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Evening star., 1946-05-21
Disciples Of Christ
Convention 10 Elect
Board Officers Today

The 69th annual convention Of
the Christian Churches Disciples
of Christi OF the Capital area will
elect officers to the State Executive
Board for the coming year at the
afternoon session today at the Co.
lumbia Heights Christian Church,
Park road near Fourteenth street
NV. The convention, which opened
yesterday, will continue through
tomorrow night.
Retiring members of the board
are DR.. William Norment, president:
Morris c. Schollenberger. vice pres
ident; the Rev. Leslie Bowers, sr.,
secretary, and J. C. Pickens, treas
urer.
Election of officers for convention
positions will be held tomorrow
morning.
DR.. Virgil A. Sly of Indianapolis,
recently returned from the Congo
in Africa, will address the afternoon
sessions today and tomorrow. The
convention meets at so a m, and
7:45 pm. today and tomorrow. Din
ner gatherings will meet at pm.
today and tomorrow.
The evening meetings today and
tomorrow will be addressed by DR..
Jesse M. Bader of the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in Amer
ica. DR.. Bader will talk on Our
Timeless Mandate" tonight and on
"A Time for Greatness in the
Church" tomorrow.
At the opening meeting last night
]. Lloyd Black, jr., son of the Rev.
DR.. J. Lloyd Black, pastor of Ninth
Street Christian Church, led the
devotional service. Jack Johnson,
jr., son of the Rev. Ben S. johnson,
pastor of Takoma Park Christian
Church, told the gathering there is
more need of Christian living and
sharing in these days than there has
ever been. The Lynchburg College
Choir sang. DR.. Black presided.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Montgomery Obtains
Business Area Sites
For Parking LOT

Montgomery County Commission
ers today took the first step toward
acquisition of public parking sites
in the Silver Spring business district
by approving the purchase of two
lots and authorizing condemnation
proceedings against two others and
parts of six tracts in the area
bounded by Georgia avenue, Fidler
lane, Second and Fenwick avenues
The action was taken on recon-
mendation of Daniel T. Doherty
chairman of committee appointed
by the board to acquire the sites
Other members of the committee
are Andrew Tessinger and County
Purchasing Agent I. G. McNayr.
The two lots to be purchased are
owned by Mr. and Mrs. John c.
Ward, Silver Spring, and contain
approximately $500 square feet.
They will be bought for $4,000
Condemnation of adjacent prop
erty was authorized after Mr.. Do
herty said that owners of some of
the lots asked an excessive price.
He was unable to obtain a price
from others, he said.
Declaring that the property is
only one of the sites to be acquired
by the county, Mr.. Doherty said
others will be obtained later prefer
ably by purchase if reasonable prices
are offered
The commissioners last week sold
100000 worth of bonds for the &C
QUESTION of parking sites to Mac
kubin Legg and Co.. Baltimore,
which submitted bid for an aver
age interest rate of 1861 per cent.
Authorization to issue the bonds was
granted the board at the 1945 ses-
sion of the State Legislature.
The bond issue will be paid for by
special assessments to be levied on
commercially zoned property in the
Silver SDrinp district
Evening star., 1946-05-21

