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Evening star., 1942-10-11
Clara NJ. Swanson
To Wed Mr.. Murray

Announcement is made by Mr..
A. L. Swanson Of San Francisco of
the engagement of his daughter,
Miss Clara M. Swanson, to Mr..
Edwin Lawrence Murray, U. s. N. R.,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard K.
Murray Of this city.
Mr.. Murray, a native Washing
tonian, is a former employe Of The
Star and Is now stationed at the
Naval School Of Photography at the
United States Naval Air Station in
Pensacola, Fla. The bride-elect,
formerly Of Friend and Lincoln,
Nebr,. is now employed by the De-
partment of Justice.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Miss Ruth Mitchell
Honored at Shower

An attractively arranged surprise
shower was given last night by Miss
Norma Chapman of Woodbridge in
honor Of Miss Ruth Mitchell, daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. John L, Mitchell,
whose marriage to Mr. Julian Keith
Lawson, j., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawson will take place October %
In Sherwood Presbyterian Church.
In recent weeks Miss Mitchell was
honor guest at linen shower given
by Miss Helen Sherwood and Mrs.
Roy Meinzer, kitchen shower by
Mrs. Donald Williams and two mis-
cellaneous showers by Mrs. Edward
j. Berdsus and Miss Gale Buxton.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Takoma Park and Silver Sbring
Numerous Red Cross Activities:
Politics Also Interest Women
Volunteers to Make Blood Donations;
Democratic Club Tea This Afternoon

Mrs. w. H. Peters has arrived
from Roscoe, N. Y, and is dividing
her time visiting her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ
Linthicum of Takoma Park and
her father, Mr.. Frank Frisbie of
Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Baugh have
taken a house on Franklin avenue
in Silver Spring. Mr. Baugh is one
of the outstanding players on the
Redskins football team.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand johnson
and their young son, Bertrand of
Woodside Park, have left on a
months trip through the border
towns of Mexico and Texas.
1t. Bernard Foy, U. S. A., Of
Silver Spring Is in training In the
Army Air Corps at Miami.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winn T. Simmons Of
Takoma Park are returning this
week end from two weeks vaca-
ton in Ohio.
Mrs. William Hutchison of Ia
koma Park has joined her husband
in Helena, Mont. Mrs: Hutchison
is the former Miss Fay Brenneman
of Takoma Park. .
Mr.. Marvin Fullmer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin H. Fullmer of Ia
koma Park has entered Ohio Wes-
leyan University.
Miss 1rma Mervine, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mervine has
returned from weeks visit in
Philadelphia, where she was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. Redmond
Kinsley, and is now attending the
University of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Lucker of
Takoma Park have purchased a
home at 9 Sussex lanA, Sligo Park
Hills, and will move there the latter
part of this month with their
daughter, Joan, and Mrs. Lucker's
mother, Mrs. w. P. Landon.
The Misses Mary and Rettv Ger
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Betty Rarnspeck
Wed in Georgia
Last Evening
Representatives
Daughter is Bride
OF 1t. J. S. Leedy

