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Evening star., 1946-02-21
Nine Popes Preceded
SpeIIman as TituIar
Head Of Rome Church
By the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 21.-Church
records show that nine of the cardi-
mails who preceded Francis Cardinal
Spellman in holding the cardinali-
tial title to the Roman Church of
SITS. John and Paul later became
Popes.
Besides the present reigning Pope
Plus XII. other pontiffs who held
the titular title to the fourth CEN
tury church on Caelian Hill lived
between the 5th and 10Th centuries.
They were st. John I, st. Agapi-
tus, st. Deusdedit, Honorius III,
Innocent v, Hadrian VI. Leo TX
and Paul v.
The Roman Senator Panmachius
a friend of ST. Jerome, founded the
church at the end of the fourth
century. The original church was
rebuilt in the 18th century under
English Pope Hadrian vi. The
exterior has remained virtually un-
changed since
Interior Remodeled
The interior was remodeled radi-
cally in 1718 with Baroque decora-
tions. This was amplified during
the reign of Pope Plus TX by the
British Cardinal Howard, titular
at the time.
The chapel on the right side of
the church is dedicated to St. Paul
of the Cross, founder of the Passion
iSt order. whose general headollar-
ters is in an adjoining convent.
AT the site of the church, Ger
mano, Passionist archeologist
priest 10 years ago discovered evi-
dence of early Roman and Christian
Civilizations He found the church
had been built over two private
houses which had been filled in for
foundations of the new structure
From wall paintings, it was evident
that one house belonged to a
Christian and the other a pagan.
Nude Figures on Walls.
The walls of the pagan house
were covered with nude figures of
cupid and other Well-preserved pro-
fame designs.
The Christian house was that of
SITS. John and Paul, for whom the
church was named.
Germano found the bodies of the
two martyrs under the back stairs
where they had been buried 1000
years earlier The bodies now are
in the upper church.
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Truman Still Far From Decision
On Choice of Interior Secretary

dents response was for the reporter
to draw his own conclusions.
Another newsman interjected that
Justice Douglas legal residence is
Connecticut, but the President said
no, he comes from the State of
Washington.
Obviously taking cognizance of
reports that there might be shift
involving Secretary Schwellenbach
and Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son, the President volunteered the
information that both cabinet Off.
GERS would stay in their present
positions as long as they wanted to-
Mr.. Truman merely laughed when
a reporter suggested that this would
not prevent Mr.. Schwellenbach
being given another post he might
desire. There have been reports
also in the current discussion about
the Ickes vacancy that Secretary
SchVellenbach, a former District
Federal judge, might go to the
Supreme Court if Justice Douglas
entered the cabinet.
The President said he would make
an announcement about his cabinet
whenever the time came.
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Pearl Hurbor
Continued From First Page

used for attack upon Japan. too
Fl" Thus he tried to find out what
Japan's attitude was regarding
these matters"
Vice Minister -Amau replied For
Japan to do a thing like attack
ing Russia would be a very serious
question and would require pro-
found reflection. AS for the prob
lem of American oil, we are giving
the matter very careful considera-
ton"
At another conversation between
the same two officials, August 30,
Amau remarked:
If I may express my own per-
Sonal opinion, our aim at the time
when Matsuoka was Foreign Min
lister was to keep America from par
tlcipating in the war, and for this
reason we took a firm attitude to-
ward America. In order to prevent
her from joining in the war, we
considered it necessary to get her
to reflect upon her attitude, and.
judging from the situation at the
time, it was no mistake at all for
us to think it was quite proper to
take firm attitude toward her.
Nevertheless the results proved to
be just the opposite, and we cannot
deny that American public opinion
has grown stronger and stronger
speeding up American preparations
for war;
Meanwhile. Germany took very
mild attitude toward America. That
is. America in all kinds of ways
gave aid to England, instituted a
system of convoy and invaded Ice
land, on the other hand freezing
German funds in America and even
closing German consulates. while
Germany took a very gentle atti-
tude.
Even at present, Japan's policy OF
preventing America from partici-
pating in the war remains un-
Evening star., 1946-02-21
House Hearing Gets
Demands for Chances
In Slum Clearance Bill

