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Evening star., 1947-10-16
A Loss to the Public Service

Many officials at home and abroad will
share President Truman's deep regret over
Will L. Clayton's resignation as Undersec-
retary of State for Economic Affairs. Mr.,
Clayton has served with great force and
distinction in that post-a fact that will
be strongly confirmed by both our own
and foreign representatives who have
taken part in such projects as the historic
Geneva Trade Conference or who have
been associated in any way with the
Marshall proposal for European recovery.
Congenital skeptics may be inclined to
read some hidden meaning into. Mr..
Clayton's departure at this stage, but it
would be presumptuous in the extreme
not to accept his own explanation at face
value-namely, that he finds it necessary
to go back to his Texas home for the sake
of his wifeS health. There is no reason
to suppose that his retirement signifies
anything deeper than that Before he left
for Geneva last January, he had discussed
the matter with the President and Secre-
tary Marshall, and it was agreed then that
he would be free to resign on his return
to this country. Wholly apart from Mrs
Clayton's well-being, moreover, he him
self can make good use of a vacation.
Ever since he entered the Government in
1910, he has worked hard and continu-
ously in discharging the heavy RESPONSE
bilities that have been his. Starting as
Co-ordinator of Inter American affairs, he
has rendered the highest type of service
in several posts of topmost economic inn
portance, nationally and internationally.
Mr.. Clayton has been described as the
architect of our foreign economic policy.
Certainly, although he has not been alone
in hammering out that policy he has been
primarily responsible for it during his
undersecretaryship. 1t is policy of sanity
and freedom-a policy designed to bulwark
the peace and promote international re-
covery and prosperity by reducing the bar
riers to the flow of trade Russia's bitter
resistance to tho projected Marshall pro-
gram has placed immense obstacles in the
way of this objective, but it is not any the
less sound for that reason. On the con-
trary, IT the cooperating nations stead
tasty pursue it, it can play vital role in
serving the liberty and security of the non
Communist world until the day comes, If
ever, that the Soviet Union decides on a
new and better course.
In returning to private life, Mr. Clayton
has expressed the hope that he will be
available later on for "any special jobs"
the President may wish to give him.
Meanwhile. he leaves behind hia in the
State Department job he ha.nhandled
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Food Before Freedom


To the Editor of The Star:
Those seeking world rule by moral law know
the public resurrection of the Comintern at
Warsaw is an act Of devtry in theological war
fare.
We know this radical change of high strategy
has two theological objectives: First to con-
tinue making suicide pact of the u MS
aspirations for peace; second, to destroy the
effectiveness and support Of the Marshall plan
for economic health.
Like Goebbels, the evil conspirators of COM
munism are master strategists in destructive
psychology. They use the chain reaction of
empty threats, broken promises and futile
hopes with devastating malice We must stop
supplying these saboteurs with fashionable
gratuities.
In the theological test tube the Marshall plan
Is method of releasing the powerful intrinsic
energies of the Truman doctrine. Though one
substance, 1t Is fashionable into two theological
purposes: The first is the purely humani-
tartan purpose of economic healing whose
theological symbol is food; the second is DO
htical containment of the aggressive con-
spiracies of predatory communism.
logical symbol is freedom.
The atheist dictators perceive the food
freedom theological molecule as one simply to
sple Tor their devilish purposes. We refuse to
take calculated risk and concentrate upon
liberating and utilizing the psychological ener-
gies of the humanitarian objective alone In
fact, 1t Is the only one that is assured unani-
NOUS support by those who must effectuate
It, Yet there is high-level policy making in
sistence that the psychological energy releases
OF food and freedom must be concurrent or not
at all. Sight is lost of the fact that food has
a much higher theological energy releasing DO
tential than freedom. Men die without food
but, II they survive starvation, they eventually
will achieve freedom against any odds.
THOMAS E. MATTINGLY. MD.
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Corn Shocks

