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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Behind The Scenes
In American Business
by Reynolds Knight

Is the end of farm subsidies in
sight? This stronghold of pressure
economics is beginning to crack a
little but it cannot be concluded
that the whole system of price
supports will collapse.
It may be a little inconsistent
for the government to be sponsor
ing price supports on one econ
omic front while cracking down
on prices elsewhere, but consisten-
cy has little to do with it. Sup
port for farm prices has long been
fundamental in the credos of both
parties.
True, price support for eggs will
he discontinued after December
81, and the potato program, which
resulted in the Commodity Credit
Corporation buying 500 million
of the 1949 crop, and $500 million
over a seven year period, practi-
cally collapsed of its own weight.
These may be straws in the wind.
The proponents of price supports
are embarrassed but are not yet
ready to abandon farm subsidies
altogether. Some prices are suf-
ficiently above the support levels
to make the matter academic at
the moment, but the governments
loss of nearly $64 million" dollars
on its price support program in the
first four months of the present
fiscal year is bringing some de-
mands for abandonment of this
costly venture. Best guesses are
it will take years for sentiment to
swing completely away from sup
ports.
BEAUTY AND EMERGENCY
Alert manufacturers of cosmetics
and beauty aids see the national
emergency creating new merchan-
dising trends for their products.
Higher living costs and higher
taxes have already made the av-
erage American woman more bud
get-conscious than ever before. At
the same time, some 18,500,000
women are already at work, and
the total may soon exceed the
all-tinle record of 20, 100000 set at
the war production peak OF 1941.
This combination of factors is
seen as a tremendous merchan-
dising potential by Martin L.
Straus, who during the last quar-
ter of 1850 introduced Tintair, the
first hair coloring manufactured
exclusively for home use. Here
tofore, most hair color prepare
tons had been sold in beauty par
lors but Tintair transferred a sub
stantial percentage of this busin-
ess to drug and department stores,
and that total is steadily increas-
ing" he declares. What with
home hair coloring and home per-
waves, manufacturers see
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Duvid Williams Takes
Up Duties In Capitol

Washington, D. c. - David Will
liams, young Lexington lawyer,
has arrived in Washington to take
up his new duties as executive
secretary to Representative Frank
Smith.
Young Williams, who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. M. Williams,
ST., of Lexington, practiced law
in Holmes county for year prior
to coming to Washington to ac-
cept his new post. He is gradu-
ate of Holmes Junior College and
the University of Mississippi.
Il am very happy to have Da-
vid Williams on my staff" Con-
gresham Smith told reporters
here. "He is hard working, con-
scientious and able young man,
intensely interested in the well
fare of the people Of our district
and governmental problems in
general.
During the trying times that
lie ahead of us, there is going to
be lot of work for your repres-
entative in Congress. l am going
to need all the help can get, and
/ am sure that David Williams
will be of great benefit to our dis
trict as well as to me-"
Other members of Representa-
tive Smiths staff include Miss
Evelyn Mosley, of Cleveland, and
Miss Dorothy Champion of Green
vile.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Firms Interested In
Defense Contracts
Moy Contact MEG

Persons or firms wanting to
know what the government plans
to award in the way of defense
contracts, and how to go about
bidding on such contracts can Sc
cure the information from the
Mississippi Economic Councd, the
MEC's manufacturing committee,
reports.
The MEG is now mailing a num-
Der of interested firms and indi-
viduals daily report listing spe-
cific contracts to be let and dates
on which they are to- be awarded.
Others desiring to get on the list
may try out the service by send
ing months supply of self-ad-
dressed envelopes to the Councils
headquarters, box 1901, jackson.
In addition to the daily report
on contracts to be awarded, the
MEG each week sends out a list
of the contracts already awarded,
listing the successful bidders. This
summary is; of special interest to
sub-contractors, and other busirp
ess men who desire to 'servise
firms receiving contracts. Each
week several Mississippi firms re-
ceive defense work, tire, Council
stated.
"We would like to emphasize
that this information is Free" W
E. Taylor, chairman OF the M. E
C.'s manufacturing committee
said. 'The only charge is the self
addressed envelopes sent to Coun
Gil headquarters"
The MEG. has been designate,
by the u. S. Department of Com
merce as a statewide cooperative
agency to distribute information
to the public relative to defens
procurement.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
American Legion Gives
Support To March
OF Dimes Compoiqn

