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Evening star., 1947-05-18
" ashington's nest

cia, Wilhelm Bergman, Francis
Holden and Thomas Mel LAushlin-
According 10 tho minutes Of fhe
corps. Joseph r. Tate strikes near
home, for 1t was he who founded
The Star In 1864, ard issued the
first regular edition on December 1e
of that year, which he called The
Daily Evening Star. He Wa prac-
tical printer, and ct one time set
type on the Daily National In
telligencer OF this city. II = quite
likely he was the son Of Sarah
Tate, q widow, who In 1915, and
later, was residing On the youth
side Of D street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets NV, the same ad-
dress the directory gives for Mr..
Tate.
Mr.. Tate served as secretary of
the washington Light Infantry until
September /, 1845, when he de-
clined reelection. Later he be-
came its commanding officer.
The infantry was not devoted
alone to drilling, by any means, but
|it liked to be entertained and to
entertain It's friends and military
companies from out Of town.
But even before this.we find the
corps preparing to entertain the
National Greys Of Philadelphia on
the eve Of the Inauguration Of VIII
liam Henry Harrison. Upon this
occasion Mrs. Shields offer to fur
|nish the dinner for 100 subscribers
at s. each, which probably included
the National Greys, was accepted, !,
and 1t was also agreed to hire the
Marine Band for March 5, provided
they agreed to receive $50 for their
services.
This Inauguration proved to be q
very sad one for the country. since
Gen. Harrison died just one month
to the day after being inaugurated
President, and In the minutes Of
the infantry Of April 5, 184l, we find
the following resolutions on his
death:
Whereas 1t has pleased an all
wise Providence to take from us our
late much-respected President, VIII
liam Henry Harrison, 1t Is deemed
appropriate that this corps join
with their fellow citizens In express
ing their deep and heartfelt sor-
row at the sudden and unexpected
calamity thus visited upon the
country. Therefore,
Resolved, That the members OF
the washington Light Infantry wear
the usual badge Of mourning on all
parades for three months: and that
the armory OF the corps be hung in
mourning for the same length OF
time.
Resolved. That it Is expected that
every member Of the corps win be on
parade on the 7th instant to -oin
the escort in paying funeral hon
ors to the late President"
In the early days the VIII
Corps was Honized by the people Of
Washington, and their presence at
all public places was solicited.
Evening star., 1947-05-18

poor proofreading. On pages IL and
l21, for instance, events are placed In
1880 and 1887. Benjamin P. Thomas
Is listed on page .634 as contributing
an article to the June, 1885 Bulletin
Of the Abraham Lincoln Associa-
tion. John Calhoun appears once
as Calhound, page Il. Dr.. Harry e.
Pratt is mentioned as having made
in 1843 study Of Lincoln's Supreme
Court cases from 1840 to 1860.
pages 548-49).
Despite imperfections the book
is an important addition to Lin
colniana.
Evening star., 1947-05-18

lYANK THE GI STORY OF TIE
WAR
lBy the Editors Of Yank. fDuell,
Sloan n Pearce; $s.
| f7aviespad N ss ssss
Evening star., 1947-05-18
BATTLE REPORT, VOLUME ul
By Capt. Walter KdyiC, y. s. ]
U. S. N. r. (Rinehart d Co.; $.
Reviewed By
REX COLLIER.

Although this is the third Of the
series Of Battle Reports prepared by
Capt. Karig. erstwhile Washington
correspondent. and his collaborators,
1t actually picks up where Volume !
left Oh In detailing the course Of the
Pacific War. The first volume re-
viewed the drab, grim days from
Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea, when
our crippled Navy was strictly on
the defensive and the Imperial jap
anese Fleet was at the apex Of its
power. The second volume jumped
to the Atlantic, to cover the Nays
battle to maintain and augment our
U-boat menaced supply line to our
European allies, the landings in
Africa and naval aspects Of the
invasion Of Normandy.
It is too bad that the late Secre-
tary Of Navy Knox could not have
lived to read these authentic, we'll
written accounts of the Navy's ships
and men in action in World War II.
It was he who inspired them when,
10 few months before his death, he
directed that preparations be made
to tell the Nays story in mon
technical, readable, form, the, good
and the bad" !" It was q newspaper
mans idea of how the story should
he nresenfed IN the r,i1l1ic and II IL
fitting that newspapermen have had
the major share in carrying out the
assignment. Capt. Karig and his
associates have done their job well.
Being in @nontechnical, readable
FORM" like its predecessors, Volume
II, covering the middle phase" OF
the Pacific War, Is not intended to
be q comprehensive official history
!of that period. It is, however, a
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Gospel Stories Are
Simply Told Here
ACCORDING TO THOMAS
| BY Gladys Malvern. fMcBride
& Co.. S2.75.)
Reviewed by
COURTENAY PLASKITT.

