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Evening star., 1944-05-07
Pucketmurks

Eugene Klein of Philadelphia, who
died on Sunday last, will be remem-
oered for his services to the stamp-
collecting public as international
secretary and president of the
American Philatelic Society and as
co-founder and president of the
american Philatelic Congress. But
the particular monument which he
has left to keep alive his name is
his study of the waterway packet
marks of the United States from
1913 to 1899. The book which he
published in 1910 and the two
pamphlet supplements which he
brought out in 1912 already are re-
garded as classics.
In the introduction to his full
sized volume, Mr.. Klein explained
in these words the beginning of his
interest in the indicia of letters
carried by steamboats, on American
inland and coastal waters:
When I was eight years old,
read Tom Sawyer" for the first time.
Living along the Danube River. in
which 1 learned my first swimming
strokes lost my first oar, and, in
winter, while skating, broke through
It's Ice, the book had strange fasci-
nation. opening up as it did the
vista OF new, unknown river. Years
later In
California I beheld the Father
OF Waters for the first time. The
river boats floating under the great
bridge at st. Louis held a certain
glamour and 1t was not difficult to re-
construct early scenes of river activ-
lty with multitudes of typical side
ana stern wheelers, carrying mail.
passengers and freight.
OF course, 1t was the postal cargo
fragments of (which survived.
Mr.. Klein assembled some thousands
OF envelopes, cards and other pre-
clouS scraps of paper rejecting the
development of those phases of navi-
gatlon with which he was con-
cerned. Many valuable items came
from the files of New Orleans firm
OF cotton brokers, dispersed in 1912.
AT a meeting held in 1898 the re-
search cooperation of Henry A.
Meyer, an Ohio River specialist, and
d. A. Somdal, Red River specialist,
was secured. 1t was decided to
classify all available packetmarks
for the Mississippi and it's tribu-
taries, the Hudson River, the Great
Lakes, Lake Champlain, Long Island
Sound, the Gulf of Mexico and the
coastwise lanes of the Atlantic and
the Pacific.
Mr.. Klein's major production was
a chronicle of the names of vessels.
the dates of their operation, the
names of their owners and captains,
and facsimiles of the rubber stamp
and printed markings applied to
mail transported in the recorded
Evening star., 1944-05-07

The headlines on the sport pages
Of the newspapers recently pro-
claimed that 10000 fans witnessed
the opening day baseball game be-
tween the Senators and the Ath-
letics. That was news because it i'll
lustrated the tremendous drawing
power of baseball. One would think
that any event which could attract
10000 people to witness it would be
news; but every Sunday of the year
more than 100000 people attend
church in the Nations Capital, and
no newspaper heralds this weekly
event because 1t is commonplace.
Since ID happens every Sunday,
there is nothing unusual about it.
The extraordinary thing is that this
happens every Sunday and no one
considers it unusual. The presence
of 100000 worshipers in churches on
Sunday illustrates the drawing power
of faith. The Christian faith with
its dynamic power to transform hu-
man lives and to meet human need
has drawn men to it in every age
and is not peculiar to our own time.
A vital, living force was set in
motion when Jesus was born. Dur
ing His brief ministry this force was
felt in His personality. A small group
of selected disciples under the per-
sonal leadership of Jesus became a
living fellowship with an urgent,
vital message for a confused and
suffering world. Persons of all walks
Of life were attracted to this little
group OF men who lived contrary to
the accepted ethical standards of
their day. Lifelong occupations were
relinquished, traditional social and
political associations were aban-
doned, even home ties were severed.
People gave up all and followed Him.
Ridicule, scorn and persecution were
constantly heaped upon them; yet
they seemed to have radiance in
their lives that spoke of inner secu-
rity and peace. After the death Of
the Master the faith that was His
lived in these faithful followers. One
Evening star., 1944-05-07

