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Evening star., 1947-11-09

3EVERIDGE
missed. In one recent month,
the Office made 400 sales.
Most OF the items, planned for
definite wartime uses, slip easily
into veterans peacetime lives.
Filing cabinets. for example. now
line the walls Of veterans hous-
ing units-converted into bu-
reaus and dressers.
Among the most popular items
are the doughnut-shaped rubber
liferafts used by the Navy during
the war. With capacities rang
ing from two to seven passen-
gers. the RATS now serve as
backyard wading pools for vet
erans' children, or do summer
duty at Washington area sea-
shores as swimming floats.
The Government gets average
returns of from q third to half
of the original price it paid for
the articles. Mr.. Wentworth said.
Bargain hunters. though, can
find items that 60 for q tenth
Of their original cost.
The most sought after articles.
like typewriters and binoculars.
usually are bought up a few
minutes after they are put on
the shelves. To prevent argu-
ments at the early morning
rush. customers draw lots to see
who will get first chance.
Sales ON most items are lin
tied. but customers can keep
coming back as long as they
have their discharge papers to
prove their status as veterans.
Each buyer certifies that he
will not resell his purchases. II
WAA investigators find substan-
tial resales Of q particular item,
MIR. Wentworth said. the article
will be taken OF the list.
This method of selling sur
plus material gets the Govern
ment some return and gives the
veteran values he can't obtain
anywhere else." he said. "Au
we ask Is that the veteran
doesn't abuse it."
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-11-19
ZION PUNIOR
BAND. CONCERT

Continued from Page II
roy's 10th year as conductor
of the Zion 100-Piece Junior
Band; his 9Th year with the
Zion Grade School Band and
also the 9Th year with the I'm
ion Grove High School Band;
as we'll as directing the Zion
Concert Band. He also directs
all Kenosha County Grade
School Bands.
Mr.. McElroy promises a new
and different concert this year,
both in performance and de-
corations.
Tickets may be purchased
from any of the Zion Junior
Band or Grade School mem
bers, or from the McElroy Mu-
sic Store.
By Public demand, we have
had to add a few reserved
seats, which will be sold at
the McElroy Music Store only.
The proceeds of this concert
will go towards completing
payment for the Bands new
uniforms.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-11-19
A NOTE OF THANKS

The Weekday Christian Ed
ucation Board of Zion wishes
to express it's thanks to the
Churches and individuals of
the community who have do
mated Bibles for the classes in
Christian Education. Both new
and used Bibles were given
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-11-19
ZION CHOIR ACTIVITIES
CONTINUED from Page u

ficers expressed a sincere de-
sire to continue recruiting ad-
ditional members for the
Choir work. They extend a
hearty invitation to all sing
ers in our fellowship to come
and join with them in this
great work of the Church. A
special invitation is extended
to the young folks of high
school age.
A fine record of accomplish
ment has been set by the re-
firing president, Lewis Mitch
ell, who was assisted by Paul
Dreyer as vice president, Lor-
raine Pennington as secretary
and Mary Koshel as treasurer.
The Choir is planning to
go to Waukegan and present
program at the Citizens Bank
Building on the evening of
December 23rd at 7 p. m. At
ter the singing of an appro-
pirate group of selections for
the Season, the Choir will re-
turn to Zion for short re-
hearsal and a Christmas Par
ty.
ZION CHOIR, assisted by
the Zion Symphony Orchestra,
with Guest singers and play
ers from Zion and the sur
rounding area - are again
planning to present Handles
MESSIAH" on Sunday after
noon, December 18th, at $3.50
p. m. in Zion Auditorium.
Chorus rehearsals have been
planned for Sunday afternoon,
November 23rd, November
30th, and December 7th, at
3 o'clock.
Orchestra rehearsals are set
for 500 p. m. on Tuesday,
November 18th; Monday, Nov
ember "a; Tuesday, December
End; and Sunday, December
9TH at 800 p. M, with the
Choir Gin the College Build
ing).
AN INVITATION IS Elk
TENDED TO ALL SINGERS
AND PLAYERS TO COME
AND JOIN WITH US IN
CIArGTArG EETITE NEEOOT A IT 8,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-11-19

to that life.
Pray that we might be faith
full to the call God has given
us and to the work to be done
in the field which is white un-
to harvest.
Leland Barton,
Elder in charge
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-11-19
NEWS FROM ARIZONA