Ralph M. Goodwin. department
commander of the American Le-
glon, has pledged full support OF
his organization to the 1851 March
OF Dimes scheduled January 1881
In letter to DR.. Felix J. I'm
derwood, State Health Officer,
Commander Goodwin said:
"As titular head of the Ameri-
can Legion Of Mississippi, | am
pleased to be able to exercise
some thirty odd thousand voices
IN unison when l endorse the 1851
March of Dimes campaign"
AT the annual State Conven-
ton Of the American Legion held
in Jackson last July, a resolutio:
was adopted pledging the Ameri
can Legion membership indivi-
dually and collectively to full sup
port of the National Foundation
annual March of Dimes campaign.
We of the Legion hold deep,
continuing concern for the we'll
being of our nation and, particul-
arly, for our children" Command
err Goodwin continued. ut, there
fore, follows that we are most
grateful for the work which the
Foundation is so splendidly ac-
complishing daily both in the
areas of research and treatment
of the malady which it seeks to
eradicate. II strikes me as being
highly significant that the Foun-
dation conducts activities through
out the year, yet asks such modest
support during the brief period of
few days.
I'm this straightforward, Ameri-
can way of doing vital and neces-
sary things, the Foundation has
the encouragement, support and
deep gratitude of every Mississip-
pi Legionnaire."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04

the women workers of the new
permanent period establishing
spectacular market potentials for
beauty products that save time
and money. Straus estimates that
sales of hair coloring will come
close to $70,000,000 in 1851 =
about equal to sales of the now
well-established home permanent
waves.
THINGS TO COME - A new
ski, fusing hickory wood with d
new plastic on top and bottom, has
come out of New England fac
tory. Also snow-making ma
chine, developed by another COM
pany nearby, assuring New En-
CHAMBERS of good skiing. An
atomic radiation device, called a
radiation monitor" that gives
readings at glance, offering pro-
lection to doctors, engineers, scien-
lists and technicians who are ex-
posed to radiation sources =. A
new vending machine that supplies
complete lunch, dispensing sand
witches, cake, candy, milk, fruit
and canned juices.
MOVIE MAKER EXTRAOR-
BINARY - Amid the filters in
which many a civilian industry
has operated recently, there has
been striking demonstration of
faith in 1851 by the colorful How
ard Hughes, West Coast aviator
industrialist-m maker. Hughes
has announced that RKO, which
he controls, has program to
make 80 top-budget feature films,
ten of them in color. This dra-
matte announcement is the more
remarkable since it comes at a
time when many bigwigs are con-
cerned about the growth of tele-
vision and real or imagined Jit-
tiers from other causes.
Three-fourths of the Hughes
features are already completed,
the remainder being before the
camera or in preparation. Influ
entail Film Daily hailed the move
for its confidence and resolu-
ton, qualities which far too
many in this industry of ours seem
to find elusive" Hughes RKO
program also calls for 83 short
subjects and releases of number
of independently produced pic
lures.
SALARY SQUEEZE - White
collar and civil service employees
in many instances have not recov-
cred from the cost-of-living and
salary squeeze of World War II,
ard as new war mobilization pres
sures arise there is a demand for
scientific job evaluation studies by
member firms Of the Association of
Consulting Management Engin-
GERS to head off a loss of possible
valuable manpower to other jobs
Judge Leibowitz in New York this
week pointed out that the made
uuate $39. "a a week take-home pay
of policemen does not contribute
toward efforts to maintain po-
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Cotton Growers
Continued from Page y

the immigration Services to ide7-
tlfy Mexican workers by work
cards and would allow them to
work with a minimum of red
tape or Formally in areas where
the need for such workers had
been certified by State Employ
ment Services; and the USES.
Farmer requests for such workers
would be channeled through local
employment offices as under the
present system.
OTHER resolutions on labor urg-
ed that the Mexicans now Illegal
ly in this country and engaged in
agriculture be fegaIized for work
in areas where needed. The COM
mittee' voiced opposition to gov
eminent contracts, for foreign
workers. Deferment of kew agri-
cultural personnel was also listed
as of great Importance.
Meeting Planned
It was recommended that a
meeting be held in Washington on
January Is, at which time other
users of migrant labor would be
present and action would be CO.
ordinated.
The Beltwide committee urged
that adequate supplies of repair
parts for farm machinery be main
tanned and that the supply of new
machinery be sufficient to replace
worn out equipment.
Fertilizer Needed
On fertilizer. it was recon-
mended that sulphur exports and
a currailment of sulphur for super
phosphate be investigated; that
a study be made to determine
what nitrogen plants are idlej
what idle plants are not produc.
ing, or why their production is not
going to farm use; the possibili.
ties of greater supply Of Chilean
nitrate; that steps be taken t.
keep prices on a stable basis; tina
potash should be imported; tina
it be determined if it is possible t.
import nitrogen, and exports O
fertilizer be studied to be deter
mined if all such exports ar,
necessary.
Representative E. c. CTook
| Gathings ID Ark, who has re
: turned from House hearing OIL
/ labor at Midland, Texas, joined il
the discussions of the labor com
; mittee. Representative Pau
Jones, Cd. MOI, also a membe
, of the House committee, sat in tn
general sessions.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04

