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Evening star., 1947-10-02
Sata of Gum Chewers

To the Editor of The Star:
Apropos page "a, "This Week. So Emily has
finally come to set the vogue in chewing gum
(That innocent but certain cause of many tired
and aching jaws)
In effect, says she, II we would tickle our
palates with our favorite chicle, there's proper
time and place to chew, likewise time we
should escheW.
Say we: The test of self control Is incon-
spcuously to roll chew Of gum from side to
side, skilfully trying the wad to hide; but soon
we forget this effort spurious, and chew again
in manner furious At first the flavor smacks
of nectar and pacifles our taste detector; but
soon it tastes-it isn't lawful to say just how
we'll call 1t awful" We throw away the re-
sidue, ere long again to chew anew.
FIJI. YOUNG.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
A Modern FiIibuster

The shade of William Walker, specialist
in revolutions, might have been edited by
the planned revolt just frustrated by the
Cuban armed forces A century ago, when
Walker, "the gray-eyed man of destiny"
was in his prime, "fllibustering'' was al
most a profession. The Latin American
republics around the Caribbean were then
all political volcanoes in chronic eruption,
and bold adventures, chiefly from the
United States, found it paying business
to stage armed expeditions in support of
local presidential aspirants. They were
known as filibusters.
OF late years, filibustering has become
almost as rare as piracy. But an attempt
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Only the Fit Should Drive

The District of Columbia will be follow
ing the general trend in national traffic
safety circles if it adopts Traffic Director
Keneipp's proposal for a periodic re-
examination of automobile drivers. Cali
fornia set good example for other States
by pioneering in this field. CALIFORNIA;
drivers are required to undergo an eye test
every four years. During the past few
months Iowa, Michigan and North Caro-
lima have joined the procession. Iowa
now requires an eye re-eXamination every
two years, Michigan every three years and
North Carolina every four years. In addi-
ton, the latter State insists on general
ye-examination Of drivers qualifications,
backed up by road test.
Traffic authorities in many other States
have advocated periodic rechecking of
automobile operators, both with regard to
traffic regulations and physical and mental
competency. The reason for this move
ment is to be found in highway accident
statistics. Analyses of the increasing num-
Der of automobile crashes have shown that
physical defects of licensed drivers con-
tribute to the grim toll of dead and in
jured These licensed drivers presumably
passed eye and other tests prior to qualify
ing for their permits. But eyes have
habit of failing, especially among the
older drivers. And muscular coordination
also deteriorates with the years. Yet
drivers with falling vision and other
physical defects are permitted in most
jurisdictions to continue driving automo-
biles, under authority of an official license
issued long in the past.
1t is to deal with this dangerous situa-
ton that traffic officials here and in the
States are advocating license renewal sys-
TENS similar to those adopted in California,
Iowa, Michigan and North Carolina.
Washington should not be content merely
to follow the example set in other enlight-
ened communities. 1t should be leader
in the highway safety program. The pro-
posal for re-examination of local drivers
every six years is a step in the right
direction
Evening star., 1947-10-02
The Sorceress

She ,,euer Drote a poem or line
OF plain or fancy prose. She neDer spent
A moon eyed hour alone beneath pine
Cropping for something stDeet and elo-
quent.
She neuer matched Dild-rose bud unfold,
Marking the evolution of dream,
Nor heard the swallo1os t,uittering In gold,
Nor learned the lyrics OF pebbled
stream
The rhythm OF her spoon ,oithfn botol,
The careful 1ohite and yello1o measures OF
Her baking set a standard for her soul
For here toas something tangible TOR lops
TO Hpe on, and ,De had to recognize +
A kind of toitchcrntt IN her cakes and pies
COSETTE MIDDLETON. !
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Aarees With Critic of Army

To the Editor Of The Star:
After reading the recent letter In The Star
BY Brig. Ger H. G. Holdridge Cretired) con-
corning the degrading caste system and the
incredible lack OF justice in the Army as the
real cause of insufficient volunteers, wish to
add my small voice in hearty approval. 1t is
truly refreshing to read letter by one OF
the former top officers Of the Army, voicing
the opinion held by thousands of former
servicemen who either experienced o. VII
messed acts of mock justice and disgusting
miscarriages Of authority. The Army never
can nope to obtain adequate volunteers SO
long as they (the vounteers) have to sign
away their rights as individuals and their self
respect.
A FORMER COMBAT INFANTRYAdAN
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Thanks for Park Facilities

