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Evening star., 1944-01-22
School Head and Teacher
Resiqn in Racial Clash
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
POPULAR BLUFFS, Mo, Jan. o.
Gerald I. Clark. superintendent of
the Broseley Consolidated Schools,
and his wife. teacher, have
resigned in the latest development
of the Ash Hill Township racial
disturbance that resulted in indict-
ment of II Butler County farmers
last week.
Mr.. Clark, son of w. w. Clark
farmer who imported four colored
families to his large farm, precipi-
tating the disturbance, was warned
Monday by school patrons thatSome
high school students whose fathers
were among those indicted, had
planned to fog him. The Board OF
Education subsequently called the
students together and obtained
their pledge of full support to. the
superintendent.
Some of the students explained
the reported threats idle gossip
But Mr.. Clark, believed his useful
ness to the school had suffered.
The colored families brought in by
the elder Mr.. Clark were told to
leave Ash Hill Township, an all
white community, and did so.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
z British Firms Design
150-1on Postwar Planes
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. Jan. 22.-Of five air.
craft companies named by the Brit
ish government to design new trans
port plane types to carry the ma
tons colors on world trunk routes
after the war, two now are engaged
in planning craft weighing more
than $50 tons, the magazine Aero
plane says.
The firms planning these levia-
thans, the magazine said. are the
Bristol Aeroplane Co. and Short
Bros.
Two other companies were said
to have or to be producing civil
versions of the Lancaster and Hall
fax (four- -engined bombers) which
will match the Douglas DC-4 and
the Lockheed Constellation" The
fifth company is planning smaller
ship, the article declared,
On Wednesday Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Privy Seal, disclosed in the
House of Commons that Britain Is
projecting 100-ton. 50-passenger
plane capable of spanning the At
lantic in Is hours to help in the ex-
pected race for civil air supremacy
after the war.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Tzv0 Nezv Clubs
Organised by
4 rlingtOn WOmen

Organization of two new groups
has high lighted the activities of
women of Arlington County this
week An interdenominational fed
Grafton of churchwomen was or
ganized at meeting held at St
Georges Episcopal Church attended
by over SO women representing 16
of the 40 evangelical churches in the
county.
An informal vote to organize was
asked by the temporary chairman,
Mrs. Walter Handy of Arlington
Presbyterian Church and was unan-
imously carried. Ofhecsr elected
to serve until a constitution is
adopted and permanent organiza-
ton effected are: Mrs. Lee A. Peeler
Of Bethel Evangelical and Reform
Church, president: Mrs. M. P. Ayers
Cherrydale Methodist Church, vice
president: Mrs. F. w. Haverkamp OF
Westover Presbyterian Church. sec
retary. and Mrs. NJ. w, Witt of Will
son Boulevard Christian Church
| treasurer.
| The second organization is the
Women's Auxiliary OF the Arlington
Hospital Association, a nonprofit Or
ganization whose purpose is to pro-
mote the interests of the Arlington
Hospital. The group is now cam
paigning for new members whose
small dues will assist the hospitals
sustaining fund to help supply
material needs. The auxiliary. which
is composed of local units, has raised
considerable amount of money
and has been the largest single fac
tor in making the county conscious
OF its need for hospital. The hospi-
tai is now completed, and the aim OF
the auxiliary is to have every wom-
an in Arlington County a member
Mrs. A, B. Coleman. HOO North
GARFIELD street, is membership chair
man
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Mr.. Bassbam Weds
Miss Terrett
1t Home

