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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
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Bill To Provide Penalties For Secret
Code Disclosures Asked By Forrestal

which had been transmitted in
code.
The bill does not apply only
to former employees or members
of the armed forces. If the for
hidden information Is published
by an outsider, such as a mag
azine writer. he would be as Ii
able to prosecution as the pei
son on the inside who supplied
him with the facts. 80
At present, without the pro-
posed law, a civilian who re-
veals facts about military cryp-
tographic techniques can be
prosecuted only for treason as
defined in the Constitution or
under the Espionage Act Of
1917. Il
Treason is so hard to prove
that very few Americans. have
ever been convicted of it. The
crime cannot be committed in
peacetime. Treason consists of
levying war or giving aid and
comfort to the enemy in time of
war.
The Espionage Act forbids
the unauthorized revelation of
classified information with in
tent to fnjure the United States
The intent is extremely diff
cult to prove. The Yardley book
was an unauthorized revelation
of classified Information, but no
one believes that Yardley had
any intent to iniure his coup-
try
If the new bill is passed,
there will still be one way in
which information about our
codes can safely be revealed
through Congress. Congress can
still demand and obtain prac-
tically any secret information
it wishes, and publication of
the facts is left to the discre-
ton of individual members or
of committees.
Many a statement on the
floors of Congress has revealed
information which made mil
itary officials vince. Facts
which they had guarded with
the utmost care have been
spread through columns Of the
Congressional Record.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
THIS WEEK
~
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Representative W. M.
Colmer was named to head of
post war planning group 49,.
The county neared the halfway
mark with $501,000 sales re-
ported for 4th war loan drive.
% from Jackson county
joined the armed forces 80. No
editorial carried.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Work was started on
the new junior high school
building A new tug, the
Bill Cole, was added to the
Collie towing fleet =. The Jack
son County All Club Council
was formed EDITORIAL: $4,-
230.70 in fines in eight weeks
paid by purveyers of skinny.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Hancock county was
called Highway racket center
by commission head; most abuses
at Bay st. Louis State tung
nut crop was set at record yield
of over $4,000 tons Standard
Products company Of. White
stone. Va, negotiated for "Po-
gle plant site north of Moss
Point Entertainment, ID
corporated increased its budget
after a successful season; 225
active members Junior
Woman's club voted to supply
ehildren's books for city library
-. No editorial carried.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, Telephone company
asked rate hike; announced I'M
proved local service . REA
magazine cited electrification
of all rural schools in jackson
county Bids were received
on the proposed Vancleave
school Editorial: Democ-
facy Through the ages.
ONE YEAR AGO THIS
WEEK, Auto theft ring smash
ed by FBI; several coast deal
ters arrested Mrs. George
Bowen was claimed by death
End annual Gloden Gloves
tourney held at Recreation
center Three retiring coun-
ty officials honored by the
Rotary clubs at joint meeting
u. Editorial: The parole .raS-
ket; pointed out condition Of
state institutions.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

code OF still another foreign
government.
A bill was promptly snapped
through Congress. 1t made it a
crime for any person who by
virtue of his employment by the
United States obtained infor-
nation about our official dip
lomatic codes to pass on the in
formation to unauthorized per-
sons.
1t applied also to foreign
cipher work, so that there could
be no more talk about break
ing other nations codes. And
it applied to the subject mat
ter of coded messages as well
as to Photographic methods.
(Some government legal ex-
perts are now wondering
whether the person who gave
Whitaker Chambe rs his
pumpkin" documents could
not be prosecuted under this
provision of the act.)
But the law was admittedly
aimed primarily at Yardley,
and it did not seek to protect
military codes. Breach of Sc
crecy regarding them makes
personnel of the armed forces
subject to court martial. Civil
ian employees can be subjected
to administrative penalties. But
persons outside the defense de-
partments can tell code secrets
with comparative immunity.
The bill now proposed by
F~orrestal would provide the
same penalties as in the Yard
ley Act for persons revealing
facts about military codes, ci-
pliers, cryptographic systems
communications and intelli-
gence activities of the United
States or foreign governments.
1t seeks to protect only the
secrecy of the machines and
techniques of cryptographic
communication. Unlike thu
Yardley Act, it does not make
it an offense to reveal the sub
ject matter of decided mes
sages. This was to protect the
freedom of the press, to avoid
prosecution of writers who
might be given Information
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

