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Evening star., 1945-02-22

'Tis mot for Us to question Why
"fis but for us to buy and buy more
War Bonds.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

TOT the American Business Aseocia-
tion and vice president Of the fed
Grafton.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

more power to you"-yes, I'll buy
that extra War Bond today.
Evening star., 1945-02-22

Self rising and Plain Enriched Washington Flour for sole
ALL Independent sroeers eho,n stores moe deeoteen
Evening star., 1945-02-22

Now you ran have q real #"vic-
tory garden" right In your own
kitchen! Because of Q special
new baking powder we've added
to our flour you can now make 3
delicious. appetite-tempting bis
cults grow where only grew
before. And because Of this
amazing new baking powder,
your biscuits pill be erdctly as
big as usual. Just roll the dough
a third thinner obviously
you'll be able to cut more bis
cults But when they come out
Of the oven, they'll all be full
size and you'll have third more
Evening star., 1945-04-23
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
G. Is wild life increasing or de-
creasing in the United States?-
M. G. N.
A. According to Government au-
thorities wild life in the United
States as whole Is very definitely
on the increase.
Q. Was the "scorched earth pol
Icy" practiced by the ancients?-
E. L. H.
A. AS early as 512 BIC. the
Scythians decided not to meet the
invading Persian armies under
Darius the Great in battle, but to
retreat inland, while driving away
cattle, burning grass, and destroy
ing wells.
Q. What was the number of
strikes recorded for the year 1914?
j. M. D.
A. Preliminary estimates for 1914
| indicate approximately 5000 strikes
and lockouts. with 100000 workers
involved, and 8,500,000 man days of
idleness. Idleness in 1914 was about
two-thirds as great as in 1943, al
though the number of stoppages and
the number of workers involved
were greater.
@. What is the present breakdown
Of Navy strength?-E. N. C.
A. The Navy Department says
that the present breakdown of the
Navy strength is as follows: Male,
3,l52,2l4; female, 90,186.
O. Will the Seabees continue to-
exist after the end of this war;
P. L. B.
A. No official announcement has
been made. A construction bat
talon is being considered for the
postwar Navy.
@. What is the origin of the Gold
en- Rule?-H. E. B.
A. The Golden Rule is the name
applied to the rule of life given by
Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount,
and is found in Matthew vii, H..
1t is Of interest to note that a
similar rule was laid down by Con-
fucius, the Chinese philosopher,
about 480 years before Christ in the
negative form: What you do not
like when done to yourself do not
do to Others"
@. To what event does Massacre
Bay on Attu Island in the Aleutians
owe its name?-F. B.
A. Massacre Bay received its name
from Davidof about 1902. Pre-
sumably 1t was so named to COM
memorate the wanton destruction
of Is natives by Cossack fur hunters
under Alexai Bieliaef in 1745. The
native name, which means MAS
sacre" Is "Ubiennoi."
Evening star., 1945-04-23
TheG Great Game ofPolitics
PAC Purge Against Congress Foes
Of Wallace Called Off, Saws Observer

party was going to be made to
make him the candidate. Now, nc
one thinks he will be. The nomina-
ton OF Mr.. Truman in 1948 is as
sure as anything can be in politics
or life. 1t is the invariable party
custom to renominate q President
and the power Of the White House
incumbent to insure his own con-
vention selection is conceded. Also,
it is q little difficult to conceive of
Mr.. Truman not wanting the noni-
nation. All Presidents in his posi-
ton do.
Therefore, 1t would appear not
only that the purge" Is out but
that Mr.. Wallace, as presidential
candidate, Is out, too.
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effort. Men and women In Wash
ington from the British Common
wealth OF Nations are extended a
particular invitation to attend.
Seats will be reserved In front
for members asked to wear the
tartan. These members are asked
to meet at the church Is minutes
before the hour of worship.
Members OF st. Andrews Society
Of Washington have been invited
by Clan Maclennan, No. 22o. Order
OF the Scottish Clans, to attend
their public installation of officers
at pm. Wednesday at Northeast
Masonic Temple, Eighth and F
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81. Andrews Society Plans
Church Parade on Sunday