The marriage Of Miss A. Jayne
Terrett. daughter of Mr. Thomas ".
Terrett, to Mr.. H. Frank Bassham
U. S. N. R., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Bassham Of Harlan, KY. took place
January Is at the home OF the
brides parents on Cathedral avenue
The Rev. Robert L. Keesler of St.
Thomas Catholic Church officiated
at the ceremony.
The bride, who was escorted to the
improvised altar by her father, wore
a gown of white satin, fashioned
with round neckline which had a
sheer marquisette yoke embroidered
in seed pearls. Her long, full train
fen from a shirred basque. and her
full-length veil of Queen Anne lace,
which had been worn by her aunt,
Mrs. Arthur c. Parsons, at her we'd
ding. was held in place by a small
lace cap. She carried bouquet Of
white roses with an orchid center,
and her only ornament was a single
strand of pearls. gift from the
bridegroom.
Miss Betty Terrett was maid OF
honor for her sister. wearing a blue
taffeta gown made with full skirt
and a square neckline. Her finger
tip veil was held in place with a
cluster of pink and blue feathers,
and she carried a bouquet of tails
man roses tied with peach-color
ribbon.
Miss Dorothy Lorelle Terrett. the
junior bridesmaid, wore a gown of
pink taffeta made in bouffant style
with a short blue veil, and carried
a bouquet OF pastel-color flowers.
Mr.. James Burrell, U. S. NJ r., served
as best man for Mr.. Bassham.
A reception followed the cere-
mony, when the couple were assisted
in receiving by the brides grand
mother. Mrs. Thomas Terrett. who
wore a black crepe gown with an
aqua color bodice and a corsage OF
gardenias.
Mr.. Bassham and his bride left
later for wedding trip, which is
taking them to New York. Cincin-
natl and Harlan. On their return
they will make their home in Ar
lington. The bridegroom Is On duty
at the Naval Receiving Station.
The bride is graduate of Hclv
Cross Academy and she attended
Marjorie Webster Junior College.
The bridegroom is graduate of the
New Mexico Military Institute and
the University of Kentucky, and he
has been in the service for two
years. He is member of Pi Kappa
Alpha Fraternity. Because OF ILL
ness in the family, his parents had
to cancel plans to attend the we'd
ding
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Wedding Planned
For Near Future

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Waring
OF Plainfleld. N. J. and Edgartown,
Mass, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Carolyn R.
Waring. to Capt. Robert F. Mac
Leod, U. S. M. C. r., son of Mrs.
Ernest F. Macleod of Glen Ellyn,
ILL.,, and the late Mr.. Macleod.
Miss Waring attended Miss
Porter's School at Farmington
Conn, and now is working for an
airline in Washington.
Capt. Macleod was graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1899.
Having served in the Pacific for
several months. he now is stationed
at the Marine Air Station in
Quantico.
The wedding will take place
shortly.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Shipper Seeks Relief
From Bunonu CeiIino

The Suwannee Fruit & Steam
ship Co.. Florida corporation, has
filed a complaint in the United
States Emergency Court of Appeals
against Price Administrator Bowles
asking relief from a maximum price
regulation under which the COM
pany said it can sell bananas i'm
ported from the Dominican Repub-
lie for only 81 per 100 pounds whole
sale.
The complaint said that firms i'm
porting from Costa Rica, Panama,
Guatemala and Honduras are al
lowed maximum price of $3.50 per
100 pounds. The complaint claims
the regulation "unjustly discrimi-
hates" against the Florida COR
poration.
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Evening star., 1944-01-22
Haycock Tells Citizens
|0f Southwest School
Replacement Plans

Robert L. Haycock, superintendent
OF schools, told citizens OF the
Southwest area Of the city last night
they will benefit by the replace
ment program" providing for the
replacement OF old. small District
elementary schools. which will be
put into effect at the close OF
the war.
Mr.. Haycock spoke before a joint
meeting of the Southwest Parent
Teacher and Citizens Associations
in the Jefferson Junior High School
auditorium.
Under the program. approved by
Congress before the outbreak of war,
Mr.. Haycock said elementary school
buildings from 40 to 10 years old
will be replaced by 20-room buildings
Although construction has been
interrupted, the speaker continued
Congress has made it possible to
purchase sites and they are giving
us money to prepare specifications
and plans for the buildings"
Requirements in Area.
In the Southwest area, Mr.
Haycock said, the Amidon, Fair
brother and Greenleaf Schools will
be replaced by one large building
equipped with cafeteria, library
gymnasium and other facilities.
The colored schools in this COM
munity likewise will benefit" he de-
clared. "and several of their build
ings will be replaced"
The speaker told the group that
an appropriation had been approved
for the purchase of school site
near the Seaton School to replace
the Gales and Seaton Schools Over
flow of students from those schools
he pointed out, now are attending
the Jefferson Junior High School.
Play Facilities Praised.
DR.. Carroll Reed, assistant super
intendent in charge of elementary
schools, and Lawson J. Cantrell. as
sistant superintendent In charge OF
junior high schools, praised the
Southwest associations for the fine
recreational facilities they are pro-
viding for young people.
Representatives reporting on the
war efforts directed by the student
body told the group that s5S43.7s
had been raised to date toward the
Fourth War Loan drive and 100000
pounds Of paper collected in the
last IL weeks.
Musical selections by the Jeffer-
son Orchestra and Girls Glee Club,
and a play presented by students of
Western High School rounded out
the community program. Guests
were served refreshments in the
"School-Door Canteen."
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Red Cross Supplements
Allowed Extro Puper
By the Associated Press

