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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-01
Credit Buying
Up S562 Million

The Federal Reserve Board
reports the installment credit
buying increased a further 1862
million during July. with credit
for automobile buying compris-
ing most of the increase.
Credit for noninstallment pur-
Observation-Disclosures to be paid
off in single lump-declined by
$l37 million. resulting in a net
increase of S425 million during
July in the public's personal debt
for its purchases.
This, the board said yesterday
was sharp showdown from the
extraordinary rate of indebted
ness for buying on the cuff dur
ing May and June. In each of
those months the net increase
was just over $500 million, with
Indebtedness for automobile pur-
chasing rising in May by $503
million and in June by $576
million
In July debt on automobile
purchases went up by SAT- mil
lions. There were no other large
increases, and debt for single
payment loans and for charge
accounts each declined.
The July rise in consumer
credit brought the net total to
$32 1896, 100000. an increase of
$4,l71 ,000, 900 from year earlier.
Installment credit accounted
for $25 ,476.000,0 900 of total con-
sumner credit. Credit on auto
mobiles alone came to $13,038.-
600, 000-over half of all INSTALL
,ment credit and approaching
half of total consumer indebted
ness as recorded by the Reserve
Board.
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Nine Negro
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academy.
The highest averages made by
a Negro was turned by Lloyd Rich
ards with 1882 to rank third in
class.
Other grads were Leary B.
Adams, Raymond A. Williams, Cliff.
ford Villavaso, Walter J. Amedee,
Claude P. Mouton, Jr., Rinal l..
Martin, Jules r. Moore and Eman-
uel J. Meteau.
Mark Felt, assistant special
agent in charge of the New Or
leans federal bureau Of investiga-
ton office, was the main speaker.
Others taking part in the com
mencement exercises were Guy
Banister, assistant superintendent
Of police, master of ceremonies,
Mayor Morrison, Councilmen Glen
P. Clasen, Victor Schiro and James
Fitzmorris, Jr.; Police Supt.. Pro-
vesty Dayries and Police Sec'y Al
bert P. Blancher.
Invocation and benediction were
given by the Rev. Joseph Laux
chaplain of the police and fire de-
partment, and Bishop Willis v
King of the Methodist Church iur-
isdiction.
Richard, a former Xavier Uni
versity student, was cited by the
mayor earlier this year when he
! and two other Negro rockies were
taken from police training school
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corner Of Openwood and First
North streets, and pastored by the
Rev. M. M. Morris. The session
ran through two full days, Monday
and Tuesday, Aug. SO. Delegates
began roaring into the city az
hours ahead Of time. THE housing
committee was stationed at the
Spring Hill Church all day Sunday.
and was busy from $3.50 am. until
IL o'clock that night.
The meeting opened at 10 o'clock
Monday morning with Grand Mas
ter J. p. Wilmington, of Hands,
boro, Miss, presiding. In an In
teresting program Monday night.
the Odd Fellows were welcomed
to the city by the Mayor, the Hon.
Pat Kelly. He drew a beautiful
picture Of the friendly and peace
full relations and successful CO.
operation Of the two races Of this
city. The Mayor was introduced
by J. M. Houston, who described
him as the noblest mayor Of the
greatest city Of the South.
Tuesday was election day. Rev.
J. P. Wilmington, Grand Master,
reclined to accept another term.
M. d. Upchurch, of Clarksdale,
Miss, was unanimously elected
Grand Master. Mrs. E. C. Nelson,
Marks, Miss, was elected District
Most Noble Governor of the House
hold of Ruth. Mr.. H. S. Hans, Of
Handsboro, Miss, was elected
treasurer of the Burial Department.
The delegates left here loudly
praising the mayor and citizens
of Vicksburg.
The 1856 session will be held
in Pascagoula.
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hundreds of farms.


