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Evening star., 1941-06-03
HouseGroup
To Hear D. T..
Citizens Pleas
Testimony on 1912
Supply Bill Soon
To Be Concluded

Overwhelmed by pleas from rep
resentatives of civic organiza tions
for an opportunity to outline public
improvements needed in their COM
munities. the House subcommittee
In charge of the 1912 District ap-
preparation bill today decided to set
aside day and half to listen to
the requests.
Representatives of more than 40
civic groups have asked for time to
testify-a greater number than ever
before.
The parade of witnesses is sched-
uled to start this afternoon. 1t will
continue tomorrow, when the sub
committee will sit all day.
Chairman Mahon of the subcom-
mittee plans to close the hearings
on the 1912 bill when the last of
the civic representatives has been
heard The measure will then be
marked up" for House considera-
ton early next week - probably
Wednesday.
Whitehurst Heard.
The subcommittee this morning,
as a prelude to the procession of
civic leaders, was to hear Capt. H.
c. Whitehurst, director of high
ways, discuss the program for re-
lieving traffic congestion here
which calls for about s44OOO,O0O to
widen streets. remove traffic bottle
necks,' and provide additional
traffic facilities to nearby Virginia.
Brief consideration was given the
program by the subcommittee late
yesterday when William A. Van
Duzer. director of traffic, was on
the witness stand. Commissioners
Young and KutZ, who were present,
are understood to have given their
Endorsement to such plan.
Mr.. Van Duzer told the sub
committee, it was reported, there
are 225,000 motor vehicles on the
streets of Washington every day,
about Is per cent of which come
from Maryland and Virginia.
Water Warning Given.
The subcommittee also considered
q warning from Water Department
officials that additional reservoirs
may be needed to assure an ade-
quate supply of water for the city
IN the immediate future. Budget
Bureau approved estimates already
before the subcommittee provide
funds for extension of the distribu-
ton mains into newly developed Sec
tions and for erection of a fence
around the reservoir and pumping
station near Soldiers Home for pro-
lection against possible sabotage.
Representatives of the National
Capital Parks Office, who also ap-
peared before the subcommittee
yesterday, are reported to have
been questioned about the lifting OF
the automobile speed limit in the
public parks some months ago. Po-
lice Chief Brown complained to the
subcommittee last week the speed
limit was abandoned without his
knowledge The representatives of
the public parks Office are said to
have told the subcommittee the
speed limit was lifted on direct Or
ders from the Interior Department
which has jurisdiction over these
parks.
The subcommittee also heard the
testimony yesterday of representa-
tives OF the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the
National Geological Park.
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Restaurant Is Looted
OF Items Valued at S259

Theft of silver plated revolver,
valued at $l10, and a quantity of
cash and other items, all valued at
$25995, was reported to police yes
terday by Julius T. Richards, pro-
prietor of restaurant at 1914
Eighteenth street NV.
Mr.. Richard said entrance was
gained by removing a rear screen.
The revolver, he told police, had a
pearl handle. Texas steer head
with ruby eyes on one side and was
engraved with the name of Ralph v.
Hitchcock.
Doris Cullers of 1905 N street NV.
notified police that some one en-
tered her apartment last night dur
ing her absence and stole a ring
set, two bracelets and other jew
elry.
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Circus to Add Fun
To Night of Thrills

A four-ring circus will be brought
from Philadelphia to add fun to the
Night of Thrills in Griffith Stadium
Friday for the benefit of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home, it was
announced today by Thomas o.
VALENTINE, general chairman. Ma
sonic drill teams and a baseball game
at 4:30 pm. will open the affair.
There will be a pageant, band con-
cents and crowning of a queen.
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81 Graduate Today
At HolIins College

One student from Washington and
two from Alexandria, Va, are among
the 50 graduates who are to receive
A. B. degrees at the ninety-nint
commencement exercises today at
Hollins College, Va.
They are Miss Ellen Augusta
Leech, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Russell Leech of Washington, who
recently was awarded the Bentley
Nicholson prize for music at the
college; Miss Lisa Anderson Lindsey
and Miss Lillian Paige Martin, both
Of Alexandria. Miss Leech has been
president Of the Hollins Music As
sociation and Ii Q member OF La
Chiave, honorary music society.
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Bill Planned to End
.T.V. A.-G. A. O. Dispute
sv the Associated Press.

