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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
u. ). Probing
Low Bidder on
Eight Tankers
BY the Associated Press

The Government is investigat-
ing the United Oceanic Corp.
before it goes ahead with a $140I
to $50 million deal to charter
eight big tankers from the COM
pany.
United Oceanic. according to
Maritime Administration records,
is owned by the United Tanker
Corp. which in turn is owned by
China international Foundation.
Inc. The two parent companies
were vigorously criticized by al
Senate subcommittee looking
into surplus ship deals in 1852.
United Oceanic was the low
bidder in competition for Navy
contract to build the tankers
and then charter them to the
Military Sea Transportation
Service for a l0-year period.
MSTS approved the bid June 30.
Final Action Withheld
1 But the General Accounting
Office said last night the Navy
is withholding final action on
the deal while GAO, a Federal
watchdog agency. conducts an
Inquiry.
GAO said unsuccessful bidders
had raised questions concerning
'the background of Unite d
Oceanic" and the qualities, of
1.-THE ships Oceanic proposes to
build as compared with what the
other bidders proposed.
In 1852 the Senate Iinvesti-
Igations subcommittee. headed by
the late Senator Hoey, Democrat
Iof North Carolina, investigated
the conduct of United Tanker
and the China International
Foundation in a profitable ship
deal. The subcommittee said its
study showed how "shrewd and
calculating businessmen" realized
big profits by taking advantage
of the confusion and mismanage-
ment" which marked the Gov
lernment's sale Of war surplus
ltankerS.
| Acquired by Nationalist
| The Senate group said it found
possible criminal violations" in
cluding Justification and conceal
ment of facts by officials Of the
1.-TWO companies in acquiring the
tankers which eventually wound
up in Chinese Nationalist hands.
The Senate inquiry concerned
. the activities of a group of men
. headed by former Representative
, Joseph Casey. Democrat of Mas
Isachusetts. Mr.. Casey main
. tanned throughout that their
factions were legal.
: Indictments were returned
charging fraud. but were ulti-
mately dismissed without trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
Stennis Says Democrats
Forced Big Power Talks

Democrats also lost a move fol-
"a highway program with money
ito be raised through added
taxes.
Senator Stennis said that "in-
stead of obstruction. it was q
case of Congress having to work
out a practical bill without
proper help and planning by the
administration" He predicted
the Democratic-controlled Con.
gress will pass q highway bill
next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-03
Double Shift in Schools

TOKYO--Japan is so short Of
Iclassrooms that a double-shift
system is in effect at nearly
5000 elementary schools and l.
200 junior high schools.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19
DR.. Ernest
Borinsky Negro
History Week
Speaker Feb. Fl