The countryside is lonely non. 1t misses
The singing birds, the insect ,1ings, the
stirring
OF nep-born petals, and the fragrant
kisses
OF sunbeams Dhen the locust bards are
purring.
Just one faint echo of that necromancy
Rises aboDe the autumn's dreary clatter,
When gossip rides the 1pings OF summer
fancy 4
In barren fields phere cornstnlk ladttS
chatter. ALICE HARTICH.
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how much) is used to spread propaganda in
other countries"
The so-called Comintern. which exists to
further this gospe. throughout the world is
dominated by the political leaders of Soviet
Russia. The ultimate Communist aim is
Communist world empire
WALTER I. PRIEST.
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II We 90 not
eat meat, then
the cattle and
hog raisers
C a n n OF sell.
c o nsequently,
they will be
forced to hold
the stock and
to feed them.
II this Is saw
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so well that whoever assumes it now should
have little difficulty with it. As far as our
economic foreign policy is concerned. he
has made, as Mr.. Truman says, "a con-
tribution of incalculable value" meriting
the thanks of the whole Nation.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

NAAS SoCo SA4 oAAS
farms t h e r e
W o u Id MT be
any grain crop
as these ami
mails keep the
rodents down.
No doubt he
does not know
that these ami
mails keep down
Evening star., 1947-10-16
White Brothers a Bad Lot

To the Editor of The Star:
There is tradition of one of our Indian
nations-I have forgotten which-that runs as
follows:
The Divine Father had a number OF sons.
All these brothers had different colored skins:
one white, one red one yellow, one brown, one
black. Their Father put them in different
parts of the world, giving them each separate
country to live in. He hoped by this means to
satisfy them and their progeny and that there
would be peace. But the white son was different
in every way from his brothers and his progeny
unfortunately inherited his quarrelsome and
greedy disposition. Though they proved clever
in getting what they wanted and in devising
means of killing each other and saving them
selves from work, they developed very poor
memories. They did not keep their promises.
They would not distinguish between right and
wrong.
So the Divine Father taught them how to
write, in order that they could put their
thoughts on paper and they would not escape
them. Then he showed them how to print and
their promises were put into treaties, by which
they vowed to end wars. But this did no good.
They quarreled about what their treaties and
their printed books meant, they quarreled about
religion, they quarreled about trade They
could not agree about anything. They had
many wars among themselves Not satisfied
with the way their Father had made the part
Of the earth he had given them, they proceeded
to tear 1t up and make it over again. After
which, being dscontented with their own
country, they, went forth to take the countries
which were their brothers birthright.
After this had gone on for some time, the
Divine Father sent them across the Big Sea
Water to see the fresh. unspoiled condition of
the country where the red people lived The
first white people who came over had been SO
busy cheating each other that they could not
live in simple, natural manner and the red,
people had to teach them to raise corn or they
would have starved. They repaid this kindness
by killing their benefactors and taking their
land. They seemed always intent upon destruc-
tion. When the red people were out of their
way, they still continued destroying themselves.
Even now, because they are constantly wasting
the earth's precious stores, they are always in
need.
The Divine Father has made many dispensa-
tions for the past sins of h.. hayward white
children. When will His patience be exhausted?
TEKARIHOKEN.
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Letters to The Star
Saving Food by Saving Beverase.

VHg Tuou Dy SaV1hg beverages
To the Editor Of The Star:
President Truman asks the citizens to eat
one slice OF bread less each day than the
customary supply. How about one glass of
beero
Why put the whole burden of food conserva-
tion upon the drys and the children, and let
the vets who eat one slice of bread less day
drink one more bottle of 'liquid bread"s
AS for whisky, we are informed that the
food grain in one bottle of whisky represents
three loaves of bread. Three loaves in one
bottle! DIR. WALTER LEAS
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Bread-Savins Suggestions

Bread.SavlnS SUGGESTIONS
To the Editor OF The Star:
During this grain conservation period
wonder If it would be feasible for bakers to
issue half-loayes. priced accordingly for small
families. This would be money-saying as well
IS grain saver.
Also. restaurants might offer more open
sandwiches on menus and thereby save the toy
slices. Many people prefer less bread, yet
enjoy sandwiches for cir lunch.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Physicists now know everything except
the answer to the one propounded by the
late Voliva: If the world is round why
doesn't water run out of both ends of
SueZ?
Evening star., 1947-10-16

One little disadvantage in building on
the last vacant lot in the block is having
to disinter everything of the neighbors'
but their dead
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Keeping pace with imitation, the taxi
driver who used to have no change for a
buck now has none for the twenty dollar
BILL
Evening star., 1947-10-16

do something" bawls the haggard citi-
zen, caught in the spiral of rising prices.
do something else!" he adds, when he
sees what Washington has done.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Saddest of sights in the world scene is
the small bystander torn between the
claims of the mighty ideologists and their
cries of "Get your winning colors!"
Evening star., 1947-10-16