The st. Andrews Society Of WASH
ington will hold its spring church
parade, or "Kirkin' o. the Tartan"
service, at 8 pm. next Sunday at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. DR.. Peter Mar
shall. pastor Of the church, will
preside and Charles Dana Beachler.
choir director, will lead the choir.
DR.. Marshall will speak on the
need for q better understanding
of Great Britain's part in the war
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" SUCK, udC.
urally prevent
all save the most
incautious from
being too def
mite In t h e ir
forecasts about
these.
N e v ertheless,
some things are
a r e a dy sum-
GENTLY clear to
be recognized as
factS-and 9TH
ers are getting
to be. Among
these is the al
terati0n in the
Evening star., 1945-04-23
By FrAnk r. Kent

Obviously, the succession of Mr..
Truman to the presidency opens
wide the door to many changes in
policies, politics and personalities.
The presidential purpose to go slow
and his request to department heads
Evening star., 1945-04-23

and Little Rock, Ark. has been
awarded the Legion Of Merit for his
services as chief Of the procurement
section Of the Services Of Supply In
the old China -Burma-In theater.
Col. Vaughan now has charge OF
all Army purchasing operations In
China.
Col. Vaughan's address here Is
$3.50 Wisconsin avenue NV.
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to
Questions

A reader can set the answer to any
question of fact by. writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau, 316
street NE, Washington 2. D. c. Please
inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1945-04-23
Col. Burton Vaughan
Wins Legion Of Merit

| BY the Associated Press.
RUNNING, China, April 2l.-Col.
Burton Vaughan, Washington, D. c.,
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Commercial Air Service

Assurance that Wilmington will be granted
air service as soon as facilities are available
is consoling, but does not account for use OF
Army air bases elsewhere for commercial
service while Wilmington is ignored.
A part of the Army airfield at Charleston
is set aside for commercial planes, and is
said to be every bit as active as Bluethenthal
field here. 1t is not easy to understand Why
this concession can be made at Charleston
and withheld from Wilmington.
Surelv it cannot be that Wilmington is pur-
posely Disseminated against. Possibly the
reason is to be found in the fact that Will
mington's need has not been adequately ex-
planned to the proper authorities.
Perhaps if the situation were called to Rep
resentative Clarks attention and he was urged
10 take up Wilmington's effort to secure air
service, the necessary facilities, that is land
ing space would be made available, as it
is at the Charleston base. even while the
Army is ir possession.
It could do no harm to enlist the good Of
fees of Senators Bailey and Hoey, too.
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An Important Victory

Too much emphasis cannot be placed upon
the control of Borneo now gained by Allied
forces under Macarthur AS reported by the
United Press, following conquest o h e
Balikpapan oil fields. it splits the Japanese
field of conquest in the southwest Pacific.
It paves the way, when hopping up is COM
pleted, for the taking of other rich islands
lost when the japanese were sweeping south
ward in the early days of their conqUests, and
which once retaken will impose even heavier
handicaps upon Japan's war supply service.
One immediate gain is the possession OF OIL
fields whose refineries have a capacity of 15.-
O00, 1000 barrels a year, and from which the
Japanese have been drawing 100000 barrels
of high octane gasoline annually for their war
planes.
Japan's dream of a greater empire is over.
But there are other sources of supply upon
which Japan can continue to draw raw ma
terials for her war program. OIL for example
is being produced from shale in Manchuria and
synthesized from coal in Manchurian and Kor-
can plants Japan's coal is coming from Asia S
mainland, much of her rice from Korea. AL
must be transported to the home islands, where
Japans principal industries exist
Tokyo says the industries are being re-es-
tablished in China and Manchuria, but the
consensus is that this movement started too
late, that SO small part of the home in
dustry can be transplanted it will be I'M
able to meet more than a minor part of the
need.
There is no doubt that Japan is prepared to
move with the speed of desperation in her
war industrial output, but the thought obtrudes
that if the bombing of her home islands is
held at the present high level and extended
to her principal centers on the mainland she
will be deprived of materials with which to
continue long fighting.
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School Bus Service

