davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18

tt - bandau juokais teisintis
ir nusukti neidomu klausima j
SAIL. Greit pereiname prie spau-
dos, kurios visa krlva sudeta
ant stale. Pakilnoju laikras-
cius, juo pasveriu ant rankos
ir klausiu, ar jis visus lietu-
viskus laikrascius parsitraukia.
Lyg teisindamasis, "dede" Am
broziejus pastumia laikrascius
j Sail, o man atsako tokiu pa
aiskinimu:
AS esu ir mirsiu tauti.
ninkas, bet. -. kairysis tauti.
ninkas. W tai ir skaitau visus
vietuviskus laikrascius, issky.
rus DRAUGA ir AMERIKA.
Ka jis toliau kalbejo - te
gul pasilieka tarp musu... {
kalbejo apie daug ka ir gans
idomiai. AS tik klausiau, link
ciojau ir vel klausiau. o ka
praejo gerokas pusvalandis il
dede Ambraziejus eme siulyt
vaisiu, bijodami per ilgai uz
gaisti, atsisveikinome SUI pa
zadu atsilankyti kada nors We
liau. Atsisveikindamas paklau
siau, kaip jam D1RVA patinka
- Ka cia kalbeti 49,. Ka
sestadieni visi laikrasciai SUI
eina - tai pirmiausia ziuril
! j DIRVA...
= o koki imi veliausiai? -
klausiu is zingeidumo. Atsa
kyma gavau, bet skelbti ne
dristu, mes noriu is Brooklynt
isnesti gyva kali.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18

Kai isejome su ponia Valai-
tiene is pirmojo vizito pas Am
brazieju, jau beveik tikejau,
kad dabar pazistu visa Didzia-
ja gatve. Bet iseinant, Ambra-
ziejus patare bltinai aplankyti
lietuviska graboriu Cars v ..
Girdi, tai labai padorus grabo-
rius :. Ponia Valaitiene pasi-
sake nemegstanti is viso gra-
boriq. Bet kai jai priminiau,
kad il Wis tick negales ju is
vengti, ir kad yra daug geriau
paciam nueiti pas graboriu,
negu kad graborius ateitu pas
tave, tai j nusipurte is bal
mes -. ir iejome pas Garsva
linksmais veidais 80.
Is kaz kur buvau SUBSIDIARIES
nuomone, kad graborius turi
butt panasus j kuniga. Pasiro-
do, mano. nuomone beveik tel
singa: Garsva panasus j svie-
SUI klebona. O kai jis NUNS pa
rode viena laiska su prof. ku-
nigo Manelio parasu ir dar su
20 klieriku parasais, tai pama-
ciau, kad j net baznycios tar
mai vadina "Didziai Gerbiamu
Kunigu Klebonu".
Garsva papasakojo istorija
kaip jis tapo "klebonu". Buvc
taip - Garsva apdovanojc
prof. Manelio vadovaujama ku.
nigu seminarija Vokietijoje
Apdovanotieji ,manydami, kad
seminarijai dovanas teg a Il
siusti tik koks nors "kunigas
klebonas', eme ir parase Gar
svai padekos laiska, kuriame
j sveikina ir linki pasisekimc
darbe -. "dideli geradari ku.
niga klebona Garsva". Nors
ir pats Garsva pripazista, kad
tarp klebono ir graboriaus yra
siok;a tokia giminyste, bet at
rodo, kad jam geriau butt gra-
borium, negu klebonu.
- Sakykite, ar dar nejau-
ciate depresijos? - klausiu
prizes atsisveikindamas.
- zinote ka: jei ne tas vel
MAS penicilinas, tai mano biz
mis- stovetu dar geriau. .. Taip
atsake j klausima, uzsirase
DIRVA, uzsimokejo uz knyga
Red Terror Oyer Lithuania ir
palydejo pro duris. Ponia Va
laitiene dar primine, kad jam
reiketu ne yienos knygos, o
viso tukstancio, kad galetu
kiekvienam lietuviui ideti j
graba, kaip paskutinio atsi-
sveikinimo dovana -. Apie to-
XII biznl sakesi Garsva pagal-
vosias -.
Skubiais zingsniais ieskojo-
me nauju Didziosios gatves
gyventoju. 1r ieskodami dziau-
genes, kad isejome is Garsvos
Funeral Home' dar be grabo.
(Bus daugiau)
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7 A+ko1to tx 1-+o ,,,s