70 the Editor of The Star:
The people OF Washington Highlands, and
especially those who signed petition to Con-
gress dated April lilo, 1s47, which asked for
a drinking fountain and toilet facilities on
the Fort Greble Park Playground, wish to
express their thanks to Senator G. Douglas
Buck, chairman of the District OF Columbia
Committee, and George Stewart, clerk OF the
District of Columbia Senate Committee, for
helping us with our appeal
We also wish to thank all others who were
influential in helping us with our petition.
It is hoped that in the future field house
will be built which will take care Of the
playground needs more adequately, but the
present facilities are greatly appreciated and
again we thank all those who have helped us
to secure them. JOSEPH L. BOCKOVAC.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
Quiet as a Tomb

To the Editor OF The Star:
A visitor to Washington In years to come
talks with one of the inhabitants: 'Your city
is beautiful-weH groomed people, handsome
cars. giant apartment houses; but one never
hears the bark of dog, the cry of child.
Please explain
1nhabitant: after years Of effort we have
made here the perfect life In the whole city
of Washington there is not pet nor child"
my poor friend" says the visitor sympa-
thetically, cant you see that what you really
have here is not life, but death?"
VIRGINIA WALKER.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
No Time for ApopIexy

In refusing to permit number of Sena-
tors and Assistant Secretary of State
Peurifoy to enter Russia, the Soviet gov
ernment has acted wholly in keeping with
what. has become an apparently fixed
policy of showing disdain for the United
States in every way it can short of literally
slapping our representatives in the face.
This policy began to take shape more
than year ago. when Winston Churchill
summed it up in these words: "The Amer
lean eagle sits on his perch, large, strong
bird with formidable beak and claws.
There he sits" and every day the Russians
prod him with sharp sickle, now on his
beak, now under his wing, now in his tail
feathers"
Whatever the ultimate objective of these
tactics, the Kremlin seems to have found
them highly useful At any rate, it has
not abandoned them. On the contrary. it
has so intensified them that there is some
reason to wonder whether it is not deliber-
ately intent upon infuriating us enough to
make us see red and lose our sense of
direction in dealing with the great prob
lens of the world.
1t is in this perspective that we ought to
regard the Soviet Unions latest rudeness.
The ban on Mr.. Peurifoy and the Senators
fits into a pattern. We can react to it.,
as Senator Bridges has suggested, by tight
ening the rules governing the admission
of Russian representatives into our own
country, but we should refuse to let it
throw us off balance. There have been
similar incidents in the past, and we must
expect more. 1t will do no good simply
to grow apoplectic over them. They can
be best answered by clear-headed and
prompt action to do the job that America
must do to save Western Europe from
collapse that would play right into the
hands Of the Krenlin.
After all, the Senators who have been
barred from Russia had no really signifi-
can't business to do there. Their objective
was merely to look into the Operations" of
the American Embassy. The fact that
they have been denied visas, though.
crude affront, will not leave them in the
dark as regards those Operations" The
State Department can give them all the
information they need. Actually there
fore, except in the sense that it is another
measure of the Kremlin's hardened anti
American policy, the ban on their trip to
Moscow is relatively unimportant. Indeed,
looked at in one light, it may even be
welcomed. For the Senators involved are
all members of the Appropriations Com
mittee, and the sooner their travels abroad
end, the sooner will Congress be able to
get down to the vital task of extending
desperately needed help to Communist
Europe.
The Importance of this task cannot be
exaggerated. 1t is far more important
than any congressional trip anywhere.
Acts like the denial Of visas to our Senators
ought not to distract them from what must
be done. The time needed for visit to
Moscow can be better spent on in
dispensable committee work here in Wash
ington. It is late enough in the day as it
is. No matter how hard the Soviet sickle
prods his beak, wing or tail feathers, the
American eagle cannot afford to lose sight
of the fact that the European crisis is the
main problem and that it demands the
fastest possible action.
Evening star., 1947-10-02

improper to discuss the matterf
When one considers the story behind the long
skirt and all the other ridiculous fashions that
have been thrust upon us, think they can
neither be condemned too often nor too much.
,1apprectate the talk Rev Mr.. Daviesgave and
hope he will speak on the same subject again,
also that he will announce the time and place
a long way ahead. The trouble would be finding
a place In Washington large enough to hold the
women. MAYNdE ELLIOTT.
Evening star., 1947-10-02

