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Evening star., 1946-03-10
Seed Catalogues
Seed catalogues are the "Pilp

Seed catalogues are the "Pilgrim's
Progress" of modern literature.
They are the voice of eternal op-
timism in mems hearts. Each year
the countryman looks forward to
the days in the heart of winter when
the RID man will tuck the gay,
bright-colored volumes into the box
by the side of the road. It makes
no difference if snow is deep on the
land and the thin, red line in the
thermometer is flirting with the zero
mark. When the seed catalogues
start coming, man knows that the
back of winter is broken.
There is something about them
that does things to man. On a
wintry evening, when the old base
burner in the parlor is cracking
cheerily on the knotty chunks of
maple, beech and oak and a wooden
bowlful of juicy, crisp, white -fleshed
Northern Spies sits on the table
within arms reach, seed catalogues
are literature of first water. OF
course, there are some points about
them that puzzle a man. How can
gardens always be so neat and i'm
maculate? Do not other gardeners
have weeds and stone and clods of
turf? Are their rows always abSo-
lutely geometrically straigb, Hard
to understand how an ordinary farm
garden can look as though it had
just been swept and busted.
But this is merely part of the JOY
Of seed catalogues. 1t gives a man
definite goal. Perhaps this will be
the year when his tomato plants will
be completely covered with even
sized, ripe fruit-all at once. Maybe
he can grow peas on which the pods
will be as thick as the pictures show,
and just for once perhaps his sweet
corn will look like the beautiful
drawings-With two and three big
ears to stalk-and never a nubbin.
1t is not that seed catalogues are
overoptimistic. They are simply
heart-warnling, soul-inspiring liter
ature that gives a man a lift when
the earth's pulse is low. The world
would be the poorer if the makers
Of seed catalogues could not use
their imaginations.
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The whole world Is seeking des-
perately for some road to security;
for some formula, some organization,
national and international, which
will safeguard it against the devas-
tation, poverty and misery of recent
years. New Deal, Social Security, Bev-
eridge Plan, Planned Society, Atlantic
Charter, UNO, all signify attempts to
crystalline human thinking and or
ganize human effort to this great
end. Our National Capital is a stra-
tegic focus for attempts to imple-
ment the Four Freedoms and any
others which may be proposed. Every
one Of these attempts reduces finally
to some form of insurance, whether
against poverty, ignorance. intoler-
ance, sickness or war.
The basic essentials of Christianity
emphasize security. But much of
current social philosophy, political
activity and even religious pro-
nouncement focuses on insecurity.
Let me go right to the heart of this
business and declare in no uncertain
terms that insecurity is atheism,
whether it expresses itself as inse-
cure health, insecure grip on life, in
secure job, insecure income, insecure
domestic relations. Atheism is disbe-
lief in, or denial Of, the existence of
God, or supreme intelligent Being.
(WebSter0 Insecurity denies God as
Mind and presents Him as unable to
comprehend His own universe or to
govern it. 1t denies that He is all
knowing, all-seeing, all-acting. 1t
denies God as Spirit, inexhaustible
energy, power and substance. 1t
denies God as Principle, the depend
able One, the orderer and sustainer
OF His universe. 1t denies God as
Life and makes existence contingent
on matter. 1t denies God as Love and
makes Him not the all-loving friend
but the dangerous enemy of His own
children. 1t denies God as Truth, for
it questions whether there is any
actuality except in human knowl-
edge, human planning, human gov
ernment.
The vast systems OF so-called social
insurance or social security can be
traced to such denials or such athe-
ism. The quest for security is age
old. Indeed, the whole history of
mankind could be written in terms
Of this search. Unfortunately, it has
been too largely a search along the
road Of matter. 1t is right and good
to search, but that quest must be
intelligent and rational. Otherwise
it will end in futility, Illustration,
disappointment. AS the Discoverer
and Founder of Christian Science,
Mary Baker Eddy, points out in her
book, Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" e" man, left
to the hypothesis of material sense
unexplained by Science, is as the
wandering comet or the desolate
star-'a weary searcher for view
less home (Science and Health,
p. l2l:l4-l6D
Belief in matter is the source of
all fear and insecurity. Hence the
necessity for rising above that belief
to spiritual understanding of God
and Of man dwelling secure in per-
feet universe Of Gods creating. In
surance and security organizations
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City of ArIinqton

Passage by the Virginia General
Assembly of the Arlington charter
bill paves the way for a popular
referendum to determine whether
Washington's fast-growing Virginia
neighbor is to be city in name and
government as we'll as in fact.
