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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-21

10O nOuSecO&tS In attTdctiSc W.T.
IL to 20.
Manufacturers Samples-Neg-
ligees and Bridal Sets. Would
regularly be $25. Now $3.50
SO Bridal Sets and Negligees--
rayon fabrics trimmed with
lace. Bridal white and pastels.
Sizes 10 to 10.
Quilted Robes
3 short Cotton Quilted Robes,
prints. Sizes "a and IA. Were
$685.. Now -------A-----$ 1915
"a Long Cotton Quilted Print
Robes. Sizes IL TO 20, A. Were
$10.95. Now -----<-----S 1913
Z Rayon Coolie Goats. quilted.
Red, light blue. Sizes IA and
20. Were $1295. Now S.I5
. Raycn Quilted Robes In black
floral print. Sizes IL and 40.
Were $685.. Now -.- $14.50
Q Rayon Satin Quilted Robes.
black and royal. Sizes l4h.
241s, 40, A, 4S. Were 1886.
Now ------.S lS.75
4 Rayon Quilted Robes with lace
trim. Orchid. pale green. white,
blue. Sizes 10 and IA. Were
$2g.g5. Now--------------$lS.9o
Short Robes
4 Short Rayon Robes In navy.
red. Sizes 10 and 40. Were
s10.g5. Now SNS
3 Cotton Brunch Coats, pink,
blue. Were 1886. Now---$6.5o
IL Short Corduroy Robes
ROYAL, red. teal, dusty rose.
Sises 10 to 10. Were $14.95.
Now -------------------st vita
! Snort Wool Fitted Robes in
navy, red. Were 1855. Now.
. Rayon Jersey Robes. Sizes II.
10. Aqua. Were SASS. Now.
S5.75
sLeng Rayon Robes, pink, blue.
Sizes Ia TO 10. Were elo.95.
Now ---------------.-S5.7S
70 Rayon Taffeta Robes with
white piping. Navy, red. light
blue. Sizes II, IA, 10. Were
sl4p5. Now ------------$S .IS
w&I-Negligees, Third Floor
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A group OF ray0n crepe
sembles with short and
sorted cossrs. Sizes 10 I
rs were SASS to 500 5.
2 were $685.. Now
10 were $22.95 to $50 95.
81 were s29.s5 TO $69.95.
8 were S35. Now
W&L-Misses' Dresses, ]
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cocktail afternoon dresses In rayon sauns faces
ales assorted coors; also fwopece WOODS In
pastels, navy, brown. Sizes 10 to H.
- w.rs .aa o. tn s1s5 Now 10 were s11o
~ "eie s'0'' =" ~1'' ss.es
4 mara sos Now s7125 was sle5. Now-------Sl46.25
W&I-Wanut Third Floor
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Young Mems Suits.
ATS Uere SIS

22 All wcoI suits for the young
er man. In tweeds and eheviets.
Regulars In 80 to 80.
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,ToiIetriss
Reduced

10 Velour Powder Puffs,
bath size. Specially priced.
Ice
1ee Hair Brushes, nylon
hristles, blue and crystal
handles. were ti.05.
Now ----------------N
wal - Toiletries, Aisies
IA and is, First Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-21

IS were 1895 to $685.. Now.
$3.50
4 were SIS to s4s95. Now. $37.25
II were $685. to $225. Now,
S44.50
IL were $685.. Now 4 S52.25
II were 1895. Now S56.25
8 we're 1895. Now------$5e.5e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-21
Cotton Seersucker Housecoots
Less than ~ price, s4.2s We're 1925

attractive wrap-around STYLE Floral prints Sizes
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wGL-Walnut Room,
Third Floor
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Won1en's Formal Dresses
Women's Dresses Greatly Reduced

w&I-women's Formal Wear, Third Floor
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w&f<---rseordas
Fourth Floor
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Misses Dresses Reduced

yon crepes prints, taetas and satins; also wool en-
hort and long coats; few maternity fashions As
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AT prices tNcfude R0% tar.
1.-The silver Room, First Floor
Evening star., 1949-04-24

