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Evening star., 1951-04-08
By jones Y. Newton

The Government last night was
accused of yielding to politica
pressure and encouraging viola.
tions of the immigration laws in
connection with the invasion" oil
the country by Mexican "wetback'
labor.
These charges were made in a
report to President Truman by q
special commission appointed to
study the migratory farm labo,
Iproblem. The report was highly
critical Of the operations of sev-
Ieral Government agencies. includ-
ing the immigration and Naturali-
Ization Service, the United States
Employment Service and the State
Department.
The commission estimated there
are at least 100000 illegal "wet-
backs" in the Nations total mi
Igratory farm labor force Of one
million. It described the. Illegal
entry Of Mexicans into the coiln-
try as virtually an invasion. The
size of this invasion may be
judged by the number Of deporta-
tions and volunteer departures
which rose from a comparative
trickle of $4,000 in 1914 to 565, ,00G
last year. -. -.
The last few years the Mexican
and United States Governments
have made agreements to legal
ize thousands of the :.wetbacks'
by putting them under contract
to work on farms.
This is done by token depor-
tation proceeding. The wet
backs" whose name is derived
from the fact that many of them
swim or wade the Rio Grande
are given identification slips after
they are rounded up at the border
The slips entities them, after q
few minutes, to step back across
the border and become legal alier
workers under contract.
There was no way to obtain ths
indispensable slip of paper except
to be found Illegally in the United
States" the commission said
THUS, violators of law were re.
warded by receiving legal contract.
while the same opportunities wer'
denied law-abiding citizens o.
Mexico.
"The United States, by engaging
in a program giving preference il
contracting to those who hat
broken the law, has encouraged
violation of the immigration laws
Our Government has thus become
contributor to the growth of ar
illegal traffic which it has the re.
sponsibility to prevent"
Half Are u. S. Citizens.
The 185-page report told the
sorry story of the million farm
migrants, the Grapes of Wrath
people, who roam the country ir
search of work in two mair
streams. One stream, made ur
largely Of American Negroes, fol.
lows the crop harvesting season
from Florida to Maine. The other
comprised Of Mexicans, works 1t.
way from the border. through
Texas and Arkansas to fan out
over the Great Lakes States.
About half are United State.
citizens, and another 100000 ARE
Mexicans legally under contract
the rest being "wetbacks."
Before 1914" the report states
"wetbacks were employed chiefly
at hand labor in agriculture: nov
they are inf1ltrating q wide rang,
Of non-farm jobs pushing
wages down 1. displacing Amer.
lean workers causing an as
founding high disease and deati
rate IN the counties next to th'
border"
The commission, headed b.
Maurice T. Van Hecke, Universit.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Who's Superstitious?

Next Friday. the 18th, holds no
terrors for Gov. McKeldin of
Maryland, who announced yester-
day he has selected that day to
sign or veto acts of the 1851 Gen
eral Assembly.
The ceremony will be in. the
gubernatorlal Office at the State
House. Officers of both houses of
the Legislature. plus party floor
leaders, have been invited.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Celebrate Crosby Day

The absence Of Bing Crosby
didn't dampen the enthusiasm of
approximately 1000 persons who
turned out in Front Royal. Va,
yesterday to celebrate Bing Crosby
Day.
The observance began last year
after Bing donated $1,000 for rec
reational facilities in 1948. In
1850, he gave an additional So
sos. all of which is being applied
to construction of a stadium
named In his honor.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Hearings Will Open
April 3 on Whether
Reds Must Register
by the Assceicssd Press

