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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Truman | letter on Home Rule

a different status from that of the
people Of all other American cities
and almost all democratic capitals
of the world in so far as local
self-government is concerned. In
my Message to Congress transmit
ting the Budget for the fiscal year
1947, said:
THE District of Columbia, be-
cause of its special relation to
the Federal Government, has
been treated since 1900 as de-
pendent area. We should move
toward greater measure Of
local self-government consistent
with the constitutional status of
the District. We should take
adequate steps to assure that
citizens of the United States are
not denied their franchise mere
ly because they reside at the
Nations Capital
1t was not the intention of the
architects of our Constitution to
deprive the District of Columbia OF
home rule. Writing on this subject
in The Federalist,' James Madison
said that the inhabitants of the
District will have :. their choice
in the election of the government
which is to exercise authority over
them and that a municipal legis-
lature for local purposes, derived
from their own suffrages, will Of
course be allowed them
Not Partisan Proposal.
The establishment of a we'll or
ganized and efficient governmental
system in the District of Columbis
is desirable adjunct to the sue.
cessful operation of the home ruls
principle. The presents organiza.
ton of the District Government
is complicated and administrative.
ly cumbersome. I am strongly II
favor of better organization ane
greater efficiency throughout tn,
Executive branch. The District o
Columbia Government should no
be an exception carved out from
the general rule.
There is nothing partisan abou
this proposal. The platforms o
both major parties urge home rul
for the District. The bill which
passed the Senate unanimously, re
ceived the support of both Re
publican and Democratic member
of that body. am sure that tn
great majority of the people o
; Washington want home rule. I an
> equally sure that they ought t
/ have it without further delay.
hope that the House will not ad
journ this session without complet
ing action on this important meas
ure.
II Very sincerely yours,
HARRY 8. TRUMAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Humans Arms Bill Given
Wide PLAY in Red Press
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW. July 2e.-The Soviet
press and radio gave wide play
today to President Humans mi1i-
tary aid bill, branding as mon
sensical" the Presidents assertion
that the Atlantic treaty and arms
aid lie within the framework Of
the, United Nations.
According to Truman" said q
Tass dispatch from Washington
armament of countries of West
ern Europe and also other states
is necessary to give them the pos
sibility to defend themselves from
threats of aggression.
1T is we'll known" the Soviet
news agency declared. that no
one intends attacking these coun-
tries"
Tass said the President has
gone to- lengths to attack the
U. S. S. R."
1t added that President Truman
had made it plain that military
aid will be halted to any country
whose policy runs contrary to that
of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

FOLLOWING is the teIt OF the
letter sent yesterday BY Presi-
dent Truman to House Speaker
Rayburn, urging prompt pas
sage OF home rule legislation
for the District:
July Is, 1919.
My dear Mr.. Speaker:
On May 81. 194s, the Senate
passed, without a dissenting vote,
S. 1927, a bill to give home rule to
the people of the District of Column
bia. A subcommittee Of the House
Committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia is now holding hearings on
this legislation. am writing to
YOU to express my hope that the
House will complete legislative
action on a home rule bill and that
it will be sent to me to sign into
law before this session OF the 8lst
Congress iadjourns.
AS passed by the Senate, the bill
has three major purposes Cd to
relieve the Congress as much as
possible of the burden of District
of Columbia affairs, without sur
rendering its constitutional powers
CD to create a representative local
government for the District of Co.
lumbia chosen by the qualified cleo.
tors; and 90 to provide an EN-.
Gent and economical government
for the District of Columbia.
Favors Objectives.
I am very much in favor OF al
of these objectives.
i 1t is little short of fantastic thai
the Congress of the United States
should-as it now does-devote
substantial percentage of its time t.
acting as a city council for tn
District of Columbia. During tn
past two years, during which !
was confronted with many majo
problems of national and interna
tional Importance, the Congress ha
had to find time to deal with sucl
/ District matters as parking lots, tn
regulation of BARRIERS, the remova
, of street distractions, and the es
tablishment Of a Metropolitan Pc
lice Force Band, to name only
1 few.
The people of the District 9
Columbia should not be placed i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
West Germany, Greece
Sign Trade Agreement

FRANKFURT, Germany, July
ga s58,000,000 trade agree
ment between Western Germany
and Greece was signed here today
The agreement runs from July
l, 1949, to June 80, 1850.
West German imports will in
clude agricultural products. chem
icals, tobacco and other commodi-
ties, such as sponges, hides and
skins.
Greece will buy from Western
Germany chemicals, textiles, coal,
scrap and rolling mill products.
iron and steel manufactures, cleo
trical and industrial machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26

