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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08

-KhW- become an important tacoe m the nPaoy -
banding economy Of Mississippi
FOLLOWING the discovery Of the Tinsey field and the Vaughn
pickens pool soon thereafter, there were no othef Important dis
coverie, until 1913 when several new field, including Brookhaven.
Eucuua and Cranfield. were found. Since then each year has seen
the addition of more producing areas until today Mississippi ?
recognized Is one Of the most promising oil and gas sases 10 fhs
nation. TirAes work and risk opinl BY many men and CON
panies. with faith in Mississippi. have made this possible.
SINCE OIL was discovered in 1889 ehere have been 1870 wells
drilled in search Of oil and gas and today Mississippi can count
over 1900 producing wells in 50 different fields Approximately
100000 barrels Of oil are produced daily and Mississippi nov
ranks 9th among the scates in oil production. Proven oil reserves
: . of January 1, 1919 were in excess of ~5O0OOOOOO barrels and
proven gas reserves amounted 10 2,504yOO0OO0,000 cubic feet
THE ENACTMENT of a comprehensive conservation law has given
assurance to the people of Mississippi and to the industry that the
state's oil and gas resources will be developed to the fullest extent
without waste in production. This, coupled with a tax structure
at the same time not ressrict development, augurs well for the
future.
THE FINE SPIRIT Of cooperation manifested by the people OF
Mississippi during the past decade IS sincerely appreciated BY the
oil and gas industry. In turn il pledges continued efforts toward
building q more prosperous economy through orderly development
Of our mineral resources
THIS IS IMPORTANT 10 You n . citizen for what helps the
sound development of our oil and gas resources helps MississiPpi
and I'll Minisippan.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-09-08
A Decade Of Development
1889 to l949

TEN YEARS AGO ! new era began in Mississippi
On September 5, 1899 the stase's first commercial
oil well wa. completed in the Tinsley field in
Yaroo county. This first well was the forerunner
Of . great new industry which in one decade has
become a important factor in the npidly e-
Evening star., 1949-04-24

will slip right into your purse, with
nobody the wiser! =. . But that's
only the beginning Of Tampax ad-
vantages. Just consider: no belts,
pins or external pads. No odor or
chafing. No removal during baths.
No ridges under clothing. No dis
posal problem. :. Doctor-invented
Tampax is made of pure surgical
cotton compressed in slim white
applicators for conveniently insert
ing. For college or business
girls, teachers, nurses, housewives
and all active women, Tampax is a
must. Prepare for next month! Sold
at drug and notion counters in Reg
ular, Super, Junior "absorbencies."
mpaxIncorporated, Palmer, M ass.
Evening star., 1949-04-24

That distinctive helicopter
rotor can force a downdraft of
warm air onto a crop in areas
where smudge pots annoy the
neighbors too much. One 70
acre tomato field was saved when
a helicopter raised the ground
temperature from 26 to more
than 90 degrees. The same down.
draft saves cherry crops by blow
ing of surplus water.
In Argentina they pitted 10
helicopters against q couple
of trillion locusts. In one dis
.trict there was a locust swarm 80
miles long. with large trees bend
ing under their weight like sap
lings - until the helicopters
moved in.
Feg Catrhing Cseelss
l HE small craft has helped fight
forest fires and has also aided
fishermen by locating sardine
schools.
Police use it to catch crooks,
the Coast Guard to make res
cues off breaking ice and open
sea. Equipped with loudspeakers,
the helicopter has been used in
political campaigns.
All this has happened in less
than four years. Three large
companies are turning out hell
copters as fast as they can: Bell.
Sikorsky and Piasecki. Frank
Piasecki's newest is a. twin-ro-
tored transport that carries 10
men. Its name: The Flying
Banana" - RALPH nAsS
Evening star., 1949-04-24
Helicopters are used
for everything from
catching eagles to
fighting forest fires

