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The Nome nugget., 1947-04-11
ANNOUNCEMENT

The U. S. s. R. & Mining Com pany siren will be tested at 1:00 o'clock PM. Saturday. April l2. ls47. Citizens are not 10 be alarmed in that the siren may be sounded several times.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

With the approval of my part ners I have sold my one-third in terest in all assets and liabilities in the SOURDOUGH DREDGING co. Signed Guy C. Boyd.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Mss Shelton ed
To Ensign Vose
1t High Noon

A fourth generation Washing
tonian, Miss Vivian Ina Shelton,
yesterday became the bride of En-
sign Frederic Harry Evitt vose,
U. S. N, who recently returned with
Admiral Byrd's Antarctic Expedi-
ton. The daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson v. Shelton of Chevy
Chase and the son of Mrs. C.
Delano Ames of Baltimore and the
late Comdr. Frederic Bin Vose,
U. S. NJ, were married In the Wes-
ley Methodist Church. The Rev.
Clarence E. Wise officiated at the
ceremony before an altar banked
with palms and spring flowers.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore her sisters wedding
gown of Irish satin trimmed in rose
point lace. The full skirt extended
into a court train and her finger
tip veil of illusion fell from a
Juliet cap. She carried prayer
book covered with white orchids.
/ Her maid of honor was Miss
Betty Davis King, who flew up Fri
day from Duke University for the
wedding. She wore a gown of yell
low marquisette and tiara of yel-
low tulle with short veil. Her
bouquet was of pink roses. The
other two attendants were Miss
Phyllis Weissinger, former Holton-
Arms classmate of the bride, and
Miss Teresa Mohl, her former room
mate at Salem College. They wore
marquisette gowns Of deep powder
blue and ice green, and carried yell
low roses.
Mr.. C. Delano Ames was best man
and the ushers were 1t. Delano
Ames, III, 1t. Frederic Ohren-
schawl, Ensign Roy Nicholson and
Ensign James K. Schuledreyer.
The bride and groom walked un-
der the traditional arch of swords
after the ceremony.
Mrs. Vose is graduate of Holton-
Arms School and attended Salem
College in Winston-Salem, N. c.,
where she majored in music. She
is the. granddaughter of Capt.
George Nelson Holland of New
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Skating Cub
To Hold p Picnic

Starting at 4 o'clock tomorrow at
the Meadowbrook Recreation Cen
ter. the Washington Figure Skating
Club will have q picnic for members
and friends. There will be sports
events for youngsters and groWnups.
q supper and dancing in the eve
ming.
The last skating session of the
season will be held Wednesday at
the Chevy Chase Ice Palace from
6 to 8 o'clock In the evening. Fol-
lowing the skating there will be
stun and food in the clubroom.
The new officers elected for the
1g47-48 season include: Dallas bort,
president; Richard Queisser, vice
president; DR. H. r. Josephson,
treasurer, Marian Benesch. assis-
tant treasurer; Mrs. William j,
Miller, secretary: Mrs. Warren F..
Mosman, assistant secretary; Mrs.
Clarence Leroy Parker, advisor, and
Mrs. Edgar M. McPeak, treasurer of
the Junior Skating Club.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

Fame, Vt, who settled here after
the Civil War.
Ensign Vose graduated from Me-
Donogh School and attended Johns
Hopkins University prior to his EN-
trance into the United States Naval
Academy from which he was grad
Euated last June.
After their honeymoon Ensign
and Mrs. Vose win live in Newport,
r. T., where he will attend engineer
ing school.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Miss Brewster
To Be Married

Miss Dorothy E. Brewster and
Mr. Stanley Jackson, both of WASH
ington, will be married at / 80 o'clock
Saturday in the Metropolitan Me-
mortal Methodist Church by the
Rev. DR.. Edward G. Latch.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her father, Mr. Kingsley p.
Brewster of Findlay, Ohio. Miss
Edith Cope of Columbus, Ohio will
be the maid of honor and the best
man will be Mr.. G, B. Otto. Mr..
E. Douglas Burger will be usher.
A small dinner party for the
Evening star., 1947-04-27

bridal party and out -of -town guests
Iwil be given Friday evening ID the
Elue Room Of the Shorel1an Hotel.
Miss Brewster, q native of Find-
lay, has been assistant supervisor of
| the circulation department in the
Central Library of the District of
| Columbia She came to Washing
ton in 1914 The prospective bride-
groom, who is from New Bedford,
Mass, came here in 1912 and is in
the Technical Information Division,
Office of the Chief of Engineers,
War Department.
After their wedding trip, the
couple will reside at 1926 Alton
place NV.
Brazil shipped 895. 900 bags of
coffee to the United States in
January,
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Sara Pike to Wed

MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Pike an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Sara Bernice Pike
to Mr.. Allen Herbert Sures, son oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Sures.
The bride-elect is a senior al
George Washington University ano
her fiance is studying for his
masters degree at the University OF
Michigan.
The theocrat., 1947-09-03
qhe TheOCrat

of Education which is elected to run
the school that they will levy only the
actual amount necessary to operate
the school. These rates were recon-
mended by the leading firm of school
attorneys in Chicago, to conform with
the provisions of the new tax laws.
The proposal No. 3-To issue bonds
in the amount of $423,000 to build
an addition to the present school
building and make necessary altera-
tions in the present building. This
building alterations will include ex-
pansion of the cafeteria and study
hall. A complete new Industrial edu-
cation department, including wood
shop, mechanical drawing, machine
shop, metal work, welding, auto me-
chanics, also facilities for visual edu-
cation, physical education and music.
Plan now to vote YES on all three
proposals. They are urgently needed.
The date is September 13.
The Board of Education is COM
PEELED by necessity to hold these elec-
tions. AS an alert and progressive
group they are interested in long
range educational program destined
to give the boys and girls in this dis
trict sound education, equal to that
of any offered by other schools. This
is an impossibility in crowded quar-
ters and with lack Of operating funds.
This election will affect every boy
and girl in this school district for
many years to come. The effects and
values of the high school to the school
district have been many. These can
be multiplied even further, through
a YES VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 13.
The theocrat., 1947-09-03
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1947

at their summer home at Cap
a-L'Aigle on the st. Lawrence
Seaway. Joan will return
early in September to fulfill
her fall engagements, in Chi
cago and other Illinois, Indi-
ana and Wisconsin cities, as
the feminine member of "The
Story Singers" duo, and also as
a sOloist.
The theocrat., 1947-09-03
JOAN MEHAFFEY
VACATIONING in CANADA

Joan Mehaffey has been va
cationing the past several
weeks at the Manor Richelieu,
Murray Bay, in the Province of
Quebec, Canada, as the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. Frank E. Simp-
son and family, of Chicago and
Evening star., 1947-07-09

the project would have felt that way about
1t II the responsibility for q decision had
been theirs.
That there was great waste Of dollars
and energy and materials is regrettable
The committees report makes 1t evident
that = lot of this loss might have been
averted had the War Department used
greater care and sounder judgment, in
negotiating contracts. Although no fraud
or collusion is charged, the committee
pointed to "inordinate profits" by some
contractors, largely because of "Ioose
Policies" in renting equipment. There Is
no real excuse for such inef1ciency, even
In time of war
The Pan-American Highway can yet
serve useful militarily as well
rs politically and commercially-but it
must be = joint undertaking by all the
nations involved. The committees recon-
mendation for creation of an Inter-Amer
lean Highway Commission to study the
future of the project is worthy of adoption.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Fiscal Year

Many persons doubtless have wondered
why the Government fiscal year begins on
July l, rather than January in common
with the calendar year. The answer to the
natural question is to be found In the Code
of Laws of the United States, where, under
Title S: Executive Departments, oficers
and Employees, 1t is set forth that:
The fiscal year of the Treasury OF the United
States in all matters Of accounts, receipts,
expenditures, estimates and appropriations,
except accounts Of the Secretary of the Senate
for compensation and travelling expenses Of
Senators, and accounts OF the Sergeant at Arms
Of the House Of Representatives for eompsnsa-
ton and mileage Of Members and Delegates,
shall commence on the first day Of July in each
year. and all accounts of receipts and sx-
panditurss required by law to be published
annually shall be prepares and published for
the fiscal year rs thus established.
This law in principle and substance
dates back to the Act Of 1s42. It was
suggested by President Martin Van Buren,
in hts first Message to Congress, December
5, 1887, and was accepted and pessed by
Evening star., 1947-07-09

the National Legislature and approved by
President John Tyler, approximately Ave
years later According to Treasury De-
partment spokesmen, convenience rather
than any other factor prompted the choice
of the beginning of the seventh month as
the start of the ofieial year. Previously,
October had been the day on which new
books were opened. As the business of the
Government increased in volume in ratio
with the increase in the population of the
country, Federal officials needed more
time for the preparation Of their reports
to Congress, assembling in December
Finally after long discussion they were
conceded three additional months, thus
putting the beginning of the bookkeeping
year back to July !.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Letters to The Star
DANGER of Open Culverts

