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proves the bill for postal veterans,
Mr.. Miller will push his other bill
Tor veterans in the rest of the
Governments agencies.
X X X
DECLINING-Federal employ
ment continues to decline. Last
month it dropped by $500 work.
ers, leaving total of 1,979,500
Government employees.
In Washington, the number, in
creased from 210,S0o to 212,4o0.
However, this was because. for
the first time, Federal employees
working in outlying parts of Fair
fax, Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, including such
installations as the Andrews Air
Force Base and Fort Belvoir, are
being counted as part of the WASH
lngton metropolitan area. Actu-
ally. Federal employment in
Washington decreased during the
past month.
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FIRST CHANCE-Disabled vet
eranS will get first crack at the
Civil Service Commissions forth
coming exams Ito be announced
tomorrow for traffic and trans
portation specialists, transporta-
ton rate auditors, rate exam
liners (public utilities), commune
cation rate examiners, and trans
portation examiners.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Senator
Wiley, Republican, of Wisconsin.
took the Senate floor the other
day to praise the record of
Charles Alden. who is celebrating
his 50th year as an employe on
Capitol Hill. At the same time.
Senator Wiley took occasion to
land all the employees on Capitol
Hill, who patiently, anonymously
and devotedly perform their duties
for the United States Govern
ment." The Society for Per-
sonnel Administration will discuss
employe training programs at 1880
pm. tomorrow at the Archives
Building Auditorium. Participant
ing will be George Hieronymus of
the Army Department, c. o. Hen
derson, Agriculture Department;
Frank Miller, Veterans Admins
tration. F. P. Hoskyn, General
Accounting Office, and Isaac
Fleischmann, Patent Office.
The Civil Service Commission will
announce an exam next month
for technologist positions in such
fields as paper. rubber and pc
troleum products, with salaries of
$3.825 to $4,000 a year.
THE Federal Spotlight radio
program featuring additional
news and uietDs of the Gopern-
nent Is heard each Saturday at
GAS pm. oUer WMAL, The Star
StdtiOn.)
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W Gl1C
bandits of the far Western Chi
nese province where Russia has
special privileges.
1t said Mr.. Mackiernan fed to
India after riding horseback over
hundreds of miles to bandit lairs
in the wild back country.
The broadcast was not con-
f1fmed by any other source. 1t
was heard by the Associated Press
here.
The radio charged MIR. Mackier-
nan instructed the bandits on
means of undermining the Com
munist government of China and
advised them to continue opposing
the Reds.
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they feel are best qualified.
Previously. the commission, in
cases of top and middle bracket
jobs that are not plentiful, has
set closing dates for the exami-
nations. In other words. once 9
closing date for filing was sci
for one Of these positions, agencies
could not hire other would d-be ap-
plicants.
The new policy, however, as
contained in the economist ex-
animation, will keep all these
tests open. Thus, the agencies
will have a continuous opportun-
ity to hire persons Of their choice
for these important positions,
providing, of course, the appli-
cants have the necessary back
ground and qualifications to meet
the Civil Service Commissions ap-
proval and land in high enough
spot on the particular job regis
ter.
WHAT'D HE Repre-
sentative O'Sullivan, Democrat,
of Nebraska, had his colleagues
scurrying the other day for die
tionaries when he delivered this
bit of oratory on the House
floor:
Political reactionaries today
may advertise haughtily their
venal verdure. personally and
through equally venal media,
spread themselves like the Bibli-
cal green bay tree-Larus No
bilis-and claim that the power
of gold is supreme but what
doth it avail them-it, too, shall
pass away like a drunkard's
disturbing dream and be lost
forever in fathomless nothing
ness long before their life's bad
book shall have found its last
resting place in oblivion's un-
catalogued library"
y
UNHAPPY - House Speaker
Rayburn is unhappy over the ac-
tion Of the House Rules Commit
tee in approving the bill which
gives credit toward within grade
salary promotions to veterans in
the postal service. These veterans,
who entered the Government for
the first time after the war. would
receive credit for the time they
spent in the armed services.
Speaker Rayburn feels the bill
is too costly tits sponsors say it
would cost 1000, ,00O. Here
we're talking economy and we
come up against a bill like this"
the Speaker said the other day.
However, the Rules Committees
now clears the bill for
House action. 1t remains to be
seen whether Speaker Rayburn
and the House leadership will try
to stall in an attempt to keep the
House from acting. It's virtually
certain that once the bill comes
up for action. the House would
approve 1t. The Senate already
has passed the measure.
Meanwhile, Representative MILL
er. Democrat. of California, spon-
sor OF the measure, has introduced
similar legislation to apply to the
rest of the veterans in the Gov
ernment. Once the House ap-
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| New Transport Plane
For Official Missions
| Ordered by Air Force
Ry fhe Associated Prats

