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Evening star., 1947-07-06
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Evening star., 1947-07-06

student body was seated In the
auditorium, then the names OF the
new members were flashed on
screen. Those named marched tc
the platform to repeat the forna
pledge and accept the cards desig
mating them as members OF the
National Honor Society.
The final assembly sponsored BY
the committee was presented in May
in commemoration of Il Am ar
American Day" Students OF foreign
descent rendered songs and dances
typical of their country and then
in a few words, described the con-
tributions their nation had made te
American life. The play was MOD
Grated by Joel Selbin, who repre-
sented the American flag.
Those who worked on the commit
tee included Elsie Nanny, Nancy
Cooper, Louise Myerson, Larry
Eanet, Morton Buckberg, Anita
Chakeres, Edith curtis, David shap.
pirio. Robert Pallansch and Robert
Kogod.
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and listen to recordings Of
the masters. Mickys favorite mu-
sicians are Mozart, Bach, Beethoven
and Chopin.
The young artist loves to play
sonatas and concertos. Three of the
many difficult pieces he plays are
the prelude to the Second English
Suite" by Bach; the &C Minor Con-
certo," by Mozart, and the "27th Mo-
zart Concerto"
Micky has passed to the fifth
grade at Holy Redeemer School
Berwyn, Md. The subjects that he
most enjoys are geography, history
and art, for he has travelled in
Switzerland, France and Italy.
His music teacher, Prof. Gill
mour Mcdonald, says: "Micky is a
very brilliant and interesting little
fellow. You know when he has been
here-he is so alive and full OF
fire for music"
Asked to name some OF the places
where Micky has made public ap-
pearances, his mother exclaimed
Goodness! I can't name them all
he has played at ladies clubs, the
Arts Club and school recitals."
Micky recently played over Radio
Station WQQW in a concert which
included "Rondo in D Major" by
Mozart; Sonata of Beethoven, Opus
40, No. O.; prelude to Second Eng
Iish Suite" by Bach, and Minute
Waltz" by Chopin.
Evening star., 1947-07-06

a success with its very first projec,
last February. THIS assembly at.
tempted to acquaint the freshmen
with and remind the seniors o1
the many extracurricular activities
around the school, including the
various clubs.
A"Doctor I. O. show was the next
program produced by the SAC. Bar
low Wagman acted as the doctor
while other committee members
helped him throughout the audi
torium. Famous quotations, tongue
twisters. biographical sketches ano
right and wrong statements were
hurled at students who, If they an
swered correctly, were rewarded with
all-day suckers.
In March, the committee decided
to add some excitement to the as
sembly at which RHS students were
to be indicted into the National
Honor Society. The ceremony pre-
viously had been a solemn affair
totally lacking in surprise. Under
the new plan, the names OF the in
ductees were kept secret until the
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
An independence Day Meditation;
Representation Essential to Home Rule
By Jesse c. Suter

Truths of the Declaration, Like Melody Lnger on
Independence entirety
should the Fourth stkngy
suggestive beautiful modern songThe
Congress reflection bound
American This should be especially
in the National Capital
teachings Declaration Independence yet permitted
be in full operation.
among teachings burning
intensity We hold these truths to be all
equal that they endowed their Creator with certain
aenable rights that these life liberty the
deriving just powers
unrepresened people Capital
of the teaching.
bearing the burdens
Federal laws them they all others
fright
alley rendering such military service in
marked difference between their status
the status of those from the States
provided by the which those
from the States could absentee ballots the field
election Senators and presidential Their
District Columbia sharing all the
permitted privileges
participation the Government of their country.
District Columbia with
District of Columbia Americans with the right
National thereby through
which both their national
legislature the President all their
erected
the authority Of Congress
Evening star., 1947-07-06

