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always possible. In the American
case, taxation is considered by
many to be a good weapon against
imitation. Stringent government
economy Ian article elsewhere on
this page deals with Government
spending) is held by others to be
the talisman. Whatever method is
used, one major end sought by
every one fighting imitation is a
balanced Federal budget.
One reason for relatively heavy
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pisPosABLE INCOME
40 Al ~ AZ ~ As 4e AZ az ~ so 81

taxation at this time is the need for
"sopping up" excess money. If 20
per cent of the national product is
to go to the military, it follows that
100 per cent of the available con-
sumner income will compete for 80
per cent of the Nations output This
extra $40 in every 500 could cause
the spiral that heralds galloping
imitation of the German type, for
when money starts to stampede 1t
picks up speed as 1t goes.
The problem, then, is to get rid
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curve doesn't reflect increased cost
Of food alone: Prices generally are
up about 80 per cent, but food prices
have more than doubled. The
Armys unhappy food-buying ex-
perience is that the same groceries
enough for one soldier for one
day-that cost 4312 cents in 1941
now cost $1.02A-a rise of 1877 per
cent.
A second look at the picture
above and at the smaller charts
elsewhere on this page reveals not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-30
German Chaos

The classic example of runaway
imitation is that of Germany in
1928. The story of that imitation
is q valuable tool in understanding
what is happening here.
Germany went into the First
World War with one of the firmeSt
currencies in the world, trading ~
American cents to the mark. Less
than nine years later, an American
dollar bought II trillion 700 billion
marks on the free exchange at
Cologne. And when the worst was
over, Germans traded in their old,
deprecated marks for new ones at
the rate of one trillion to one.
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht blames a.
def1cit-spending policy in World
War I for good part of Germany's
inf1ationary troubles. Germany
was not paying for her war as she
fought it. As a result, more marks
got into circulation and prices of
= consumer goods rose. The cost Of
living in Germany at wars end was
$50 per cent over the August, 1914,
level. ..-
Preparations, after the war, cost
Germany her means of production.
People saw shortages ahead and
rushed to buy things. BY January,
1922, the imitation was on in
earnest.
People found goods increasingly
harder to get. Money came out of
savings and into the market. The
imitation got worse-the mark fell
from so to the dollar in January,
1922, to 800 in June. BY November
1t took 5000 marks to buy a dollar,
and two months later it took 49 900.
BY July, 1928, the rate was 100000
to /. and late that month the
million-to- ratio was passed.
It stood at l billion to one before
September ended.
Normal Volues Fall
Imitation to this extent knocked
the normal civilized values into a
cooked hat. Thrifty, comfortable
folk became paupers overnight.
Merchants who had made a pile of
money found the pile hardly worth
burning in the cold autumn eve
nirgs. A letter cost several billion
marks to mail.
German money was worthless.
But money OF some sort was the
only medium Of exchange, and
money had to be supplied-even
good for nothing money. DR..
Schacht recalls that at the height
of imitation 80 paper factories, 1873
printing Offices and more than 1,70O
presses were working full time pro-
ducing money for the Reichsbank.
At the peak of imitation 400,267,-
1921 $50, 100000 marks were in
circulation.
The only solution was repudia-
ton of debts and revaluation of
money. The German Republic never
really recovered from the 1923 in
hation. Hitler used it as political
capital in his rise to power.
Similar mutations have struck
other countries after both World
Wars. The Chinese and Hungarian
were among the worst. In 1916 the
Hungarian pengo literally fell out
of sight. Eventually it was re-
deemed for new units-called
, 'forints"-at the fantastic rate of
4 octillion to one. The Hungarian
catastrophe appears to have been
engineered by the occupying Red
Army for the sole purpose OF driv-
ing the democratic government out
of power.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03

and there were reports that many
Chinese made vast fortunes manipu-
lating exchange, specializing and
boarding.
Most prominent of the names con-
nected with all talk about the China
Lobby is that of Alfred Kohlberg,
New York importer, who used to do
a million dollar business each year
with China. He has admitted furn-
ishing some of the data Sen. Joseph
Mccarthy (R., Wisc.) used in his
shotgun-like SANDER of the State de-
partment and various officials. That
data figured in the Maryland cam
paign in which Senator Tydings was
beaten by the political newcomer,
Butler.
The China Lobby has used the tao
tic of branding opponents commun-
lists or communist followers. Chief
aim of all the propaganda is to get
Chang Kai-Shek, with the aid of
American arms, lives and money,
back in power in China. Many be-
lieve the real aim of those who are
the Chinese Communist re-
gime is to put Chang back in power
so they can exploit the Chinese mar
ket, Chinese labor, and perhaps then
spread out to exploit the rest of the
Asiatic continent.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03
Farm Prices Drop;
Fourth Month In
Succession