by the Assoeicssd Press
The long-awaited public hear.
Ing on whether the Communist
Party In the United States mus
register as q foreign-controllec
group will open here April %.
The Subversives Activities Con-
troll Board set the date yesterday
after months Of legal jockeying In
which the Communists sought un-
successfully to block the whole
procedure as unconstitutional.
It is generally expected that the
hearings on forced registration
following the party'S refusal te
register voluntarily, will take siz
months or more. In the proceed.
ing. Attorney General McGratl
must establish to the satisfaction
Of the control board that Ameri-
can Reds are ruled by the Com.
munist International in Soviet
Russia and get at. least some oi
their financial support from thai
source.
The party will have full op.
portunity for rebuttal after Nc
Grath's presentation.
Required by McCarran Act.
II the board finds foreign domi-
nation, the party must then regis
ter with the Justice Department
= list its members and make a public
= accounting Of its revenues.
! This is required by the 1851 In
Z ternal Security Act (McCarran
/ Act), which provides for similar
|. registration by all Communist
! action" or Communications" or.
Il ganizations In the country. Ac.
i cording to the Attorney General
j there are about 100 such organi-
4 xationS, none Of which has come
forward to put its name on the
books.
Control Board Chairman Sett
w. Richardson appointed q pane,
Of three of the five board mem
bers to hear the main party case
Charles M. LaFollette, former In
diana Republican Congressman
associated with Americans fG
Democratic Action, was desig.
mated to preside.
Sitting with him will be Dr.
Kathryn McHale, Logansport
Ind, educator and psychologist. q
sister Of Indiana Democratic Ma.
.tional Committeeman Frank Nc
Hale, and Peter Campbell Brown,
Brooklyn lawyer and a Democrat
once q special assistant to the
Attorney General.
!. Sessions I'm RFC Building.
2 The sessions will be held in a
hearing room of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation building
IN WaShington's financial district.
The chamber will accommodate
about $50 persons.
/. After the Communist Party re-
FUSED to register during a 30-day
"grace period" allowed last Fall,
attorney General McGrath for
.mally petitiened the board fol-
forced registration.
He charged the United States
Communist Earty owes first allie.
glance to the Red flag" and as.
serted: h
In the event of q war between
the Soviet Union and the United
States, the Communists in th,
United States have obligates
themselves to act to defeat tn,
military efforts Of the Unitee
States and to aid and support tn.
Soviet Union"
=. The party then took the mat.
Ter to court in an Injunction pro.
ceeding. but a three-judge pane
which heard the plea of unconsti.
tutionality refused to interfer,
NTH the raropocad haar;xrr
Evening star., 1951-04-08
U.S.. Helps Mexican Labor Enter
Country Illegally, Report Says

lof North Carolina law professor,
submitted a long list Of recon-
Imendations for improving the lot
Iof the American farm migrant,
as well as taking care of the
"wetback" problem.
Chief among these was that
President Truman should create a
permanent Federal Committee OH
Migratory Farm Labor. The COM
mittee should coordinate the
various agencies of the Govern
|ment in their activities and polices
relating to migratory farm labor.
It would recommend to the Presi-
dent changes in administration
and legislation" that would help
correct the situation.
The committee would be con-
posed of three public members,
one of whom would be a full-time
chairman, and one representative
each of the Departments Of Agri
culture, Labor and State. the I'M
migration Service and the Federal
Security Agency.
Labor Imports Unnecessary.
The commission found that it is
not necessary to import foreign
workers to meet stepped up goals
Iof the emergency defense period
Ifood production program. II i'm
porting is necessary. preference
should be given American nation
ais such as Puerto Ricans and Ha-
waiianS.
This (defense fooO program" !"
it stated. could be met by oul
present domestic (farm) labor
force putting in 6la days more of
employment in 1851 than in 1880"
Referring to steps Congress has
taken from time to time to protect
the living standards of American
wage earners from the competition
Iof cheap foreign labor, the Com
mission said: 1--WE found that this
national policy was largely aban-
doned by responsible United
States administrative agencies:
they ceased to exert effective ef-
fort to preserve the requirements
of national immigration policy"
Living Conditions Cited.
| AS for conditions under which
the million migrants live, the re-
port says:
"They encamp in tents. or SIM
ply under canvas supported by a
rope strung between two trees or
from the side of the car to the
ground.
They sleep on pallets, or on
bedsprings, or folding cots.
Where rains are frequent, dur
ing the work season, they find
shelter in crude Shacks."
Back in the home base" area
where many Of the migrants win
ter. a Florida health officer told
of 180 people living in 60 rooms
with only one toilet stool that
works A public health nurse
visited nursery maintained on
a private farm and found AL did
not say four, I said 4S-infants
on two double beds two of the
babies subsequently died"
many recommendations for i'm
proving the migrants working and
living standards. suggested that
the Federal minimum wage law he
extended to farm workers. and that
the workers be brought under the
Taft Hartley Act so they could
bargain collectively with their en-
Iployers.
Serving with MFR. Van Hecke on
the Commission were Noble Clark,
University of wisconsin professor;
The Most Rev. Robert E. Hucey.
Archbishop Of San Antonio; VIII
liam NJ. Leiserson, noted economist
and labor relations expert, and
Peter H. Odegard; Of the Univer-
Sity of California.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Ship Sinks, 7 Drown