Senator Kefauver. Democrat, of
Tennessee, who piloted home rule
through the Senate, said:
81 am awfully glad the Presi-
dent actively is throwing his in
fiuence behind home rule, which
lis a part Of his program. It is a
program that calls for expanding
democracy.
Il hope the leadership in the
House will follow his wishes and
bring the plan to a vote"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Coy. Thurmond Urges State
To Abandon Poll Tax

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 26 (F1.
Gov. j. Strom Thurmond last
night urged South Carolina to
abandon the poll tax as voting
requirement..
Gov. Thrlrmond, who as States
Rights candidate for President
last year strongly opposed the
Federal bill, spoke on Statewide
radio hookup to review the work
OF the 1949 South Carolina Cen
eral Assembly.
He noted that the Legislature
had submitted to the people a
State Constitutional amendment
to eliminate the South Carolina
poll tax as a prerequisite for vot-
fingse 49,
ut is my sincere hope that this
amendment will be approved in
the 1850 general election, Gov.
Thurmond said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Cot Rescuer Rescued

DENVER, July rs (P>.-A man
who tried to rescue a cat was
rescued himself last night by fire
men. r. f. Iarue, IS, got up on
the roof all right and reached the
cat. But coming down posed a
different problem. Neighbors sum-
moned flremen who raised a Is
foot ladder to Mr.. Larue-snd
the ca+
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Barley Had Swell Time
At St. Louis Luncheon
By the Assoeioted Press

Vice President Barley said to.
day he had "a swell time" wher
be stopped over on a plane flight
Sunday for luncheon in st. Loui.
as the guest of an attractive
widow.
Il don't know why people are
wondering about it," Mr.. Barley
said, adding with a wide smile:
II violated no law of legislation
society or propriety and I had 8
swell time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Poll Tax Ban Expected
To Be Voted in House
Today by Wide Margin

The antipoll- tax bill is expected
to win House approval today by
a substantial margin. following
yesterdays token filibuster" by
Southern Democrats. Northern
Democrats and Republicans pre-
dicted there wouldn't be more
than 100 votes against the bill.
If it passes, the measure is
headed for an uncertain fate in
the Senate. where such legisla-
ton has either been talked to
death or filed in a committee
pigeonhole in the past.
The bill would prohibit use OF
tax payments as a prerequisite to
voting in a National election.
Roll Calls Delay Bill.
Inasmuch as the House rules do
not permit unlimited debate (the
Senate's do. the Southerners
sought to delay consideration as
long as possible yesterday by re-
peated demands for roll calls.
Eight times, in all. the reading
clerk called the 435 members
names.
Roll calls were demanded on
three motions to adjourn in the
parliamentary showdown. There
also were two roll calls in con-
nection with approval of the jour-
nal of the preceding session.
matter usually disposed of under
unanimous consent procedure.
When the debate on the legis-
lation finally began, Chairman
Norton of the House Administra-
ton Committee pleaded for its
passage as a step toward ending
wholesale Acknowledgement OF
citizens and denial OF their indi-
vidual rights"
Political ISSUE" COlmer says.
Representative Colmer, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi said the Oil
was just a political issue" on
which many members felt they
had to go down the line" to
support.
Another Mississippi Democrat,
Representative Winstead, urged
the bills supporters to look at
areas other than the South.
There Is more discrimination
in Washington, D. c.. and New
York, than in the entire State
of Mississippi" he declared.
, 1949-12-16
WEATHER FORECAST
for the
Virgin Islands u Puerto Rico

Partly cloudy to occasionally
cloudy with scattered showers to
day, tonight and Saturday. Winds
gentle to occasionally moderate
north porthwesterly, becoming
light and variable.
Maximum temperature 49,. 80
Minimum temperature 49,. Sc
Precipitation'
"a hours ending midnight 0.57
Total for December 49,. 1873
Total since January ~. 49.78
Total for December 1948 liza
Relative humidity
at IL a. m. 0U
Wind dir. & velocity ,NNW 3
, 1949-12-16
Won oXHoLM

uralized in 1921. The Colonel
was well known in st. Croix
where he had made many
friends, as well as in the Bri-
fish Islands. Before departing
from the Islands he told his
friends that he planned to Wis
it his homeland with Mrs. Ok
holm shortly.
Surviving him are his wife,
a son, Axel,jr., and a sister,
Mrs. Adelaide Hansteen of
NORWAY.
He was buried in Arlington
National Cemetery.
, 1949-12-16
MUNICIPAL

and use of fireworks. The
amendments stipulate areas
in which such explosives
should be set off. In the town
of Christiansted it is west of
the Fish Market; in Frederik-
sted it is at the triangle oppos-
tie the Public Library, and in
country districts at the regu-
lar recreational areas.
The Council will meet again
next week.
, 1949-12-16
w