Westinghouse S-Farm prices
continued to decline for the fourth
month in succession up to mid-June
the Bureau of Agricultural 5conom-
les announced last week. These
prices were four per cent under the
February peak.
The index of prices paid by farm
ers including interest, taxes and
wage rates in mid-June remained at
the mid-May level. With prices re-
ceived averaging lower, the parity
ratio fell to 106.
BAE said farmers are continuing
to boost hog production, and beef
output in the second half of 1851 is
to top the same period in
1850, and continue upward next year.
In the first half of 1851, beef pro-
duction was six per cent below a
year earlier.
The farmers share of the consum-
er's food dollar spent for farm-food
meanwhile has dropped to
between 40 and so cents. Earlier it
was 81 cents. The. average from
1916 through 1850 was so cents.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03
PROBE OF CHINA LOBBY SOUGHT BY
SENATOR MORSE

Washington-The American peo-
pie may learn who is back of the
William Goodwins, Sen. Joseph Nc
earthly and other character assas-
sins" if a resolution introduced by
Sen. Wayne Morse (R., Oregon) is
approved.
Morse, joined by Sen. Brien Nc
Mahon Cd. Conn., called for an in
vestigation of the China (Kai Shek)
Lobby and any other group seeking
to influence US. foreign policy since
December 7, 1941-the day the Japs
pulled their sneak attack at Pearl
Harbor. The inquiry would seek
to discover how these efforts were
financed.
President Truman has already or
dered probe of the China Lobby.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson
when he was being grilled during the
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Macarthur hearings, offered to CO.
operate. Morse asked for such a
probe during the hearings.
The resolution calls for probe by
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, which would be empowered
to spend up to $4,000.
Nationalist China has received
more than SIS billion in aid since
1887 Aid during and after World
War II totalled more than $3.5 bill
lion, most of it in outright gifts. Of
this, $500 million was made avail
able to stabilize China's currency.
This figure included 5000 million in
gold, and the are reports that most
or all of this 5000 million came back
to this country into the private &C
counts of wealthy Chinese, former
officials, and private citizens. The
program was a failure,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03
BY Rep ADOLPH SABBATH
Democrat, Illinois)

Up, up, up-like gushing oil well
go the profits of the big oil COM
panies. This years profits of Stand
ard Oil New Jersey are running
80 per cent above 1850 figures. Tex
as Company profits are up II per
cent. Socony-Vacuum's have in
creased 6S per cent.
Take look at these figures. They
show how much oil profits have in
creased from the first three months
of 1850 to the same period this year.
% Increase In
Profits, so to 81
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03
Mr.. Farmer Could You
Survive This?

Charles Wilson, mobilization
chief says that if controls were
knocked out, inflationary pressure
will Increase another ESQ. What
does this mean to the farmer!
Simply this:
Next year you will take a $50
cut in income. With a good bum
per crop in prospect, farm COM
modify prices are not expected to
rise. They may even sag to low
err levels. But your farm costs
will increase at least ESQ
Can you survive that?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03
PROFITS GUSHED TO new HIGHS FOR
MAJOR OIL COMPANIES I'm 1850

their income each year before they
figure their taxes.
The idea is that wells are worked
out finally. The oil boys can pay
for a we'll in four years through tax
ite-offs-forever That is called
a depletion allowance"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03
GIFT TO OIL MEN

While profits of oil companies
keep mounting, the House Ways and
Means committee makes a S75,0OO,-
900 tax gift to oil promoters.
On May 4, the committee refused
to close the loophole that allows oil
firms to subtract 271a per cent of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-08-03

local established Tooe 1913 Montana
organization of
900 farm families with county and local organizations
MFU the educational and leg
cooperative
Montana political and
nomic life.
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1t tastes so good and is so good
for you. Enjoy a big glass
every day at this new low price.
, 1951-10-04
Members Of Leg.
Assembly Making
Ten-D Day Visit to P. R.

