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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
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Evening star., 1949-07-17
By Morley Cossidy

LONDON.-It's going to be a
wonder If some Englishman
doesn't haul off before long and
smack some innocent American
tourist right on the beezer.
Maybe this Is what you
want" he'll probably be yelling.
And then. most likely. Eng
land will hustle him of and
hang him-right at the Treasury
door.
A good punch on the nose is
about the only thing that hasn't
been suggested lately as what
American tourists want" when
they come to England.
With every ship bringing 4
small army Of eager Americans
with checkbooks attached-the
first of 10000 expected to
spend $64,000.000 before the
summer is over-England is
getting almost morbidly fearful
that they won't have the time Of
their lives.
No small boy, getting slicked
up for uncle's visit. ever got
such seedlings and warnings
and anxious cluckings about
Smile nicely to your uncle!"
What the simple hearted
American tourist wants-and,
by George. had better gets
the subject Of questions in
Parliament, thunderous speeches
and bitter letters to the Times.
A sketchy list Of the sugges-
tions bombarding the bewild-
cred Briton lately indicates
that all the Americans need to
make them happy are:
Cabarets-Showpoats on the
Thames-beamlng smiles from
everybody. especially walters
and taxi drivers-better plumb
ing everywhere - abolition Of
the 10:30 pm. curfew in the
pubs-more gayety from the To-
cal citizens-cheaper drinks
cheaper hotel rooms - more
quaintness-less quaintness-a
river carnival--fashion shows
serenade concerts at Hampton
Court-the right to have snacks
at odd hours-less paperwork
on every purchase-better food
and better cooks.
All this, 1t Is calculated.
might persuade each of the
10000 to spend one week more
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Tourists Spread Dollars butN Cheer

With thousands Of sideline
quarterbacks telling every Eng
lishman to smile. and give
Americans any silly thing they
want such as ice or ginger ale
In their Scotch. tourists live q
life that most Englishmen have
almost forgotten how to dream
about.
With sufficient dollars. there
are steaks and roast beef.
Scotch whisky or rye. Rogue
fort cheese, and orange juice.
They take some finding. but
they're around.
There are fine cashmere
sweaters. too. and wonderful
leather goods. and those ia
nous English woolens. But not
in plain sight. Not in the
shop windows.
Instead. there's a little sign
Tourists are cordially in
vited to visit our export de-
partment on the fourth floor
in the midst of a display Of
the second-rate utility" goods
that English folk must buy.
The Hon. John Mack. men,
ber of Parliament. gave it to
the House of Commons the
other day. Let Britain go gay"
he pleaded. Let us make the
welkin ring. Let our faces be
wreathed in smiles. Let us not
look as If we drink our own
bath water"
He went on to propose long
list Of other needed changes.
ranging from more and better
hotels to sports carnivals.
But Britain's Labor govern
ment wonders anXiously how
voters will fell about seeing
building materials and labor
going into luxury hotels, instead
of workingmen's flats. And how
hungry Britishers will enjoy
seeing an American at the next
table ordering a thick steak
while the home ration of a
Britisher for one week is 18
cents worth of meat.
It isn't going to be easy. And
tourists. who are getting hearty
smiles everywhere these days,
may see q note of wistfulness
If they look hard enough.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Aid for Jobless
.WorldPr0bleml
Unemployment Spreads
But Seems Serious
in Few Places
By Siorid Arns

More workers have been out of
jobs this year, the world over,
than at any time since the end
of the war.
But economists for the Labor
Department and Economic Co
operation Administration say
they think the downward esca-
lator can be stopped short Of the
soup lines of 1888.
They base their belief on the
changes in government which have
taken place since World War I.
They say most governments have
agreed they are responsible in
some degree for workers who lose
their pay checks. Government
help given the jobless they expect
will prevent mass spending from
drying up the way 1t did in
the '30s.
Here are examples Of the way
unemployment is running in va
rious nations. as the International
T a hor Of7ce reOorts IT..
Evening star., 1949-07-17