with this sedition case, and there
will be new difficulties before a YER
dict Is returned. But if the court is
left alone the difficulties will be
disposed of and a decision will be
reached. Furthermore, there is
every reason to suppose that this
will be done in a manner wholly
consistent with the rights of the
defendants, but, if not, the appel
late courts are open to them. There
is no reason for any interference,
and Senator Hatch is eminently
correct in advising that Congress
should keep hands off.
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by one they died for this faith and
it lived.
The movement expanded through
time and space until we in the 20th
century feel His spirit living today
in the fellowship of believers. The
vitality, the force, the power of the
church to attract followers, to
change and transform individuals
and society is still abroad in our
world. Twenty million people in this
Nation leave the comforts of leis-
urely Sunday morning at home to
attend church In the Nations
Capital 10000 people voluntarily give
hours of their valuable time every
week in preparation to teach Sunday
school classes on Sunday morning.
If one per cent of those who attend
church today in Washington receive
new light, new inspiration, new cour-
age. new hope, new ambition, or a
word Of needed comfort, or new
strength to meet the daily grind of
living, then 1000 people will go forth
with new sense Of Gods presence
in their lives. One thousand will go
forth with a fresh understanding
that they do not walk the ways of
this life alone. The spirit of the
Christ lives anew in our time.
***
The Christian faith has lived In
every age because people have been
willing to die for it. From the early
persecution under the Roman en-
perors to the prosecutions of our own
time, the faith has lived by the
martyrdom of its followers. Even a
political faith such as democracy
cannot live unless there are those
who believe in it enough to die for 1t.
1t has been said of the Christian
faith that 1t is a '1ivlng faith of dead
men," In these days when so many
lives are sacrificed in order that the
ideas and ideals of our faith may live,
1t would be tragic If it should perish
by the indifference of those who re-
main. The living faith of dead men
must never become the dead faith
OF living men!
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ships. He began with the Admiral,
1847. and closed with the Yankee
Blade and North Star, 1854. Be-
tween the two extremes of his cata-
logue lies the whole fascinating pic
ture of American travel by water in
the nineteenth century. No similar
branch Of cultural history is more
attractive.
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Gundhi's Release

a sudden glimpse into a darkened
| room.- So strict has been British
censorship on Indian affairs that
we know relatively little of what is
going on in that vast peninsula, with
| its intricate tumble of races, castes
and creeds. Therefore, it is hard to
evaluate either the background of
the governments decision or its
political effects.
The government states that
Gandhi's release is due to the pre-
carious state of his health and
was motivated wholly on medical
grounds" In the immediate sense,
this is valid explanation. The
frail little man has been ailing for
some years, his health being further
strained by his ascetic mode of life
and the successive faSts which he
has staged at various times. The
death of his devoted wife last Feb
ruary repeatedly had a depressing
effect upon his spirit, aggravating
chronic attacks of malaria and the
lowered vitality due to his advanced
age. Gandhi's death in conf1ne-
ment obviously would have made
him more than ever a hero and a
martyr in the eyes of his followers
and undoubtedly would have been
used by disaffected elements for
propaganda purposes. So the gov
ernment has freed him uncondi-
tionally, since he consistently has
refused to make any terms with his
captors.
London interprets Gandhi's re-
lease as a sign of strength, but that
may be an overoptimistic interpre-
tation. OF course, the general sit
uation Is far less critical than it
was when Gandhi was arrested in
August, 1912. At that time the
japanese wave of conquest was in
full flood and there was a very real
possibility of japanese invasion of
India. The intransigent attitude
of the Congress party impelled the
British government to arrest not
only Gandhi but virtually all the
other party leaders, aggregating
some eight thousand persons. None
OF these other prisoners seemingly
has been released, Gandhi's liberia
ton being thus interpretable as an
exceptional action due to special
reasons. The logical inference is
that the stubborn deadlock between
the Congress party and the Delhi
government persists.
Gandhi is so extraordinary q
character that his future actions
are unpredictable. But if the med
ical diagnosis of his health is cor
rect, the chances are that he is too
sick and worn out to do much in a
positive sense. Still, alive or dead.
he presumably will remain a symbol
for the Congress party and its pro-
gram of an Indian nationalism pre-
dominantly Hindu in character.
The Ultimate goal of that program
is independence, regardless of the
embittered opposition by the Moslem
and other minorities that this would
entail. The British offer of wide
concessions eliminating in do
minion status within the empire
still stands, but continues to be un-
acceptable by Gandhi and the other
Congress leaders. So the chances
are that the unstable equilibrium
between British authority and ma
tive unrest will continue at least
until the end of the war.
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its novel and unrealistic theory of "in-
herent coercion" to nullify the convic-
ton of these probable murderers. Small
wonder that Justice jackson, satisfied
that the confessions were voluntary, felt
constrained to speak out in protest
against this use of the due process
clause (of the Constitution) to disable
the States in protection of society from
crime"
Evening star., 1944-05-07
Time by the ForeIock