A social event yesterday In Nor
ristown. N. j.. was the wedding Of
Miss Nancy Kunhardt and Mr..
George Cabot Lodge. son Of
Senator and Mrs. Henry Cabot
Lodge. jr.
A reception at the Morris
County Golf Club followed the
wedding at st. Peters Protestant
Episcopal Church. The Rev. Cor
nelius P. Trowbridge officiated at
the ceremony and was assisted by
Evening star., 1949-04-24

the Rev. Malcolm strachan Of
Groton School.
The bride. the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Bradish Kunhardt
of Morristown. was given in mar
riage by her father. She wore an
antique ivory satin gown. q chan
tilly lace veil and carried GYM
bidium orchids.
Miss Edith Kunhardt was her
sisters maid OF honor and the
other attendants were Mrs. Ber-
nard Peyton. jr.: Miss Anne
Meserve. Mrs. Robert T. Tate, jr.:
Miss Jean Ford. Miss Geraldine
Warburg. Miss Frances Parsons.
Miss Lorraine Lukens. Miss Susan
Savage, Miss Ann Storrow and
Miss Susan Neubauer. All wore
yellow organdy dresses and car
ried yellow tulips.
The bridegroom's brother, Mr..
Harry S. Lodge. was best man and
the ushers were Messrs. Philip B.
Kunhardt. jr.. and Kenneth B.
kunhardt. brothers Of the bride;
William F. Prescott, jr.: George
H. P. Dwight. Daniel c. de Memo
cal. Henry s. Peltz. Malcolm w.
Greenough, jr.; Gordon Abbott,
jr.: Augustus Gardiner Means,
Frank S. MacShane and w. Gil
man Low. jr.
After a wedding trip. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lodge will live in Beverly.
Mass. MFR. Lodge is q junior at
Harvard College. where he be-
longs to the Hasty Pudding In
stitute Of ITO and the Fly Club.
An alumnus Of Groton, he served
with the Navy during the war.
Evening star., 1949-04-24
Engagement
Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Russell
Strobe Of Washington and Gle
nora. N. T.. we're hosts at tea yes
terday afternoon when they an
nounced the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Audrey Strobe. to
MIR. Arthur s. Wolcott. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Wolcott Of f.
mira. N. Y.
The mother of the bridegroom
elect was among the guests at
the tea and those assisting the
hostess were Mrs. Tomas Cajigas.
Mrs. John Morrison Kerr. Mrs.
Harry S. Kimberly. Mrs. J. B.
Akers and Mrs. Benton Webb.
Miss Strobe attended Mary
Washington College and George
Washington University and Is a
member Of Chi Omega.
MFR. Wolcott is a senior at Cor
nell University and a member Of
Sigma M Fraternity and the
Watkins Glen Yacht Club.
The wedding will take place at
0lenora in late August.
Evening star., 1949-04-24
Entertain


Admiral and Mrs Adosraas STA
ton win Be hosts as cocktails q,
the Sulxrave Club tomorrow as I
O'Clock IN honor Of Mrs. Mary
Brecktnrsdse. whose portrait. re-
Gently painted By William r. ORA
per. win Be shown for the first
time In washington
The portrait has been presented
to the Frontier Nursing Service
by Mrs. Draper Bcncomnasni and
the artist. q cousin Of Mrs. Staten
win be here for the party. Mrs-
Breckinrtdge is the founder Of the
nursing organixation.
A benefit lecture for the From
tier Nursing Service by John Ma
son Brown win be given the same
day.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Telephone Rote Raise

The Southern Bell Telephone Company won its third
round rate boost in Mississippi this week when the State
Public Service Commission granted it an increase of
$~i,525,300. The latest rate-raise makes the third increase
Southern Bell has won in Mississippi since 1916. In May
of that year it was granted an increase of $780, In 1947
1t won a ~$1,500,000 increase through court action. These
increases total $~5,si5,300.
The total figure represents a right healthy increase
in subscribers phone bills. The latest, which comes in the
face OF generally declining prices, will add ST. to the cost
of each local business telephone and 55-cents to residence
phones. These increases apply to ~one-party line phones.
We think this tremendous increase in rates in Mis-
sissippi is unjustified. ART, parent company of the Bell
System, wholly owns the Western Electric Company, from
which it buys its equipment on a non-competetive basis.
The Department OF Justice filed an antitrust suit in jan
uary of this year against AT&T and the Western Elec-
trio and at that time Attorney General Tom Clark said
that restoration of competition would lower equipment
costs and create a situation under which state and fed
eral regulatory commissions would be afforded an oppor-
tunity to reduce telephone rates to subscribers"
In any event, we hope that increased state rates will
bring telephone service to rural areas. In Jackson county
there is not a single telephone except along the heavily
populated coastal strip. In order to give these rural areas
means of communication in emergencies the board Of SUI
pervisors is installing two-way radios in connection with
the central broadcast station at Pascagoula which main
tains communication with county and highway patrol cars.
Communication through telephone service is a vital
necessity to the rural areas. State executives of the South
en Bell have said that the rural phone program has been
handicapped because of lack of adequate revenues from its
Mississippi operations. Surely the third rate increase of this
week must rectify this situation.
There is pending in Congress the Poage bill, which
would authorize the RFC to make long term loans at low
interest for the installation of rural telephone services. If
this bill is passed it will mean to the telephone companies
what REA did to the power companies. And if a compre-
hensive rural phone program is not put into effect, par
ticuarly in the South where only 10 percent of the farm
homes had service in 1910, it will be passed eventually for
a large segment of our population is not going to continue
to be denied a service to which they are entitled.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Presidents Congress Tiff
Gives Hope to Republicans
Special TO Central Press