The local branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People will observe
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK" at
the Parish Street Baptist Church
on Monday night February 81, at
1880 pm. The feature speaker for
the occasion will be DR.. Ernest
Borinsky of Tougaloo College. The
officers of the branch think them
selves very fortunate in being able
to bring to the citizens of Jackson
a program and a speaker so well
qualified at this time. DR.. Bor-
insky, has made a very intensive
study of the American Negro and
MS problems. February being the
birth month of Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglass, as we'll as
the month wherein we observe Ne
gro history week, adds to the i'm
portance of the address at this
time. Attorney Carsie A. Hall.
president of the local branch, states
that, with the hiring of a field
secretary in the person of Mr.,
Medgar Evers and the locating
of his office in Jackson, it is the
hope that the local branch will
increase its membership by some
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19
Winston ...
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Zezedee Harrington gave a descrip-
ton of the Forestry Tour he made
in November. Jeanette Foster de-
scribed fully how her Club re-
ceived the certificate from The
Southern Bell Telephone Company.
Mr.. NJ. E. Dean, County Agent was
Master of Ceremonies.
The visitors were as follows:
Mrs. Willie c. Stovall of the Fash
ionable South Side of Chicago, ILL.,;
Mrs. Louise H. Spiller of Stark
vile, Miss; Miss Maggie Wilker-
son, Home Agent of Newton Coun-
ty; Mrs. Estella Young, Home
Agent of Lauderdale County: Mrs.
Joe I. Dockins of Starkville, wife
of the Associate County Agent of
Winson County; Mr.. C. C. Boiler,
County Agent of Newton County;
Mr.. Andrew Graves, County Ag-
ent of Scott County; Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Norman { Asst. Boys Club Agent,
of Jackson, Miss; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Keller of Choctaw County were
some of the persons present to
witness this occasion.
The Happier Living Contest with
the Local Sponsorship of Carter's
Funeral Home and G. M. & O. Rail
road had the best year in 1854. We
are hoping to have twice as many
winners in 1866 as we did the past
year.
These are the prizes and certifi-
Gates that were awarded.
Mr.. Smith of the Southern Bell
Telephone Co. of Starkville, Miss,
presented Miss. Jeanette Foster,
President of the Louisville All
Club a certificate of Merit.
Mrs. Lula Miller, All Leader of
the Greensborough Club was pre-
sented a certificate and silver pin
for years service.
Mrs. Sallie Goss, All Leader of
Zion Ridge community was pre-
scented certificate and Gold pin
for 10 years of service
The New Zion Church received a
certificate for participating in the
rural Church Development Pro-
gram.
The girls in the Happier Living
Contest that received an award
were as follows:
Miss Wilma Jean Ashford of
the Ebenezer Community was State
winner and was presented $685. 90
by Mr.. c. W. Burrage, Agricul-
tural Representative of the G. NJ.
& O. Railroad.
Julia Mae Miller of Grensbo-
rough received $500 as County
Winner
Bettye Ethel Goss of Greensbo-
rough received $4,000.
Gertrude Macon of Harmony re-
ceived $500.
Nancy Coburn of Center Hill re-
ceived $1,000.
Ernestine Yarbrough also of
Center Hill received $1,000.
Martha McCully of Greensbo-
rough received $1,000.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19

Over 100 employees of Mississippi
pi Power & Light Company attend
ed an annual meeting at Stevens
Rose Room Wednesday to hear a
year end report by President Bax-
ter Wilson on the Company's OPP
erati0ns. Rex l. Brown, chairman
of the board of Mississippi Power
& Light Company, introduced Mr..
Wilson. who traced briefly the &C
cOmplishments of the electric in
dustry during its rs years and
showed a comparative growth of
Mississippi Power & Light Com
pany since its organization in 1923.
ain 1854 our company passed
the 500 million mark in invest
ments, in generating plants, trans
mission and distribution lines and
other facilities to serve our $4,000
customers" Mr.. Wilson stated.
He also pointed out that Missis-
sippi Power & Light Company is
the states largest taxpayer, pay
ing S6,400.000 in federal, state and
local taxes in 1854, or 23c of each
revenue dollar.
Mr.. Wilson commended the en-
ployees for their outstanding con-
tributions in 1854. Frank Johnson,
gFoundman was awarded a watch
for complete of Is years service
with the company and indicted
into the company's quarter CEN
fury club. Special guests at the
meeting included Percy Greene,
Editor of the Jackson Advocate;
Willie ]. Miller, Editor, Missis
sippi Enterprise; E. W. Banks. pro-
prietor Peoples Undertaking Com
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19

The archdiocese has 101 Negroes
in Is white schools, SIS of them in
colleges and the remainder in ele-
mentary~ and high schools.
Many who take single course,
such as religion or music, at one
school or another, were not count
ed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19

pany; Prof. James Gooden, Direct
or of COlored Schools; J. L. Reddix,
President of Jackson College; H. P.
Wilburn, President, Campbell Col
lege; c. L. Barnes, dentist and
prominent civic leader; and Rev.
H. H. Humes, Greenville.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19
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made the survey, said:
"It's working very we'll with US.
The actual admission of Negroes
into the white schools was taken
as very normal thing"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19
Negro Reps. 49,.
Continued from Page One)