prises catering to tho tourist
trade should be able to stand on
their own feet, without sup
plementing their incomes
through operation of the one
armed bandits and other high
~ specialized forms of tapping
the tourist pocket book.
There Is no question but that
the slot machines and general
gambling and racketeering pay
off" for the privilege Of being
let alone. Enforcement Off
GERS, charged with suppressing
the general gambling and rack
cheering, supplement their in
comes with regular weekly pay
ments from operators. The Sea
Coast Echo makes this charge
in its editorial opposing a tax
on the devices, and says that
such a tax would put the city
in the position of lending its
aid ito offer protection to a
group of men whose incomes
from these machines probably
exceeds a quarter of a million
dollars a year, secured through
corrupting law enforcement Of
ficers. 1t becomes a party to
the payment of graft and brib-
cry to those charged with the
enforcement of the laws"
If this is true, then it would
seem a simple matter for the
city fathers to fire such Off
GERS, or if they are elected for
the citizens to impeach them,
and thus clean up the situation.
We have had no open operation
of slot machines in Jackson
county for five years, except
at the State Line, and we have
seen no one suffer as a con-
sequence. However,, we always
come back to the same point.
If the State of Mississippi col
lects a tax on slot machines
and liquor, it sets itself up as
lhe prime source of the rack
lteering, and communities like
Natchez, Vicksburg, and now
Bay st. Louis are given ample
precedent for adopting similar
local measures
IT'S all a very ~puzzling situa-
ton. An intelligent local option
law would do away with the
hypocrisy of the so-called state
black market" tax. We believe
that II Kansas can repeal its
prohibition laws, which it did
last. November, then the citi-
zens of Mississippi will do the
same if given the opportunity
by their State Legislature. AS
for the slot machines and gen
eral racketeering that goes with
them, the only answer is for
the citizens to clean their own
house by electing honest Off
Gals who will enforce the law.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
BY ED L. CAMPBELL

LONDON = (AP) - If you
have $4,000 = or any reason
able part thereof - to spend
on a legend, here's your chance.
It's a good legend. 1t has been
circulating around the civilized
world ever since Plato gave it
playing time on his ancient
Greek conversational circuit.
More than 5000 books in II
languages r in print on the
subject. Artists have a picnic
with the fantastic forms it con-
jures up.
1t is. in brief, the legend of
lost Atlantis.
People who believe in it
they call themselves Atlantol-
ogists = say 1t was a continent
about the size and shape of
Australia. 1t was supposed to
have been inhabited by a part
ly civilized race. Something
cosmic happened - the Biblical
flood is the best guess. About
$500 B. c. Atlantis disappeared.
From there on you pays your
money and you takes your
choice. q
Which brings us to Egerton
Sykes of London. Mr.. Sykes
would like you to choose him.
He says he is going to the Unit
ed States next spring in an at
tempt to raise 5000 for a new
search for Atlantis.
Sykes is a tall, loose-framed,
middle-aged E~nglishman with
a ready smile and a 25-year-
old %yearning. He used to be in
the British diplomatic service,
But his heart is under the sea.
That's where he thinks At
lantis is. He has collected l,400
books on the subject, organized
a society of fellow believers
and publishes a bi-monthly
magazine devoted to the legend.
His own qualifications give him
membership in the Royal Ge-
illogical Society. And although
the Society will not sponsor an
Atlantis hunt, Sykes says he is
confident that if he can make
the search he will have their
silent blessing.
He belongs to the school that
believes Atlantis was located
in the Atlantic Ocean about
midway between the Straits Of
Gibralter and the American
continent. Some German and
French believers argue that it
was in the Mediterranean or
off the west coast of Spain.
The members of the Sykes
School also believe that Allan
It's did not disappear altogether
in the great deluge. The Azores,
he thinks. are what's left of the
lost continent. So. Sykes ex-
plains, the place to look for At
lantis is near these Portuguese
Islands, He proposes to do this
on the simplest possible scale.
, First. get Sykes picture of
that part of the ocean:
The Azores are a mountain
top. The mountain slopes down.
ward beneath the sea to the
ocean floor. This floor was once
the plains of Atlantis. Now it is
covered with a thick layer of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
You're /
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

