Fourteenth street
to w street and east on w street
past the arena.
t The parade will include bands.
military units. floats entered by
various business concerns. Boy
Scouts, playground groups and
fraternal orders.
The exhibition. which will be
open free to the public until
midnight today and from noon
until midnight tomorrow and
Tuesday. has been set up to &C
quaint the public with the modern
services offered by the business
community. it was announced.
Door prizes will be given and
daily entertainment features are
scheduled, including amateur tai
ent television shows and radio
disc jockey programs. Lewis Giles,
jr., Is the promoter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11

baltimore quotations furnished by thu
United States Department OF AgrlGulluie
ApplesLMsTket barely st No u.s. of Msry
poorer Door I.75; Grimes, 21a-inch up, S.G55
Pennsylvania Delicious 2 ~ hab up: SOM
.s5: Jon upi @E-ineh up, 90 so
$50; Rhode Island Greenings :ha-inTef
h inch l up. 80 So West virginia Deiis!Ouss
2ia-inch up. 2.50-3.O0: Jonathans U; S
utility. 24-inch up, l.20; North carohns
Potatoes-Firmer undertone l00-pouns
sacks OF U. S. No, Is, size tunless other,
wise stated. unwashed Pennsyivs95ins, :, n Hn
and used s ae c6 peet 5; Dciawsr.
k kstshhSins, 3'75-a'S5: Maryland Katah
dins, $50; New jersey: KatahdinS, n 3;T".
s75 few $50; pennsylyania n o"rSdoq pss
per sacks. Katahdins 33.:4
PoultryMarket dull Tsis5oS wRola
more: Fryers, 81 pounds, 3G-24 mostly ST.
33-}3: fowl (colored), 29-3l; light wslsht:
(Leghornsl. 1920; broilers' hSunieieh'
W e"''' Livestock Market.
Cattle-Compared last week Gooe
s stsss' m HneeF hhs9 s GHaoh
Grades generally steady; bulk average 70
high-sood 35.00-36. 90; most sveraseSIims :,
a anu GOOD 90 heifers. 2ioo-a3 50; odd cutter
f95o- iVA odd head on heifer order
la.0o9O0o: common and medium ,nni 90
1880 odd shelly Gamers down 70 a ~ "
But bulk 10. 100000; common and me-
oi9 cna,iiveswcompsred last week: Generally
steady but outlet for common and medium
1880 weights ana al sr top zoo oo
fot D selted s seed and choice
vealers; bulk mixed lots, medium and
choice, mostly coed and choice, veais nJ
Medium aaa 9sf fss.oo-s7 90; euils i4.oo-le ;SS
Hogs-Compared last week: Generally
IS .sats higher throughout; todays 5u X
SaGq ss0 ad Sits, sa75 to mostly $500;
bound rail:shipped: $3.50: 2s5.3eo popnsdns :
22; 0o-22 80: 26o-3oQ ponnds' on-i nu;
5 sSodeo ipsp' gs6oaiis i4e1so pounds
20.35-9O. so; 160-1s0 pounds; 90 ;0O,22 20;
sogs under 100 pounds 'f hea Foeq
weights 1925 down: odd stays zoo unoer
price Of same weight sows.
Sheep-Ccmpared last week Lambs
lambs slight each day; ewes neslisiole;
hulk lambs, medium to choice, mlxed lots.
74-a0-pound spring lambs oo % Co., ; 90
weeks ana ClOSlls top -'.oVb soou o''e
choice ewes to 500.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 1911 1O0-pound SACKS.
Wheat-Receipts, so, 1919 bushels snip
ments l479s5 bushels; stocks, $3.50 639
bushels, No; 2 red winter s a1 spot
Corn-Receipts, 1a0.737 bushels: ship,
ments, $4,000 bushels; stocks 1,13s,713
oats-Receipts. 10000 bushels: ship
ments.. none: stocks. 1o,s@7 bushels No
quotations.
ments none; stocks. I25.715 BUSHELS.
Rye-Receipts, 1925 bushels: ship.
ments. $4,000 bushels: stocks. 1s2.463
soybeans-Receipts. 1851 bushels;
shipments. none; stocks, 1926 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, 523 tons.
Esg Quotations.
Eggs-Market about steady; receipts
light demand moderate; wholesale sell
ing prices: large, $50; A mediums.
$3.50: small. 1912: B large, $500:
current receipts ungraded, very few 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Radio Engineers Plon
MEETING Tomorrow