A committee composed of
members of the Virgin Islands
Legislative Assembly visited
Puerto Rico on Monday, to
make a survey of industrial
and agricultural activities, ac-
cording to an article in the
Home Journal. The article
continues: Chosen during the
last session of the legislature
the committee includes Assem-
blymen Aloysius James and
Raymond Pedro of St. Croix
and Weymouth Rhymer and
Roy Gordon Of ST. Thomas.
The group was scheduled to
inspect activities at Mayaguez,
San Juan, Ponce and else
where under the guidance of
Puerto Rican agricultural and
industrial experts will return
within ten days.
, 1951-10-04
Virgin Isldnds, P. R.
EXEMPT From Stdbili.
Bodrd Ruling

The Salary Sterilization
Board decided that salaries
and other compensation Of re
sidents of Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands are exempt
from salary sterilization.
This policy is contained in
General Salary Order No. 2. 1t
follows closely a regulation by
the Wage Sterilization Board
exempting resident employees
under its Jurisdiction in the
two US. possessions.
Art from the older e'lg r
Continued On page d
, 1951-10-04
Adolph Gereuu Now
Full Time Civil Def.
Dir. for Virgin Isldnds

Adolph Gereau, whdG has
been Chief Clerkwith the St.
Thomas Police and Prison De
partment TO rover thirty-four
years, was given a leave of alb
sence TO rome yea rto assume
duties as Director of Civilian
Defense for the Virgin Islands.
Mr.. Gereau's office in Saint
Thomas will be located in the
Office of Price Sterilization
Building on Government Hill.
During Mr.. Gereau's absence
from his desk at the Police Of
flee his duties will be carried
on by Mrs. Elma Smith, his
assistant.
, 1951-10-04
FUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR INSTALLATION
of MORE ELEC. POW.

Work of installing a new
s~ub-statlon with a capacity of
$500 K.V.A. is now underway,
under the able direction of
N icasion Nico, Managing direc-
tor. The amount made avail
able to the Virgin Islands Cor
poration in the 1852 budget is
$795,000 Of this amount $500,
600 will be used to pay the Ru-
raj Electric Administration for
It's system in the rural areas
and expansion Of the distribu-
ton & install new generating
facilities including the new
sub-station. Of the balance
$l55,O0O will be used to pur-
chase the Municipal power
system in both towns from the
St. Croix Power Authority,
consolidate them and make
one power plant, and with
$4,000 for operating capital.
The generator to be in
stalled in the new su~b-station
will give substantially higher
voltage. From the ones now
operating only a total Of $50
K.V.A. is produced. It is plan
ned under the new program to
tie this in with the 1900 unit.
Still ether plans call for install
lation Of other generators with
a capacity of 429 & 1000 XIV.
thus making a total of 5000
KVA to supply all the power
needed throughout the island
Continued on page A.
, 1951-10-04
Continental Society
to Give PdrtY for
Benefit OF V. |. Kids


The Continental Society for
Jnderprivileged Children of
the American Virgin Islands,
will give their annual cocktail
party tomorrow night at the
Waldorf-Astoria Starlight
Room. at 9 o'clock, according
to a report received from New
York City.
The proceeds Of this event
will go towards the purchase
Of Gifts for Children.
, 1951-10-04
Miss A. Huzelhurst
Visits Homeland After
Long Absence

Miss Agnes Hazelhurt,
daughter of Lionel Hazelhurst,
came back to her native Saint
Croix several days ago for a
short visit to her father, re
latives and friends.
Miss Hazelhurst who is a
Supervisor of Public Health
Nurses in the Department Of
Welfare Children Center Of
New York City, is a veteran
of World War II, holding the
rank of a Lieutenant. She was
at the Jordan Hospital for
eight years.
On her return to the main
land Miss Hazelhurst plans to
60 to Columbia University for
further studies.
, 1951-10-04
Committee on Proc.
to Celebrate United
Nations Day Meets

Under the Craftsmanship of
DR.. D. c. C~anegata, Admins
trator-designate, a committee
met in the Police Court room
last night and made plans for
appropriate celebration Of
United Nations Day, October
oath.
Invitations were sent to
Continued on page A.
, 1951-10-04
Eleven Navy Ships
To Visit St. Croix
October 6 to l6

Capt. Justin H. Dickens, OPP
.erations Officer attached to
Admiral Greer's Staff in con-
ference with Administrator
Harry E. Taylor advised that
eleven ships are scheduled to
call at St. Croix within the
next two weeks. Four ships
will anchor off shore at Fred
and seven will dock in
Chrlstiansted Harbor. The ar
rival OF the ships will be stag
.gered, with a maximum of 3
ships in port at one time.
Governor Morris F. de Cas-
tro requested that some Of the
ships that were coming to Vi
sit St. Croix.
Preliminary planning was
made with the Administrator,
Welfare Department, Police
Department and Chamber of
Commerce, to adequately care
Continued on page AZ
The echo., 1951-09-01
PRESIDENTS URGED TO ATTEND
BOARDS