JOBS picked up III lew Couii-
tries during the year-in Norway,
Portugal, Sweden and Australia,
among others. New Zealand and
Australia have the least problem
of any of the nations reporting.
In Australia only 8 per cent OF
the trade unionists are out OF
work. New Zealand's list Is so
low there were only 43 persons
looking for jobs in April.
| Job Plans Vary
Plans to help the jobless vary
greatly. Here are some OF them:
Belgium's famous diamond cut
ters don't have enough work right
now. Diamond sales have dropped
The government and the cutters
came to an agreement that the
cutters will work one week and
lay of alternate weeks.
The Finnish Legislature has
lust voted higher unemployment
checks.
Denmark Is starting a town-by-
town survey to find out who is out
of work and why. It wants to find
Jobs for $4,000, mostly unskilled. !.
The government plans training
programs. About IS, 900 Of the job
less are men who have dug peat
since the wars end. Peat Is no
longer needed since the country
can now import coal.
Italy and Greece are the sole
European countries in which un-
employment is serious so far.
Throughout the year Italy has
had almost 100000 looking for
Jobs. The government is trying to
export some Of its citizens, mostly
to Latin America.
South America has already taken
many Italians-but now the Latins
are getting more choosy and are
demanding workers. with certain
skills. Some Latin countries are
setting up training programs In
(see ARNE. Page C-20
Evening star., 1949-07-17

is a Mediterranean force of IL
ships. whose typical makeup
is 2 carriers. 2 cruisers. 6 des-
troyers and 2 to miscellaneous
craft. The Caribbean fleet.
varying in number and size OF
ships, will also be drawn from
the Atlantic Fleet.
The Pacific Fleet will have
5 carriers, 6 cruisers. So
destroyers and destroyer es-
corts, 80 submarines and am
phibious and other miscellane-
Gus craft making up a total of
285 ships. A Far East force.
normally averaging six ships,
will operate along the China
coast. and will be drawn from
the Pacific Fleet.
With such far-fung forces,
the National Military Estab-
lishment is especially proud OF
it's success in breaking down
barriers Of distance as we'll as
tradition in eliminating serv-
ices and facilities that overlap.
distributed by the Associated Press)
Evening star., 1949-07-17
Tips on Exports
May Aid British
Guide for Merchants Is
Aimed at Increasing
Sales in L. S.
By Moro Beloff

Washington Correspondent, London Observer
A British businessman handy
guide" to the dollar market. now
almost complete. Is the latest
Anglo effort to boost
British exports and break the dol
lar deadlock.
The new guide was prepared by
British officials here and at con-
sulates all over the country, with
the fullest cooperation Of various
agencies of the American Gov
ernment. 1t covers 1900 pages.
took two intensive months study
to prepare, and is expected to open
the way for a more vigorous effort
to induce Americans to buy Brit
ish" than anything 50 far at
tempted.
The guide. which Is illustrated
with tables, charts and colored
maps, Is divided into two sections:
BY regions and by commodities.
The first section has already been
forwarded to London and the Sec
ond will follow shortly.
Here are the major conclusions
to which the monumental survey
directs the attention Of the British
businessman in the hope OF bring
| ing him into the dollar market on
long-term and large-scale basis:
Luxuries De-emphasized
l. The United States Is an
expanding and not contracting
market. The present recess" is
flea bite" compared to the ire
mendous growth in the consumers
market since before the war, which
has not yet been touched by British
exporters. To illustrate this the
report points out that purchasing
power has risen over so per cent
per head. that the baby population
of under 5-year -olds is up 40 per
cent, and that four r-and-a-half
additional families are now poten-
tial customers.
2. British traditional concentra-
ton on luxury sales must be toned
down to suit mass markets of the
United States; Britain's best Gus
toners are the wage-earning three
quarters Of the American popula-
ton. not the handful Of million
aires.
3. The population figures, ana
lyzed in the handbook in minute
detail. show vast shifts of popula-
ton in the last 10 years, notably
to the West, and huge untapped
market for British goods along
almost the entire length Of the
American Pacific Coast. It will
come as a shock to many business
men to learn from their new guide
that, owing to high unloading and
port charges on the East Coast, 1t
is actually cheaper to ship goods
from Britain to San Francisco than
to New York.
The commodity section Of the
guide dismisses briefly important
British exports such as Scotch
whisky whose producers already
are familiar with the United States
market and do not require as
sistance. and concentrates in
stead on lines Of possible expan-
sion. Among these 1t lists small
diesel engines, motor and push
bicycles. sports equipment. par
ticularly fishing tackle, surgical
needles and other medical In
struments.
| Servfce.)
Evening star., 1949-07-17

