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Evening star., 1944-06-03
The Political Mill
Bv Gould LincoIn

Back in 1885, Indiana had only one
Republican representative in Congress,
Senate and House both. He was Repre-
sentative Charles A. Halleck of the sec
ond district, only IS years old at the
time OF the special election which sent
him to the House. Today, Indiana has
one Republican Senator and nine Re-
publican members of the House, leaving
the Democrats one Senator and two
Representatives. This Is a sufficient
commentary upon the shift Of political
sentiment in the Hoosier State during
the last nine years. 1t may be added
however, that Wendell L. Willkie. the
Republican candidate, carried the State
In 1910 against Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Gentleman from Indiana" Mr..
Halleck, has progressed during his serv-
Ice in the House. He is now chairman
OF the National Republican Congress
sional Committee which is charged with
eiecting Republican House In the
coming election. Four years ago. 1t was
he who placed Wendell Willkie in noni-
nation for President at the Republican
National Convention. He did an exceI-
lent 1ob-as any one who heard him
will testify.
AS temporary chairman and KEYNOTE
speaker at the Indiana Republican State
Convention, just concluded, Mr.. Halleck
undoubtedly set the pace for the q. O. p,
campaign. His speech, driving and
1orceful and carrying the war to the
opposition, will be a model, followed
throughout the coming contest.
Mr.. Halleck did not timidly suggest
that the Republicans, If placed in con-
troll OF the Government, would do as
good job in winning the war as the
present administration. He boldly said
that 1t would do a better one. He At
tackled the Mr.. Roosevelt Commander
m-Chief myth" He sought to explode
the Idea that Mr. Roosevelt is indis-
pensable IN handling foreign affairs
oy challenging his past record. He
pledged the Republican party to a
speedy and victorious end of the war
and to lasting peace. And he laid
down set Of basic objectives on the
home front for which the G. o. P. will
strive WA.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
This Changing World
BY Constantine BroiUn

The Allied offensive against Europe
will not be long delayed. Any day now
the American people may read the dra-
matte news that the Germans have
been attacked on the four fronts where
the forces of all the United Nations are
concentrated.
Russian headquarters has been sig
nificantly silent in recent days. The
few raids made by the Luftwaffe-or
what is left of it-on the lines of COM
munication on the central and northern
sectors of the eastern front are about
the only indication that large Soviet
forces are being concentrated in those
vital areas. The diversion attempted by
the German forces in Romania, north
east of 1asi, the capital of Moldavia,
was minor operation to test the re-
serves left by Russians in the south.
And the Germans found them sufficient-
ly strong to discourage another sally.
AS far as othe size of the forces en-
gagged in battle is concerned, it looks
as if the heaviest attacks on q wide
front will be in the east, where the Ger
mans have about three and half times
the number of divisions they have in the
west.
Behind strong Notifications erected
since 1941, the Germans hope to pre-
vent the Russians from breaking
through their most important lines until
the battle in the west has been decided.
Large Withdrawals involving the yielding
Of important territories are expected.
But the Berlin high command is said to
be confident of preventing an actual
break-through for number of weeks
The Allied and German general stats
seem to be in agreement that the de-
clsion will be reached in the west. It
appears that while the 'kill' may come
IN the east the chase" will have to
be made in the west.
The Allies have no illusions about the
determination with which the Germans
are going to fight on all fronts. The
bitterest contest, however, will take
place in the west, where the Nazis
have gathered not only an imposing
land, air and naval force composed of
submarines and fast small boats but
also have built what is reported to be
formidable system of permanent forti-
ncations. 1t also is in this area that
they have concentrated the best and
Evening star., 1944-06-03

