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Evening star., 1945-06-24

MI T. - - EsEll[ [EAEsssa
How you can make your holiday
pleasant for your neighbors too
T1o THE question: "Are summer visitors rude?"
i the answer is, Frequently, yes"
myself have been summer resident for over
20 wears of one of the loveest old towns, and have
been mortified greatly by the inexcusable behavior
of those who, renting houses staying in the no.
tells, are thoughtess enough to call the towns
people natives in a slurring kind of way.
The term native has come to connote
person of limited education who never has ven-
tued further than his immediate environment.
To be called native" is particularly oppro
brious to the citizens of the New England coast
whose ancestors were seafaring men. They
brought home such vivid descriptions of the
natives of primitive lands that their descend
ants are far from pleased to have these char
acteristics applied to themselves.
1t is mistake to think that those who live in
small communities have had few worldly advant-
ages For one thing few bg-city residents have 50
wide a knowledge of books as the readers of
Bright -Meadows-o -Pmhng
1t is hard to understand how anyone not utterly
uneduCdte0 can walk past tne lovely QOOrWdyS,
the perfect proportions of the old houses and be
unaware of the evidences of generations of cutiva-
ton which their beauty proclaims
Had Manners Spread 10 Children
CONSCIOUSLY resented by year-around resi-
dents is the calm assumption of summer tenant
that she should be served at once in all stores.
In a busy store she is heard announcing: Il am
Mrs Jones, and l haven't time to waltz
The manners of some ill-bred summer people
also spread to their children. These teen-agers are
especially annoying in the movies when they COM
ment on the picture, even at its tensest moments.
Especially is this noticeable if they are seated
among those whom they suppose to be natives
An old lady whose father had been master of
ship in the China trade inherited some rare and
beautiful porcelains and lacquers. Her family told
me of her disdain and hurt pride when sum-
mer residents supposedly friends repeat
edly offered to buy them, believing they had
only to meet her price. Such people believe that
any beautiful thing belonging to those who live
in small towns can be bought.
This attitude is allied to the common belief
that country people expect tips for any helpful or
courteous action. 1t is true that those who per-
form services which would be recognized ordinarily
by tips in the city do expect them. But the
many who have no dollar -and-cents relationship
to the visitors deeply resent offers of tips
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Evening star., 1945-07-17

sode with the red tights occurred
If I hadn't been in such hurry
to get to the second hospital
she smiled, "it would never have
happened. About two minutes be-
fore my cue I realized I had left
my tights hanging in the dressing
room of the last hospital. Well, I
went on anyway"
Maybe we had better interrupt
Carmen here to explain that the
dancer wears a long rdff1ed Skirt
over her red tights when she dances
at the Trade Winds or any other
place for that matter.
"I never did my spins any more
carefully than that night" Carmen
laughed.
What happened to the tights is
the funniest part of the story
They were requisitioned by a fast
thinking WAC" Carmen said. "She
heard about my plight and brought
them back to me in an Army
jeep!'
Want to know where John Lumier
genial Statler headwaiter, got that
attractive coat of tan? That's right
down on the farm. John calls
his lovely country retreat at South
River, Md, La Conga" There, far
from the madding crowds ignoble
strife, John spends his vacations
fishing and tending his Victory gar
den and his brood of certified
Evening star., 1945-07-17
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs.
Registered q. Once

Take Don himself. He plays the
accordion. piano, drums, bass anc
vibraphone, and all in such rapic
succession you'll probably find your
self dizzy even on the ballad tunes
Or Glen Paxton, for instance. He's
the genial gentleman to the left
of the bandstand, completely fenced
in by keyboards of every shape and
variety. Let's see, there's the piano
the double-decker set on the organ
the solovoX attached to the organ
and the celesta. Almost in sheer
Self-defense Mr.. Paxton alternates
as the mood strikes him.
FlashieSt part of Glen'S multi
keyed equipment is not really any
one Of the instruments. It's the
old-fashioned organ seat, tinted in
gold and a hangover from his movie
house days in Indiana.
IT'S funny" Glen muSed, "hoW
one becomes accustomed to watch
ing a movie from all sorts of queer
angles after craning your neck
from an organ bench. I got Sc
could make as much out of a
movie whether I saw it from the
first seat in the orchestra pit OF
the last row in the second bal
cony."
OF course, Mr.. Paxton liked max
ing music for silent movies.
Actually we had the power tC
Evening star., 1945-07-17