From the Clay Center (Kans) Dispatch.
Possibly it was just matter of TAX
ing time by the forelock, but the Ma
tional House of Representatives wrote
a ban into the Agriculture Department
appropriation bill denying salary pay
ments to any person who demands that
farmer join the AAA las a condition
of draft deferment or for the grant,
Ing of a priority certificate for any
rationed article or commodity" probably
meaning gas. If that practice has oc-
CURED it was probably done by some
overly enthusiastic official. No doubt, If
1t has happened, it will be corrected.
OF course, 1t should not be allowed.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

The st. Louis Browns, of all teams,
now have big lead in the American
League. 1t is this sort of thing that
lends belief to the theory that may
be Jonah did swallow that whale,
after all.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

A baseball bat, autographed in
Japan by Paul Waner, was recap
tured by marines on Namur Atoll.
In the putout they also stole that
Jap base.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

A recent Allied conference agreed
on the need of stable money. Race
horse owners have known that for
years.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

Contributions are being solicited
for the Republican national cam
paign. 1t takes more than peanuts
to support an elephant.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

From time to time there is talk Of
having a subway system here. but
ior the present it is thought that
there is enough underground ac-
uvity In the Nations CAPITAL.
Evening star., 1944-05-07

The Allied formula for making
Brunswick stew is to baste it with
a stick of bombs and serve hot gar
niShed with incendiaries.
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had dinner together and Morse confided
1t was his first meal for "a hours"
Morse admonished Strother: Don't be
an artist. 1t means beggary. A house
dog lives better, and the very sensitive-
ness that stimulates an artist to work
keeps him alive to suffering"
Evening star., 1944-05-07

Normally we used to order from a
mail order house to get a bargain;
now we merely order it to bargain.
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Lining Faith

By the Reu Philip NJ Widenhouse,
Director Department OF Research and Church Planning
Washington Federation of Churches,
Evening star., 1944-05-07

0-ANSA VIZ lUnOCenC
persons. 1t also is important to remem-
Der that Ashcraft did not claim that he
had been forced to confess. His story
was that he had never made any con-
1esSlon. But the facts, which the ma
Jority brushed aside, show otherwise.
After his arrest Ashcraft made
number of false statements. AS these
contradictions accumulated, he said he
knew that all the circumstances pointed
10 hlm' but he denied his guilt. A little
later, however, he sent for one of the
o1ncers and said that he wanted to tell
Ihe truth, that Ware had killed his wife
and that he had been shielding the
Negro Tor fear of retaliation. Ware was
arrested, promptly confessed and ac-
cused Ashcraft of hiring him to commit
the murder. Then Ashcraft admitted
Chat This was true and his statement
was reduced to writing by a court re-
porter NO attempt was made to compel
illin 10 sign 1t, but he stated in the
presence of two prominent Memphis
businessmen, who had been called in as
witnesses, that the transcript was cor
rect He did not complain of mistreat-
ment. Ashcraft's own physician was
called IN next and the doctor examined
both suspects, finding no evidence of
mstreatment or undue fatigue. Ash
craft made no complaint against the
police to his doctor, but did tell him that
ne had offered Ware money to kill his
vile because she had been in poor health
and that he couldn't get along with her.
The doctor testified that this statement
was entirely voluntary.
This, in brief, is the evidence that
went to the jury and upon which the
convictions were based. And this is the
evidence which the Supreme Court ma
jorlty refused to consider in invoking
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29

lima. Upon completion OF her post
graduate course, she will resume
her duties here, probably in April
Miss Stout came here in Septem.
Der 1913.
Miss Mildred Smith has returned
to Washington after spending the
Christmas holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vance L. Smith
at their home in Princess Place
Miss Smith will continue her duties
with the Navy department in Wash
ington.
Lieut.. J. Irving Corbett, USCG
has arrived from Ponce, Puerto
Rico, where he has been stationed
for some time, and is visiting hi:
family at their home on Chestnu
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29
by Alice Brooks