Also more and more of the dral
and shabby housing in rural Ne
gro communities Is being replaced
by attractive homes with hot an,
cold running water, handsome fur
niture, and home freezers chock
full of meats, fruits and veget
ables.
And also some Of the old poorl,
constructed dwellings that used t.
be alive with people now stant
quiet and empty, or bullying will
hay and other feeds for the growing
herds of beef cattle. Other such
houses either have been torn dowr
or clustered in villages to make way
for pastures, or for tractors anc
planes and other mechanical farm
implements.
In talking with the local people
and with professional agricultural
workers, such as farm and home
demonstration agents of the Exten.
sion Services, one gets the impress
sion that tenants and troopers may
have an increasingly difficult time
remaining in agriculture full-time
in the face of mechanization and
acreage allotments.
The professional workers and the
small farmers are looking expect
antly to the rural development pro-
gram being launched by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture to aid
low-income farmers.
While the small farmers face an
uphill fight, the owners of ade-
quate family-sized farms seem
more confident than ever about
their future in agriculture. They
are optimistic because they feel
that they now have the farming
know-how. And this feeling is
backed up considerably more than
mere boasting.
1t stems from the sound Exten-
sion teaching they have received
through the years. Even the
drought which extended over the
past three or four years has not
discouraged them. 1t parched their
pastures, forcing them to sell part
of their starting herds of beef
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cattle, and it cut their corn and
cotton yields. But it also made
the Extension teaching more mean
ingful.
What they had learned about
conservation farming had to be
pressed into use, and it proved eff
fective, as did their latent knowl-
edge of grasses and summer graz
ing, cover crops and commercial
fertilizer.
Also the agents have been stress
ing improved breeds of plants and
livestock, the Importance of animal
nutrition, disease and insect con-
troll. Today, practices growing out
of this teaching are commonplace
Few farmers are now satisfied with
uneconomic scrub cattle and hogs.
They tell you about their register
ed Hereford or Angus bull, or their
purebred Duroc or Hampshire pigs,
and they will show you the papers
on them.
And farmers don't talk about pas
lures and grasses in general term
anymore. They discuss the merits
of kobe lespedeza and Sudan grass
for summer grazing versus white
Dutch clover and Bermuda grass.
Corn to them now means an hy-
brid variety; and many will apollo
gize if they are not getting as much
as so bushels per acre. They used
to get only 10 to Is.
Eristus Sans of Waller, Texas,
for example, isn't satisfied unless
his corn yield averages 80 to 80
bushels per acre. The average for
his county is only about 80. In
addition to growing $50 acres of
feed corn, Mr.. Sans also is rails
ing so acres of certified hybrid
seed corn to help keep the farmers
in the Gulf Coast area of Texas
growing hybrid corn. He is the
only colored farmer in Texas grow
ing certified hybrid seed corn.
A graduate of Tuskegee, Mr..
Sans was a physical education in
structor at Prairie View A. & M.
College before going into farming
full-time.
In Virginia 1 visited Melvin
Elliott, a young high school grad
uate who has gone into farming
near Lynchburg on 1876 acres he is
buying thorugh local bank. He
gets as high as 80 bushels of corn
per acre in a county where the
average is AZ bushels. But Mr..
Elliott is proudest of his erosion
control strip-cropping. II have SO
acres under strip-crop rotation"
he told me enthusiastically.
In Louisiana, Roy Compton of
Chaneyville showed me $50 white
Chinese geese in his 76-acre cotton
field, keeping the grass down and
