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Laurel outlook., 1947-10-22

Notice is hereby given, that a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Old Mill Ditch Company will be
held in the Council Chamber of the
City Hall in Laurel, Yellowstone
County, Montana, on the 22nd day
of November, 1947, at the hour of
200 o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose
of considering the advisability of
increasing the capital stock of said
Company from Six Thousand Dol
lars, to Twelve Thousand Dollars,
and for the purpose of t%ransacting
any and all other business which
may regularly come before said
meeting.
Dated this 7th day of October,
1947.
G. w. FENTON
Secretary
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-22

FOR SALE-One Round Oak hot
air coal furnace. Shay Bros, phone
0701-R-5. 1tp
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-22
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING

(Date First Pub. Oct. 10, 1947-3t)
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-22
Want
A I'D s
OPPORTUNITY
KNOCKS HERE

NOTICE
All classified ads to appear IN this
column must be paid for in advance
unless you have a charge account.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
METROPOLITAN Area Growth

Although of interest locally because they
show the rapid expansion Of Washington
and many other cities during the early
war period, the Census Bureau figures for
1943 have been superseded by 1947
population estimate for the metropolitan
area. This estimate, released last June,
showed that Washington and its suburbs
have increased third in population, to
100000 persons, since the 1910 census.
The report just released by the bureau
carries the estimate for what it calls the
Washington Metropolitan district only to
November of 1943. That estimate, placing
the population then at 1,175,384, is based
on a study of ration books issued and
therefore is regarded as reasonably
accurate The 1943 figure represented a
gain of approximately % per cent over
the last official count of 919,632 in 194O
But Washington's population continued to
grow during the last two years of the war.
Furthermore, the wars end did not bring
any Immediately noticeable falling off in
population. Thus it was not surprising to
residents of this still congeSted community
to learn last June that the Census Bureau
places the population, two years after the
war, at a third more than the 1910 count
and double that of the 1880 figure.
The census experts foresee only further
expansion for the Nations principal urban
communities during the immediate future.
They agree with Washington Board OF
Trade predictions of steadily expanding
Capital, continuing during the next decade
to overflow into adjacent counties OF
Maryland and Virginia. The bureau says
that despite fluctuations caused by de-
mobilization of military personnel and war
workers, "it seems likely that large
residue of the workers called into metro
politan districts for war work will remain"
This has been true of Washington after
every war 1t has proved true of World
War II. .ry
The population statistics show how
closely integrated Washington and its con-
tiguous communities have become. The
District and it's neighbors are, from the
census standpoint, one urban district. Inc
cooperative arrangement among the park
and planning authorities is an example OF
the sort of teamwork that is necessary to
the orderly development of the whole area.
If this coordination we're extended to
public utilities as we'll, many of the prob
lens which arise in over-the-oounoary
transportation and other mutual utility
fields would be more readily solved. For
the time is past when any segment OF
the metropolitan area can exist independ-
emily of the whole. 1t is more than ever
apparent that all elements must work
together for the common good.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
lndictino the Satellites

The Lord Chancellor's announcement TO
the House of Lords that the British gov
ernment is drafting an appeal to tne
limited Nations over the violations OF
treaty obligations by the satellites of the
Soviet Union in Eastern Europe is an in
teresting development 1t is an attempt to
grasp one horn of difficult dlplomatlc
dilemma that has long confronted ooth
Britain and the United States
Those satellite regimes have imposed
themselves upon their respective nations
and are now acting in defiance of definite
commitments which they made IN order 10
obtain diplomatic recognition from the
western powers. In this they are, OF course,
acting with the approval and support OF
Soviet Russia, which has similarly violated
undertakings with the western powers to
zee to it that the governments established
In the satellite countries should be elected
democratically and should respect the po-
utical, civil and human rights OF citizens.
So fragrant and defiant has been, ana
now is, the attitude of those regimes tnaC
manv voices are raised in both Britain ana
America to take drastic diplomatic action
such as breaking off diplomatic relations
or repudiating the treaties as having been
nullifed by gross bad faith on the satel-
lites part
Treaty reconsideration for Britain was
suggested by Lord VanSittart in the House
of Lords after scathing indictment OF
the satellite regimes. In answer, the LORD
Chancellor advanced much the same argu-
ments as those put out by our State De-
psrtment under similar pressure. He
maintained that nullifying the treaties or
breaking relations would have little prac-
tical effect while it would deprive Britain
of diplomatic representatives on the spot
who could make official representations,
report home on conditions and protect
British interests.
The chancellor went on to say, how
ever, that Britain did not intend to let
the situation go by default or content it
self with futile protests. The alternative
method was to take these matters before
the United Nations, which would be done
as soon as the British government feels 1t
has "a caSt-iron case"
At the rate the satellite regimes are
going. with repression rampant and high
lighted by political murders of eminent
opposition leaders like Nikolai Petkoy, 1t
NAV be presumed that not much more evi-
dence will be needed to give the British
indictment "cast-iron" quality. Never
theless, the question remains as to how
much real effectiveness such an airing will
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Wood Smoke