~ "e fssSNi3t1u ft@RS
The Air Force is getting
another specially fitted. long
range plane to carry Govern
ment officials, members of
Congress and diplomats on
missions.
A Lockheed CHI Constel-
lation. converted into an "ex-
ecutive type" transport, will
be delivered Wednesday.
A similar plane has flown
more than 10000 miles in
its first year of service. includ-
ing trips to Europe, Japan
and Alaska, the Air Force said.
Each plane has sleeping ac-
comodations and desks.
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One Margaret Truman
Takes Marriage Vows
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW SALEM, Mass, Jan. 3d.
Miss Margaret Truman, third
cousin of Miss Margaret Truman,
the Presidents daughter, yester-
day became the bride of George M.
Whitney, Fitchburg contractor
Miss Truman was formerly Sec
retary to F. Dellagnese, manager
Of the Waldorf Astoria Towers In
New York. .
Her reat-grandfather and the
Presidents daughters great
grandfather were brothers.
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open continu-
ously. &
Since this ex-
animation and
others for pro-
fessional, ad-
m / n / S t rative,
scientific a n d
skilled employees
usually are un-
assembled (no
W r ! t tie n tests
are given) this
new policy will
g We agencies
the rig h t to
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vice consul in
Sinkiang Prov
ince, "has been
exposed as an
e S p / o n a G e
agent" o4.
T he r e d
radio said three
White Russian
on t e d e rates
surrendered. It
S q i d t h e y
n a m e d MI.
Mackiernan as
a hard riding
spy who sought
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MusseIIs VuIuubIe

Mussell shells from the fresh
waters of North Arkansas yield
pearls, and the shells are used
extensively for the manufacture
of buttons.
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Chinese Reds Charge
U. 5. Vice Consul Is Spv
By the Assoeioted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30
Communist China's radio today
charged Douglas S. Mackiernan
OF Stoughton. Mass, American
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Civil Service Quietly Adopts
Hoover Proposal On Hirinqs
By Joseph Young

Without public fanfare the Civil Service quietly
has adopted important Hoover Commission proposal give
agencies freer hand in hiring employees
In setting the recent examination
missions announcement said thate--
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Johnson Named Chuirmon

Senator johnson, Democrat, Of
Texas, today was named chairman
OF Senate Armed Services sub
committee on synthetic rubber.
Others in the group are Senators
Saltonstall, Republican, of Massa-
chusets, and Hunt, Democrat. of
Wyoming.
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in
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High and Low for Yesterday.
High, 5S, at 3:55 pm.
Low, 81, at 1885 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 79, on January 26.
Lowest, %, on January 20.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Ge0detic Slryey.1
Evening star., 1950-01-30

Brazil produces more coffee
each year than all the rest of the
world combined.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
FARMERS URGED TO GLAMOURIZE
SWEET POTATO FOR CONSUMERS