TIVE Westchester golfer was
l. about to lift the pin from the
cup when a voice, seemingly from
the skies, remarked quietly,
Wait a minute, I'll do it for
you" The golfer looked up to
see a helicopter lowering three
feet above his head. The pilot
came down lower. held the pin
while the player dazedly made
the putt. The pilot replaced the
pin and sailed away.
This helicopter pronounced
hellicopter not heel-icopter) was
out for fun. But most of them are
strictly business. Do you need
a golden eagle in a hurry? Are
hungry elk invading your prop
erty? A helicopter handyman
will catch the eagle and scare off
the elk. He'll also check wind
mills and waterholes, herd
livestock, measure snowfalls,
patrol power lines and fright
en- ducks of rice fields.
In the farm country the hell
copter is the Insects worst enemy.
It's tough on weeds, too. Since
it hovers where it pleases, it lays
down chemicals with pinpoint
accuracy. Ground rigs can do
the job, but the heavy wheels
don't do the wheat any good.
Evening star., 1949-04-24
No teIl-taIe
bulky package
to carry home
Tompox will sove you ony
worry obov' the shope Of your
box Of so"ifory protection

H as anyone
ever told you
that you really
don't carry a
teh-tale package
home when you
buy Tampax.
For Tampax is
only one ninth
the bulk Of the
external napkin
products and a
whole months
acreage supply
Evening star., 1949-04-24
WAITED pnoreaEnle CHILDREN

To be listed in Walter
Thornt0n's famous child
photo catalogue which Il
circulated among adyertis-
ing agencies who con-
stantly use model photos
for oil types OF ads. Those
accepted fur listing must
pay . moderate fee. Alail
at once photos for ap-
pr0vAl az no photos.
send snap shotsD. Include
Evening star., 1949-04-24

name and address. Pictures will be returned.
WALTER THoRNv0M's "Jsst kiSs," lac.
40 tsxiastsa Ave., Msu Vsrk ", n. Y.
Evening star., 1949-04-24

that doctors regularly prescribe
it for pain relief, Bayer Aspirin's
single active Ingredient is 90 ge,s-
Ae to the system that mothers
give it even to small children on
their doctors advice. That's
why, when you take it. you can
take it with utmost confidence.
So don't experiment with drugs
that have not stood the test Of
time. For fast-and dsbsssdable--
pain relief. doas millions do. Use
Bayer Aspirin. And when you
buy. be sure to buy by name.
Ask for genuine Bayer Aspirin.
Evening star., 1949-04-24
MAKE THIS TEST !

10 oesvolIy SO how fost rs rsody
10 90 10 work. drop o Bdysr Aspirin
IN Q gloss Of wafer and time its dis.
'nsssrotin0 speed. Whof hoppsns h
mo gloss. happens IN your .somoeh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

