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Evening star., 1942-06-13
Day Of Heroes

BY Act Of Congress and with the
approval of President Roosevelt
today has been set aside in the
calendar OF the year as an occasion
honoring General Douglas Mac
Arthur, commandant of the United
Nations forces in the Southwest
Pacific area. June 13, 1908, was the
date Of his graduation from the
Military Academy at West Point, and
the thirty-ninth anniversary of the
start of his career of distinguished
service to his countryside, as it
happens, to the world at large-iS an
event which great numbers Of the
people of Washington will be glad to
observe appropriately.
The program beginning early this
morning and continuing until late
tonight will include the welcoming
of four American and ten British
heroes Of the war. touring the United
States as guests of twenty-one diff
ferent cities. Each of the visitors
is a seasoned fighter. None has
sought popular applause, and it
should be understood that in paying
homage to them the public honorS
them to a degree far exceeding any
expression of appreciation which
they have desired. The tour in which
they are engaged is a duty to which
they have been assigned. Symbol
izing all the combat organizations
concerned in the defense of freedom,
they will bring the war home to the
civilian communities in which they
appear. The group is to be at the
White House for a reception, the
Capitol to meet members OF the SEN
ate and the House of Representatives,
the Treasury for luncheon and the
British Embassy for supper. A
parade down Pennsylvania avenue.
starting at HAS am. and a rally at
the Water Gate, commencing ut 8
Evening star., 1942-06-13

Additional pointers on insect pests are
I found In the summer schedule
leafiet of the Wanderbirds' Hiking Club.
As to poison ivy and poison oak, the
leafiet says: "A vine and shrub-both
with the same leaflets three, let 1t be- ;
"A good scrub of exposed parts, after
hike. with strong laundry soap, fol-
lowed by a good sopping with rubbing
alcohol, is usually sufficient.
Should the tiny water blisters appear
later, paint with tincture of iron chloride,
about half strength, two or three times
daily
This is heroic treatment, but If used
before the afflicted spots spread. while a
little severe. will eradicate it.
Should the affected parts be over a
wider area, it is not advisable. Better
use calamine solution"
As to ticks, the Wanderbirds say:
"A very small per cent are infected.
Take no risk. Take a bath on reaching
home and be sure none has attached
itself.
The hair on the back OF the neck is a
favorite point of attack
As to chiggers, another great summer
, nuisance. these expert mixers declare
"A liberal busting OF ankles and foot
wear with sulphur usually keeps them
off
When first the itchy little red spot
is noted, daub it literally with iodine.
IF too late to reach them, a small wad
of cotton. kept saturated with olive oil.
held in place with adhesive tape, will
smother them in few days
1t should be kept in mind that wash
ing with soap and water is good only
before the breaking out.
II you think you have been exposed,
by all means try strong suds of soap
and water. Although laundry soap is
always mentioned, there is perhaps no
reason why any sort of soap would not
do equally well.
The benefcient action is not due to
the alkaline strength of the soap so
much as to the detergent effect, common
TO all soaps.
oOdp suuo dIiu Nnlcl III ItItIlI lCdl D
have become known as an antiseptic. not
so much through any medical content
of the soap. as merely by reason of the
mechanical action of the lather.
There is a constant movement going on
in suds, and this tends to move and
loosen any deleterious substance on the
skin.
One should not use either water or
any sort OF oil on poison ivy itch after
the redness appears.
1t should be remembered that most
ointments have oils in them.
-
Certainly there are few summer pests
worse than chiggers.
City folk who do not 60 walking in
fields and forests ordinarily do not en-
counter them.
That is why they succumb the more
Evening star., 1942-06-13

class when she is quoted every few days
as advocating equality is difficult to
fathom.
Fighting a war for equality by in
creasing the inequalities in the law at
home should not be the American way
The mode of taxation is quite as i'm
portant as the amount. Economists
agree that taxation is the greatest
power for good or evil known to man"
Tax manufactures and the effect is to
check manufactures, tax Improvements
and the effect is to lessen improvements,
tax commerce and the effect is to pre-
vent exchange, tax capital and the effect
is to drive it away, tax the marriage
partnership and you will increase the
number of men and women living to-
gether without benefit of marriage VOWS.
Is there any virtue in condoning an
evil just because Mr.. Morgenthau ad-
vocates it? DORA G.. OGLE.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Reports Increases in Charges
OF Different Restaurants.