L. A. Potts, Tuskegee Institute,
Ala; DR.. William E. Reed, A. &
T. College,; Greensboro, N. c.; G..
L. Smith, Prairie View, Texas, A.
& M. College; A. w. Shute, Mary
land State College, Princess Anne,
Md; and DR.. c. E. Walker, Florida
A. & M. University, Tallahassee,
Fla.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19
Charge
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state police powers.
The committee is presided over
by Lister Hill, Democrat of Ala
bama. Favorable to the non-seg-
regation provision are four Re-
publican committee members Sena-
tors Ives, of New York, Bender, of
Ohio, Allott, of Colorado, and
Purtell, Of Connecticut, also Sena-
tory Ueely, Democrat of West Vir-
GINA.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19

1000 in the next two months. All
members and friends of the orga-
nization are urged to be in attend
ance at this meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-02-19
Asthlnatic Miserv
Keep You Awake?
Sleep Easy Breathe E.s,

gE1sP L6Hy
The agony Of choking. wheszing, and
coughing In bronchial ssthnnatic attacks
brings many sleepless nights. Feel choked-up
bronchial tubes relax and open as wonderful
indications let you sleep again so easy. so
soothing, so fast. Today - try DR.. Guilds
Green Mountain Asthmatic Compound and
Asthnstic Cigarettes AT all drug storcs.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
D. c. Man Injured
In. Alabama Crash

A Washington man was injured
seriously in an auto crash al
Fort Morgan tAla.) State Park
lin which one of his companions
was killed and another seriously
injured yesterday.
The local man is Naval Air.
man Gerald Francis Ryan, 81
son of Mrs. Kathleen Ryan, Of
1854 Sixth street Sc. He is sta.
toned at Pensacola, Fla.
He was flown from the crash
scene to the Pensacola Naval All
Station Hospital by helicopter
Officials there said he was il
critical condition.
Killed in the crash was Airmar
Peter C. Romer, 81, whose hom'
town was not disclosed pending
notification of next Of kin. Th'
other injured man was Airmal
Gordon S. Worthin, 81. of La
Vegas, New.
Mrs. Ryan told The Star thi
morning she had not been mott
fed of the accident. She sait
her son is a graduate of Wash
ington-Lee High School in Ar
lington and has been in the Nav.
two years. He was a Naval All
Reservist serving at Anacosti;
before he went on active duty.
Mrs. Ryan, a widow, is in tn,
real estate business here will
Offices at $500 Pennsylvania ave
nue. Sc.
Evening star., 1955-07-23

run the risk of sunstroke and
h a t prostration, prettifying
Christmas decorations.
Wrapping Packages
The District Red Cross Chap
ter's women are wrapping 79.600
Christmas packages for mill
tary men and women hos
pitalized abroad, and for air.
planes to drop to service people
lin isolated stations. About 100
Ipersons have been wrapping
them. The cargoes are due to
leave here early in September
The District. Baltimore and st
Louis chapters wrap all the
packages for this Red Cross pro-
gram.
Christmas is inching up at the
Botanic Gardens nursery, where
experts are nursing along blooms
for December showing.
The Washington Board oi
Trade already is aiming at De-
cember rs. planning the Pageant
of Peace" on the Ellipse anc
weighing schemes for the stree
decorations.
/ District maintenance men art
getting in a few preliminary
licks at the reconditioning o.
snow equipment.
incidentally, what are vol
doing about Christmas? Onl,
half a year left, you know Pu
down that fan and get going.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
Maj. Gen. Mold
Retires After
81 Years Service