When ne tells his countrymen to work
harder, Attlee gets no cheer. He could do
better than that in the Bronx.
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Another Middle-A&e Complaint

Another Middle-Ase Complaint
To the Editor The Star:
I certainly can sympathize with the middle
aged victim of the 1885" restrictions that are
being enforced in this Nations Capital I, too
am victim of this terrible boycott.
After serving in the Government during the
trying days of the war as war service employe
I suddenly found myself let out and told to look
for something onsthe outside. For months
have walked from place to place only to be
told: I'VE don't employ people over 35." And
this the city where was born and raised.
A DISGUISED TAXPAYER.
Evening star., 1947-10-16
A Problem in Losic

To the Editor " The Star:
Our Government In its efforts to save grain
definitely has the cart before the horse
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Cats as Grain Protectors

To the Editor of The Star:
No wonder the person who wrote the letter
objecting to the feeding of pets was ashamed
to sign the letter. He should have been.
I wonder if he realizes that if it weren't for
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A. reader get the to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 3l6 street NE. Washington 2, D. C.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
1ortter, although it is permissible for
tOrfter kno1cn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet,
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Social Service Salaries
To the Editor of The Star:
Local 27 United Office and Professional
Workers Of America, CIO, was shocked to learn
OF the low goal set by the Community Chest
Federation-a goal more than 81, ,0OO, 900 below
the estimated needs for the various social
service agencies. The federation set this goal
III the face of increased demands for social
service and the pitifully inadequate salaries for
Its own employees because they felt that Wash
ington citizens would not subscribe to higher
goal.
Our union is convinced that if the Commu-
nifty Chest Federation made known to the
citizens of Washington the present inadequate
state of social services and the substandard
salaries paid its employees, fair-minded WASH
ingtonians would more than meet the minimum
need.
The newspapers have done a splendid lob
in bringing into the open the plight of school
teachers which ultimately led to the improve
ment OF their condition. But nothing has
been said and done about the social service
worker who in another field performs an equally
important job. Here are some facts:
!. Professional workers a years college, mas
ters degree and experienced are earning 81 $50
$3.410; yet positions in the Federal Govern
ment requiring similar training begin at IS, 400
and we all know that even Federal salaries
have not kept pace with soaring living COSTS
2. Some maintenance workers have been
found TO earn less than the amount their
agency gives to families who come to them
for financial assistance.
3. Clerical employees earn on the average
$30o-$4oo less than similar persons in Federal
service and private industry
These facts were recognized last year by the
TJovS.vx ,,,As&y, HS~L
these have never been granted and employees
have in the past year actually received salary
cut. because annual increments normally due
them have not been paid and all reclassiaca-
tions for qualified workers have been prevented
Further cuts are now imminent. In answer
to letter written by our union, Mr.. Bell. presi-
dent Of the Community Chest Federation, stated
that unless the goal of 50, 900, 900 is oversub-
scribed, agencies in varying degrees will find 1t
necessary to limit the scope Of their programs
some by accepting fewer applications for serv-
ice by selecting only the more pressing, others
by curtailing their plans to extend their serv-
ices to more individuals, others by postponing
activities that are desirable, that many will not
be able to complete their staff of necessary
workers and that merit and tenure increases
to staff workers will need to be postponed -
II the community could be acquainted with
the serious inadequacy of the services offered
to this city here would be- not only an over
subscription to the present goal, but the full
budget OF 100000 asked by the agencies
would be met. SYLVIA SOLOFF.
President, Local n, UOPWA, clio.
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Communist Doctrines Outlined