To the Editor Of The Star.
Restaurant prices specifically are ex-
empted from the general maximum price
regulation made effective May Is. and
this exemption apparently has given
numerous restaurant operators a false
sense Of security, based upon mistaken
notion that their prices permanently are
immune from Government control.
Consequently. prices Of meals in Wash
ington are rising rapidly since May II.
in some cases by as much as 20 per cent.
The modus operandi by which restaurant
owners accomplished this boost is in
teresting
One restaurant. for example. has a
more or less standardized menu. Each
day they advance the price Of one meal
cents. Consequently, regular patrons
who compare the menu for one day with
that for the previous day do not notice
the change But the accumulated change
that has taken place since May l is
astonishing.
Another restaurant formerly sold
orange Juice in small glasses for cents.
lncN raised the pllCc W AZ NciieS' bdI
used larger size glasses, glasses more
than twice the size of the former glasses.
As soon as consumers became accus-
toned to the idea Of 10-cent orange juice,
medium sized glasses were substituted
for the large ones. Then after six or
seven days orange juice was once again
served in the small glasses. Result: A
100 per cent increase in the sale price
of orange juice since May II.
A third restaurant maintains the same
dollar amounts as formerly in the menu,
but has changed the meats from, say,
steak to hamburger. etc.
A fourth restaurant that formerly
served meal including coffee for go
cents, merely changed Including" to
excluding and charged 10 cents for the
coffee. Result: A is per cent increase
in the price Of the meal-with scarcely
anything on the menu to suggest
higher prices.
The price of meals constitutes one OF
the chief items of expense OF Govern
ment employe. 1t is unfortunate, there
fore, that OPA has given owners carte
blanche to charge what they will. II IS
still more unfortunate that owners have
found it desirable to resort to ruses to
hide their price increases. This practice
introduces the element of deceit and sug-
gests that the advances in price are not
entirely essential.
IfOPA does not know what to do. they
might at least aid customers to handle
the situation by requiring every restau-
rant to post copy of its May l menu
in a conspicuous place, so that customers
may know the extent to which 1t has
raised its prices. This would enable Gus
toners to patronize those restaurants
which have striven to do their patriotic
duty and it would reveal the various
stratagems now employed by operators
to camouf1age price hoists.
ANDREW AIDMAN.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Rubber SALVAGE

Inc rubber salvage campaign out
lined by the President last night may
be expected to make available large
quantities of scrap rubber which will
be useful in bridging the gap between
our limited supply of this essential
commodity and the enormous de-
mands of war. And, as the President
pointed out, it is essential that the
Government know precisely how
much scrap is available throughout
the country, for without that knowl-
edge it is impossible to make ade-
quate plans for the ALLEGATION of the
rubber which is to be had from other
sources.
1t is not likely, however, that the
scrap rubber campaign will be pro-
ductive of any substantial relief for
the civilian users of rubber. and this
prospect deserves greater emphasis
than it has received. The President,
in his press conference yesterday and
in the address last night, sounded
cautious warning on this point.
Motorists were urged to conserve
their tires and were told that it may
be a long. long time before they can
get requirements for their present
tires. This was in welcome contrast
to Mr.. Roosevelt's recent optimistic
expression of hope that the tire
problem would be worked out, one
way or another. but 1t falls far short
Of the emphatic statement that
would seem to have been indicated
by the unpleasant facts of our rubber
situation.
1t is probably significant and Ger
talnly regrettable that the President
did not see fit to indicate any support
for the proposal to ration gasoline on
a national basis as tire conserva-
ton measure, nor to register any
opposition to the bill now pending
in the Senate to allocate $500 tons of
crude rubber annually for the re-
Gaping or retreading of 10000 900
passenger car tires a year.
This attitude is made all the more
curious when examined in the light
of the recent Office of Price Admin
lStration announcement that only
4600,000 passenger cars will be left
in service by the end of 1914 unless
national gasoline rationing is insti-
tuted, and the position which Under
secretary of War Patterson has taken
in unqualified opposition to the
crude rubber ALLEGATION bill because
Of the need of the armed services
for rubber
BY his silence on these matters.
the President, in effect, casts doubt
on the soundness of the views ex-
pressed by his Subordinates. In the
unlikely event that he disagrees with
them, it would seem that he ought to
put the record straight by a clear
statement of the reasons for this
disagreement. And certainly, con-
sidering the vital Importance of rub
Der to the prosecution OF the war. he
ought to support them without any
reservation If he believes they are
right.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Suburban Hospital

