davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-22

PASCAG0ULA GAS & WATER SYSTEMS
Your mayor and board of commissioners is attempting to operate your
city on a business basis. The gas and wafer distribution systems, which are
operated by the city for the CiizenSockhodes who own them, represents
an investment of manY thousands of dolas of YOUR money and in order to
protect this investment and your interests they mustbe operated on the same
basis as any other business that expecso be successful
Gas customers have been notified that all bills are due
and payable The 10Th ofihe month following billing Wafer
customers become delinquent the 18Th of the second month
following billing. II an account becomes delinquent il will
become necessary to discontinue service without further no
lice to the delinquent customer (Which means your Gas or
wafer will be promptly cut o)
There will be no exceptions 10 this rule. Twill be ap
piled without favor TO ALL gas and wafer customers
You, as owners OF the systems can readily understand that we could
not continue to successfully operate your business unless we collect accounts
ashley come due.
We believe that the owners of The gas and water systems desire us to
operate hn the best interest Of everyone, and we intend TO do this
We ask for your cooperation and understanding.
CITY OF PASCACOULA
GAS and WATER DEPARTMENTS
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Man; 81, Held in Assault
On Wife, Moiher-in-Law

A. 52-year-old electrical en-
gineer was arrested on two as
sault charges last night after q
family argument which put his
wife and mother-in-law in the
hospital.
He is William FRANC Tydings,
of 5430 Carolina place NV, who
told Detective 1t. j. Kenneth Baker
The had some mother-in-law
trouble" when he returned home
after "having a few beers"
He was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon on his wife.
Ruth Tydings, AZ, and with as
sault with intent to kill his mother
in-law, Mrs. Elnore Aull. 72. The
wife suffered a fractured jaw and
cuts and Mrs. Aull had multiple
cuts and bruises and is in critical
condition in Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital.
Tydings denied using a butcher
knife and ice pick on the women
but police said they had picke6
them up at the Tydings home al
the weapons used in the attacks.
He was held on $4,000 bons
for further hearing October Is.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
.0usfed U. 5. Worker!
Get Job Preference

The Civil Service Commission
today pledged it would do all it
could to place in other Federal
jobs as many as possible of the
career employees released as the
result of current reductions in
force.
The commission pointed to these
two provisions for the displaced
workers obtaining preference for
unemployment:
1. Provision for recall to for
mer positions or to similar posi-
tions. This preference lasts for
one year after separation.
2. Placement of the employees s
name on registers for referral to
agencies filing job vacancies. The
dismissed employe must request
that his name be placed on the
registers.
It was pointed out, however
that many agencies are taking on
relatively few new employees and
few war-service or temporary ap-
pointees are still in the service.
The commission said that ir
some cases displaced workers
should be willing to accept lower
salaries than formerly received
In the past, the commission said
there were many instances where
career employees could have beer
rehired had they been willing tt
accept jobs which paid less thar
the ones they had held.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Funeral Set for Second
Victim Of Canton BrawI
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

CANTON, Sept. 15.-Funeral
services will be held tomorrow for
Willard Freeman, Al, of Bridge
water, Mass, who died Tuesday
of wounds suffered in q shooting
during a drinking brawl at his
home last week.
The widow said the body will be
cremated and the ashes scattered
over the wartime capital of
Chungking, where Freeman was
stationed during the war.
Freeman. engaged in business
here, was the second to die in the
shooting. Harold Harris, As, a
business associate, was killed out
right. Leonard Clark, AZ, San
Francisco explorer, was wounded,
but will recover.
Clark told police the shooting
climaxed drinking party. Chi
nese police have made no arrests
in the case.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Kiwanis Presents Charter
To Club in Falls Church

The Falls Church Kiwanis Clut
was presented its charter last
night at a dinner attended by 15(
members and guests at the Dar-
danelles Restaurant.
Kiwanis District Governo,
Michael Paul Smith, of Reisters-
town, Md, made the presentation
He urged the 80 charter members
to take the lead. in informing
themselves on developments in
national and international gov
ernment.
The charter was accepted by
Arthur c. Stickley, II, president
Of the Falls Church Club. Irving
Diener of Alexandria was toast
master.
The lieutenant governor Of the
Capital District, Wilton H. Wal
lace of Bethesda, Nd, welcomed
Falls Church into the. district.
Roy F. Dunn, vice president of
the new club, was chairman Of the
affair. Roy E. Conner is secretary
treasurer
Mr.. Stickley announced the Or
ganization has agreed to provide
a nurse for special class for
spastic children soon to be opened
in Falls Church by the Fairfax
County School Board.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
BorkIey Wants
| Word Weep to
| Identity His Post

