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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Russiu's War Prisoners

Inc parallel notes sent by Britain,
France and the United States to the Soviet
government on the matter of German war
prisoners put the spotlight on one of
the least savory aspects of the postwar
period.
The status of war prisoners has long
been defined and regulated by interna-
tional agreements among most civilized
nations. These agreements provide for
their humane treatment during their war
captivity and their release and repatria-
ton soon after the close of hostilities.
Unfortunately these provisions were not
uniformly observed by the victors in World
War II. The chief obstacle was Soviet
Russia, which was not signatory to some
of the agreements and desired to retain
war prisoners to repair some of the dam
age they had done on Soviet soil. In Rus
sian eyes, this was logical, since the forced
labor Of its own citizens is a common prac-
tice in the Soviet Union. With Russia bent
on this action, Britain and France re-
solved to retain their respective quotas Of
war prisoners, both nations being faced
with an acute man-power shortage. And
this practice was followed by several OF the
minor victors.
The number of German war prisoners
was unprecedentedly enormous. The total
at the wars close exceeded 5000, 900. This
was because the Nazi regime had modified
virtually the entire adult male population
in its last-ditch resistance. And it was
estimated that almost half of these had
fallen into Russian hands.
after the end of hostilties in the spring of
1945, the victors could come to no agree
ment as to the extent to which German
war prisoners could be employed virtually
as slave laborers. The one point on which
they all agreed was the fixing of January l,
1949, as the time limit beyond which no
war prisoners were to be held except those
charged with or convicted of war crimes.
This agreement has been lived up to by
all the signatories except Soviet Russia
and Poland. Russia has been consistently
evaSive and uncommunicatWe regarding
the status and number of German war
prisoners in its hands. In the spring of
1947, Foreign Minister Molotov stated that
Russia still held nearly 100000, though
that figure was generally regarded as a
gross understatement. At any rate, though
the Soviet news agency has just declared
that the Overwhelming majority" have
been repatriated and that the rest will be
sent home during this year, it would
appear that nearly 100000 acknowledged
German war prisoners remain in Russian
custody, the estimated number held in
Poland running between 10000 and 6O,OOO
Neither government has ever permitted in
spection by the International Red Cross,
as the Western Powers have done.
The Anglo-French-A notes
which do not cover the question of
Japanese prisoners still in Soviet hands
call attention to RuSsia's default and ask
the reason for it. The hope is that this
representation will remedy one of the
most regrettable phases of an unfortunate
departure from civilized standards of
international conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Building Outlook

NEW YORK-Signs Of slower year in real
estate and building are accommodating: The
Prudential Insurance Co. has announced it
will build no more low-rental housing because
of building costs. Projects planned by some
other insurance companies and savings banks
have been postponed for the same reason. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department
OF Commerce predict general drop of 4 to
per cent in volume. A reduction in residential
values to about 40 per cent above prewar is
predicted in the current issue of the Review of
the Society of Residential Appraisers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Reciprocal Trade

1t looks like one OF the first major acts of
the new Congress will be to erase the law
passed by the Republican controlled 8Oth Con-
gress, that the administration contends has
"hamstrung" the reciprocal trade law. Under
the Reciprocal Trade Act adopted in 1885 the
Secretary of State, under the Presidents SUPER
vision could reduce tariffs against other nations
that lowered their own trade barriers. The
SOth Congress continued the act to July /,
1949. but required that if the Federal Tariff
Commission advised against Q certain reduc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

has been regarded as only one factor to
be considered in determining the loyalty
of suspected employee. There is abundant
evidence to show that Communists have
divided loyalties. The board is right in
holding that no person who divides his
allegiance between the United States and
Russia has a right to be an employe Of
the Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

to attract, as q SER
pent charms a hum
ming bird. The grim
ing gargoyles on the
exterior of medieval
cathedrals suggest
the coronation of the
grotesque. In archi-
lecture, in literature,
in life, the repulsive
often exercises a
strange dra W | n 6
power.
There always is the
subtle temptation to
be the one with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Income Taxes

There's no point in delaying your 194S income
tax return with the idea that tax rates may
be changed-in fact. most income taxpayers
will be better off if they make their returns
right away. They're not actually due until
March 49, Four out of five income taxpayers
will get refunds on 1948 overpayments. The
Government operates on first come, first
served" basis in making refunds. Even if rates
are changed, taxes due on 1913 income won't
be affected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Tam many