6S the Associated Press.
Newspaper publishers who wish
to distribute the American Red
Cross war fund drive supplement as
a section of their papers need not
include the paper used as part OF
their quota of newsprint, the War
Production Board ruled yesterday.
Paper used in printing the four
page. tabloid-size rotogravure sec
ton has been deducted from the
commercial printers quota instead
OF the newspaper allotments.
The Red Cross has asked certain
publishers to distribute the special
supplement with their newspapers
during the War Fund drive in
March.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Government Buvs
Ne1V Legation in Cabitak
y Katharine M. Brooks.


The Afghanstan Minister. Abdo
OF his stan have moved into the
their Government purchased
Mrs Edwin Parker the gracious charming
the National Capital entertaining
its large drawing charming
Mrs Parker devoe of music has aided musicians
and music lovers by giving her house for interesting
Mrs Parker OF musicales
New York talk and illustrate remarks with brilliant
playing And the garden favor
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Writers League
4 nnOMnces Winners

Winners in the short-story con-
test conducted recently by the
Writers League of Washington
have been announced as follows:
Mrs. E. W. Murphy, first prize, for
Forever March; Mrs Agnes D.
Wright, second prize, for Some
thing From Australia and Mrs.
Florence Jannsen, third prize, for
Strategy on the Home Front"
Honorable mention was awarded
Miss Margaret Jean Bailey. Henry
c. Waterman. author and writer,
was Judge in the coptest
Evening star., 1944-01-22
RiverdaIe Meefiue

The Woman's Club of Riverdale
Will meet at 100 pm. Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. A. L. Bacon. 47l8
Riverdale road, after a session of
the Executive Board.
Assisting hostesses will be Mrs.
o. N. Eaton. Mrs. Beulah Fields,
Mrs. B. H. Gather, Mrs. Charles
L. Graefe, Mrs. Jean Hale and Mrs.
Edward S. Hislop.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Tor the national symphony Or
chestra, one of the pets of Mrs.
Parker.
The Minister and members of his
staff have been living at the Roger
Smith Hotel where the Chancery
also has occupied q suite.
Mrs. Parker has purchased the
house at 2l2l Decatur place where
she moved 4 week ago, the rather
unexpected move causing her to
cancel the musicale she had
planned January 13 for the Friday
Morning Music Club. Her new
home Is between the present home
OF former Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dwight F. Davis and the
quaint Meeting House of the So
ciety Of Friends where President
Herbert Hoover and the late Mrs.
Hoover attended meetings. The
house is somewhat smaller than her
home on oath street but has an un-
usual garden at the back which is
built on terraces and extends al
most to S street. Built by the late
Oliver G. Ricketson and occupied
by him until his death last spring
there is ample room for Mrs. Par
kers activities in music circles. The
late Mr.. Ricketson formerly was
OF Pittsburgh coming here some
years ago to be near his sister, Mrs.
Herbert j. Slocum who lives at 2l3l
Il street, just block away. Mr..
Ricketson married Miss Margaret
Carnegie, sister Of the late Andrew
Carnegie and their son, Mr.. Oliver
G. Ricketson. jr., and his family
now live In Dartmouth, Mass.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Arg0 mai Birth
Participation Night
Planned Weduesdav

Argo B'nai Birth plans an audi
ence participation night for men
and women at o'clock Wednesday
at the Jewish Community Center.
The program will include the in
itiation of 200 Argo men. a report
on the society's Fourth War Loan
drive by Mrs. Nathan Hurwitz,
chairman, and report on the furni-
ture remodeling room. The furni-
ture will be sent to camps and
hospitals.
Plans for a membership tea Janu-
ary 81 will be discussed. The group
will join in community singing and
refreshments will be served.
The president, Mrs. Irving Biau
will preside
Victory B'nai Birth women will
attend a business meeting and COM
plete plans for a servicemens dance
February l6 at a meeting at $50
pm. Wednesday at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
Back the attack with the cash the
S0uander bur will ret IL Fourth W., p
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Ecuador Is Film Topic