Ir as emu sau.
Emu vakarus Man norisi vejus gaudyti.
Uzdaryta smukle ir prie jos durQ grtuo-
kills.
- Ka tn cia veiki? - pasnekinu.
- Sergu atsake.
-Sergi? - atkartojau. -Kodel nein guilt?
- Tu kvailas - jis istare - Nezinai ma
|no ligos...
- O kas tau velnias?
= Turiu pinigu... tare. - Noriu pra-
|gerti, tai ir sergu. Kai as pinigu neturiu, bunu
Isveikas.
= Cia juk vietu yra tick ir tick.
- Ia vieta man geriausa.
Jis fudnas.
- Ryta as maciau SUM prie sugriauto ma
mo, dabar as matau girtuokli prie uzdarytos
smukles.
- Tai rupuze! = susuko jis. - ziebsiu /
snuki, tai nusiversi, kai lepse! Tai tau bus ly-
Igint name SUI sunim.
= Nepyk! = istariau. = Ir pasakyk man,
kodel tn neini kita smukle?
- Drauge! - tare jis. = Cia atedavo
Pagaikstiene Prisgeriame Grazi velnio is
pera -. Lydzu as ja namo -. Randame kakia
vieta zinai.
- Negali pas ja nueiti namus?...
- Tu kvailas - susuko jis = Jos vyras
man kaulus per gerkle iskratytu.
- sitaip i
- Tai taip.
Persiskyreme.
Peda uz pedos, zingsnis po zngsnio as Ell
nu sau namo Mamie radau Teke. Tai sennerge
- davatka.
- Vyras parejo - tare. - Kokia tu lai-
minga kad turf vyra!...
- Klaida, Teklyte!
tot foro -Tl1
mai, kaip as nelaiminga, kad man Dievas ne
sutvere vyro...
- Nusibostu.
Ne - tare. - jeigu as tureciau vyra
- branginciau, kaip deimanta. Buciuociau ry-
ia. per piet ir vakare. >. Dabar begu j bazny-
cia. kalbu poterius ir myliu Jezuseli -. Js irgi
vyras...
Maria Magdalena, kuri pirma sykl susitiko
Jezu prie laukno asilo smukes Judejoje, irgi
megino laikyti Jezu uz meiluzl... Bet Jezus
mete savo Dieviska zvilgsni ia ir visos jos
svajones issiblaske...
- Kalbu poterius - tare. - RodOs, kad
Dievulis mestu ta savo kryziu malkine, apsi-
saustu paklode ir mudu susglaude pasisneke-
tume...
- Nuodeme taip manyti - tare Terese.
- AS zinau - tare. - Jau kelis sykius
per ispazinti kunigui sakiausi. Ant gallo pasa-
kysiu, kad pykstu ir ant Dievulio uz tai kad
Jis name tokia negrazia sutvere, kad ne vienas
vyras man pasoni neignybe, ne nepakuteno -.
- Pyksti ant Dievulio?
- Pykstu - atsake. - Kokia Jis name
sutvere, toka ir turi...
Terese prunkscia is juoko.
- zinai tn ka? - tare.
- Nu?
- Nesijuok! -. - istare. - Turiu mamie
velnio paveiksla. ;. znai, kai kelius taiso lieja
pikiu, smala. Tai pasiemiau grumula to pikio.
Aplipinau wake pikiu ir ia juoda smaline wake
uzdegiau prizes velnio paveiksla...
- Tai kan?
- Nugi We! - tare. - Juoda smane IVA
ke dega. Venias ragus uzrietes, issisiepes stow
ir sypsosi Uodega susiraiciusi, kojos, kai ozio.
Terese klausosi.
- AS atsiklaupiau ir meldziausi kad vel
MAS ivestu koki vyra pagunda 80. Kad name
isimyletu ir as istekeciau -,
- Ir ka? = tare Terese - Pagelbejo?
- Ne
Jau temo.
Savo vargus issipasakojusi Tekle liudna
isejo namo.
a@ &e
Juokoi keIioujo opIink posouli
Geriau zemes drebejimas...
Vieni tevai issiunte savo vaikus kaima
pas pazistamus. Parase laiska: "Bukite malo-
nus, paakykite vaikus pas save, mes pas mus
1>ol 1,,cXo Iroh0 iir1oc
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HitIeris KIoipedoje
{ Atkelta is 3-cio pusl. }

