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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
LENT, 1886
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES FREEMAN D. D, L. D, D. c. l.,
BISHOP OF WASHINGTON.

AS the years come and 60 and as sea-
sons and recurring anniversaries repeat
themselves there Is pronounced and
almost inevitable tendency to come to
think of them in formal way and to
regard them as ordinary and common
place. Even those days and periods that
are designed to emphasize solemn and
sacred incidents and happenings come
to be taken as mere matters of course
that are set and fixed in the calendar.
Lent comes to us each year with its
protracted period covering 40 days, its
multiplied services, its elf-impoSed dis
ciplines and it's reasonable abstinence
from habits and practices that are COM
mon to the rest of the year, and while
we recognize its value, if rightly OBJ
served, there is danger that we shall
come to think of it as just another Lent,
more or less similar to all like seasons
that have gone before. Certainly the
observance of Lent ought to have a
deeper significance in critical periods
than in those that are commonplace
and ordinary.
1t is more normal to think seriously
and to be reflective in days of stress
than in days of ease. Every one ought
to be more religiously and spiritually
minded when life's problems and trials
are acute and when it really costs some
thing to resist influences that are in
imical to ones faith. This is not just
another Lent; it is, or should be, a
different kind of Lent from many that
have gone before. The fact that the
world is at new crossroads, that there
is more of passion than poise; more OF
unreasoned thinking and unseasoned
speaking than we have known for a
generation; more of strife than Of con-
cord in the world about us, ought ito
make those of us who believe in the
God-head and Saviorhood of Jesus
Christ more serious, and certainly more
deeply religious and more dependent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Good Luck to s'Curley."

"Curley" Byrd had to overcome several
handicaps before the Board OF Regents
of the University of Maryland saw ft
formally to elect him president. One is
that he is fondly and widely known as
"Curley," which is no name for a college
president. Another is that thousands OF
young men-too many Of them not so
young any more-have fought and bled
for him and with him on the foot ball
field, rubbed shoulders with him in
steamy shower, held post mortems with
him on a hard bench in the gym. and
find it hard now to think Of him as
Prexy. And another handicap is that
he lacks string Of initials behind his
surname, denoting majestic flights into
the rarified atmosphere of high learning
in the United States.
Were it not for these things Harry
Clifton Byrd might long since have been
elected president Of the university as due
reward TOR his services. He has done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

upon Him who alone can prepare us
for what Is to be on the morrow.
I find when I am talking to men in
the privacy of their homes or Offices
that they are more serious and reflective
today than they have been in other days
and under different conditions. Obvi-
ously. careless and fippant people whose
lives are lived on the surface of things
will, as they always have, repudiate all
that Lent stands for. They recognize
no authority other than their own wills
they worship no God, they live their
lives unto themselves. It was such an
element in France that brought on a
revolution. This cannot be just another
Lent. 1t must be more real, more
demanding, yes, more compelling Lent
than we have known for years-perhaps
ever. Our whole religious faith, our de-
votional practice, the church that repre-
sents our corporate religious life all
these are being tried and tested as they
have rarely been. A great Russian writes
solemnly of the END of Our Time" He
insists that far-reaching changes are in
process.
To meet these changes and to make
them serve the highest ends of being
calls for more of regulation and dis
cipline than we have been accustomed
to in these more recent hectic years
Certainly the world in general, and we
of America in particular, need all that
Lent is designed to teach. We need 1t
for physical reasons, for intellectual rea-
sons, for moral and spiritual reasons
If we can but observe sanely and sensibly
the reasonable demands which such a
season lays upon us; take more time fol
the cultivation of our better nature, fol
reflection, for Bible and devotional read
ing, for prayer, for corporate worship
for more of restraint and recognized
self discipline, we shall come to oul
Easter with finer understanding of the
meaning of its resurrection message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

good work for and at the university, far
more important than turning out good
athletic teams. He has sense enough to
realize that the taxpayers Of Maryland
are not supporting university Of ath-
letics, but one capable Of fitting their
sons and daughters for the world. His
executive ability, his knowledge of how
to get things done and his record of ac-
complishment in the past hold every
promise for successful administration.
The Star wishes one of its former staff
writers good luck and the continued sup
port of "Curleys" fellow Marylanders.
AS president of the university Of a
great State, however, Mr. Byrd must rid
himself of an old habit. He must stop
pulling and eating handfulls of grass at
foot ball games. 1t is not being done in
the best circles of our leading university
presidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