the authority of Congress-
Sharing in National Government Requisite of Home Rule
Monday a Committee the
stresmlnns Of the the District Columbia including
to as fn It an
the day the House Of
Hawaii to full Statehood in The
The voteless unepresented District
I'd s Sss sssss an :lsns
committee report passed
% the Of the
the nn into h0 the Hose gea sena
with the 5 sid e 1t to saa sdH
the Congress and the for President
Territory about 40 and for
about 147 the District of % the
of the Congress admit the District
voting the
President and Vice President amendment @
This Situation places the District people
hn oee the sass
Reading the debate Hawaii statehood reported in the
Congressional Record Of June 80 impressed with the striking
the % 9 0 snv v
granting national yoeless and
will applied
situation whic ext of Government
Representative California said I'VE to provide i'm
which may relations
that there must taxation without representa-
Representative
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the encroacmen of centralized cannot
principles Immediately this Union of States
when resisting the advance Of
weight Nation the maintenance
above ssS'ie splendid
within sovereign domain"
Representative California Hawaii with population
to a non r s ssas " the
aH asst
full and effective participation in
o @ the
in instead s Of being elected by the people
unlike that of the people of the Thirteen
Of justice to the American residents Hawaii
Nation m ss od are B our m na na &
hood people Ssn b1 on 4eo sSo @ in %
democracy that good faith
"se The as::
confident it dynamic quality will
this m vns.1 ~s ss be sy .. given i've to ss
demonstrated that the american
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the American tradition 1t utterly alien to that tradition There
Representative Mmdock believer the
rights Of the people % @
themselves" them 49,.
seeking political through amendment the Constitution
nS s BY e @
also are be % h S Wn the the in the during the
favorable situation confronted by the
Columbia
their for the OF the
considered OF either the
Many hearings before congressional
the question have always
submitted both houses but they
lneverg got further than place on the calendar
joint resolution pending in the Senate JUDICIARY
the Constitution which, in part
Congress shall provide that there
he electors President
district eensi'ut9s the
the shall determine"
committee hearing this resolution with the
introduced the resolution Senator Arthur
permitted to appear executive session
afforded the
arguments the that
the availability Of the complete ana
The committee it was
planned Following statement
Capper committee of to postponed
Proponents
in the as the committees attitude.
home rule
Evening star., 1947-07-06
'Epitone
Prize Contribution
By Mary KothYn lIsley, II

Trinity Preparatory School, Leicester. Nd.
The forest was dim
A sun-ray darting through the tail
dark trees
lowered on a violet. I listened
and heard the mystery
OF a moths wings as, on tip-toe,
He pirouetted up the ray. saw
below
A witch-leaf skimming by.
The forest was still
Yet, of a sudden, thrush poured
out his heart
In liquid ripples Of sound. saw
him dart
Away. Then q deer crashed
through the brush,
Lingering wide-eyed In the full"
toned hush.
So still was !.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
| lust Between
Yourselves ...
BY Philip n. Love.