way 10 lOUk al
that picture?
1t is said
that a blind
man begging
on the streets
of the East
Side in New
York City was
asked why he
didn't go to
LII T4L A-o~,,r
Evening star., 1947-10-02

against the most Objectionable measures.
Thereupon, Gottwald will declare their ex-
pulsion from the government and pre-
sumably call for new elections run by the
ommunist-dominated trump" govern
ment.
Evening star., 1947-10-02
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

asss. s; e.
BY THE HAsKN SERVICE
@. How much money do the Federal tobacco
taxes yield?-M. T. o.
A. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947,
all Federal tobacco taxes yielded $1,666 million.
This amounted to % per cent Of all Federal
revenues.
@. What is the source of the income of King
George VI of England?-M. M. p.
A. Part of his income may come from pri-
vate sources, but Parliament upon the recon-
mendation Of Select Committee grants an
nuities to His Majesty and to members of the
Royal Family. This is known as the Civil List.
O. When did the first automobile appear on
the streets Of Washington?-A. c. F.
A. According to the best available inforna-
ton, Columbia Electric owned by Mrs. A. L.
Barber was the first automobile to appear on
the streets Of Washington. in the spring Of
1897.
@. How many airports are there in the
United States?-D. r. G.
A. The airports in operation on June 1. 1s47.
numbered sofa, including Civil Aeronautics
Administration intermediate, 1S9; commercial,
1888; municipal 1872; military. $50; all others.
230.
@. How long after people lived in houses
were windows first used?-U. F. A.
A. Windows were invented almost coincident
with the development Of fixed and fnclosed
houses. It means an opening for wind.
Glazed windows first definitely appeared in
Roman imperial times
O. Why was the gardenia 50 called? q. r. A.
A. The gardenja having some so varieties,
was named in honor Of Alexander Garden
d73o-17oD, physician and naturalist Of
Charleston, South Carolina.
Evening star., 1947-10-02

cuss the length
Of W o m e n s.
skirts. Consid-
ering the ironi-
cal situation
existing tn | S
fall in regard
to W m e n S
fashions I
wonder If there
Is any place
fhof would ho
Evening star., 1947-10-02

Where's the old-fashioned fear OF
couple of years ago, that lasting peace
would be along any day and that we would
all be drawn into it?
Evening star., 1947-10-02

Further Resistance to Long Skirts
To the Editor of The Star:
I feel that have to take issue with Doris S.
Wayman and her rebuttal of Rev. A. Powell
Davies statement concerning long skirts She
says the church hardly seems the place to dis
Evening star., 1947-10-02
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Evening star., 1947-10-02
Begear Interpreted With Sympathy

Dcggd1 p1 eTeu Win 0ymparny
To the Editor of The Star:
May I suggest to Paul E. Carr, who has been
distressed over the fact that he must see
young legless fellow plying his beggars trade"
as he puts it, on street. that there is another
Evening star., 1947-10-02
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of the County
of Dickinson, on the End day
of April, 1947.
Joe H. Adams, Complainant
against
Annie Laura Adams, Defendant
The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain for the complainant from
the defendant a divorce on the
grounds of desertion.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Annie Laura Adams, is not
resident of the State of Virginia,
it is ordered that she do appear
here within 10 days after due
publication hereof, and do what
may be necessary to protect her
interest in this suit. And it is
further ordered that a copy here
of be published once week for
four successive weeks in The
Dickinson Herald and that a
copy be posted at the front door
of the court house of this county
on or before the 1st April rules,
1947.
A copy--TeSte:
Lee Stanley, Deputy Clerk
A. NJ. Phipps, p q (April $40
Cost of Publication $3.50.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia: In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of the Coun-
ty OF Dickinson, on the 9th
day of March, 1947.
Allen J. Wright, Complainant
against
Mary E. Wright, Defendant.
The object OF this suit Is to OBJ
tain for the complainant from the
defendant a divorce amensa eft
thoro on the grounds OF deser-
ton.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Mary E. Wright, is not resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, it
is ordered that she do appear
here within 10 days after due pub
LEGATION hereof and do what may
be necessary to protect her inter-
est in this suit. And it is further
ordered that a copy hereof be
published once a week for four
successive weeks in the Dicken-
son Herald and that a copy be
posted at the front door Of the
court house of this county on OR
before the 1st April rules, 1947.
A copy--Teste:
Lee Stanley, D. c.
J. c. Smith, pq (3-27-47 paid
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03
BEWARE OF FIRE, AND SAVE
THE LITTLE TIMBER WE
HAVE LEFT