WASHINGTON Political
JOY, while not unrestrained, is
on the upswing in the rebound
ing ranks Of the Republican
party.
One of the main contribut-
ing factors to the optimistic up
surge Is President Truman's
current war with the Demo-
cratic Congress - or, more pre-
cisely, with certain elements
of the Congress. 1t is these ele-
ments that he is castigating both
publicly and privately for OBJ
structing his legislative pro-
gram.
While the presidents top adj
visers arc trying to talk him
out of his threatened purge"
tour, which he first mentioned
in his Jefferson-Jackson Day
speech, the Republicans are
rallying.
With 1852 in view, liberal"
COP strategists are trying to
sell" Harold Stassen to all
ranks of the Republican party
as the first and best presiden-
tial hope of 1852.
The present plan is for Stas-
sen, now president of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, to go
along with a conservative run
ming mate like Robert A. Taft,
of John w. Bricker, both of
Ohio. This, these strategists feel,
would unite the party three and
a half years from now.
There are also Eisenhower
drums beating in the distance.
The Republicans would happily
settle for Gen. Dwight Eisen-
hover as a candidate in 1852 il
the general would settle on
them.
AS one key. COP political
figure told this column: while
the president ~sizzles, we are
sparkling with plans that will
end in the White House."
At least one top State depart
ment official expects a repeti-
ton of the New York Washing
ton spy case involving a Rus
sian attache of the United Ma
tons, unless a more careful
check is made on foreigners en-
tering this country through the
United Nations.
This official, who declines to
be identified, points to the
charge made a year ago Sy Rob-
ert Alexander, assistant visa
chief of the State Department.
AT that time Alexander
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
vanga LaSabe
Wins In Elks
Essay Contest

Vanga LaSabe, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Van LaSabe of Moss
Point, has been named as the
winner in the local contest and
first place winner in the state
wide essay contest, sponsored by
the Benevolent and Protective
Order of the Elks, according to
w. A. Moncrief, exalted ruler of
the Pascagoula lodge.
Vanga received a $50 award
from the local lodge and a 500
bond for first place in the state
on her essay. why Democracy
Works, the assigned subject of
the nationwide contest.
The contest for original essays
was sponsored to encourage youth
to study democracy in practical
operation, and to discover for
themselves why freedom, justice,
and the democratic concept of
dignity of the individual have
made it possible for our nation
to prosper and develop in every
field of human activity, Mr.. Mon
Grief stated.
Vanga, who will graduate this
spring from the Moss Point high
with top honors, has been named
valedictorian of the class and is
one of five seniors to be listed in
the Who's Who in American High
Schools.
In addition to her studies Van
ga finds time for her social activ-
tiles and holds two part time jobs,
cashier in the high school cafe
terra and an office job with Pet
e~rzelle Gelles after school.
Harold L. Grant, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold L. Grant of
Pascagoula, won second place in
the local contest. He was award
ed a prize of $25.
Vanga's essay was sent to the
national contest, but this contest
has not closed yet, Elks officials
stated, so the result is not yet
known.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Still No Whitfield Report

1t is now almost three months since the legislative
investigating committee undertook its probe into condi-
tons at Whitfield state mental institution. AS far as we
can ascertain, the investigation was completed more than
a month ago, yet the findings of the committee still have
not been made public.
This is a genuine disservice to the people of Mississippi.
If there is any reason for holding up the committed report,
then the public should be told those reasons. If no such
reasons exist then the report should have been made pub
lie long ago.
Specific charges, backed by sworn statements, were
made against conditions at Whitfield by Rep. Hayden
Campbell of Kinds county.
If these charges are true, the public should be so told
by the committee and those responsible punished and leg
islation recommended that would prevent such conditions
in the future. If they are not true, then Rep Campbell
should be r~epudiated and the staff of Whitfield cleared of
charges that add up to criminal negligence.
1t is as simple as that, and the legislative committee
should make public without further delay the findings of
It's htHsldsapsstlSata a.-=x z=z--- -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Capital