We are taking this medium of urg-
ing all of the local presidents to at
tend h e September Board, This
Board will be something special and
we would like very much for you
to be in attendance We are urging
all presidents who cannot attend to
please send their Vice President or
someone to represent the local lodge.
Because a president cannot attend
the Boards does not necessarily mean
that the lodge cannot send a proxy.
We have found out that the presi-
dents who attend the Boards and
Conventions are really the presidents
who have thriving and active lodges.
When a president does not attend
Board, how in the world can he lead
members?
The echo., 1951-09-01
Rev. w. C.. McDufiie
Ito Iore

The sad intelligence has reached
the office of the passing of Rev. W
&c. McDuffie of Gulfport Mississippi
Rev McDuffie has headed Lodge No
476 for long, long time. He was
an Agent for the Association. Those
who were in attendance at the last
Convention will recall that Rev. Nc
Duffie played great part in help
ing to make our Convention a sue
cess. He was one of the leaders in
the great H. B. A. Crusade Cam
paign. He. and his group We're in
strumental in adding SO members in
the Crusade and he was awarded
beautiful initiated Parker Fountain
pen as token of appreciation for
service rendered.
The Association will greatly miss
this great hero and the office takes
this method of extending sympathy
to the immediate family and lodge
in the passing Of cur good friend
Rev. w. c. McDuffie.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Revival began Monday, August 90
Services We're held each day HOO
A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Rev. R. F.
Hopson was the guest speaker from
Meridian. Monday, Rev. Hopson
preached from l Samuel 1919, Mon
day night John 429, Sub, Come
See A Man" Tuesday morning, Mat
thew 1915 THE Rich Man And Di-
via" Tuesday night, King 1924,
Subject: Give God A Chance" He
closed himself with the spirit and
the house knew he had preached.
Wednesday A. NJ, Jonah %, Sub
ject, Il Cried In The Belly Of He'll.
Wednesday night, Job 31:14, Sub
ject, What Shall l Do When God
Visited Me-" Thursday A. NJ, John
3:16, God So Loved The World"
Thursday P. NJ, St. Luke 1917, Sub
ject, Il Will Arise And Go To My
Father. Friday A. M. was cove
nant meeting. Everyone, both young
and old spoke a word of their ex-
perience of Jesus. The house caught
on fire with the spirit. Friday P. M
Joshua Ill. Rev. Hopson preached
until everyone knew he was a
preacher All that met him learned
to love him.
The attendance was small, but we
had a full house the last 3 nights.
Finance raised, $1494O. One can
didate was taken in for baptism, and
one seeking letter The sinners We're
few but the Christians were revived.
The echo., 1951-09-01
47s LOST BY DEATH IN 3 YEARS

In the past three years we have
lost 478 of our loyal members by
death together with large number
who became unfinancial, therefore,
it is absolutely necessary that we
continue to add members.
My check-up reveals that in the
past three years we have paid to
the beneficiaries of these 478 loyal
dead, a grand total of $113, 25500.
This shows conclusively that the H.
B. A. is going forward. We must
look up, we musft aim high and by
so doing, success will be ours.
The echo., 1951-09-01
Thanks To CO. Workers

To my many co-workers who made
it possible for me to be crowned king
in the Convention that closed on Ju-
ly slst, want to take this method
of saying Thanks. You made it
possible for our group to double its
quota. Instead of getting Sc mem
berfs as had been requested of us, we
got 173, which means that the group
worked faithfully and ardently from
the beginning of the Crusade to the
end.
G. D. Cotton.
The echo., 1951-09-01
L.auderdale News

Sunday, August 10, Rev. J. H.
Brown, of Chicago, Ill, was the guest
speaker at Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church. He spoke from Isiah 40:31
They that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength; They shall
mount upon wings as eagles; They
shall run and not be weary and they
shall walk and not faint. He preach
ed a very good message which was
full of logic and inspiration.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Mrs Martha Hampton. Reporter

Lodge No. AZ is sponsoring the
Fragment Drive" We have gath
erred one, and trust to report more
by the close of the drive
Lodge No. AZ met August 10Th at
its usual hour with the president
The chaplain was absent due to i'll
ness of her daughter, Mrs. Laura
Dungie of Meridian, Mississippi She
sent an appointee to serve. T h e
president brought inspiration to the
lodge, relating to her four weeks
vacation in Chicago, Ill, with her
children and friends. Her sister.
Henrietta Netherly and Doris White
are reported on the sick list. Every
one wishes them a speedy recovery
Sister Netherly is one of the oldest
members of lodge No. AZ. She is
faithful, peaceful and kind. She al
ways thinks before she speaks. She
seems to put God first in every walk
of life.
She had an operation in Anderson
Infirmary August l, 1851, beside the
gifts and Get Well greetings. So
cieties donated to her $4.5e.
The echo., 1951-09-01
Fragments Campaign
Moving Along SplendidlY