Nine 90 young men to learn
to operate tractors. High
school boys without previous
experience preferred. Will pay
40 cents per hour during train
ing period.
Apply in person at the Main
Office Of the Virgin Islands
Corporation, Christiansted.
5 U B sc R II f
, 1949-12-16

1S4S
ORDINANCE
To regulate the Sale and Use of Fireworks in the Municipality
of ST. Croix.
Be it enacted by the Municipal Council of St. Croix in session
assembled:
Section ]. That 1t shall be unlawful for any person to sell
or make delivery of any fireworks, explosive or non explosive,
except during the periods of December 20 to January Z both
inclusive, and July ! to July 5, both inclusive, or special pub
lie celebration for which the Director of Police is hereby
authorized to grant permission.
Section 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person at any
time to explode or cause to be exploded, within the town
limits of Christiansted or Frederiksted, or their legal suburbs,
or on the public highways, any firecrackers, torpedoes, thund
erbolts, Roman candles, or explosive packet of any kind, name
or description.
Section 3. That only toy pistol caps or non explosive fire
works and luminants such as s~parklers, starlight sticks, pip
wheels, colored fire, etc, may be used within the town limits
of Chrstiansted or Frederiksted or their legal suburbs, or
on the public highways; provided that such use shall be law
full only within the time periods hereinabove specified in Sec
ton l of this Ordinance; and provided further, that it shall
be unlawful for any person to throw, project, or propel such
fireworks towards any person or property.
Section 4. That any violations of Section l of this Ord1
nance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than 500
and/or Imprisonment for not more than 60 days.
Section 5. That any violations Of sections 2 and 3 Of this
ordinance shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $40
and/or imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
Section 6. Nothing in this ordinance shall conflict with,
nor in any way change existing laws or regulations govern
ing the Importation, sale and/or use of explosives for con
struction purposes,
Section 7. That the Ordinance to Control the Sale and
explosion of Fireworks in the Municipality of St. Croix, ap
proved September %, 1941, is hereby repealed.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect Immediately
after its approval by the Governor.
Thus duly passed in an extraordinary meeting of the MI.
nicipal Council of St. Croix held Monday, November %, 1949
Witness our Hands and Seal of the Municipal Council of
ST. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States, this twenty
eighth day of November, A. D., 1949.
LUDWIG E. HARRIGAN
Chairman
Evening star., 1949-04-03

Mrs. r. z. Boyd. Mra Louis J.
Grasson. Mrs. John J. Davis. Mrs
Albert Crew and Mrs- c. w. Den
ming. her ssster-in-law.
The main reason for Mrs. Den
ning's visit ~ this time was the
birthday anniversary Of her grand
son. James Ronald Hildernrand.
who was just . yesterday. Maj.
Hiiderbrand. who has been On q
six-week special mission for the
Air Force In Europe. Is expected
home Palm Sunday.
Admiral and Mrs. Royal Z. In
gerson viii have as guests for q
week the acmtrals cousins. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Jay Deniston. jr-.
who are stopping here next week
end on their way back to Chicago
from Palm Beach.
Mrs. W. P. T. Hill has returned
from a To-day stay with MAJ.
Gen. and Mrs. Franklin A. Hart
at Camp Lejeune. N. c.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Clarkes Are Hosts
At Birthday Dance

:; The rain Saturday night didn' t
dampen the spirits or spoil the
pretty party gowns that members
Of the younger set wore to the
dance given at the Washington
Club by Mr.. and Mrs. George c.
Clarke, ir. The event celebrated
the hostess 2lst birthday ami
versary and her mother. Mrs. Rob-
ert c. Andrews, came down from
Philadelphia just for the occa-
sion.
Z, Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jean-Pierre Gabriel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs VIII
liam c. Pennington. Mr.. and Mrs.
Slater Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger Davis and Mrs. Gillespie
Critchell.
. Still others were the Misses
Ann Gillespie, Beverly harrington,
Betty Jeanne Harrell, Polly Nor
ment, Mary-Stuart Price. Laura
Belle Wyatt. Julie Halloran.
Sophie Meyer, Jane Lingo, Betsy
Wells, Monica Gaillard and Flor
ence Montfort.
The stagline included the
Messrs. Gallatin de Knox. Gra-
ham Smallwood, jr.: David Mich
olson, Richard Tastet, Gregorio
Romulo. Tommy Owens. Daniel
Kicker, Jack van Deventer, Tay-
1or Peck. Berry Wallace and Gil
bert Underwood.
Evening star., 1949-04-03