was most sympathetic to the sug-
gestion.
In February sent working draft
of the proposed treaty for German
disarmament to the Soviet, British
and the French governments and
the proposed treaty for Japanese
disarmament to the Soviet. British
and Chinese governments. I invited
their suggestions as to the draft.
I was informed by Mr.. Bevin and
M. Bidault that they favored the
proposal in principal but would have
a few suggestions to make. I did not
hear from Mr. Molotov. Just before
the Paris meeting. I advised the
Ministers I would like to discuss the
proposal at Paris The Soviet Min
lister agreed to discuss it Informally
| but stated without specification that
there were serious objections to the
| draft.
Asks Aid of Gen. Clay.
At Paris the Soviet representa- tive
stated he first wanted to know if
Germany was being disarmed as
contemplated by the Potsdam agree
ment and he feared the treaty might
delay immediate disarmament. l
pointed out that our proposal could
not fairly be so construed; that it
did not lessen the obligation to dis
arm Germany now, but provided
machinery to keep Germany dis
armed
To remove any question as to our
purpose I asked Gen. Clay to re-
quest the Allied Control Council to
appoint representatives with power
to go into every zone and make a
report as to the disarmament of
Germany.
Later the Soviet representative
stated that when Generalissimo
Stain agreed with me to support
the treaty l did not have draft
of it. He said that as it could not
become effective until after A Ger
man treaty was signed, considera-
| ton of it could be delayed.
1t is our sincere hope that after
the Soviet Union studies our pro-
posal and comes to appreciate our
earnest desire to see Germany dis
armed and kept disarmed the Soviet
Union will support it Wholeheartedly
/ While the making of the German
peace settlement may take some
time, We took the initiative at Paris
to propose the immediate appoint
ment of special deputies to prepare
a peace settlement which could be
considered at general Allied con-
/ ference, the date of which should be
| fixed by the Council at it's next
session.
| While there is no German govern
ment yet which could ACCEPT the
settlement, agreement among the
Allies on the nature of the settle
ment is necessary to enable the
Allies to know the goal towards
which the Allied occupation and
administration should be directed
and the kind of German government
which should be created to accept
T the settlement.
Cannot Subsidize Germany.
also asked that the special
deputies on Germany be instructed
to report on several pressing prob
lens. including boundary and eco
nomic questions. We cannot, for
example, continue to carry out the
reparation program if Germany is
not to be administered as an eco
nomic unit as agreed upon at Pots
dam. Whatever boundaries are
agreed upon for Germany, she must
be able to subsist without external
! assistance. We cannot subsidize
Germany to enable her to pay
reparations to other nations.
| l regret that the Soviet repre-
sentative was not prepared to act
upon my proposal for the appoint
ment of special deputies without
Evening star., 1946-05-21

that can be given to it without a
formal peace treaty.
Our problems are serious, but
am not discouraged. Our offensive
to secure peace has only begun. We
are determined to work for political
and economic peace in Europe, in
the Near East and in the rest of the
world. We shall work for 1t in the
peace conferences and in the coun-
ellis of the United Nations. The obA
jective of our offensive is not terri
tory or reparations for the United
States. The objective is peace
not a peace founded upon vengeance
or greed, but just peace, the only
peace that can endure.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Applications Now Open
For ChiIdren's Comp

Applications for Camp Bennett
which opens July near Brookville
Md, are now being taken at the
Children's Emergency Home, 624
Indiana avenue NV, Mrs. Herbert
Eberhsrdt, director of the home
announced today. The Children's
Emergency Home is sponsored by
the Central Union Mission, 613
street NV.
Mss. Eberhardt said boys and girls
between the ages of and IL are
eligible for the camp. Each camp
period is for two weeks and there
are accommodations for "A boys anc
Il girls.
Evening star., 1946-05-21

Names Of the major prize win
ners will be announced on INV
True Story on or about July
10 "a complete list of winners
will be available upon re-
quest.) All entries become ths
property OF Libby. Mcneil &
Libby. sponsors of My True
Story" No entries can be
returned or acknowledged.
9. No employee Tor member of
his family of Libby. McNeill
e. Libby. the American Broad.
casting Company. or their
advertising agents, is eligible
for a prlza.
Evening star., 1946-05-21

4. Sign youv name and address.
S. Send your entry to My
True Story" in care of your
local American Broadcasting
Company station. 6. Entries
will be judged on the basis of
sincerity and interest. Z. En-
tries must be postmarked be-
fore midnight, Sunday. June
Is, 1916. 8. The judges will be:
Don McNeill of The Break
fast Club" Joe Kelly. of the
Quiz Kids" program; Paul
Whiteman, of stairway to
the Stars" Their decisions will
be final. Duplicate prizes will
be awarded in case OF ties.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
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Evening star., 1946-05-21
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Evening star., 1946-05-21
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residing within the continental
limits of the United States.
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radio program. any morning.
Evening star., 1946-05-21

Monday through Friday. on
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plain piece of paper write why
you like tolisten to My True
Story radio program. using
not more than 100 words.
Evening star., 1946-05-21

Expects Conference This Summer.
If Peace Conference is not called
this summer, the United States will
feel obliged to request the General
Evening star., 1946-01-27
IFS NOT MEAL WITHOUT POTATOES