make q bad movie seem good and
vice versa" Glen said. We simply
watched our cues (a) for action and
(t) for title and from there on 1t
was all up to us. OF course, in big
Chicago theaters an entire orchestra
would take the place of the organ.
Then the management would screen
the movie ahead of time so all the
musicians would be doing the same
thing at the same time" Glen
explained.
ut makes me laugh when I re-
member how we organists used to
look down on those orchestra lead
ers," Glen said. And, of course, it
worked the other way around as
we'll"
What about now" the Spectator
inquired, "how's the status quo be-
tween organists and orchestra
leaders?"
Mr.. Paxton smiled.
"Oh, I guess things really haven't
changed much" he said.
Ever since a certain memorable
USO appearance, last thing Carmen
De Riviro double checks before going
out on the dance floor is a pair of
bright red tights.
First, we better explain that pretty
Puerto Rican born Carmen is a
flamingo dancer who studied the art
under no less an authority than
Rita Hayworth's uncles, Angel and
Paco Cansino. By 1884 Carmen had
advanced to the point where she
was sufficiently versed in her art to
participate in a command perform
ance before the late President
Roosevelt. Being only 10 at the
time, the dancer recalls how thrilled
she was when the President walked
over to her and proceeded to wind
one of her long blond curls around
his finger.
Il remember looking up at him
and thinking, this is the President
of the United States standing next
to you"
More recently Carmen was thrilled
at being chosen to participate in
a Victory Tour of the hospitals
throughout the United States.
We gave two shows a day, every
day for eight months" she said.
1T was on this tour that my cpl
Evening star., 1945-07-17

chickens. John likes fishing. It's a
relief from his nightly grind OF
trying to find tables for his host
of friends in the Embassy Room.
On the last day of his vacation,
in addition to a large haul of fish,
John landed 15-pound turtle.
Il y
This Robert Taylor fellow is re-
ally going in for night clubbing
in big way. Latest spots visited
Embassy Room and Treasure Is
land. ~. Ralph Hawkins is ready
to give the Brooklyn raspberry to
any professional or professional
group which thinks it can beat his
own newly formed baseball team.
Phyllis Sage, mind reading
young lady from the Club 400, does
a stint on the USO-YMCA Show
boat. Of for a vacation, and
well-earned we might add, is Pete
Macias of the Lounge Riviea.
Evening star., 1945-07-17

Sure we give you credit for more
sense. Nevertheless, any one who
thinks he will just meander out to
the Victory Room tomorrow eve-
ming, and look in on Harry James,
is in for a disappointment. Fact is,
you'll be lucky if you get within
three blocks of the jam session.
The hotel management said it could
have sold the room out the first
week after the announcement was
made.
But don't feel too put out about
missing the trumpet man. The Don
Roth Trio plans to resume activi-
ties Immediately after the James
one-night stand. And if James can
put on any more of a show with
his outfit than this trio stages
with its limited manpower, the
Spectator is the one to be sur
priSed.
Actually we were so distracted
by the mad change of pace and
continual instrumental switching
that we almost forgot to dance.
Evening star., 1945-07-17

Did you know Glen Echo's Paul
Kain is a Notre Dame grad?
Vocalist Sue Milroy's following is
growing even faster than this COL
umn predicted recently. Last Sat
urday night the Old New Orleans
actually was turning away couples
waiting to hear Sue.
Evening star., 1945-07-17
War Memorial Plan

The vicar of Uxbridge, England,
has suggested that, as a war memo
rial, the market house and corn
exchange, which hides the church,
should be pulled down and erected
elsewhere.
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Back Macarthur To The Full