with Italy in one way or another.
all Ambassadors and Ministers
and Capital socialites as well as
the imposing list of officials that
attended one or both Of the other
parties.
Norwegian Dinner
The Norwegian Ambassador
dean Of diplomats in Washington,
and Mime. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne, gave a dinner party last
evening for their Minister Of For
eign Affairs. Mr.. Halvard NJ.
Lange. Accompanying the For
eign Minister to Washington were
the director Of foreign affairs
Mr.. Peter Anker. and DR.. Lange's
secretary, Mr.. Jens Boyesen. who
also were among the dinner guests
last evening.
The Danish Ambassador and
Nine. de Kaufman and their
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr..
Gustav Rasmussen, and the DAN
ish Minister, Mr.. Frants Hvass,
were others at the dinner. Also
in the company were the Aus
tralian Ambassador and Mrs. Nor
man j. o. Maxim, Mrs. Robert A.
Taft, wife of the Ohio Senator;
Senator Warren G. fiagnuson,
the Undersecretary Of State and
Mrs. James E. Webb, the Chief of
Protocol and Mrs. Stanley Wood
ward, the Chief of the Division
of Western European Affairs of
the State Department and Mrs.
Theodore v. Achilles, the Chief of
the Northern European Affairs
Division and Mrs. Benjamin M
Hulley, the former United States
Minister to Norway. Mrs. ]. Bor-
den Hartman, and Miss Doro-
thy Williams.
The Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Hume Wrong entertained
their Minister of External Affairs
and Mrs. Lester Pearson at din
ner last evening, their other guests
including His Brittanic Majesty's
Ambassador and Lady Franks and
the British Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Mr.. Ernest Bevan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson will be
honor guests at dinner this eve
ming Of the Canadian Minister
and Mrs. Thomas A. Stone and
earlier this evening the Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Wrong have in
vited a small group Of guests,
friends of the Pearsons when he
was Ambassador here, for cock
tails.
The Netherlands Ambassador
and Nine, van Kletfens were hosts
at dinner last evening in honor
of their Minister of Foreign At
fairs, Mr.. Dirk Striker. Others
tie company were the Minis
ters of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
and Luxembourg, Mr.. Paul-Henri
Spaak, and Mr.. Joseph Bech and
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Simpson-Simler

Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Simpson of
Evanston. ILL.,. formerly of Wash
ington. have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter Eliza
beth Ann to Mr.. James T. Simler.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
Simler of Johnstowla, Pa.
Miss Simpson will graduate In
June from the University of Mary
lands College of Home Econom-
les. She Is a member of Delta
Delta Delta Sorority and is active
IN campus functions.
Mr. Simler also is a student at
the University Of Maryland, from
where he viii graduate In 1850.
He Is majoring In public speech
and radio and television script
writing. He is a member of Sigma
Nu Fraternity.
Evening star., 1949-04-03

Young. Andrew D. Kane, Reginald
c. Miller. Hiram 3. White. Carlos
z. McAfee, wilmot T. Baughn,
Stephen Mellnik and Harold Stad-
felt and their wives. And there
were many more.
ForewelIs Are Said
Yesterdays party for Col. and
Mrs Miller and the latter's sister,
Mrs. Annabelle Morsbach. was q
farewell for the Millers. who are
leaving soon for South America,
where Col. Miller again viii head
an American military mission, his
last post having been Paraguay.
The Paraguayan Ambassador, DR..
Juan Felix Morales. who recently
entertained this same Spanish
class. and other members OF the
Embassy staff. were in the gather
ing.
Attending the luncheon honor
ing Mrs, Hilderbrands neither
yesterday were Mrs, H. 3. Black.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Betty Murphy
Continued From Page D-i.)

Emilio Abello also were among
the guests.
Others were Coils. Claude 3.
Mickelwait. John P. Dinsmore, Abe
M. Gof. George w. Gardes. VIII
lam j. Hughes. Gustave villaret,
Herbert NJ. Kidner. Thomas N.
Tappy. Abner z. Lipscomb. John
F. Richter, F. Granville Munson,
William S. Eley. Paul H McAur-
ray. Gerald r. Lillard. Morris H.
Marcus, Edward H. Gallagher and
Jaime c. Velasquez and their wives.
Still others were 1t. Coils. Will
liam II. johnson. il: Charles c.
Evening star., 1949-04-03