cutting his chopping costs by more
than half.
One tractor stood ready with
busting equipment to poison boil
weevil and other cotton insects;
two other roared up and down his
neighbors' fields, cultivating their
crops at custom rates.
Mr.. Compton gets a cotton yield
of more than two bales to the
acre by using soil building crops
and fertilizer. In addition to cot
ton, he raises corn and beef cattle.
He has been a tenant for 26 years,
but he is ready to buy when some
thing good comes along.
Like Mr.. Compton, all the farm
ers | visited were growing two or
more cash crops. Even share
cropper near Cedartown, Ga, was
selling 100 hogs every year in ad-
dition to his share of the cotton.
In another section Of Georgia, the
farmers were in cotton and dairy
I. ing about $3.50.
And in North Carolina, Mrs. An
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or his expenditures for fertilizer,
and he will call to his wife to. bring
the record book. Yes, for those
who have the potential for a good
living in farming, the utlook
seems quite promising, For those
who have vacated the hundreds of
shabby houses l saw empty along
the way, one wonders.
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The quality of farming now be-
ing done by colored operators is
quite impressive Not only are they
building up the fertility of their
land, improving their livestock and
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and 100000 tenants and troopers.
The quality Of farming, espec-
tally among the owners of family
sized farms, is apparent in the
expanding herds of sleek high grade
cattle and hogs grazing in improved
pastures, and in the fields of high
yielding cotton, corn, tobacco, pea
nuts, and soybeans one observes on
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field crops, and raising their level
of living, but they also are approch-
ing farming from a sound BUSH
ness management point of view.
Ask one of them about his yields,
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ma Anderson and one of her sons
were experimenting their tobacco
income by raising sheep. They are
the only colored wool producers in
their county.
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Evening star., 1955-05-27
IGFWCPlan
Crusade
BY FRANCES LIDE
Star star Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May
27.-A Nationwide chain of
telephone calls aimed at pro-
noting safe driving over the
Fourth Of July week end will
be sponsored by the General
Federation of Women's Clubs
from June 20 through June %.
it was announced today at the
federation's Gath convention in
the Academy of Music here.
The clubwomen hope to
reach every telephone sub
scriber in the country through
their "call for the living" safe
driving crusade. according to
Mrs. j. Howard Hodge, CIVIC
safety chairman.
Each recipient Of a call will
be asked to call four persons
who, in turn, will be asked to
continue the chain by calling
four others, in an appeal for
care and courtesy in driving
over the Fourth.
Mrs. Hodge will launch the
campaign at 1890 am. on
June 20 when she will call
Washington headquarters of
the General Federation from
her home in Midland, tex.
Mrs. Theodore S. Chapman.
Federation president, expects
to be in Europe on that date
but will appoint a representa-
tive to receive the call.
The pealing of church bells
in local communities at 10:30
am. June 20 also will signal
the start of the crusade. In
addition, clubwomen will ask
local clergymen of all faiths to
devote at least a part Of their
sermon on Sunday, June 26, to
safe driving. ..
The campaign will point up
the fact that 348 persons were
killed and thousands hurt last
year in the Fourth of July week
end traffic.
The campaign is the first
Nation wide appeal of its kind
undertaken by a national Or
ganization, it was said.
The announcement was
made as delegates prepared to
wind up their five-day meeting
See LIDE, Page BIS
Evening star., 1955-05-27