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29

Meet the woman of the year as
elected by an APP Newsfeatures poll
Of American newspaper editors -
Clare Boothe Luce, glamor girl OF
Congress, author, playwright, globe
trotter and thorn in the side of the
administration.
The year 1914 began in tragedy
for Mrs. Luce, when her 19-year-
old daughter, Ann Clare BrokaW.
was killed in an automobile acct
dent a few minutes after she had
said goodby to her mother at Palo
Alto, California.
1t ended in triumph with the re.
election of the lady from Connec.
ticut after one of the closest Con
gressional races in the history OF
the state, and her December tour
Of European war fronts with the
House Military Affairs Committee
La Luce managed to make head
lines on both sides Of the Atlantic
during her battlefront tour, with
her announcement of a War De
partment clamp on publicity, hel
flight in a Fortress, her visits t.
wounded Yanks.
Making headlines has been a spe
cialty Of the scintillating Clare
throughout her stay in Congress
and before. Practically ever sine,
her birth in New York on April 10
1903, she has managed to do thing.
dramatically. The daughter of Will
liam F. and Ann Snyder Boothe, sh,
was the youngest graduate in tn,
history of Miss Mason's School il
TarrytoWn, N. Y, finishing SUNNI;
cum laude at the age of IS.
She married financier George
Brokaw in 1923, they were divorce,
in 1929, and she went to work fo
Vogue and Vanity Vair, becom l,
managing editor OF the latter mag
azine in 1888. Two years later sh,
married Henry R. Luce, publishe
OF Life, Time and Fortune.
She became leading light o
the Broadway scene in 1893, whel
She wrote the maliciously witt,
play, THE Women which was fol
lowed by two more hits, Kiss tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29
P E R SON AL S

Mrs. Graham Kenan has return.
ed to her home in the city from
Raleigh, where she was the guest
of Mrs. Spottswood Hunt.
Mrs. Ralph Nesbit left yesterday
for Birmingham, Ala, where she
will visit her mother-in-law, Mrs
Valentine Jordan Nesbit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Daniels have
returned to their home here from
Plymouth, where they spent the hol
idays with their son, the Rev. W
B. Daniels, Jr., who is rector o!
Grace Episcopal church in Plym
outh.
Cpl. Charles (Junior) Edward.
h returned to Quantico, Va.
where he is stationed after a shor
visit here over the holidays will
his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Ed
wards.
Miss Jennie Stout, public health
educator for Consolidated Board o
Health, will leave Monday to en-
roll in a three months graduate
course on public health education
at the University Of North Caro-
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M ISIS Andrews,
Ensign Perrin
To Wed Jan. 18th

Invitations have been issued in
wilmington reading as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas c. Andrews
request the honour OF your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Dorothy Louise
to
Jams WardlaW Perrin, Junior
Ensign, United States Naval
Reserve
on Saturday, the thirteenth of
January
at six o'clock
Trinity Episcopal Church
MoorestoWn, New Jersey
Ensign Perrin is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Perrin of Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29