The tumult and the shouting are over. Japan
is a surrendered nation, from Tokyo to the
furtherest territory occupied by her troops.
The documents signed aboard the U. S. S.
Missouri so decree. To be sure certain COM
mands have not yet laid down their arms,
but Hirohitos humiliating order to all armed
units Of Japan everywhere orders them to do
so without delay and designates the Allied
officers to whom they are to submit.
Thus six years to the day Japan tme)
after Hitler precipitated the Second World
War the last remaining Axis partner ac-
knoWledges defeat.
The ceremonies in Tokyo bay completing
the surrender moved with alacrity and with
out serious hitch under General Douglas Mac
Arthur's leadership, which seems to mean
that throughout his administration OF Japan S
affairs during the occupation there will be no
needless delays and none of the characteristic
Japanese evasion of orders. AS Supreme Com
mander he may be relied on to carry out the
program of the Allies, whose steward he is,
with fairness and justice, but certainly without
softness or a concilatory attitude. General
Macarthur knows the Japanese as well, if
not better, than any living white man and will
be on the alert at all times for trickery and
treachery and double-dealing.
Secretary of War Stimson calls General
Macarthur the architect of victory" 1t is
the universal hope of the world that he will
also prove the architect of sound and lasting
peace in the Orient. Indeed, his brief address
following President Humans address ir
Washington, gave new hope to ali Allied ma
tons that he will measure up to the tasks O.
reconstruction as ably as he measured up tt
the task of defeating the Japanese whenever
his forces established contact with them.
His hardest job lies ahead. His success will
depend not only on his ability as an admins
traitor but the help and support he receives
from the Allied nations and particularly from
his own people of the United States.
We stood behind him in battle We dare not
draw away in the peace he is required to
shape.
We gladly give him three cheers. We also
must be on hand to hold up his hands for
victory in the difficult times ahead.
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allocated to various areas, including Cuba,
Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands, and scattered sources. After the Japs
struck at Pearl Harbor, we lost enormous
sugar production in the Philippines, Hawaii,
and the Caribbean areas. But despite these
losses, the planned restrictions on United
States beet production were continued in full
force and were not eased until time for plant
ing the 1945 beet sugar crop. Had acreage
limitations been lifted when losses began,
more United States sugar would have come
to market by October, 1912.
If we want things to eat and wear, and buy
and sell, in the United States, it is time we
demanded free peacetime economy under
which individuals can carry on without the
permission of professional planners A COM
pulsory planned economy in peace will destroy
a free America.
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Humble And Brave

The Star-News is sure it expresses the view
OF most Americans when it acknowledges that
it heard President Truman's address following
Japan's surrender Saturday night with deep
gratitude that it is he upon whom the heavy
burden res+e of guiding the United States
through the periious years Immediately ahead.
The humbleness and thankfulness coupled
with indom1table courage that Mr..
Truman uttered at the White House were
deeply impressive. No hamboyant phrase, no
wise-crack, marred the speech. Rather, it was
characterized from start to finish by conf
dence in his country and his countrys Allies
to deal wisely and with stern justice with the
problems Of the postwar period.
No listener could fail to understand his Ian
guage or his spirit
We may well be grateful that when tn
peace conference is held Mr. Truman will
exert as fine an influence as he had upol
the closing phase Of this Second World Wa
and at the Big Three parley at Potsdam where
the surrender formula was drafted for Japan
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Such Planning Costly