Vice President Barkley hopes
the term weep" does not become
generally applicable to all Vice
Presidents because it would "have
no identity with me and with the
Vice President of the United
States"
In a letter to Leonard Kristen.
vice president of the George
Washington University student
council, Mr.. Barkley said he had
no objection to Mr.. Kristen being
called weep" because the term Is
not copyrighted. The GWU stu
dent had written Mr.. Barkley, say
ing his friends had started to call
him weep"
. The original weep" said the
term is a name that my chill
dren gave me in connection with
the vice presidency"
They just took the two letters,
v and p, and put couple Of small
e's between and it spelled Weep.
and it has become rather familiar
over the country as a new title
for the Vice President" Mr.. Bark
ley's letter said. He continued:
While, of course, I cannot OBJ
ject to anybody calling you Weep
in connection with your vice presi-
dency. I should regret it II the
term became generally used as
applicable to all vice presidents
because then it would have no
identity with me and with the
Vice President of the United
States" / :.
Evening star., 1949-09-15

synchronized with a Nationwide
fund raising effort. The Right
Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of Wash
ington, and Joseph c. Grew, presi-
dent of the National Cathedral
Association, are co-chairmen OF
the national campaign.
The Washington area goal has
been set at $4,000 and the ma
tional goal is $375,000.
Mr.. Symington said the $4,000
Washington goal will furnish $685.
600 for the annual operation OF
the Cathedral and $4,000 for
construction needs. .
"The building continuation fund
guarantees that the stones shall
keep rising without interruption. "
Mr.. Symington said. with the
immediate prospect of continuing
work on the south transept up to
the triforium level. where it can
be rooted over and permit the
addition of 400 seats to the pres
ent capacity of the Cathedral. I"
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Beef Prices Increased
In Many Stores Here;
Fresh Pork Reduced

Beef prices were higher in many
Washington area stores today, but
plentiful supplies of fresh pork
brought reductions in some pork
cuts.
Typical of the beef situation
here was one large chain which
posted an additional 2 cents a
pound on it's porterhouse and sir
loin steaks and hamburgers and 4
cents on chuck roast.
While it listed whole pork loinS
and loin chops at 2 cents above a
week ago, fresh hams, shoulder OF
pork and fresh picnics were down
2 cents a pound.
Eggs, which have been quite
scarce, were reported up one to
three cents a dozen from last
week.
Lamb and veal prices showed
little change.
Demand for Pork Increases.
Although trade sources pre-
dicted that meat prices would
start downward well before the
end of the month, there was no
indication this week that they
had reached their seasonal peak.
With cooler weather, demand
for pork was picking up. Hog
marketings were stepping up, too,
as the period of heavy slaughter
approached.
The beef market, on the other
hand, was caught in an ir1-between
period. Choice cattle from grain
feed lots was getting scarce and
more expensive as its season
neared an end, and grass range
fed cattle was not yet arriving in
volume. -
The Agriculture Department es-
timated the seasonal drop in hog
prices this fall and early winter
might be somewhat greater than
the 20-year average of 18 per cent
because of anticipated heavy mar
ketings. Cattle price declines
PlODdUly WILL VIC oIlldAC1, Vic live
stock report added.
California Ships Tomatoes.
The early-fall shipping pattern
began shaping up in the produce
markets. Far western apples be-
gan arriving in Eastern stores. The
first California tomatoes reached
the Atlantic seabord-but some
traders said they'd have lots of
competition yet from tomatoes
grown in nearby gardens. The
Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland
started shipping sweet potatoes to
far distant markets.
The Dun & Bradstreet whole
sale food price index this week
climbed to $5.85 from $5.82 a week
ago. but was still 1873 per cent
below a year ago. The index rep
resents the total wholesale cost of
a pound each Of 81 foods in
general use.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
PIonfor Immediate Negotiations
To Reopen BeIusco Reported