Mai. Gen. George Jacob Mold,
former director of the Arrny's
Joint Construction Agency in
Europe, has retired after 81
years service, including years
las assistant and deputy chief OF
iengineers in Washington.
He was honored Thursday at a
retreat ceremony at Fort Belvoir,
Va. Before the ceremony he
was a guest at a reception at
tended by a number of military
and civilian Army officials, in
|cluding Maj. Gen. Samuel D.
|Sturgis, chief of engineers.
During World War; II Gen.
Mold participated in the Aleu-
Itian campaign as engineer OFF,
Ger and was in charge of engi-
lneer operations in the Okinawa
campaign. He became division
engineer of the North Atlantic
division in 1948 and later served
as assistant chief of engineers in
Washington. Is
Evening star., 1955-07-23
Milk Orders
Are DELAYED

RICHMOND, Va, July % up
The State Milk Commission
apparently will refrain from
issuing any new price orders
or withdrawing from any price.
fixing fields-until it completes
Ia series of Statewide hearings
early next month.
This was indicated yesterday
Jas the commission, wound up 9
Itwo-day hearing for consumers
producers and distributors in the
Richmond area and markets ir
the Richmond vicinity.
| Previously the commission
heard testimony in Luray ane
Alexandria. Early next month
hearings will be held in Norfolk
Danville and Roanoke.
/ The hearings were necessitatet
lby a State Supreme Court ruline
THAT the commission must SCI
both maximum and minimum
prices for milk and must set the
same price for any grade of milk
Evening star., 1955-07-23
$500 Guordsmen
Leaving Richmond

RICHMOND, July % R.-
Approximately $500 Virginia
National Guardsmen were to
leave today for two weeks sum-
mer training with the 29th In
fantry Division at Indiantown
Gap Military Reservation near
Harrisburg, Pa.
Virginia units of the division
are the 116th Infantry Regi-
ment from the Shenandoah
Valley area; the 227th Field Ar
Itillery Battalion and the l1lth
Field Artillery Battalion, both
of Norfolk; the goth Signal
Company of Norfolk and the
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company of Norfolk.
The divisions goth Reconnais-
Isance Company Of Berryville and
the 116th Tank Company of Lex
Iington will train at Fort Knox,
Ky.
The 29th also has an even
larger number Of troops in
Maryland and some from West
Virginia.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
Chr Suuhay Star

Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze Choice
DO MISS THE WHITE HOUSE?-Mrs. Harry Truman,
herself answers that question, in the first magazine
article she has written You'll enjoy her inter-
estng comments on Washington, and independence,
Mo. She also toSses in a few sidelghtS life with
MIR Truman, private ctizen.-This Week Magazine
NATIVE DANCER is RETIRED, but still a top money
maker. In The Star Pictorial Magazine read Brian
Bells article about this famous Vanderbilt stakes
winner now at Sycamore Farm Reisterstown,
Md. In the same magazine, look for Hiroshima
Ten Years Later"-the story of the first city de-
stroyed by A-bomb and its impressive recovery.
WILL TURNCOAT GIs GO FREE?-Probaby not, say
writer's Phil Yeager and John Stark Carefully
marshaled legal information supports view they
still eligible for court-martal trial If the Army
wants to prosecute. Don't miss this authoritative
discussion in the Editorial Section
RADAR is HERE TO STAY-Radar the newest psyche
logcal warfare weapon against speedSters Is cutting
safety is discussed by Star STAFF Writer George
Flynn in the News Section.
WHEN ARTISTS MEET-It seems like fate in the case
of Helen Hayes, star, and Alan Schneider
director of 1.-THE Skin of Our Teeth How time and
the play of their mutual dreams is reported by Jay
Carmody in the Drama Section.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-In the Womens Section
you're taken on pictorial trip to Bethany Beach,
Del. And Candid Congress" columnist Mary L.
Vaughan reports legislators son who prefers
the footlights to following In fathers footsteps.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1955-07-23
Two Break-in
Suspects Held