Sunday, November 9th at $50
p. m. in Zion Mountain View
Chapel in Sunnyslope. We look
forward to a time of fellow
ship, Bible training, and spirit
ual growth in this work. Our
program included musical
numbers by Barbara Wade
and Ronnie Jensen, scripture
reading by Wayne Baker and
prayer by Johnnie Rosenberg
err. Deacon James HARDWOOD
took charge of the song SER
vice.
A very good response was
shown in the Bible school yes
terday with 80 present. Equal
ly we'll was the interest in the
HOO a. m. worship service
when about 70 gathered for
that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Morri-
sn went out yesterday after
noon and called in the trailer
camps, inviting a number to
the services. We are grateful
for the literature which we can
hand out to those in need.
Tomorrow evening, Tuesday,
the male quartet will take part
in the closing service of one
day Bible Conference which
will be held at the Paradise
Valley Bible Conference
Grounds, which is located near
Cactus, Arizona.
Plans have been made for
the Christmas program to be
presented during the Christ
mas season. The program ar
rangements is being handled
by Mrs. Lloyd Hall, Mrs. James
Harwood and Mrs. Floyd Nor
rison, with children from the
Bible school and the Weekly
Bible School taking part.
We are very glad to read the
reports of the work of the
branches in Michigan City,
Pasadena and Florida. How
we would enjoy a little news
from the other groups scat
tered about the world. The let
ters from Africa are very in
teresting and enlightening. We
were sorry to read of the grief
suffered by Elder Smith at the
time of his birthday. We can,
in such times but turn to Gods
Word for strength. How pre-
cious is the promise of Romans
8:28-
"And we know that all
things work together for
good to them that love God,
to them who are the called
according to his purpose"
Things must have looked
very unjust to Joseph when
his brothers were about to sell
him as a slave, for the bro
theirs said, when they were
being tried by Joseph at their
first appearing before him to
purchase food, eve saw the
anguish of his soul, when he
besought us, and we would not
hear -. Later he declared to
his brethren "-for God did
send me before you to preserve
life, and then realize that all
things had worked together
for the good, not only of him
Golf b,,+ o1oo oe L.: L1
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and they are being used daily
in the schools.
A GUARD TO OUR
LIBERTIES

I am persuaded that the
patriotism of the people will
continue, and be sufficient
guard to their liberties. -
James Madison.
Evening star., 1947-08-14
The National Theuter