By the ASSoClAted FresS.
Chairman May of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee said today
he would introduce legislation to
bring the accounts of the Tennessee
Valley Authority under the juris-
diction of the General Accounting
ONCE.
Controller General Warren noti-
fed Congress yesterday that only
action by Congress could settle the
dispute between the G. A. o. and
the T. v. A. over the latter's insist
ence it was exempt from Account
ing Once supervision.
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Admitted to Hiqh Court

Mrs Gertrude Gottlieb, an attor-
ney in New York City, was ad-
mitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court yesterday.
She received the degrees of bachelor
of science, bachelor of law and doc
tor of law at st. Johns University
! School Of Law, Brooklyn.
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IN June, Beware OF:

IN June, Beware OF:
/. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in June last year.
2. Crossing an intersection
against the proper signal. Two
pedestrians were killed while
committing this act during
June, 1910.
The seven other traffic vic
tins were fatally injured while
either crossing a street at an
uncontrolled intersection, at
tempting to hitch a ride on a
moving vehicle, playing in the
gutter, riding In a truck or driv-
ing an automobile.
Evening star., 1941-06-03
Marine Lieutenant
Dies of Crash Injuries

QUANTICO, Va, June 3 (P.-Lt.
Loring H. Terry, about %, of the
United States Marine Corps. Guam
tico, died in the Marine Hospital
yesterday of injuries received when
the car in which he was riding
crashed into the rear of lumber
truck on Route /, u miles north of
Fredericksburg.
1t. Terry, resident of Yamassee-
S. c., had been here only few
months, officers said.
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FEAT u r ES

destitute to lift their voices against the
present governmental policies and OBJ
jectives?
Today we are seeing the constant re-
gression Of the individual, as he falls
into collectivistic attitudes. In other
words, man now looks upon the State as
supreme and has allowed himself to be-
come regimented He Invariably
throws up the spong' when it comes to
determining what is just and what is
unjust
Let us remedy this situation by restor
ing to the individual his natural birth
right. Let us awaken and take inventory
OF ourselves, as the first step in solving
social problems Are we honestly happy
or would we enjoy more leisure time,
more musical concerto to enrich our ex-
istanee, more opportunities for special
izing in some particular industry, more
periods of communion with Nature in
her quiet sanctuaries; instead of devot-
ing practically our time and energy
keeping body and soul together?
IT is characteristic of this day and
age to place ourselves in complete servi-
tude to those who employ us. The irony
of this situation is that man. the fnality
Of all creation, cannot learn lesson
from the 'lillies of the fields that send
their roots deep into the rich soil, and
the birds Of the air" that share the
abundance Of the earth IN true freedom
But man, who must also live upon this
globe, finds that he is usually trespass-
ing on private property and must bow in
humble submission to that person who
allow him to work.
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Cong. Brown president would
Immediately order the conveying
of merchant vessels destined FOR
England. Others drew from the
speech that the President would
extend the neutrality patrol ana
soon send the Navy into action.
Quite a few considered the speech
virtual declaration of war. All
agree that the address was filed
with war-like utterances and was.
in fact, another long step toward
active American participation in
the European conflict. Then ON
Wednesday, at a special press
press conference, the President
explained that his speech did not
mean American conveys, or even
an extension, Of the so-called neu.
tralitys patrol. Instead he gave to
the members Of the press the dis
tinct impression that the situa-
| tion continued to remain much
the same as it was before his
speech was delivered. However,
It must be- remembered that the
President did declare his inten-
| ton sof seeing to it that British
aid, both military and otherwise,
will reach England safely; al
though he failed to say just how
such safe delivery will be as
sured.
In his address the President
also declared for freedom Of the
seas as an American policy that
i must be maintained at all costs.
He failed to mention, however,
that the Neutrality Law, which
was passed by the Congress upon
the Presidents request, specifi.
cally prohibits American vessels
from entering combat zones ane
limits the use of the seas b,
American shipping under certain
conditions. The Neutrality Law
which is still on the statute book
is in direct conflict with the for
mer American policy of freedom
of the seas. In his newspaper cor
ference, Mr.. Roosevelt statet
there was no intention on hi
part to ask for repeal of the Neu
trality Law. The President, il
his address to the nation. als'
called upon Capital and Labor t
join in a supreme effort in be
half of national defense. He ind;
Gated that whatever steps nigh
! be necessary would be taken +
assure a continuation Of defens
! production. Then the next day
In meeting with the press, Nh
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Haze We Disinherited Man?
BY verlin d. Gordon

