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Evening star., 1947-11-20
Gentle November

Today, sdw NoDember. She Uas tall,
Silvery, majestic, wtth queenly grace;
She Games at dawning through the naked
hall
of Woodland trees, uel across her face.
She wore white sandals, slender-nude and
pearled,
Her fingers held a single, stlUery spray
OF leapes. In beauty, from another ,0orld,
She came like tender music doton the
D0y.
Her pale feet neuer stirred one leaf, 50
light g..
Her step. She came like incense, s,oeet
and still
Between stripped bushes. Softly as the
flight
OF dreams she came, dotpn the thick
Uooded hhl.
Past stems OF faded gold, past frosted
stone,
November came once more, to clntns her
opn. BEATRICE RAW.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Elizabeth and Philip

The fairy-tale quality of Princess Eliza
beth's wedding has measure of poignancy
In it. The cheering crowds, the gayety,
the music, the toasts throughout the
commonwealth and empire, the ancient
pomp and circumstance, the splendid ira
ditions, the stirring pageantry-all these
things are reminders of bright and
majestic British past, past of power and
glory. But at the same time they also
accentuate the fact that today is not
yesterday and that here is land finding
momentary release from an economic
Dunkirk and an era of drabneSS by going
to a kind of Cinderella's ball that must
end at midnight
Unlike ordinary young couples in love
and Just married the eheiress-presumptiv
to the throne and her consort are not
merely human beings but symbols as we'll,
and the average Briton will therefore
search for auguries in their marriage. He
will wonder whether when Elizabeth comes
to reign, Britain still will have the great
ness that long ago set 1t apart among
nations-greatness like that in the days of
an earlier Elizabeth, or in the days OF
Victoria, or In the days of the last war
when it stood alone against the enemy
and thrilled and inspired the free world.
Wherever men cherish liberty and de-
cency, they will hope and pray that the
curtain will not fall on that greatness
now They will join the British, too, in
offering today to young Elizabeth and
Philip a heartfelt "God-save-you" and
warm wishes for long life and happiness,
having in mind, as they say it, Britain
itself quite as much as the royal newlywedS.
The sentiment is by no means pointless
in a world where the totaltarians are
ceaselessly striving to narrow the area OF
Justice and freedom.
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matter involving humanitarian considera-
tions." The Executive Committee did not
indicate how many DPS it thought should
be admitted, but said that the number
should be proportionate to Americas "fair
share"
These are indeed developments which
are filled with hope for the DPS, for if an
organization like the Legion will get be-
hind the effort to help them, and if Sena
tor Taft will get behind the Ferguson bill
or some similar measure, there is ever
reason to believe that the necessary leg
islation can be passed.
Perhaps before another year is out the
doors to decent existence can be opened
to the 100000 men, women and children
whom we know as the displaced persons.
These people are innocent casualties Of
the war. Through no fault of their own
and most of them are intelligent, skilled
and worthy people-they have been con-
demned for more than two years to the
misery and the hopelessness of the deten-
tion camps. Action by decent people to
bring them back into human society is long
overdue. If the time of action is at last
at hand, that will be one thing all of us
can count to our credit in a dreary world.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
New Hope for the DPS

The displaced persons, all but forgotten
as the stresses mount and the clouds
gather over Europe, today have new reason
to hope that something will be done, after
all, to get them out Of the detention
camps.
This new hope springs primarily from
the strong statement by Senator Taft in
their behalf. In an interview during his
recent trip West, Senator Taft was under
stood to indicate that he was opposed to
admitting displaced persons to this coun-
try. That, he says, was a "misunder-
standing"
His position is that the United States
should assume its share of the RESPONSE
bility for solving the DIP problem, and he
believes the DPS should be admitted to
this country in number not exceeding
the total deficiency in legal immigration
quotas. Furthermore, the Ohio Senator
says he believes the situation Is one which
calls for immediate action, and he ex-
presses the hope that Congress will act at
this session along the lines laid down in
the Ferguson bill.
Another hopeful development is the re-
taxation by the Executive Committee Of
the American Legion of that organizations
opposition to the admission of DPS to the
United States. The Legion group, at a
meeting early this month, proposed that
the DIP problem be divorced from the gen.
eral subject of immigration and that it
"be treated specifically as an emergency
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acres of crops, grass and timber shows
erosion damage. Clinton P. Anderson,
Secretary of Agriculture, estimates there
are only 46O,OOO,o00 acres of good crop
land remaining and that the present an
nual cost of soil erosion is about $4,000,
100000 Each year floods and wind still
take staggering toll of the country's
basic resources. Perhaps the conservation
program can be given greater momentum
by revival of the old-fashioned bees. BY
cooperative effort a group of neighbor-
ing farmers could achieve quick, efficient
results with todays powerful machines.
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Conservation Bee