The Arlington Weekly, three-page
mimeographed newspaper published
by Van Nance. IS; Bobby Towers, Is.
aid Marshall Dickey, 9, has changed
its name to the Bubble Gum Bugle.
So far. none of its so subscriptions
and half-dozen advertisements has
been Cancelled.
Every Wednesday. the boys tele-
phone their neighbors for news and,
says Vans mother. Mrs. Katherine
c. Nance, "the paper Is typed ver-
batim from their notes" The pa
per's biggest SCOOP" Mrs. Nance re-
ports, was picking Faultless to win
the Preakness in an issue dis
tributed at 10 am. on the day of the
race.
A feature of the paper is Blessed
Events" column. which has recorded
the births of birds. squirrels and
kittens as well as humans. In re-
cent issue, this one item made up
the column:
Nothing doing around here. We
suggest you read The BerrySsin The
Evening Star IA plug for our COM
petitor)."
Gee, thanks, fellows.
A chap who has been places and
seen things is Eastern High Schools
Charles Taylor. In Venezuela, he
and his family witnessed a riot
against the government. Every
person that could get hold OF a gun
shot at anybody at any time" he
recalls. I'VE saw 1t all from our
roof"
Among the places Charles has
visited are Brazil, Colombia, Cuba,
Haiti. Jamaica, Paraguay and
Trinidad. The most interesting of
all the cities he has seen, he says,
is Rio de Janeiro.
Kitty Futrowsky, also of Eastern.
collects phonograph records for
patients at Walter Reed Hospital.
. Johnny Petro, Mckinley High
School clarinetist. plans to set up
an orchestra of his own. :. Ana
costa High School students with
more than their fair shares Of
talents are Dick Miller, In portrait
painting, and Pete James. cooking.
Fellow students predict bright
futures for both of them. Like
predictions are made concerning
Anacostia's outstanding fashion
models, Helen Nixon, Joyce Hope
Bissel, Dorothy Denzin and Ginger
Blankenship. Ditto for Mildred
Hackley, acrobatic dancer, and
Margie Levy, soprano. Lloyd
Aldridge, Dunbar High School. not
only plays the trumpet but arranges
music. He has toured with a band
through Alabama, Florida, Missis-
sippi and Texas. :. Carol Graham,
winner of the Dunbar finals in the
Town Hall discussion contest, is
beautiful as we'll as brainy.
Fourteen veterans were among
Dunbar's June graduates. :. Ellen
Kahn, II, of 3946 Legation street
NV. writes: Il would appreciate 1t
very much if any readers who have
post cards that they don't want
would send them to me-"
| n
From Jack Furness, Kenmure
avenue, Bayswater. West. Aust,
Australia, comes this note:
II would like to obtain PEN
friends in the United States and
would be very much obliged If you
would help me through your paper.
I am II years old and would prefer
girls between IA and 18. I am in
terested in all general topics and
will answer all letters"
Evening star., 1947-07-06

and governing body that the society
can do more to promote the in
terests of all other fine print media,
as we'll as those to which its men,
bership has been limited, by well
coming workers in other fields. 80
Mr.. Arms further said that all
present active members of the So
ciety are being requested to submit
list of the names Of workers in
the photographic and relief media
whom they consider eligible and
qualified for membership. From
these lists will be selected, as a
nucleus of the enlarged member
ship, a group of artists who will be
invited to become members of the
society as representative of the best
in all phases of contemporary print
making. At the same time all
printmakers working in any of the
f1ne-print media who wish to join
the society may send application
for membership to it's Office, 1888
Fifth avenue, New York %, to be
received not later than September
l, and accompanied by no less than
eight representative examples of
their work, at least four of which
must have been executed within the
past three years.
Since It's inception, the Society of
American Etchers has held an an
nual exhibition in New York which
has been recognized as the out
standing one held in the United
States for workers in the metal
plate media.
~
Gift to D. G.. Public Library
During the past week Clifford K.
Bergman, senior cartoonist Of The
Star, presented to Harry N. Peter
son, librarian, for the Public Library,
a group of so original cartoons,
which have been reproduced in The
Star during several decades. The
gift was made in response to a re-
quest by Clara w. Herbert, former
librarian, before her retirement a
few months ago. All the cartoons
deal with the District of Columbia,
as she suggested the local subject
matter would be particularly appro-
pirate for the institution.
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Portinari Exhibition
Brazils best known contemporary
painter, Candido Portinari, is hon
ored with a one-man exhibition just
opened at the Pan American Union,
to remain to August 8. The last
show of his work was at the Barnett
Alden Gallery a year or two ago.
Prior to that was the exhibition here
in 1910, many paintings from which
remained in Washington with the
artists friends. They are soon to be
returned to Brazil for display. Most
of them were done around 1910, the
period just prior to the mura1s
194D Portinari painted in the
Hispanic Foundation of the Library
Of Congress. These are represented
in the current show, by preliminary
studies for the murals, lent by the
Library.
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Student Committee Credited
With Successful Planning
Prize Contribution
By Edith Venezky. II
Roosevelt Hioh School

active at Roosevelt High during the last
was the Assembly Committee planned and
school, Eleven pupils served the
committee under Alice McCaue the faculty
Although tho committee began as experiment. proved
Evening star., 1947-07-06
Prize Contribution
By Elaine Rentfro, IS
Tokomo Academy

pntized Michael Pont syear-
prodigy Dickinson College Park Md
father Joseph Pon the American diplomatic
October 49, 1887 In Freburg, Germany
Mk started taking music lessons three last December
Pon family attends concerts
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12
Seeing The Legislature From The Gallery
0f Technology.
(By Mildred Hermann