Regardless of how much we may
criticize various government officials for
their apparent lack of understanding,
they are not entirely at fault. Right at
this time we are living under the rule Of
the minority, brought on by the indiffer-
ence Of the majority. The majority re-
fuses to take part in the government Of
these United States-but why2 Can we
expect men who are working long,
dreary hours in some uninteresting occu-
patton to feel enthusiastic about writing
their congressman? And can we rely on
those aged who find themselves forced
O. live on relief. or On homs tor the
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WORKING FOR COMMON
PURPOSES and PRINCIPLE
Lip Service Oratory.

1t is this section where emoti-
onal frenzy is easily excited by
lip-service oratory paying tribute
to the idetls of democracy and
where lusty changes are loudly
rung. with national freedom and
individual liberty as theme songs.
In the Democratic South, the
Bilbos, the Rankins, the Over
tons, the Ellenders, the Peppers.
the Connalys, are to be found
raucously proclaiming the solemn
guarantees of the Federal Com
stitution, and sonorously chant
ing the refrains of the Declara-
ton Of Independence and the
Bill Of Rights.
They are insensible to the
irony implicit in professions Of
filth when contrasted with the
practices visited upon the sub
xnargsa group 10 which rsfersn-
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STATE CAPITAL NEWS

ment in the 28 Ohio camps up to
capacity. Boys must be IL and
under % years Of age to join
the CCC. They enroll for six
month periods and get paid $50.
month, in addition to- shelter,
food, clothing and medical care.
They will be given industrial
training, to equip them to do es-
sential work in the states indus
tries. Ohio now has S,760 boys
in CCC Camps compared to IL
car last August, the State Wei
fare Department reports.
Final adjournment of the oath
General Assembly occurred May
27, leaving record Of having
been the shortest regular legis-
lative session since 1929. How
ever, the number of bills passed,
283, exceeded the number passed
at other regular sessions during
this interval. As of May 27, Sec
retary of State John E. Sweeney
has officially certified and filed
145 bills and 90 bills were await
ing the Governors approval ol
disapproval The following addi
tional new laws will become eff
fective on the dates indicated:
S. B. 116--Relating to prac-
tice and procedure in Probate
Court, August %.
8. B. 146-Delegating exemp
ton powers to Board Of Tax Ap
peals, August %.
S. B. 147-Requiring County
Auditor to file record Of certain
exempted delinquent property
August 81.
s. B. 169-Relative to gronl
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(By Emmett. J. scott)

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Gen-
eral w. Johnson, writing in Har-
per's Magazine for June, declares
that, in seeking the safety Of
free peoples, our town cannot be
assured without assuring that Of
others"
The vitality and force of this
assertion has not yet plugged its
way into the minds and hearts
Of all the people OF the United
States esparticularly that South
ern part of our United States,
where a grtup Of approximately
100000 people is kept, by
force or fear, submerged econ
omically and politically, and
where group Of approximately
black as Stygian darkness hovers
over and influences practically
every normal activity Of the peo-
pls, White and Black. alika.
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Faith for Tomorrow
(By Ruth Taylor