D2H&SI VI 0P@h N~A
,,r-..-
The Prince Georges County Civic Fedora
ton has demanded thai the hazard at the
storm culvsrt in Mount Rainier (where an H.
year-old District boy was drowned) be
eliminated.
Our own District of Columbia civic asso-
Citations should demand similar action with
regard to the many cuverts in the District.
especially in the Northeast section. Such
culverts are permitted to exist in open coun-
try: but inside the limits Of cities, 1t Is
customary to channel these creeks in large
trunk sewers which are built 10 run along
streets When q city creek is allowed to
retain It's original course. 1t encourages the
breeding OF mosquitoes and also presents a
dangerous spot for children. Furthermore,
whenever culyerts are built over them, the
vicinity very often becomes an insanitary
place.
BY rerouting these creeks in closed cham
nels along city streets, many cities have
reclaimed large areas Of land which were
later sold to the public for house construction.
VERNON r. GREEN.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Doubtful Economy

1t Is q questionable sort OF economy
which Congress has practiced at the ex
pense Of the Internal Revenue Bureau
and Of the Nations honest taxpayers.
Judging from President Truman's protest
to Congress, 1t Is economy of the type which
saves 4 dollar today but ignores authorita-
tive warnings that the savings will result
In losses far exceeding the amount tenn
porarily gained.
The Presidents vigorous message criti-
cising such false thrift echoed previous
warnings by the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
that any reduction in funds for investigat-
ing income take returns would be costly in
the end. Mr.. Truman says the $40 ,00O, 900
cut from the bureaus appropriation will
mean $400, ,000, 900 less in the Treasury in
the new fiscal year. This is because q re-
duetion of from four to tive thousand IN
come tax employees will be necessitated.
Experience has shown that this number of
tax investigators annually saves the Gov
ernment half 4 billion dollars in taxes
recovered
The extent OF dishonesty among tax
payers Is indicated by the fact that the
bureaus force Of twenty-seven thousand
tax enforcement agents in recent years has
recovered an average OF two and q half
billions year in evaded taxes and penal
ties. And this record has been made under
program calling for investigation of only
three out Of every hundred income tax
returns filed. According to bureau ofYicials
the /recoveries would be correspondingly
greater If larger percentage of returns
could be checked. To do this would
require more-not less-employes. All of
this was stressed before the appropria-
ton committees. But the urge for an
immediate economy showing seems to have
been too great. Chairman Taber of the
House Appropriations Committee has de-
tended the cut on the ground that other
than essential employees could be dismissed
Until some evidence is produced to support
this view, however. the reduction will re-
main subject to Mr.. Truman's criticism.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
We Have Room for Them

Congress should lose no time in acting
favorably on the Presidents latest request
for special emergency legislation to open
Americas doors to Substantial number
of Europe's displaced persons. There are
close to a million of them. Most of them
come from the Baltic areas, Poland, the
Ukraine and Yugoslavia, but they refuse
to return to those places because they
rightly fear that their antitotalitarian
beliefs would expose them to persecution.
Their only hope is that the free lands will
let them In.
As the President has pointed out to Con-
sress, certain countries in Latin America
and Western Europe-including Britain
have already taken in considerable num-
bers of these unfortunate people. Up to
now, however, the United States has done
little more than express sympathy and give
financial support to the camps in which
the DPS languish. We need to follow up
our good sentiments with good action. In
the Presidents words, 1t is "our plain duty"
to do so-to do at least as much In this
sense as other nations are doing.
The plight of the displaced persons Is
CsoAy WV Ab Nc GIlS EIe6kUSIlC says.
But we can end 1t easily enough in concert
with the countries now permitting entry
or preparing to permit it. All that is
required is that Congress grant suf1cient
authority to meet the emergency This
would not involve any general revision of
our present immigration policy or any
easing of standards for admission Every
DIP allowed to enter the United States
would be carefully screened; criminals,
subversives or those likely to become public
charges would, of course, be rejected.
In his appeal for action, the President
has refrained from stating specific figure,
but the "substantiap' number he has in
mind undoubtedly would be covered by
legislation like the Stratton bill, which
would open the doors to total of about
100000 over period of years. More than
"our plain duty" is involved in this. II
Congress acts afiirmatively, it will be offer
ing new life to people whose skills and faith
In democracy equip them to become excel
lent citizens. Immigrants OF the same
quality have played vital role in making
America great. There is still room for
them here. If We refuse to let them in, We
shall be doing m un- Christian thing and
'robbing ourselves as we'll
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Mr.. Lewis Hos His Sow