Judged by standards of population,
trade, utilities and other community
assets, Arlington County long since
has earned the right to be looked
upon as full-fledged city. Its
mushroom-like development from a
rural area of farms and small viii
lagos began in earnest only after
World War I. 1t was during World
War II, however, that Arlington
made its most phenomenal gains,
both in population and real estate
improvements. AS Federal Govern
ment activities spilled over into the
county, Arlington definitely put her
rural days behind her. Today, with
an estimated 115,000 inhabitants,
the county is the third largest urban
community in Virginia.
Between the two wars Arlington
modernized it's government by in
stituting county manager system,
but the stresses put on this county
form of government during the tre-
mendous period of expansion which
began after Pearl Harbor led to
public clamor for incorporation of
the county into city OF the first
class. Some opposition has devel-
oped on the ground that Arlington
stands to lose more than she would
gain as city. The charter bill Just
enacted leaves it to the voters of
Arlington to decide this question for
themselves. The first step required
will be petition to the Circuit
Court for a referendum on the sub
ject. The court is authorized there
upon to call for referendum either
at the next regular election in No
vember or thirty days after issuance
of the call.
If the voters decide to adopt the
charter prepared by county COM
mittee and Incorporated in the act,
Arlington will thereafter be gov
erned by city council of elected
members who will preside over a
city manager form of administra-
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Capital Sidelights
BIZ VIII P. Kennedu.

We have just celebrated the 198th an
niversary of Count Casimir Pulaski, who.
in June 1777, presented himself to Gen.
Washington with letter from Benja-
min Franklin, introducing himself as
IAN officer famous throughout Europe
for his bravery and conduct in defense
of the liberties of his country against
the three great invading powers of Rus
sia, Austria and Prussia" Washington
advised the Continental Congress that
Pulaski be made brigadier general in
command of the four battalions of drag
ons, and thus he became our first gen.
eral Of cavalry. Later he was granted
authority to organize and equip at his
own expense an independent force that
won everlasting fame as 'Pulaski's Le-
gion." The legion's banner was made
by the Moravian nuns and is preserved
by the Maryland Historical Society in
Baltimore. Pulaski spent $4,000 of his
own fortune on the legion which after
gallant fighting in the Minisink region,
New Jersey, Joined in the siege of Sa-
vannah. British stronghold. and Pu-
laski was mortally wounded at the age
Of 81. October 8. 177e.
II X X
Martha Washington ordered ginger
bread from London in 176l. She also
ordered fine silk hose, without designat-
ing size, color or cost; black and white
satin Shoes six pairs each of mitts and
best kind OF gloves, size and cost not
mentioned; most fashionable" handker-
chiefs by the dozen, dozen knots and
breast-knots, six pounds of perfumed
powder, sugar candy, 5000 pins, aigrettes
and silver shoe buckles
x X X
The signed copy of the Declaration of
Independence, known as "The Original"
on display in the Library of Congress, Is
engrossed on velum and not on paper,
297s by "a 7/16 inches. The first fac
SMILES bearing the signatures we're made
in April, 1918. Benjamin Owen Tyler
had copperplate engraving made the
same size as the original. Copies were
printed on rag paper made by Thomas
Glpin, on Brandywine Greek, near Will
mington, Del, the first machine-made
paper in this country, worth 5000
ream," Tyler claimed, "and will be SUI
perior to any paper ever made in this
or any other country"
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Mans True Security
By Arthur J. Todd,
Christian Science Committee on Publication
for the District of Columbia.

derive from a belief of risk and rep
resent the attempt to socialize risk.