It's been revealed that old
Ben Franklin often wore a suit
of lilac-colored poplin with very
fancy cuffs of pleated lace.
Vow Just what did Ben mean
by calling himself POOR
Richard?
Junior was surprised to learn
in school today that emu is a
native of Australia. He thought
its habitat was a crossword
puzzle.
. = :
Ireland. we read. was once
called Drimin Dhoun Dheela.
You don't say.
A Philadelphia child, accord
ing 70 a news item. sings songs
while standing on her head. It's
a good trick but it won't be per
feet until the words come out
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
BATTEN YIELDS BAToN

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP)
The first meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the new Inter
national Musicians Federation
was held under the Craftsmanship
of William Batten of Britain. The
federation was set up in Zurich
in the summer Of 1913 to promote
the collaboration of musicians or
carnations IN all parts of tn
world.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

Realizing they are in the Pa
cific earthquake belt. CITY plan
ners of Wellington, N. T.. have
incorporated quake proof fea-
lures in almost all its buildings.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
upside down. too.

upside down, too.
p
As if this world hadn't
enough ups snd downs comes
news that the pogo stick Is RI.
turning TO popularity.
:
An African tribe uses wood.
en- money. Zadok Dumbkouf
wonders if splinters count as
small change.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28

ference. The young people dis
cussed "How Adults Can Serve
Youth Best in Preparation for
Their Business Careers, at the
Wednesday afternoon meeting
which was sponsored by the Ma
tional Business Education league.
DR.. Irene C. Hypps is president.
The Wednesday night mass
meeting officially opened the three
day session of the conference
which closed Saturday noon.
Establishing and Operating a
Small Business" was the topic
discussed in the Thursday session
by some of the country's most
successful business people. On
Friday morning the discussion was
based on business education, with
professors in business courses
from various colleges telling what
their schools are doing to better
prepare young people to be fu-
ture businessmen and women. On
Friday afternoon, housing experts
talked on Investment Opportuni-
ties in Housing Projects for Ne
gro Operated Financial Institu-
tons and Cooperative Associa-
TONS"
The meeting closed Saturday
morning with the favorite annual
feature, IA Business of Ny Own
which spotlighted people in I'M
usual businesses who told how
they happened to start and build
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28

businesses" he declared, pointing
out the necessity of keeping bust
ness places attractive.
The delegates to the confer
ence were welcomed to the depart
ment of commerce by the Secre-
tary Charles Sawyer, who point
ed out that approximately 15-mil-
lion non white consumers in the
U. S. have a potential purchasing
power of Is billion dollars annu-
ally.
He declared that this depart
ment believes that any American
regardless of his creed or color,
should be able to enter into bus
mess and achieve whatever sue
cess his initiative, his energy and
his talents and ambitions will bring
him.
The Secretary was very optimis-
tic>o on the economic outlook of the
future, dismissing the bugaboo of
an early depression.
"The nation cannot afford to
ignore the great economic contri-
buttons that the Negro is making
to a strong and vigorous national
, economy. This contribution can
, not be segregated from the con-
tributions of all other Americans.
The dollars which the Negro bus
inessman and consumer pour into
the Golfers of our economy are
not separated or compartmental-
lied, they mingle freely with and
are part and parcel of the sun
total of all of our business en-
deavors." =
A meeting of youth in business
preceded the opening of the con
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28
0megas Hold Two Day
Birmingh ham Meetin