taigos norejo pasiklausti centra, kap tvarkytis,
kaip elgtis. o is ten irgi sunku buvo gauti tikra
atsakyma, mes viskas ivyko be gallo greit if
smulkmenas numatyti buvo tiesiog neimanoma.
Isijungeme radija. Paaiskejo, kad Klaipe-
dos radio stotis, pastatyta Lietuvos valstybes
pinigais, jau "ruduju' rankose Paskelbe, kad
bus perduodamas, Klaipedos krasto seimelio po-
sedis
Klausome to posedzio Tai paskutinis auto
nomisko Klaipedos krasto 'parlamento'' susi-
rinkimas. Dalyvavo tik vokiskp partiju atsto-
val. Posedis isejo kaz kaip ne visai sklandus At
rode, kad ir patterns vokietininku vadams jau
nebeaisku, kaip cia dabar bus... Susirinko r
suprato, kad jems jau cia nebera ka daryti -.
Is Beryno paskelbe, kad Neumann, vyriau-
sas Klaipedos naciu vadas, ir Bertulaitis Gssi-
gimes lietuvis, kuris vadinosi Bertuleit ir buvo
paskutines Klaipedos krasto direktorijos pir-
mininkas) Hitlerio yra "isrinkti" "atstovais"
Reichstaga - Vokietijos "parlamenta".
"Ilgos nosys" pradejo augti ia patti vakara.
Baigta SUI autonomija, baigta su ia valstybes
valstybeje komedija. Tie, kurie cia jautesi di-
delias vadais, staiga pamate, kad juos padare tik
mazukais Voketijos pilietukais.
Neumann ir Bertulaitis is vado ir MAJ daug
"valdzios galvos'' lko tik eiliniais Reichstago
narais, su teise pakelti ranka, kada Hitlerio ar
timesnieji tarnai pasako...
O lietuvia? zinoma, visi buvo nusimine,
bet kartu jaute ir tam tikra pasitenkinima
Kiekvenas jaute bent ta nusiraminima: nagi
pajuskit dabar ant savo kailio, kaip malonus
jums bus Hitlerio batas, kurio taip labai more
jot!
Visa nakti praleidom Gubernaturoj prie ra-
dijo, kas kur kuriame kampe nusnausdami po va
landa Pranese, kad rytoj, ktvirtadienl, kovo "a,
karisku laivu atp1aukia Klaipeda pats Adolfas..
Is ryto apie valanda jau priguzejo pilnas
miestas Gestapo valdininku is Tiles.
Gatves buvo nustatytos eilemis rudmarski-
niu, kurie sustojo rankose laikydami ilgas vir-
ves Tai, reiska, buvo uztvara, kad zmones ne
suvirstu gatve, kai Hitleris vaziuos Buvo ma
nyta, kad pervaziuos per visa miesta, taip pat
ir pro Gubernatura, kuri jau buvo paskelbta
Lietuvos konsulatu
Bet veltui tie rudmarskiniai kelas valan-
das salo gatvese. Hitleris tiesiai is laivo atva-
ziavo miesto aikste, pasake kalba ir vel laiva.
Per miesta pervaziavo keletas tanku, virs miesto
praskrido keliolika vokieciu lektuvu, parode tru-
putt savo galybes ir viskas.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18

oLIKIMO KELIU - Ales
Rutos-Nakait6s 13 apsa-
kymeliq, 140 pusl. kama 80c
oSIELA LAGAMINE - j.
svaisto IL apsakymeliq,
IA pusl. kama $500. 80c
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18