History was made recently In the town
of Brownsville, Ohio Nothing like 1t has
occurred in this or any other nation
Some $4,000 persons came along the
famous National Old Trail to see the
"opening of the second frontier The
Licking County Soil Conservation Service
and the Ohio Soil Conservation Service
Joined forces to promote big conservation
bee On the farm of excl John Rodman
and on the farm of George Latham and
his CT son. great bulldozers ripped the sod
and made terraces; big tractors plowed on
the contour and constructed scientifically
laid water runways Experts estimated
that a normal four years work was ac-
complished in one day-and $4,000 people
interested in soil conservation watched
and learned.
Hugh Hammond Bennett. 69-year-old
first and only chief of the United States
Soil Conservation Service and a 50-year
veteran in the fight to save the Nations
soil from erosion. overfarming and waste
commented, II never expected to live to see
the day when so many people would turn
out to see a demonstration of soil con-
servation farming" Since the service was
established in 1885 steady progress has
been made. Soil conservation districts are
now in operation on a Nationwide basis,
organized and administered by the farm
ers themselves Soil conservation practices
have been applied to some 100000,000
acres, but the problem is still urgent 1t
has been estimated that more than
1000, 100000 OF the Nations 1,70O,000,000
Evening star., 1947-11-20
No End of Eggs
Let the Dstraught Housewife Figure This Out Careful
And Perhaps Write to Her Congressman
By Malcolm Lamborne, Jr.

The Government Is looking for a foreign
customer for its holding of 100000 pounds
OF powdered eggs, and is resigned to losing
as much as s1o,S50Oo0 on any transaction.
This might come as a shock to washington
housewives now paying from. IS to 78 cents
dozen for grade-A eggs and faced with the
possibility that prices will go higher as cold
weather sets in.
But, Agriculture Department officials will
come right back to say that If they hadn't
purchased the 100000 pounds and millions
of other pounds of eggs earlier this year.
then the Government would have to be in the
market buying now, and goodness knows what
the retail price of eggs would be today.
But why, the housewife might ask, buy eggs
at all? The departments answer is that it
is required under the pricesupport law passed
by Congress, and that therefore the Govern
ment has no alternative.
Here Is the Dismal Story.
This is what happened in the egg situation,
as explained by one department expert
Last January the department discovered the
farm price of eggs was about sc per cent OF
parity (party is formula which determines
whether the farmer Is getting for his products
the same value as the things he buys. The
law says prices of certain commodities, in
cuding eggs have to be supported at 80
per cent Of parity.
Accordingly, the Government stepped up
its buying program of both powdered and
frozen eggs This hostered the market and
bv February the average farm price had
risen to 80 per cent OF parity.
The department didn't stop there, however,
because the agency operates on the theory
that Congress intended the 80 per cent figure
to mean yearly average and not just
monthly Therefore, because of the low jan
uary average, it was necessary to buy even
larger quantities of eggs in subsequent months
to raise the average.
The end Of June found the gg-purchase
program averaging out to SO per cent OF parity
8 per cent more than required-and the
Government put the brakes on its buying.
It also left the Agriculture Department
up to it's ears in eggs; specifically. 61,ooo,Oo0
pounds of frozen eggs purchased at cost
of around 81 cents a pound and 100000
pounds of powdered eggs which figures out
to $13O pound when storage costs are
added in.
The cost adds up to whopping $l17,710,O0O
This is what has happened to the eggs:
Close to 38,5OO,0OO pounds of powdered eggs
have been sold to Great Britain, with this
Government breaking even on the transac-
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Five Years of Grace?