in England before dashing off
to France and It's steaks and
cognac. and bring an extra
100000 next year, boosting the
annual take to about S150,000,-
900 by 1852. according to Har-
old Wilson. president Of ths
Board Of Trade.
All very fine. somebody al
ways says at this point. And
where are you going to put all
these people?
As it Is. every hotel in Lon
don is booked up solid until
September. Hotels in the ia
vorite tourist haunts-at Strait
ford ION Avon. the Lakes Coun-
try, oxford and Cambridge
are bulging out Of their Tudor
timbers.
Main Source of Dollars
But England. moppinz its
, brow In it's anxiety to bridge
that dollar gap In its economy.
hasn't time this summer to
think about how it can nave a
magic wand over It's hotel
rooms and say. "Multiply-with
bathrooms"
Right now its great concern
lies in making sure that more
hotel rooms are needed, next
year and for q long time to
come.
The tourist business, Eng
land is being told daily. is earn
ing more hard dollars for
Britain than any other single
industry, not excepting Scotch
whisky. It's likely to be the
nations biggest dollar Garner
in the future.
If-that is-the Americans
keep coming.
And that III" Is making q
lot of people fret and stew. and
ask themselves wistfully. What
has France got that we haven't
got?"
Studying tourist balance
sheets. it's painfully noticeable
to the men concerned that
Frances tourist take" Is al
most double England's.
The reason why Is equally
plain to them. Frances great
est asset, from a tourists view
point. Is mo austerity."
Evening star., 1949-07-17

B-50 groups, based in England
most of the time, have been
assigned to Europe, along with
two fighter groups.
A fighter group is on duty in
Alaska. where the Air Force is
cooperating with Navy units
in a study Of Arctic snow and
ice conditions. Another fighter
group will be stationed in the
Caribbean.
Two.Fleet Navy
Two major fleets of the Navy
guard the Nations ocean life
lines. The Atlantic Fleet in
1850 will have a total of 400
vessels. while the Pacific Fleet
will be made up of 285 ships.
One battleship. IA carriers.
II cruisers. 1T destroyers and
destroyer escorts. and 48 sub
marines will see service in the
Atlantic. Additional amphibi-
Gus and miscellaneous craft
will bring the total to 400.
Included in the Atlantic Fleet
Evening star., 1949-07-17

q provisional brigade on Guam.
The Marine Corps speciality is
amphibious warfare.
A 667. .000-man Army has been
proposed for the fiscal year
1850. OF this number 418,800
t62 per cent? will be stationed
in the United States. Strength
of overseas units will be 258.200
(38 per cent?. The Far East
command. with $4,000 men. is
the largest overseas unit. The
European command will have
$4,000 men. Troops in Alaska
total 13.200, while $4,000 will be
stationed in the Caribbean. The
Pacific command. including Ha-
wall. totals 1000. and an ad-
ditional 5000 are assigned to
Trieste.
The Air Force will have 18
fighter groups, nine B-29 or
B-50 groups. and two B-36
groups will be increased to
three later. Three B-29 or
Evening star., 1949-07-17
By David A. Stein

Even housekeeping has been
streamlined for Uncle Sans
armed forces.
In many sectors of the globe
soldiers, sailors. alrmen and
Marines are neighbors. Their
installations avoid duplication.
by doubling up on chores. The
Navy will do the laundry for
every one, for example. while
the Army takes over the baking
detail.
Teamwork is the keynote for
1850. Joint use Of hospitals.
repair shops. service schools,
bases, transportation. research
and other facilities has led to
vast savings.
Already 400 economy prof.
ects are finished or in the
works, the official Army Infor-
nation Digest reports. Saw
ings are expected to total more
than $56.0o0.00o this year. Of
Evening star., 1949-07-17
which more than 5000, 900
will be repeated annually.