Christianity declares that he risks
nothing who obeys Gods law. In
other words, mans essential unity
with God gives him security and the
ability to reflect Gods affluence in
plentiful supply for every human
need The best insurance against
evil chance and insecurity is the
knowledge and certainty of what is,
namely, divine Principle, Gods all
ness, power and goodness. The first
chapter of the first book of the Bible
Is the epitome of every mans charter
of divine security. We shudder some
times at the staggering debt OF the
United States and of other nations
involved in global war, and we may
well wonder whether any kind of in
surance policy, private or public, can
be counted upon to yield security
against poverty, unemployment, age,
sickness or accident. But Christian
Science teaches that: "Soul (God)
has infinite resources with which to
bless mankind. =" (Science and
Health, p. 6o:29)
In order to prove Gods goodness
and enjoy the security which derives
from it, we must be receptive to
divine Truth, accept it, obey it and
put 1t into practice. Ultimately we
must come to complete trust in God
as our security. Can you ask for any
greater guarantee of security than
divine omnipotence? Who will be so
bold as TO say that he will regard the
state as superior in power, in re-
sources and in benevolence to the
omnpotent, omniscient and omni-
present God, the Father of man, in
whose perfect image and likeness man
was created and is sustained? Show
me the human insurance policy, gov
ernmental or private, which can COM
pare in stability, coverage or surety,
with such divine policies as were an
nounced, say, in the 23d or 37th or
91st Psalms.
There is danger in man-made, hand
tailored plans for security. They may
lead to complacency, ease in matter,
self satisfaction, laziness, drifting.
Since to stand still is to degenerate,
anything that removes incentive to
progress is dangerous. True self
confidence, the faith born of under
standing that man is veritably the
son Of God, a confidence that places
God first, is our best security. Re-
member Ruskins challenge, "He who
offers God second place, offers him
no place"
The Prophet Isaiah vividly de-
scribes the contrast between leaning
on materiality and on spiritual un-
derstanding. The Lord of Hosts is
depicted as removing every (materiaD
prop and stay from Judah and Jeru-
salem, soldier and warrior, governor,
prophet, seer, official, authorities,
councillors. expert magicians and en-
chanters. Then we are reminded that
instruction comes from Sion and
urged to Give by the light of the
Eternal" Security, then, rests in this
light of the Eternal.
To sum up, Gods infinity is mans
security. Even slight understanding
of this truth can begin to destroy fear
and yield everlasting security.
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Fifty Years Ago

heaQelS VINO recently have been
troubled about proposals for adding ad-
ditional Offices, a
Proposed Potomac cafeteria, an au-
Bridge ditorium and
museum to the
White House. might be interested to
know about reproduction of drawing
published in The Star on February %,
1896. 1t represented the artistic con-
ception of a firm of architects and an
oflcer of the Army Engineer Corps for
bridge over the Potomac, roughly
modern Romanesque" in character.
But the artistry Of the conception as
related to the classic designs of the
generality Of Government buildings in
Washington was open to question. The
peril somehow was escaped. No such
communication between the Capital
City and Arlington" ever was built-or
ever should be!
William Forsyth, city surveyor of
Washington from 1857 onward, was
interviewed in
Tribute to The Star of
Gront and Shepherd Feb ruary %,
1896, and took
advantage of the opportunity to testify
to the services Of two citizens who had
contributed to the Identification of the
Nations Capital The District" he
said, never had a better friend than
1t had in Gen. Grant. He was the one
man, perhaps, who thoroughly under
stood at the time the scope and posi-
bilities of Gov. alexander r. Shep-
herds plan for the reclamation and
transformation of this city, Then, too,
he had the fullest confidence in Gov.
Shepherd and, when about every other
man was against him and opposing his
work, President Grant told the Governor
to go ahead Two monuments
should be erected here by the people
of Washington City-one to Grant and
the other to Shepherd and in so honor
Ing their efforts in behalf of the city
our people would no less honor them
selves Mr., Forsyth's suggestion was
accepted. A statue of Gov. Shepherd
stands in front of the District Building
and magnificent memorial to Gen.
and President Grant is one of the
attractions of the Mall
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The Welsh community in Washington
observed the feast of its patron saint
at the Hotel La Fetra
St. Dovids Doy on Saturday evening.
Celebrated February 20, 1896,
and The Star of the
second day following contained
lengthy account of the celebration.
Speakers included Edwin C. Jones,
George T. Matthews, Rev. DR.. J. E.