In this day Of crisis when pessimism
hangs like murky pail over 50 much Of
our daily life and conversational be
hooves us to stop and consider-not the
tribulations Of the moment but the long
range view of eternity
Is this overwhelming thing that is
happening to us a calamity which is ours
alone to face-or are we going through
one of the great cycles Of history through
which countless others before us have
passed? .,,....
Whatever it is, we should in time of
trouble get back to first things and con-
template the eternal goodness In Whit
tiers poem on this subject he states his
faith thus:
"Yet, in the madding maze Of things,
And tossed by storm and flood
To one fixed trust my spirit clings,
! know that God is good.
| know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise
Assured alone. that life or death
!. His mercy underlies.
If we hold fast to this we can say
with a Psalmist David Yea, though
| walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, | shall fear no evil, for Thou
art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff they
comfort me- Once we can arrive at
this state of trust, then we are able to
face all problems with the proper cour-
age and perspective.
And above all, we can go about our
daily life, and carry on our daily tasks
as we should-with high morale and
even with modicum Of happiness We
have much for which to be thankful
The rest of the world has been at war
Tor nearly two long years We have had
peace at home. We have free speech, a
free press, uncensored discussion, and
all the rights guaranteed under the Con-
StItutlon. We have chance to live and
work and learn according to our talents
Yes, We must face the grave condi-
tlons confronting us. But we must rot
darken our lives by constant harping on
our troubles-We must fact them and
continue to live as normal people giate-
ful for our blessings; enjoying all the
good things of life that are still ours
doing our daily tasks to the best of our
ability; working to help others in every
way we can; trying to make the people
we live or work with happier for oul
presence-and, having seen the pro
gress that has been made in the past de
cades, with faith for tomorrow because
we put our trust in the Eternal Goodness
for the final outcome.
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c @ M N f N T S


Ali kinds Of interpretations Of
the Presidents radio address to
the nation can be found here in
Washington as the Presidential
message is being studied over the
Memorial Day weekend. AS as
ual, Mr.. Roosevelt, great orator
that he is, delivered an impress
sive speech. But also, as usual,
the President failed to give the
people any direct and definite in
formation as to Just what his
future actions are to be in con-
nection with the problems discus
sed. As result the President
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life insurance, August 20.
S. b. 324-To provide for APP
rointment Of AN administrative
law commission August 81.
S. b. 330-Relative to sale of
foreclosed property, May %.
s. B. 336--Relative to taxa
tion Of motor vehicles subject to
taxation by Utilities Commission,
May 2l-
S. b. 346Relative to powers
and duties of Board Of Tax APP
peals, August 25.
s. B. 347-Requiring corpor-
ations for profit to file list Of
shareholders, August 25.
S. b. 357-To authorize q re-
organization plan for Building &
Loan and Federal Aavings Asso-
Citations, August 21.
S. B. Relative to sale OF
township property and purchase
of equipment, August %.
Fl. B. 89-Relative to security
resuired for county funds, Aug
ust 81.
Fl. B. 97--Relative to practice
of dentistry, August 81.
II. B, l3l--Relative to deeds
August 81.
H. B. 19S--Relative to fee.
charged by State Medical Board
vetoed by the Governor.
HI. b. Relative to sale o
articles left with cleaning O
laundry establishments August q
H. B. 334 Relative to inspec
tion of nets, May 81.
H. B. Relative to LAX,
Erie fishing season and licenses
| August 21.
H. B. 372-Authorizing crea
tion of joint townships and hos
pitfalls, August 21.
/ Fl. B. 379-Revising regula
tions pertaining to supervision Q
banks, August q.
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Wholesale Acknowledgement is
shamefully practiced, and Demo-
cratic Congressman from these
II States are elected by q dis
proportionately small electorate,
when compared with the freedom
Of voting choice accorded free
men in those freer sections of
the North, East and West.
The moral order and "su-
premacy of hufan rights" are slo
gans, and not verifiable facts IN
that section.
Equality Of Opportunity
The assurance Of equality Of
opportunity is another of those
slogans so industriously partic-
ed by these Southern Democrats
who wish to make the world safe
for democracy, while denying
and thwarting it in their own
sections.
SO far: as they are concerned, the
one-third ill-fed, ill-clan, and
ill-housed may remain so if only
these hubbling gentlemen may re
tain thear. seats in Congress.
These eloquent gentlemen have
not yet appreciated, or learned,
he true meaning and signigcanre
If that fundamental concept of
Americaniam which seeks to re-.
lcsntiazsd ~ SAxs y 3
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Negroes Should Declare
Moratorium on Patience