Whoever smells the wood smoke rising
high,
Feels his heart stir With eager tDanderlust;
A sudden, strange and thrilling urge to
thrust
His ,pork astde-to toander where the cry
OF wtld geese sounds above bIue-mtsted
hills,
Where scarlet naples burn against a sky
OF FURNISHED blue. Bright dreams that
sleeping lie
Al summer long, a,Dake Uten toood smoke
spills -
Its fragrant clouds along the autumn day.
Then, euery common stde-street seems a.
tDdy
TO high romance, each road has its o,on
call;
The heart gro,gs restless, hearing gypsy
song A..
on euery Utnd that gaily runs along.
Caught in the bright enchantnaent OF the
tall. BEATRICE RAW.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

An authoritarian government, the General
pointed out, commands unlimited and unop-
posed obedience and cooperation on the part
OF every citizen, scientist, industry and organ
ization, military or civil, within its control or
influence.
Its decisions and mandates are unques-
toned; its concentration of money and direc-
ton of scientific and industrial effort in any
case, peaceful or otherwise, can enjoy unity Of
purpose and secrecy that could provide tre-
mendous advantage for it over an unprepared
or weaker adversary"
Germany came very near to conquering all
Europe with force built up by "artful schem-
ing" and launched under direction of one man,
and the fate of France and other democratic
nations in the path of Hitler's war machine
was, in the Generals view, classic example
of totalitarian aggressor in action against
unprepared neighbors.
Against possibility that history might re-
peat itself, Gen. Anderson called attention to
the fact that 'retrenchment in Government
spending has reduced the military procure
ment of aircraft to fraction of what is
necessary to prevent strangulation of the
last remnants of our aircraft industry"
Aviation Nucleus Imperiled.
greatest industrial power in the history of the
worlds faced today with the loss of the
vital nucleus on which it must depend for ex-
pansion in the event of an emergency.
1.-The gravity of the situation is apparent
when 1t is realized that in meeting any emer-
gency in the foreseeable future, whether to
maintain the peace or to defend against sud-
den attack, the chances for success will be
measured by:
81. The adequacy of our air power in being,
and
%. The production Of industry"
Pointing out that it took more than seven
years to design, perfect and manufacture
enough B-29s to get them into effective action
against Japan, Gen. Anderson insisted that:
"A working aircraft industry supported by
adequate annual procurement, is the indispen-
sable cornerstone on which our future security
rests"
While admitting that the maintenance of air,
ground and sea forces numerically superior to
those of our possible enemies" might wreck "our
way of life" Gen. Anderson wrote that IAN un-
prepared industrial system supporting skele-
tonized defense structure will spell disaster in
the future"
In the Generals opinion mo potential enemy
will grant us time to convert to war basis
before he launches without warning paralyz-
ing air attack at the source of our strength
our highly concentrated industrial heartland."
Collaborating with Gen. Anderson was Col.
J. F. Rodenhauser, also of the U. S. A. F. Air
War College,
Evening star., 1947-11-10

no desire whatever for another conflict
Their conduct has not driven him to
despair He believes that they may be
persuaded in time to mend their ways and
cooperate.
In any event, as of now, it is better to
have the Russians in the United Nations
than out of it. AS long as they are men,
bers, there will at least be the hope that
they will one day begin to act as members.
Their withdrawal or exclusion would
destroy that hope, and the consequences
would be bleak for the world. In that
sense, therefore, it is good to have Mr.
Vishinsky vehemently declare that they
propose to stay in. Sooner or later, events
may convince them that they ought to CO.
operate as well.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Better In Than Out