1t Is assumed that General Carl SpaatZ,
Air Force commander, was thinking in
terms of atomic warfare when he told
the Presidents Air Policy Committee that
it may be five years before the danger of
a paralyzing air attack on the United
States reaches an acute stage. He ven-
tured the opinion that right now America
is reasonably secure" from an industry
crippling blow. The danger will increase
as each year passes, he said.
If Russia does not have the A-bomb
at present, it has the means of deliver
ing one by air, once it is available. 1t
came into possession of that delivery We
hicle when several of our B-29s crash
landed in Siberia after attacking Japan in
the closing stages of the Pacific war. The
crews of these Super Fortresses were we'll
cared for by the Russians-and so were
their planes. The crews returned, but re-
peated efforts to induce the Russians to
return the planes, also, came to naught.
General Spaatz confirmed reports that
two of these captured" B-29s, at least, fell
intact into Soviet hands. He believes they
have served as prototypes of Russian-built
bombers of the Super Fortress category.
With such longrange plane an aggres-
sor in Europe or Asia could deliver an
atomic bomb to nearly any target in the
Northern Hemisphere-by way of the
Arctic regions. 1t is this ominous threat
to security which will continue to worry
our defense experts as long as the A-bomb
remains a potential weapon. 1t explains
our decision to Withdraw $50 World War II
military planes from storage. including
$50 B-29s. That decision, incidentally, is
indicative of the prevailing theory that
Americas best hope of security against
atomic weapons lies not in radar detec-
tion and other defensive measures, but in
our own offensive capacity.
Evening star., 1947-11-20

ton. The entire lot might have been pur-
chased, but that country ran out of dollars.
Another 100000 pounds were turned over
to State and local school-lunch programs
without charge.
Looking for Some Purchaser.
The remaining 20 900 900 pounds were put on
sale in September but no successful bids were
received. The department is trying again and
this time has placed the price at IS cents a
pound, in sort Of 50-per-cent-off SALE Asked
what will happen If there are no bids depart
ment official commented:
I'VE will just have to hold them and possibly
turn over few more to the school lunch pro-
gram. They might also be used In any foreign
relief program, assuming money is forthcoming
from Congress"
The 81 100000 pounds of frozen eggs are still
up for sale to the domestic trade. They have
been on the market for three weeks Bidding
thus far has failed to produce the departments
price-$1. 30 pound-but officials are opttmis
tic. They feel the trade wants the eggs and
is only now jockeying over the price.
An interesting sidelight on Great Britain S
dollar crisis is that last years Government-pur-
chased powdered eggs were disposed of to that
country with the department actually making
little profit.
If the washington housewife wonders how
long all this will be going on, the answer is at
least until December 81, 1948 That's the day
the present price support program ends.
Meanwhile, top Agriculture officials have pre-
sented to Congress a blueprint for continuation
of the program with many notifications. Most
important is that the average support price be
around IS per cent of parity. The program
would give some commodities boost and bring
down the price OF others.
The proposal already has met opposition of
some members of Congress and large number
of farmers This raises the possibility that
action on the program will be postponed for
some time. Some observers have suggested 1t
might be set aside until after next years elec-
tions. 1t could even turn out that Congress
will pass a resolution extending the present
program say for six months until June 80,
1949 and in the meantime get down to writing
a new law In the session beginning January,
1949.
In any event, farmers, whether Republicans
or Democrats, have found the support price.
program a very convenient thing to fall back
on in these times Of high, and sometimes over
production. Actually, the program was de-
signed to bolster farm operations in times Of
lower demand and production.
Some experts can't foresee that time coming
very soon.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Who originated the selection OF all
America football teams?-P. M. w.
A. Although Walter Camp is generally con-
there is some doubt as to whether he originated
them alone or In collaboration with Caspar
Whitney in whose publication, Weeks Sport.
the first all-America team was first published.
@. Is 1t true that animals we're balloon pas
sengers before men?-W. G. r.
A. On September 10, 1888, at Versailles
France, a balloon rose to a height Of about
1900 feet and descended at distance of about
miles. Suspended in cage below the balloon
we're a sheep, cock and a duck. The first
human being to ascend in a balloon was Jean
Francois Pilatre de Roder on October Is,
1888 This first ascent was made in a captive
balloon. On November 81, 1888. he and the
Marquis d'Arlandes became the first human
beings to make e-ba1loon ascent
@. May red, white and blue bunting be used
to drape a speakers table7-P. F. c.
A. Bunting of blue white and red, always
arranged with the blue above, the white In the
middle and the red below, may be used for cov-
ering speakers desk, draping the front of q
platform and for decoration in general.
@. When did Mickey Mouse first appear In
motion pictures?-W. M.
A. The first Mickey Mouse picture was a
silent entitled Plane Crazy which appeared
In 1927.
@. When did the first signer of the Declara-
ton of Independence die?-E. E. U.
A. John Morton, who died in April, 1777, was
the first signer Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence to die.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Fraternities Defended
TO the Editor Of The Star:

have been hearing recently about the per-
secution Of fraternity members in our Maryland
high schools. Upon inquiring found that there
is an out-moded State law banning fraternities
from public schools. for one, cannot under
stand the reason behind this law.
The ones that am aquainted with are purely
social organizations which give their members
a chance to meet more people and participate
in and sponsor various social functions and
activities.
Perhaps my letter will make this situation
known to many who at the present are unaware
Of It and who may Use their influence to remedy
what I consider an unfair and unjust law.
LAWRENCE r. HUDSON.
Rtverdale, Nd.
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to $4,000, willed them by late owner.
Our dream of what we should most like to
be in our next incarnation has been re-
viSed accordingly
Evening star., 1947-11-20