4 Reviewed by
COURTENAY PLASKITT.
Thomas, the Apostle who founc
it hard to believe that Jesus was
the son Of God, lives and breathes
In According to Thomas"
Written in the first person with
Thomas as the narrator, the stories
Of the Gospel are simply and clearly
told. From this view Of intimacy
his emotional conflicts, his fears
and hopes are sharply made mani
fest.
The magnetism of Jesus person
atty, SO often described, here Is
simply and beautifully portrayed.
The authors factual knowledge OF
the historical background in which
the events took place contributes to
the realism of this moving novel.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Middle Phase Of Pacific War Covered
In Third Volume Of Nays Battle Report
4, and con,dr. Eric Purdon

thoroughly gripping narrative o'
|neet sections and individual exploits
during what Admiral King described
las the defensiYe-offensive phase II
the Pacific.
This was the period when oul
battered feet. reduced at one time
to one carrier and q pitiful sprin-
king of other ships, struggled val
iantly to prevent the Japs from
taking Australia, to protect our long
thin lifeline to the Southwest Pa
cific, to counter the all-out Japanese
thrust at Midway and points east
ward, and to throw the enemy from
invaded American soil In the Aleu-
tians. This book will bring back
glorious, albeit ofttimes bitter, mem.
ories to the men who slugged it ou,
with a ruthless enemy on the Cora.
Sea, at Midway, turning point o1
the war, in the jungles and caves ol
the Solomons, Maxim and othel
island stepping stones to victory, of
|Savo Island, Bougainville, Cape Es.
|perance, Kula Gulf. Vella Lavella
Empress Augusta Bay and in the
far north waters of Kiska, Attu
Amchitka and Dutch Harbor.
The bad is written Inere with ths
|good-the tragic mistakes which lee
some of our ships In certain battle!
to fire upon one another, the costly
shortcomings of our radar and look.
out arrangements at Savo Island
the failure of star shells, torpedoe.
and other equipment to function al
critical moments.
Special mention should be made
|of the extraordinary array OF pic.
lures included in this volume. There
|are not only battle action photo.
graphs, some never before published
but many sketches and paintings b,
Navy combat artist. Capt. E
John Long, U. S. N. R., assisted il
selecting the illustrations.
The fourth volume of Battle Re.
port, which will carry the Navy
story in the Pacific to victory II
Tokyo Bay, is in preparation.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
"A Personal History Of the Wor Written
By the Fiqhtinq Men Who Won II

When the atomic bomb fen cn
Japan II speeded separation day.
when they would be home. and
through for : while. at least, with
the awful Job of war. This book
tells the truth about war and Il Is
hoped II viii prevent future ones.
This Is the story they could never
write home.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02
VAlLE 7 5 FAME ~ EUR OPT
MA,TANUSKA KNO WN

L-r. Marvin Allyn, General Manager of the L.V.F.C A., received a letter this week from France in which an interested party makes app1 ic at ion for a position in a Dairy Plant in this country. The writer has worked during the past few years in Q Da fry Plant in France.
 From the letter it appears that the ap- 1licant became interested in this country through contact ri tn AncPic an soldiers rho served in Franco for he says
 should like to live in Alaska, because I think there is a lot to do for mon of good vil1 and I like the American Uay of life appreci lated during the var I fought by the side of the Ane an Army { I ras chief-radio io-operator' Of a commands ing net of combat command, as 1st Ser goant, of the famed 2d Fr. Armored Divi- sion Of the us. Sd S 7th Armies.)"
 h another paragraph tho writer felt that pro spe cts in the food indl stry ought to be. very good because the increase in this indu stry would curb prices ard make a higher standard of living in the Territory
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02

Ken sero attended school with both Mir. and Mrs. McNl ieter in Minnesota, : C: ii Mrs. McMl ister reports that the roads were fair%y good, the worst part being between Edmonton and Dawson Creek. The family plans to mako their home here and aro looking around for a place to locate.
 Fault is the easiest thing to find and yet too many people keep on looking for it.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-02
JUST ARRIVE fROM MlNM

E1. and Mrs. Bill Gicllister and family arr ived this week from inc River ,Minn. in a onc1o sed truck. Mrs. McAlister said
 that they slept in the trick, but ate in restaurant long tho ray. They Vero l3 days driving through. This did not include inc spent in Edmonton waiting for per- init. The McAli sters are acquainted with Grant Frances and Grant Kensers. Mrs.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12

