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Evening star., 1949-06-03

McCart Daniel r. Mccarthy.
said no girl was involved In his
decision.
Il fell in love with Germany
he told reporters.
II haven't fallen In love with
q German girl-but I may"
The young veteran became In
terested in Germany here in 1945
Is an American soldier. II like
the German way Of life," McCar-
thy said.
Reporters asked what particu-
larly he liked about the German
way.
II think the Germans have
high principles" he replied.
'"They are diligent hard-working.
hospitable and generous-at least
I have found them so. Other
people might disagree. The Ger
mans enjoy the simplest things Of
life. They enjoy music. They
have a very fine family life"
Mccarthy was asked whether he
found these qualities lacking In
the United States.
Most Of my experience has
been in the Army he replied.
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Col. |. H. Renfrow Honored
Al SeIective Service Dinner

Col. Louis H. Renfrow. recently
appointed assistant to Defense
Secretary johnson. was honored
last night at a dinner given by his
former selective service colleagues.
Col. Renfrow resigned as chief
legislative and liaison officer Of Sc
lective service and assistant mill
tary aide to the President.
Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. Sc
lective service director. and Mai
Gen. Harry Vaughan. military aide
to Mr.. Truman, attended the
event at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Col. Renfrow, q native OF Mis-
souri,, is a veteran Of World Wars
I and II. He is president-elect Of
the international College Of Dem
lists of the World,
Evening star., 1949-06-03

n o U ce his
American citi-
zenship and be-
come q Ger.
man.
He identified
himself as DAN
lei r. McCar-
thy, jr., Of New
Hyd de Park,
Long Island. N.
Y. son Of q
N e W Y o r k
stock bro ker
who died in
1Q47.
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Part Of Wrecked Liner
Sold to BruziIion Firm
On HE Assoeiaisd Press

LONDON, June 3.-Lloyd's Of
London has sold the afterpart oi
the wrecked liner Magdalena to
a Brazilian firm for $50, 200
1890. .00o). marine sources dis
closed today.
The Royal Mail liner ran
around near Rio de Janeiro on
|her maiden voyage April "A and
later broke In two and sank.
Lloyd's took over salvage rights
Ito the wreckage after settling N
full an Insurance claim Of f2.S0O.-
600 (9lo. .00o. .000).
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Young EXCL Intends
Ito Become German
oy the Assecicisd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, June 3.
A Brooklyn born former CT who
fell In love with Germany" said
yesterday that he intends to re-
Evening star., 1949-06-26
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PAIR


Shades of the post, Getting such
curtains at such q price Frothy ;.
friIly curtains thot biiow ground your
windows cool os O scoop. All
mist fine to keep the sun-elore out
;. let the sunlight filter in. Perfect
in living room, bedroom, dining room.
any room! We have them in washable
eeesheII royon morquisette measuring
82-in wide to the poir. Slim. long for
average size windows We have them
in ivoy-toned cotton norquisettes
lOO-in. wide to the poir. oO-In long
so you con criss-cross them on ov-
eroee single windows We have cush-
ion and pebble dots, too. Gain wide to
poir, oO-in. long. All with on offinity
for soap n suds. All with boby-heoded
ruffIes. Sheer beauties and only
81 q por!
cuytains 9Th Floor The Hsehs Co. washtnsfe#;
3rd Fioos, stpN srinG
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01
Irresponsible Act

/. Recent charges by Charles J. Broekaway, Mobile coun-
ty farm agent. that Mississippi law enforcement officers
are "booby trapping" South Alabama watermelon haulers
is a sweeping statement and tends to involve both county
and state law enforcement officers along the entire Mis-
sissippi Gulf Coast.
We think Farm Agent B~roekaway should look before
ne leaps. In the first place we believe that the caliber of
the Mississippi State Highway Patrol is such that they
would not be involved III petty watermelon thefts. Neither
do we believe that our own county highway patrol is IN
polved. As a matter of fact, the watermelon trucks have
Received better than average treatment in Jackson county
by the local highway patrol. The Mobile shortcut is clos
ed to truck traffic, but despite this a number Of the trucks
have ignored the warnings and used the road in order to
save the few miles involved. The county highway patrol
men would have been perfectly justified in bringing them
before a justice of the peace for the fragrant traffic viola
lion, but instead have warned the truckers and LET them
60.
When pinned down Agent Brockaway says that he is
unable to get definite information concerning the purported
incidents involved.
: 1t seems to us that this information should have been
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