Farmers throughout Mississippi
are being urged these days to put
a little glamour into the common
sweet potato which is giving it's
Irish cousin some still competition
on the nations dinner tables.
A recent consumers survey re-
ported a decline In Irish potato
consumption and an increase in
the use Of sweet potatoes by the
average housewife. SO agricultural
leaders throughout the state are
anxious to see Mississippi farmers
take advantage of this trend by
producing a quality spud that will
knock milady's eye out when she
goes to market.
About IS per cent of Mississip.
pi's soil IL adaptable for sweet DO
toto raising yet the value OF this
crop throughout the state last year
amounsed to only shout 81 900, :
900. only ATTRACTIONS OF the poten-
tial
At that. however, the sweet DO
toto is rapidly gaining in favor
both from the producer and con-
sumner standpoint
missioner of Agriculture 81
Corfey, who Is vitality interested in
development OF this crop. says Mis-
sissippi should be producing from
five to ten times as many sweet
potatoes and that the cash va'-e
Of this crop could easily be in
creased from $40 000,0U0 TO
500 100000 IL the farmer would
place more emphasis on quality
and marketing.
Although sweet potato acreage
; Is on the increase in Mississippi
and the know-how Of raising and
processing them has made great
strides. there still remains many a
farmer who fails to realize that its
the quality. glamour yam that
brings the price while unwashed.
low-quality potatoes find little
sales appeal in the modern market
bin.
The favorite among Mississippi
growers is the Copper Skin Unit
Number 1Puerto Rico variety. &C
cording to S. w. Box. manager OF
the Central Farmers Market in
Jackson
Box describes . quality sweet
potato something like this: II
should have a copper colored skin
of fairly smooth quality and not
more than slightly mis-shapen.
preferably Of medium size. The
= reat Of the quality potato should
be of an orange hue.
Next problem, of course, is how
to raise such a quality spud. And
Box offers these suggestions:
/. Buy good uniform seed and
see that they are bedded
properly.
2. Select the proper soil and
break the land deeply and
thoroughly.
3. Use proper fertilizer liberal
ly and plant on high beds,
setting slips IL to IA inches
apart.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

Forrest G. Cooper, Indianola.
announced today that he would
ask the voter of the Third Con-
gressional District to send him to
Congress to succeed Congressman
Will M. Wilmington, who has an
nounced his intention of retiring.
Il am humbly grateful for
these expressions from my friends
and in due time / will be formal
candidate for this high and honor
able office. When my formal an
nouncement is made I will be-
gin waging an active and aggres-
sive campaign with the determi-
nation to win, thus serving the
people of the Delta. AS a private
citizen / have given of my time
and mentality over the years to
help solve the problems that be-
set us. AS a public servant in the
congress of the United States I
will continue on that same plan
but with intensified effort" he
said.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

Sweet potato storage and pro-
cessfng plants now available to
growers are located at Byhaiia.
Stringer. Collins, Edwards. Hat
tiesburg. Yazoo City. Tupelo and
Magnolia. They have a combined
storage capacity of about 225,000
bushels.
Potatoes taken into such plants
are properly cured through tenn
perature controlled storage facili-
ties, and are then washed, waxed
and graded.
At present Mississippi producers
are shipping no sweet potatoes,
yet Louisiana. biggest producer,
already has shipped 100000
bushels and has another 2.50O,O0O
bushels awaiting shipment.
Yet, as Manager Box points out.
there exists an unlimited market
FOR sweet potatoes eff farmers
would adhere to sound production
methods"
In the Mississippi areas where
storage facilities are available a
total OF So ASS bushels OF potatoes
have been marketing through the
organized marketing progra
from the 1949 crop, and total Of
81 900 bushels of this same crop
have been stored in curing houses,
a stable increase over 194S pro-
d. ction.
In. an effort to emphasize the
Importance of this crop, which can
be produced by the average cotton
farmer. a Mississippi Sweet Potato
Day observance was held in Jack
son In January of this year.
One feature of the event was
the auctioning of sweet potatoes.
The best Number / quality pota-
toes auctioned that day brought
$500 per bushel, compared to
only $3.50 for lower grade COM
mercial offerings.
Buyers here for the auction that
day emphasized the need for quail
ity, stating that wholesalers. re-
tailers and consumers are willing
to pay a good price but demand
sweet potatoes with character.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
Brandon Editor Sees REA Plant As
Another Step In Naturalization"

same group made Q contract to buy
natural gas from one of the fields
In the state, agreeing to pay the
highest price received in recent
years for large-volume natural
gas. They could. OF course. agree
to any price and any terms because
the plant will not have to operate
at q profit-and probably won't.
The instigators of the plan know
that II they get in the red. all they
have to do is to get Uncle Sam to
shake the money out of the tax
payers--the same way he will give
them the 100000 with which to
build the plant!
No doubt the sponsors Of the
Columbia project are claiming
that there Is power shortage in
South Mississippi and Louisiana,
the areas they plan to serve. Such
might possibly be true but we
doubt it. The Mississippi Power &
Light Co., Mississippi Power Co.,
and Louisiana Light and Power
Co. and their associates kept the
war plants OF this area humming
during the most critical years.
Since that time all three have add
ed considerably to their general
ing facilities and should he in a
position to carry any load placed
upon them.
Without the tax money of Mis-
sissippi Power & Light CO., the
Town OF Brandon would be ex-
tremely hard-put to finance the
tnnd
pie want--and the same applies to
many towns and cities of MISSISSIPPI
pf. These are the same towns and
| cities now crying on the shoulders
of the Legislators 'Or state funds.
Think how much worse it could
| be.
Tax money from these utilities
helps to pay the homestead exemp-
lions that so many Mississippians
including the farmers-now en-
Joy. Take away these taxes and
each individual will have to per-
sonally Pay for what he gets.
Public-power Il one Of the big
steps on the road to Socialism.
Government ownership of the
mines and the railroads would be
next in line, along with the medi-
cal and dental professions,
These are not idle predictions.
The British government has taken
ever each of these industries. And.
but for billions of American dol
lars, England would be in a state
OF panic.
These things are far cry from
replacing the farmers Kerosene
lamp with indirect electric lighting
the original aim of tho Haral
! liberalization Administration.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
sditorial from the Brandon News