Two househreaking suspects
one a testotaler, got into trouble
over alcohol early today.
The teetotaler, Emmitt A
Swayne, 25. colored, OF the 1000
block of Fifth street Sc, was
captured, police said, as he
climbed out of the window Of a
vacant store.
The other was arrested by q
Pennsylvania Railroad detective
Charles A Hudson. AIp. Hudson
said he caught Joseph Pyndell
I31, colored of the 1900 block of
Central place NE, removing
seven cases of beer from freight
Icar parked on a siding at Four
Iteenth and Oakie streets NE.
Both men have been charged
with hoasebreaking. -
According to police, Swayne
was leisurely rummaging through
the Family Liquor Store at III
H street NE, at 1880 am, un.
aware that his presence was be.
| ing noted by a burglar alarm
system downtown.
| Police say they waited fol
l25 minutes before Swayne
stepped through the window o,
a store two doors down the stree
into the waiting arms of Pvt
IN. w. Stark of the ninth pre-
Icinct.
Police said he left the liquol
store by the way he entered
through a trap door in the roof
He then crossed over to thu
vacant store and entered i
l through a skylight in an effor
| to make his escape, they added.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
TWO COUNTIES SET
MARK
FOR A SINGLE DAY

Water consumption by
customers of the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Com
mission in suburban Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties yesterday set an
all-time high - 58,117,0 900
gallons.
A commission spokesman
said the second nearest con-
sumption mark was set last
year when So million gallons
were used in one day.
Engineers at the District
Water Department claimed
no records for the city's con-
sumption yesterday, but con-
ceded quite a supply was
used in town. The Bryant
street pumping station and
the Army Engineers install
lation at Dalecarlia esti-
mated their combined pump
ings ran 247 million gallons.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
District Man Held
In County Assault

James Roger Thompson, "a, o1
the 1900 block of Owens place
NE, was placed under $500 bono
yesterday in Prince Georges
County, pending grand jury ac-
Ition on a rape charge.
The man is accused by a 49,
year-old Mount Rainier girl oi
|criminally attacking her on July
IL in a wooded section of the
county.
Thompson, who is colored, was
held for grand jury action, fol.
lowing preliminary hearing be-
fore Upper Marlboro Trial Mag.
listrate Nita S. Hinman Crane. HI
was released on bond followins
the granting of a writ of habeas
corpus by Judge Charles C. Mar
bury.
The girl testified she got into
Thompson's car at his invitation
after a visit to the Hyattsville
unemployment Office. She sale
he offered to take her home ane
that she accepted because she
was unfamiliar with the area.
She said he drove to a de.
serted road in Prince George.
and threatened to kill her if sht
did not submit to him.
Prince Georges County Detec.
tive Sergt. Charles N. Nalley sale
Thompson has denied threaten.
ing the woman,
Evening star., 1955-07-23
'Cinder Blocks
Crush Youths S Arm

A load Of cinder blocks slid off
a moving truck onto an auto
mobile yesterday, mangling the
arm of an Alexandria youth.
The victim of the freak acci-
dent, Richard Moore, 10, of 1904
Biscayne drive, was taken to
Alexandria Hospital where it
was reported that his left arm
may have to be amputated.
Fairfax County Policeman
Charles Raper said the accident
took place on Fort Hunt road,
near the intersection of Quander
road. About so cinder blocks slid
off the left side of the truck,
which was heading east, onto
young Moore's car. moving in
the opposite direction.
Mr.. Raper identified the truck
driver as Herbert Hoover st.
John, 26, colored. of Washington.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
Two Firms Cited
In Wuqe Violations