other class of our citizens. I'm
doubtedly. this proposed pro-
gram of public housing is the
most advanced of all the pro-
pesals toward complete state
ism, which former Secretary
Burns so roundly denounced in
his Virginia speech last week.
and could we'll lead to the de-
struction of the American sys-
tenn of free enterprise.
Moreover. the program, if
carried out according 60 the
wishes of the planners. could
we'll bankrupt the nation.
which now has a national debt
in access of ESQ billion dollars.
Some slight encouragement is
offered in the bill for rural
states. but it's generally charged
and generally admitted that 10
states. with slum areas like
Harlem in New York and the
Black Belt of Chicago. will get
the "Iion's share. The debate
on the floor and the cloak room
gossip is to the effect that it's
a big city bill. In this connec-
ton. it is estimated that Mis-
sissippi's taxpayers share of
the cost of the program would
De IS million dollars.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01
High Cost OF Operation May Bring About
Abandonment of Alcairaz AS Federal Pen

that there is no water on the
island. All water has to be
transported by barge from the
mainland. Even soil has to be
shipped to the Rock if a war;
Gen decides to raise a few flow
ers or vegetables.
Alcatraz cost $4,000, 900, and
il would cost 81, 10000 00 to e
place it. No other government
agency wants it, says Bennett,
so if abandoned it would soon
deteriorate in the briny air. II
the doors finally swing open,
the sea gulls and the fog will
soon take over the dank halls
where AL Capone and his
henchmen lived their longest
years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

Summed areas.
Ii would build approximate
~ one million units which
would be rented to the So
called poorer people upon a
rental basis on their ability to
pay,
1t would cost the taxpayers
anywhere from an admitted 10
billion dollars to an estimated
20 billion dollars for subsidies
over a period of 40 years.
It's estimated by authorita-
tive sources that, if the govern
ment would construct these
buildings and give them away
without any charge whatever
to the prospective tenants. the
government would save from
2 to 3 billion dollars to the tax
payers of this country over
what it will cost in the way of
subsidies for rental purposes
over the 40-year period.
The proponents of the bill
admit that If would barely
scratch the surface so far as
clearing the slums is concerned.
But they argue that once its
started il will have sufficient
popular and political appeal for
Congress TO build many addi-
tional millions of housing units.
This at least was the testimony
of the Go representative be.
fore the Banking and Currency
committee.
One of the most powerful OBJ
iections to the bill is that. IN
der its provisions. the govern
ment will tax all home-oWners.
both large and small. who them
selves are required to paw taxes
on their homes in order to fur
nish tax-empt homes for an
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01
Capital

BY
Congressman VIM. NJ. Coimer

Congressman VIM. NJ. Coimer
The House is presently en-
gagged in considering the Ar
ministration's Public Housing
Bill. Not since we have been in
Congress. with the possible ex-
ception of labor legislation. has
there been such controversy
over a legislative proposal.
Neither has there heretofore
been a much pressure from
Administrative sources on the
members to support an Admin
~istrative measure. It will be re-
called that slum clearance was
one Of the Presidents campaign
promises. And he is as uncom-
promising on this as he is on
his Civil Rights and other rec
concentrations. The President
charged that there is a power
full real estate lobby set up 20
defeat this proposed legislation.
There may be. but We can
truthfully say that 90 per cent
of the lobbying that has been
done with us has come from the
government agencies.
It's impossible to analvze this
proposal III the space of this
column. However. it might be
pointed out that:
Its primary purpose is TO
build new housing in the large
cities with the view of ulti-
mately doing away with the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The OPA added addi-
tional meats and vegetables to
list of rationed foods The
Red Cross sponsored a nurses
aid training course -. The
Chamber of Commerce held its
first dinner party; the late Gov
ernor Bailey was guest speak
ed :. No editorial carried.
. = y
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The YMBC voted to
support the anti-stream pollu-
ton movement Front page
letter to the editor from the
late Governor Thomas Bailey
condemned stream pollution.
:. Editorial: Gardens require
real effort; advised cleaning up
and refurbushing of "the gar
den spot of the Gulf Coast.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The Mormacisle was
grounded near the pass; escort
ing tug was sunk New car
dealers denied the charge of
discrimination Mass labor
demonstration brought about
removal of Walter S. Lowry,
union leader Editorial:
Doors Open for Initiation: de-
plores adjustment of OPA -.
Army release revealed 81 from
Jackson county listed as war
casualties.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, FWA granted Port
Commission $4,000 for water
front development Con-
tract for $4,000 let for improv-
ment of small craft harbor =.
Editorial: Danger Spots; crit
icised condition of highway.
= = +
A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK.
Mrs. Hermes Gautier was elect
ed first committee woman from
Coast ares to national conven-
ton IL recruits joined the
local unit of the National Guard
=. No editorial was carried.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01
Desk