will spend this week as the guest
Of Mrs. E. L. Derrick.
DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Koonce went
to Raleigh Sunday morning and re-
turned Tuesday after spending
Christmas with their son and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. John Koonce.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carlyle Wooten and
children spent the holidays with
Mrs. F. T. Wooten, Sr.
Senator and Mrs. H. P. Taylor
and children, Patrick and Caroline
Of Wadesboro spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Wooten.
Mrs. Estelle Baldwin had as her
guests for Christmas dinner Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Sewell and Sonny
Sewell Of Lumberton; Miss Jessie
Inman of New Bern; Mrs. Mamie
Inman and Mrs Annie Lou Cowan
and Miss Ruth Cowan of White
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Derrick and
son, Leo. were called to Leesville
Saturday by the death Of Mr.. Der
rick's father.
The D. M. Carriers had as their
guests for Christmas dinner Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Carter and Miss
Patsy Carter Of Winston Salem,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Brown, OF
Whiteville, and daughter Silvia, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Baldwin, Of Cerro
Gordo, and children.
Ralph Rooms spent Christmas
with friends in Ahoskie.
Miss Patience Newland left Sum
day to spend the holidays in Eliza
BEETHOVEN with her sister, Mrs. Es-
telle N. Pitman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vedie Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Williamson of
Wilmington, spent the holidays with
relatives in town.
Miss Minnie Lennon of Norfolk,
Va, spent the holidays at her home
here. Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Len
non and children OF Fairmont,
spent Christmas with Mrs. Pritch-
ard Lennon and family.
Mrs. Vera Brewer spent Tues
day in Durham.
Mrs. ]. A. Brown was called to
Greensboro Friday where she at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Charles
D. McIver. on Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29
Victory Menus
BY CHARLOTTE ADAMS

Ham For New Years Dinner
Baked Ham With Madeira Sauce
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Quick-frozen Green Peas
Sour Milk Corn Bread
Fruit Cobbler
(Recipes Serve Four
Baked Ham In Madeira Sauce
IL tenderized ham
2 cups Madeira wine
l cup brown sugar
Cloves
Rub sugar into the outside skin
of the ham and stick well with
clothes, about one inch apart
Place in roasting pan with heat
ed Madeira. Bake at 400 degrees
for 3o40 minutes, basting fire.
quently with the liquid in the pan.
Sour Milk Corn Bread
l cup corn meal
l cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3-4 teaspoon soda
2 tablespoons sugar
l teaspoon salt
cup sour milk
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons fortified marga-
rine, melted
Sift together twice cornmeal.
flour, baking powder, soda, salt
and sugar. Combine beaten eggs
with milk and shortening. Add
egg mixture to dry ingredients
and stir well. Turn into creased
pan and bake at 400 degrees for
approximately As minutes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29

where girl meets boy one day and
marries him the next, or IN the
next week or two
When the marriages are In or
der. they are legal, OF course, but
their legality is about all that dlf-
|ferentiates them from the mock
marriages in which the four Ne
braska girls were the victims.
The hurry-up marriages be-
tween two young folks VINO know
no more about each other than
that the girl is pretty and the
boy looks nice in uniform have
none of the attributes OF mar
riage as we know marriage
should be. Such spur-of-the-
moment weddings are shorn OF
practically everything marriage
should have at its beginning.
NEED SECURITY PLUS
The young people know nothing
Of each others background or
character, know nothing of each
others disposition or tastes, and
in most such marriages no thought
is given to the future. They are
marriages for today-and tomor-
row can take care of itself.
That kind Of marriage philoso-
ply isn't SO hard on a young man
in war time. But his bride has
everything to lose. For her it
isn't much better than fake mar
riage. For women need more
security in marriage than valid
certificate. and when
that is all they get they are being
eypped.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29
ATKINSON DINNER PARTY
High School Aids Farmers

BOONVILLE, Ind, Dec. %
UP)-The Boonville high school
came to the rescue of the War
rick county farmers by granting
them permission to use the school S
vocation shop to prepare their ma
chinery for next years work. The
vocational teacher, Loren N.
Evans, will instruct them on how
to repair the machines, since it
is so difficult to get professional
mechanics.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-29

to Rican Resident Commiss;o.
Santiago Iglesias.
Liberty and Equality work j,
the office of the present Reside,
Commissioner Baliver Pagan
Light works in the Per,,vi.o
oassy, Justice in the Pan-Am el.i'
can Union, and Peace is the n,it
OF a Washington newsman. vic
Three other sisters, named viii,
equal magnificence, are oi, Stsa
OF Washington, Victory and F T,1s
America is in California, anu