BIRMINGHAM, April 28.-(A
NP)-In a two-day session here
recently the 18th annual confer
ence of the Seventh district Of
the Omega Psi Phi fraternity re-
elected Joseph T. Brooks of Mont
gomery director. 1t also selected
Miami, Fla. for it's 1850 meeting,
adopted a civil rights program and
gave an unanimous vote of con-
fidence to j. H. Calhoun of At
lanta for his stand in the So
called "Borderline House Sales
Case" in which his license IS a
real estate salesman was revoked
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28
own business.

their own business.
The 400 visitors who came
from 81 states entertained
with a reception at the Kelly Mil
Ter house Thursday evening by
students of the Howard univer-
sity commerce club. Open house
was held at the Mu-so-Lit club,
National Council of Negro Wom-
en-, National Association of Col
ored. Women, the A. Langston
Taylor studio and the Lewis
Giles Business Consultant Co.
A motorcade carried the delegates
on a sightseeing tour Saturday
evening so that they might e
the historical places of Washing
ton and visit some of the Negro
business establishments.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28

The conference started with a
publicly mass meeting at the
First Congregational church.
Grant Reynolds, commissioner of
correction for New York State,
spoke on complete equality rath-
er than mere economic equality.
A packed church of about $50
listeners cheered him as he out
lined a set of ideas and projects
which he thought would aid in
securing and extending the bless
ings of liberty"
A unique feature of the pro-
gram was the presentation of a
plaque to Henry J. Williams by
N. E. Wills, president of the Omi-
crom Lambda chapter of the AL
pha fraternity, for his work in
assisting more than 200 persons
to become registered voters.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28
claybourne Holds Own
In Hawaii Wrestling

iii ndWdlI wrestling
HONOLULU, April 28.-(AN
P)-World junior heavyweight
wrestling champion, Jack Clay
bourne is holding his own in Ha-
wall. He has successfully defend
ed his title many times since com
ing here from Australia and New
Zealand. He appears on the mat
almost every Sunday night at the
Civic auditorium.
Claybourne leaves his oppon-
nents-white, japanese, Filipino
and Negro-helpless, (many times
bleeding) as the bowling fans call
for him to "kill en-. He is we'll
known for his flying dropkicks
and his head butts. No wrestler,
so far has been able to take his
head butts.
Ted Travis, white, former Ha-
waiian junior heavyweight cham
pion recently returned to Honolu-
lu from the mainland and tried to
to take the championship back
from Claybourne. When Clay
bourne finished applying his head
butts, body slams, flying drop
kicks and elbow smashes to Travis
body and head, Travis was ready
for the hospital instead of the
championship belt.
Last Sunday night, Ben Sher-
man, one of the most colorful
wrestlers ever to appear here ar
rived by plane to see if he could
cool Claybourne's winning streak.
Sherman has not shown here
since 1916. He was then known
as the "Scarlet Pimpernel'. Clay
bourne's belt was not at stake,
but he made you think it was
by the way he treated Sherman.
They fought a bloody battle for
As minutes-the time limit. Some
5000 fans saw Claybourne and
Sherman toss each other out OF
the ring repeatedly during the
furious match. No fall took place
during the encounter. Both but
ted each others head until bloody
Claybourne carried the most
weight and seemed capable Of
putting his foe away several time!
however, Sherman was too "slick'
for Claybourne to get his hands
on. They fought as much out
side of the ring as they did in it
The referee handed down
draw decision and the larg'
crowd went home we'll satisfied.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28

PHONE YOUR NEWS TIPS to
the Daily Express, 1907 German
town street, by calling HEmlock
1875.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28
Paul Williams Hits
Commerce Department
Small Business Attitude