A'N"'A% sfAfy va NAi> y SSs1ae
er messengers were absent.
The huge st. Bernard dog was
conspicuous even in the Grand
Central crowds. He was being
led slowly about the station by a
lady. In colorful, continental fash
ion, he wore small cask around
his big shaggy neck. Suspended
from the cask was a sign which
read, my ancestors worked in the
Alps. I'm helping the Travellers
Aid Society raise money"
New York's garment district
world headquarters of the cloth
ing industry, is unbelievable un
less you see it. Located AROUND
7th avenue in the Bottles, it is es
pecially evident at noon when th'
! literally thousands of worker
swarm onto the sidewalks to mi,
and zap during their lunch hour
Mostly Of recent foreign extrac
ton, they form a motley thronl
as they congregate, talk loudly
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Artificial Breeding
Shows Good Results
lin Livestock Shows

In five Mississippi fall livestock
shows, 26 per cent of the blue rib
bons were won by artificially sired
animals, according to A, L. Nc
Laughlin, associate Extension
dairynan.
This is even more remarkable
when you realize that only 10 ar
tifically sired animals over two
years old were shown" he de-
clared.
BY artificial breeding, all dairy.
men, whether they, have one COW
or fifty, can use the best bulls
available, he said.
However, artificial breeding
alone is not enough to insure tor
quality animals, he reminded
After the calf is dropped, the jot
has just begun. The animal mus
f, be raised, developed. and trained
to show to the best advantage tn,
good qualities bred into her"
Living proof of the value o
artificial denominations shown b,
the number of blue ribbon, artifi
cially sired animals shown at bot
local and national dairy shows
Mr Mclaughlin said, emphasizing
to All Club members that the jo
of showing blue ribbon WHINE
is multiplied when the animal
home bred.
"Any way you look at it, it pay
: to get the best breeding possibl
in the future herd" he said. Gus
of the artificial breeding program
will give you this good breedin
. backed by production records an
show ring winnings at a cost tia
even the smallest breeder can al
I. ford"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04

lice force free from corrupting in
fluences. Throughout the whole
range of civil service employment,
and in some business institutions,
strange inequities have group up.
These often require study and re-
concentrations by management
consultants to bring them in line
not only internally but with pre-
vailing rates in the local commune
ty.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04

Mississippi's dairy program will
not be secure until we can fill To-
cally the demand for good dairy
cattle and have a surplus always
ready to be sold elsewhere, he
stressed. urging Let us work to
that end, and promote a perman-
ent livestock industry"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Deer Season Ends
In Issoqueno County

The second deer season, which
opened December Is, closed on
January LIST in Issaquena county
where a number of Lexington and
Tchula deer hunters spent this
past week at the Greasy Bayou
Hunting Club.
Among them were John Edgar
Hays Billy Martin Smith, Henri
Watson, Henri Watson, Jr., Nor
man Weathersby, Frank Eakin
Frank Eakin, Jr., Leslie Smith
Bernard Jones. Montford Jones
Jack Moody, Charlie Shuttle
worth, Buddy Smith, Martin
Smith, Nick Shelton, Paul Myers
Bill Link, Clyde Smith, Cheste
Nixon, Joe Latham. Milton Ever
EFT, John Weathersby, Lee Herr
ing and Gordon Russell.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04
Returns To Florida

Col. John A. Weeks returned to
Florida Monday after spending
two weeks here with friends and
relatives.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-01-04

in the blizzard Of 1947. both of
these veterans" were steadily on
hand - while many of the young
er messengers were absent.
Evening star., 1951-03-09
Voices Of Frogs, Birds
Recorded for Lecture

Spring Comes to Washington, "
a recording of the voices Of frogs
and birds, is the National Capt.
tai Parks lecture scheduled for
10 am. tomorrow in the National
Museum, Tenth street and Con-
stitution avenue NV. It will be
the final meeting of the Audubon
Junior Club Council.
Park Naturalist w. Drew Chick
will lecture and display films of
bird and wildlife in Washington
The council is sponsored jointly
by NCP and the Audubon So
ciety of the District.
Children and their parents,
teachers and youth leaders are
invited. Admission is free.
Evening star., 1951-03-09
Church Here viii Present
Anthem by D c. 0rqanist