To the Editor of The Star:
In this our period Of history there are many
ideologies (or isrns): and startling evidence
is proof that all OF them are not in the best
interest of the people and countries. Con-
sequently, confusion reigns and the horror Of
war Is known.
One theology claiming many active adherents
is communism, which originally meant any
form of social organization in which all pro-
duction was for common and equal distri-
button. In a modern sense 1t is the philosophy
held by Karl Marx, who lived during the
middle Of the last century. His theory was
originally parcticed in Soviet Russia; the
policy which all Communists are supposed to
follow.
Communists are instructed to cooperate with
all left-wing or reform governments every
where and they believe world war is newt
ables with the result triumph Of communism.
The dogmas of communism are first, the class
struggle and, second, the dictatorship Of the
proletariat which means dictatorship OF the
party. All industry, banking and commerce are
nationadzed and run by the party through the
government which it controls. No private
property is tolerated except personal effects
and such money as is invested In government
savings, banks, or government loans. In effect
communism Is the organization Of nation
into one big corporation Of interlocking trusts
with the control vested in the hands of self
appointed politicians under dictator and they
can eermine wages and hours Of labeT and
distribute or invest the profits as they bee At.
Some proportion Of the profit tno onS .nows
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Landlords Side of the Case

LdHOlOIuS OldS VI tHS AdSS
To the Editor of The Star:
read with pleasure your editorial on Octo-
Der 3 in regard to rent increases for single
family dwellings and buildings with more than
eight units, etc.
I am widow and several years ago went to
a great deal Of expense to remodel my home
in order that might receive an income from
it. I have two apartments for which I receive
a modest rent. Owing to the rapid upsurge of
prices it has worked decided hardship on me
to meet my monthly obligations on these
repairs.
Everything as we all know, has increased in
price. Yet some folks seem to think that prop
erty owners can WELD a magic wand to meet
their obligations.
I will admit that there are unreasonable
and inconsiderate landlords, and there are
also tenants in the same class.
Real estate taxes, water rent, repairs, in
fact, services of every type have increased
substantially. 1t is only fair then that these
increased expenses be divided between land
lords and tenants. E. JACKSON.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

@. Can a newborn baby cry tears?-B. W.
A. newborn baby does not produce tear
when 1t cries. The first tears appear wher
the infant Is about months old.
Evening star., 1947-10-16
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How many persons in the United States
are receiving public charity?-A H. C.
A. Approximately 100000 persons are re-
ceiving public charity, according to the Ameri-
can Public Welfare Association.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Q. Have scientists been able to explain ths
cause Of the ice-free "oases" in the Antarctic
that were sighted by flyers of the Navy expe-
dition last winter?-R. E. T.
A. The "oases" discovered by members OF
this expedition are merely salt water creeks,
extensions of the Antarctic Ocean.
Evening star., 1947-10-16

Q. What is the waiver price in the major
leagues at present?-C. R. S
A. The waiver price in the major leagues is
now $4,000. 1t was raised to this figure from
$500 prior to the 1916 season
Evening star., 1947-10-16
Social Service Salaries

Ing grain, then I am crazy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-10

Mrs. John Sayles, 1928 Fourth
Ave. s., left Oct. l for Chicago
to visit her son and also to visit
her sister in Louisville, KY, and
Nashville, Tenn. She will be gone
two months.
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Of the nerraeial Deep Are the ROOt But the Guild having
mendOus difficulty casting the other Negro this significant
play which electrified Broadway weeks The role Of Brett
the excl lieutenant be fed well Of his mother
Brett the tall ceancut and the mother must look the part
Dramatic experience not necessary.
There will be second casting at Phyllis Whsatsy Mon
day evening, October Is, at p
The Guild will temporarily drop production Of the
the actors can't be found but that would be shame Aren't
tall gOOdOkng Electrically ambitious boys these
maOns who have always wanted get before the fOOghsH
Remember Hda Simms her here in this Of thing
And Hida ID in England with the "Anna LucSStA"
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Social and Personal
. MINNEAPOLIS I