The wedding In Decatur, Ca, last
evening Of Miss Betty Ramspeck,
daughter Of Representative and
Mrs. Robert Ramspeck, to 1t. John
Stratton Leedy Of Fort Myers, Fla,
and Atlanta, Is Of wide interest here,
as the bride has spent much of her
life In Washington during the long
period of years that her father has
been q member of the House of
Representatives. She was graduated
from Western High School in this
city and attended Hollins College.
1t. Leedy is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Leedy of Bir-
mingham. was graduated from the
Georgia School of Technology with
a degree In engineering and Is at
present serving in the United States
Army Air Corps.
Woodwardia ferns mixed with
palms, urns Of plume grass and
arches formed by lighted candles
made a picturesque setting in the
Decatur Presbyterian Church, where
the Rev. Dr. Herman L. Turner
of1iciated at 8 o'clock.
Representative Ramspeck escorted
his daughter to the altar and gave
her in marriage. She was gowned
IN ivory satin made with a drop
yoke of mousseline edged with seed
pearls, a long basque and long
sleeves and was buttoned down the
back. with the full skirt ending in
g. very long train. Duchesse lace
from her mothers wedding dress
formed the cap which held her ivory
Illusion veil which extended beyond
the train of her dress. The bride
carried cascade bouquet of pur-
ple-throated white orchids and STEP
hanotis tied with white tulle.
Mrs. FARRELL r. Dunson, sister of
the bride, was her matron of honor
and wore a dress of Cuba brown
velvet fashioned with a long bodice,
sweetheart neckline, bracelet length
sleeves and a full skirt, and her
bouquet was cascade of Fiji chrys-
anthemums in deep ivory color
against a background of sheafs of
wheat.
The bridesmaids were Miss Betty
Kerr Hendrix of Greensboro, N. c.;
Miss Kitsy Collier of La Grange,
Ca; Miss Elsa Norris of Atlanta,
and Miss Nancy Kirkland, also of
Atlanta. Their velvet gowns were
rose beige in color and made like
the dress of the matron of honor
with which they wore headdresses
OF rose beige ostrich tips and car
ried bouquets matching the bouquet
of Mrs. Dunson.
Mr.. Harrison Wilson, a cousin of
the bridegroom, served as his best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. Pierre
Howard. Mr.. Perry Blackshear, Mr..
Warner Morgan, Mr.. Harold Edge,
Mr.. James Setze, Mr.. Jean Kirk
land. Mr.. A. J. Orme, jr., and Mr..
Thomas L. Camp.
A reception after the ceremony
was held at the East Lake Country
Club. which was decorated with
white flowers and palms. White
satin and tulle covered the brides
table which was centered with a
TERED wedding cake adorned with
ewansonia.
1t. and Mrs. Leedy left after the
reception for wedding trip before
going to Fort Myers, where they
will make their home. For travel
Ing Mrs. Leedy wore a forest green
crepe suit with a top coat of vic
tory red trimmed in black seal and
seal-trimmed red hat.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

hold have returned to Takoma Park
from weeks stay in Chicago where
they attended the convention of
Sigma Beta Sorority. Miss Betty
Gerhold has gone on to Baltimore
| for the week end.
Mrs. Henry NAPLES is again in her
home in Woodside after spending a
month in Philadelphia.
Also back from a trip Is 1t.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Weekend Guest

Mr.. and Mrs. M. Reynolds Preston
Of Arlington have had as their week.
end guest their son-in-law, 1t. &.
g. Earl j. Purcell, who is stationed
at Harvard University.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

Comdr. James T. Reside, U. S. N,
of North Woodside, who has been
IN Texas.
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Askov American., 1942-06-18
From Exchanges
Editorial Comment From Other News.
Conform With the Opinions of the
Askov American.
HALF CONVERTED
(New Ulm Daily JournaD


Senator Joe Ball, the man who
makes his entire living now from
politics but processes to be above
the messy business, has now taken
another bold, advanced stand.
He is in favor of peace after this
war!
I, We hope you do not smile when
you read this because Senator Joe
is dead in earnest about this peace
after this war business. 1t also shows
that he is making some progress.
Back in the good old peace days
Senator Ball belonged to the group
who were shouting for war so we
feel we have gained half convert
now that he is in favor of peace
after this war is over. If you give
him a little more time and let him
cut his eye teeth on some of the
intrigue of power politics over in
Europe, Senator Joe may hit the saw
dust trail and get one hundred per
cent converted. It will be a con-
version based upon deep personal
conviction and experience and such
conversions are likely to stick.
There is hope for Senator Joe.
He's no sin-stained, hardened, cal
loused, confirmed sinner. He's still
young yet!
Askov American., 1942-06-18
What Democracy
Means