The American National Theatel
and Academy plans to begin nego-
tiations Immediately to reopen
the Belasco Theater as q play
house, The New York Times re-
ported today.
The academy's executive COM
mittee, according to The Times
agreed that a letter the commit
tee had received from some SO
Senators constituted a safeguard
against possible heavy financial
losses in leasing the building.
Up to now, the stumbling block
to turning the Belasco into q
legitimate theater again has been
the Government ruling that the
proposed 10-year lease sought by
ANITA could be cancelled by the
Government at any time on q
years notice.
The academy feared 1t woulc
put hundreds Of thousands Of dol.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Missionary College Begins
45th Academic Year Today

Washington Missionary College,
Takoma Park, Md, today began its
45th academic year, with more
than $50 students enrolled.
Ten new instructors have in
creased the faculty to 65, William
H. Sheppard. president, an
nounced. One of these is Constan-
tine G. Christof1des from Alexan-
dria, Egypt, who will teach an
cient Languages, history and
French.
Lower-classmen at the Seventh
day Adventist liberal arts college
registered Tuesday and upper
classmen yesterday. In addition, a
faculty-student reception is
planned Saturday night in Colum-
bia Hall auditorium, Carroll and
Flower avenues, Takoma. Park.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Presents
RequIor Broudcusts

Radio Station WBCC-FM. Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, went on the
air today with its first regularly
scheduled broadcasts.
The station, operating on 1851
megacycles, channel 276, will
broadcast simultaneously with
WBCC-AM during daytime hours
and will continue FM operation
nightly until 3 O'Clock. x
Evening star., 1949-09-15
so Foreign Newspopermen, on Inspection Tour
|Of u. S., See Truman and Washington in Hurry
British Curtoonist
Barely Finds Time
To Make Drawing
By W. H. Shippen, Jr.

Columbus didn't have to hurry
when he discovered America. He
wasn't travelling in Strato-
cruiser for one thing. and for an
other the natives then were mostly
Indians with plenty of time on
their hands.
The 1949 voyage of discovery
by 40 European publishers, edit
ors and writer's and one cartoonist
is somewhat more hectic, what
with time, climate, food and wat
er changes, and a tight schedule
that hardly ever changes.
The modern explorers, voyag-
ing in an American Overseas Air
! lines Flagship Europe, had no
sooner finished breakfast here
this morning than they were
packed off in buses to the White
House for a brief press interview
and introduction to President
Truman.
This came on top of 10 days
from coast to ocast of luncheons,
dinners, banquets, cocktail par
ties, sightseeing. interviews, auto
mobile production lines, Texas
barbecues, Hollywood BIO m b ber
plants, Navy maneuvers. econom-
les, production and some politics,
local as we'll as national.
Cart0onist Is Busiest.
Perhaps the busiest man in the
group today, including the AOA's
conducting officials, was the lone
enthusiastically, energetic Vic
tor (Vicky) Weisz, whose sketches
appear in the London News
Chronicle and other dailies and
periodicals.
Mr.. Weisz promised to draw
picture of himself, or some other
member of his party, trying to
shave, answer the telephone, fin
ish his coffee, and make the bus
for the White House-if he had
time, that was.
The bus, however. drew up to
the White House guards before a
quick sketch expert like Mr..
Weisz could lay pencil to paper
Meanwhile, however, he managed
to get over few oral impressions,
and promised sketch later. It's
reproduced herewith.
A diplomat, he admitted in one
breath he was rushed for time,
but wouldn't have missed the trip
for all the hours the party lost
flying West across the Atlantic
and the American continent at
almost 800 miles an hour.
Impressed by Texas.
II lost quite a few hours out Of
my life," the visitor grinned, "but
I'm getting them back now that
we're going East again-or are
we?" -
Speaking of time loss, and dis
tances, Mr.. Weisz was much i'm
pressed by Texas. They even
brag about their mosquitoes out
there-the biggest in the world.
At Fort Worth they told me q
mosquito landed at B-36 base
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Code Changed 10 Give
Fire Chief Control Of
Alarm System Links