The two-year -old battle over the
extent to which public housing
should be authorized to redevelop-
ment of Washington's slums was
reviewed as House subcommittee
opened hearings on the Senate
passed $20,OOO,OOO 1o-year slum
clearance program.
The hearing opened quietly enough
with call from Maj. Gen. U. S.
Grant III, chairman of the Park
and Planning Commission, for
prompt approval of the compromise
measure. The Senate bill was given
a friendly reception by members
OF the Judiciary Subcommittee of
the House District Committee, but
toward the end of the session
spokesmen for three District groups
made demands for changes in the
Senate bill which revived the old
fight.
Amendments to the McCarran-
Burton-Capper compromise bill,
passed last october by the Senate,
were demanded by Ernest F.. Henry,
executive director of the Metro
politan Home Builders Association:
Lewis T. Breuninger, president of
the Washington Real Estate Board,
and Joseph H. Deckman, chairman
OF the Housing and Rent Control
Committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Want Brackets Restored.
The major change urged would
restore to the bill the original defini-
ton OF public low-rent housing"
incorporated in the McCarran bill.
This would restrict public low-rent
housing to that needed by the So
called submerged fifth" according
to net family income.
This disputed definition would re-
strict low-rent housing developed by
Government agency to those fam
lilies whose net income falls within
the lowest 20 per cent of family in
comes in the District.
This definition was stricken from
the original McCarran bill, to be
substituted by a broader and less
specific definition, which was adopt
ed at the insistence of Senator's
Wagner, Democrat, of New York and
Ellender, Democrat, of Louisiana
Evening star., 1946-02-21

President Truman indicated to-
Gay he was far from a decision on
filling the Interior Secretaryship
vacated by the resignation of Har-
old L. Ickes.
The President admitted at a
news conference that he had dis
cussed the cabinet portfolio with
Supreme Court Justice William o.
Douglas, who has been reported one
of the leading contenders, but he
refused to say whether he had
rendered the post to the jurist.
When reporter asked about the
prospects for the appointment of
Gov, Mon c. Wallgren of Washing
ton, an old friends of the President,
Mr.. Truman said Gov. Wallgren
would make a. fine appointee, but
added he did not think he should
have two cabinet members from the
same State. Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach also is a Washing
tonian.
1t was suggested to the President
that this would seem to bar JUS
tice Douglas, who comes from
Walla Walla, Wash, and the Presi-
Evening star., 1946-02-21
co-authors Of a pending national bill
on housing.
Grant Urges Passage.

co-authors Of pending national bill
on housing.
Grant Urges Passage. sss
Advocates OF the District slum-
clearance bill were told at the time
there was virtually no hope for
passage of the bill unless this change
was made.
Gen. Grant explained that the
measure as 1t came from the Senate,
was compromise between earlier
conflicting views and had the in
dorsement generally of all interested
parties, including the District Com
missioners, the Planning Commls-
sion and the Budget Bureau. He
said there was an urgency as to
final congressional action so that the
program, already delayed, might be
started as soon as possible.
With early enactment of the meas
use, he said. it would be possible to
include first appropriations for the
program in the District Appropria-
ton Act for the fiscal year beginning
July l.
Houses Being Built.
John Ihlder, executive officer OF
the NCHA, was asked what his
agency was doing He said in addi-
ton to operating housing projects
already developed, the agency was
constructing 440 dwelling units, now
about TO per cent completed. In
addition, he said. the agency has
sites for $50 better houses but had
been unable to award contracts, be-
cause contractors had been unable
to bid under existing legal limits,
In the face of increased labor and
material costs. He explained that
there is unit cost limit of $5,00O
on such shousing, financed through
Federal loans to the NCHA.
Evening star., 1946-02-21