U01tofaaA rom the bran0On News
The current controversy among
members of the Mississippi Trum-
ante clique In Mississippi over the
proposed $8,000,O 900 steam gener-
sting power plant at Columbia.
again brings this socialistic scheme
out into the open where the public
can see Il.
We have no brief for either
group of the Trumanites and we
even suspect the motives of those
Trumanites who oppose the plant,
hut at least the latter group is
putting up some good arguments.
Many times we have expressed
favorable opinions of the REA and
OF the purpose for which 1t was,
apparently, created. Almost every
ona wants the farmers in rural
areas to have modern lighting and
the good life that electricity can
bring to the farm. We hope that
REA continues its work into the
areas that do not yet have electric
ity
During the war years and in the
post war period. however, REA
has spent considerable money in
fancy buildings that do not add a
single watt to the electricity avail
able to farmers. Specialists have
been employed in the home service
field that duplicate the work the
taxpayers are a re d paying
county no me demonstration
agents to do. Within the last week
or two We heard a radio program
that was sponsored by a mid Mis-
sissippi REA group.
The first and opening wedge
INTO public power came in the dis
suise OF flood control projects.
THIS was good camouflage and
Sorked SO well that these projects
spraus up all over the country and
continued to grow until a year or
I've, ago when a flash flood in
OkfahQpa caught q FLOOD con-
troll project with . dam full of
water.
Last year the public-power boys
hsOke the ice't toward steam
generated power by the fight for
. $2s 100000 plant in west Ten
neGSee. Since then, apparently,
every group that feels 1t has ad-
.minAstration support has aske for
. power plant of its own.
Among the latter group is the
Pearl River REA with headquart-
ars in Columbian our own dear
state of Mississippi. They have
asked for an $S.000.000 plant and
80 wouldn't be greatly surprised
II they got tin spite of the
Trumanite squabble.
A few months ago. in anticipa-
ton OF approval of the plant, this
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
1aihl(llgl,l.k,
! Z! Is! IS!

A former director Of the United
StAtes census bureau told a few
sf'us some interesting facts about
the forthcoming national cersus
which viii begin in April. 1t
seems that our government Off
cials make kind Of forecast and
know pretty well in advance what
the approximate figures will be,
based on careful calculations. So
according to this gentleman--who
should. know--the 1850 census
viii show our country TO have a
bout $50 million people, As mil
don home and six million farms:
He also stated that in the United
States, IA per cent Of our people
live on farms and more than sup
ply the remaining IS per cent
with food etc. while in India.
70 per cent of the people live and
work on farms and many people
there are starving, nonetheless.
Another trend which will be
shown up in our forthcoming
census, this expert said. Is that
many people are moving to the
suburbs Of great citiesA-both
from the cities themselves and
from the farms.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

the Speakers platform honored
Supreme Court Justices, State
Officials, Members of the State
Office Building Commission, Mrs.
Thomas L. Bailey, and members
of the E. T. Voolfolk family.
The program was opened with
the "Stsr Spangled Banner" sung
by Mrs. Armand Coullet. The Mis-
sissippi College Band furnished
the music.
Bishop Marvin Franklin, Met
hodist clergyman, and Bishop
Duncan Gray, Episcopal minister,
both of Jackson, offered the in
vocation and benediction, respec-
tiyelv.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
Master of Ceremonies.