Before large audience of students,
faculty and visitors, at the commence
ment exercises of Fisk university June
2, Walter White, commencement speak
er and executive secretary Of the Natl
onal Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People, emphasized the need
for the Negro to declare moratorium
on patience
This commencement marks the 18TH
anniversary of the founding of Fisk uni
versity one of the oldest Negro colleges
in America
Urging more militancy, Mr.. White
declared, Above all, beg of you to be
dissatisfied | do not mean dilettante
parlor-punk dissatisfaction. Instead,
mean dissatisfaction with the present
status Of the Negro and of the world.
Be dissatisfied enough to equip
yourselves to fill jobs, irrespective of
any Negro has ever filled such jobs be-
fore. And then be willing to make any
necessary sacrifices to open up opportun-
ity for Negroes to fill those Jobs
Blasting discrimination in the natl
onal defense program, the speaker stat
ed, The world has refused to learn any
thing from the first World War. Since
that conflict ended Negro soldiers have
been lynched for wearing the uniform Of
the United States Army which they had
worn with bravery and distinction in
France We have seen the recrudescence
nf tLn .oI ~. ;Io. s,,
its determination to keep non-White
Americans in state of serfdom.
industrial plants throughout Amer
lea, to which have been given contracts
for more than forty thousand millions of
dollars for planes tanks, guns, shoes
and other implements of war, arrogantly
say to Negroes, even though we are tax
ed to pay for these things. You cannot
earn money, by helping to make them'
Here in Nashville the great Vultee plant,
to which has been awarded several mil
lions of dollars in contracts will not let
Negroes work whatever their skill
Superintendent of Schools Bass,
here in Nashville, recently declared an
grily that I don't give damn what Stu
debaker says when he was asked to
obey the injunction of DR.. Studebaker
that there should be no discrimination in
unsupported training courses for the
training of workers in national defense. =
Mr. White ended his address with an
exortation to the students to meet cour-
ageously the challenge Of the changing
world.
Eventually white America may wake
to the fact that the margin between de
struction and survival of the United
States may rest with the ten percent Q!
her population which = Negro" he said
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Gratis who say they want to ex-
tend to the outer reaches of
Christiondom the Four Freedoms
of which we hear SO much nova
days.
Freedom For All
The truth contained in Cen
eral Johnson's statement, quoted
at the beginning of this article,
never occurs to these Congress
sional statesmen.
Their own freedom, the free
dom Of white men and women,
and the future Of their children,
is inextricably bound up with
that Of fthdse whom they now
Cypress and discriminate against
as social policy.
Which of these Democratic
States Of the South-North Car
olina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Ten
nessee, Kentuckyhas any hon
est faith in the Four Freedoms
as they affect the Colored popu-
lation Of the South, and the poor
white, who, also, have no ire
spected place in the achievemer
Of national progress or ever
along with Colored citizens,
minor part IN the political atftirs
OF their section. y
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Ohio wants 600 white boys
and 225 Negroes to join the
states Civilian Conservation
Corps right away, to bring enroll
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ce has been made.
These observations are pertin-
ent at this time because Of the
oratorical rlatitudes being show
cred around in fervent declama-
tion by those Southern Demo-