changed, and our aim is to keep her
from joining in the war. However,
it will be necessary for us to con-
slider policy that is adequate for
the attainment of said objective,
depending upon the time and oc-
caSion.
I'm the present situation, Amer
lea, being country of wide ex-
panse and plentiful raw materials,
we might possibly think it prefer
able, just at this time when the hos
tile feeling of the people toward the
situation is on the point of becom-
ing violent, to appease them and
bring about domestic disintegra-
ton, rather than to excite ana
unity them"
The German Ambassador con
ceded that negotiations between
Japan and America may prove to
be quite troublesome, adding that
America would not readily give
up" sending aid to Chang Kai-
Shek
The final witness yesterday, George
w. Bicknell. for several years a re-
serve colonel in charge of Army
counterintelligence in Hawaii, now
regional director in Hawaii for the
Veterans administration, told the
committee:
I'VE might expect another Pearl
Harbor unless we have CO.
ordinated intelligence department
in Washington which evaluates all
information and sees that it goes
to all concerned"
Another late development was the
introduction of a message which Ad-
miral Thomas c. Hart, commander
of the Asiatic Fleet in l94l, now a
Senator from Connecticut, said he
received a few days before Pearl
Harbor from Capt. John N. Creigh-
ton. then American naval observer in
Singapore. This message stated that
Air Marshal Brooke Pophan, British
commander in Singapore, had re-
ceived from the War Office in Lon
don assurance of American armed
support" under certain eventualities
in the Far East.
During the great earthquake of
1911, the Mississippi River tenn
porarily flowed north.
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Cardinals
Continued From First Page.)

beth Bichier des Ages, French CO.
founder of the Daughters of the
Cross, and Joao de Britto, Por-
tuguese Jesuit martyred in India
in 1893.
Just before these pleadings, the
newly elevated cardinals stood un-
seen at the main altar of st. Peters
while Cardinal Agagianian solemnly
declared in the name of each:
L, cardinal of the Holy Roman
Church, promise and swear, until
the hour of my death, and during
my life, fidelity and obedience to
the blessed Peter, to the Holy Ro-
man Church, and to the most Holy
Father Pope Plus XII and to his
legitimately elected successors in
the future, and not to give advice,
consent or aid to acts against his
pontifical majesty"
Evening star., 1946-02-21

During the great earthquake of
1911, the Mississippi River tenn
porarily flowed north.
Evening star., 1946-02-21
LOST.

BROOCH, 40 diamonds. Tues. eve bet.
Denrike Bldg and Doctors Hospital, or in
taxi bet. Statler and Safeway on near
10Th: from Safeway walk to Doctors Hos
pital. Reward. Phone PETERS, Ma. 1894;
eyes GIL Sa06 after 9 m %
Evening star., 1946-02-21
FOUND.

CHARM BRACELET, found on bridge in
Riverdale, Md. Identify. Union 0419.
ENGLISH SETTER, pure-bred, Hyattsvilie.
Call UN. 1241. PRINCE GEORGES COUN-
TY ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE.
FOX TERRIER, Ice. male. white and hlack
Evening star., 1946-02-21
Swiss Kept Internees Busy

BERN (P,.-Internees in Switzer-
land dug 226.925 tons of peat and
gathered 1908 tons of pine cones
during the war to ease Switzerland's S
fuel shortage.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