Guests in various industrial,
social, agricultural and profess
sional fields were invited to &C.
cupy a place on the speakers
platform.
Scrolls were prepared for use
by these guests in writing mes
sages petaining to the life and
progress of Mississippi in their
respective field. They were pre-
scented to Governor Fielding L.
Wright, who will turn them over
to Dr. w. D. Cain for preserva-
ton in the State Department of
Archives and History.
In addition to guests of honor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

A good many Mississippi farm
ers already know this. thanks to
the organized production and mar
keting associations set up around
sweet potato curing and process
ing plants located in eight Mis- is
sippi towns, and augmented by in
dividually owned curing plants in
various areas of the state.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

A reception and open house
was held after the ceremonies.
The all-state symphony under
the direction of Mrs. w. S. Hay
ME, director of music for the
State Department of Education,
played during the reception.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

One afternoon during the War
I was passing a Broadway theater
in which the famous play, Thar
vey" was playing. and on an inn
pulse dropped in to ask about
getting tickets for it--something
very difficult to do, for the play
YVES q snuash hit. The box Office
man pointed to an individual at
the other end Of the lobby and
said. There's Brock Pembsrton,
the producer, ask him." went
over, explained what ! wanted
and was pleasantly surprised that
he made two tickets available
to me. Last week Brock Pember-
ton passed away here at the age
Of "a. The whole theatrical world
mourns his loss. as well as q lot
Of the rest Of us who respected
the famous producer for little
things as well as big
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
Education Association
Elects Officers

J. M. Ewing, president of CO.
piah-Lincoln Junior College, was
elected vice president of the Mis-
sissippi Education Association at
the annual meeting in Jackson
last week.
A. H. Ramsey was reelected
from District III as board mem
Der of the association. A. A. Roe
buck, Aberdeen, was elected to
represent District I. Miss Minnie
Cheste IN, superintendent of
Montgomery County Schools, was
elevated to president.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
CAPITOL ACTIVITIES
by Heber Ladnsr.


Voolfolk State Office
Building Dedication
Formal dedication ceremonies
Of the $3,900,000 Voolfolk State
Office Building were held on
March 10th. The Is story struc-
ture houses % state agencies, with
approximately sixteen hundred
employees.
Congressman Will M. Whiting
ton of Greenwood was the prin-
cipal speaker, while Senator John
Culkin, Vicksburg, served as
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

Every time l pass the corner of
18th Street and 5th Avenue late
ly, l feel a tinge of sadness at the
absence of the Collegiate Church
Of st. Nicholas which stood there
for SO long. It has now been torn
down and the site is to be the
locetioin of new skyscraper to
be built by an insurance company
which evidently thought more of
rey than religious tradition
On -g in the quaint old
Nwe. vas salvaged, however.
] ~ bell which tolled to the
ling Of the Declaration Of In
dependence In l776, and became
known q the New York Liberty
Bell. For 70 years it hung in the
Collegiate Church. Now it has
been placed in the steeple of an
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

Miss Jackie Rogers Of Collins,
who was chosen Mississippi Sweet
Potato Queen at Sweet Potato
Day observance in Jackson Jan.
uary 25th, shows producers how
to put glamour into n product
which is gaining In popularity.
Farmers throughout the state are
being urged to produce quality
potatoes II they want to receive
top prices.
Miss A A 1 Roard Photo
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23
First Group OF Med Students
To Graduate In June

Twenty-one Mississippians, the
first group to receive aid through
the states medical education
grant program, will have COM
pleted four years of medical
training in June.
These students enrolled in
medical colleges at the Univsr-
sity of Tennessee, Tulane Uni
versity, Louisiana State Univer-
sity, University of Mississippi,
Howard University and Meharry
College. They come from Is
cities in ii counties of the state
and will intern in cities through
out the South. However, under
the terms of the agreement they
signed with the state as recipients
of the grants, the doctors will
return to the state and practice
in rural Mississippi.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-03-23

New York is surrounded by wa
ter--and the city is filled with
slogans urging you not to use it.
OF course the abundant part is
salt water, the fresh supply very
scarce, the reservoirs being less
than half full with spring and
summer coming on. Next week,
the city will watch with interest
as scientists try to manufacture
artificial rain over the reservoirs.
I sure hope they succeed, because
it is getting downright embarras-
sing here to ask for a glass of
water in a restaurant. If it keeps
up, they might pass an ordinance
against taking bath-and that
would certainly be a dirty trick.