state. / have visited your Ne
gro school on many occasions.
In old days ] regarded it as one
of the poorest excuses I knew
of in the state. Last week I Wis
tied this Negro school again,
and ! am now fastening to say
that you have made tremen-
dous progress. 1t is certainly
now one of the best schools in
the state. Both the physical
plant and the equipment are
modern and up-to-date. The
building and grounds are clean
and neat and, apparently, the
teachers are all doing a good
job of teaching. | am delighted
with the progress you have
made. You will find, | am sure.
that the building of this good
school will improve racial re-
lations between the whites and
the blacks as nothing else could
do. If all of our white people
in the state would do as you
have done - go forward and
build a decent school, without
much talk about ii - our ra-
cisl problem would soon be on
the way toward a solution. I
commend you, the other MEM
bers of the board of trustees,
the superintendent and the
mayor of your city for the fine
progress that you have made"
The above words make sense
to us. Our Negro citizens are
certainly entitled to economic
and educational opportunities
on a broader scale than is now
afforded them in our own and
other states. Lack of these op-
portunities is largely the basis
of our racial problems and the
elimination of discrimination
along these lines will be the
factors that will solve that
same problem. All the rantings
and tanning of racial hatreds
by political bigots cannot set
aside these facts. 1t is also an
obvious and indisputable fact
that, by raising the level of
economy of more than so per
cent of our states population,
we will be lifting ourselves by
our own economic boot straps.
Along this same line It is
heartening to see an announce
ment by Governor Wright that
a committee appointed last
January by the Mississippi Ed
ucational Association and the
governor has drawn up a blue
print for elimination of differ
entails in educational opportu-
mites. The committee is work
ing on a program which will
remove any discrimination in
teachers salaries and proposes
immediate Improvement in
school facilities for Negroes in
which the ultimate goal is equal
facilities for both races" Gov
ernor Wright said. The pro-
gram will probably be present
ed to the 1850 session of the
legislature by Governor Wright.
Adoption of such a program
would be a long step down the
road that will lead to the solv-
ing of not only our racial prob
lem, but also a large part of
our economic problems.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

So-called economy minded
Senators, who have been vot-
ing appropriations out of one
side of their mouths and
screaming for reduction of fed
eral expenditures out of the
other, are now attempting to
pass the buck to President Tru-
man. The buck passing centers
around a resolution which
would instruct the president to
save five to 10 per cent of what
ever funds Congress a%ppropri-
ates for financing the goveru-
ment duting the next IL months.
That means President Truman
would be given the responsible
ity of slashing appropriation
measures which the same Sen
ators voted for. Signers of a
petition seeking q vote on the
resolution includes even Sen
ator Mcclellan, chairman. and
IL other members of the Sen
ate appropriations committee.
Passage of such a resolution
would. of course, relieve the
Senators of any responsibility
land political repercussions) for
specific reductions in federal
expenditures and dump the
whole thing in the lap of the
President.
The Mississippi Economic
Council points out that taxpay-
r of Mississippi will pay an es-
timated 32-million dollars as
their share of the cost of ECA
and other foreign aid programs
pending in Congress. The an
neurcement was made without
comment but, however, failed
to also point out that ECA plans
call for the shipment of more
than t50-million dollars of cot
ton to Europe in the year be-
ginning July LIST. A right heal
thy portion of this will be Mis-
sissippi cotton so, from where
we sit, 1t looks like our state
will be doing all right.
A grand jury at Irwinton, Ga,
recently freed two men ar
rested in connection with the
lynch-murder of a 28-year-old
Negro. Murder warrants were
sworn out against the two men
by the Negroes widow. and prior
to the grand iury's investiga-
ton the sheriff of the county
and agents of the Georgia Blu
reau of investigation said they
were sure they had sufficient
evidence TO get indictments.
lrwinton is a town of 1900 pop
ulation and it is not reasonable
to believe that a man could be
taken out of the town Jail and
murdered without their iden-
tity being easily established.
The Irwinton incident. and 9TH
ers like it. is the reason that we
will have a federal anti-lyneh
law.
.
We reprint here a paragraph
from a letter to J. A. Cirlot.
president of the Moss Point
board of school trustees, from
p. Fl. Eason. state supervisor of
Negro education: CAS- super
visor of Negro education since
the year 1929. | have been Wis
iting Negro schools over the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01
You're Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer

Movie and radio fans got
quite a kick out of the news
that a fellow named Bing had
been named director of the
Metropolitan Opera until they
learned his other name was Ru-
dolph and not Crosby.
=
The Moroccan Caliph's new
bride is the former Princess
Lal-la Fafima Zebra Benfz
Muley Add Ell a Wonder
how she'll like being just plain
Mrs. Caiiph?
Lal-la is said TO be a lalapo-
looser for looks but we predict
no film caree for her. A name
like hers would never fit into
any movie marquee.
Grandpappy Jenkins SAYS
he's noticed that when a his
torian is a bit foggy about some
ancient happening he naturally
writes that it is "shrouded by
the mists of time"
Russia announces 1t now has
200 newspapers. AS far as we
can determine they're all called
Izvesiia or Prsvda.
Whatever became of the fell
low who was always Boosting
of the superior merits of his
car? THAT'S easy - he spends
these days Dragging about the
size of his ielevision screen.
:
Automobile designers say mo-
tor cars will look the same for
the next several years. They
evidently underestimate the
Sunday driver.
The original home of rhu-
barb. we read, was the banks
of the Volga river, which is in
Russia. Not far. naturally
enough, from the home of a
good deal of today's political
rhubarb.
Now that England gives
away wigs for free. the polifi-
cal cartoonists will have 70 do
something about John Bulls
bald dome.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

BY the same token. when il
Uncle Sam going to gain the
modern look by divorcinq that
set of chin spinach?
: =
Another example of how
crime certainly doesn't pay: A
burglar broke into a Massachu-
sets pastors home. Total loot:
four pennies.
= =
H~unserford. England. stages
an annual kissing festival.
There's q Town where an old
maid could live happily ever
after.
News from North CarolinA
tells of Commies alIegsdIy in
fiitrating Boy Scout movement.
Trying for their ferret badge?
An advertisement offers 100.
600 worms for sale. For fishing
purposes or for making new
furniture old2
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

sought by him before the charges were made and not after
wards. Charges of such serious nature certainly need the
backing of proof, including time, place and names.
Attempted smearing of all Coast officers without such
proof seems to us a completely irresponsible act on the
part of Agent Brockaway.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

pressing their displeasure pub
licly and privately. and Repub-
licans are joining them in the
opinion that Johnson is a "po-
litieal man first, a defense man
second"
Resentment against the sec
rotary has been famed by the
fact that he was a big fund rails
er last year for President Tru-
mans political campaign.
However. there is no recourse
for those who dislike johnson.
Defense, like foreign affairs. is
a field in which personalities
and politics cannot take over
on Capitol Hill.
So, political observers agree.
Johnson's "doghousen will re-
main an ineffective one, unless
his enemies can catch him in a
major 'boner." Then the fur
will fly.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-07-01

Now that England gives
away wigs for free. fhe polifi-
cal cartoonists will have 70 do
something about John Bulls
bald dome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-22
pAA BRINGS 14,
 CARRIES OUT 17

Pan American World Airways yes- terday carried a total of 56 pas sengers, bringing IA to Juneau, talk ing IT out, and carrying 25 through here to other points. They were:
 From Seattle: Martin Anderson, Mrs. John Bahrt. Cheryl and David Bahrt, James Barker, Stan Grum- melt. Annette LaFreniere, Frank Stanton.
 From Fairbanks; " R. Vreeland, June Orthman, E. M. Reyes, E. c. Wallace, Charles Aikens, Patricia Koegh, Flossie Carr.
 To Annette: Silas Booth.
 To Ketchikan: L. F. Ferris, Mrs Fay Hudson, Paul A. Ference.
 To Seattle: w. Dubinick, Col j. D. Alexander, Kenneth James, John Male, Nine Johnson, Helen Stutte, Pete Gilmore, F. McMichael, MT and Mrs. Don McAndie, A. Elam, Jack Hackman, Gordon Stacy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-22
BETTE DAVIS ASKS
 DIVORCE FROM NO. }