IJERES good company-pping hot ham and generous
helping Of diced State Of Maine Potatoes But however
you Them and whatever the main dish. potatoes
belong any meal-balance it nurhonaly with energy
factors Vtamns and Minerals Their bulk satisfies robust
appehtes-makes expensive foods farther They
be served frequently because they be prepared in
many tasty ways Probably other food supplies such
substantial amounts Of many food factors, at such low
cost the white potato Fortunately they will be plentiful
this Winter. So potatoes every day.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
TIMBER-R-R

IF HIGH-RIGGER Harvey Amstutz
Il ever steps back to admire his
work. there'll be a job open in one
of the worlds most hazardous ocCu-
pations. Harvey's duties: to climb
a 2OO-foot fir, trim its branches and
remove the top so feet. Result:
spar tree for use as a derrick to lift
heavy logs over rough terrain.
Danger makes high-riggers the
subject for modern Paul Bunyan
tales: One rigger did headstands on
the top of newly cut tree. Another
threw his hat from a l4O-foot perch.
then scrambled down to the ground
ahead of it - BILL REED
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04
THE ONLY CHOICE

Unanmity is so in human thought and action that many people are suspicious of it. However II there ever was unanimous choice which meets with universal approval the selection of Thurgood Marshall NAACP snecial counsel the 3st recipient of the Spngarn Medal annually awarded for the highest achievement oy Negro American Mr. Marshalls particular attannenI was historic; climaxed many years of dlstlngusheo service as lawyer before the United States Suprem7 Court As the official text of the award c +ton reads he was honored for his distinguished serVice before the Supreme Court of the United States and courts particularly in the Texas Primary Case Wn1ch concevablv may have farreaching influence than any other in the ending of non race or color the country; also in recognton o the unsfishness which he has shown not only in this but in for the right of Negroes to 1ong to trade unions, in his attack the Jm CroW travel system unequal educational opportunle ana for basic human rights and justice in the courts
 Mr Marshall represents the young, highly tra1neo Negro whose and talents dedicated to the
 vice of his people His contributions have enlarged tner onnortunities for full citizenship through on the of complete equality with all otneT o his efforts crowned by victory in his own lifetime:
 There can be logical dissent from the opnon tnas MT Marshall the only possible choice for the 1S4o Spngarn Medal.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04

Tho Norfollx Journal And Cuide which, while belng . xorU oood newspaper in many respects also manages
 odoo fo offend the bourbon Virginan poltaxefs Who enov onlv white policemen, their teachers py sep arate wage scales recently carried most editorial on the Columbia, Tenn. cases soon to come in the courts Doing bit of llconcealed @ Guide pleaded that don't make this another 1,,, ro+ eonoe-
 Surnrsnely enough, maybe the Guide mas got solI +bno tbere It's memory of the facts though, on Wh1ch
 s a1nea is based must indeed short The ScotsDoro case will stand through history as fight III Whcn 'elo ware many partial complete vlctorles TOT Ce p1o n1o most of them gained against the fullest Iroh pe +rova of +he defendants by strateg1cay DackWafu e ments to whom the idea of being assoclaeo Ml'l ed +ahe' company was important than the ffeeoo of the Scottsboro boys These elements refused 1y o other organizations; they laIe1 evon b1ocad moves made by the International Labor Deehse s 1ono hard struggle for the complete VlndlcaIo ol +ha ;nnocent children jailed by the Alabama iasc1sts wara others yelling "You're bunch of Reds! ne rosn+ was nearly chaotic; would have been cornpeCe
 in fact except for the de-hard tenac1ty oI e
 TT and the large number of SINCERE friends from the ranks of Negroes and whites who ocked to the real c0e of freedom involved +oa,. of rod baitino in the defense of the Columbia victims we warn dire possibilities which lie
 The obster of will be the first to take advan split ranks and weaken our 1lgh The people themselves will eventually seize upon It, ana will ant their wrath on the national leaders and organlz lions who betrav into the hands of their enemes order to indulge in adolescent name-ca ang me uloe it is but expressing In +he asnine batting that has already been begun one of our largest and most respected organzaons IL but were serious enough Europe to bring about the rise of an Adolph Hitler We echo the Guide: DO NJ another Scottsboro case and we aod to Ihat stBecause the people will not again stand for 1t!
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04
MARSHALL GIVEN
 SPINGARN MEDAL