WASHINGTON, D. c., = Oppos-
ing the continuance of the poll
tax requirement before the House
Elections subcommittee, Leslie
Perry of the NAACP declared:
Just as we do not believe that
race, Or color, or religion has any
thing whatever to do with rights
OF persons to vote in a democratic
society-so we do not believe that
a mans wealth. or poverty
should constitute a publication or
Disqualification.
The NAACP representative
told the subcommittee that 10 mil
lion American citizens black and
white alike" are disfranchised by
thepolltax. He cited as a typical
county in poll tax states
Sumter, South Carolina, where
studies show that in 1914 when
workers were theoretically receiv-
ing high wages" 25 per cent of
the Negro families and 2 per cent
of the white families had an in
come of less than $500 a year. AL
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Elks Drum and Bugle
Corps Score at Denyer
BY MARIE PARKER

First Of all we are thanking God
for his Mighty protection over
us and from Denver, for We,know
ne will hear and answer prayer.
We asked each mother and friend
! s.to pray for us that we go and re-
turn safely; and we know they
did. for those big chartered Bur-
lington Buses that we were on
just seemed to be rolling on
Prayer. They carried us safely
there and back. AS for the child
en-, 1 have never seen such q
SWEET bunch together. We had
twenty-seven girls and twnety--
four boys, and they We're SO nice
and obedient. We didn't have any
trouble at all; each and everyone
did his and her part up to the
minute.
We left Omaha Saturday night.
June %, arrived in Denver Sunday
morning about 9 am, and at Bpm
Oh! My, yyou should have seen
our children under the direction
of uor director Sergeant Hamil-
ton. They took the streets of Den
e for miles and miles, and a.
gain on Monday when we had the
contest with Waterloo, Iowa:
Minneapolis; Kansas City, Denver
and others. Our children won first
with the trophy a Golden Cup.
znnu Jorre( aqJ txf 8Txz xz xz
We, then made ready to catch
those Prayer rolling Burlington
buses which brought us safely
back to the mothers and dads in
Omaha.
Parents. be proud of yyour child
rem, for they are fine.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12

its development as a nation.
FROM a certain point Of view
every citizen of the nation belongs
TO a minority group. No one relig-
ion, no one kind of racial stock
no n economic group makes up
a majority of the population.
America is a nation Of m~inorities.
and we must all learn to live to-
gether with mutual respect.
There are certain aspects Of the
problem such as assuring every
CITIZEN OF an equal right to mart
lclpate in the pilitical life of the
nation, which have to be solved on
a national level. But the roots Of
the problem are in the communi-
ties nighborhoods Of America and
1t is there that the hardest tasks
and greatest opportunities are to
be found.
The Cooperative movement il
comparatively little understood by
most people in the United States.
Yet'lt a provide a large part of
In nasWer to the minority problem
at the local level.
Cooperatives have as n of their
basic principls open membership
Ihls mans that Americans Of
every sort and kind can own and
manage together their cooperative
BUSINESSES if only they want to.
Many of themare dong SO right
now. Not much Mise is made about
IT, but cooperatives are quietly
proving that people of different
minority groups" Remembering
that we are all members Of some
minority a work together on
a n~on-profit basis, own businesses
together. make decisions together
manage common affairs togther
Thesepractical demonstrations
the true spirit Of America are
an Invaluable contribution to the
iolution of the "minorities' pro-
lem.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Annual Mems Day Rally
at St. Johns AME Church

Sunday, July Il ,1947 the annual
st. Johns Mems Day will find the
Rev. F. A. Hughes, editor-in chief
of the Western Recorder, deliver
ing the IL am. sermon at st. John
A. M. E. Chucr. 22nd and Willis av
H comes to st. Johns on this day
from Kansas City, Kansas bring
ing with him a wealth Of know
ledge and experience that he has
gathered in his travis over the
A. M. E. Connection. He comes
well-qualified to bring a message
Of enlightment and of great inter
est to all.
At the 7:3O pm. Service, the
Rev. Bruce Hadley, Executive
Secretary Of the churc Council Of
Omaha will speak. He is new in
our city, but has secured a wealth
Of experience and knowledge in
the field Of religion.
tn Watchmen will be on hand
at the morning and evening ser
vices ii bring the many spiritual
numbers. Come out, won't you to
these two services.
You r cordially welcome.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
ANNUAL YOUTH DAY OF
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. &.