The Star has not believed and does not
now believe that admittance OF Negroes
to the National Theater would OF itself
produce any important resentment among
National Theater patrons. Those who
were resentful could exercise free choice
by attending or remaining away from the
theater and it is probable that more would
attend than would stay away. In time the
National Theater probably would have
reached the same conclusion and lifted
existing restrictions as matter of course.
There are others who have been unwill-
ing to leave the possibility of any such
developments to time, however, or to
gradual changes in points of view. These
have pressed the issue at the National
Theater to the point where that issue has
assumed national Importance as a test
case. And what have they proved now as
a result of the test? They have proved
that the operators of the National Theater,
In the belief that they are in tune with
local sentiment, prefer to close the Ma
tional to legitimate stage productions and
convert 1t into movie house rather than
yield under pressure to the demand that
Negroes be admitted.
This outcome of the test is no victory
for the cause which the Negroes and their
supporters were advocating. 1t is no
victory for the National Theater. 1t is
no victory for the people Of this COM
munity, whose patterns in segregation of
the races remain unbroken but who are
losing the single outlet in Washington for
the legitimate theater. 1t is a loss for
everybody The only development now
capable OF turning it into a gain would
be for somebody to come along, with
enough faith in his own judgment and
enough money to back it up, and to build
or purchase a new Washington theater,
open to all who had the money to buy
tickets, and make it pay That develop
ment may materialize in time, for there
is money to be made in the theater bust
ness and there is great demcnd for good
theater in Washington.
But If, in the meantime, Actors Equity
proceeds on the course it has begun in
Washington and goes from city to city
imposing the same threats that 1t has
imposed in, Washington, it may succeed
in closing more theaters and hardening,
rather than softening, more hearts against
changes that in time will come, but will
come best of their own accord-not be-
cause people are threatened with alter
natives but because they believe that what
they do Is right
Evening star., 1947-08-14
Sales Tax Opposition
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your readers many Of whom in this area
face the threat of sales tax, may be interested
in what the people of two Southern States,
Alabama and Tennessee, are saying about this
money raising method.
Alabama has had a sales tax several years. 1t
still rankles with customer and salesman, be-
cause it is such a nuisance. Most of all, how
ever, it adds to the cost of living, because 1t
applies there to everything, including the neces-
sites of life such as clothing and shoes. Those
who think about the welfare of the lower-paid
workers are daily incensed at the inequity OF
this tax which hits the poor man hardest.
In Tennessee, we saw the end of the first
month of the new sales tax. The State Off
cials triumphantly estimated the yield at
So 100000 cool million more than they had
expected And the second line in the story was
that if this rate keeps up, 1t will be possible
for all counties to reduce their property tax
rates next year. That tipped the hand OF all
promoters Of the sales tax: Protect the property
owner by forcing the little man to pay the
taxes.
The little man pays penny on every quart
of milk he buys in Tennessee He pays penny
on every loaf of bread he buys. He pays on
everything-on the spot. So does the big
man-but painlessly.
Why" we asked everybody. did you let
them pass such a tax law?" Most everybody
wound up his explanation by saying. Il guess
we were asleep" We found nobody who favored
the tax. We found no businessmen who were
not annoyed by the mechanics of 1t.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHARLES E. PLANCK.
Evening star., 1947-08-14
Pokistun: A New Stute

ruling by the Secretariat of the United
Nations that the predominantly Moslem
portions Of India known as PakiStan are
to be considered sovereign state officially
ratifies with international sanction one of
the most singular arrangements ever con-
cluded in the field Of politics
On Friday, Britain terminates its CEN
tures-old rule over India. But this vast
subcontinent was too deeply cleft by re-
ligious divisions to perpetuate the unity
previously imposed from without. So the
two main religious communities, Hindu
and Moslem, have agreed to go their
separate ways. The predominantly Hindu
majority will constitute itself the Dominion
of India, technically within the British
Empire though free to declare its inde-
pendence at any time it so desires. The
Moslem minority will similarly constitute
itself the state OF Pakistan, with parallel
status and prerogatives. Although the
frontiers of the two states have not yet
been fully delimited, the Dominion is ex-
pected to cover about three-fourths of
India and almost three-fourths Of the
total population-approxima 250,000,-
900. The remaining one-fourth Of the
territory, with some 100,000000 inhabit-
ants, constitutes Pakistan.
The strangest aspect of this arrange
ment is that Pakstan is not geogra phical
unit 1t will consist of two large blocks
of territory-one in the northwest, the
other in the northeast. sundered from
each other by broad band of Dominion
territory. The provisional capital of
Pakstan is Karacti, port city of North
western India on the Arabian Sea, near
the Baluchistan line, and best known as
the principal airport in the peninsula.
How this singular arrangement will work
out is as yet uncertain. Despite agreement
by the respective leaders, the Hindu and
Moslem masses continue to indulge in
rioting on a widespread scale. Large mi
norities will exist within both states, to
say nothing of other religious groups like
the Sikhs. who want further partition to
give them local autonomy.
However, the legal changes are going
forward Pakistan is formally recognized
at Lake Success as a new state with at
tributes of sovereignty that entitle 1t to
apply for membership in the United Ma
tions. The Dominion of India succeeds
to the U. N. status now enjoyed by the
vanishing Indian government, though
new credentials will have to be presented
by its representatives. Pakistan will start
with a juridically clean slate, neither
bound by the acts and obligations OF the
Evening star., 1947-08-14
At John Burroughs Grove