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, April Z
(R-Seven persons drowned yes
terday when the motor-sail ship
Carchi sank in the Pacific near
here
Evening star., 1951-04-08
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia Cloudy
and not so warm. with occasional
rain ending tonight. High near
so. Monday fair and moderate.
Maryland-Cloudy and cooler
with occasional rain. Monday
Evening star., 1951-04-08

ready in effect,
are causing un-
rest among en-
ployes.
The AF L
Gov e rn m e n t
E m p ! o y e S
Council, which
is composed of
% unions with
a Federal en-
ploye member
ship OF 100000,
declares morale
is at, a, low ehh
Ennploye off,
as.lr AL
Evening star., 1951-04-08

rather cloudy and moderate.
Virginia Cloudy and cooler
with occasional rain. Rain ir
north and east portions tonight
Monday moderate with some
Icloudiness.
Evening star., 1951-04-08

Occasional light rain will fall today north
eastern quarter Of the country Rain
Lake Superior and In Western Scattered rain and
thundershower expected in New
lures forecast for the Southeast Tennessee Valleys
while 1t will be in the Rocky States and
Southern Plains States with little temperature change
where. -AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1951-04-08

High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, "A, at $40 pm.
Low, 43. at $40 pm
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "A. on April /.
Lowest. IL, on February 8.
Evening star., 1951-04-08

After 130 years of service, a
London hat firm has been sold to
la clothier,
Evening star., 1951-04-08

Automobile third-party liability
insurance now is compulsory in
Denmark.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
~. S. Workers Morale Suffers
AS a Result of War of Nerves
By Joseph Young

Federal employe leaders charge that
suffering result OF the war of being
Federal workers.
They declare various moves in as well as in the
Evening star., 1951-04-08
River Report.

River Report.
From U. 8. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry. 8
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Readers Guide
Sunday, April 8, 1851.
SECTION A.

SECTION A.
General News, Financial.
Lost, Found. Page A-3I
Science Calendar. Page A-22I
Obituary. Page A-36I
Educational. Page AR
Jessie FAINT Evans. Page A.37I
SECTION B.
Sports, Resorts and TroveI.
Sports News. Pages B-l-6I
Resorts and Travel. Pages B-6-7
Bridge. Page B-S
Farm and Garden. Pages B-s-11
Crossword Puzzle. PAGE B-8
SECTION c.
editoriol, Features, Amusements.
Editorial Articles. Pages C-1-5
John Clagett Proctor. Page c.
Art. Page C.2
Book Reviews. Page c.
Editorials. Page Ca
Editorial Features. Pages Cas-
AmuSements. Pages C-6-7
stamps. Page Clio
Clvlcs. Page Clio
MUSIC. Page Clio
Radio Television. Pages C-8-s
SECTION D..
Society, Women's Clubs.
Society News. Pages D.l-20
Women's Clubs. Pages DAB
Readers Clearing House. Page D. 10
SECTION {.
Classified Advertising,
Classified Advertising Pages E-1-19
This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine of "a pages, a
12-pGge comic section and is
pages of rOtoQrauure.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Tide Tables
The Sun and Moo,
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
capital (current month to date):
1QS1 Aunrnoa
Evening star., 1951-04-08

AWVC DCP11 U11KC1AU 20 1C0uOC Ck11-
ploye benefits and privileges, plus
adverse personnel restrictions al
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

gar Baker of Stockley spent Sun
day with Mrs. Lettie Dorey and
family.
Miss Mamie DOrey is confined to
her home with la grippe
Don Godfrey, Dale Harrison and
George Allen Adkins, University of
Delaware students, are spending
their spring vacation with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond V. West
and daughters, Evelyn and Betty
Lou, spent last week in Florida and
have been delayed on their return
trip by flooded roads.
st. Marks Guild
To Hold Card Party
Plans have been completed for
the benefit card party being spon-
sOred by the Guild of st. Marks
P. E. Church, on Thursday, April
II, at p. m, in the V. F. w. Home,
located on the dupont Highway.
Committees in charge are: Tick
cts, Mrs. Walter Belts, chairman;
decorations, Mrs. John Ayres, chair
man, assisted by Mrs. John Collins;
refreshments, Mrs. J. Reese White,
Sr., chairman, assisted by Mrs. John
A. COrdrey, Mrs. Paul Godfrey, Mrs.
William Ayres, Mrs. William Batch
elor and Mrs. Clifford Cahall.
Door and table prizes will be
awarded. All attending are asked
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
MILLSBORO
By Mrs.
E. E. Carey