Burned timber builds no homes.
1t pays no wages. Farm agent
E. C. Smith warns against trash
burning in the hazardous spring
months. The sparks may be wind
borne to that stand of timber on
the edge of your fields.
Although heavy SHOWS have
put large quantities OF water in
the ground, and have settled
leaves, grass and other dead ma
terial so it will dry slowly, you
still can't afford to be careless.
A few windy days can change
everything And then there is the
4 o'clock burning lay. So if you
have to burn something, choose
a day when there is no wind.
Have help available if a wind
should begin. Wait until after 4
o'clock in the afternoon to start
the fire. Then stay with it until
the last spark is out.
You farmers own the biggest
single chunk of Americas tree
growing lands, and you may well
become the ntion's major loggers.
Tree-growing gives you crop
independent of seasons. The for
ests are important to you. Pro-
tect them.
Don't burn organic material of
any kind. It is too valuable to
destroy. Improve your pastures
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03

his fathers car, met some boys
on bicycles in the curve at Geor-
ges Fork school. Swinging the
car over to avoid hitting them,
he hit one of the power COM
pany's heavy trucks, smashing
the car but doing little damage
otherwise.
Donald Powers is operating the
Mullins Garage and doing fine
business.
Roosevelt Browning has taken
a job with Baker Brothers.
The high winds of last week
tore part of the metal front from
Mullins garage.
Clarence Cox was a business
visitor in Coeburn Monday.
HILBERT Mullins went panther
hunting during the last snow.
His prayers were answered and
he did not find the panther.
Roy Browning visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Johnson Sunday.
A deer was seen in the Jakes
Branch section, chased by mum
Der of dogs, Sunday. Every effort
was made to stop the dogs but
with little success.
Charley Crabtree visited his
brother, Dewey, in the Bold
Camp section Sunday,
Orville p. Cox and family Wis
tied at the home of Charley Crab
tree Sunday.
The snow of last week gave
boost to fireside farming.
Roy Browning was seen hitch
ing a team to a turning pillow on
Monday. Maybe Spring is near.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03

near Blowing Rock, at this time.
Earle Sluss and wife and chill
dren were visiting at Skeetrock
through the weekend.
Bernice Rakes visited at the
home of Charlie Sluss Sunday.
Virgil Grayson Rose spent Fri
day night with Keither Sluss.
Everyone around this section
has had pneumonia" and "flu."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03

Garland Mullins and family
spent Saturday night at the home
of Charles +. Sluss.
Mrs. Auty Rose and children
visited her daughter, Mrs. Clar-
ence Mullins, Sunday.
Kenneth Rose is building
new home for Farris Newberry,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy c. Sluss Wis
tied Garland Sluss and family on
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mullins
and May Rose attended the show
at Clintwood Saturday evening.
Tom Mullins and Garland
Sluss and son, c, J., visited Co
bel Branham Sunday morning.
Alene Sluss visited her sister,
Mrs. K. c. Rose, one day this
week.
Toona Hawkins spent the
weekend with Jimmy and
George Mullins.
Mrs. Oscar Farmer and child
rem are visiting her mother at
Tivis at this time.
Kermit Mullins and sister, Yer
sic, were visiting their uncle,
Clyde Newberry, at Tarpon one
night last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Worley Blancett
have moved into the house with
Burns Mullins and children.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

Virginia In the Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court of the Co1n-
ty Of Dickinson, On the 9th
day of March, 1947
Effie Pearl Mullins, Complainant
against
Alex J. Mullins, Defendant
The object of this suit is TO OBJ
tain for the complainant from the
defendant a divorce avinculo
matrimonn on the grounds of aa-
ultery.
And affidavit having been
made and filed that the defend
ant, Alex J. Mullins, is not resi-
dent of the State of Virginia, it
is ordered that he do appear here
within 10 days after due publ
cation hereof and do what may
be necessary to protect his inter
est in this suit. And it is further
ordered that a copy hereof be
published once week for four
successive weeks in the Dicken-
son Herald and that a copy be
posted at the front door of the
court house of this county on or
before the LIST April rules, l947.
A copy--Teste:
Lee Stanley, D. C.
J. c. Smith pa (3-27-47 paid)
Mas Year SHbSarspsawa GmRirxa:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03

by clipping and fertilizing t h c
weeds rather than trying to burn
them.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03
GEORGES FORK BRIEFS