which more than $25. 100000
will be repeated annually.
Every branch OF the armed
services Is represented in the
world wide military mission Of
the United States. They guard
Uncle Sans possessions. such
as Alaska. Canal Zone. Puerto
Rico, Guam and the Hawaiian
Islands. Some countries. such
as Germany and Japan. have
tens of thousands Of troops.
Others have only handful.
50 Per Cent Overseas
Military missions. chiefly In
Central and South America.
vary from a couple of men to
several hundred. Military at
taches are on duty in almost
every capital in the world.
Current strength Of the Ma
rine Corps. limited by law to
los, 200, is about $4,000. Active
combat elements are two di-
visions. one on each coast, and
Evening star., 1949-07-17
VariantPo at Bottom
Of Rift With Statesmen
Question of Internal Conditions Affecting
Our Stand in Spain and China Still
Remains Unanswered
By Constantine Brown

The pending publication of white book China expected
rift between and Congress-
rift which already has reached serious proportions
the State and the Senate have
of the best before the eg
regarded with scornsometimes unjuhedhe cookie
, 1949-11-15
NEWS

The S. S. "BYFJ0DR", north
bound, is due at Frederiksted on
or about the 18th of November,
accepting freight for New York.
All documents should be pre-
sented on November 18th, and all
shipments must be delivered by
noon of November 10Th, 1949.
STEAMSHIP CO., Inc
Rob't L. Merwin & Co., Inc,
Agents
, 1949-11-15

|, the undersigned, through
this medium, makes known to
the public and all concerned
that from this date forward l
am no longer responsible for
any debts contracted for by
my wife, Adrianna Noel.
Joseph Noel
Nov. II, 1949
, 1949-11-15
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT


Writs of attachment hav-
ing been served upon all pro-
perry owners whose Real Pro-
perty Taxes for the year 1947
are in arrears, and the same
having been duly recorded in
the Office of the Recorder of
Deeds, notice is hereby served,
in accordance with the provi-
sions of Section 46 of the Ordi-
nance providing for the Assess
ment, Levy and Collection of
Taxes upon Real Property, ap-
proved September 5, 1886, that
unless the taxes, penalties and
costs are paid upon publication
Of this notice twice a week for
three consecutive weeks, the
properties will be sold at pub
lie auction by the Vendue
Director.
Department of Finance
Christiansted, st. Croix, VI.
August 20, 1949.
L. r. Conrad
Assistant Commissioner of
Finance, st. Croix
5 U B CRIB E
, 1949-11-15
HOME NURSING COURSE

Several classes in home
nursing will be given from
November IA, 1949 through
December IA, 1949, all interest
ed may register with Mrs.
Anders Petersen, Mrs. Hilda
England and Mrs. Ogaard at
Bethlehem.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01

Prices probably win be below the
loan value during much of the next
crop year, so that growers having
storage space eligible for loans will
have a decided advantage.
FLAXSEED prices probably will
have a drastic drop sometime in the
next two months. Government buy
ing at the 1948 guaranteed price
ceased on April 80, but hnseed oil
prices will be supported until June
80. The government is offering to
sell flaxseed TO the mills at cost and
to buy back the Oil at a correspond
ing level.
Commercial demand for both seed
and oil probably will be extremely
narrow until prices adjust from Sc
to $500 a bushel, the new support
level. Stocks of seed and oil are
heavy, although much of the u r.
plus is in government hands.
SEED stocks of alfalfa, clovers,
timothy, bronze and redtop appear
to be well cleaned up. Supplies of
forage crop seeds for late spring or
early summer planting are relative
ly small. Prices for seeds are much
higher than the general run of farm
products. Production probably will
be relatively profitable this year,
although, if yields are good, prices
for many seeds may be substantially
lower.
DAIRY PRODUCT prices prob
ably will be steady to lower in May
and June. Butter prices are down to
the support level so that prices for
butterfat are likely to be stable, but
increasing production and weaken
ing of consumer demand probably
will bring lower prices for fluid
milk and cream. The advance of
cents in the butter support level on
Sept. l will encourage storage buy
ing.
EGG prices probably will be
steady to strong in the near future
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01