Continued From Last Issue)
He also instructed the business
men on how an architect can help
in the planning of a successful
business by selecting the right To-
cation and planning the proper
type of building. "a good face
lifting job is essential in Negro
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-28

Gives advice on all affairs of life,
business, love, marriage, divorce,
health and family affairs. Price
in reach of all. Located in trailer
at city limits of Franklin, Ohio,
north on U. S. 25. Look for sign
at Smiths Trailer Camp. Hours:
10 a. m. until 10 D. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-30

buy some needed hardware. five
dollars will buy some roofing
tile and SO on and. of course, II
you should feel like personally
underwriting the whole project.
four hundred and fifty. thousnd
dollars is all it takes and you
can simply write your check for
that amount and take il off OF
your income tax.
On second thought, such a con-
tribution would be very selfish
one for it would deny thousands
of small contributors the pleas
ure and happiness that attends
unselfish service TO others. So
let's every one share in this
worthwhile project and contrib
ute as our means permit, and !
can assure you that in no other
field of philanthropy, in no other
area of community service. will
the thoughtful donor find greater
opportunity to make a wise, en-
during gift thln through the
.Children's Homo Society OF Flor
IDA.
Probably the greatest tribute 10
the Society is the fact that IL en-
Joys the good fortune of having
three thousand three hundred and
twenty-four outstanding citizens
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-30

safe, modern pleasant surround
ifigs where they will have every
facility necessary for their well
fare.
From now through the month
Of June the Society will conduct
statewide campaign to raise the
necessary funds to provide new
buildings, Fairgrounds, gardens,
medical and health units, in fact
every facility needed to protect
and care for these children as
they should be cared for.
- Unlike many such drives for
funds, this one will be conducted
without the aid of any high pow
cred promoters and the payment
Of substantial percentages in
commissions, salaries and expen-
SEES: The appeal will be made en-
tirely by mail and every single
penny received will 60 into the
building fund, since the cost of
the. campaign which represents
primarily printed material, post
age labor has already been un-
derWritten by friends of the or
ganization.
Daddy Fagg points out that no
gifts too large or two small, for
ALI help possible will be needed
to, see the work through. A dime
will buy some nails, dollar will
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-30

In jacksonville there is "a
kindly, gentle, warm-hearted
hard working man who is in Inst
about the same position as be
"old lady who lived in a shoe aid
had SO many children she didn't
know what to do"
He is affectionately known to
thousands as Daddy Fagg"sand
during the last forty years or so
his organization, The Children's
Homo Society of Florida" has
been daddy and mother as well to
over fifty-four thousand home
less, helpless, orphaned and less
CHANGED children of. Florida.
They have come from every
nook and Granny of the state,
from every county and section
and all have been warmly receiv-
ed and provided for. Good homes
have been found for thousands
of them with responsible foster
parents. They have all been given
the help and care that every
child is entitled to and this has
been provided at no cost to the
taxpayer. Funds for the operation
of the Society has been contribu-
ted through the years by gener-
Gus givers who have taken this
means of showing appreciation
for the abundance God has seen
fit to bless them with by shar-
ing with the less fortunate.
Known as "Florida's GREATEST
Charity" The Children's Home
Society of Florida has more than.
earned the right to this title and
the splendid part of it is, the Won
derful work it has done can he
credited to the true American
Way of Life, because it has been
done not through forced action,
taxation, political bureaucracy or
a police state, but through the
generous, willing contributions of
free and independent citizens
who recognized the merit of the.
work and voluntarily gave of
their time, effort and money to
further it. G
1t is indeed refreshing in this
day of socialized thought and
governmental patronage to find
an organization such as this
ilourishing and carrying on so ef-
fectively and efficiently with no
other resource than faith and
courage so great that, it has met
every financial need because the
world is still abundantly blessed
with those who have loving and
understanding hearts.
received a letter this week
from Daddy Fagg calling my at
tention to current needs of the