sistant Secretary and Undersecre-
tarv. He had served under three
Secretaries Of State. The high quail
ity Of his service was well known
to members Of the Senate who fol-
low every aspect of foreign policy
carefully because of their share IN
its direction. A great many OF them
have known him personally from
his tour OF duty as liaison for the
State DEPARTMENT which kept him
at the Capitol much Of the time.
Yet despite all that, despite his
selection by the President OF the
United States as his Cabinet offlcer
of top rank, he had to undergo the
unusual-if not unprecedented-ex-
perience for an appointee to the
post of coming forward ana ex-
planning himself as II he were q
novice and an unknown.
Why that was 50 Is a commentary
on our strange times.
Commentary on Period.
It was not on account Of Dean
Acheson, himself, or his record. 1t
was not 80 much the fault OF the
Senate, itself. 1t was because OF
the weird and almost unreasoning
hysteria whipped up over the So
called spy cases" which has reached
bounds that are not characteristic
of the American people, or compli-
mentary to them.
Senators felt themselves impelled
to put Mr.. Acheson on the grill
publicly because of the pressure.
He became a sort Of scapegoat for
the hysteria. His confirmation was
assured, but an act Of absolution
was required, politics being like that.
To the reporter who walked into
the huge Senate caucus room for
this public confessional, there was
something familiar about the at
mosphere. With some differences
and some restraints, 1t was compar-
able to the atmosphere Of another
caucus room in the House Once
Building across the Capitol Plaza
where the I'm American Activities
Committee stages its shows.
There was the same tingling ex-
element in the air, the same line
of people waiting to get in to see
the spectacle, the same kleig lights,
the same photographers busting
about swapping all and sundry.
And, for the proper touch, just as
the hearing started, a former men,
Der Of the House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee slipped into the
room and took a seat among the
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geant Is to act as a sort of soldier
sitter" for the infantrymen in his
charge. No one with even SO much
as a grain Of sensitivity would deny
that the Army is right in trying to
provide the soldier Of 1949 with an
atmosphere of home, or that 1t is to
be commended in its efforts to elini-
nate the toughnesS and roughness
that has always been associated
with the job Of soldering.
But at the same time, any one
who has ever been a soldier in time
Of war cannot help visualizing the
of the old noncoms-
the backbone Of the Army, I believe
they are called-when they receive
instructions as they have Of late:
Frown on cussing. Look with a
baleful glare on the rolling OF the
dice. Be careful Of the tone Of voice
used in addressing troops. Praise
proper table manners. Be sure that
each soldier keeps up steady cor
respondence with the folks back
home. In short, conduct yourself
as If you were a counsellor at an
exclusive boys camp.
Adjustment Hard.
I hope that Sergt. Salmon, and
thousands of others like him, can
adjust themselves to this new rou-
tine-but I'd hate to bet on it. I
would much rather make bet that
the sergt. salmons Of the Army
would rather have . recruit knock
that bulls eye out on the rifle
range for an experts badge than
have him get q letter OF praise from
the regimental commander for hav-
ing the sharpest creased pants IN
the outfit.
sergt. Salmon-and his was the
first face and voice that greeted
me when I arrived at Camp Wheel
er for basic training not too many
years ago-believed 1t his duty to
make life In training 50 miserable
that you prayed for the day when
you would be released from his
clutches and given a chance to
come hand to hand with a friendly
German or Jap. He succeeded, as
all who served under him will tes-
tify.
AS for his greeting q recruit with
q kindly smile and then scurying
of to write the recruits family that
Johnny had arrived In ine shape
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and was happy, as sergeants art
said to do today-well, you might
as well ask Weissmuller to play
Hamlet"
Orders Roof Cleaned.
He greeted us, as I remember, by
telling us that as there would be
nothing for us to eat for six or
seven hours, and, as he wouldn't
like to be seen in our company,
we could wash the roof Of the
barracks. Yes, the roof. So, up we
went, in near freezing weather,
armed with mops, soap, brushes,
and buckets of water.
I'm the kind Of q sergeant" he
told US, who likes the roof over
my head as clean as the barrel OF
my rife"
That roof cleaning assignment
was the only really nice one he
gave us during the weeks under his
kindly eye. We couldn't sleep at
night for the sound Of him upstairs
thinking of how he could make lis
suffer on the morrow.
Only once did he ever show q
sign Of softening. That was on
the day We left Wheeler, headed
for q few days at home and then
overseas. At the platoon's last for
nation he had this to say:
II just hope you hate the guys
you're going to fight as much as
you do me. You'll win the war II
you do. And remember, you'll have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
This Changing World
Chinese Communists Seen Dispelling
Hope They'd Seek Favor of West

ed out that after Gen. Chang dis
appeared from the political stage the
new rulers, although directed politi-
cally from Moscow, would have to
seek supplies from the United States,
which now has become the world S
provider. They scoffed at the idea
that a Communist regime would
rather see its subjects starve than
make any kind of compromise with
America.
Severe Stand Seen.
Macs severe indictment Of the
Chang regime should dispel any IL
lusions that he is considering follow
ing any amicable policies toward
this country. In his demand for
what amounts to unconditional sur
render of the Marking government,
Mao accuses 1t of having betrayed
national rights wholesale to the
American Government" and having
obtained several billion dollars IN
loans from Washington.
Mao, of course, overlooks the fact
that most of these billions were
loaned to China at a time when
she was at war with Japan and he
himself benefited to some extent
from the American bonanza.
Mao further accuses Gen. Chang
Of having concluded treaties Of be-
trayal with the American Govern
ment and accepted the American
military advisory groups partici-
patton in the civil war" Mao also
announced that these betrayal
treaties" would be abrogated. al
though he did not mention the
treaties he himself had signed with
Moscow turning over Manchuria
to the U. S. S. r.
These formal statements by Mao
are taken lightly by some old China
hands, who say that there js a
great deal Of difference between
what a Chinese says and what he
actually does. This may have been
true in the past, when the Chinese
were their own masters. But today,
when every one Of Macs moves is
dictated from Moscow and super
vised by MosccW's agents, his
words of antagonism toward the
United States are as good as COM
ing from the Kremlin.
In spite Of these obvious facts,
some officials in Washington are
advising their superiors to continue
the flow of Marshall Plan goods to
China, in the belief that we must
keep a toehold in the country and
help the Communists organize
their newly acquired possessions.
This theory is advanced by those
who firmly believed that by con-
tinuing UNRRA support to the
countries behind the Iron Curtain
we eventually would be able to de-
tach them from their Moscow mas
tiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Senators Clear AChesOn
Examination of New Secretary by Men
Who Knew Him Well Reflects filters