II the regulators who have had control of
production and selling Of such necessities as
sugar, meat, milk products, clothing and COM
modities used by the average American fami-
ly, are responsible for the shortages we are
now experiencing, it is time the American
people were given the facts, and let the chips
fall where they may.
The planners of our sugar supply started
their control experiments in the thirties,
and the net result is economic dislocations
and serious shortages of this basic product in
every family and industry In spite of such
4 record under a planned economy, it has
been proposed to bring all basic foods Under
worldwide centralized control.
Lawrence Sullivan, writing in the Nation
Business, asks the question: Does world plan
ming by committees and chartists produce ade-
quate supplies, or do free markets call forth
a more dependable abundance?' Under the
planned sugar program of 1884, American beet
sugar production was restricted and our needs
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places, or maybe a couple of other
guys"
You part with mutual en-
barrassment and go your separate
ways - But they turn out to be the
same, For two days later you're
both on the same plane, Honolulu.
bound.
Suddenly the major snaps his
fingers like a crap-shooter who S
just thrown a natural. eve got
it," he shouts. "You used to be the
editor of paper at Hobbs, N. M,
about seven years ago. Your
names Dixon. Well I'm Sam Gray
used to be postmaster there.
Remembers"
For the next couple of hours,
you take turns apologizing for not
recognizing one another. You agree
that meeting in such strange
place crossed up your memories.
That's the way it goes.
At San Francisco you met Jack
Foisie, crack reporter for the
Chronicle there. But you almost
passed him up because he was in
civilian clothes. The last time you
saw him he was an Army sergeant
working for "Stars and Stripes
in Italy.
Here in Honolulu, you meet
Pauline Shepard of Santa Fe, N.
a., now a Red Cross worker at
Pearl Harbor. You take a deep
breath and start talking about her
husband. well, how's Guy getting
along now?" you ask breezily.
Guess he's still running the State
there at Santa Fe." Last time you
heard Guy was Secretary of State.
Pauline pauses for moment,
strangely; then says gently: Guys
been in the Merchant Marine for
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UNDERMINING TRAVEL

This section, as well as the rest of the
country, may expect great Improvement in
railroad travel facilities within the next few
years.
Southern Railway announcements of plans
for far greater use of Diesel engines and
streamlined trains generally are typical of the
programs of most of the large railroads of the
country for the postwar period.
The building and use of ''streamliners'' was
already well under way when the war broke
out. And as a result of the great wartime
development of facilities for producing alumni
mum and other light metals and for new types
of engines, there will be opportunity now for
relatively rapid modernization of railroad
equipment on great scale. The railroads.,
evidently, are planning to take full advantage
of this situation An era of faster, more COM
Portable and more economic railroad travel is
clearly in the making. - Greenville Is. c.
News.
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Labor

American labor, deserves praise on this, the
day set aside for recognition of the working
man.
Praise for the manner in which, with I'M
precedented efforts, it transformed our cum
bersome industrial machinery into the great
est speediest production line ever known. Old
men and young boys, war wives, mothers,
sweethearts and daughters went into the mills
and shipyards and factories.
And with the exception of misguided hot
headed strikers, American labor staged a his
toric exhibition of teamwork and unselfishness
Their success amazed and confused the enc
my. The war is over, the equipment that made
our victory possible is no longer needed, so
the industry which produced that equipment
has come to standstill.
Now there is peace to be won.
And labor has probably as big a job in
winning that peace as have the admirals and
generals and statesmen at the conference
tables. For there are problems in the recon-
version to peacetime economy that only labor
can solve.
Only labor can decide whether the change
by orderliness or strife Only labor can work
out rehiring provisions equitable both to the
job-hunting war veteran who deserves the best
this nation can supply, and to the worker
who stuck to his job for the duration just
as faithfully as the soldier stuck to his gun.
This is labor's day. and if the great army
OF working men and women pitch into their
new problems with practical sense and en-
thusiasm, labor can look forward to a new
day, brighter than any yet seen.
To reach this goal, labor will have to find
new leadership. 1t will have to get rid Of its
Lewises, its Patillos, its Hillmans and all
other racketeers.
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DailyPrayer
FOR FoRT1TUDE IN HARDSHIP

All the world today is paying
the price of war, since Thou art a
just God. Restrictions, depriva-
lions and hardship have come even
to the people of this most favored
nation; while Europe suffers far
more greatly. In this time of test
ing, we look to Thee, o God, our
help in ages past, for fortitude in
facing difficulties and denials. Give
us the stout hearts of the pioneers.
who lived conqueringly on less
than the least favored of us en-
joys. Give us stout hearts of en-
durance, and .uncomplaining
spirits. Let US carry on after the
best traditions of our breed. We rec
ognize that we are being punished
for war, as well as being prepared
for peace. So enable us to behave
as good soldiers of the better day.
May others see in us the qualities
OF soldiers Of the Kingdom, loyal
to their Lord. Amen.-W.T.E.
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Christian Scientists
Study "Christ Jesus