If our Navajo aborigines find relief Is
slow in coming to the Southwest, the next
move is to make the round trip to Europe
and arrive here as interesting unfortu-
mates.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
On Bringing the War Dead Back

VII lUS w at hSdQ DICK
TO the Editor Of The Star:
II they could rise up and decide, am sure
the gallant men who gave their lives in World
War II would ask to remain and be allowed to
rest with their comrades on the faraway
battleields Of the world.
Today many Americans are insisting on
having these honored dead returned to Ameri-
can soil. wonder why? I'm certain the dead
soldiers wouldn't want it that way.
Where they lie now they lie with their
comrades-their buddes. They rest with men
with whom they fought side by side in some Of
the greatest battles Of history. No closer bond
can exist between men than the tie that exists
between the soldiers who lie buried together on
foreign soil They gave their lives together
because they all believed faithfully in the one
thing they fought for-humanity.
When these brave men fell in battle the
hearts Of their loved ones were filled with
sadness and agony. To bring them home now
only causes more sadness and heartache.
know they wouldn't want that.
The United States Army Is doing everything
possible to beautify the cemeteries in foreign
lands On Guadalcanal one of the most beauti-
full military cemeteries In the world stands in
silent honor of our heroic dead. Lined with
spotless white crosses on carpet of green grass
the tall, swaying palm trees stand eternal guard
over the fallen soldiers that lie there. In the
center Of the cemetery stands white chapel
where those resting are remembered.
In Manila Is another military cemetery that
does justice to our honored dead. The cemetery
sits on hill covered with soft grass and sur
rounded by spotless white picket fence. The
men who lie there gave their lives to save the
very ground on which they are now buried.
Let them rest there in peace
There have been stories about American
soldiers being buried in miserable jungles, the
coral and lava Of the Pacific islands They
were buried there only temporarily and during
the heat of battle. These fallen, but not for
gotten, soldiers have been removed to the
beautiful, well kept, cemeteries in the Pacific.
Let these gallant men rest where they fell
with their comrades. Let them rest there in
peace on foreign soil. But, for always remem-
ber them. Remember their names. Remember
their deeds. HAL D. STEWARD
Major, Cavalry.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Allocatine Radio Channels

To the Editor OF The Star:
In his column of November 13, David
Lawrence laments the fact that mo nation
wide protest (has) developed over the decision
of the Federal Communications Commission
to issue a radio license to certain church
instead of to newspaper" For" he says,
"if the FEC can pick as between church and
a newspaper one day, 1t will be confronted
another day with a decision between two
churches"
When two or more applicants contend for
the same radio frequency, some one has to
make a choice. AS the law stands now, the
people of the United States make the choice.
through their freely elected representatives,
the Congress-the Congress delegating the
power to its bipartisan creature, the FEC. with
proviso that such choices must be made on
the basis of which applicant will best serve
"the public interest, convenience, and neces-
sty" That is at least democratic. Mr..
Lawrence contends that licenses should be
granted on the basis of competitive bids, the
license to 60. presumably to the one who offers
the most money. But this would favor the
well-heeled applicant over his poorer competi-
tor, and would pretty well insure that all
broadcasting franchises should become the ex-
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elusive prerogatives of the bigger and wealthier

elusive prerogatives OF the bigger and wealthier
corporations.
Mr.. Lawrence goes on to deplore the reason
FEC assigned for its choice, that it prefers non
newspaper applicants to newspaper applicants,
other things being equal He calls this purely
arbitrary" The acknowledged basis for this
preference is that FEC shares Mr.. Lawrence's
horror, implied in the same column, for CEN
tralizing the power to control thought" be-
lieving that diversity Of control over the in
struments of public information, on the local
level where it is most effective, is preferable
to centralization It would rather have K
controlling the local radio station, Y con-
trolling the local newspaper, than to have
either x or control both. Mr.. Lawrence,
newspaper owner himself, is entitled to
criticize that preference. But he is not en-
titled to call it purely arbitrary" and to do
so is undiscriminating If not disingenuous.
EDWARD j. HEBRON.