Citizens of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase area have undertaken a diff
cult task in attempting to obtain a
new hospital at this time. The
urgency of the need, however, has
moved them to form hospital asso-
citation and to obtain a certificate
of necessity from the United States
Public Health Service prior to apply
ing for funds from the Federal
Works Agency.
The highest authorities in the
medical field concede the need of a
civilian hospital in the rapidly grow
ing Bethesda Chevy Chase area. In
commencing the hospital association
for its efforts, DR.. Thomas Parran,
Surgeon General of the United
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Gives Figures on Education
OF Negro Children in Mississippi.
To the Editor OF The Star:

To the Editor of The Star
During the Eliot Wilmington debate
on poll taxes. the latter spoke of ''unedu-
Gated Negroes" in Mississippi.
"Uneducated Negroes indeed. Why?
Here are the facts: Mississippi spends
7 cents for the education of Negro chill
dren for every dollar it spends for the
education of white children. Mississippi,
in 1856. spent approximately 81 900 900
for transportation of white pupils. but
reported not l cent for that of Negro
pupils.
And this in spite of the fact that Negro
pupils represent 40 per cent of school
enrollments-and that more than so per
cent of such Negro pupils live in rural
areas.
In 1856, the value Of all school prop
erty used for Negroes in Mississippi was
s3,l94500, and that for white pupils
was $45,456OOO.
1t seems pointless and cruel. to say
the least, to stunt the intellectual growth
of 193520 white children and l84.107
Negro children tage tbs, as of 193O)
just to satisfy the delusions of few
bigots who have the means to send their
children out of Mississippi to enjoy ad-
mittedly superior educational advantages.
AN AMERICAN NEGRO.
Evening star., 1942-06-13

PM, will give thousands Of unknown
friends opportunities to cheer them
to the echo. They will know that
they are being applauded for their
comrades as well as for themselves.
Meanwhile, the struggle moves
slowly on to its inevitable conclu-
sion. Whether or not the end will
be final and complete victory de-
pends upon each living citizen OF
the democratic nations. General
Macarthur has furnished us all with
an ideal Of practical cooperation
In the words: II shall do my best"
Evening star., 1942-06-13
| Have Loved Peuce

haUe loued peace and all the quiet
things:
The unobtrusiUe dusk on blue-moth
1OingS,
The siluer sheen that trosts deep
1Dinter night
And stars like Chinese lanterns When
each light
Flickers and s1Uays as if the ,Dind's
small breath
Could blo,p it out. hare loued euen
death
When it has folded tired and work-
MORN hands.
Yes, all the things Uhich make such
tetD demands
On souls at one NTH God and
quietude.
But non Udr stalks the earth and
1Ddr is rude
And earth kno,Us pain. Kneeling, !
humbly ask
For high tDhite courdge-dnd d heal
ting task.
ANOBEL ARMOUR.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Fishermun's Luck

The lure of angling starts shortly
after infancy, in the pinhook stage,
and continues through life. Some
times the victim specializes In one
species II this method is chosen,
for economy the humble sunf1sh is
hard to beat. He is everywhere, just
around the corner within easy A-card
distance, and not even far beyond the
range of flat-tire travel. He will
eagerly absorb worms, costing moth
ing but the labor of digging He is
decidedly the poor mans wartime
fish. In contrast, the salmon, due to
his custom of dwelling in remote
rivers belonging to fishing clubs
whose annual dues run anywhere
from $500 upwards, and to his habit
of turning up his nose at any lure
worth less than IS and his reluctance
to be caught with a rod and reel
under $500 in value, is the rich
mans fish.
Perhaps the best plan is just to 60
to the nearest water with an open
mind, no preconceived notions of
what the catch will be. and a will
lingness to take what comes and
like it. This plan often produces
marvellous luck. in excess of the
millionaire salmon fisherman's.
Such was the case of Guido Smith
OF Kansas City, who by this scheme
got two fish, whose exact species
was completely forgotten in the
excitement OF his main catch, a
beautiful tire, which he landed after
q game struggle. stuf1ng it with air.
and mounting 1t proudly On his ear.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Dissents From Explanation
OF Origin Of Plant Name.