The Senate administrator gener- al bill was killed in the House at an evening session last night by a vote of Is to 6. No discussion what ever. This may mean the House will lift it's own bill on the same subject from the table and try to pass it, but it is considered doubt ful.
 A new sales tax measure was in troduced in the House yesterday. This bill would double the present sales tax and earmark the increase for school expense. Would be good for coming bi-ennium only.
 The House passed the bill this morning providing that the moth CTS allowance for support of de- pendent children be upped to $40 for first child, S25 for each addi- tional child. Similar bill was killed last week in the Senate.
 The House also passed the bill repeating the gross gold tax. It is now in the Governors possession.
 The two large delegations from each House are leaving today for a visit to the Pioneers Home in Sitka. There will be only a roll call during their absence. IL is likely there will be no news for you Thursday because of this.
 House killed memorial recom- mending the appointment of Wal ker for Governor when Gruening's term expires. Vote was II to 13.
 The House bill providing for a referendum on election of national committeemn and committeewo- man and delegates to national con ventions was defeated in the House by a vote of 12 to 12.
 Senate bill for revamping and revising the law relating to party
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12
Labor Secy. Would Outlaw Communist Party In U. s.

WASHINGTON, P)-Secretary of labor Schwellenbach's proposal to outlaw the Communist party in America stirred Congress today.
 Rep. Kersten (R.-WisD, heartily seconded the idea after Rep. Hart ley (R.-N. JD, chairman of the House labor committee, promised to introduce bill to kill the party.
 But member of the House committee on un-American activ.- ties, who didn't want his name used now, said there might be two objections:
 1. Delicate dealings with Russia might be upset.
 2. Outlawing of the party might merely drive it underground, in- stead of keeping it at least partly Tn the open where US enemies can fight it more easily.
 It was in answer to questions by Kersten that Schwellenbach told the House labor committee yester- day:
 "I think Communists should be excluded from any type of public activity, including the right to run for office, to sit in chambers of commerce and to hold office in trade unions. They have advocated the overthrow of our government and they should not be allowed to have any part in government"
 In New York, Eugene Dennis, general secretary of the Commun- ist party in the United States, de- clared in a statement that "The American people, the followers of the late President Roosevelt, and especially the labor movement. were shocked at the demand" of Schwellenbach.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12

CHICAGO, (P)-Mrs. Math Lies of Andale, Kans., the widowed mother of 14 children, last nigh was presented the medal for "The Catholic Mother of 1947" by Sam uel Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop oi Chicago.
 Mrs. Lies, who has operated { 560-acre farm since the death ot her husband in 1881, said in an in tervieW:
 Do things for your children with smile, and they will smile back" Be with your children as much as they can. Pray, because the Lord is the giver of many great things"
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JUNEAU, (P)-Four men and a woman were picked up in Wran- gell Narrows and brought here yes- terday after escaping in a skiff when the power barge Sondra Lee caught fire and its fuel tanks ex- ploded.
 The vessel, bound from Juneau to Seatale, caught fire in Wran- gell Narrows, according to owner Earl Forsyth. Crew members were Capt. Johnnie Gahrt, Pete Me Nulty, George Lane and Mary Booth, cook.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12

NEW YORK, (P)-Edward P. Flynn, fl, executive editor of the New York Post and the Bronx Home News, died early today in a plunge from a window of his 9th floor apartment during fire there. Pm trapped, I'm going to jump Flynn was heard to call before he plunged from a kitchen window of the smoke-filled apart ment, police said
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12
US. AID GREEK, TURK
NEWS IN BRIEF

BURBANK, Calf. (P)-It's an- other daughter for the Errol Hymns. The girl, weighing eight pounds, two ounces, was born to- day at St. Joseph'S hospital. Dr. Fred Hammerly said mother, daughter and father were doing well.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12
JUNEAU, (P)-Guy s. Prince