Edward r. Murrow won first
honors as a radio news man.
Walt Disney also won hon.
ors in the motion picture field,
with his TRUE Life Series,"
getting the award of the year
for national conservation"
Grace Kelly was among the
stars honored, being cited for
distinguished performance dur
ing 1854.
The awards were to be an
nounced at a convention lunch
con today at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel.
A special award for spirit
ual values went to the Goth
Century Fox's picture, "The
Robe" which federation mem
bers considered to have "por-
trayed spiritual values more
Evening star., 1955-05-27
BY ELEM

One of the better-known
father-and- daughter fashion
teams is that Of Fred and Anne
Cole.
It wasn't hard for young
Anne to discover that getting
into the swim of things was
exactly what she wanted to do.
She grew up in the midst OF
swimming pools, bathing suit
designs, and at the age of 3
was a model for her famous
daddy's swimsuits. Prior to
going into the swimsuit busi-
ness she had been very inter-
ested in the theater. This in
terest went back to the days
when in the sixth grade she
wrote Miss Penny Pincher
and the Circus" It is now a
tradition at the Cathay Circle
Grammar School in Los Ange-
les where with regularity sixth
graders still perform it.
In town these two days pre-
senting a gala collection OF
swim fashions, Anne indorses
the swimsuit line for junior
figures that is pared down"
Slimness and length are para
mount requisites for junior
sized swimsuits she feels. Hav-
ing done exhaustive research
on tha subject of what this
group likes in swimwear she
has discovered that all want
fashion, fit and plenty Of so-
phistication.
For those women who don't
fall into the junior-size range
of 8 to Is, she's also brought
plenty Of fashion news from
the swimwear capital Of the
world. Los Angeles. A new
construction now provides
flexible spiral stays that come
from Sweden and which never
pinch, poke, or bind. For any
swimmer, that's good news.
n + y
The Memorial Day week
end will be the time when
sun-lovers will inaugurate
their season for tapping up
sunshine over an extended pc
riod. Weather permitting, it
may also produce the first
serious sunburn Of the season.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Swimsuits Help Set
Stage for Summer

Be prepared for that first en-
counter with the sunny rays.
/. Get your tan gradually.
Don't stay out in the direct
sun for more than a few
minutes at a time. &
2. Use a good sun screen
lotion. a preparation that will
filter out the harmful rays.
Oily or non-oily have q good
sun preparation on hand to
use.
8. Protect your head with a
shady hat. Lots Of zany lids
are fun to wear and at the
same time offer protection.
4. Don't forget your lips.
They can get badly sun
burned, puffed up and sore.
A lip pomade will soothe them
and relieve parching.
s. II you're a sailor you'd
better beware! Glare from
water seems to magnify the
SUMS rays and some bad cases
of sunburn are the result of
banking too much on cool sra
breezes rather than adequate
protection. It'll your skin is
we'll seasoned by the sun
(taken in small doses at first)
wear slacks and a long g-sleeved
shirt for your first sailing
venture.
Have a happy holiday!
Won't Informotion?.
Please call st. $4,000, Ext.
502, between $3.50 and / pm.
for shopping information
on our featured fashions.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
Community Club
Has New Officers

Mrs. Elton c. Fay has been
elected president of the Wom-
ans Club Of Woodside. Other
new officers are:
Mrs. Richard c. Palmer, vice
president: Mrs. Bernard T.
Hammett, recording secretary;
Mrs. Edgar r. Mellon, cor
responding secretary; Mrs.
Thomas w. Hunter, treasurer;
Mrs. John c. Marsh, director,
and Mrs. j. Carney Howell,
parliamentarian.
Evening star., 1955-05-27

powerfully than any film re-
leased in 1885,"
DAY of Triumph" Century
Films, Inc. received the
award of the year for spirit
ual values"
An award for stressing spir-
itual values in the radio field
went to "The Greatest Story
Ever Told" ABC.
The federation presented a
total OF about 20 awards in
the motion picture. radio and
TV f1eldS.-F. L.
Evening star., 1955-05-27
'Disneyldnd,'
Zoo Parade
Win Honors

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May
27.-ABCs "Disneyland" and
MICS ZOO Parade" were
cited as the best television
programs for youth or children
at the convention of the Gen.
eral Federation of Womens
Clubs today and ABC's John
DAILY and MICS John Cam
eron Swayze won top honors
In the TV news field.
CBS's Let's Pretend" topped
the youth or children's cate
CORY for radio, while CBS's
Evening star., 1955-05-27
AT Homestead

Mr.. and Mrs. Harwood Mar
tin were among the week.
end arrivals at the Homestead,
Virginia Hot Springs.
Evening star., 1955-06-22
By the Associated Press