An anthem written by a Wash
ington organist and pianist will
be presented for the first time at
the New York Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church services at II am.
Sunday in Lisner Auditorium,
Twenty-first and H streets NV.
The anthem. "He Is Despised."
was written by Mrs. Mabel Linton
Williams. 3149 Mount Pleasant
street NV. 1t will be sung by the
|church's 70-voice choir under the
direction of Stephen H. Prussing
Based on the SD chapter of
Isaiah, the anthem was prepared
for Holy Week.
Evening star., 1951-03-09
Circus Fons Convention Planned Here May II

The Circus Fans Association of
America will hold it's twenty fifth
anniversary national convention
here May II, 18 and 10 during
the under canvas opening of the
Ringing Brothers. Barnum g.
Bailey Circus.
Headquarters for the meeting
will be at the Shoreham Hotel,
but some of the sessions will be
Evening star., 1951-03-09

held at the Zoo. Melvin D. Hill
dreth, Washington attorney and a
charter member Of the associa-
ton, is general chairman Of the
convention committee.
Evening star., 1951-03-09

One of the first dates in color
television was a test conducted
in England in 1923 by the late
John l.. Baird.
Evening star., 1951-03-09

Bib THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1851
Evening star., 1951-06-17
:cIes Book Says Gionnnis Caused Tmonto Denote Him

long hearings. Mr.. Eccles dis
qualified himself from participa-
tion in the decision in order to
testify as a witness against the
.Gianninis.
The scrappy 61-year-old Eccles
narrates clashes with Mr.. Snyder's
immediate predecessors as Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the now
Chief Justice Vinson and Henry
Morganthau, jr., and two former
Secretaries who were Senators
during Mr.. Eccles era: Carter
Glass and William G. McAdoo.
Snyder Is Main Target.
But he made the most serious
charges against Mr.. Snyder, prin-
cipally;
That Mr.. Snyder, by non-sup-
port. throttled bill by Mr.. Eccles
admittedly directed chiefly at
his old enemies, the Gianninis-to
give the Reserve Board greater
power to regulate bank holding
companies. (Mr. Snyder told a
Senate committee he was "in favor
of a proper holding company bill. !"
but wouldn't comment on the Ec-
cles bill.)
That MFR. Snyder hobbled Re
serve Board efforts to get Attorney
General Clark, now a Supreme
Court Justice, to reconsider an
Evening star., 1951-06-17

|earlier decision not to start Justice
Department antitrust action in
the case OF the Giannini interests.
(Mr. Snyder's version. given a
Senate committee, was that he
told Mr.. Clark that If the Justice
Department "had any ground on
which to bring any action,
thought they ought to proceed.o
That Mr.. Snyder. after becom-
ing Treasury Secretary in 1946,
caused Controller of the Currency
Preston Delano-whose Office is in
the Treasury-to abandon a joint
agreement with the Reserve Board
and other bank-supervisory agen-
cies to prevent further expansion
of the Giannini banking system.
Mr.. Eccles says that under pres
sure" permits for new banks or
branches were given by the con-
troller, thus fostering such expan-
sion.
Mr.. Snyder has denied infiuenc-
ing the controllers decisions, and
Mr.. Delano has said they were
based strictly on normal consider
ations, chiefly to provide credit fa-
cilities in places where they were
needed.
"a review of Mr.. Eccles' book
will appear on Mondays editorial
page.)
Evening star., 1951-06-17
Baptist Bible Schools
Expect 10 Enroll 5000

More than 5000 boys and girls
are expected to enroll tomorrow
in vacation Bible schools In Wash
ington area Baptist Churches.
Memory work, Bible stories,
character stories, handwork, sing
ing and other constructive enter
tainment are planned for the
children.
The churches and locations are
as follows:
Ayondale, 1850 Michigan avenue NE;
Bethesda, Wilson lane and Melrose avenue,
Bethesda, Nd; Brookland, Sixteenth and
Monroe NE; Centennial, Seventh and ]
streets NE; Central 5412 Annapolis road,
BladenSburg, Md; Christ Church, Mime
sofa avenue and Blaine street NE; Con-
gress Heights. Esthers and Brothers places
Sc; Covenant. South Capitol and Xenia
East Alabama avenue Sc: Fifth. 609 Z
road and Q street; Grace, Ninth street and
South Carolina avenue s E.; Kendall, 2I2
Ninth street SW.; Luther Rice, 5315 North
Capitol; MARYLAND Avenue, 1850 Maryland
avenue NE; Metropolitan, Sixth and A
streets NE; National. 1901 Columbia road
NV: Petworth. Seventh and Randolph
street NV. Riyerdale, Riverdale road and
Sixty second, Riverdaie, Md; Takoma. Ia
koma Park, Nd; Trinity, Riggs road; Wis
consin Avenue, Forty-second and Fessen-
den streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-06-17
Swedish Kings Aide
Heads World Chamber
BY the Asseeiased Prsss