ing 10 get through while it has a chance
70 accomplish something. It will make
great zeal OF difference to the out
come OF Gen. StilwelIs operation.
Wnetner the Japanese relieving column
reaches the Mogaung- -Kamaing -Myit-
Kylna area to find Gen. Stilwell snuelv
established in all three towns. or
whether he is still besieging them.
Inc whole Burmese military situation
Is, however, one of considerable local
confusion. In such country it is not
possible to establish solid lines and zones
OF defense with the small forces in
Volved-about two and q half small di-
visions on our side. about one and half
Tor the enemy. Infiltration Is ALWAYS
possible for either side. Japanese snin-
ers are still active inside the half OF
Myltkyina which we now hold: small
parties of Japanese slip into the JAP
anese part of the town at night to join
the garrison, sometimes bringing small
quantities of supplies. On the other
hand, the Japanese were unable to pre-
vent the successful withdrawal into the
hills of the Chindit force which thev
drove from the road block southwest
OF Mogaung, although they had that
force completely surrounded. Similar
conditions apparently prevail In the
Manipur hills, where the Japanese are
still holding out in various places.
though their chances of survival through
the rainy period do not appear bright
In the final analysis, our air superb
ority, giving us the inestimable boon Of
air-borne supply. is probably our main
ADVANTAGE The japanese could not
break the road-block until their ground
troops had captured the air-strip on
which the Chindits depended for sup
plies, and even then they had to sur
round the beleagured Chindits with a
ring Of antiaircraft guns to prevent
transport planes from coming in to drop
loaded parachutes. This suggests that
the Japanese may be In considerable
force, but 1t also suggests that their
progress may be slow and painful
So we come back to our original prop
osition: In Burma, we are fighting
against time. We have suffered severely
from the Japanese resistance, not SO
much in loss Of men as in loss of time.
The men can be replaced by air; the
time cannot be replaced by any means.
Our advantages are not as great as they
seemed to be two weeks ago, when last
analyzed the situation in North Burma.
But the weight of advantage is still on
our side-which is merely to say that
1t is better bet that we shall establish
ourselves firmly in North Burma than
1t Is that the Japanese can prevent us
from doing 50 before military movement
becomes impossible.
fcop,rsht' 1874, b. New York Tribune lns)
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Financing SIum Clearance

A correspondent whose letter ap-
pears elsewhere on this page today
takes issue with a recent Star edi-
torial which contended that slum
reclamation is not a purely local
problem in Washington and that it's
cost, as provided in the Tydings bill,
should not be borne by the local
taxpayer alone.
If it was not national policy to
make available Federal loans and
grants for slum reclamation, the
burden of the correspondents argu-
ment might have much to commend
it. But with the Federal Govern
ment making available many mil
lions Of dollars annually for sub
sidizing low-cost housing, and with
the Federal Government borrowing
from its citizens the money to lend
local housing agencies, it is biting
of our noses to spite our faces to
insist that slum reclamation in
Washington is an obligation of the
local taxpayer. This is true espe-
cially when that local taxpayer,
through his Federal taxes, will con-
tinue to contribute to the cost OF
slum reclamation and low-cost hous-
ing in other cities.
Under the Tydings bill, but with
out an estimate of the cost, the local
taxpayer alone would furnish the
subsidy for slum reclamation. The
cost would be high. In the only two
concrete propositions made by local
builders, the taxpayers subsidy to
the builder would amount to
1851 900 involving only 1893 units out
of the 10000 said to be embraced
in the complete slum clearance
program. And that figure does not
cover the other subsidy, involving
rental certificates for the tenants
through the Board of Public We'll
fare. The Star agrees with Major
General u S. Grant, Sd, chairman
OF the Park and Planning Commits
sion, that the Tydings bill is dan
gerous for the local taxpayer.
Those who stand to make a profit
out Of its provisions are not in the
best position to argue that the local
taxpayer alone should meet it's costs.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
"A BIunder'
By David Laurence
From the Clay Center Kans) Dispatch.

From the Clay Center CKsns.) Dispatch.
We eat very little peanut butter and
what happens to the worlds supply is
of small concern to us. But the burn
ing up Of 2,700 jars of peanut butter by
the Government because the jars con-
tanned slightly under the indicated
weight is fine example of the workings
of the bureaucratic mind. Sometimes.
when you read items like that you ask
yourself, How did they get that way?"
Well. they got that way because they
are bureaucrats and that's all the ex-
planation needed
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Air Prelude