NEW YORK.-In an attempt to regain power.
Tammany Hall is undermining what it acknowl-
edges Is fundamentally the old Thanksgiving
party and Christmas basket 1t is hiring paid
social worker to take charge Of the helping
hand" activity that always made voter friends
for the Manhattan Democratic organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Palskv. Walskv

BERL1N.-Col. Frank Howley, American Sec
tor commandant, issued his ban on fraternizing
with Russians after one of his subordinates took
a Soviet officer home for Christmas dinner.
Generally speaking, the order has no practical
effect because the Russians almost never
fraternize anyway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Spires Of the Spirit
The Lure of the Lovely
Things of Good Report Are Found to Be Catching
Well as Things Evil

There is such thing as the lure of the
loathsome. Rottenness is sometimes phosphor-
escent. Even the inherently ugly, decked in
the unabashed livery of evil, seems strangely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Britain.Palesfine

6fIfHin. HHleHfne
LONDON-Some diplomats here see pos
sible change in Britain's Palestine policy in
the transfer of Palestine Expert Harold Beeley
from a Foreign Office desk to the post of
counselor to the British Embassy at Copen-
hagen. Denmark. Mr.. Beeley has been accused
by some newspapers of being strongly pro-Arab.
Nqsi Secrets ~. a.
LONDON.-The first two volumes of German
Foreign Office documents captured by the
Allies are to be published in the spring. The
documents relate the Third Reich's interna-
tional dealings up to 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
r All Some Shadows of Coming Events
AOOklllS 1Al1NdA Are Noted Here and abroad
(By the World Staff of the Associated Press1

ton, and the President decided to put 1t into
effect anyway, he would have to inform Con-
greSs why.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
Nqsi Secrets
Fifty Years Ago

The Star for January 2, 1899. told of the
replacement OF the flag of Spain by that of the
., United States in the capital
american r'o9 Of Cuba the previous day. A
In Havana 1ormai transfer OF severe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09

cial strait jacket.
Appellants now ask us to return, at least
in part, to the due process philosophy that
has been deliberately discarded. Claiming
that the Federal Constitution itself affords
protection for union members against dis
elimination they nevertheless assert that
the same Constitution forbids a State from
providing the same protection for nonunion
members. Just as we have held that the
due process clause erects no obstacle TO
block legislative protection of union .nem-
bers, we now held that legislative protection
can be afforded nouunlon workers"
In his concurrence, Mr.. Justice Frankfurter
quoted statistics to show that total union
membership in this country is now 80 times
what it was so years ago and that since the
First World War the ratio of organized to
unorganized workers has changed from l9 to
almost 1-3. Accordingly, he said that the status
of unionism in 1948 precludes constitutional
condemnation of legislative judgment, what
ever we may think of it, and that the need of
this type of regulation outweighs its detri-
ments" He noted that under the Railway
Labor Act the railroad brotherhods have held
their own despite the congressional prohlbi-
ton of union security.
His opinion also includes an interesting sum-
mary of the views of the late Mr. Justice
Brardeis whose famous dissenting opinion in
the Bedford Stonecutters' case aroused con-
gresslonal sentiment which found its express
sion in the passage of the Norris-La Guardia
Act Despite Brandeis sympathy for trade
unions, however he was opposed to the closed
shop. In letter to Lincoln Steffens, which
was discovered among his papers, he wrote:
But the American people should not and
will not accept unionism if it involves the
closed shop. They will not consent to the
exchange of the tyranny of the employer
for the tyranny OF the employees"
Evening star., 1949-01-23

rs THE OLD-FASHIONED
l. square dance as much fun
as the more modern steps?
That question came up for
discussion one night about
three years ago among two
Hyattsville couples, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ely Rem. 6305 Queens
Chapel road, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eben jenkins, 56l6 Thir-
tieth avenue. They settled it
by inviting two other couples
to join them In an expert
mental square dance-to an
album of recordings-in the
Renns' recreation room.
The experiment was 80 sue
cessful that pretty soon the
Renns and the Jenkinses were
holding square dances in
school audttoriums and
church halls, and for various
young peoples organizations.
Then came dances at the
Beltsville Grange, of which
Mr.. Rem Is master, and
gradually. of course-f0r such
groups as the Eastern Star,
the Soroptimists. the Girl
Scouts, Catholic Daughters of
America and Veterans of For
eign Wars.
On the side MesSrS. Rem
and jenkins took lessons in
calling" from Ralph Case Of
the District Recreation De-
partment. They also inter-
viewed Lloyd Shaw, author Of
a book on square dancing.
Evening star., 1949-01-23
Everybody Joins In
At a Square Dance
By LIBBY AMAN