Seeking escape from Dars contorted toorld.
I climbed the hin phere Don, John lay at
rest
And sat upon the boyhood rock oppressed.
SENSING hates crushing forces thunder
hurled.
"For 10, my opn shall come to me at
last
7 seemed to hear the ancient beeches stir.
A rustltna In the leaves as II 1t soere
An intonatton from the distant past;
GAZING across the hills / sersed calm.
Vaster, more ageless than the ddys long
hours,
A knowledge OF all nature and It's potoers,
A deep serenity, a solemn psalm. IS
Then, as I felt release from, fear and cdrs,
picked a pnystde fotcer and left It there.
DOROTHY TOOKER.
Evening star., 1947-08-14
Gen. Jodl's Name Misspelled

To the Editor OF The star:
often have been dubious about the COM
petence as well as sources Of information OF
your columnist, Constantine Brown. His col
umn of August bears me out. In 1t he dis
cussed a supposed memorandum by the chief
of operations Of the German general staff.
Gen. Jodl. Apparently some one passed on
to Mr.. Brown secondhand account of the
memorandum, for throughout the column
Mr.. Brown misspelled Jodl's name-it appears
in print as Yodl.
Now Jodl was very important man in the
war. He and Keitel were the only two military
men tried in Nurnberg and were hanged. 1t
would seem only plain courtesy to the readers
of The Star that one who presumes to en-
tighten them on world affairs with ostensible
omniscience should take the trouble to estab-
lish at least the names of important persons.
especially If they are not Slavic or Oriental
names. E. B. NORION.
Editors note:
The mistake In the spelling Of Gen. Jodls
name was typographical one, for which Mr.
Brown was not responsible.
Evening star., 1947-08-14
For Mutual Security

The hopes for success of the Inter-
American Defense Conference which Sec
retary Marshall voiced as he took off
yesterday for Rio de Janeiro were soundly
based. The discussions which will begin
tomorrow at the Brazilian capital will take
place in an atmosphere devoid of the mis-
givings which attended the preliminaries
at Mexico City in March of 1945. At that
time war tensions were at their height
and Argentina was playing her own game
in an irritating If not alarming way.
Unanimity on the mutual defense program
was out Of the question.
1t was not until after Argentina had de-
clared war on the Axis that she ratified
the Act of Chapultepec, making it unani-
nous. BY that instrument the American
republics pledged themselves to act as one
in the defense Of any member against
threatened or actual aggression from any
source. In the nearly two years and
half since the signing of the Chapultepec
agreement the relations between Argentina
and the other American nations have
gradually been smoothed out A new era
of good will between Argentina and the
United States has been proclaimed.
Although the prospects for final agree
ment on a permanent common defense
treaty are brighter than at any time in
the past, the writing of the pact is certain
to involve difficulties for the foreign
ministers and other delegates attending.
The American delegation will be con-
strained to hide its embarrassment over
failure of Congress to act on legislation
to provide military advice and assistance
to the Latin American countries. It would
have been feather in its cap had this
offer of tangible aid been possible. An
other problem is to arrive at a definition
of aggression. Would the development of
a totalitarian regime in this hemisphere
with or without collaboration of foreign
theological plotters-constitute what the
Chapultepec resolution terms IAN act of
aggression against the other states? The
act itself specifies only that every attack
of state against the integrity or the in
volatility of the territory, or against the
sovereignty or political independence of
an American state" shall be so construed.
That wording probably will be less am
biguous when the final draft of a treaty
is prepared at Rio. 1t is very likely that
Argentina will want to have good deal
to say about the writing of this part of
the document. Another moot point is
whether joint action against an aggressor
should require two thirds or unanimous
vote. Argentina in the past has held out
for unanimity.
The debate on these and other points
may become heated, but those who have
been following the trend of affairs in
South America believe that the difficulties
confronting the delegates are not insur-
mountable. 1t is this general good-neigh-
| borly outlook that has engendered the
Evening star., 1947-08-14
Two Years of Peace