New York-Thurgood Marshall, NAACP special counsel, became the thirty-frst recipient of the Spingarn Medal, awarded annual ly for the highest achievement of an American Negro. Other dis tinuished Americans who have re- ceived the coveted award include Dr. William E. B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, Marian Ander- son, Dr. Louis T. Wright, Cover nor-elect of the Virgin Islands William H. Hastie, and Paul Robeson.
 Before becoming Special Coun- sel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in active charge of legal cases involving action to secure and protect full citizenship rights for Negroes, MT. Marshall served as counsel for the Baltimore City Branch of NAACP.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04
TRIBUTE TO WOMEN

Tn the appointmnt of Mrs Thomasna Waikea aa Alpha sorority chief of the minorties section of the limited States Employment Service Negro womannooo IS eana1iv honored Mrs Johnson, member of the Massa. chuse Democratic State Committee won % her s spurs or men She advanced through unrelentlng struggle, to place in the vanguard of all American women whq t inc nrincipes of Franklin Deano Roosevelt Her spe cial concern for people was most dramatcaly manifested in stubborn fight for the admlsson oI received citation by the National Council of Negro men for having done most to bring about that Vlcory which enlarged our participation in the war agans1 Fascsm. .,, IL, ,4 oe Mrc
 The responsibility which will be the lot or Mrs. ITS Johnson in her post will be heavy There IS the o- ficut problem of discrimination against Negro veterans by Southern agencies of the USES and she VIII redure all administrative skill winch she pos sesses in order to help in achieving solution ., f
 Bostonians who had perhaps the first evidence or Mrs Johnson's abilities public life confident that she will acouit herself nobv in her new status as one o1 inc principal Negro officials in the Truman Ad ministration.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04
MAIL BOX
To the editor:

To the ed1tor:
 The article by Rev. Henri M. Deas on "Preachers, Takers or Leaders ?" should be read by ev- cry Negro minister, particularly those who are not subject to su- perior authority and therefore like leeehes fasten themselves and grow fat, arrogant and lazy on a poor, suffering, dwindling congre- gation.
 These "preachers or fakers ?" read "feed my sheep" and then proceed to live on the poor trust ing sheep. They preach faith, faith, faith" and then dare not speak or act against existing evils, nor to undertake any great and constructive work. They stay ig- norant while surrounded by great educational institutions and un- equalled opportunities for learn ing. They claim to be poorly paid while on every side are great fields-rich and productive eager to be titled and harvested with great gain (both spiritual and ma teriaD for the minister who with his preaching will do just little bit of actual work in the service of others than himself and his own. Tn fact they are really great ly OVERPAID if you figure the actual hours of work they do fol their money!
 Rev. Deas is to be commended for his fearless articles exposing the truth about so many of his
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04

own co-workers. The quicker we get rid of these "fakers'', and get real leaders in our pulpits who be- lieve in what they preach and do not belittle intelligence and edu- cation, the quicker will our race progress to the heights of man in the true dignity and real power which is our heritage.
 More power to Rev. Deas! We need more like him (and inciden- tally Rev. McKenney) this column Of Faith and Freedom" is one of the best features of the BOSTON CHRONICLE.
 Ralph J. Banks, West Medford
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04
MAGAZINE RACK
(Continued from last week.
By Samuel P. Perry, Jr.