Recently "The Remarkable An
drew" was playing in Philadelphia
theatre. Outside the theatre was a
large poster which embodied the
following quotation from one of the
best known presidents of our land:
Democracy means that people can
say what they want to. All the peo-
pie. 1t means they can vote as
they wish. All the people. 1t means
they can worship God or no god
in any way they feel right. That
means Christians and Jews and voo-
doc doctors and atheists. It's their
business in a democracy. 1t means
that everybody should have a job,
if he will work, and an education,
and the right to bring his children
up without fear for the future. 1t
means that the old shall be provided
for without shame to themselves,
or to their families. It means do
unto others as you would have others
do unto you
"It means the prayers of the Pill
grim Fathers in a wilderness, and
the Declaration of Independence, and
the Constitution of the United States,
and the Bill of Rights, and the
Emancipation Proclamation, and the
dreams of an immigrant mother for
her children.
That's what I believe in"
Andrew Jackson.
Askov American., 1942-06-18
F j i ID
Idefense
+ n cts
BY Mrs. Chas. Krantz
Pine County Farmer Fieldwoman.

The U. S. Army of six million men
consumes 500 dozen eggs per minute,
4,600 quarts milk per minute, $500
pounds meat and fish per minute,
1900 pounds potatoes per minute,
and 5000 pounds other fruit and
vegetables per minute.
The U. S. farmers are producing on
the average of $1,000 dozen eggs per
minute, 100000 quarts milk per min
ute, $4,000 pounds pork, veal and
beef per minute, $4,000 pounds po-
tatoes per minute.
An average U. S. citizen uses Is
pounds cotton a year in terms of cot
ton goods.
An average u. S. soldier uses rs
pounds cotton a year in terms of
cotton goods.
Cotton and alcohol are needed to
make smokeless powder.
To fire a 16-inch gun on battle
ship requires $50 pounds of smokeless
powder made from 476 pounds cot
ton linters and the alcohol from us
acre of sugar cane or 11a acres of
wheat.
-AAA Div of Information.
Askov American., 1942-06-18

Whatsoever We would that men
should do unto you, do ye even so
unto them" Is our role as inter-
national meddler going to come with
in the meaning of that rule? Ger
tainly not while the nation is in its
present state of mind. Even after
leaving our enemies Italy
and Japan-out of it, your philosophy
doesn't cover the subject.
1t is easy enough to see what would
be good for the other fellow. The
beam in his eye is so plain. But are
we as a nation willing to take the
other fellows Interpretation of what
would be good for us? Don't think
for moment that we would sub
NIT kindly to any interference by
Russia, England or any other Euro
pean, Asiatic or South American
country in our internal or interna-
tional affairs and don't think that
they would take kindly to any in
reference from us.
There are certain "walls of isola-
ton" that, like the sanctity and inte-
gritty of the home, must and shall
be maintained.
A meddlesome person gets nothing
but hatred for his pains. A meddle-
some nation gets nothing but hatred
and strife for its meddling.
Askov American., 1942-06-18
friends will be in the lowest bracket.

friends will be in the lowest bracket.
The governor said living costs
have increased very sharply, so he
meant they increased only for the
state workers, as he did not ask for
an increase for the people on relief,
old age, pensioners and veterans of
World War l (who are disabled and
cannot work., whose relief was cut
down when our governor took office.
Those state workers have. a job
and if they could not live on a salary
OF $1OO per month or more they can
quit. How many people who are
on relief and with many of them it
is not their fault, are getting $10O
per month?
The governor also said: "When the
next Legislature meets, we will have
the funds available He must be
sure he gets reelected, but some
times people get fooled.
IT not reelected l wonder if he
will wait to enlist in the navy as
lieutenant commander until April
1943?
H. F. LEDEBOER.
Motley, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-06-18