airplane wings. He gave the South
African ostrich industry needed boost
by denying the rumor that he is preju-
diced against the use of ostrich feathers.
He rejoiced to learn that Britons are
now making the electric clocks they
used to import from Germany.
These observations and incidents, trite
and ballyhooish as they may seem on
their face, find their way into popular
circulation and have definitely psy-
Geological effect, of which British trade
is eventually the beneficiary. Edward
VIII is quite evidently business King.
His journeyings as Prince Of Wales
filled him with first-hand realization
of the practical value Of trade ties in
international relationships. He knows
that they are essentially bonds of peace.
He is conscious that nowadays no nation
can live and prosper exclusively on its
own market In the war against eco
nomic nationalism Secretary Hull would
seem to have strong ally in the BUSH
ness-minded sovereign who Is now the
ruler of Britannia's Empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

the late Huey Longs "share-our-wealth"
program. It is power, written directly
into the Constitution by the income tax
method, which New Dealers assert could
be of almost unlimited use in working
q revolutionary change in American in
dustry and finance.
Until now the emphasis Of the New
Deal has been on establishing centralized
controls over industry and agriculture
in order to make adjustments that COM
petition is supposed to make in a CAPT..
talistic system.
The Supreme Court has pointed out
that these centralized controls are not
possible under the Constitution. But
If Congress and the President want, and
if the people approve, then, the court
has taken pains to point out. there are
broad Federal powers that can be used
to establish new rules for the economic
game.
IF the people do not want to use these
powers, then, to gain those Of direct
Federal control over industrial and agri-
cultural practices, they will need to
change the Constitution.
Scopyrfsht. 1e3eJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
A Business King.

During his later years as Prince OF
Wales King Edward VIII was accus-
toned to make periodical pilgrimages to
various quarters of the British Empire
and to foreign countries in the guise
of an ambassador of good will. Incl
dentally he achieved the reputation of
being salesman of wares made
in Great Britain. Not infrequently the
direct aftermath Of the visits of prince
Charming" was the opening of COM
mercial treaty negotiations with the
governments Of the countries in which
he had cast the spell of his tact and
personality. In other cases substantial
contracts for British industry were the
result of the imperial "drummers"
travels. Seldom during his sojourns on
foreign soil did the Prince of Wales
omit an opportunity to say useful word
on behalf of the products of British
mills, factories and foundries.
Because of this background. more than
ordinary significance is attached to the
fact that King Edward chose, as his
first public engagement since his Access
sion, to visit the British Industries Fair
in London the other day. Attired in the
plain civilian garb with which the world
at large is most familiar with him
through photographs, the new monarch
spent several hours inspecting exhibits
and manifesting keen interest in numer-
GUS innovations introduced by British
manufacturers and traders. Interna-
tional headlines we're bestowed upon his
revelation, while viewing display Of
self-supporting socks, that he has been
wearing garterless hose for years,
whereupon his majesty democratically
uncovered royal leg so caparisoned.
Repeatedly during his stroll through the
fair the King expressed his belief in
and fondness for "new things" He
praised the excellence Of Irish linen Tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Extending the Merit System

LAttiIttIliS Tie NIcTlt CyStcIlls
The Presidents expressed hope for ex-
tension of the civil service to all new
Government agencies as fast as they be-
come permanent raises the question OF
how many such agencies may be expected
to become permanent.
The so-called "old" agencies, created
before the present administration out
side the legislative, judicial or military
branches of the Government, employ
only about 450O employees. Of these the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
with about $500 employees, is the largest
and most important. The R. F. c. may
not be permanent but it will be with
us for many years to come. Is there any
sound reason why its employees should
not be covered" into the civil service
now and its future employees selected
from the civil service list of eligibles?
OF the agencies created under the New
Deal, not subject to the civil service regu-
lations, the A. A. A. and N. r. A. nave
lost what chances for permanence their
sponsors might have hoped. There re-
main about $1,000 employees in such
agencies as the Home Owners Loan Cor
poration, the Commodity Credit Corpora
tion, Federal Co-ordinator of Trans
portation, Federal Deposit Insurance
CORPORATION, the Federal Housing Admin
istration, the National Archives and the
National Resources Board, as well as
some smaller agencies. Is the National
Archives Temporary" organization! is
not the Office of Federal Co-ordlnatof
Of Transportation merely the nucleus
of a larger, more permanent organlza-
ton? If haste in setting up these organ
tzations prevented the choice OF employees
from civil service lists-improbaole Tor
the most part and definitely not true IN
other cases-would 1t not be good plan
to begin covering even the seml-pernaa-
nent organizations into the civil service
now?
The great army of non-civil service
employees mustered under the New deal
are found. not in the agencies mentioned
hit in the P. w. A., the F. E. r. A. the
w, "A, and in the regular departments
If the Government engaged in some
nhase of recovery work. There are 49,
600 employees in this group. with 52ooo
IN the Works Progress Administrator
s1one It will be many years before these
agencies complete the work they nave
begun, But in the meantime, the Turn
over among such a large body OF per-
sonnel will be substantial. Is there any
rsa son-outside of possible statutory pro-
b;hitions in some cases-why replace
noents should not be chosen from 1he
civil service lists?
In other words, covering whole estao-
Iishments by executive order into the
civil service is one way of Strengthening
the application of the merit system. But
there are other ways, one being for the
Chief Executive to take advantage OF
every opportunity to make the Civil SerV-
ice Commission the Federal job-hlring
agency; to demand and constantly 10
reiterate its importance in keeping FED
eral service on high plane OF efficiency
by counting politics out OF the picture
and insisting on the rule of merit. That
has not been the record, so far, OF this
administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Similarity.