Motion pictures of Ecuador will
be presented at the n-American
Union at pm. tomorrow in one of
a series of weekly programs ar
ranged primarily for servicemen
and Government workers, but open
also to the public.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

A recent bride, Mrs. Hamil-
ton formerly 1DaS Miss Florence
Kathryn Bo1Dling. She is the
daughter OF Mr.. Charles Ber-
nard BoUling, chief OF trans
portation OF the Department
OF Agriculture, and Mrs. Bo1u-
ling. -HeSSler Photo.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
VAC Mothers Club

A meeting of the WAC Mothers
Club will be held at 80 Tuesday
in the offices of the United States
Army Recruiting and Induction
Station. United States Information
Building, 140o PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
@. What United States Legation
is a replica of the White House?-
l.. B. E.
A. The American Legation II
Baghdad, the capital of Iraq,
practically reproduction on [
smaller scale.
@. What is the name given t,
twins who are not alike?-S. E. N
A. Fraternal. Such twins arr
often of opposite sex and are NJ
more alike than children in tn,
same family usually are.
@. What are salt-box houses?-
M. B. S.
A. They are frame houses with
two stories in front and one in thu
rear. The name is derived from 6
resemblance in shape to the old.
fashioned salt boxes.
@. What was done with the dir
removed from the Panama Canal?-
B. E. A.
A. 1t was used to fill in swamps
and for the Gatun Dam, also tc
build causeway at the Pacific end
The dirt was conveyed by 300 dump
trains.
@. How are ships complete with
masts and spars placed inside glass
bottles?-E. L. H.
A. The hull is made small enough
to pass through the neck. Masts
and spars are cola psible and placed
fiat on top of the hull. Once in
side the bottle these are pulled erect
by means of a string and fastened
upright with an instrument.
@. Was Martin Luther a mu-
sician?-O. E. F.
A. AS a boy he learned to play
the flute and the lutte. In COM
piling his first hymnal he had two
assistants. Johann Walther and
Conrad Rupff who wrote down the
tunes which Luther invented.
@. Are there any objects upon
which frost will not form?-M. S. E
A. The Weather Bureau says that
as far as is known, there is no ma
terial or object upon which frost
will not form, given proper condi-
tions of temperature and humidity
Naturally. if the object is sef-heat-
ing, or generates heat upon contact
with air or moisture, frost cannot
form on 1t.
@. When was Christmas first OBJ
served on December 25?-L. B. P
A. 1t does not appear that there
was uniformity in the period of
observing the nativity among the
early churches. Christmas was first
celebrated on it's present date in
Rome about $50 AID.
@. What causes the moon to rise
and set?-P. B.
A. The moon rises and sets for
the same reason that the sun
planets and stars rise and set. that
is, because the earth rotates on its
axis, the rising and setting being
only an apparent motion.
@. In the early days of colonial
ton, did England send criminals
to America?-S. S.
A. England transported some So
600 criminals to this country
Paupers we're also sent In large
numbers.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
II to Offer Blood Todoy

A group Of about IL statesmen of
the Standard Cigar L. Tobacco
Co. were to 60 to the Blood Donor
Center at II am. today to make
donations. Max Peiken heads the
group.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

called truth"
Press recently
peri or m e d a
public service by
drawing atten-
.tion to the con-
tents Of the
booklet now be-
ing distributed
by some bureau
In the War De-
partment which
tells how the
news should be
colored for the
benefit of the
troops.
THE funda-
Evening star., 1944-01-22

The squander bug dimes on the
dollars you throw away. Give him
> starvation diet. Salt your dough
into Fourth War Loan Bonds.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
Informal Party

Sonora Flor Trujillo, First Secre-
tary of the Dominican Embassy.
was hostess at a party Thursday
evening, entertaining a small group
OF friends after 9 o'clock at the
Embassy on Sixteenth street.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
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to


A reader can set the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Eve
Haskin. Director. Washington. d. C.
Please inclose stamp for return postage.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Australia reports that its reduced
speed limit has eliminated road hogs.
Evening star., 1944-01-22
All This Is Called Truth
War Department Booklet Violates
Soldiers Freedom of Information
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Millions of letters OF them containing clippings
acan newspapers and magazines daily
telling what is happening the
Instructions have been issued
Evening star., 1944-01-22