With the school term concluded and the war
period hopefully drawing toward the end a
word of commentator is due the New Han
over school bus service, upon which an ex-
ceptionally heavy burden has been placed
When the war brought large influx of
new population to the county the number of
children of school age increased so greatly
that the fleet of tuses previously in use could
not carry them all in addition to the children
of permanent residents
The demand for additional buses arose 81
simultaneously with the institution of priorities
and restrictions Upon all kinds of vehicles in
order that tie automotive industry might
meet the needs O. the armed services and
also be converted to the manufacture of war
equipment New buses could not be bought
at any price.
1t was necessary for the Board of EdUca-
ton to enter country wide competition, in
which transportation lines had the edge, and
put up with vehicles the usefulness of which
was limited.
Nevertheless, with low-grade buses requir-
ing constant repair when parts were scarce,
the county's school bus service has been at
par. This is reason enough for everybody, in.
GLIDING mischievous boys, to help preserve
the fleet, now impounded for the summer va
cation period.
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Daily Praye,
FOR BURNING HEARTS

We are affrighted, o everything
God, by our own coldness and in.
difference in this day of high
tragedy and calamit. Our hearts
are not aflame with passionate de-
votion to our Cause and our Coun.
try. We stroll through the DAYS
chiefly o n e I'm d with little
things. Our own comfort and
pleasure and prosperity engross
us. We read the tremendous bat
tie news as if it were but a stage
spectacle. We complain over little
personal Inconvenience and sacri-
fees. Forgive us, o most merci-
full Father. Stab and stir us into
aWakeness, and into ever-fresh
awareness of this wars meaning.
Grant us the boon of being real
sharers in its suffering. May the
burning heart, like unto that of
Jesus as He wept over Jerusalem
be bestowed upon us. Consume us
with holy zeal for things of God
and of humanity. Inspire us to be
true comrades of all who fight and
labor and suffer in this day of
supreme decisions. All this we ask
in the name Of the Compassionate
Christ. Amen.-W WIFE.
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Would Cut Germany Up

There has long been school of thought that
the best, if not actually the only, way to pre-
vent Germany from making war again is to
dissolve the empire by cutting it Up into the
separate areas from which it was formed.
Something of the sort seems to be behind
the proposal of the United States group in the
Allied Control Council to break Germany down
into lander or regions, with the idea OF
decentralizing the nation. If the plan is ap-
plete control over all governmental agencies
within their boundaries.
As long as there is strength in union, it
may be assumed that weakness lodges in sep
aration Small states, or whatever the subdi-
visions of German might be called, could
hardly muster 'r7el forces powerful enough
to threaten the peace @. :te world again
This is blueprint argument. 1t looks good on
paper. But it is not to be forgotten that willie
the German Empire was welded from num-
Der of small segments the people in general
accepted Prussian policies and ideas as their
stinct They might be placed under sepa4 a'e
governments but it is doubtful that they would
fail to act in concert at the call of a leader.
If present indications are fair gauge it is
probable that Germany will be thoroughly COM
munized in another decade anyway, and so will
ing. We may expect to find Germany policies
drafted at Moscow, whatever the Western
Allies do to it's geography
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Francois Sorry Role

In governments established by orderly pro-
cesses the heads thereof have no reason to
assert their right to rule. 1t is only the men
who seize governments by usurpation of in
ternal revolution who insist that they be rec
ognized as rightful rulers.
Francisco Franco is no exception. While he
courts the favor of the United States by in
viting American soldiers in Europe to spend
their frrloughs in Spain, his special mouth
piece, EEL Espanol" declares the Franco re-
CINE will respect ''e conclusions reached at
San Francisco only if the United Nations &C.
knowledge his right to rule Spain
Without his chief hacker, Hitler, Franco is
uneasy When Hitler was overriding Europe,
SPANS neutrality was flmsy thng When
deceived ra one Franco was all for Hitler,
who ha, ~ ctically won his revolution Tor
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Give Anderson A Chance