LISBON, Portugal, June 49,
Five-hundred delegates from 2.
non Communist countries toda,
unanimously elected Rolf VOL
Heidenstam, 67-year-old chamber.
lain to King Gustaf Adolf Of Swe
den, as president of the Interna.
tional Chamber of Commerce fo
the next two years.
Won Heidenstam has been presi.
dent of the Swedish National Com.
mittee OF the International Cham.
Der since 1948. He succeeds Philir
Reed, chairman Of General Elec.
trio Co., in the top job.
Evening star., 1951-06-17

offend the men who run Trans
america. Yet Eccles' activities as
chairman (of the Reserve Board) (,
have deeply offended our friends
in Transamerica and they are
demanding his removal, else they
may become active in their op-
position to our political efforts in
the Convention and in the fall
elections.
With that, President Truman
switched from an apparent in
Itention in mid December. 1947.
to reappoint Mr.. Eccles chairman
for another four years to late
January, l948, decision to replace
him with Thomas B. McCabe in
that post.
MIR. Eccles says he believes now
that "only the purely political as
lpects of the problem were put to
the President" in the interval,
land that
He was not informed of what
was really at stake in the demand
that may have been communicated
to him by those who spoke for
the Giannini interests. I can
understand why the leader of a
party that was very hard-pressed
could make the sort of decision
the President was, I believe, ma
Ineuvered into making in my case,
and particularly SO if the political
merit of his decision was all that
was called to his attention"
| Mr.. Eccles' foes expected me
to quit when was not redesig-
mated as chairman" President
Truman himself seemed sincere
ly anxious that I stay" Gas a plain
board member.
Swallowed My Pride
Mr.. Eccles decided to swallow
my pride" and stay on at the Pres
Iident's request, but his mood was
l"expreSSed in this stanza from an
old Scotch ballad: "a little I'm
hurt, but not yet slain; I'll but lie
down and bleed awhile, and then
I'll rise and right again"
In the years since. as he shows
in his book. Mr.. Eccles:
Publicly took issue with the
Truman administration for COM
Ipletely inadequate action to stop
imitation, telling a congressional
committee it had come up with
more of a political program than
an economic one" He also
criticized administration foreign
policy.
| Publicly challenged the ac-
curacy Of a letter Of President
Truman's purporting to say that
the Federal Reserve System lead
ers told him at a White House
conference they would yield to
MIR. Snyder In a dispute over
Government financial policy: Mr..
Eccles, acting ION my own" gave
out to the press a board memo
randum contradicting the Presi-
dents letter.
Saw his fellow Reserve Board
members, a few months after the
demotion, unanimously institute
an unprecedented Clayton anti
trust proceeding against the
Giannini-founded Transamerica
Corp. a proceeding now nearinl
final decision by the board after
Evening star., 1951-06-17

+ 4
PROM GIRL-SeIected as win
ner of the Senior Prom con-
test sponsored by the Hecht
Co., Miss Patti Quinter, II, of
1916 Western avenue, Chevy
Chase, Nd, is spending the
week end in New York for a
round of gayety, interviews
and personal appearances on
radio and television. Miss
Quinter is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis H. Quinter.
Evening star., 1951-06-17
Trial Of Red Leaders
Foreseen by0'con
by ihs Assoeioied Press

Edward M. Oiconnor. commits
sioner Of displaced persons, said
yesterday the Russian rulers must
Inevitably" stand trial before a
world court for q long list of
crimes against humanity"
Mr.. O'Connor. head of a pro-
gram for settling refugees in this
country, said that the stronger
the free world becomes. "the
greater viii be the opportunities
for the subjugated peoples to ex-
press their determination for
freedom"
Among other crimes. he charged
the Soviet rulers with baSing
their economic system upon hui
man slavery.
His address was prepared for a
Baltic States Day rally in Car
negie Hall. The rally marked the
10th anniversary of what Mr..
O'Connor described as the forced
deportation Of 100000 Lithuan-
ians, Estonians and Latvians to
living death" in slave labor
camps OF Arctic Siberia.
Some youngsters woitins--send him