The Episcopal Youth Conference
held at st. Andrews School in Mid
dletOwn, Saturday, March 81, and
which was sponsored by the Chris
tian Education Department of the
Diocese, was attended by Toni Hud-
son, June Godfrey, Betty Franklin,
Shirley Layfeld, Bob White, John
Collins, Neal Bachelor, Mrs. Paul
Godfrey and Mrs. Walter Belts.
The flowers at Grace Methodist
Church last Sunday were in mem
OTy of Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry
Truitt, parents of Mrs. w. B. At
kins.
The Easter service at Carey's
Church, which had been postponed,
was held Sunday, April l.
Rev. and Mrs. John E. Jones and
family visited their parents in
Penns Grove, N. j., Monday and
Tuesday of last week. Sunday af-
ternOOn the JOneses entertained Mr
and Mrs. Joseph Robbins and Mrs.
Nancy Jones of Milton.
Mrs. Carlton Lingo entertained
the w. S. c. S. on Monday night.
st. Marks P. E. Guild met Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs.
George Buhl.
The Firemen's Auxiliary meeting
was held last night at the home of
Mrs. Lottie Hudson.
Mrs. John F.. Jones will enter
tain the Band of Hope Sunday
School Glass at the parsonage on
Tuesday night, April 10. The class
is having a silver tea Wednesday,
April 18, from to 4 p. m, in the
dining room of the church.
The w. S, c. S. is sponsoring a
used clothing sale on Saturday, May
12, at the fire hall. Bear this in
mind when looking over your
spring and summer clothing.
Mrs. Cora Brittingham was hon
ored at a dinner Sunday in Observ-
ance of her 74th birthday. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Birmingham of Milton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Rust of Wilmington, Mr..
and Mrs. William Freebury, Mr..
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

and Mrs. Norbert Moore and family,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gregg of
New Castle; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Gregg, Jr., of Newark; Mrs. James
| O'Neill, Ray WoOtten and Glenda
Lynch of Glendale; Hiram Brit
tingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Rust and daughter Elaine, Mr.. and
Mrs. John BTitthlgham, Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Birmingham and fam
lily of MillsbOro, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Brittingham and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Brittingham of Laurel, and Mr..
and Mrs. BOnard Brittingham and
son of Georgetown.
Mrs. William A. Hudson, Mrs.
Dale MumfOrd and Frank DOnaway
visited Grant DOnaway at Delaware
City on Wednesday.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Louis Daisey of
Omar and DR.. and Mrs. w. o. Dais-
ey of RehObOth were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. VOllie Gray.
Mrs. E. E. Carey and Miss Anne
Carey spent Wednesday in Whining
ton.
Mrs. Philip Green and children,
Johnny and Jeni, and Mrs. Pearl
Luzier mOtOred to Thomas, w. Va,
Thursday, for several days visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Durr They
were accompanied home Sunday by
Mrs. Glen Kleven and children, Kar-
en- and Kippy, who will spend two
weeks with them.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Cahall and
son George were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Todd
at fredericksburg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. John GOrdy spent
the weekend in Verga, N. j., and
were accompanied home by their
son Zane, who had been spending
week with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Gordy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Bullock and
son Lynn, were the weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kicks in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Virgil Hudson and daughters,
Toni and Judy, June Godfrey and
Kitty Ellis of SeafOrd, spent a few
days last week in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schumach and
daughters, Barbara and Patricia
are on an extended trip to Miami.
Mrs. Efie Lawson entertained at
family dinner Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. COrdrey and daughter
Elsie, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward COrdrey
and son Lawrence, Mrs. DOllie
Lawson, Mrs. John COrdrey and
sons, Jack and Richard, and Mrs.
Nellie Thoroughbred and son
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