George Washington Bright, age
50 years, died at the home or MS
son, William Bright. near HarrlnS-
ton on Thursday after only feW
hours illness from heart attack.
He was the son OF the late John
and Elizabeth BayEard Bright ana
Mrs. Howard Wagner. Mrs. Nor
man Hopkins, Mrs. Robert Stau1fef
and Mrs. Carroll NJ. Jones were
Philadelphia visitors this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren T. Moore
spent last week in New York at
tending the National Snowman AS
sOciatiOn.
Miss Mary Shain is spending the
winter in Wilmington after spend
ing the past two months with her
niece, Mrs. j. Harry Wright.
Mrs. r. X. Jones is visiting her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Charles Jones,
in EastOn. Pa. She is planning to
spend Christmas with her daughter
Mrs. Chester Hallenback, Douglas
ton. Long Island.
was born near GOldSbOro, Dut hdI
/ resided in this community for the
past sixty years, where he engaged
in farming until he retired aho
went to live with his son. Funeral
services were held from the Boy
er Funeral Home. Sunday after
noon at l PM. The service was II
charge of the Rev John Diehl, pas
tor of Manship's Methodist Church
Interment was in Hollywood Gene
terry. His wife, Mary Minnel
Bright. died 81 years ago. He Is
survived by three sons, Arlie ant
Archie Bright of Baltimore. ant
William Bright of this city; alst
two daughters. Mrs. Erma Brit
tingham of Baltimore and Mrs
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

Mrs. Willis Loughery; pianist, Mrs.
Frank Jester; assistant, Miss FL
len Donovan; executive committee,
Walter Paskey / year; Harvey
Camper 2 years; Harry Rawding 8
years. A report on the recent sup
per sponsored by the grange which
was very successful, about 100 peo-
pie attended A special Christmas
program is planned for the next
meeting night. December 18th. The
party will include an exchange of
gifts, games and refreshments.
Each member is requested to
bring some small item to place in
Christmas boxes which the grange
is planning to send to Delaware
/ Colony.
/ Mrs. F. Brown Smith entertained
/ her bridge club Thursday after
noon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Dean were
recent guests of relatives in Balti-
/ more
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of Asbury Methodist
Church entertained it's members
and friends last Tuesday night at
a covered dish supper and Christ
mas party. The tables were dec
GRATED prOfusely with holly by the
chairman of Local Church Activi-
ties, Mrs. Wallace Hanson and her
committee, and an Illuminated
Christmas tree added to the pre-
Christmas spirit The president
Mrs. c. Fred Wilson, presided at
the business session WHICH fol-
lowe dthe supper. Mrs. J. w. Shell
drake led the devotions, and two
piano selection was rendered by
Mrs. William Cooper and her
daughter, Mrs. Georgle Cochran
Mrs. ]. II. Wright and Mrs. w. w
Sharp gave report of the meeting
of the Dover District society held
in Wesley Church, Dover on No
vember 9Th. Reports of. the work
done in 1916 were given by the
various departmental secretaries
after which election of officers tOOh
place with the following results:-
, President, Mrs. A. B. Parsons; vice
: president, Mrs. Norris G. Adams
! recording secretary, Mrs. JOSEPH
) A. Masten; promotional secretary
,, Mrs. Jehu F. Camper; treasurer
Miss Oda Baker; Secretaries of De
, partments Missionary education
: Mrs. II. J. Ramsdell; Christian So
! cial Relation and Local Churcl
!. Activities. Mrs. Ernest w. Dean
:. Literature and Publications. Mrs
Fred G. Powell; Student Work
. Mrs. Sharp; Youth Work. Mrs
i, Wright; Children's Work. Mrs
! Fulton ]. Downing; Supply Work
: Mrs. Roy Porter; Spiritual Life
Mrs. Sheldrake. At the conclusion
: of the election Mrs. Wilson wa
presented with pin bearing tn
!, emblem of the society and designe
= especially for past presidents il
= appreciation of the faithful an
efficient service which she has rem
dered in the past four years.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