when he visited Washington
last year. And they recruited
q band. the Potomac Prom
enaders, composed Of DR..
Haydn MacDougald and Lloyd
Parks, guitarists; Jim Boone,
fiddler: Sammy Bonanno, ac-
cordionist. and Melvin Dom
alds0n, drummer.
Through the week Mr.. Rem
works at the University of
Maryland and Mr.. jenkins for
an insurance company, but
come Friday and Saturday
nights. the "Eb n Ely Square
Dancers" as they call them
selves, are likely to be putting
on a hoedown anywhere In
the Washington area. And
when they don't have an af-
fair Of their own scheduled,
which Is very seldom, they
usually seek relaxation at
Thomson Center. Twelfth and
L streets N.W.-attending q
square dance.
I'VE don't know everything
about square dancing" Mr..
Jenkins-or Eb. as he prefers
to be called-concedes, but
we certainly do have a lot of
fun. We believe it tends to
promote good fellowship be-
cause everybody dances with
everybody else, and hardly
anybody Is too old or too
young to take part"
Eb n Ely and their Prom
enaders have built up an sx-
Evening star., 1949-01-23

tensive repertoire, from which
they usually are able to pro-
vide requested numbers. The
tunes most frequently asked
for. they say, are wabash
Cannonball," Birdie in q
Cage" Red River Valley"
THE Texas Star" and "The
Evening star., 1949-01-23

Texas Schottische." Requests
for THE Virginia Reel" how
ever. are politely but firmly
declined, with the explana-
tion, That isn't a square. It's
a long"
But long or short. circle or
square, the Renns and the
Evening star., 1949-01-23

Jenkinses and their asso-
ciateS are satisfied that It's
really fun to promenade.
boys, two by two: shuf1ie
along on the Of choo-choo.
Wipe OF your chin, pull up
your vest. and dance with the
girl you love the best -"
The Arizona post., 1949-01-21
ROTH TO HOLD OPEN
HOUSE TOMORROW

The many friends of Bernie
Roth will be on hand to greet him
on the occasion of his open
House" from 2:30 to 5 pm. tomor-
row, Jan. % at 1145 N. Stone, the
location of his new enlarged Of
fices.
Bernie, who came here in SO in
a physical condition that would
prompt weaker souls to lay down
and quit, has won the admiration
of the public and his associates
alike, by the manner in which he
set about to rise successfully from
real estate novice to president
of one of the most patronized
realty firms in Tucson.
eyes, we'll have refreshments
for everyone tomorrow after
noon," says Bernie, "and I'd like
to greet everyone and show them
my new place"
Married to the former Dorothy
Arstein, Chicago, the Roths have
a right to be proud of their dim
ply little son, Michael David, age
16 months. Present for the open
ing tomorrow will be Bernie's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roth,
new Tucson residents.
The elaborate new offices are
furnished in walnut furniture.
Two private offices add to the
facilities of the firm which now
features a business opportunities,
insurance, mortgage, rentals, and
a most complete realty depart
ment.
Best wishes, Bernie!
The Arizona post., 1949-01-21
PHI SIGMA

A Tea will be held at the home
of Dorleen Ray on Sunday after
noon.
New officers are Mickey Polia-
koff, pres; Diane Mednick, vice
pres; Beverly Howard, sec. 9th
er officers are Dorleen Ray, rec.
Sec; Teddy Fishman, treas.
Group is working on an afghan
to be donated to a local institu-
ton. Next meeting Jan. "a at
RoWena Silver's home. A con-
stitution was approved at the last
meeting.
The Arizona post., 1949-01-21
NEW YORKER CLUB
BEING FORMED

A club for those Tucsonians who
boast of coming from New York
is being organized and will meet
every Wednesday at the Peacock
Inn, Swan and Fort Lowell Roads,
All eX-NeW Workers who are
interested in joining and those
visiting from the Empire State
can get more information by
phoning 1902 for details.
The Arizona post., 1949-01-21

in their honor at which there
were IA couples. Mr.. Fine will
return Immediately but Mrs. Fine
will remain to visit her daughter
and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Levy, E..
4th, left Wednesday for San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles for about
10 days.
The Arizona post., 1949-01-21
Social and
R.,,ona(