spectators-Senator Mundt, Repub-
lican, of South Dakota.
Atmosphere Different.
Fortunately, 1t was q somewhat
different atmosphere after the pro-
ceedings got underway, for this is a
different breed Of men. But the
Senators went through their PAGES
1t must be said for them that they
were somewhat embarrassed and
apologize As they put their ques-
tons with an air of this-hurts-me-
-than-it-hurts-you.
Mr.. Acheson had consideration
for their discontinue, and he main
tanned his good humor and disci-
plined diplomatic calm as he an
swered precisely, and in detail, all
their questions He went fully into
his relations with the Hiss brothers,
Donald and Alger, glad for the OPP
portunity finally to clear up all
sorts of misconceptions and present
the facts, and fully conscious, since
he has been long In public service,
that this unfortunately would be
the headline-as 1t was-for early
editions.
In the background always Of the
give-and-take, though rarely men
toned, was Soviet Russia. To deli
cately phrased inquiries he made 1t
known he was no "appeaser" and,
in proof Of his attitude toward Rus
STA, he read excerpts from his
speeches, like young man taking
an examination to be q &C" man
Senator Vandenberg helpfully
brought out that he had been de-
nounced in Moscow, which seems
now to be the test.
A Secretary Of State Is concerned
with all sorts of affairs all over the
world, and they change from day to
day, but Russia now was the only
bother. 1t got to the point where
you would not have been much sur.
prised II someone had asked bluntly
when the war was going to start.
Then, the day after, the new Sec
rotary of State was grilled for. two
and a half hours privately in secret
session. The Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee afterward showed
it's view of all the fuss and fury
by voting unanimously for Mr.
Acheson's confirmation, but not be.
fore a final act of absolution, which
was to make public a couple OF
sentences OF Mr.. Achesons secret
testimony severely condemnine
communism and all Its works.
Now he was 100 per cent pure
SO were they.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17


Senators, they muse, who attended
that meeting to plot anti-civil rights
strategy?
Not that House leaders would be
50 unrefined as to gloat over their
81 majority, more than q NTH OF
the House. But, they explain, In
the House we have cohesive
party, not just majority" This
pointing with pride is the more
relished because the House suffers
in both parties from terrific
inferiority complex toward the Sen
ate. Too often. for House pride's
sake, all leadership seems to reside
there. with public opinion assuming
that the issues will be settled by the
Senate.
Important Part Seen.
Considerable evidence Is accumu-
lating to support the belief of House
leaders that their Democrats may,
for a change, play very important
part this session. So far they have
succeeded in putting their house
literally and f1guratively-in order
in an unusually def manner. And
they have done 1t themselves, with
out White House or National Com
mittee master-minding, by strata
gems we'll suited to the House, that
tight little community Of touchy
men who are never pleased to have
their all neglected, be 1t ever SO
little.
True, the current tactics smack Of
the hypocritical but so does the
House usually in It's handling of
delicate matters. And the leaders
have neatly avoided the kind OF
meat-axing that gives the victims q
chance to cry murder.
Their first coup was the curb
placed on the Rules Committee
which neatly utilized existing griev-
ances and the popularity Of Speaker
Rayburn while skirting both the
sacred customs Of seniority and the
States Fighters problem. Now the
leaders have got the violently con-
troversial Un-American Activities
Committee under their thumb by
similarly plausible means which
again detour seniority and excise two
avowed States Fighters, Repre-
sentatives Rankin and Hebert, SEEM
ingly almost by inadvertence.
They have no doubt the caucus
will approve their two proposals: One,
to ban service of the Un-American
Activities Committee to chairmen OF
other committees. This means fare
well to Representative Rankin whom
seniority elevates to chairman OF
Veterans Affairs. Two, to make legal
or judicial experience or both a pre-
requisite for service on Un-Ameri-
can. This dismisses Representative
Hebert, who has made staunch,
sometimes successful effort to curb
the excuses Of the committee, and
who was eager to re-organize IT
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States, has dispelled their hopes.
The Chinese Nationalist forces
now have disintegrated. There is
hardly an army left which is loyal
either to Gen. Chang or the Kuo-
mintang. Within the organization
itself there have been many defec-
tons. Members are running for
cover, either getting on Macs band
wagon as quickly as possible or, If
they have funds in the Hong Kong
banks, fleeing to temporarily safe
areas.
Not Much to Do.
Some Of Gen. Chiang's generals
who still command organized forces
are thinking of establishing them
selves as local war lords in areas
not yet affected by the civil war
The disintegration in China is more
nearly complete than 1t was few
weeks ago.
Some high officials in Washington
who realize that this disaster soon
will affect the security of the United
States and who deplore our short
sighted policy toward the National
lists since 1s46, agree that there is
Not much we can do at the present
time.
American do nothing" advocates,
who claimed in the past that the
Chinese Communists were not Mos
cows satellites but only agrarian
reformers, anxious to establish a
real democratic government, used to
explain that after Mao and his fol-
lowers took over from the Kuomin-
tang they would be anxious to pre-
serve normal relations with the
United States. The lure of the Mar
shall Plans billions could not be
overlooked, even by hard boiled
Communists, they said.
American businessmen in Shang-
hal and other Chinese centers seemed
to share this belief, too. They point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Snug House Leadership
Democrats Confident of Power There
While Rebels Confront Party in Senate