JUNEAU, R)-Guy s. Prince, Juneau artist, was sentenced yes terday to 20 years in the federal penitentiary for the strangulation death last October of his wife.
 Judge Harry E. Pratt accepted a plea of guilty to a charge reduced from murder to manslaughter, and Prince waived his rights to a jury trial. He has a brother in San Francisco.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12

BATAVIA, Java (P)-A Nether- lands East Indies air force dakota carrying 24 passengers and two creWmen was officially reported missing today on flight between Batavia and Bandoeng, Java
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12

SEATTLE (P)-A renewed hunt for the Marine transport plane which disappeared Dec. 10 with 32 men aboard will be undertaken next week by party of q Marine Corps reservists.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12

conventions was passed in the Senate yesterday by a substantial vote. It will likely be killed in the House.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12
LIFTING THE LID AT JUNEAU

JUNEAU, Mar. 10 lP)--A new sales tax bill was introduced in the House which would collect one per cent on gross retail and half of one per cent on gross wholesale business on the same basis as the present veterans tax, and revenues which are estimated will be three million a year will go to the Alas ka school fund.
 The House passed the bill raiS. ing all brackets of the graduated fish trap tax on the basis of the ownership of one firm The rate will be $500 each for the first three, up to eight, SlOO for each trap over fifty.
 The Senate killed the House bill which would have brought nonresident halibut fishermen un- der a $25 license tax.
 The House killed the bill for the referendum on the question of di- rect election of national commit teemen.
 JUNEAU, Mar. II (P)-A com mittee substitute of Senate bill No. 1 to establish the office of ad- ministrator general was definitely killed by the House Monday after noon by vote of l7 to 6. The mea- sure would have taken away all powers the present governor exer- cises in Territorial affairs.
 Many Senators and representa- lives leave on the steamer Denali Tuesday afternoon to visit the Pio- neers home at Sitka. There will be no legislative sessions held until Thursday.
 JUNEAU Mar. 11.R)-The Sen ate passes Ed D. Coffey's D.-3rd memorial asking that Russia be kept from Bristol Bay.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-12
Truman Asks
 Congress To Aid Turkey and Greece
(BY Jack BelD

WASHINGTON, (P)-An asser- JIon by Senator Vandenberg R.- Mich), that the United States may shoulder worldwide obligations by helping Greece sharpened Con- gressional attention today on Pres ident Truman's report on the Med iterranean diplomatic crisis.
 The President went before joint session of the House and Sen ate at l pm. (EST) today for policy statement which members seem certain to weigh word by word before they reach any deci- sion to pump American dollars and prestige into Greece and Fur key.
 There were strong indications that the form in which MT. Tru- man couched his proposal to help the two countries may tip the scales for or against American in tervention at the strategic back door of Europe.
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 Truman asked Congress today to supply $4OO,OOO,OOO and American military advisers to Greece and Turkey-Mediterranean bulwarks against spreading Communism.
 In momentous personal ad- dress to a joint Senate-House ses- sion, MT. Truman told the legisla- tors that "the foreign policy and the national security of this coun- try are involved"
 He said the gravity of the sit uation" had brought him before the joint session.
 Should Greece disappear as an independent state, he went on, it would have a profound effect upon those countries in Europe whose peoples are struggling against great difficulties to main tain their freedom and independ- ence while they repair the dam ages of war"
 As for Turkey, he said it's future lis clearly no less important to the freedom-loving peoples of the world than the future of Greece" Maintenance of its national in tegrity, MT. Truman added, "is es- sential to the preservation of order in the Middle East"
 MT. Truman did not say how he would divide the O,00O,O00 be- tween Greece and Turkey. It has been reported, however, that S250,- 000,000 would go to Greece and S15O,OOO,0OO to Turkey.
 The President added:
 "In addition to funds, I ask the Congress to authorize the detail of American civilian and military
 Continued on Page Five)
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JUNEAU Mar. l1.R)-The Sen ate passes Ed D. Coffey's D.-3rd memorial asking that Russia be kept from Bristol Bay.
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