MIR. and Mrs. Herman MolinSky,
New York, arrive today to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Molinsky. Joe
is their son.
Awaiting the arrival of their
son Teddy, II, from N. Y, are Mr..
and Mrs. Nat Cohn, Douglas Cir
Gle. He flies in soon from Bell
Harbor, N. Y, to enroll as a frosh
at the U. of A. He graduated with
honors from Rockaway Beach Hi.
Miss Martha Schwartzman, New
Brunswick, N. j., sister of Mrs.
Max LukacS, E. Water, is expect
ed by the middle of February.
She was here last winter and
liked it so well she'll be back
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salinger,
Chicago, parents of Arthur Cru
newald, arrived yesterday for a
one month visit and are staying
at the Pioneer Hotel. Mr.. Salin-
ger is a past president of the
World Bank and is now executive
vice-president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Chicago. He will
soon go to Paris or Greece as a
member of the Marshall Plan
ECA organization, being one of
the key men under Paul Hoffman,
chief of ECA.
Charles Gordon returned Sun
day from a five-week trip over
seeing his shoe stores in New
York.
No sooner did Irv OstrOy return
to Tucson from a trip East than
he answered hurry-up call from
the Red Cross who desperately
needed a pint of blood. Result:
Irving weighed one pint less and
somebody else evidently got a
new grip on life.
Abe Brother had a coming
out" party on Saturday. The den
tist extracted bothersome molar.
Mrs. Herb Schwager, E. Speed
way, is home again after a one
week trip to the hospital. And
hubby Herb is happy again! In
cidentally, the Schwager off
spring, Michael, age Is months, is
one of the 1iveliest kids in the
neighborhood.
Cy Singer is now associated
with Dick BENEFITS ever-growing
Tharsco restaurant and hotel sup
ply organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Farber,
Denver, leave this weekend
after visit with their brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Farber, E. 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ezrail-
son, Esther and Aaron are now
living on E. Mabel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyman Brown
last week entertained at fare
we'll party in honor of their cou-
sin, Mrs. Sarah Schwartzberger,
Chicago, who returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Bernstein, re-
cent arrivals, are living on S.
Bryant Ave. They are related
to the Russell Gillmans, E. 9th.
Stopping en- route to visit their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Hyman
Epstein, E. 9Th, and the Milton
Cherrys, E. Waverly, were Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac CARRIER, Spring
Valley, N. Y.
Samuel Bloom and Rose Le-
vine of Corona, N. Y, were mar
ried Jan. Is in a ceremony per-
formed by Rabbi Marcus Breg-
er at Congregation Anshei Israel.
Mrs. Katie Tannenbaum, ac-
companied by her daughter, Flo
renee Tannenbaum, Ashbury
The Arizona post., 1949-01-21

Shown above is Buddy Leonard,
weIl-known New York me. and
entertainer, who is directing and
producing the Hadassah mite of
Stars" at the University Audi
torium Sunday, January 20, at
$3.50 PM.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
|ITU Aim Is Control
OF Labor Supply,
ANPA Official Says
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 11.-Cran-
ston Williams, general manager Of
the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, said yesterday
one of the chief objectives of the
international Typographical Un-
ion is to control the newspaper
labor supply.
He added the TITUS object was
to control it in such way as to
maintain a shortage of printers i'll
most areas of employment.
"The ITU uses it's control to
force up wages and increase over
time costs" Mr.. Williams said.
The ANPA general manager in
cluded the statement in letters to
Senate members at Washington.
Cordial Relations Cited.
He said that on the whole the
Nations dailies have enjoyed cor
dial relations with all unions ex-
cepting the 1TU under the Taft
Hartley law.
He commented on his expert
ence on pending labor-manage-
ment legislation.
Even though practically all OF
the union leaders did not like the
(Taft- Hartley act" he said,
nevertheless as contracts expired
they adjusted themselves to the
terms of the law"
The single exception. he added
was the ITU, which he said
abandoned the historic practice
of negotiating contracts with pub
fishers and embarked upon what
it chose to call a no-contract
policy"
Experience Stressed.
Mr.. Williams said experience Of
publishers has demonstrated the
practicability of the nondiscrim-
inatory hiring provisions of the
Taft-Hartley Act.
With the single exception of the
ITU, Mr.. Williams said, publishers
on the whole have enjoyed the
most cordial relations with all
other unions during the life Of the
Taft Hartley Act and. he added:
/ Il know of no instance where
any of the provisions of that act
has adversely affected either the
unions or the operations of the
publishers"
Evening star., 1949-03-11
GE Develops F|ood|ight
Far Brighter Than Sun
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Mar. 1.-THE
development of a Photographic
f1oodlight capable of producing
light from seven to is times the
intensity of sunlight on a bright
day was announced today by
General Electric's lamp depart
ment.
Designed especially for high
speed photography, the 750-watt
foodlight will produce ample
light for taking motion pictures
at a speed Of 5000 individual
pictures a second. said GE illu-
minating engineers.
Notion picture studies made
with the aid of the light will in
clude human muscles in motion.
bullets passing through glass. the
vibration Of machinery. and the
flutter of a canary's wings, they
said
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06