Former President Hoover's suggestion that
the new Secretary of Agriculture, Clinton P.
Anderson secure the services of another Will
liam Jeffers' to bring order out of the meat
and fat chaos is not without merit though it
would seem Mr. Anderson is entitled to get
his feet comfortably placed beneath his new
desk before gratu;tous advice is showered upon
him.
Throughout the Investigations of the special
House committee into the food situation over
which he presided, and since his appointment
as Secretary of Agriculture with many added
responsibilities, Mr. Anderson has given proof
that he has a clear understanding of condi-
tons which created food shortages and the
prevalent chaos in production and distri-
button Surely he should be given free hand
in organizing and programming his admins
tration
1t is not unreasonable to believe that he
will choose his aides with extraordinary dis
erection, having seen the distress which fol-
lowed the poor judgment used in setting up
and manning the many agencies with juris-
diction and autocratic authority over food
We would not be mistaken as depreciating
Mr.. Hoover's knowledge of food problems.
He well may be rated an expert And his ref
erence to Mr.. LETTERS is apt. 1t was LETTERS
who reorganized the rubber program when it
was badly disorganized as food is now
Someone with equal vision and executive abili-
ty could do a great deal in Strengthening out
the food situation.
What We take exception to is that Mr. Hoov-
er should inject himself into discussion of
what Mr.. Anderson should do before he has
had time to take off his coat and go to
work.
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Tidbits

AS the British beat their way back to Singa-
pore, we pass on tale told us by an exprisoner
in Jap concentration camp there in 1912.
When it was apparent that Singapore must fall,
hordes of Jap looters pillaged stores for any,
thing edible. One Jap rounded up dozen tins
and sat down on the curbstone for feast. He
opened one tin after another, and grew more
frantic all the while-every last can contained
tennis balls.
AS the balls bounced merrily around in the
gutter, small crowd OF natives gatheEed to
ieer at the disappointed Jap. He saved face,
though-by grabbing several of the balls and
trying to eat then-This Week.
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Talk Of Bombing
Tokyo Opens Easy
But Soon Quickens
BY BONNIE WILEY

TINIAN. -R- A quiet SUNDAY
afternoon talk with a BIG crew
that's been bombing Japan regu.
larly for the last few morths starts
slow, as if it were discussion
of any everyday job at home.
whats it like to bomb Tollvo7
Oh, nothing, much" said Can't
George Bertagnoli of PeIce, Wis
"Just like flying anywhere else
guess" remarked his co-pilot
1t. Harold Peterson of Arbuckle
Calf.
yeah, just routine stuff" add
ed the bombardier, 1t. Norman
Dwyer of 1884 Wincheste.) Hill.
side, N. ].
That goes On for a bit until one
of the tribe finally, dfhand, adj
mits that time we gtt the she'll
in our plane, that was pretty hot
for few minutes"
That shell, OF COURSE, is what
they've wanted to talk about all
along, but there's an unwritten
code among these B-29 filters that
reads: Don't talk like hero,
bud"
boy, that was the time" 1t.
Lawrence E 6 i n t o n OF Garden
Grove, Calf, declared. The shell
exploded in the nose of the plane
and the pilots compartment filed
up with smoke right away. We
couldn't see thing
"And 1 couldn't tell if we were
right side up or upside down"
Capt. Bertagnoll said. Il saw our
tracer bullets pounding into that
Jap plane when he healed toward
us. He ducked under us about 100
feet, and I looked around and
wham! there were three more
planes after u.s."
Red flashes as shrapnel hit and
an eerie glow from the burning
curtains back of the pilots seat
were his only impression fol few
seconds, the navigator, Capt Sam
uel M. Slater of GA Walnut EtreeU
Springfield, Mass, said.
1--WE shot down that Jap plane
that hit u.s." Bertagnoli said but
when we left the Japanese coast,
we still had fighters with lE. One
of our engines was already out
and another got hit so WI went
for Two Jima on No. 2 and 70. 4.
No. 4 prop was shot up some too
Il tried to land but they waved
me off the field because another
B-29 was in the way SO I flew
around and landed on anothe run
way-and both tires blew. The
weather was so bad the bonbar-
dier had to direct me ont the
runway"
THAT" he put in as an After
thought, was pretty thrilling
trip, l guess. Only time wei been
hit .nouqh.
Other members of Bert9 noli's
crew include Sgt. Thomas /. Su-
lentic of Abba, Iowa; Sgt. Noah
A. Wyatt of Grover Hill Ohio
Sgt. William J. Carter of (97 Ply
mouth Rd.) Atlanta; Sgt john
Emershaw of (29 Butler Ave)
Wyoming, Pa; Sgt. Richad c.
Baker of Q650 MicheltorerH ST.
! Los Angeles; and Sgt. Norm;1d F.
Forth of GU South ST. Danldson,
Conn.
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PRESBYTERY Will
FILL VACANCIES