To The Editor Of The Star:
The statement in the article on millet
in The Star for June II that the plant
received its vernacular name in honor
OF the botanist Millet, is preposterous.
The name millet isstaken over directly
from the French, being a diminutive of
mil" as any good dictionary will show.
There is plant genus Milletia. named
for the botanist Millet. but this is its
Latin, not vernacular, name. This genus,
Billetia, belongs to the bean family and
is in no way related to millet or other
grasses. E. L. MINER.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Wants Bankers to Cash
Soldiers Pay Checks.

To the Editor Of The Star:
am a soldier in the United States
Army. We are doing our patriotic duty
at starting pay of s21 month. Our
whole lives have been changed to the
end that our country may be defended.
But I am wondering what can be done
to persuade the bankers of washington
to cash our pay checks. Their reply
when we present our good United States
Army vouchers is: I'VE are sorry, but 1t
is not our policy to cash checks for
persons who are not depositors."
J. n. NJ.
Evening star., 1942-06-13

O. Who originated Fathers Day?-
F. R c.
A. We have been informed that credit
for Fathers Day belongs to the YMCA
and the Ministerial Association Of Spo-
kane. Wash. which officially launched
the movement shortly after it was intro
duced in 1910.
O. Where can flrst-day cancellations
of the new Win the War stamp be
obtained?-T N. B.
A. The Post Office Department says
that stamp collectors desirous Of obtain
ing first-day cancellations of the new
Win the War" stamp to be issued on
July 4 may send a limited number of
self addressed covers. not to exceed 10.
to the Postmaster. Washington. together
with a cash or postal money order re-
mittance
@. How far are the Andamar Islands
from Burma?-S. F.
A. They lie in the Bay of Bengal, l20
miles from the mainland Of Burma. The
Andamanese are one of the smallest
AUS, llIC dkc IlClSllG VI lIlt Iltu
being 4 feet l0iq inches and of the
females 4 feet inches.
@. What is the largest candle IN the
world?-P NJ D.
A. 1t is the candle built in honor Of
the famous tenor. Enrico Caruso which
is in Our Lady of Pompeii Church in
Italy. Built in the United States on
order from his friends. at cost of
s3700. it is Is feet high. 5 feet in cir
cumference and weighs ton The can
die is lighted once year on All Souls
Day and is expected to last 1900 years.
@ Where was Bentonell. the Metro
polltsn tenor, born?-U. B.
A. Giuseppe Bentonelli whose real
name is Joseph Horace Benton. was born
ir Sayre Okla,
Q. Please give the origin of the slogan,
See America First."-G. D.
A. The phrase came into use during
the latter part of 1914 and was used
extensively in 1914 and 1917 when Euro
pean travel was cut off. The National
Park Service of the Interior Department
started the slogan. See America First"
for national parks. hotels and railroads.
1t is stated that w A. Wadleigh. pas
senger traffic manager Of the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad, originated the
phrase in connection with this railroad.
@. What are the so-called "fire-cards"
that the British dropped on German
grain fields early in the war?-R. c. F.
A. They consisted of disk of absorb
ent paper impregnated with phosphorus
and dampened in water AS soon as the
water evaporates the card bursts into
flame.
@. What were the major operations OF
the 42d Division (Rainbow during the
First World War?-D. J. J.
A. The major operations were Cham
pagne- -Marne. Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel
and Meuse -Argonne
@. Please give the words of the Chris
tan pledge When was 1t first used7
r. T. E.
A. The pledge is: Il pledge allegiance
to my flag and to the Saviour for whose
Kingdom it stands; one brotherhood,
uniting all mankind in service and love-
This pledge was used for the first time
on Christmas eve, 1908 in the Third
Methodist Episcopal Church, Long
Island City, N. Y.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Comments on American Legion's Part
In Local Civilian Defense Work.