butinai buvo uzsispyres nufotografuoti Hitler
kaip galima is arciau. Mat, buvo toks gandas
kad jo fotografuoti niekam kitam neleidzia
kaip tk specialiam fotografui. Toks paredymas
buves todel kad Hitlerio usai esq 'nusute'. Jei
gu kas kitas nufotografuos, tai usai blogai at.
rodys -.
Neznau kodel NJ Ilglnui nepasiseke Hit.
leri nufotografuoti, bet ir jis, ir kiti, kurie il
tada is arciau mate, sake, kad usai tvarkoj
Tx gerkle nuo rekavimo gerokai uzkimusi...
Ligi vidurdienio pasilikau Gubernaturoje
Pavyko Sick tick susisiekti su Kaunu ir gauti
ziniu kokia tvarka bus isvaziuoti is Klaipedos
tiems kurie turf isvaziuoti, kaip bus su jq tur-
tn ir tt.
Redakcijoje dar buvo vienas bendradarbis.
Spaustuves darbninku dalis taip pat buvo savo
vietoje
Sutarem, kad bandysim dar iseisti VAKA-
RUS, nors du puslapius. Be jokiu straipsniQ,
vien tik zinias, kaip reikia tvarkytis, kur ko-
kiais reikalais kreiptis Oar pora kartu susisie-
Kus su Kaunu, susidare keiolika pranesimu ivai-
riais reikalais, kuriuos telefonu padiktavau re-
dakcija, ten tos zinios buvo surenkamos ir de-
damos puslapius.
Ligi tos dienos buves gubernatorius V. Cal
lius paklause lgi tol buvusi direktorijos pirmi-
ninka Bertulaiti ar bus galima isleisti laikras-
tt su tokiomis informacijomis, kurios yra butt
mai reikalingos, mes kitaip sunku tvarka palai-
kyti Tas atsake = taip!
Bet apie pirma valanda telefonuoja redak-
cijos bendradarbis is redakcijos nedrasiu balsu:
Cia pas mus atejo Ma, cia toki Emo
mes. !. Liepe sustabdyti darba ir kviecia, kad
pats ateitum
- Kas toxic? - klausiu
- Ma, ca.. {. Pats pamatysi...
Buvo aisku, kad tai Gestapo. Bertulaitis
jau nebe bosas...
Ma, manau sau, tick to. Jei jau pasilikau cia
lei zingeidumo, tai reikia ir su gestapininkais|
). (Gestapo reiskia - slapta val
styles policija).
(Bus daugiau)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18
Juokoi keIioujo oplink posouIi

Geriau zemes drebejimas
| Vieni tevai issiunte savo vaikus kaima
pas pazistamus. Parase laiska: "Bukite malo-
nus, palakykite vaikus pas save, mes pas mus
spejama, kad bus zemes drebejimas".
Po keliu dienq ateina telegrama is kairno:
"Atsimkit vaikus. SiQskit man zemes DIRE
bejima".
~
Nevertas tureti vaikp
Maryte gavo nuo tevo lupti.
Vakare il kalba poterius:
'Dievuli nebeduok teveliui daugiau vaiku
Js nemoka apseiti ir su tais. kuriuos jau turi.."
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
BAKU RESTORATION PUSHED

MOSCOW l(AP)- From Ba-
ku it is reported that the last
three years have seen progress
in the restoration of oil output
of the important oil fields of this
petroleum center.
An editorial in "Baku Worker"
stated recently that during the
first three years of the postwar
five year plan, 1916, 1947 and
1948 oil production there had in
creased zig per cent. In addition
it was stated that oil refining had
increased by 31.4 per cent in the
same period and that natural gas
extraction had increased 23.6 per
cent.
The chairman of the State
Planning Commission of the
USSR, N. A. Voznessensky, an
nouneed in 1916 in connection
with the postwar fourth Five
ear Plan that during this plan
Baku oil output would increase
by so per cent and reach l7,000,-
900 metric tons in 1850.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
HAND BooKBINDER SAYS HE
HAS DYING TRADE

NEW DIRK -(AP)- Bookbird-
err CASTOR Pilon believes the age
old art of hand-embossed, gilt
edged bookbinding is dying.
In fact, Pilon, a 71-year-old,
Paris born artisan, says he knows
of none other than himself. in the
United States or Europe, who
still binds fine books by hand.
He does it by special order.
Books hand bound by Pilon are
in the libraries of King George
of England, Albert King of the
Belgians, the late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President
Harry S. Truman, Winston
Churchill and Marshal Sir Ber-
nard L. Montgomery, several dis
tinguished writers and other i'm
portant people. The works in
clude manuscripts and fine and
rare books.
Among Pilon's own priced pos
sessions is a letter Gen. Dwight
d. Eisenhower sent him after he
had hand bound IS special, goat
skin leather-covered volumes of
Crusade in Europe"
Pilon still has a broad French
accent. He works with more than
1000 engraver tools, makes most
of his own designs.
The craftsman shows his regret
that apparently no American
wants to carry on his intricate
skill. He conducted a school in
gold-tooling and binding. Only
the rich attended this school -
as a hobby they later dropped,
though Pilon's rates were nomin-
al. Seven times he tried to train
apprentices. They queet too" he
said. There was not enough mon
ey in the art.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
THIS WEEK
in Other Years