"A SluAAdthys
I know a man whose garb so neat
Is ever modern and complete,
Yet what he says will oft dispose
My lips to yawn, my eyes to close.
Another man. know whose dress
Displays, alas sad carelessness!
But when he speaks, myself find
Enchanted by his grace of mind.
A volume recently found
With gilt and leather richly bound.
It's title was a striking one:
pale Thoughts by Percy Pif1eton."
laid it by and read once more
A tattered, thumb marked friend of yore
Which oft the housewives dainty pride
Seeks in the attic dim to hide.
How much alike are man and books.
We may not judge them by their looks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Reports are in circulation to the effect
that some schools attempt to teach 1.-THE
Art of Revolution" An artistic revolu-
ton would be interesting If such thing
could be managed. AS rule an effective
revolution is a case of spontaneous COM
bustion. which does not contemplate
art even to the extent of set figure
in pyrotechnics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
The Boyhood Aspiration.

II hate to see any one change his mind
or sacrifice his first ideals" said the un-
compromising person.
And yet" replied Senator Sorghum,
IF none of us had changed our minds or
sacrificed our first ideals, most Of us
would be circus clowns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Present civilization needs alert atten-
ton with public discourse ranging with
in few minutes time from interna-
tional diplomacy to activities in the UNI
derworld, with occasional hints that the
two are not always so far separated as
the strict proprieties might suggest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Radio entertainment sometimes dis
cusses patriotic personages with freedom
that surprises. The hacker in show busi-
ness is known as an angel" There is
apparently no artistic or political terri
tory where angels fear to tread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Lucky.

'That man you sent to Congress hasn't
yet had chance to speak and show off
what he knows"
"Gosh!" exclaimed Farmer Corntossel.
"That Teller always was lucky"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

The stock ticker registered with a
variability that prevented any reliance
on market tipsters for advance informa-
ton. The new Supreme Court decision
has demonstrated its right to be re-
garded as photograph proof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Personal criticism on the floor OF Con-
sress does not prevent its object from
he,ns returned again and again. In spite
of impartial analysis, popularity remains
largely a matter of local custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Water power has been wasted for CEN
turtles. Electricity is being regarded with.
economic attention, which may reveal it
as a circulating medium of even more
potency than money itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Vanity is supposed to be characteris-
tic of underworld types. This fact does
not prevent convicted prisoner from
being elbowed out of camera range by
one lawyer after another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

Declaration that T. v. A. could pro-
vide enough nitrates to fertilize the
world may inspire the intrepid imagina-
ton of finance to consider new and
titanic monopoly, the greatest ever at
tempted since Joseph cornered the
worlds grain supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

The Lyddane case will move to another
town. 1t would complicate judicial pro-
cedure if celebrated cases were to be
protracted to an extent that would call
for a circuit with booking Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

A frank understanding may not be
possible in Europe until various COM
munities can be notified that it will be
safe for residents to come out from
behind their gas masks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Advice.


We get advice on everything
Pertaining to this earth,
On what to say and what to sing
In sadness or in mirth;
On what to read and what to wear
On what is rude or nice.
For every phase of human care
We daily find advice.
As admonitions we attend
From minds both great and small,
Attention we too seldom lend
To real Wisdom's call.
How often has this fate been met
BY Washington so brave.
We praise him loudly, but forget
The good advice he gave.
Jud Tunkins says hoboes get together
along the railroads and tell hard luck
stories; and SO do the railroad directors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

"De worst thing about q mean man"
said Uncle Eben, els dat he tempts so
many naturally good people to try to
beat him at his own game"
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Member Of the Associated Press.