Rankin. T. P. Williams, Maj. George H.
Harries, Rev. B. G. Newton and D. j.
Roberts. Others sharing in the program
were Miss Margaret E. Lewis, Miss Alice
Claudia Thomas, Miss Janet M. john
ston, Mrs. D. j. Roberts and DR.. T. j.
Jones. The motto of the occasion was
given as: "Y gwir yn erbyn byd,"
meaning: "The truth against the world"
On March 2, 1896, The Star printed
a report of the funeral of David NC
Clelland, IS,
Enerover and skilled en-
Community Designer graver OF maps
for the Gov
ernment and the sponsor and planner
of LIE Droit Park subdivision. He also
was one of the principal supporters of
the Gurley Memorial Church, originally
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Standing Together

When Winston Churchill ad-
dressed the Virginia Legislature in
Richmond he had had ample time to
weigh the reaction to his earlier
advocacy of a "fraternal alliance"
between the United States and Brit
ain. Much of the reaction was un-
favorable. But it is hardly to be
supposed that it was because of this
that Mr.. Churchill did not Speci-
fically renew his proposal in his
Richmond talk.
The fact is that Mr.. Churchill, in
the Virginia Capital, was saying
substantially the same thing that
he had said earlier in Fulton, Mis-
souri,. The critics of the proposed
alliance may expound at length on
what they regard as the iniquities
of the British colonial system. They
/may deride the prospect that Britain
would become forty-ninth Amer
lean State" or they may profess to
fear that the United States would
become submerged in the British
Empire. But in their hearts these
people know that protests of this
sort are of little weight in the scales
against the larger proposition that
Britain and the United States,
faced with common danger, should
and Withstand together.
Our problem is how best to take
wise and timely action to this end,
how to determine whether the
seeming threat of danger is real,
how to organize against it without,
by that fact alone, increasing the
danger. Mr.. Churchill is entirely
right in saying that it is in the years
OF peace that wars are prevented,
and that we must find the means
and the method of working together,
not only in times of war but in times
Of peace with "all its bewilderments
and clamor of tongues" We need to
remember, of course, that wars are
made as well as prevented in times
Va PSoSSJ Nog ~ 10 Az 1Coo AiIlPO1 ocAIg
to bear in mind that peace will not
be preserved by pious sentiments ex-
pressed in terms of platitudes or by
official grimaces and diplomatic cor
rectitude"
We may be sure that weakness
will contribute nothing to the main
tenance Of peace, and all of us
should explore with open minds the
possibilities of increased strength,
together with the risks, inherent in
a greater measure of unity between
the United States and Britain. We
should be alert to guard against the
failings of which General Macarthur
some years ago spoke as follows:
"The history of failure in war can
almost be summed up in two words:
Too late. Too late in comprehend
ing the deadly purpose of a poten-
tial enemy; too late in realizing the
mortal danger; too late in prepared
ness; too late in uniting all possible
forces for resistance; too late in
standing with ones friends"
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bomb except in case of direct attack
against them.
On the other hand, we can have no
comparable assurance with respect to
the Russians. They are building up
their actual military power while ours
Is diminishing. And under the Soviet
political system, the signal for war
could be given in Moscow without un-
due concern as to the reaction of the
Russian people.
These are great advantages, and they
are being exploited by the Soviet gov
ernment. A relatively strong Soviet
Union is feeling out the weaknesses
OF the democracies, and it may we'll
be that Stain and his advisers intend
to go as far in this direction as they
think 1t Is safe to CO. A great deal
depends on their wisdom. While the
strong probability is that they do not
want a war, there is always the danger
that an error in judgment will lead to
a misstep that would result in war.
And this danger becomes greater as
the military strength and the moral
strength of the United States and
Britain decline. y
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mission of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. His wife, a daughter
OF z. D. Gilman, had predeceased him.