FIVE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, A total of 234 men went
to camp Shelby in a single call,
composed Of local registrants
and. transfers 400 pints Of
blood was the goal set by the
blood bank Pascagoula sent
second carload of paper in scrap
drive Red Cross war drive
went over the top; a total of
$4,000 reached in Jackson
County.
FOUR YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The silver anniversary
of Chapter ISL of the Order of
the Eastern Star in Pascagoula
was celebrated A drive in
the county began for clothes
for destitute var victims
Frank Buck appeared on a pro-
gram sponsored by the Enter
tainment, Inc.
THREE YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, T. N. Tucker accepted
the position as manager of the
Recreational Facilities
Frank Spann, Sr. died at his
home in Moss Point after a
lengthy illness John H.
Warden, eminent engineer, died
$4,000 recreational facili-
ties for Negroes opened -.
Editorial: A Great Figure
Passes, in praise of Adm. Fl. L.
Vickery.
TWO YEARS AGO THIS
WEEK, The Pascagoula post
office observed the tenth year
of its occupancy of the present
building S. S. Fronting,
scene of explosion at sea, ar
rived at ingalls, Percy
Granger, noted concert pianist,
appeared in concert Edi-
torial: Easter Sunday.
=
ONE WEEK AGO THIS
WEEK, Flames razed the Tex
AGO gas and bust station {.
The liquor bill was killed by
the Senate; $4,000, 900 pork
barrel' road bill in final pas
sage Moss Point Volunteer
firemen started drive for funds
to buy portable iron lung
Editorial: Fascist Spain and the
Marshall plan, advocates Mar
shall's plan -.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
u S. Presidents Have Been Trying To
Reorqanize Executive Branch For Years

reforms in 1888 and 1884 were
the creation of the Farm Cred
it Administration, consolidating
various agricultural credit
agencies; creation of the pro-
curement division within the
Treasury, the first central pur-
chasing agency; centralizing all
federal disbursing in the Treas
ury; and consolidating the inn
migration and naturalization
services within the Labor De-
partment
Big Issue in 1897
Reorganization became a big
issue in 1887, when a Senate
committee had the Brookings
Institution make another study
of the problem. Then the presi-
dent appointed a Committee on
Administrative Management,
headed by Louis BroWnlow.
A reorganization act was
adopted in 1899, based primar-
lily on the Brownlow report. 1t
gave the President temporary
authority to effect reorganiza-
tions, subject to a veto by both
houses of Congress within 90
days. 1t exempted about 20
agencies, however, from reor-
ganization, thus making a thor
ough shake-up impossible.
Roosevelt promulgated two re-
organization orders in 1899 and
three in 1910. Congress didn't
reject any of them.
The first plan was the most
far-reaching reorganization ever
accomplished. 1t created the
Executive Office of the Presi-
dent, the Federal Security
Agency, the Federal Works
Agency and the Federal Loan
Agency - drawing into them
units which had been scattered
throughout the government.
The reorganization act ex-
PRED in 1941 but was ~reenacted
in 1915. Before the 1945 act ex-
pired last year, President Tru-
man had submitted seven reor-
ganization plans. Three were
rejected, but one of these, es-
tablishing a permanent Federal
Housing Agency, was later ap-
proved.
All of these reorganization
plans did some good, in the
opinion of public administration
specialists. But, they say, none
of them attacked the problem
on a broad front.
Hoover Commission report
so far indicate that its member,
feel that inefficiency and vast
will not be eliminated until the
whole federal system of pur-
chasing, personnel procurement
and administrative manage
ment is overhauled.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
Letters

Editor
The Chronicles Star
City
Dear Sir:
Several weeks ago this city
voted through its Commission
ers and Mayor to enact a Black
Market Tax on liquor. The peo-
pie of this city have swallowed
this with but little protest. Now
in the wake of this illegal tax
come more sinister things. Up
on the counters of all bars in
this city are now to be found
Punch Boards which are def
nitely a form of lottery and to
the owner of the Board a great
er profit making scheme than
even the slot machine. These
forms of gambling evidently
have the passive approval of
our police force as there is no
way of their not knowing of the
existence of this form of gam
bling.
Now. the whole object of this
letter is to show to the people
of this city just what are the aft
err effacts of voting or sanction
ing such a law as illegal as the
black market tax. You can bet
your bottom dollar that within
go days slots will become evil
dent on the counters of our va
rious establishments and l have
the word that the officials of
this city plan to hold a vote in
order to legalize slots with the
purported purpose of paying off
the city's vast debt. The income
of the average person in Pasca-
goula is small enough without
losing part of it to gambling
syndicates and petty rackets.
The whole question in my mind
is will the people wake up and
do something or will we let
vice drag us down to the low
level of the early war days.
Sincerely.
J. RANDOLPH BUCK.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
POLES EXPECT COLLEGE
BOOST