Subjects dealing with television
are to be discussed at q meeting
of the Washington section Of the
Institute of Radio Engineers at
8 pm. tomorrow in the Potomac
Electric Power Co: Auditorium,
Tenth and E streets NV. The
meeting is to follow a dinner Of
the group in ODonnell's Restau-
rant, 1907 E street NV.
Two addresses are scheduled for
the meeting in the auditorium,
both by men from the RCA Victor
Division. Camden. N. j. lone Of
them. L. j. Wolf, is to speak on
"Television Broadcast Antennas
Having Higher Gains and Direc-
tive Patterns" The second speaker
is to be Walter Lawrence whose
subject is to be Low Cost Tele>
vision Stations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 LP:-Grains tum-
bled on the Board Of Trade today In the
wake Of a Government forecast Of another
autumn of bumper harvests. Corn and
soybeans led the downturn.
The Agriculture DEPARTMENTS corn crop
forecast did not show nearly as much de-
teriorattion between August and sep
TEMPER as the grain trade had expected;
AS result selling was concentrated
against the December delivery.
country was shown by a sudden increase
in offerings Of cash corn on to-arrive
basis. presumably coming from elevators,
Bookings totaled around $4,000 bushels.
Soybeans at one time STAGED a little
rally on buying by an export house. fol-
lowing news that Holland had , purchased sd
November shipment The rally did not
last long. Wheat particularly September
showed more firmness than other grains be-
cause Of recent strength in local cash
prices.
Wheat closed y lower to >: higher; Sep
TENDER :06M corn ~. was ssr M:lE Lover Lover
September eSI;A; rye was l to ~ sl l oas,
lower. November 2.ss-IaN, and lard was
to II cents hundred pounds lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Jewish Center Library
To Reopen Tomorrow

The library of the Jewish Com
munity Center at 1929 Sixteenth
street NV. will reopen, tomorrow
for the fall and winter, according
to an announcement made today
by the center's executive director
Edward RoSenblum.
Mr.. Rosenblum said the library
will be open week days, except Fri
days. from 8 to 10 pm. Following
the Jewish holidays the library
also will be open Sundays from
8 to 10 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Tobucco Markets

RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. 10 LPr.-Flue.
cured tobacco markets of the middle belt
yesterday ended their second week Of sale.
with the market generally higher
The Federal-State Market News Service
reported average prices for practically al
grades of leaf advanced, along with non.
descript and lower quality smoking leaf
Tugs and primings. Other grades held tc
the previous days levels. Most gains were
81 to 50 per hundred pounds.
Thursdays sales on the belt were listed
as 3,061 ,627 pounds. averaging s4651
per hundred: Season sales rose to 90
6lS,2l0 pounds, averaging $46.SS,
On the Eastern North Carolina belt
most grade averages were fairly steady
yesterday. Some smoking leaf grades
tended to weaken, while common qualities
OF leaf and nondescript picked UP.
Sales Thursday were 1871 ,637 pounds
averaging S4579. Season sales climbed
to 15s,307.79 pounds, averaging S44.4S
Prices for fairly. large number OF
grades eased OF yesterday on the Carolina
border belt. Thursdays sales were re-
noted as 5.766,043 pounds, AVERAGING
S45.97. Season volume reached 252 $685.
Sd pounds. aYeraging S49. 04.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
Marshall Plan Funds
Giving Hamburg Name
OF Paris Of Germany

HAMBURG, Sept. 10 (NANA) -
Marshall Plan aid pouring through
the grass grown and dreary dock
land here has doomed this badly
battered seaport city to the eye
opening description of 1.-The Paris
of New Germany"
A British officer staying at the
smart Four Seasons Hotel here
commented, II find Hamburg more
virile than London; the night life
more exciting and my wife says
the shops are every bit as good
as those in oxford street."
Hotels are full. ~ Onetime pass
enger liners in the Elbe hold the
overflow. Germans are coming
here from far and wide to do their
buying an denjoy the night life.
In the famous Reeperbahn mid
way" you can see anything from a
good floor show to a first class
brawl. A German Montmartre
and pigalle" sums it up.
Communist Vote Small.
OF the city's estimated LII 900
inhabitants only 1900 voted
Communist in the recent elections.
AS a result OF Marshall aid. re-
cruitment of displaced lockers for
the Ruhr mines, a vigorous policy
of state aid and encouragement
to self-help, unemployment is
down to about 8 per cent.
With its own government based
on ancient traditions as a free
Hanseatic port. the city and its
environs have the status of sepa-
rate state in the federal Setup.
Last year, it was one Of the few
to show surplus of revenue with
more than 100000 marks in the
black.
This was q remarkable achieve
ment since currency reform re-
duced city treasures to near bank
ruptcy. But by encouraging free
enterprise, and rebuilding quickly
in the shopping centers. tax reve-
nues have poured in to push re-
construction elsewhere. More than
$4,000 workers apartments have
been constructed or repaired. The
wealthy have repaired their bomb
damaged homes and converted
them into apartment houses. The
whole of the city hall section
seems draped in builders scaffold-
ing as major repairs are pushed
ahead.
Miles of Debris Piles.
But enough devastation and
human misery remain to appeal
to the visitor who looks for such
things. Acres of buildings have
gone to join the shades of Car
thage and Babylon. Miles of streets
are still brick and debris piles.
But, compared with two years
ago. Hamburg seems heaven to-
day to visitors from less progress
sive cities.
l. Hamburg has recaptured its
traditional cosmopolitan spirit" a
timber importer said. I'VE believe
lot Of regulations are made to
prevent German competition in
world markets, but for all that
there is less ill-feeling today
against occupation policy. I'M
porters and exporters are turning
to strictly domestic commodities
and wares. With Berlin largely
in Russian hands, our city has a
future as the de facto commercial
capital OF West Deutschland"