Perhaps the most intriguing topic
In preinvasion speculation is the
degree of success attained by the
Allied air campaign against Hitler's
European fortress. 1t is generally
agreed that Germany's capacity to
resist must be considerably dimin-
ished before the actual land invasion
by the Allies can have reasonable
prospects of speedy and complete
success. It is further agreed that
this "softening up" process should
include many phases, from the long
range results of strategic bombings
directed at German industry and
attrition of the Luftwaffe to tactical
blasting of German coastal defenses
and communications in the de-
tense zone.
How far these various objectives
have been reached is presumably
known only approximately even by
the Allied high command. None of
them has apparently achieved
maximum results. German in
dustry, though badly hit, still
functions. The Luftwaffe. though
relatively weaker, is still numerically
strong and is being carefully hus-
banded for the supreme test. The
German communications system in
Western Europe, though continu-
ously disrupted at many points,
especially since the Allied shift to
tactical bombing during the past
month, is far from being paralyzed.
On this last point, an instructive
analogy can be drawn from Italy.
There, the Allies have almost COM
plete air supremacy and they
have used it on German communi-
cations to the best of their ability.
Those communications are narrowly
"canalized" on north-south lines
by the mountainous nature of the
Italian peninsula. Roads and rail-
ways alike abound with bridges and
culverts or pass through narrow
defiles. all Of them ideal targets for
air attack. Nevertheless. the
enemy's communications system has
not been knocked out, as Is proved
by Marshal Kesselring's ability to
supply and reinforce his front lines,
maneuver rapidly and conduct or
derly retreats without sacrificing his
heavy equipment or an undue pro-
portion of his troops.
II German generalship and en-
gineering skill have accomplished
this in Italy under such handicaps,
1t Is unlikely that they are In worse
plight In Western Europe, where
their communications system Is not
canalized but spreads out on every
hand in an elaborate network of
roads and railways, all of it in direct
contact With Germany itself, unob-
structed by mountain or water
barriers. The intensive tactical air
campaign now in progress against
this defense and communications
system is doubtless doing much
damage and impairing its efficiency,
but against this must be set the
time element. A successful invasion
OF Western Europe must be begun
early enough to be we'll established
before the autumnal gales impair
both water borne transport and air
activity. At some moment, the air
prelude will, on balance, run into
the law OF diminishing returns.
That crucial moment, If rightly
Judged by the Allied high command,
may logically be deemed the signal
for the supreme stroke.
Evening star., 1944-06-03

Early to bed and early to rise
makes a man reasonably certain Of
getting to work on time and in a
bus that is not too crowded.
Evening star., 1944-06-03

One of the prevailing problems of
youth is that Of bringing up the
adults in the way they should 70.
Evening star., 1944-06-03


Whereas, If we do the job locally, we
will get much cheaper money through
more efficient local Government, and
we have a good Government, and we
can keep our eye on the whole business
all the time.
We had better think this over care
fully. And by the way, who is respon-
slble for our slums here in Washington?
1t must be us. Surely not Joe Smith
down in Rosedale, KY. and 1t couldn't
be Nellie Brown in Arizona, or anv
other persons who live In cities and
towns that they have managed to keep
clear of slums. These people would
surely raise hell If they knew that Con-
gress was thinking of spending some of
their money to clear up our slums.
And what about our helping to clean
up all those slums in other large cities.
They will probably smack the relief
bills on us, too. After all, Washington
has very few on relief. We are a very
wealthy and fortunate city. We would
do better cleaning up our own slums,
standing our own relief bills.
The entire slum clearance program Is
local problem. For health, speed and
economy 1t should be kept under our
local Government where we can keep
an eye on 1t, keep the citizens informed
about 1t, get 1t done.
The slums are our fault and it is our
Job to clean them up, especially when
we can do 1t cheaper and quicker stand
on our own feet. reject deficiency inanc-
Ing, and pay as We 60.
CLARKE DANIEL.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09
Eastern Star Meeting.

James b. White Chapter No.. I99;
or' cr of the Eastern Star, will hold
, rcp.Iar meeting at the Masonc
Temple Monday evening a. , |W
o'clock. it was announced ,ou"i ~,
members are urged to a''eilo ana
visitors are invited.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09
Here From Tennessee

Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe StalnbacA, o..
,aE Ridge. Tenn. arrived last n.Sh'
% spend some time WIN Mr. "'l7
Mrs. W. c. Stainoack at 1he'f 'l'''>
N Montgomery street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09

practice.
Friday:
4 p. m, Boys choir practice,
THE SALVATION ARMY.
Sunday services:
10 a.. m, Sunday school.
II a. m, Preaching service.
$50 p. m, Y. P. L. Meeting.
7 p. M, Open air meeting.
7:3O Q. m. Salvation meeting.
Why not go to church?
ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Time of Masses:
lst, 3rd. and 5th Sunday 8 a. m
End and 4th Sunday, 1890 a. m.
Holy Days, 9 a. m.
Novena devotions. Sundays, 7:45
p. m.
Rev. James H. King. pastor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09