Although they are boycotting or threat
ening to boycott some of its most important
undertakings, the Russians apparently DO
not want to withdraw or be excluded from
the United Nations. DR.. Jose Arce, the
Argentine delegate, has suggested that it
might be a good thing If something like
that happened, but Andrei Vishinsky has
made clear that the Soviet Union would
bitterly resist any such development. This
at least indicates that the Kremlin has no
desire to stand completely alone with it's
little band of satellites.
The fact is, of course, that in strictly
legal sense under the Charter the United
Nations would not have the right to ex-
clude the Russians without their assent
They could veto any such step. Wholly
apart from the Charters terms, moreover,
and despite the dreary record OF Soviet
obstructionism, it is doubtful that there
are many members of the U. N. who feel
that the Argentine delegates idea is COM
mendable At this particular point IN
history, it seems altogether ill-timed. what
it suggests, in effect, is that the effort to
achieve collective security be abandoned
now III 1dFUl VI ClCdClll6 q SASo@o "AAANAASN
against RUSSIA move that would make
the peace more brittle than ever.
1t may be that that is the course the
world will have to follow eventually, but
the time is not yet here for such final
and portentous break. AS former Secre-
tary of State Byrnes declared the other
night to the Protestant Episcopal bishops,
there is still reason to hope that policy
of patience and flrmness will make it pos
sible to get along with the Russians. Ac-
cordingly, even though he feels we may
have to write German peace treaty with
out them, even though he foresees dis
agreement with them for some years to
come, he advocates continuing faith in the
United Nations, with them as members.
In taking this view, he thinks of the Soviet
Union as "a neighbor who deliberately
makes himself unpleasant" "a neighbor
who will be in kind of court as long as
he is in the United Nations and who Is
likely to feel some measure of restraint for
that reason. Further, Mr. Byrnes does not
discount the fact that the Russians have
suffered more than most people from the
last two wars and that probably they have
Evening star., 1947-11-10

wrote that the MAJ. IeH. ". Il. AHueI SUI.
true miracle of the last war was not one OF
industrial production, but rather "our good
fortune to be given the necessary time in which
to mobilize our might while our Allies, with
what assistance we could give, held the enemy
at bay"
Even if we could rely on such allies in the
next war, scientific and technical advances
will further shrink the natural barriers and the
time allowed us to prepare. consider for
moment" the General wrote, "the great ocean
barriers behind which traditionally we have
felt secure through two world conflicts and
behind which, practically unmolested, we found
the necessary time to organize and concen-
trate" total war effort.
The Globe is Shrinking.
Imagine these barriers disappearing on
shrinking globe to the extent that our coast
lines merge with those of neighboring con-
tinents. How accessible would the vitals OF
the Arsenal of Democracy then be to the mill
tary might of possible aggressors?
"As certainly as though some great force
of nature had actually brought about the feat
of geography, we find ourselves in that relative
position today"
This was effected, he pointed out by the con-
tinuously shortened time required to traverse
the distances through use of the international,
common highway-the sky"
The need for acquiring and maintaining an
air force in being, one ready for effective action
in the shortest possible amount of time, Is "all
the more challenging when an objective COM
parison of our position with that of non-demo-
cratic nations is made in the matter of air
mower"
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Good Men for q Hard Job

The Civil Service Commission is fortu
nate in obtaining the services of such out
standing men as those composing the new
Loyalty Review Board. The citizens who
have consented to undertake the difficult
task of serving as the high court of the
Governments loyalty program are deserv-
ing of the publics commendation and
support.
1t is understandable that the commits
sion found it anything but easy to per-
suade the prospective board members to
accept profered appointments. Chairman
Seth Richardson and his co-members are
under no illusions as to the. magnitude OF
their joint responsibility. In effect they
will be called upon to sit in judgment on
the grave question of the loyalty to their
Government of certain suspected en-
ployes. They will be the administrative
court of last resort for employees who elect
to appeal grave charges rejecting on their
trustworthness and patriotism.
Not only will the new board generally
supervise the enforcement of the loyalty
program but it will, through its decisions,
establish the general; and the specific poll
cies for the program. 1t will be coun-
selor and monitor of the loyalty boards
set up in the various departments and
agencies. It can be seen, therefore, that
the Loyalty Review Board has it in it's
power to make or break the whole security
undertaking.
The caliber of the board is such as to
justify public confidence. It's membership
should be reassuring to many sincere
critics of the Presidents loyalty plan-to
those who have feared that the broad
powers vested in administrators of the
program might invite "witch-hunt" tao
tics. The board is not of the witch-hunt
type. At the same time, its members will
be fully cognizant of the need for safe
guarding the national security against the
inroads of subversive elements of the type
that infiltrated the Canadian civil service.
The board thus is in a key position to
render invaluable service to the Nation
both as protector of the rights of employees
and protector of governmental integrity.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