Sunday, 'July13, 1947 the Allen
Chapel young people will have
their annual Youth Day. They
have planned for these services
on this day, afternoon. and even
ing. II ii
Miss Eleanor Starks has been
chosen as general chairman of the
Youth Day.
The program for the day is as
follows:
Morning Worship 1870 am.
Professional; Call to worship-312
by Nadin e Aston; Hymn-"O
.Iaster Let Me With Thee; Pray
er byy Ann Aston; Selection
I'm Saved By Grace; Scripture
Lesson by Barbara Ewing; Sell
ection-"He Is Nine; Missionary
Offering; Decalogue; Selection
'I1l Fly Away to Jesus; Sermon
by the Guest Minister; Invitation
Softly and Tenderly'; Offera-
tory-Little Brown Church,"
Notices; Recessional; Benediction.
Afternoon services, 2:45 p. m.
Mistress of ceremonies, Gladys
Coleman. Music by Carol Wash
ington; Professional; Prayer BY
Alice Duncan; Selection by Pill
grim Baptist Junior Choir; Wei
come ADDRESS by Naomi Duncan.
Selection by Pilgrim Baptist Jun
ior Choir; Scripture Lesson By
Donald Starks; Selection by Pill
grim Baptist Junior Choir; OUF
YOUTH OF TODAY BECOME
! OUR CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
In the Following Aspects: Address
Social-Political by John Orduna;
Address II Economic Religious by
Ernestine Starks; Offeratory-
Selection; Benediction.
Str1qz2 III
Evening Service 7:15 pm. Mast
er of Ceremonies. Reggie Fellows;
Music by Cecilia Duncan; Prayer
by Naomi Duncan; CHAUTAU-
QUA; Social by Dorothy Aston;
Cultural by Barbara Ewing; Pol
itical by Gladis Coleman; Econ
omical by Teresa Littlejohn; Re-
ligious by Carol Washington; Sc
lectionsby Allen Chapel Jnuior
Choir; O~fferatory. CORNATION
PROFESSIONAL: CORONAT-
ION OF MIR. AND MISS ALLEN
CHAPEL. Remarks; Benediction.
The Allen Chapel young people
wish the support Of their many
friends to their program on this
day.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Lime Essential

Lime Is essential on acid soils for
proper growth of many crop and
pasture plants. To promote this de-
sired growth. sufficient lime should
be applied to change the acid condi-
doneto a near neutral point. Under
most conditions in the upland area
the addition Of lime to the soil also
provides calcium for plant groSth.
Commercial fertilizer. incorporated
with the soil management practices
previously mentioned. Is essential
for continued high crop production.
Every crop harvested for grain,
forage or otheri use removes plant
food from the soil. Soils under con-
tEaous cropping systems. coupled
with erosion. lose their plant nu-
trients faster than they can be re-
placed by nature.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
NAACP Bureau Head
Hits Poll Tax Evils

together Ga per cent of the Negro
families of Sumter earned far
less than $1,000 that year. With
wage levels such as these during
an abnormally high average in
come period" Perry contended,
1T is cglear to everyone that a
tax on the right to vote consti-
-utes al effective bar to a large
number of ciizens in the poll tax
states"
The effect Of mass d~isenfranch-
isements, the NAACP charged,
permeates our entire national life
and sickens it like a gangrenous
sore". The election of Congress
mar John Rankin of Mississippi
where only 5,429. persons out of
263,367 or 81 per cent of the DO
pulation voted, was cited in com.
parison with a non-poll tax state
like Minnesota where 80 per cent
of the people freely exercised
the privilege of voting for their
representative.
I'VE find it difficult to see",
Perry concluded, how the United
States can in good conscience de-
nand free elections in Greece,
he Balkans and other parts of
the world, while at home she con
tinues to permit unscruplous poll
ticians in seven Southern states
to exact a money tribute as a
condition to exercising the fund
amental democratic right of vot-
ing"
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Original Alloy

Prehistoric ornaments Of plati-
mum hammered over gold were
found in the graves Of the priests
and kings OF the ancient Indian IN
hahitants Of Colombia. This was
probably the original idea Of COM
bining the two rare metals to obtain
the two-tone color effect for jewelry.
Alloy Is Strong
The green color of emeralds is
due to small quantities of chromium
in the jewels. When this same
chromium is added to steel along
with nickel, the resultant alloy is a
hard, strong, wearTesistant metal,
nic~kel-chreme steel, often used in
gears and axles.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Audience Thrilled
at Wings Over
Jordan Concert