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 22.-IR'-The film capital was surprised today over actress Bette Davis sudden di- vorce action against her third hus- land, artist William Grant Sherry.
 Charging cruelty, the 41-year-old Academy Award winner filed her suit late yesterday at nearby Santa Ana, Calf. Superior Judge Rotert Gardner granted her request for an order restraining Sherry from molesting her until the suit is set tied.
 Sherry, onetime prize fighter, is six years younger than Miss Davis. They were married Nov. 30, 1945, in Riverside, Calf. Her complaint said they separated yesterday.
 Miss Davis, who won motion pie ture Academy Award in 1886 and again in 1889, was divorced by bandleader Harmon Nelson Jr., her first husband, in December, 1888. Husband No. two, hotel man Ar thur Farnsworth, died from a fall Aug. 25, 1943.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-22
POSTERS, CARNIVAL BAZAAR OUT OCT. E

Many Juneau residents have been inquiring when the posters on the Carnival-Bazaar will be on display in the store windows.
 With the kind cooperation of the merchants who are most generous in displaying posters of coming ev- ents, the Carnival Bazaar posters will be on view October 25.
 The merchants in whose windows the posters will be displayed are: Alaska Coastal Airlines, Alaska Music Supply, Inc, Bert's Cash Grocery, Browns Ready-to-Wear J. B. Burford & Co.,, Butler -Mauro Drug Co, California Grocery, Cas- ler's Mems Wear, Devlin's Shoe Store, Gus George Groceries.
 Hayes Shop, Home Beautiful, Ju- neau Drug Co.,, Mirror Cafe, Vic Power, Thomas Hardware Co.,, Tot to-Teen Shop, Triangle Club, Twen- tieth Century and Venetian Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-22
NUGGETS IN FOXES FOUND Ik EFFECTS
 OF S0URD0UGH

SEATTLE, Oct. 22.-LR-Raw gold, still in the "pokes' into which it was poured when sluiced from the Alaskan goldfields half a century ago, was uncovered Friday in the effects of Carl w. Jolin.
 Glen s. Corkery, counsel for the Jolin estate, said the gold, valued at $6,000, was found in an old trunk and in grips and boxes in the basement room of the rooming house where Jolin lived
 Corkery, himself a prospector as we'll as a lawyer, said Jolin undoubt- edly acquired the gold while he was a miner in Alaska during the gold rush days. How Jolin had managed to keep it ever since, if his "depos- itory" was his trunk and bags all this time, was a mystery in itself, Corkery declared.
 Jolin, 70, died Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-22
S0R02TIMI5T CLUB
 MET FRIDAY NOON

At the Friday noon luncheon meeting of the Soroptimist Club a vote of thanks was given to the Fish and Wildlife for the use of their film Wild Wings for the ambu- lance benefit showing on Tuesday night, to the Methodist Church for the use of their building and to MT. and Mrs. Leonard Hopkins of An chorage for their film, Fishing in Alaska" especially since it is wear ing out and has only few more showings. Mrs. Hopkins, a member of the Soroptimist Club ct Anchor age, starred in the film and she and MT. Hopkins generously paid the projection fees here, as a con- tribution to the ambulance fund. Everyone agreed that Hollywood has nothing on Mrs Hopkins for attrac- tive talented acting.
 It was pointed out that this year the Soroptimist International As sociation has been admitted as a consultative to UNESCO and has l Eeen asked to send regularly to UNESCO, all Soroptimist publica- tions including The American Sor- optimist," monthly publication of the American Federation of Sorop- timist Clubs.
 Ilah Parmenter, social committee chairman, presented the birthday cake in behalf of the club for the members having birthday in Oct ober. Beulah Lee and Miss Dorothy Whitney received the birthday con- gratulations of the club.
 In a special initiation ceremony, Mrs. Beulah Lee was received as a new member of the club.