1t was to be expected that John L. Lewis
would have 4 few words to say after he
had signed the new soft coal contract.
What he said, however, Is not very I'm
portant.
Mr.. Lewis, having just obtained the best
contract in his unions history, fired an
other verbal shot at what he calls the
Taft slave" labor law He accused the
Republican Party OF selling out to industry
in exchange for cash contributions in the
last elections, and paid the dubious COM
pliment of observing that at least the
Republican Congress "stays bought" This
may or may not have been inspired by
ranking memories of his own contribu-
ton to the Democrats in 1896, and his sub
sequent discovery that this had not given
him a mortgage on permanent place in
Democratic councils. Mr.. Lewis wound up
with 4 rap at Senator Taft, and the ORE
diction that II the latter should seek the
presidency he would not be able to carry
his home State,
Just where all of this leaves Mr.. Lewis,
In the political sense, Is not clear He has
had no use for the Democrats since he
Wendell Willkie in 1910. He does not like
President Truman, and has made no secret
of 1t since this administr ation took him
into court. Now he reveals that he has
washed his hands of the Republicans, and
1t is hardly to be expected that he will
wind up In the wallace camp. Perhaps,
although 1t seems almost too much to ask,
Mr.. Lewis will stick to his job of running
4 union and not try to become President
maker in next years election.
Actually, however, rs experience has
shown, Mr.. Lewis does not have a great
deal of political influence. Tn the past
he has not even been able to deliver the
votes of his own mine workers Hence.
while any comments he may choose to
offer during the next campaign will be
awaited with some interest, the operation
OF the mines under this new contract will
be deserving of greater attention,
This contract, from the point of view Of
the miners, Is an eminently favorable one.
1t should pave the way to reopening of the
mines under private ownership-a prospect
which seemed unlikely at times during the
period OF Government operation And 1t
should mean that there will be peace in
this harried industry, and that the coal
so badly needed in this country and
throughout the world will be mined. II
the new contract should not have these
results, then there would seem to be little
point in attempting to negotiate any con-
tract with Mf. Lewis. - = - -
--
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Parable of q Tree

All summer long my plum tree
Has slept neither night nor day.
She has been preening her blossoms
Ind shaping them into purple trntt;
She has turned it In the SUR
That 1t might ripsn evenly:
She has spread out her leapss
To shelter it from the cold dew.
when / come to her NTH my basket
In the bright morning.
7 drop my head IN shame
Like q common becoar.
JEAN DONALDSON.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Ry THE HAsKIN SERVICE

by THE HASKIN SERVICE
O. Did Parson Weems write anything besides
the life of George Washington7-W r. H.
A. Mason Locke Weems 1759-1826 wrote
also biographies of Benjamin Franklin and VIII
liam Penn although they are not so well known
as the Life and Memorable Actions OF George
Washington" It was the NTH edition OF this
work that contained the famous cherry tree
story Weems was an itinerant bookseller as
we'll as parson
@. Has the light of freny been measured In
terms of csndlepower?-S. A.
A. The actual light from single freny Is
very minute, averaging little more than IS
tfoslsandths of a candlepower The insect
will sometimes glow steadily with a light As
low as two hundred tho,lsandths Of n candle
power in intensity.
@. Is Pope's poem THE Rape OF the Loci"
based OF fact?-C. s.
A. The poem is founded on an actual incl
dent in which young lord stole a lock Of hair
from the head of . court beauty. Pope COM
posed the poem to soothe her indignation and
effect 4 reconciliation.
O. What gems were assigned by the anciens
to the several days of the week?-A. M. D.
A. They were as follows sunday. yellow
gems: Monday white gems except diamonds;
Tuesday red gems such as garnets or rubies;
Wednesday blue stones: Thursday. the anne
thyst; Friday. the emerald; Saturday, the dia-
mond.
@ How does the weight of = dollar bill com
pare with that of o silver dollar?-J. DEF.
A. The weight Of silver dollar rs 4l2.5 grains
A paper dollar weighs about 1-2Sth OF . silver
dollar.
@ Who we're the Silver orAysf-T. Mel.
A. The term Silver Grays was applied to the
conservative minority who, approving OF the
conciiatory policies Of President Fillmore, bolted
the Whig state convention in 1850 because of
the radical antislavery Endorsements Of the con-
yention. The group was called silver crays be-
.sIs. ~ tn. hair OF Francis Granger, one Of the
b0ters
Evening star., 1947-07-09
No Cancellation Of Russia.