The WSC.S. of Trinity Church
holds it's regular meeting and
Christmas party this week with
Mrs. Earl Sylvester presiding. The
following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Mrs.
Ernest Raughley; vice-president.
Mrs. Calvin Simpson; recording
secretary, Mrs. Harry Hammond;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. w.
w. Shaw; Secretary Spiritual Life,
Mrs. T. c. Jones; Missionary Edu-
cation, Mrs. Oscar Nemish; Chris
tian Social Relation and Local
Church Activities, Mrs. Sylvester;
Student Work. Mrs. Lewis Slaugh-
ter Jr. Youth Work. Mrs. J. H.
Potter; Childrens Work, Mrs. FL
wood Gruewell; Supplies. Mrs
Harley Waller; Membership, Mrs
William Jester; Publicity. Mrs
Raughley and Mrs. Hammond ;
Sunshine, Mrs. George Swain and
/ Mrs. A c. Creadick; Parsonage
Committee, Mrs. Albert Thistle
wood, Miss Myrtle Anderson and
Mrs. Daniel Kitchens.
After the devOtiOnalS and the
business session program oi
games and presentation of gifts
were followed by serving fruit
punch, cake and mints from beau
tifully appointed Christmas table
Treasurer elected was Mrs. Harry
l.. Boyer. The installation of new
officers will be on Sunday evening
December 29th.
At meeting of the Officia
Board of Asbury Church this week
it was announced that two gifts
were formally presented to tn
church. A check of one thOusan(
church by Lorenzo T. Jones ant
another check of $500 from the es
tate of William James Marltol
Wroten. given by his widow, il
memory of her father-in-law, vii
liam S. WrOten. Plans were dis
cussed as to the use of these gift
that will best honor the memOr
of the departed.
Mrs. l.. r. Beauchamp, Mrs. Ben
jamin Knox and Mrs. william
Sheath spent Wednesday in Phila
: delphia.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

The Harrington High School will
present their annual Christmas
play entitled "A Christmas Carol"
in the high school auditorium, on
Thursday, December 10Th. The
members Of the faculty will direct
and coach the play; Miss Louise
Stevens, director, assisted by Mrs.
Marian Kinnard and Miss Roberta
Walton. Miss Walton will rehearSe
the dance number. Lawrence Cain
property; Melvin Brobst, music
Miss Alice Wood, costumes. A spec
ial feature will be a grade school
| chorus between the acts. The sew
eral characters taking part in
clude: Donald Vane, John Butler
! Jay Carson, Ronald Scotten, Rob
/ ert Shuttle, Billy BOwdle, Donald
Bullard and Earl Anthony; Betty
James Johnson, Roberta Rice, Paul
inc PiersOn, Jeanette Williamson
Doris Louis Melvin. Fred HutsOr
and Shirley Simpson.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
HARRINGTON

The Harrington High School
Fair was held last Friday and wis
the highlight of a year of Voca-
tional Home Economics and Agri-
cultural. activities. Some of the re-
suits of projects and of class work
were on display and demonstrated.
The program for the evening was
both entertaining and informative.
Lester Tucker and the FLA. quar-
tet presented several musical Sc
lections as did Mr.. Brobst. There
was an illustrated cartoon on How
to Live with the Atom" and a pic
ture talk on the FLA trip to Kan
sas City, Mo-, this fall. A new NOV
ie, Curing Pork Country Style,
was also shown. Several door priz-
es were awarded. among them a
half bushel of hybrid seed corn do
mated by the Southern States Far
mers Cooperative, a bag of feed
pellets donated by the Eastern
States Farmers Exchange, and a
basket of apples. Prizes for con-
tests and exhibits were also given.
These included pure bred pig, a
half-bushel Of hybrid seed corn
and FFA felt emblems in the open
class A Harvest Queen was named
and was presented with an elabor-
ate badge of office. A Pee Wee farmer
was named in the Junior class. Sew
eral local farmers stores had ex-
hibits on display. The work OF
arranging the affair was in charge
of the several committees as fol
lows General chairman. Howard
Morton, Pres. of FLA chapter,
chairman of exhibits, Delbert Cain
Grains, Corn and Hay, william
Welch, Lewis Welch. Bill Cair
and Robert CULLEN; Flowerins
(House) plants, Louis Wroten
Robert Fry and Francis Quillen
Fruits, nuts and vegetables, Loui!
WEIGH, Bill Carpenter and Loui!
Hobbs; farm shop and hobby ex
hibits, Curtis Melvin. Earl Antho
ny. John Raughley. and Francis
Quillen; vocational exhibits. Davic
Ryan and Harold Brown; Financ
committee, Alvin Thompson ant
Harold Brown; Admissions, Rober
Frany, Donald Vane and Harr.
Anthony; Publicity and Decora
tions, Robert Holloway and Elwoo,
Shuttle; entertainment, Marvin
Brown, Bill Carpenter, George Tee
and Charles Bradley. Points tina
may be earned for prizes are
Chairman of committee, 10 points
member of committee 5; active pal
of program 10; each ticket sol
before day Of Fair 3; ticket sol
ON day of Fair l each exhibit dis
played /; first prize winner 3; sec
ond prize winner 2; third priz
winner l. For other than vocation
al students each five tickets sol
one free ticket; for five or NOR
exhibit entries in the Fair, on
free ticket.
At a meeting last week of Han
rington Grange No. SO P. of ii. tn
following officers were elected fo
the new year Master. Clemer
Aiken; Overseer. George Vapa; let
turer, Mrs. Leila Taylor; stewart
George Wilson; assistant stewart
Willis Loughery; chaplain. Mr.
Albert Sharp; treasurer, c. Arthr
Taylor; secretary, Mr.. Hawk; gate
keeper. Albert Sharp; Ceres, Mr.
Clement Aiken; Pomona, Mr.
George Wilson; Flora, Mrs. Ma
Taylor; lady assistant stewar
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13