BALTIMORE, July % (P).-
The Department of Labor said
today it has obtained a court
order permanently prohibiting
two Knoxville (Md.l firms, which
transport milk to Washington
and other places, from violating
the minimum wage standards.
The firms were B & B Milk
Transportation. operated by Eu-
gene B. Boyer and Bruce E. Boy
er, and Herman A. Boyer Milk
Transport, operated by Herman
A. Boyer.
The department said it found
violations involving SIS employees.
The firms transport milk from
Frederick to diaries in Washing
ton, Baltimore and elsewhere.
Drivers were paid daily rates
which amounted to less than rs
cents per hour, it was charged.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
State Senator's
ASK President
For1obaccoAid
Maryland Group
Urges Eisenhower
To Consult Swiss

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July % tP)
Five Maryland State Senators
sent a cable to President Eli
lsenhower at Geneva yesterday
asking him to consult Swiss Of
Ificials about means of boosting
Maryland's ailing tobacco mar
Iket.
"The present market for Mary
lland-grown cigarette tobacco is
proving disastrous to our tobacco
growers" said the cable signed
by Senators Louis L. Goldstein
Democrat Of Calvert: James B
Monroe, Republican of Charles;
Joseph A. Mattingly, Democrat
lof st. Marys; Louis N. Phipps
Democrat of Anne Arundel. and
H. Winship Wheatley, Democrat
Iof Prince Georges.
"This situation in part is
traceable to the recent increase
in the tariff on Swiss watches.
Text Of Gable
ION behalf of our Maryland
tobacco growers. permit us te
urge you to work out with Of
ficials of Switzerland a plan tc
lower the tariff on their watches
thereby providing them with
more dollars with which to pur-
chase our Maryland cigarette to.
bacco and other American prod
ucts."
The Swiss are one of the larg.
est purchasers of Maryland to.
bacco, buying an estimated one.
fifth of all produced in the five
Southern Maryland counties.
"They are our biggest market
for our best tobacco" Mr.. Gold.
stein said, but added that theil
purchases had dropped off this
year.
| He said the cable was sent
so the President could get first
hand information while he was
still in Switzerland.
Study Price Dip
"It shouldn't interfere with
the Chg Four conference ir
any way" Mr.. Goldstein said
He can take this matter ur
latter the conference has ended.
1 The five Senators, along with
five delegates from Southern
1 Maryland, make up a legislative
'Icouncil subcommittee which has
recently been exploring the dir
in tobacco prices this year.
Evening star., 1955-07-23
Only 155 Days to Xmas!
Stores Are Getting Ready

In these dog days, it seems
almost indecent to mention that
Christmas is coming; but it's
true, and sweltering sufferers
here are already embroiled in
Yule preparations.
Department store display
artists are Grating the wall, win
dow and counter decorations
that work magic in the marts at
Santa time.
Stores vie for the most dra-
matte get-ups, and the big pro-
Iluctions cost heavily. Since
stores like to come up with a
new splash yearly. they cannot
keep showing the same thing
So when a good one comes along
lit plays at home the first year
then goes on the road.
Windows Exchanged
One of the big stores here i!
Shipping its 1854 Christmas win
dowfuls to a Philadelphia store
In 1866, it might be shown be-
hind Dallas panes. or in Sal
Francisco. And the fairylans
scenes that will enchant chill
dren here in six months nigh
even now be boarding a train il
Illinois. where it delighted kid.
last year.
| Store stats here are also a
work on homemade Christina
gadgets. And buyers are hagglinl
already over the merchandise tt
load the shelves and impoverisl
husbands next December.
Downtown streets will be dec.
GRATED again this year. The Har-
grove Display Co. is whipping UP
a new theme. The outsized candy
canes, Santa plaques and gar
lands of colored lights used last
year will go to either Baltimore
or Philadelphia for the next go
around. Some, however. will be
worked into the decorative
scheme here.
At the company's Cheverly
(Md.) workshop, employees have
been touching up the decorations
with paint-adultered by perspi-
Iration-replacing worn greenery
and testing the lights.
This last is a job. About 3d.
600 incandescent bulbs have to
be tested, then washed. ano
stored for shipping.
Hargrove's is an incongruous
place. Men striped to the waist