From Durham Hospital
Miss Frances #arJdt.of has rCturn-
ID t. hcr. home move after andor-
going treatment Il, Mcpherson hos
5Ital i'm D#ruHu.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09
HIS
Daughter Born.

and Mrs. II. S, Watkins, o.
.|as"sJljc, Va. announce INC
#H. H. daughter, Rcbckah fIem
us November 10, at Johnston
hospital. Richmond, Va. Mrs
.n. Is the former Mis- El.Z1
|slcle4n9, Of MIddlcblug.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09
FIRST METHODIST.

Rev. H. x. King, pastor,
Sunday:
9:45 a.. M. Church school,
II a. N. Morning worship, Com
muuion service ana dedication OF
new hymnals.
) p. m. Program Of sacred music
by choir Of Warrenton Methodist
church.
6 p. m. Methodist Youth Fellow
ship supper and worship service,
Monday:
8 p. m. Woman's Society OF Chris
tiau Service Christmas meeting with
Wesleyan Service Guild members Is
guests.
Tuesday:
4p. m. Girl Scout Troop l IN oase-
mcnt.
7.3o p. m. Board of Christian Edu-
cation,
Thursday s p, IA. Senior sAosl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09
CITY ROAD METHODIST.

Rev. James W. Snccdcn. pastor.
10 a.. IN. Sunday school. ". /.
Adams. superintendent,
6:30 p. m. Young Peoples meeting,
1.30 p. I'M. Our District Mee}.l9
and thc Crusade for Christi by ".
G. Glover.
Sermon, The Beginning and the
End by the pastor.
-
CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN
Rev. J. Frank Apple, pastor.
9.45 a. In. Church school.
The Christians Most Urgent
Need"
7.3O D.. m. ENcuLng worship. Topic.
The Reward oil Folthfamess.
Wednesday:
7.30 p. m, Prayer meeting.
SIS D. m. Choir practice.
-
HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL.
Rev. Ray Holder, pastor.
Second Sunday in Advent, Dee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-09

Irving Is. Watkins,
Attorney.
25-29. IG-25-3O
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Education Association
10 Convene Saturday

Minor Miller. director Of religious
education In Virginia. will be the
principal speaker at the spring ses-
sion of the Fairfax Education AS
sociation at $50 am. Saturday in
the Fairfax High School Auditorium,
G. G. Cox, president of the associa-
tion, announced yesterday.
The session will open with inyo-
cation by the Rev. Horace C. Lukens
of Vienna, followed by devotional
reading by Miss Elizabeth Longwell,
supervisor of weekday religious edu-
cation in the county schools. The
address of welcome will be given by
Superintendent of Schools Wilbert
T. Woodson.
Miss Martha E. Rely, vocational
guidance director, Fairfax High
School, will preside at the morning
business session, when reports of
standing committees will be made
and officers elected.
The eyaluation of the workshop
program will be discussed by several
groups during the afternoon session,
with Miss Mary Wynn presiding over
the Herndon- Fails Church group;
Mrs. Olive S. Thompson, Mount Ver-
non group, and Mrs. Katherine
Hopper, Fairfax group.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
FSA Supervisor Warns
Against Scrapping Agency

A bill now pending in Congress
providing for abolition of the Farm
Security Administration and tran
fer of its functions to. Farmers
Home Corp. would affect 18O
farmers in Prince Georges, Calvert
and Anne Arundel Counties, Lee A.
Miller, FSA supervisor for the area,
announced yesterday.
This legislation has special sig
nificance both for farmers who now
borrow from FSA and for all family
size farm operators" Mr.. Miller de-
clared. Right now farmers gen.
orally are doing pretty well. But in
the event of another postwar de-
preston, the legislation will affect
many times the present number
of borrowers.
Mr.. Miller said he had been ad-
vised that reports predicting aboli-
ton Of FSA had created widespread
distress" among farmers dependent
on the agency for operating credit,
Evening star., 1944-03-26
|loudoun Red Cross
Campaign at & Pct;
Final Push Planned
Special Dispatch to The Star,