MT. Welliver opines: "The un- favorable position of the Negro minority in our national life re- suits in it's members usually com ing into the Army greatly handi- capped. By denyng them the op- portunity to become fully devel- oped citizens we have succeeded, really, in bunting not only the desires but the ability of most colored Americans to be good com- bat soldiers" In order to substan- tlate his opinion, the author brings to the readers attention the all- important question of of educa- ton, the resignation of most Ne groes to the "white mans arro- gance and unfairness and forget fitness of his professed ideals" Irue,, the average Negro soldier was poorly psychologically pre- pared for induction into the Armed Services to fight for a democratic way of life of which he had en- Joyed but an infinitesimal portion. Notwithstanding the fact that the psychological maladjustment on the part of he Negro soldier, to the civilian or the armed forces version of discrimination and seg- regation must be considered as an important factor in the case, such maladjustment should not be con- strued as being the determinant factor in the development of a poor combat soldier. The average American, irrespective of race, misled by the editorials of the large syndicates, was slightly con- fused so far as the larger issues of the war were concerned. The official of the armed forces were evidently aware of such theological confusion; they initiated a series of instructive movies entitled 'eWhy We Fight" depicting the struggle of England and Russia against the Nazi horde and under lining the basic philosophy of the Four Freedoms. It is not known by this writer just how many sol- diers accepted the spirit of the movies as the truth and not just American propaganda.
 It was rather surprising, how ever, to note the replies to a com- ment in the Army magazine, Yank, which pleaded for racial tol- ! erance as one reason for prosecut- ing the war to the fullest extent. The majority of the replies were from overseas soldiers who une- quivocally stated they were fight ing to get back to their respective firesides, not for any theology.
 That the average American sol- dier in actual combat does not fight in accordance with philoso- phv is best illustrated by Ernie Pyle's 'fGI Joe" which, Time mag azine asserted, showed that the in dividual soldier saw the war only from the perspective of his own fox-hole. He had no mental reser- vations. His chief concern was to perform his duty in the best man ner.
 (continued next week.)
Hartford chronicle., 1946-05-04
WESTBROOK PEGLER QUOTES THE LADY
 FROM CALIFORNIA

New York, N. Y.-Columnist I Westbrook Pegler recently made his annual criticism of the Negro
 press. cannot say that I am an
 admirer of Pegler's work, though
 must admit a healthy respect
 for his success in making a for
 tune by parading his animosity as
 a fearless presentation of the
 truthful, and therefore more dan
 gerous side of the news. Pegler
 the man do not know, and can
 not therefore indulge in nor ap-
 preciate the personal attacks made
 upon him by those who find it
 necessary to violently disagree
 with the way he has selected to
 make a living. Pegler the writer
 is a journalistic freak, a sensa-
 tionalist with a positive anti-com-
 plex. That he is anti-Negro is the
 point behind his yearly pilgrimage
 to the other side of the tracks.
 Like so many others who dare not venture forth on their own in attacking the Negro, Pegler uses quotes from Negro source. He has fallen into the habit of citing the statements of an estimable lady editor of a Los Angeles tab Ibid that enjoys an intimate circu- l lation, and which must have had | itself in mind when it said editor tally, 'fNegro newspapers are pow erless because the men and wo- men behind them and on them lack the power of skill....." With the arrogance and superiority of a confirmed racist, Pegler chose to lisdain the qualifications of the many highly-trained publishers and editors of Negro newspapers, and selected the lady from Cali 'ornia and her cozy little sheet, IS his ideal for achievement in he Negro newspaper field.
 It is of no interest to Pegler hat there are papers that have been owned and run by Negro families for generations, and that 5hose same papers are far from perfect institutions because his :antings and the scolding reproofs ,f the lady from California to the contrary, this is a white mans country and the advertising that S the life blood of any newspaper must come largely from white sources. Perhaps the Negro press las not initiated too closely the white newspapers and they have missed some excellent standards IS a result, but through peddling uck charms and love powders they nave been able to disseminate news and information which has helped weld the Negro minority into a strong, alert segment of the Ameri :an body polite.
 The lady from California is quoted by Pegler as calling for 'eturn by the Negro to ''the sim olest tenets of decency, cleanli- less, thrift and perseverance" It S not surprising that he seized lpon this quote for boldface pres for it gives a beautiful inference that these qualities are acking in the character of Negro nen and women.
 "Our performance" the lady rom California is quoted to have ;aid in an editorial, "should keep pace with our protestations." In ;hese few well-chosen words you rave the essence of high moral, .ivic and political achievement. 1t S the state, we must assume m which writer Pegler and the lady rom California abide alone. As de- ,irable as it may be that all of us work to measure up and thus be- .ome eligible to join them, most ,f us by choice will forego the pleasure.