The Commissioners today Or
dered reinserted in the city's elec-
trical code provisions for super
vision over connections with the
municipal fire alarm system by
the fire chief instead of the elec-
trical engineer.
The jurisdictional shift had
been left out inadvertently when
the new code was adopted Octo-
ber l. 1948, it was disclosed.
The 1947 order transferred re-
sponsibility from the electrical
engineer to the fire chief for ap-
proval of any fire alarm system
or box connected with the munich
pal system and for tests of private
connections to the system.
After being notified that the
provision had been omitted from
the new code the city heads in
July asked an investigation by
Daniel B. Maher, assistant cor
poration counsel.
Mr.. Maher reported that June
S. Zebley, technical adviser to the
Director of Inspections, who was
questioned by the Commissioners
today about the omission. said he
had not received a copy of the
Commissioners order.
HE city heads were informed
that copies of the order did go to
the Engineer Department and
should also have gone to the elec-
trical engineer, but Mr.. Maher
said the original order does not
indicate that copy was sent to
the Electrical Engineer.
Evening star., 1949-09-15

lars into renovations and ther
lose the lease.
To overcome that obstacle, 6
group of Senators signed letter
pledging themselves to support
legislation to compensate ANITA
for a portion of the funds useo
to refurnish the building, if ANITA
should lose the lease within the
10-year period.
The New York Times said the
academy would send a letter to
the interested Senators today in
forming them that ANITA will
begin negotiations for the play
house Immediately.
Washington has had no leg1-
innate theater since last year when
the National Theater became q
movie house as q result OF the
refusal of Actors Equity to per-
NIT its players to appear on the
stage when colored persons were
refused admission to the theater
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Death Front Gun Wound
Is Ruled Accidental

DR.. Nelson Podolnick, Fairfax
County coroner, yesterday ruled
accidental the death of Charles
Alexander Curtis, 81, whose body
was found near his Falls Church
home Tuesday with bullet wound
in the head.
Police said Mr.. Curtis right foot
was tangled in fence wire. They
added a .22-caliber rifle found
nearby apparently had discharged
accidentally when Mr.. Curtis at
tempted to step over the fence
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Justice Department
To Decide if Shimon
Should Be Prosecuted

The Police Departments report
on 1t. Joseph Shimon was under
study" at the Justice Department
today to determine whether the
evidence warrants prosecution.
A Justice Department spokes-
man said the report had been
received and Is being considered.
He refused to comment further.
Capt. Robert v. Murray, act
ing chief of detectives, said he
delivered the report late yesterday
to Assistant Attorney General
Alexander M. Campbell but did
not discuss it with him.
1t. Shimon was transferred to
the Fourteenth Precinct last
month after having served as
chief investigator in the United
States Attorneys Office since 1941.
The transfer came after COM
plants that 1t. Shimon was in
volved in the divorce proceedings
of a socially prominent Washing
ton couple. Wire-tapping was al
legged.
Poice Chief Robert J. Barrett
said he probably would cite 1t.
Shimon to the Police Trial Board
on a charge of Withholding evi-
dence by keeping some narcotics
in his desk instead of turning it in.
Results Of the police investiga-
ton on all the allegations were
sent to United States Attorney
George Morris Fay, but Mr.. Fay
decided 1t was up to the Justice
Department rather than himself
to determine whether any action
should be taken against his former
aide.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
hut> Amonca = 1Na1- WI

publish it tomorrow for some L.
100000 readers.
Tour of Area Planned.
The Washington schedule for
the visitors from IA Western 'Eu-
ropean countries includes a tour
of the Washington area this after
noon, a cocktail party and din
ner by the Overseas Writers As
sociation.
The group arrived at National
Airport last night from Detroit
where they had a day with the
automotive industry.
Their American discovery trip -
covering more than 12,770 miles
was planned to give them a first
hand look at American postwar
industrial, military and economic
developments.
The group is the largest single
delegation of European newspaper
and magazine men to make such
a comprehensive trip. 1t COM
priSes news executives and writers
from England, Ireland, Scotland
Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg
France. Germany, Italy, Norway
Sweden. Denmark, Finland anc
Switzerland.
They will leave for London or
Sunday, following a New York Of
ficial reception, harbor tour, fash
ion breakfast and opportunitie!
to become acquainted with busi.
ness establishments, baseball
Broadway theaters and foreign
societies,
Evening star., 1949-09-15

DullQlng G o n =
tinuation fund
campaign. to be
held October 10
t hroug h No
vember 10.
he Wash
in 6 tom area
drive for Ca
thedral support
will be carried
on by a volun-
teer solicitation
committee Or
ganiZed under
Mr.. Synington
and will be
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Prisoner Examined
After Hanging Fails

A 31-year-old colored man was
under observation In Gallinger
Hospital today afted he was found
hanging by his shirt In a cell In
No. 13 police precinct.
The man, Isaiah D. Lewis Of the
1900 block of Ninth street NV,
was arrested yesterday while try
ing to take a bundle Of diapers
from. q truck parked in the rear
of 1915 U street NV. He was
charged with petty larceny. Later
police making q routine check OF
his cell found him with his shirt
around his neck and suspended
from q bar.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Young Democrats Elect