James.
Janet Hickman of DagsborO spent
the weekend with her grandma
ther, Mrs. Pearl Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rust are
spending this week with their sons
and daughters-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Rust, in Wilmington and Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Rust in philadelphia.
Mrs. w. B. Atkins and Mrs. H.
B. Mitchell spent several days last
week in Philadelphia.
Miss Marilyn Cahall, a student
nurse at Wilmington General Hos
pital, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Cahall, last Sunday.
Miss Cecilia King, a senior at
Juanita College, Huntington, Pa,
spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. Anna King.
Mrs. Ralph McCabe, Mrs. Wesley
Bullock, Mrs. Oliver Parker, Mrs.
James Wolf and Mrs. VOllie Gray
spent Monday in Philadelphia.
Nels Nelson has returned from
the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
following surgical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. Hudson enter
tanned at a birthday dinner Satur-
day evening in honor of their son,
Austin, a Coast Guardsman station
ed in New York. Other guests were
Rev. and Mrs. John E. Jones and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eskridge
and Mrs. SmOOt of GalestOwn, Md,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
AlOnzO r. Hudson.
Ira Belts has entered the st.
Francis Hospital in Wilmington for
treatment and observation.
Messrs. Aaron TimmOns and Ed
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Fire Killed Nine
In State In 80

There is nothing that fills my
mind with more apprehension when
l am away from home, than fire. -
George Washington said that, in
a letter back in 1897. Today farm
fires are just as dreaded.
According to Mr.. Granville White,
of Laurel, State Fire Recorder,
last year 1,251,7O2 dollars worth of
damage was done by fires in Della
ware, outside of the city Of Wilm-
ingtOn. Most Of this loss, q of it,
was in rural areas. Nine people
were killed.
VIM. H. Henderson, Sussex Coun-
ty agricultural agent, says even in
ordinary times the seriousness of
this must be evident to farm peo-
pie. Now, with the tense situation
all over the world, such a loss of
equipment and property in 1851
would be a tragic.
Farm families are now asked to
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

help in a fire prevention program
for 1851. The Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil and Rural Fireman's AssOcia-
ton are all helping in this cam
paign. The State Civilian Defense
is also interested, for if bombing
does occur here, it will be up to
each farm family to have the
equipment and "knOw-how' to put
out fires without any help.
Your County Extension Office
has check sheets and enrolment
cards. Call the office. Telephone
Georgetown 1858. Enroll now.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

to bring the cards Of their choice.
Mrs. Luella Mae Hickman, 7S,
widow of William Hickman. died
at her home at Roxana, last Friday
night, following a short illness.
Born near where she lived all her
life. she was the daughter of the
late Selby and Belinda Lynch Hick-
man.
A daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Whar-
ton; one son, Charles Hickman, and
four grandchildren, all of ROxaaa.
are the surviving relatives. There
are also two sisters, Mrs. Eunice
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Mercury

Military planners find mercury
one Of the most valuable Of
elements. With more than 5000
separate uses, this substance is
especially important in the produc-
ton OF munitions; in manufacturing
electrical equipment such as bat
teries; in the production Of medical
supplies, and for use in many
scientific experiments.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

Wilgus. Roxana, and Mrs. Viola
Morris Of Texas. and brother,
Frank Hickman, Roxana.
Funeral services were held San-
day afternoon at the Roxana Meth
odist Church. in charge of Rev.
James Langrell, pastor of Gumboro
Circuit, and Rev William Hamilton
of Roxana, assisting. Interment
was made in the RCxaua Methodist
Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

Some birds, swifts for example,
never walk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21

Beautiful mahogany
veneer cabinet; in
original factory car
tons. Brand-new 1851
model TAO on sale at
all S Lacy's stores to-
morrow.
Some Nth FM-AM
radios slightly HIGHER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-21

Choose from Motorola,
B e n dix, Majestic, and
other bran DIS. Limited
quantities at all S Lacy's
stores open tomorrow.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-21
MlDDLEToWN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mckinney
and Colleen were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Paul in Rocky
Mount this weekend.
Mrs. Bell Gibbs visited Miss Boo
Daniels and Mr.. and Mrs. Crone
Wednesday and Thursday in Wash
ington.
Miss Jay Spencer of Raleigh and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Thomas Spencer
of Norfolk spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Nobels, of
Rocky Mount, were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Payne.
Mrs. Lille Cox and Richard are
spending some time in Plymouth
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Earl
Cox.
Mrs. Jestus Jarvis and Mrs. Cecil
L. Flowers have returned home
after week vacation with Mr..
and Mrs. Burnell Gibbs and fam
lily.
Master Vann Carter is visiting
his grandparents this week, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Carter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clark and Mrs.
Mike Mann visited Mrs. E. C.
Miller, ST., Monday morning.
Mrs. Mollie Weston was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Payne
this weekend.