Back the attack with the cash the
squander bug will get II Fourth War
Loan Bonds don't.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

lough. all this Is
. The Associated
Evening star., 1944-01-22

@. When was Christmas first OBJ
served on December 25?-L. B. P
A. 1t does not appear that there
was uniformity in the period of
observing the nativity among the
early churches. Christmas was first
celebrated on it's present date in
Rome about $50 AID.
Evening star., 1944-01-22

@, Was Martin Luther a mu-
sician?-O. E. F..
A. AS boy he learned to play
the flute and the lutte In COM
piling his first hymnal he had two
assistants. Johann Walther and
Conrad Rupff, who wrote down the
tunes which Luther invented.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

regulation of unions, even to pre-
vent discrimination.
Shiskin told the conference that
legislation prohibiting racial and
religious Observation-Disclosures pur-
pose of the permanent FEPC bill
by unions would open the door to
much broader regulation of unions
and labor spokesman could not sup
port it. His views were attacked
from the floor of the conference
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

Practice Committee is endangered
by American Federation of Labor
opposition to the proposed prohibi-
ton against discrimination by la
Dor unions, according to a report
appearing in the newspaper PM
last week.
The story says ALL hostility to
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

C. flushing, legislative representa-
tive Of the AFL, quoted the report
by the Executive Council of the
ALL at its 1943 convention.
This report opposed racial dis
elimination in employment, but
added: "The Executive Council does
not believe, however, that imposi-
ton of any policy, no matter how
salutary, through compulsory gov
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

the pending legislation in its pres
ent form was disclosed by publica-
ton of the Senate hearings on the
bill, which included a statement by
the Federation ducking any COM
mitment on the measure and oppo-
sing any government control of
unions.
The statement, which was filed
with the Senate Committee by w.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

during the discussion period follow
ing his speech by Judge William
HASTE and others.
The bill for a permanent FEPC
has the wholehearted support Of
many labor, religious, and liberal
organizations including the CIO
and several AFL unions. Support
ers of the measure are alarmed by
the AFL's attitude.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

fed, and probably would discuss
the question at its convention this
month.
First open hint of .AFL opposi-
ton, says PM, came during the
Howard University conference on
Postwar Industrial Outlook for Ne
groes, when Boris Shiskin, ALL
member of the present FEPC
warned that labor would oppose any
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-11-10

eminent control of freely cOnstitut-
ed associations of workers, accords
with the basic right of freedom of
association among the American
people"
Questioned about the statement,
flushing told PM the pending bill
"does not conform" to the ALL con-
vention action. He said the Fedora
ton might try to have the bill modi-
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A. +. L. Attitude
Towards FEPC
Reported Bad

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Congressional action to establish
a permanent Fair Employment
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Peace Stocks Favored
As Market Edges
Quietly Higher
BY VICTOR EUllANK.
Associated Press Fipanetel Writer

NEW YORK, Augsa 17.-Peace-
minded investors continued to take
on modest amounts fKstocks with
good postwar prospects In today's
market, but there wasFro real buy
ing rush for most categories.
The feeling still persisted that in
dustrial transition worries may have
been exaggerated andkthat . quick
end Of the European (nflict might
find the bulls In eouEol, q they
were when "D-Day" developed. The
argument was that companies now
engaged In governmenta1 work, even
II they undergo somea feconyersion
pains, Win operate on A1ubstantially
expanded profit plane when they re-
turn to the production Of civilian
goods. Skeptics still wire numerous,
however, and these acted as 4 re-
straint on any wide upGwing.
Dealings quickened ct intervals
after the opening but slow downs
were plentiful. Gains running to q
point or more were trimmed near
the close and scattered losers were
in evidence. Transfers exceeded the
million-share mark M the tirst
time in q week. 8
In the supported section were
American Locomotive, American
Airlines. Braniff Arways and
American Radiator. alI 1t peaks for
1914; Santa Fe, Southern Pacific.
Chrysler, General Motors, United
States Rubber. Montgomery Ward,
Eastman Kodak, international Har-
vester, American Can, Douglas Air
craft and Allied Chemical
Bonds, notably rails. tilted Sc
lectively higher.