Two years ago today the widely well
coined cease fire" orders were flashed to
our land, air and sea forces in the Far East,
bringing to an end the Pacific phases of
World War II. Pearl Harbor had been
avenged, albeit at bloody cost. Japan had
followed Germany to the end of the ag
gressors' trail.
A war-Weary, devastated world re-
joicingly looked forward to a new era of
hope and happiness. President Truman
told cheering crowds at the White House:
This is the day when fascism and police
government cease in the world" SINH
larly enthusiastic statements came from
many officials, here and abroad.
While two years of peace have failed to
Justify all of the optimism expressed in
that emotional hour, look backward
should convince even the most pessimistic
of todays observers of world events that
progress has been made toward a better
world.
The new and most cruel bomb, the
power of which to do damage is quite in
calculable," referred to by Emperor Hiro-
hito in his radio address TO his bewildered
oubJCSGo oiA 1llC IllS1iO vi VIC ouII cuOcL, 1lU
longer drops on japanese or other cities.
We stand ready to outlaw It's use and to
destroy our stock pile of the dread missiles
as soon as we can be sure that others
will never use the atom bomb against us.
Russia so far has blocked solution of this
greatest of postwar problems, but solu-
ton must be found If the world is to be
spared the horrors of atomic warfare
The cruel bomb" meanwhile, has brought
a chain reaction of scientific researches
which may bring untold happiness and
prosperity to mankind. The power which
energized the bombs that destroyed Hiro-
shima and Nagasaki is expected one day
to revolutionjze industry. combat cancer
and other diseases and benefit the world
in ways as yet unimagined.
A new world organization has been
created to halt aggression at it's source
and thus remove one Of the major causes
of war. This organization is far from per-
feet. There have been many disappointing
setbacks, but it must be recognized that
much good has been accomplished to date
Despite the disputes, it Is undeniable that
all nations are tired of war. Where there
is will for peace, one can reasonably hope
that way will be found to guarantee it.
Squabbles and misunderstanding of the
moment are not necessarily portents of
another war.
1T is unfortunately true that the worlds
recovery from war has been painfully
slow Sporadic outbursts of violence still
occur in many parts of. the globe. Police
states" have not ceased to exist, as Presi-
dent Truman and others had hoped. The
people still suffer the burdens of war-as
witness the serious economic crisis in
Britain. We in America grunlble over
shortages, too. but not of essential food
or clothing. Prices are high, but so are
wages. There are no apple sellers on
street corners nor unemployment marches
nor soup lines. In short, while the hopes
of two years ago have fallen short of full
fillment, there Is ample reason on this
second anniversary of Japan's surrender
to warrant continued hopes for the future
and continued efforts to find a common
ground for permanent security.
Evening star., 1947-08-14

If he carried the investigation through, and
these rumors were followed by demonstrations
by noisy public. which created confusion
And 1t was this confusion, II anything, which
was responsible for the alleged loss Of prestige
for the committee
The committee is authorized to expose
frauds, and it is unfortunate that it has had
to submit to personal conflicts which detract
from it's purpose. Let us hope that the COM
mittee, when it meets again in November, will
continue with the initial task to determine
findings on the expenditure Of 900 Of
Government funds, minus the applause for Mr..
Hughes and the boos for the Senator's.
MRS. D. N. HULFISH.