BY
Congressman VIM. M. Colmer

Congressman VIM. M. Colmer
For seventy years there has
been a legislative fight, in prac-
tically every session of the Con-
gress, between the dairy peo-
pie and the oleomargarine peo-
pie. For almost that length of
time the dairying industry has
been strong enough in the Con-
gress to maintain same form of
discriminatory legislation on
the Federal statute books
against oleomargarine. During
the War, when milk. butter and
fats had become scarce and but
ter reached an all-time high of
about one dollar per pound,
there was a general demand
from the public for the repeal
of this legislation. The House
of Representatives has just
passed a new bill, known as
the Poage Bill, which would go
a long way toward removing
this discriminatory legislation
from the books, if passed by the
Senate and signed by the Pres
ident.
Under existing statutes, a tax
of ten cents per pound on COL
ored oleomargarine and one
fourth cent per pound on uncol-
ored oleomargarine must be
paid to the Federal Government
while butter, on the other hand,
pays no tax. Moreover. under
present law. colored oleomar-
garine can not be shipped in
interstate commerce. Under this
system. colored oleomargarine
could only be purchased in those
states where il is manufactured.
In other states it is necessary
for the housewife to purchase
a little coloring bean. which
she would with considerable
labor. mix into the white or I'M
colored margarine.
Under the bill, as passed by
the House, the tax on oleomar-
garine would be removed en-
tirely. The ban is also removed
on shipment of the colored pro-
duct. But, TO insure and protect
the public from ehiselers. who
might be tempted to pan off
oleomargarine on the house.
wife or public as butter, the
bill provides that the product
must be nodded in triangular
form as opposed to the square
form in which butter is nodded.
1t also provides that oleomar-
garine must be plainly marked
as such when offered for sale.
To further protsstLhe1puhlie.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08

the law provides that each res
taurant or public eating place
serving oleomargarine must
place conspicuous placards on
its walls advising the public
that oleomargarine is served
there.
On the whole, the net result
is that, people, who desire to
purchase oleomargarine because
it is cheaper than butter, may
do so at an even cheaper price
than they have bought it here
tofore, due to the removal of
the Federal tax; and that house
wives and the consuming pub
lie generally will be able to
purchase this product in the
colored form without the ne
cesSity of having to color it
themselves.
A peculiar angle was pre-
sented on the floor of the House
in the consideration of this leg
islation, which incidentally I
reported to the Floor from the
Rules Committee. Heretofore,
in the consideration of this leg
islation there has been more or
less of a sectional angle. Gener-
ally speaking, the Representa-
tives from the North and West.
where the large dairy interests
are conferred, have opposed any
legislation which sought to re-
peal these restrictions on oleo-
margarine, and the Southern
Representatives, particularly
those from the cotton-growing
states, have been the most ar
dent advocates of repeal. since
it meant a boon to the sale of
cottonseed oil and the cotton
industry generally. This time.
however, many of the North
ern and Western Representa-
tives, particularly those from
the big cities, supported the re-
peal. The significance of this is
evident when it is realized that
the big labor organizations fav-
ored the repeal as a boon to the
working people, who are large
consumers of the cheaper pro-
duct = oleomargarine.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
ANCIENT BUSINESS MACHINE
DOES THE JOB

SYDNEY, Australia ZAP
BY using an abacus a Sydney
clerk can answer in less than 20
seconds a question like what is
Is IL per cent of $262.46.
An abacus is a counting frame
with colored beads strung on
wires. 1t was used by the Baby
lonians, Egyptians. Greeks and
Romans and still is used in China.
The Sydney clerk, Mr.. c. T.
Browne, uses the abacus at his
job and claims it reduces his work
considerably.
In a test he multiplied two four
figure numbers by each other
and checked the answer twice be-
fore another clerk. skilled in
arithmetic, could get the answer
once.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
PUPILS GIVE RECITAL