LEESBURG, Va, Mar. 25-Harry
T. Pancoast, Loudoun County chair
man for the 1914 Red Cross War
Fund drive, announced today that
SIS ,872, or 81 per cent of the county s
quota has been collected and that
the workers are entering the last
two weeks of the campaign with
renewed efforts to put Loudoun
County over the top. Realizing
that the final period is the hardest,
Mr.. Pancoast is calling on all the
workers to contact each prospect
several times so that all will have
a chance to contribute.
1t costs approximately $50 per
man per year to keep the Red Cross
at a soldiers side. Loudoun County
has 1900 men in the armed forces.
If the county's quota of 24,500 is
met, the amount contributed will
be only a little over the amount
needed for Loudoun's men in the
service.
Preinduction Call for Monday.
+ Sixty-f1ve white men have been
called for their preinduction physi-
cal examination and will leave Mon
Evening star., 1944-03-26

% Eleven 'Colored Men Called.
Eleven colored men have been
,alled to take preinduction examina-
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Veterans Program Mapped
By Maryland Educators
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 25.-Approxi-
mately 200 Maryland educators
voted at a conference today to
establish an organization to plan
and direct postwar educational aid
to veterans.
The Very Rev Edward B. Bum,
S. j., Loyola College president, was
unanimously elected chairman of
the executive committee of the pro-
posed organization, and DR.. Thomas
G. Pullen, jr, was named vice
chairman
DR.. Pullen, State superintendent
Of education, discussing postwar
educational problems, predicted
present educational standards would
require adjustment to deal with
many phases of the postwar
situation.
Veterans should be offered the
type of education they want-in-
duStrial or professional-provided
they are fitted for it, and special
classes probably will have to be set
up to meet their needs, DR.. Pullen
said
The conferees represented all
types Of educational institutions in
the State.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
50 Houses in Hatboro, Pa,
To Be Moved 10 Aberdeen
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 25.-Moying
part Of Pennsylvania town located
north Of Philadelphia to Aberdeen.
Md, Is no slight undertaking, but
the Federal Public Housing Author
ity plans to do just that.
The FPHA disclosed today that
so dwelling units from a Federal
Housing project in Hatboro, Pa.
would be disassembled and moved
to Aberdeen, where extra housing
facilities are needed. The Hatboro
project is to be discontinued because
its usefulness to the war effort has
ended.
Oliver c. Winston, regional FPHA
director, said he believed a con-
siderable economy could be realized
by moving the existing structures
TO miles rather than building new
ones at Aberdeen.
Work on the job will begin within
a month.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Night Sale Of Auto Taos
Set at Silver Sprino

For the convenience of Montgom-
cry County motorists who work dur
ing the day, the deputy county
treasurer's office at Silver Spring
will be open from 7 to 9 pm. to-
morrow through Friday for the pur-
chase of automobile tags.
Walter c. Griffin, deputy treas
urer for the eastern suburban area
OF the county, pointed out that mo-
toriSts may pay their automobile
taxes at the same time. Any resi-
dent OF Maryland not living in the
county may obtain tags by showing
receipt for the payment of auto
mobile taxes, Mr. Griffin said.
Tags may be obtained from 9 am
to 4:30 pm. daily at the Silver
Spring and Bethesda County Build
lngs and at the Rockville Court
house.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Services of All Nurses
In Arlington Sought

A drive to obtain the services of
every nurse in Arlington County not
on active duty will be launched to-
morrow by the Bureau of Nursing
Service, Graduate Nurses Associa-
ton of Virginia, 1922 North Gar
field street, Arlington.
Nurses unable to work full time
will be urged to accept part-time
employment in order to relieve the
shortage of skilled nurses. Those
who have children and do not care
to accept employment will be asked
to operate nurseries to care for the
children of other nurses who might
be available for service, the an
nouncement asserted.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Montgomery Red Cross
Seeking Varied Gifts

A hurry-up call for articles needed
at stations served by the Mont
gomery County Chapter of the Red
Cross has been issued. These articles
include radios, monographs, musical
instruments dncluding a harp
straight chairs, easy chairs, writing
desks. book cases.. end tables, SUBJ
stantial card tables, garden tools,
three yard umbrellas and recrea-
tional equipment.
Person wishing to make a con-
tribution should call Silver Spring
el21 between 10 am. and 2 pm.