government probably will taper off
as it takes over the loan and pur-
chase contract stocks during May.
Producers probably will sell re-
manning free stocks rather closely,
and, if prices should remain near the
loan level, some of the loan or con-
tract holdings probably will be sold
to mills instead of being turned over
to the government. Mills probably
will buy as little as possible, as new
crop futures are selling about 80
cents below the prospective 1949
crop loan value.
New wheat will begin to move to
market in about six weeks. Crop
prospects are mostly favorable.
While local crop deterioration might
cause a moderate price upturn, it
probably would be followed by a
decline below the current level
later on.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-01

Observation-Disclosures trend will continue
but shrinkage is not expected 10 be extreme
ly severe this year.
-Cattle-Steady to higher for finished kinds,
steady to lower for low grades, are probable
trends in next few months.
Hogs-Most of spring decline probably is
over but extreme low probably will not be
reached before early June.
- price trend y
probable.
WooI-Prices for many grades probably will
settle down to government support level.
Wheat-Steady to lower market is probable
aver next three or four months.
Feed Grains-Prices probably will continue
below loan levels next season.
Flaxseed-Drastic price decline toward 1949
crop support level Of SO. SO, Minneapolis, is
probable by early summer. =
Seeds-Supplies Of most kinds are wen
cleaned UP.
~Feeds-Current demand for commercial pig
and poultry feeds is active.
Hay@Steady to lower prices are probable In
next few months.
Dairy Products-Butterfat prices probably
will be stabilized by government support Of
butter market.
Esgs-Declining production and government
storage buying probably viii mean steady TO
higher market.
Chickens-Increasing supplies will cause
summer price decline.
Turkeys-Government warns growers against
producing heavy late crop.
Potatoes-Slight delay in movement from
come new crop sections will aid old crop sales.
Evening star., 1949-08-21
The rave|er>s Notebook
Begin Soon

Harry Rapkin, whose realty Of
flee is at 16 Rehoboth avenue,
explained:
when the 1949 season was
shaping up, we who deal in rental
property approached the owners.
We told them we thought rates
had gone too high, and advised
reductions. Generally. they went
along, and the average cut brought
rents down 20 to Is per cent
Cottages in the Pines section
and Rehoboth Heights, as we'll as
apartments closer to the shopping
restaurant-night club area. were
included in the reduction. The SO
per cent cut for off-season is in
addition to the 1949 summer re-
duction.
! To give you an idea: Typical
cottages and apartments in the
best locations rented from $3.50 to
5000 for the current summer sea-
son. That's from June Is to Sep
tember Is, and typical" means
! living room, two bedrooms, bath
kitchen and dining room or di-
nette. A house as large as II
rooms in the Pines rents fol
$500, up, for the season.
Three blocks from the ocean, a
Rehoboth avenue apartment with
living room, two bedrooms, bath
Evening star., 1949-08-21
SeashOre
Last of TtUo ArticlesJ

September's school bells are
recognized as the curfew on sum-
mer vacations. But hardly resort
area closes down completely when
school and college reopenings call
parents, as we'll as the younger
generation, back home. From New
England to Florida. even seaside
resorts have facilities for those
who enjoy and have the freedom
for Indian summer" vacations.
This is particularly true of va
cation beaches $50 miles or so from
Washington. A flying visit to Cape
May, N. j.; Rehoboth, Del, and
Ocean City, Md. two weeks ago
confirmed reports of plans to take
care of late-season visitors. 1t also
verified the fact that late Septem-
ber and October will offer BAR
gains in accommodations. More to
the point, specific information was
obtained to guide Notebook read
ers toward taking advantage of
reduced rates.
Those who prefer hotels should
not expect to find tariffs cut more