this year. Representative Hebert
used to be newspaperman him
self.
Majority Members Drafted.
Having thus got rid Of the men
they did not want, the leadership
drafted four Of five majority men,
bers: Representatives Walter of
Pennsylvania; Moulder Of Missouri,
a freshman and q Trumanite; Nc
Sweeny of Ohio, who is in his late
COS, and Harrison Of Virginia, a
former judge. Representative Wood
of Georgia, an amiable gentleman
who steered a tepid course when
chairman in other years, will be
chairman again. The strong man
Of the committee and administra-
ton voice will be Representative
Walter who is respected by the
House for his ability and character.
1t Is understood that the new
committee line will be that all foes
Of Americanism will have its atten-
ton, including Fascism and bigotry
(the Ku Klux Klan) as we'll as
communism. 1t is planned also to
press the Lucas-McCormack reso-
luton to reform the procedure Of
all congressional committees 50
that individual rights may be better
protected.
The Republicans have been hav-
ing their troubles too with Un-
American Activities Committee per-
sonnet. Retiring Chairman Thomas,
who is i'll and under indictment on
charges Of getting salary kickbacks
from his employees, wants "vindica-
ton" by being named to the COM
mittee from which he then promises
later to resign. But Representative
Pat Kearney Of New York, whom
the Republicans would like to draft
as their contribution to the reno
waited committee, Is said to be pro-
testing that he will not serve with
Thomas.
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W lllC "CSICl IL
democracies for
a few months
after Generals
simo G h | a n &
Kali shek's d E.
feat, now are
b e in g disil-
lusioned.
The blum t
statement last
Friday by Mao
Use = tung, Mos
C o VS. puppet,
a c c u S ng the
Marking govern
ment Of selling
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most bewildered
m a n in the
United States to-
day.
After service
in three wars,
there is no pos
sible way the
Army could make
him understand
that the Army
Of today is one
based on kind
ness and consid-
Grafton for the
recruit, and that
one of his major
drIties as n gar.
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with lofty
pity, Speaker
Rayburn, Ma
jority Leader
Mccormack and
Whip Pri e S t
com m | S e r ate
t h ir opposite
numbers in the
Senate W h ere
six rebels, only a
ninth Of the
D e m o c r a I &c
total, can upset
the administra-
tor applicant.
Wasn't it sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

Senate Foreign
Relations Com
mittee seeming
ly felt compelled
to put on over
the nomination
of Dean Ache
son as Secretary
of State.
Here was a
man of integ-
rity, hne char
acter, and OF
proved ability in
the handling OF
foreign affairs
from long ex-
.neinsaHM az Az
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.cLemore
Wonders How New Army
PIeoses Old Sergeant
By Henry McLemore

II he is still alive-and it's a cinch
he Is, because nothing short Of the
end Of the world could kill him
one Sergt. Salmon must be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17

to be soldiers from now on, even
if you do look so sorry"
I'll take the Sergt. Salmons when
the chips are down.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, he)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-17
Bv Constantine Brown

Some wishful thinkers both in and
out of the administration, who be-
lieved that the Chinese Commu-
nists would pay lip service, at least,