Two sons, David and Frank, and
daughter, Annie. survived their parents.
y n *
The Star for March 3, 1896, chroni-
cled the fact that "the bill to estab-
lish and provide for
Senofe Approves the maintenance of
Librory a free public library
and reading room in
the District was yesterday afternoon
passed by the Senate without a vote
being recorded against it." Senator
James Mcmillan of Michigan sponsored
the project and defended it when 1t
was objected to by Senator John Lock-
wood Wilson of Washington, Senator
David Bennett Hill of New York, Sena-
tor William Vincent Allen Of Nebraska
and others. The closing speaker in
the debate was Senator Wilkinson Call
of Florida, who supported the measure
against its critics in an eloquent speech
beginning: "The people of the United
States ought to have, and do have, a
just pride in the improvement Of the
National Capital"
X &&
A dispatch from Elizabeth, N. J..
printed in The Star Of March 4, 1896.
told how: What is
New Widener said to be the finest
Yacht steam pleasure yacht
in this country was
launched at the Crescent shipyard at
noon today. A large number of spec
tators were present from Philadelphia,
New York and Brooklyn, as we'll as
many local sightseers. The boat was
Christened Josephine by Miss Eleanor
Widener daughter of P. A, B. Wild
ener, the Philadelphia traction million-
aire. 1t is said that the cost of construc-
tion and fitting is 100000" The name
OF the craft was that of Mr.. Widener's
wife.
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ton. The advisability of such a
change will be debated in public
forums across the river during the
months to come. The issues will be
decided by traditional democratic
processes the ballot box. Vote
less Washington will watch this con-
test with friendly interest.
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wastes are not more mighty than
the dreams and the hopes, the COM
pelling aspirations, of race which
God made in His own likeness
deliberately and for divine purpose.
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OF course, it's true that a rolling
stone gathers no moss. But who
wants moss, anyway?
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them?
At best, the answer can be no more
than guess. But it is a good guess
that Mr.. Churchill was right, that the
Russians do not desire war with the
western powers, but that they do desire
the fruits of war and the indefinite
expansion of their power
* y
1t can be taken for granted that
the Russians, with an excellent espi-
onage system at their command, have
made careful analysis of conditions
in this country and in Britain. Even
II they only read our newspapers, or
listen to our radio broadcasts, they
know that the military organizations
in both Britain and the United States
are being scrapped with unseemly haste,
and that, under our political systems,
they have little or no reason to fear
that the democrac:es will wage a pre-
ventive war against them, or, in the
absence of the clearest and most un-
mistakable threat of mortal danger,
that they will even take the limited
precautions which Mr.. Churchill has
advocated. We hear much talk of the
military power of the democracies and
of the advantage which they derive
from possession of the atomic bomb
But We may safely assume that the
Russians are not greatly concerned
about military power that is potential
in character, that would take months
and years to mobilize for war, and we
may also assume that they know as
well as we do that neither the United
States nor Britain would use the atomic
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01
4 New Districts
For Scavenger
Pickup In City
SAME AMOUNT OF SERVICE
BUT THOUGHT MORE Eff
GENT: ONE TRUCK EACH
DISTRICT

Reorganization of the Scaveng-
er Department is announced by
Public Service Head Robert Dopp
with the new service to start
Monday.
The city has been divided into
four new districts. First district
is the area from Duval west, Sec
ond district is the area west of
the line of Elizabeth street and
Windsor Lane to Duval, the third
district is the area west of
Frances and White to the line of
Elizabeth street and Windsor
Lane and the fourth district is
everything east of Frances and
White.
-Four trucks will cover these
areas and will give weekly pick
up service. A fifth truck will be
available to pickup from those
business houses needing daily
service.
There is no contemplation of
daily service to the rest of the
city, Mr.. Dopp said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-03-01
Forty-Six Up TeNoon Today
Take Car Inspection Tests
Deadline For Tests March
Is; City Mechanic. City
Police Supervising In
spection

Up to noon today As had taken
their safety inspection automobile
tests given by the city mechanic,
Horace Averette, and supervised
by the police department.
Owners must first a get thei
safety Inspection receipt forms
from the tax collectors office
and must then take this receir:
and an inspection form given at
the same office to the city me-
chanic, who will check the car
and return the form OF the auto
mobile owner for presentation 70
police at the city Jail and get a
sticker showing that the car has
passed all tests.
If cars fail the tests the inspec-
ton card is so marked and the
owner must then have the defect
or defects remedied and again
present the card to the city me-
chanic before March IS.
After March Is, cars without
stickers will be subject to arrest.