WARSAW, Poland = (AP) -
Poland's ministry of education
expects a 20 per cent boost in en-
rollment of students in colleges
and universities during 1949.
The ministry estimated regis
trations would reach around 100.-
600, compared with the previous
top postwar figure of 10000.
The rapid reconstruction of ed
ucational institutions damaged or
destroyed during the war is cred
tied with steadily increasing IA
cilities for expanded student en-
yoliments.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

bobby soxers by storm. To date
this is the most successful de-
fianee of television of which
we've heard.
With all those cats lousing
up their place, the rodents are
finding things, uncomfortably
crowded. In fact, they suffer
from clawstrophobia.
Eskimos. now learning Eng
lish via comic strips. must think
the three most important words
in the language are "Powl"
"Baml" and "Zowiel"
From President Truman's
point of view the current Con-
gress is as "do-nothing' as the
last one. Apparently a capital
ID" is a flunking grade in
washington, too.
.
All of which causes Hovt
King to wonder if the Fair
Deal isn't getting lost in the
shuttle.
Hot tea is SERVED Australian
coal miners while they work
Photograph item. They drink II
black. naturally.
.
Postmaster General Jesse M.
Donaldson wants to raise post
card rates from one to two
cents. If that's all cards ever
cost you, opines Betcha Dollar
DER, you're mighty lucky.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
BY CLARKE BEACH
Associated Press

WASHINGTON For 81
years one President or another
has been attempting to reorgan-
ize the executive branch of the
government.
Bits and pieces of the badly
assembled structure have been
reshaped and rearranged here
and there. But no plan for a
thorough reshuffling ever got
to first base.
Experts on public admins
tration won't be surprised if
the present proposal by Her
bert Hoover's Commission on
Government Organization
begged down. Yet they have
some hope that this plan will
succeed.
The first president to send a
reorganization plan to the con-
gressional executioners' block
was William Howard Taft. He
had a commission study the
matter for two years and SUBJ
mitted his plan in 1912.
Although Congress did moth
ing about ii at the time, some
of its features were adopted in
later years. 1t gave impetus to
the government pension and
retirement programs. To it the
Budget Bureau and the Gener-
al Accounting Office owe their
lives.
In 1920, as soon as the first
world war was out of the way,
a group of private citizens
formed the National Budget
Committee, made a study and
submitted a reorganization pro-
posal.
In 1923 the movement flared
in a spectacular fizzle. A joint
congressional committee stud
led the matter. The Brookings
Institution submitted a plan.
Then President Harding placed
a reorganization program before
Congress. 1t was sent to the
joint committee and was re-
jected. Instead the committee
recommended a plan of its own
to Congress, and Congress
turned it down.
Herbert Hoover Tried
Herbert Hoover seems to have
been the next man to give Sc
rious consideration to the mat
ter. When he was secretary of
commerce, he made some far
reaching reorganization propos-
ais primarily affecting his own
department. !
In 1892 Hoover managed to get
Congress to pass the Economy
Act of 1892, which gave him
authority to effect reorganiza-
tons, subject to veto by either
house of Congress. But he sent
his plan to Congress in De-
cember 1892, a month after his
defeat by Franklin D. Roose-
welt. The House of Representa-
tives promptly killed it.
President Roosevelt in his
first year in office got the
broadcast reorganization author
ity ever given to a president.
He could have reorganized
through executive order any
part of the government - no
exemptions = and only legis-
lation by both houses of Con-
gress could have nullified his
order, The bill was an amend
ment to the Economy Act of
1882.
Although armed with such
powers, Roosevelt effected no
broad reorganization. His chief
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01

We think it's about time some
body blew the whistle on our
scientists. A Berkeley, Cal. news
item tells about them develop
ing a gland substance which
doubles the size of rats.
If cat-Sized rats are to be-
come common we'd better start
learning how to domesticate
lions and tigers to protect our
pantries.
While President Truman en-
joys the Key West. Fla. sun.
shine. senators and congress-
men are basking in heated ex-
changes.
An understood, 42-year-old
.1crooner has taken England's
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-01
SIAM KILLS OFF IT'S DOGS

BANGKOK ZAP in past
years all a sick dog here could
do was to wander hopelessly,
waiting to get killed by an auto
mobile driver. Now Bangkok has
added three more dog prisoners
to its SQUAD of six. The nine-man
humane squad" starts each day
with sacks of chopped meat mixed
with strychnine tablets and feed
the emaciated and wretchedly Ill
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