An executive secretary and MIN
listers for three churches are be-
ing sought to fill vacancies in the
area controlled by the Wilmington
Presbytery, DR.. William CrWe,
Jr., pastor of the First Presb.ter'
ian church here has announce.
At the meeting in the First Ires-
byterian church here last week,
DR.. Grove also announced that
four new ministers were received
into the Wilmington Presbyery.
Other ministers are wanted TO the
St. Andrews-Covenant Presb'ter-
ian, Pearsall Memorial, and 1eth-
any Presbyterian churches.
The Rev. R. L. St. Clair, of Stun
ton, Va, was called recently to
be executive secretary, but Guild
not accept.
The Wilmington minister sale the
committee was beginning cores
pondence with other ministers in
regard to the position.
The Rev. Mr.. Axtell, was re-
celVed at last weeks meeting and
commission was appointed to
install him as minister at he Webb
Memorial Presbyterian clurch at
Morehead City.
Chaplain Frank M. THOMPSON,
net; Col, U. S. A., was received
TO 90 ministerial supply work with
IN the bounds of the P,esbytery.
For the past several npnths, he
mas been serving Pearall Mem
ORAL church, in East Wilmington,
as temporary minister and will
continue such service I'd churches
IN the Presbytery.
The Rev. John D. Macleod
candidate for the ministry who
graduated from Union Theological
seminary in Richmond. Ia in May
was examined and a commission
was appointed to condlct ordina.
tlon rites at Myrtle Gnve church
last night.
Members of the commission were
Or: Grove, chairman, tie Rev. A.
j. Howell, stated clerk Of Pres
D :,' Chaplain Thompson, and
la' representatives pr John Hall and
,,e cremation ceremonies we're co.n-
Iieteo last night under he drec-
',oa OF the commissionI with a
arge congregation, rep,esenting
800 asae grove and CAROLYN Beach
resoyterlan churches, and Oak
. aH chapel on the Carolina Beach
oao' present. Mr.. MacLeot will
erVe all three congregational
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will increase even more when the
.uoHc"
JUNE 26-"After a communica-
ton from Won Mackensen, I have
discussed the question of Bess-
arabia at the office of the Soviet
ambassador. Italy has no objec-
ton to liquidating this problem, but
would prefer to see the controversy
settled peacefully and without a
new conflagration in the Balkans. !"
JUNE Russian ultimatum to
Romania. Bucharest asks us direct
ly what to do. Yield, is our answer.
We must avoid a conflict in the
Balkans at any cost that would
deprive us of their economic re-
! sources.
THE Pope plans an appeal for
peace. II Duce is hostile i'm
mediately. Adm. Cavagnari ina
val chief of staff complains about
the supreme command. There is
-- o. 4na "so ore assumes re-
sponsibilities. We have lost eight
submarines.
BALBO'S DEATH
TRAGIC MISTAKE
JUNE 29-"Balbo is dead. A
tragic mistake has brought his end.
An anti-aircraft battery at Tobruk
Tin Libya) fired on his plane, mis-
taking it for a British plane, and
brought it to the ground. He had
not wanted war, and had opposed
it to the LAST
munique at the time said Balbo
had been shot down by R. A. F.
gunners. The British denied it.
Eighteen months later Rome radio
grudgingly admitted the Italian air
marshal had fallen victim to the
guns of an Italian cruiser IN To-
bruk harbor.
JUNE 80 - Ambassador Alfieri
telephones thai Hitler has entered
one of mis- periods of isolation that
precede the taking of important ee-
cisions. He has not answered IL
Duce's offer of land and air forces
to participate in the attack on
Great Britain. . Information sent
by Teucci Gin Berlin) suggests that
the German offensive will occur on
ly In the air, and will begin be-
tween July 10 and 49,"
Thursday: Why Hitler didn't in
vaue AaAis iaI:Q.