Rufus Hibbitts made a business
trip to Radford over the week
nd.
Charles Lee Kendrick, driving
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-04-03

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Evening star., 1947-09-20
| Organized
! Bible Glasses
BY Dr.. Poee Mex. Etchison

Organized Bible Glass Association
DAY Will be observed at Mount
vernon Place Methodist Church
With the adult classes meeting in
Evening star., 1947-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Armiger, Miss
Francis Bennett. Henry w. Bass,
Mrs. Clarence Brundage, Thomas
Horvus, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hartge,
Mrs. w. B. Crandall, Mrs. Ida
Franklin, Miss Linda Paddy, Mrs.
Harvey Hardesty and Mrs. Gladys
Hulse. Mrs. Hulse has served as
treasurer of the women's group since
1914 and today is treasurer of the
church.
The present pastor, the Rev.
Joseph E. Synder, a native of Balti-
more, is graduate of John Hop
kins University and of the Uni
versity of Chicago Theological
Seminary. He later taught In the
Oriental Seminary at the University
of Chicago. A chaplain in World
War I, Mr.. Snyder served as direc-
tor of st. Paul Wesley Foundation
in Chicago, 1935-1942.
Mr.. Snyder is minister for the
Chesapeake Circuit, which includes
Cedar Grove, Deale, Md; Wesley
Chapel, Bristol, Md, and Mount
Calvary, Greenock, Md. churches in
addition to Oakland. He lives near
Annapolis, Md.
Evening star., 1947-09-20

odists formed an independent
church with the Rev. John F. Petn-
erbridge, who served them during
the war, as pastor. A conference
of those who repudiated the mon
slaveholding test of membership"
provision was held in Alexandria in
March, 1866. The circuit petitioned
for a minister. and the Rev. Rob-
ert Elliott was sent.
The first steps to raise money for
building for Oakland Church were
taken in 1867. Two years later, dur
ing the pastorate of the Rev. Will
liam G. Eggleston, the frame struc-
ture was built. 1t was used until
1892, when the present structure,
started during the pastorate of the
Rev. G.. H. Zimmerman, was COM
pleted. The Rev. J. r. Andrew was
pastor at the time.
The Oakland and Cedar Grove
Churches were made an independ-
ent appointment in 1894, retaining
the name West River Circuit with
the other churches being called the
Chesapeake Circuit. Ten years
later these two churches were Joined
again with the other churches, with
the group becoming known now as
the Chesapeake Circuit. In 1909
the circuit was made part of the
Baltimore District, and In 1913 1t
was transferred to the Washington
District, of which it is now a part.
Oldest member of the Oakland
Church today is Albert Glover. Other
longtime members are Mrs. Maggie
Placide, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.. Atwell.
Evening star., 1947-09-20


Sifted by the ages. the wisdom
of the Bible comes down to us in
brief compact sentences. Even the
decalogue is little more than a
series of epigrams, easily committed
to memory. Likewise the beatitudes.
They may be stored in the mind for
meditation in the night watches.
Proverbial wisdom is all aimed at
life. 1t is counsel for conduct, meant
to be practiced in the experiences
of every day. It's simplicity does not
conceal its profundity.
There Is nothing obscure or hard
to understand in any of these sue
cinct sentences. A child may master
their meaning, and build them into
a life policy. Contrast them, say,
with the writings of Freud or Marx
or Dewey.
Every proverb is a compact ser
mon. Take the first assigned in our
present lesson:
Keep thy heart with all dill
gence:
For out of it are the issues of life. 4"
Our world is suffering from heart
trouble, literal and figurative. What
we need Is less change of forms of
government than a change of hu-
man hearts. Our deepest judgment
tells us that there must be spirit
ual alteration in individuals and
nations before there can be a re-
made world. Our real need is for
hearts right with God. This is the
most practical question confronting
the church and state and the
United Nations.
Linked to this life-and-death