To the Editor of The Star:
1t is regrettable to hear that the re-
mark of prejudiced bystander at a
meeting of AFRAID wardens of the Co.
lumbia Heights area recently is reason
for the threatened walkout of members
OF the District of Columbia posts of the
American Legion who have been taking
an active part in civilian defense.
Members of the American Legion who
are active in the civil defense prepared
ness program are not ."drunkards" They
do not drink when they are on duty. If
there were any infraction of this rule, it
should be handled in a right manner
and the guilty person warned against
repetition.
AS a whole. the civilian defense pro-
gram here has been admirably conducted.
This good work should not be marred
by factionalism
FREDERICK q. FROST.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Proposes Standard Printing
OF RatiOning Information.
To the Editor OF The ataK.

Proposes Standard Printing
OF RatiOning Information.
10 the Editor OF The Star:
At the present time. everybody is in
terested in rationing. the articles to be
rationed. the terms of the laws or orders
controlling rationine. the penalties for
infractions, etc. The press publishes
incidental articles on the subject as it
develops from day to day.
1t is my suggestion. however, to pro-
vide such vital information in every issue
OF the newspapers. Perhaps the speci-
hed restrictions and rules could be
printed in back page with appropriate
headings. No one then could plead
ignorance.
Most people want to follow the laws,
but they should not be expected to have
to consult lawyer as to such matters.
JAMES w. Cliff.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
Bu Frederic J. Hdsk,n.

A reader can get the nns11er to any
question of fact by 1Grtting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hask,n. director. Washington,
d. C. Please inclose stamp for return
postage.
@. Which is the more costly to main
tain. navy or feet OF airplanes?-
o. l.. G.
A. Brodie, in Sea Power in the Ma
chine Age" says that If the cost of a
battleship feet is compared with the
cost of the air fleet necessary to pro-
duce the same rate of fire. the air feet
is found to be out of all proportion the
more costly.
O. Why is Spain sometimes called the
Iberian Peninsula p. L. M.
A. Iberians was the name applied by
the early Greek navigators TO the peoples
who inhabited the eastern coast of Spain:
originally those who dwelt by the River
Iberus, the modern Ebro. Later Iberia
became the common Greek name for
the peninsula
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Differs With Mrs. Roosevelt
In Views on Joint Tax Returns.

To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is tragic to read Of the Endorsement
by the First Lady of the Land of the
Treasury Departments explanation Of
the need Of joint income tax returns.
Mrs. Roosevelt repeatedly has express
sed herself as indorsing the administra-
tion's war objectives. one of which is
equality under the law" Just how she
can indorse tax proposal which clearly
penalties the marriage partnership and
tends to place women In the chattels
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Flags of the United States

Flags Of the United States
Sunday is Flag Day. Naturally
during wartimes our national
emblem takes on greater sig
nifcance, and copy of the flag
booklet should be in every Amer
lean home. Contains wealth OF
historical material on the origin
and development of the flag.
Sections devoted to Flag Day,
Flag Code, a set Of accepted rules
on displaying flag for various oc-
casions-from a gala parade to a
funeral. Our flag has had a
glorious past. and will have an
even more glorious future. To
secure your copy Of this inspir-
ing publication inclose 20 cents in
coin wrapped in this clipping and
mail to The Star Information
Bureau.
Name
Address
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Approves Criticism
OF Fireworks Display.

To the Editor OF The Star:
I agree with Reader of The Star for
Years" My reaction is same as hers.
The people OF little means are giving
until 1t hurts-they are being heavily
taxed and over-taxed.
I, too, have son in service. overseas.
On the whole, do not believe a fire.
works display on July 1 will be appre.
ciated.
ANOTHER STAR READER
FOR YEARS
Evening star., 1942-06-13

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herein also are reserved
Evening star., 1942-06-13
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address Of
the 1Driter, although the use OF
q pSeudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right TO edit all letters NTH
uielU to condensation.
Evening star., 1942-06-13
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-10-01
LANSING CHURCH is
HOST TO TEACHERS

The Lansing Presbyterian
church was host at a. reception
given in honor of the teachers of
Lansing grade and high school,
one evening last week.
The service opened in the audi
forum of the church with an ad-
dress of welcome by the pastor,
Rev. c. H. Stark. Principal JOS
eph Martin responded for the
teachers. Then county Superin-
tendent J. B. Hash, of Jefferson,
spoke to the congregation.
After this service, the teachers
and members went to the base
ment where special entertainment
was presented. The Woman's
Auxiliary served light refresh
mentS.