would be really free enterprise. All
industry, farming, transportation,
processing and1 distribution could do
their stuff and@supply all the people
with all the goods they desired.
But we are still at the forks of
the road We can't make up our
minds which road to take. Private
enterprise (and all of us like pri-
vate enterprise), doesn't want to give
up. Private money monopoly doesn't
want to surrender its "sure" thing.
The road to all-out cooperative is a
long and rocky one. A lot of us
will be dead and forgotten before
we get going on that route. And
even then private money control
would still leave the problem of dis
tribution unsolved.
So we're back again to money.
Private money control was never
intended by the trainers of our Con-
stitution. To correct the mistakes"
of our Congress it is necessary to
repeal the National Bank Act of 1864,
the Federal Reserve Act of 1918, and
the amendments thereto. That would
throw the money problems back in
the hands of Congress where the
Constitution put it, That could be
done in month, in week, in a
day-if Congress would act.
Then it would be a matter of set
ting up Monetary Authority with
power to control money and "regu-
late" the value thereof by keeping
the purchasing power of the dollar
the same at all times. This cannot
be done by "devaluing" the dollars,
or by "earmarking" some gold, or
by increasing bank reserves" It
can be done only by keeping circu-
lating money and consumer goods
equal in quantity as to relative value.
Obviously Prof. Soddy, the great
Swedish monetary expert of Stock
holm, was right when he said, Cali
reforms wait on money reform"
Our industrial system, like the
modern automobile, is a marvel of
perfection. But the automobile will
not run unless it gets gas in the
cylinders. Gas in the tank (bank)
is not enough. The gas must get
through the gas-line into the CYL
inders. At present the gas-line is
clogged. The cylinders (pockets) are
empty. A little cylinder-priming
now and then is not enough. There
must be a constant flow from the
supply tank, through the gas-line
into the cylinders (pockets) if the
machine is to run.
o. M. THOMSON.
Willernie, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-06-18
"WALLS OF ISOLATION GONE
FOREVER"-NONSENSE

(Brainerd Journal Press)
Surely under the teachings
of our religion-clearly from the
lessons of science we must
recognize that the walls of iso-
lation are gone forever and in
their place we must build bridges
of understanding and construc-
tive nce."-Governor Har-
old E. Stassen.
Please, please, Harold come down
to earth and talk United States.
Those are pretty words, but what
the Sam Hill do they mean?
Are we to understand that you
would make of these United States
a sort of Helpful Hannah to take
a hand in every international affair,
to bring "our way of life" to all peo-
pie, to throw down the bars of i'm
to all those who cannot
get along with their neighbors and
to take hand in every international
squabble?
Personally, we think your idea is
as ridiculous as it is vague.
One of the fundamental teachings
of religion-from the law and the
prophets, if you please - states:
Askov American., 1942-06-18

gentlemen to join the union of dairy
farmers and miners. John only
wanted to show the dairy farmers
what unionism did for the mine
worker, could also be done for the
dairy farmer; a shorter working day
and better living conditions.
The dairy farmers working condi-
tions are far short in receiving the
benefit that labor and industry en-
joy. There is no danger for the
moment of a dairymen's union as
most of them are too poor to pay
the dues and fees in a hodcarriers
union.
In Karl Marx Capital we read
the miserable conditions in the textile
industry of England in 1861 where
the whole family had to work, in
Guiding children from five years old
and up, IA hours per day but did
not receive in return enough on
which to exist.
Thanks to "that necessary evil, "
unionism, today the situation is much
improved in most branches of labor.
The only place that duplicates in
many instances that of the textile
industry of 1861, we find on the one
family dairy farm.
1t is these groups that Lewis must
have in mind to organize, the same
group Mr.. Roosevelt spoke of be-
longing to that one-third of the ma
tion's ill-housed, ill-fed and ill
clothed; who in contrast to that of
John Brandt, Young and McInner-
ney devote all their time to the in
terests of the dairy industry.
JOHN NIEBOER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-06-18
RUSSIA DECIDING GROUND
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
AS all competent military observ-
ers have maintained all along this
war will be decided in Russia. Hit
ler simply had to destroy Russia
before he could risk an all-out at
tack on England. With a powerful
Russian army left intact he had no
other alternative and while he has
not succeeded the fact still remains,
from military point of view, he
had sized up the situation correctly.
When England declared war on
Germany, many Englishmen saw that
great mistake had been made in
not lining up with Russia before
hand. Among these were Lloyd
George and Shaw No such mistake
was made later on when Germany
attacked Russia. Winston Churchill
then was quick to see that the one
thing had happened whereby his
country could win. Our own admin
istration in Washington, although at
the time we were not at war, saw
likewise.
Japan has been fairly we'll stopped
and the wise military strategy is to
try to knock out Germany as quick
ly as possible and then to 60 after
Japan with heavy bombing of her
cities and industry. Unless Russia
folds up, and there is no sign of this,
the war should be over in at least
a couple of years.
Germany has now robbed all ac-
cessible countries of their surpluses
and has stripped them down to bed
rock. If she attempts to 60 fur
ther production for her war machine
will be curtailed. She has not the
recuperative power of the three large
allied powers, England, Russia and
the U. S., nor has she the manpower
Again it should be emphasized that
Russia is the one that can bring
her full power to bear against Ger
many-therefore she is the nucleus
S. j. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-06-18
A MISUNDERSTANDING
editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
Resolutions have been adopted by
several cooperative dairy associations
and purebred stock farmers protest
ing against John Lewis for trying
to organize dairy farmers.
When John Lewis conceived that
idea he had not in mind the in
terests of John Brandt or that of
Owen D. Young, well known in the
financial circles throughout the world,
nor that of Thomas I. McInnerney,
chairman of the National Dairy Pro-
ducts Corp, who told stockholders
at the annual meeting he had reduced
his $150,000 annual salary by %
per cent because he had not been
required to devote so much of his
time to its affairs.
John Lewis did not invite these
Askov American., 1942-06-18
The Churches and the War