Charles B. Markham, jr., Dur
ham. N. c.. today was named
executive secretary of the Young
Democratic Clubs Of America. He
is a former member Of the staff
of the Charlotte. N. c. News. Miss
Clare Jones, Santa Barbara, Calf.
was appointed executive director
Of the Young Democrats women's
division.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Newell Seeks Approval
For Bi-RociuI Committee

Official approval by the Com.
missioners of the Bi-racial Citi-
zens' Committee to study the
causes of racial tension here was
sought today by Clifford H
Newell, chairman pro tenn.
MIR. Newell asked the Commits
sioners to approve the personnel
of the 34-member committee
which grew out of a recent meet
ing of Negro and white civic lead
ers. The membership is equally
divided between the races.
The city heads took Mr.. Newell s
request under advisement.
Evening star., 1949-09-15
Oyster Law Change
BY Maryland Disrupts
Opening Of Season
Special pispoteh 10 The Sfor

COBB ISLAND. Md, Sept. Is
A new State oyster law threatened
to disrupt the opening OF the
Potomac River oystering season
today.
I'm the waters of the Potomac
River and it's tributaries" &C
cording to a pamphlet just issued
by the Tidewater Fisheries Com
mission, mo oysters will be taken
with patent tongs."
The booklet is titled Maryland
Laws Relating to the Tidewaters
Fisheries Commission" and is
dated June l, 1949.
Heretofore patent tongs have
been legal in the Potomac and
tributaries, and most oyster boats
are equipped with the mast booms
and winches necessary for their
use.
Oystermen here, worried as to
what action fisheries commission
officers would take in the event
that they used patent tongs. are
reluctant to take the chance of
arrest.
Inspectors Equally Puzzled.
Fisheries inspectors. equally
puzzled about the new wording.
said they did not know what
course to follow until they had
received specific instructions from
headquarters.
The development came as some
Is Maryland and Virginia oyster
men with boats equipped for
patent longing prepared to leave
| for oyster bars along a 20-mile
stretch of the Potomac. In addi-
ton to boats equipped to use
patent tongs, several score smaller
craft were operating over the bar
bringing the oysters up with hand
tongS.
John D. Harrison, q spokesman
for Cobb Island oystermen, said
his group had asked Charles
County officials for an explana-
ton but had not received def
mite reply.
No Signs of Dredging.
State Senators James B. Mon
roe of Charles County and Paul
j. Bailey of st. Marys County
both Republicans, introduced leg
islation which was passed by the
last General Assembly to outlaw
the use of patent tongs.
Mr.. Harrison said Virginia
oystermen had learned of the
confused state of affairs and were
uncertain as to whether they
would begin to attempt oyster
ing Immediately.
This development was believed
partly responsible for what ap-
peared last night to be the total
absence of dredge boats which
in the past have usually jumped
the gun on the season.
An eight-hour trip on the Tiny
Lou, one of the fisheries commits
sion's fastest patrol craft. failed
to turn up any sign of dredging
in the Potomac River area from
Breton Bay to Cobb Island or in
the Wicomico River.
Evening star., 1949-09-15

anu GIley pulIlpcO 1,oUo SdAollo VI
petrol into it before they discov-
cred the mistake.
They also told me one never
asked stranger if he was from
Texas, because if he was he would
tell you first and if he wasn't he
would be too embarrassed to an
SWer."
They were entertained at Fort
Worth by Anon Carter, the pub
Usher who thinks 500 guests at
his ranch for an outdoor "chuck
wagon" is only a small party.
President Sketched.
Mr.. Weisz was especially i'm
pressed by the rivalry between
American cities-Fort Worth VS..
Dallas, for instance. or Los
Angeles VS.. San Francisco.
I'VE had only a brief glimpse OF
San Francisco, but the city fascin-
ated me-" he said. Los Angeles,
it seemed, was a bit too big, too
spread out. Everybody was on
wheels almost no pedeS-
trians."
After the press conference at
the White House, at which Mr.
Weisz did quick sketch OF the
President, who autographed it, the
visitor dashed off for a cab to take
him to his papers Office in the
National Press Building.
He added few lines there and
dispatched the sketch by air to
New York for radio transmission
to his paper, which probably will