Nine. Bech. Also dining at the
Netherlands Embassy were the
Belgian Ambassador. Baron Sill
vercruys. who viii give a dinner
party this evening for Mr.. Spaak
and the Luxembourg Minister and
Mime. lie Calais.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
BeDin Feted

4 Continued From Page D-1)
italian Ambassador and Signora
Tarchiani. The guests numbered
close to 500 and included ECA
heads, Supreme Court justices.
persons particularly connected
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-02
ZION CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TO MEET

The next regular meeting of
the Zion Chamber of Com
merce will be held at $50
PM, Tuesday, February 9Th,
at the Zion Hotel Dining Room.
In keeping with the policy
of presenting programs of vi
tai interest to the members and
the community, DR.. Harley G..
Mccormack, program chair
man, has engaged Mr.. Walton
r. L. Taylor of Libertyville,
who will speak on ECONOMY
in Taxes" Mr.. Taylor is the
executive secretary of the Lake
County Civic League, whose
main reason for existence is to
recommend ways of getting
the most value out of taxes.
Members will have a chance to
Continued on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-02
PROCLAMATION
Children's Dental Health Dav

WHEREAS, the less dramatic,
but nonetheless dreaded dis
ease of dental decay is the
most widespread of all ply
steal impairments of the hu-
man body; and
WHEREAS, dental decay in
the teeth of children will
lead to premature loss of
teeth and may cause illness
in other parts of their bod
les; and
WHEREAS, healthy, attrac-
tive teeth are a social and
business asset; and
WHEREAS, parents, schools,
and health agencies have a
definite obligation in help
ing to maintain a high level
of dental health in children;
and
WHEREAS, the Chicago Den
tai Society has asked that
all parents and other per-
sons interested in the health,
welfare, and education of
children give special con-
sideration to the dental
health of children as it af-
fects their physical, social,
and civic well-being;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rich
ard F. Hire, Mayor of the
City of Zion, do hereby pro-
claim February Z, 1949, as
CHILDREN'S D E N T A L
HEALTH DAY and urge
that all parents and other
persons interested in the
health, welfare, and educa-
ton of our children give due
consideration to the import
ance of adequate dental
care for children.
(Signed) Richard F. Hire,
Mayor.
Dated January "a, 1949.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-02
PARK BOARD CON-
MISSIONER TO BE ELECTED

On February 4th, 1949, Pc
titions may be filed for Park
Board Commissioner at the
Zion Park Boards office in
DR.. Harley McCormack's Of
flee, 1929 Sheridan Road. The
filing closes March 9Th.
Mr.. VIM. J. (Billy) Bicket
at present a commissioner, is
subject for reelection on April
4th. This election will be held
in the same precincts as the
regular Township Election on
April 4th, says H. Doershuk.
Officers of the Park Board
serve without compensation
and the term is for six years.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-02
ABRAHAM LINCOLN FOOD
TRAIN 23O CARS LONG

Lake County contributed
generously to the 230 carloads
of food supplies which were
sent on the Abraham Lincoln
Food Train to the needy of
Europe and Asia.
Mr.. R. J. DWyer announced
this week that a total of ST.
887.99 had been raised in Lake
County and this was used for
the purchase of powdered
milk.
The people Of the state of
Illinois collected over 230 car
loads of supplies of food for
this project which was spon-
sored by the Christian Rural
Overseas Program known as
CROP.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-02

With first place at stake and
the 1948-49 North Suburban
conference basketball cham
pionship hanging in the bal
ance, Zion-Benton's ZeeBees
face their severest test of the
campaign here Saturday night
when they collide with Max
Brandy's Big Bad Bengals from
Crystal Lake. The preliminary
fray is scheduled for 7:15 pm.
and a capacity crowd is expect
ed to be on hand to witness
both battles.
Both teams will GO into this
fray with only one defeat mar
ring their conference record
and the ZeeBees, who bowed
to Woodstock, hope to repeat
a previous triumph over the in
vading Tigers.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-02
SALEM FOOD MART
Theodore Ruesch
By Danny LOblaw

1t was a Grand Opening last
week for the sparkling new
Salem Food Mart. This store,
which is designed to provide
westside residents with one Of
the finest stores in the city, is
located opposite the Salem de-
pot at the corner of Galilee
and 25th Street and is owned
and operated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Ruesch and Sons.
The store is open daily, except
Sunday, from 7 a. m. to $3.50
p. m.
The modern new store, which
will carry a full line of gro
ceries, meats, produce and
dairy products, is located in
the new 60 by 40 foot brick
building and is equipped to
provide westside residents with
the finest service, comparable
with any in the community.
Continued on page ~