Mrs. E. H. Payne, 1888 Fourth
Ave. s., left Oct. to spend two
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Alice
Burehett of 1912 Finney Ave, St
Louis, Mo. She will visit in Chi,
cago and Milwaukee also. In the
latter city she will visit Mrs. Mel.
lie Ellis, her sister.
Rev. J. J. Burns of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, was the guest for two
weeks of Mrs. L. B. Vaughn and
Mrs. A. Buress, 281O Tenth Ave. S,
Rev. Burns is head of Ii churches
in Michigan. Mrs. Buress, who
is state supervisor of women's
work in the Congregational Church
of God in Christ, will accompany
Elder Burns to Michigan.
Mrs. Fred Carver is cOnvalesc-
ing from a recent operation at
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Leila
Bannarn, 915 Emerson Ave. N.
Mrs. L. b. Vaughn, and Mrs. A.
Buress, 2S1O Tenth Ave. s., en-
tertained the Revs. H. Wilson, W.
Barbee, and J. ]. Burns of Grand
Rapids at dinner Sunday, Oct. 5.
Mr.. Wilbur Douglas, 113 Lyn-
dale Ave. NJ. entered Fairview
hospital Sunday, Oct. to under
go an appendectomy.
Elder J. W. Mcconnell, 5l2 Col
fax Ave. N, pastor of the Con-
gregatiOnal Church of God in
Christ, left last week for Tulsa,
Okla, to attend the funeral of
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Mrs. Ella Jackson Il now max
ing her home permanently with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Tedford Harris, Jr.,
81 W. Jessamine Ave.
Miss Peggy AparieiO and faith.
er, Mr.. Martin Aparieio Of S9I
Rondo Ave, returned home last
week from q six weeks trip TO
Mexico, Acapulco, Guadalajara,
KOchimilco and other points. The
trip was a graduation gift from
Mr.. Aparicio to his daughter.
Mrs. Harriet johnson Of Los
Angeles, arrived in the city Sat
urday, Sept. 81, to visit her mother,
Mrs. R. v. Schine, $40 St. An
thOny Ave. Mrs. johnson will re-
turn to Los Angeles with her two
children, Herbert and Lewis, who
have been visiting their grand
mother here in St. Paul.
Mrs. Hattie Walker Of 1857
Sherburne Ave-, left St. Paul Sun
day afternoon, Oct. s, for LexinR-
ton, Kentucky, where she will at
tend to the burial of her brother,
Edward Faulkner, who passed
away on Saturday, Oct. 4.
The LOafers club met Wednes-
day, Oct. l, at the home Of Mr..
Ralph Graham, 79l st. Anthony
Ave. A committee was chosen for
the annual fall event. The next
meeting viii be with Mr.. Frank
Schine, $40 st. Anthony Ave.
Breakfast: Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Lewis Of Chicago, were guests at
a breakfast Sunday morning, Oct.
8, given by Mrs. Gordon Kirk, at
her home, 971 Iglehart Ave. Other
guests included: Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Harris and Mrs. Foster Brown,
Jr.
Mrs. Louis Moore Of 6s2 W. Gen.
trail Ave-, who has been out of the
city for the past month, is still
visiting her daughter in New York
City, Miss Elizabeth Moore.
The TOute Bonnie Amies club Il
scheduled to meet Friday, Oct. 10,
with Mrs. Eva Neal, 63l St. An
thony Ave.
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ms daughter.
Mrs. NJ. H. Jackson, 1887 f
Franklin, has entered General Hos.
pital. Her condition is poor but
not serious.
Mrs. Lula Hanson, SO Fremont
Ave. N, is suffering with a leg
ailment.
The A. B. G. Club gave Mrs.
Katherine Nash a house warming
Friday night, Oct. 8. She has
moved into a new house on Rock
ford Road, Robbinsdale. Refresh
ments were served. Those present
were Mines. Maxine Jones, presi-
dent, Courtney Wilkerson, Ruth
Morris, Ruth Brown, and Esther
Roach. Mrs. Nash formerly lived
at 879 Aldrich Ave. No.
Mrs. William Gray, 42O E. 37th
St., had the star and four other
actresses of the Swing Mikado as
her guests this past week.
Mrs. Burie Carmichael, 3744
Fifth Ave. So, underwent an oper-
alton Saturday morning, Oct. 4, at
Fairview hospital. She will conva-
lesce at home after her release
from the hospital this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pastel.
1918 18th Ave. No, entertained
guests in honor of Mrs. William
Alexander from New York. Those
present were Mines. Maxine John
son, Betty johnson, Messrs. Chas.
Peterson, Antwine Wilson, Bernard
Warn and Henry Williams.
The Missionary Society Of St.
Peter A. M. E. church will hold
a meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Dovie Phelan, 2316 Tenth Ave. So.
Friday, Oct. 10. All members are
requested to be present. Business
of Importance will be discussed.
Mrs. Clifton McElroy of Macon,
Mo-, will give a talk on christians
Mission"
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THERE WAS ALMOST HOWARD HUGHES SKIRMISH at
the opening hearings of committee high
prices at the Ncoet hotel Tuesday There