"Christ Jesus was the subIec!
of the Lesson-Sermon in all Chris
tan Science Churches and oocle'
ties on Sunday, September Z,
The Golden Text was from JonA
|1:17. 1.-THE law was given by MOS .,
es, but grace and truth came "
Jesus Christ"
Among the citations cohlpiI'..n ~,
the Lesson-Sermon we're lhe " IA
lowing from the Bible; Del wv
my servant, whom l uphold hi. III.
elect, in whom my soul dell9hleuI u.
I have put my spirit upon f'fn' . nv
shall bring forth judgment ~ a,,led
Gentiles. I the Lord have =, GG hoIl
thee in righteousness, and Wll '. WI
thine hand, and will keep lhe1 &C. n.
give thee for a covenant co ot
people, for a light Of the ue :.1a olt
To open the blind eyes 10 oln7 and
the prisoners from the prison H., O., o.
them that sit in darkn les aS 81 l.
the prison house. PsaAn 7
81. o,,o included
the following passages tg3.4sod dFo'l sci.
Christian Science tex'1 ToH 10 the
ence and Health with n nsEer Ed
Scriptures" by Mary D ;dea voic.
dy: "Christ is the true i lase from
Cod {;,e to- to man speaking to cs tnf il
man consciousness. The he. tn tn. di.
incorporal, spiritual-yeSd, ispellins
vine Vine image and likeness ness. ' the way
the illusions of the SENSE en- Gbealing ne
the the Truth and the Life. fen nea dest,oy'
sick and casting out eV and death.
ing sin, disease a both
Thnroughout all genera n;s+isn era
before and after the C :o;+,Ssl idea
the the reflection c' of God- laser ard
with some measure OF p [o receive
grace to all prepared to t ssq.
Christ, Truth pages 3s2' '''''
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COMMENT
STOP THE SPEEDING

The announcement that the State Highway
Patrol will start a campaign against speeders,
and drivers of vehicles not in proper condition
to travel the highways is welcome news to
citizens who try to live within the law
Speeding has increased since the gasoline
ban was lifted. That is plain to anyone who
cares to look 1t has been suggested that the
next Legislature pass laws which would re-
quire all car owners to carry liability insur-
ance Many states have such laws, but while
that protects the owners and pays hospitals
bills of the injured, it doesn't bring anybody
back to life after fatal highway accident,
and they have increased at least IS per cent
since the rationing of gas was lifted.
Haymount, west of Highsnith hospital ap-
pears TO be one of the favorite race tracks"
for those who are always in great haste to
get nowhere.-Fayetteville Observer.
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is gigantic one. It will take
months to accomplish. You have
my pledge that we will do every
thing possible to speed it up. We
want you back with us to make
your contributions our country S
welfare and to a new world OF
(.ace.
THE high tideof victory will
carry us forward to great achieve.
ments in the era which lies ahead.
But we can perform them only
through cooperation among all ma
ton.
ION this night of total victory.
we salute you of the armed forces
of the United States-wrerever
you may be. What job you have
done!
1--WE are all waiting for the day
when you will be home with us
again.
Good luck and God bless you'll"
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By KENNETH l.. DIXON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS let any
body kid you about this being a
small world. It's not. It's big
world and it gets ssing
after a while.
You're always meeting lot Of
old familiar faces in a lot of new
places and it gets confusing,
especially if during the past siz
weeks you've been in Berlin, Bre'
men, Brussels, Maastricht, Paris
New York, Washington, San Fran
cisco and Honolulu.
Pretty soon faces and places
began to blur.
In the old days back home, you
met Joe Blow on the street. How S
Mabel?' you asked. Or How didja
do in the Bowling League last
night?' Everything was that sim
pie.
But nowadays, it's different in
this big world where everybody
gets around so fast. You're out at
Hamilton Field in California and a
military, government major, with
familiar face walks by. You look
at each other. where" You ask
in unison, 'have 1 seen you be-
fore?"
"San Antonio" he says, on &C.
count that's where he's currently
from. You shake your head. He
tries again: New Orleans .
Central America Brazil?"
No luck. So now you try: Wash
ington New York;"
NO." he says, adding: maybe
it was Africa Italy j..
France?"
Still no luck.
We'll" says the major finally,
lit musta been a Couple of other