AS we go to press, we are happy
to state that the Fragments Cam
paign is gaining momentum. Quite
a few presidents have seen fit to add
members during this Campaign,
which has been launched on a small
scale. To those loyal and faithful
presidents who keep everlastingly at
it, we are very grateful to you. We
MUST continue to keep active.
The echo., 1951-09-01
Katiiesburq

Dear Miss Larkin:
I have already begun to work on
the fragments Campaign" I want
to congratulate you for the lovely
program prepared by you for the
Convention. enjoyed the Conven-
ton very much. 1t was one Of the
best I have ever attended. You real
ly put things over in high STYLE.
Rev. James Patrick.
The echo., 1951-09-01
BREATHING SPELL

We honestly feel that the presi-
dents, together with the office should
have breathing spell before launch
ing this gigantic Campaign that we
now have in the making. We are
urging the presidents to get ready.
Those who worked so hard in the
Crusade Campaign, we want you to
work just bit harder in this Cam
paign that will be launched in Sept
ember.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Reverend ]. f. Grace of Porter
Vile, Mississippi, was in the office a
few days ago en- route home from
his church work. Reverend Grace
is doing some splendid H. B. A. work
in his section.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Mrs. Lonnie c. Love enjoyed six
weeks vacation with her daughter,
Ann Rec in st. Louis, Mo, and then
went to Chicago, H., where she join
ed her daughter, Ruth, and family.
Many relatives and friends now live
in Chicago After her return Miss
Velma and Lonnie Love enjoyed a
trip to Chicago and ST. Louis, Mo.
They then visited their sister, rela-
ives and host Of fniends.
The echo., 1951-09-01

The U. M. U. is sponsoring a Baby
Contest Drive Thanksgiving, Novem-
Der %. The following babies were
selected for the contest: William Earl
McShepard, Abraham Clark, Gloria
Butler, Jeanne Mae Moore and Sarah
Boylor. Prizes will be awarded to
winners.
The echo., 1951-09-01
FRAGMENTS CAMPAIGN Advancing SPEEDILY

August 3 was home coming dav.
Visitors, relatives and friends fro-.
lar and near were at Church Sun
day Time was allowed for each 70
give expressions, which were enjoy
ed.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Pvt. Abner Love, Jr., and Marseu
Love enjoyed furlough at home
with their parents and friends. They
have returned to camp for engage
ment of other services. Our good
bye to them was: God will take care
of you.
The echo., 1951-09-01
Fragments Drive

From the close of the Convention
until the converting of the Septem-
Der Board the Secretary has launch
led a drive known as Fragments
Drive" The presidents have work
Cd so nicely in the H. B. A Crusade
that we thought we would use this
time from July 31st to September
25th, to gather up the Fragments
We are proud to say that some Of
the presidents have already begun
to work and below we give he
names of the presidents who have
begun gathering up the fragments.
Ben Phillips, Meridian.
Joe Knox, Hattiesburg.
Rev. c. S. jackson, Meridian
W c. Hall, Virgins.
Mrs. Maggie Davis, Desoto
John f. Cotton, Macon.
L. B. Booth, Brooklyn
W. L Fielder, State Line
W. E. Edwards, shubuta
Charley Bowens, Jayess
Mrs. CoIdelia McAlIum, Dekalb.
A. J. woodard, shubuta
Levi McCarty, Shubuta
J. H Myles Lauderdale.
Mrs. M. J Smith, Meridian
Mrs. Mary A. Walker, Lambert
Curtis Cooley, Barnett
M. Page, Laurel
Rev James Patrick, Hattiesburg
Rev. J. Z. Grace, PortervilIe.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Mrs Matte Scott, wife Of Presi-
dent John Scott, of Stonewall, and
Mrs. Willie Mae Pettus, visited in
the office of the H. B. A. last Satur-
day morning.
The echo., 1951-09-01

Rev F. P Lenard, of Jackson, Wis
tied in the H B. A. office last Satur-
day morning. We were very glad
to have Rev Lenard pay us a visit.
The echo., 1951-09-01
ROLL CALL

Beginning in the September Board
we are going to call the roll and by
this method we will be in position
to tell who attends and who does not.
We must go forward and the only
way we can go forward is by having
new ideas and new methods.