study and on Saturday she pre-.
sided owe the morning discussion
AS band chairman. mir. Bishnr
viii include in his duties the co.
ordination of band contests i'm the
southern division. selection of mu
sic for the required lists and su.
pervision of contests. festival
clinics and band contests.
Jackie Nelson. Moss Point band
student and the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Nelson, Jr.. has
the signal honor Of being chosen
to play in the all Southern Or.
chestla on Thursday evening. She
was one Of five band students
from Mississippi chosen TO play
in the massed hand concert. This
musical spectacle was divided in
to three parts - the massed band
concert. band shows composed Of
Florida high school bands and the
University of Miami band. and the
finale with the Orange Bowl pa
geant.
The pageant was the same as
was presented on New Years
day At Miami during the Orange
Bowl football game, except that
this performance had been adapt
ed for night production.
The meetings during the three
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
New Executive
StoH Elected
BY Garden Club

The Pascagoula Garden club
closed a very successful year at
the last meeting for 1948-49 which
was held at the club center on
Washington avenue, "Wednesday
at 2:30 n. m.
The principal business for the
day was the election of officers
and this was conducted by Mrs.
julius Virgins. The result was
the selection of the following:
Mrs. d.. X. Peele, president.
Mrs. r. A. Wages, vice president;
Mrs. J. f. Stone. necording secre-
tary; Mrs. f. v. Springer, treas
urcr, and Mrs. j. NJ. Carson. cor
responding secretary.
The speaker for the afternoon
was Mrs. Perry A. Thompson who
told of iris and their culture.
After refreshments had been
served by the hostesses Mesdames
W. C. Johnson. Phillip Chestnut,
Howard Walker. p. T. Vaughan.
r. II Horgan and Louis Nichols,
the club visited the garden of
Mrs. J. F. Colley in Moss Point
to see her Easter lilies in bloom.
The club will hold its annual
luncheon June first.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Oldest Mother I'm
County Broodcdsts
From VFW Saturday

Numerous applications for the
honor of being the oldest mother
in Jackson County to appear on
4 radio broadcast on Saturday
morning, which is being spon-
sored by the VIEW Auxiliary,
have been received by the auxil-
larry. according to an announce
ment by Mrs. Richard M. Ma
haffey.
To date the oldest mother who
has consented to appear on the
program is 90 years young. while
over Is applicants list their ages
ranging from 80 years and over.
The oldest mother will be the
feature on the VIEW broadcast
program IS 90 years old. while
street on Saturday morning at
10 a. IN. AS the honoree OF the
occasion she will be presented
with a bouquet and numerous
gifts which are being given by
the local merchants.
Applications were to he accept
ed postmarked not later than
midnight on Thursday. May 5.
Mrs. Mahaffey said,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-06
Local Music
Educators Attend
Florida Meeting

Two music educators of Jack
son county were elected to inn.
poriant positions at the 18th an
nual conference OF the South East
division of the Southern Music
Educators held in Tampa last
week.
James r. Bishop. director Of
the Moss Point high school band,
was elected bard chairman OF the
Music Educators conference.
Southern division. and is slated
TO represent the Southern divi.
sion Al the ST. Louis conference
next spring.
Mrs. j. v. Ainsworth. piano in
structor in the Pascsgoula high
school. was appointed TO repre-
sent Mississippi on the SMEc
piano committee. Mrs. Aims worth.
who is state piano chairman Of
the MEA appeared ON a program
panel discussion concerning high
school credit for private music