(The following is from A Christian
Approach to the War Emergency. A
sermon by We're v. Loper, in First
Congregational Church, Berkeley,
Calf, as published in the religious
monthly, Advance"
On this first Sunday of my ex-
perience as a Christian minister in
a country at war, I desire to make
a statement which is not a sermon
It is rather the effort to summarize
briefly my basic approach to a prob
lem which faces us all, the applica-
ton of Christianity to the current
scene.
I am not pacifst and never have
been. Out of the complicated maze
of events, to which the United States
has contributed both good and evil,
comes the one dominant fact-our
country has been attacked. To this
assault by Japan have now been
added declarations of war against
us by both Germany and Italy. In
the face of this situation I reaffrm
that the position of the nonpacifist
Christian is both Intellectually sound
and spiritually noble. I realize its
inconsistencies from the standpoint
of Christian idealism, but am con-
vinced that the pacifist is involved in
even more serious inconsistencies.
In the battle of relative values I
choose to do everything I can with
in the limits of my conscience to
help the United States win this war.
served my country as an artillery
officer in the last war and will do
all in my power to serve her in
the present emergency.
cannot, however, associate God
with the central aspects of this war,
except in terms of His judgment.
Nor will I turn this church into
a recruiting station. That is not
the business of the church. I will
not consciously do anything to whip
up the mass psychology of war. A
place of calm is needed in this mad
world, and the church should be
such place. will not preach hate
from this pulpit. do not hate Jap
anese or Germans or Italians, and I
refuse to desecrate this holy place
by speaking hatred in the name of
Him who prayed for his enemies,
Father, forgive them for they know
not what they do" Lincoln was
commander-in-chief of the armies
of the United States. purpose to
read and reread his life and words,
that I may learn the secret of a
statesman who could prosecute a
war in spirit with malice toward
none, with charity for ALL" I will
not forget those British soldiers who
shot down a German plane in the
English Channel, but risked drown
ing to save the lives of the planes
crew.
I have a deep and sincere love
for the United States, and feel the
same exciting spinal chills that you
do frequently when some lovely ma
tional symbol reminds me of the
priceless privilege of living in this
land. But I am aware of the dangers
of nationalism. I know that patriot
ism can be sloppy, sentimental. sell
Askov American., 1942-06-18
CHILLY RECEPTION

(By State Senator Elmer E. Adams,
in his Fergus Falls Daily JournaD
Governor Stassen's announcement
that he is going to resign after his
reelection and the next legislature
has adjourned has met with a chilly
reception. There is something re-
pugnant in the proposition to ask
for a third election and at the same
time announce that he will resign
and leave the affairs of state in the
hands of some unknown person.
There might be Democratic or
Farmer Labor lieutenant governor
and this would be an embarrassing
situation. If the governor wants a
third election he should stay on the
job.