Representative Frank E. Smith.
Democrat. of Mississippi, said to-
day there is a rising concern"
among newspapers over secrecy
and censorship in the Eisenhower
administration"
No one disputes the necessity
of zealously guarding release of
military information or the need
for coordination in policy state
ments, Mr.. Smith said. adding:
We will be in grave danger,
however, if we allow restrictions
and censorship imposed for this
ostensible purpose to be used to
cover up the mistakes and short
comings of the people who ad-
minister the vast operations of
our Government"
In statement, Mr.. Smith
mentioned specifically Defense
Department policy, but added
that restriction of news has not
been limited to that Department.
Most of the other cabinet
officers have sharply cut back
regular press conferences, and
eliminated many of the normal
news sources available to the
press" he said.
The Mississippian said an Or
der issued by Secretary of De-
ifense Wilson governing release
of information establishes a
irule which any overzealous Of
ficial can use to suppress any
thing which might put the ad-
.ministration in an unfavorable
light"
Defense Department informa-
:tion policy came under a new
attack yesterday from j. r. Wig
gins, managing editor of the
Washington Post and Times
Herald and chairman of the
american Society of Newspaper
Editors Freedom of Information
Committee.
! Mr.. Virgins said r. Karl Hon
saman, deputy assistant secretary
:of defense for public affairs, was
asking newsmen in effect to as
:sume a censorship and suppress
Evening star., 1955-06-22
Smith Cites Press Worry
At Government Secrecy

Ision role which the Government
itself is unwilling to undertake. -
American newspapers Cheer
fully consented" to a carefully
defined voluntary censorship in
wartime. Mr.. Virgins said. He
added he was sure they would
continue to safeguard classified
information affecting military
security, but declared:
"I am equally certain that they
Evening star., 1955-06-22

viii not join in a conspiracy with
this or any other administration
to withhold from the American
people nonclassified information
which citizens need In order to
make sound judgments on ma
tionaI policy"
, 1955-04-22
Fine Scotch is a
family concern

Fine Scotch is precious. It IS rare. It is =
matter of family concern.
The. distillation of fine Scotch calls for
pure mountain water. Experienced artists
must concern themselves with the subtle
blending-and time alone can bring
smooth, complete maturity.
Grants have always been in the hills around
the sparkling river Spey. With the pure
water of these parts, Scotsmen will tell you,
the finest whisky is distilled.
Grants is blended with skill that has been
handed down by generations-and its
maturing takes many years. For Grants
remain a private family concern, keeping
sternly to their original standards.
Fine Scotch, Grants Scotch, can only be
perfected by time, patience and skill.
Remember that. Never simply ask for
Scotch always ask for Grants BY name.
, 1955-04-22
A WAY TO BETTER LAWS

AWAY TO BETTER LAWS
THE SETBACK which these Islands suffered when the
Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the local d-l
vorce law should serve to point up two conditions which may
need correcting. First the need for more careful study and
preparation Of our laws, and second, the need for full-time
legal aid to the legislature.
HI LAWS AS passed and which was completely ruled
out by the Supreme Court contained two weaknesses, both of
which could have been corrected with relative ease. For some
unexplained reason somebody connected with the law made
statements which helped to kill the bill. Silence, then, as to
the Interior motives Of the bill might have helped c~onsiderab-
". Justice Frankfurter, who wrote the majority opinion, noted
that the law was not concerned with the needs and interest
of the local population" but was designed for export
BUT BY FAR the more serious weakness was the absence
of any provision whatever in the law itself requiring those
seeking divorce here to state their intention OF becoming re-
sidents Of the Virgin Islands. A perusal Of the laws Of such
states as Arizona and Florida would have revealed this eondi-
ton.
WHETHER OR not the law could properly have been
SO framed as to leave open the door to perjury on the part Of
those seeking divorce would have been a matter with which
the high Court would not have concerned itself at this point
So that ha dthe law provided for an appropriate decara-
ton of intention, one of the elemental requirements would
have been met, and the law would not have been struck down.
LAWMAKING IS tedious, hard work, and imposes upon
those who make the laws a strain not easily understood by the
populace in general. 1t is for this reason that Senators and
congressman have stats, often with specialists who help to
close loopholes in important laws.
TIME MAY be coming when some such step will
have to be taken with respect to local laws, and the sooner
the better. In fact, looking back over the past weeks events,
it is safe to say that had additional time. energy and prepare
ton gone into this law it would have stood the acid test, and