A far too small audience was
held s%pellbound Thursday night,
July 8, 1947 at the City Audltori-
um, where the Wings Over Jor-
dan. national and international
certfamed choir. was presented in
concert by the Beau Brummell
Club. The choir lived up to all it's
advanced press reviews, rendering
receptive mood.
Their rendition of such famous
numbers as There's Room
Enough" Wheel Search NV
Heart" and Rock My Soul were
par excellent.
Other numbers equally well con-
tinued; to increas the noted name
the choir has acquired. The Neg
no Choral Group travelling today,
singing concerts everywhere.
The soloists were Esther Over
street, Soprano Soloist; Ezekiel
z. Dearon Tenor; and Cecil w.
Dandy, Tenor Solos
The quartet consisting of Cecil
w. Dandy, Ezekiel Dearon. Gene
va Hawkins, and Marvin Hayes
sang Lite Me Ride" 81 Am Going
to Set at the Welcome Table, and
Hard Trials and Great Tribulat-
IONS"
The Ensemble closed their con-
cert singing for their audience
the Hallelluah Chorus from the
Messiah.
The Concert was sponsored in
benefit of the Near North Side
Y. M c. A. Building Fund.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12

From a humbls& beginning 3o6
1ears ago. meat packing has grown
o become one of the nations larg-
EST industries. Meat packers in the
United States produce more than 20
billion pounds. Of meat annually.
From five million farms and
ranches in every state the meat
packers purchase 127 million cattle,
valves, hogs and sheep to make into
steaks. roasts, stews. sausage items
and canned meat, as well as utiliz-
ing by-products for many pharma-
ceutical and manufacturing items.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12

panv directors and Is leading US. publishers aboard cncled the globe,
see route o chart abcTe in 80 flying hours while covering 2217o
elapsed time for the trip about 336 hours.
Ihe publishers made the fight to secure on-the-scene reports
from government officials and us. Correspondents conditions in
the countries visited The giobegirdlng route, recently certified by
the Civil A1shauties Board will begin regular roundthe-world mail
and pessene9 service the week following the flight. To close its one
gap, the San Francisco to New'York transeontinental hop, Pan Amer
1can now awaits CAR: approval of its aspiration for domestic routes.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
OUR GUEST
COLUMN
ErelYs.-s to TED Yates Publications.

BY JERRY VOORHIS
Secretary, Cooperative League
Secretary, Cooperative League Of
the v. S. A., former Congressman,
18th District, California
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
neavy TaKexs

Latest statistics show that the
United States has more than q tele-
phones for every 100 Inhabitants,
compared to % telephones per 100
inhabitants in the world as a whole.
New York Leads
New York City has more tele-
phones than any city in the world.
with a total off 2,218, 900. This COM
pares with 1890, 900 in all Of South
America.
Ideal Hog Size
Moderately fat hogs, weighing be-
tween 40 and 24O pounds alive, pro-
duce hams, shoulders and sides of
the NEST desirable size for curing.
Shows Sense
Without eyes and living under.
ground, the earthworm senses the
fall of night and wriggles to the sur
face of the earth.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Coop AS One Answer

The so-called minority prob
lem in America can be solved. 1t
must be solved if the United Stat
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12

NEW YORK
Gobal short cuts for
air travel, developed
during the war, are
now being adapted
to commercial use
with Pan American
World Airwaysle lead
ing the way Pie
Clipper America with
Duhlic Officials eesr1.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Handle Logs Promptly

Timber cut during the growing
season requires prompt handling to
avoid deterioration from decay, in
sect attacks or sap stains, extern
sion foresters report
Gives A Lift
To give a lift to canned or cooked
dried fruit, squeeze orange or
grapefruit juice over the top just be-
fore serving.
Farm Production
From the top third Of the nations
farms comes 80 per cent Of the total
production; from the other two
thirds, 20 per cent.
Handled Many Times
Iron ore is handled five times
from the time it Is removed from
the earth until it emerges from the
furnace as liquid metal.
Only Huguenot Church
Only Huguenot church in Amer
lea is at Charleston, S. c. 1t was
founded in 1887.
Fishing and Hunting Area
Sun Valley, Idaho, borders on a
hunting and fishing area as large
as the entire state of Connecticut.
Secret of Pie Cutting
To cut pie easily sprinkle granu-
lated sugar over the meringue-
topped pie.
Worlds First Champ
James Figg. who won the crown
as bare knuckle champion in 1719,
retired indicated in 1870
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Industrial Uses

Milk is used in a wide variety Of
industrial products such as plastics,
textiles, paper coating, paint, glue,
films, pharmaceuticals, insulation,
fertilizer, insecticides, penicillin,
plaster, dyes, animal feed, preserva-
tives. explosives, electroplates.
The Omaha guide., 1947-07-12
Bi-Cameral Congress

Under its constitution, Chile has
a bi-cameral congress elected d.
rectly by the people, as is the presi-
dent. The latter has somewhat the
same power as the president of the
United States.