To the Editor Of The Star:
There seems to be only one subject in world
discussion today-namely: How to reach an
accord with the Soviet Union. Multifarious
ideas and proposals are forthcoming, all OF
them fsllacious. Why? Because If we or any
other nation react to the principles of decency
and If We retain our self-respect We not only
cannot reach an agreement, but If We still be-
levs In the principles Of Christianity. freedom
and In our present civilized mode Of life, We
should not wish to reach such an agreement.
Many criminals and many criminal forces
at times have been at large In our Nation7en
Evening star., 1947-07-09
} Had to Do 1t Aqoin

H3nt 4RVnat We know now, the
s98A intoxicating Committee is
w1386 i'll reporting that the War
DSfer should have undertaken
Inter-American High
Rject." The committee
ALI rging that, as with the
Highway used up vast
axt 4power and materials
wf6&&ed with dire shortages
ofS66kct lets were, indeed, CON
founded upon an
q planning or reasoning"
nerican Highway project
what we know today
a ab&&H for it, 1t was based on
cd which seemed compelling
I'M days following Pearl Harbor.
Its considerations which, just
tFj6 after Pearl Harbor, led the War
De Int General Staff to advise the
Foreign Affairs Committee that
"t31ad W be of great benefit from q
nj ls poiA of view" and that 1t would
"s4 communication by land no matter
vhdificulties might be encountered by
ssf% The Inspector General OF the Army,
1AQWHObCO AA eaaS AcPoAs, b00s SuhiS eAAc
sit lion ub as follows: ut was stated
HI in 1942 there existed = possibility,
h&Sver remote, that land route to the
P lima Canal would become an urgent
n SSesity. slime and season appeared to
or an early decision. In the light of
nj quent events. the highway answered
nd llitary necessity. Had the other pos
si6 materialised, the absence OF that
nj kecision I" would have become q
na military blunder."
ESenate committee has disclosed that
n&6l War Department ofIicials were con-
yi6S6d, even at the time, that the road
wE an urgent military necessity" All
eS6gnised, however, that il the German
UFboat campaign in the Caribbean sue
ceedsd in cutting of sea communications
With the Canal-as seemed well within the
realm OF possibility early in 1s42-and IL =
Japanese thrust ut the Canal developed
from the west--aS also was feared at the
tims-s land supply route would be an
urgent military necessity" in fact. Under
the circumstances then existing, 1t may be
doubted whefher those who now criticize
Evening star., 1947-07-09

I sales tax was necessary. He probably
6 right. But il We can escape this
I'd snore year, 50 much the
ed has reported, ut least,
clean. This is the
lr46k83 that a Republican
Oh iations Committee has
az aR& for the District supply
'iR88 this responsibility has
ed by an extraordinarily
e eh6&&NS3efu overhauling of local
,ek8$9H they are being met. No
esS&uSk kestions have come out
+ ttee about how the spending
al But NE committee, under Mr.
1nditsted = very earnest deter
n meet some OF the accumulated
le4fd up during the war years.
alSfAmong these needs Was the school
ye596 where some 1000 children are
eSg part-time instruction in twenty
ck1 the committee said,
vKAs dt9 eRtlrely to the insuficiency
Il ool bdilxkhgs The deficiency has
'eS brrecteU by authorizat ton of a build
that increases the Presidents
'U4est estimate by more than $2,500, ,000
TIL years appropriation for schools is
n1Sre start, however. Next years bill
n1& carry nine or ten million dollars
oHAfd completion of what has been
,s&h. But Mr.. Horan may feel sure
Eae the community. at least, will agree
vis1 the decisstu to apply the major part
# 'fscreased funds to correcting & serious
o4 ltion in the schools.
humber atsihteresting changes have
'e written int sirtoY the bill. Some of them
v1&Ne contested on the noor and In the
'de comnavtee. But throughout its
'r length hn4 throughout the bulky
'rt hearings which accompany it,
h4i evidenced 4 sincere desire by
III nmittee to work for the best inter
81 the people Of this community. Mr..
ISA committee has done, 1t seems, a
ellsnt a2t under difaeult con-
Evening star., 1947-07-09

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