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the use for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to II or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights Of publication of special dispatches
herein are also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
No EMMY Dream,

I'm for veracity inclined:
Yet as the news I view,
wish I could wake up and and
Most of it isn't true. ~
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The purpose of these proposed ven
lures, and Of T. v. A., is to change the
face of the countryside by planned de-
velopment OF natural resources. Power
is to provide the revenue for financing.
The Regional Planning Commission
of the Pacific Northwest says concern
ing the plans for the Columbia:
1.-THE power developments under way
or prospective in the comparatively near
future, If successfully used, indicate
change in the basic economy OF the area
from one primarily concerned with agrl-
culture and the production of other raw
materials, to one in which heavy and
light industry will play an important, II
not leading, part"
Cheap power forms the basis for one
part of the possible new New Deal.
Another basis was laid by the Supreme
Courts A. A. A. decision. The justices
in that case called attention to the
fact that they were not passing on the
power of the Federal Government to
make grants of money and attach con-
ditions to those grants.
X X y X
A new A. A. A. now is being built on
this spending power of the Government.
A public works program is built on the
same power. The spending power, coupled
with court references in its T. v. A. de-
cision to Federal power over natural re-
sources, is taken by New Dealers as a
constitutional foundation for DR.. Rex
ford Tugwell's Resettlement Administra-
ton and its program of retiring sub
marginal land from use.
The Federal power to print money and
to take over the country's banking sys-
tenn is interesting some members of Con-
gress, but President Roosevelt is strongly
opposed to the use of these powers Ia
any revised New Deal.
Taxing power was to bs tho basis oi
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-01
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue Of an order OF
the Clerk of the Superior Court Of
Vance County North Carolina. made
in the Special Proceeding entitled
Emma T. Parrish and Mary O. Par
IRISH vs.. George. H. Parrish and wife,
Lucy. Parrish, Elba L. Parrish and
wife. Cora Lilly Parrish, Fenner Lee
Parrish, minor, and Ollie Mae Par
rish, minor" the said proceeding be-
ing upon the Special Proceedings
docket in the office Of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Vance County
the undersigned Commissioner will
on Saturday. December 10, 1886, at
twelve O'Clock, Noon, at the Court
house door in Henderson, N. c., offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
that certain real estate lying and be-
ing in Vance County, North Carolina,
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
Lot No. 2. Begin at East side of
Henderson Warrenton highway,
Route SO, and run South Is E 127 feet
to the S. A. L. Railway right-of-way;
thence along said right-of-way S 90
w 40 feet; thence N IS w 1877 feet to
said Highway; thence N 80 E 40 feet
to the beginning, as described in Book
SO, page 542, Vance Registry.
This the 18th day of November.
1886.
T. P. GHOLSON,
Commissioner
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-01
Free Texts To Be
Started Gradually
Continued from Page One0

Clyde A. Erwin said today that he
would recommend that, for the time
being, the free textbook program be
confined only to the elementary
schools. He also said that at the pre-
sent time ne could not make any es-
innate as 10 how much the free text
book plan would cost If limited only
to the elementary grades, but that he
was compiling data on the cost now
at the request of Mr.. Hoey and would
have these figures soon.
Several weeks ago GOvernOr-elect
Hoey asked W. TO prepare est mates
foc him on the cost Of free textbooks,
grade by grade. and we are now IN
process of preparing these estimates,
SUPP Erwin said Unit! all o. these
figures have been prepared, 1 do not
want to make even an approximate
estimate OF the cost Of the free text
books program. These estimates
should be completed in the near fu-
ture. however, and l shall be glad TO
make them public then
Supt. Erwin pointed out that the
State had already purchased approx
mately S1,00O000 worth Of textbooks
for the Statewide rental system, and
that these books would, of course, be
taken over as part of the free text
book system. But he was not able to
say how many. more books would
have to sbt. bought to add TO this
number, alhpugh be felt sure the
number wpAld Be. Don siderable.
Il feel that it would be unwise to
Try to extend any, free textbook sys-
tenn to the high schools at this time,
due to the fact that the high school
curriculum is row being revised and
needs still further revision in the
next few years, with the result that
books that might be purchased til 5
year would not be needed two or
three years hence" Supt. Erwin said