An event of last week among
members of the school set was a
piano recital given by the pupils
of Mrs. E. F. O'Malley in the au-
ditorium of the Junior high
school.
Those appearing on the pro-
gram were Judy Coleman, Mick
ey O'Malley, Joan Cole, Marie
Braxton, Robert Coleman, John
cite Walker, Dianne Cole, Jim
Pat Pelham, Charlene Lander,
Rose Lynne Binford, Peggy Fer
rer, Janet Terreson, Roma Lee
Fleming, Billy Cole, Joyce Sim
minis, nellie Binford, Mary Ann
Carter, Shirley Cockrell, Peggy
Robinson and Carolyn Smith.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Carpenters, joiners and
painters took part in a work
stoppage, 400 men were in
volved in walkout Frozen
vegetables and fruits, canned
peas, jams were taken from ra-
ton list Pascagoula linked
with seven states in proposed
new airways network :.
Jackson County to have truant
officer =. No editorial carried.
.FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. President Franklin Del
ano Roosevelt died The
Jackson County Wooden Mill
marked its seventh anniver-
sary Henry Ford of Moss
Point was killed in action
Our Lady of Victories started
100000 campaign for new
school building. youth recrea-
ton and new convent Edi-
torial: Reforestation program,
editorial endorsing it.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Governor Thomas Bal
ley signed bill to settle the state
line dispute :. Edward Mayo,
pioneer paper mill superintend-
ent, died in Mobile The
fourth anniversary was cele-
brated by the Pascagoula Gar
den club Editorial urged
city control for the problem of
stray dogs.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK. More than 1000 were
.ehzhle 10 vote N the demo-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
BUFFET SUPPER

Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Martinez
entertained at a buffet supper in
honor of Miss Vanice Thorn and
James Martinez Saturday evening
in their home.
Bridal wreath and red lilies
were used to decorate the rooms
of the home. The table was over
laid with a lovely lace cloth and
conferred with a beautiful bowl of
pansies.
Guests who enjoyed this pleas
ant affair with the hosts and hon.
orees were Frank Hammond,
Bobby Dixon, Miss Virginia Up
ton, Garland Mabry, Owen De-
Angelo. and Charles Under and
Miss Ruth Sanders.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Inside Washington
COP Liberals Seek TO
Sell Sfassen TO Party

warned a Senate judiciary sub
committee that spies and indi-
viduals dangerous to the Sc
eurity of the United States were
getting into this country
through the UN.
Alexander, who was official
ly reprimanded for making his
charges, has refused to com
ment on the current case in
volving Valentine Gubitchev,
a Russian arrested in New York
by the FBL on espionage
charges.
1t has been learned, however.
that Alexander is prepared to
repeat his warning to a con-
gressional committee if he is
asked to testify. And he is very
likely to get his chance.
Rep. Nixon (R), California,
and other members of the
House un-American activities
committee, has demanded a
committee investigation of the
New York case. II the investi-
cation materializes, Alexander
may be called as a witness.
Each day makes it more
abundantly clear that Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower is back
on temporary duty to bring
the pickering armed services
into harmony.
The official reasons for Eisen-
hower's recall, of course, have
some surface merit. However,
there r men already at the
Pentagon capable of dealing
with such matters as selling
military appropriations to Con-
gress and planning Americas
part in equipping western Eu-
rope with arms.
Congress, however, almost
certainly will approve legisla-
ton creating a "super-chief"
to act as a supreme court in
Army-Navy-Air Force wran-
giles. Meanwhile, Eisenhower
will be acting in that capacity.
He is possibly the only Amer
lean who could get anywhere
in the thorny job without the
force of law behind him. His
ability to bring warning parties
together, demonstrated during
the war in striking fashion. is
counted on to get real unifica-
ton underway after a year and
a half of haphazard efforts to
make it work.
When Ike moves on and the
su~per-chief's office is estab-
lished by legislation, Gen. Omar
Bradley may be expected to
step into the post.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
LAKE GARDEN CLUB
FLOWER SHOW

On the date for the April meet
ing. Wednesday 20, the Lake
Garden club will hold a flower
show at Lake School at 3 pm.
when each member will be at
liberty to bring two guests.
Each member is asked to bring
a flower arrangement for exhibit
ton.
The hostesses will be Miss Irene
Denny and Mesdames E. c. Buck
ley, Charles Saliba, R. L. FURRY,
and Clara Martin.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-08
Blakeney

Continued From Page u
school, with visiting notables and
criminologists and police officials
as guest instructors, On compile
ton of the school, men finishing
are eligible to attend an annual
two weeks retraining course.
Mr.. Blakeney is a native Of
Smith county and he came to
Pascagoula four years ago. OF
that time he has served on the
police force for three years, hav-
ing been assistant chief of police
under Former Chief of Police J.
E. Shirley for nearly two years.
During Mr.. Blakeney's absence,
C. F. Hudson, assistant chief, will
serve as acting chief of ploice,
Mr.. Blakeney said.