Mary Jester of near this city. Three
sisters. Mrs Carrie Hutson, Green's
boro; Mrs. Elizabeth Dhue, Colds
boro, and Mrs. Octovia Minner, Eel
ton. Besides ten grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren.
Mrs. Kitty Leone Burgess. age
o0 years. wife of j. Harvey Burgess
CT Wilmington, died at the Brandy
VINE SanitOrium. Marshallton,
where she had been a patient for
the past two years. on last Thurs
day night. She was the daughter
OF the late William and Adelia Nor
gan Matthews and was born in
Denton, Ark. She moved to Della
ware about 80 years ago and resid-
ed in this city where her husband
owned and operated the Harring-
ton Journal Printing Office, which
IS now operated by his sons, Win
Ston and BryOn. At the beginning
OF the war, Mr.. Burgess closed his
printing establishment and ac-
cepted a position with the OPA in
Wilmington, which he now holds
/ Funeral services were held from the
Boyer Funeral Home in this city
Monday afternoon at PM. in
! charge of the Rev. c. c. Day OF
Washington, ID. c.. former pastor
OF Trinity Church. Interment was
in Hollywood Cemetery. Besides
her husband. she is survived by
four sons: Darlington Burgess, g
student at the University of Mis-
souri,; Winston c. and BYRON Bur.
CESS, both of this city, and Keitl
Burgess, US. Army, now stationed
i'll Japan. All the sons served ii
the late war.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
Trinity Methodist Church
Harrington, Delaware
Thomas &. Jones. Minister

Sunday, December Is, this
church will celebrate its Goth an
niversary with appropriate servic-
es.
Sunday School 9:45 AM. urging
every teacher and scholar to be
present.
IL AM. Sermon by the District
Superintendent. Rev. T. c. Multi
gan.
2:30 PM. Musical program by
the Savage Sisters of MillsbOro,
Del. Historical message by Rev
y. c. Clough of Seaford, Del.
7:30 PM. The Anniversary Pag-
cant by the young people. Every
month in the year will be repre-
sented.
The O*-U*-R*- Mixed Adult
class held their class meeting on
last Tuesday evening which includ-
ed turkey supper for all the
members and social program.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-13
SEAFORD

Mrs M. A. Webb, a retired far
mer of near Greenwood, who is
now residing with her daughter and
family on North Street is slightly
improved after a serious illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Sizemore en-
tertained at a turkey dinner on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Webb of Ell
lendale visited their mother, Mrs.
f. Webb on Saturday night.
Mrs. Richard Smith is on the
sick list.