writing for the
quarterly, Air
A f f a irs, re-
leased today,
S t a t es tn e
opinion t h a t
t h e so-called
air age, with its
destructive ma
chimes recog-
nlZlng no geo.
graphical bar
riers, has ac-
complished "a
m i r a cl e of
insecurity for
America"
Speaking OF
miracles, h e
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Letters to The Star

center is closely concentrated because it forces
those who must seek moderately priced hous-
ing to locate out in Virginia and Maryland.
Which also increases the problem of transpor-
tation. traffic difficulties and parking problems.
So long as we continue to tax this area on
the basis of cost or market value, no owner
can afford to make the improvements which
are necessary to reconvert this area into proper
and adequate housing. The capital return will
not be sufficient nor the prospect of capital
return sufficiently secure. 1t is necessary to ap-
proach this problem from a new angle and
only If this Is done will it be possible for Wash
ington to provide adequate housing at mod
crate rentals and closely adjacent to the en-
ployment area with all the benefits which
these imply.
Suppose there Is created City Housing
Authority with authority to condemn blocks
of land within specified areas, to demolish
the existing structures and erect modern, we'll
planned, small unit, housing centers with
central heat and cafeteria service and all that
goes with such housing, to operate such CEN
ters at moderate rentals on possibly different
scales, and to cover as nearly as might be the
cost of such activities, by the sale of bonds
secured by the pledge of the rentals over and
above the operating charges the balance to be
guaranteed by the city. No effort Is here made
to go into more detail than is necessary to out
line the plan. But the result in the course OF
time would be the reconversion of large part
Of old washington, a proper housing for the
large part of its population now crowded out
of the city, relief to the transportation sys-
TENS, reduction of the traffic and parking prob
lems better standard of living for great
many people, the reduction of the sanitary
and health problems and minimizing the fire
hazards. Sooner or later, Washington will
have to face this problem and there seems to
be no other way out NELSON B. GASKILL.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Time Is Running Out
Air War College Commandant Says Miracle of Insecurity
Implicit in Deense.in Time Strategy
By ". II. Shibben, Jr.
Aviotjon Editor ef The Stor

The United States is fast running out of
the most vital element to national security
time.
Oceans and continents are so quickly spanned
now that "the new and decisive strategy"
is "defense-in- time" according to a current
appraisal of our own power situation by Maj.
Gen. Orvil A. Anderson.
The commandant of the Air War College,
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Clothing for Europe

10 tnS EotOr Oh Inc Guar
Do the people of the Nations Capital ever
stop to think that for some of the peoples of
the world the war has not yet ended? I wonder
If they are really aware that men, women. and
children in the war-torn countries are clothed
in scant rags which are hardly enough to cover
their nakedness, much less enough to clothe
them in comfort and keep them warm? What
then will happen during the intense cold of the
approaching winter when the temperature will
drop far below zero and they are without heat
or housing?
These people who are suffering the bitter re-
suits of the war, still homeless and without the
bare necessities essential to existence can be
given these necessities without any cost and
which necessities would occupy only little cor
ner until some organization came to claim
them. I am referring to the cast-of worn-out
clothing that usually finds its way into the
nearest trash cans because the change in style
no longer makes 1t worthwhile to keep them In
the closet, particularly the women's styles.
The Roosevelt High School has collection
containers all along the corridors which for the
past week have been left untitled. Is 1t too
much effort to carry few worn-out things
from your home to the nearest collection con-
tainer rather than throwing them In more
convenient trash barrel?
Rest assured that these clothing drives are
for worthwhile cause for those that are still
suffering from the perils Of destruction. Do not
let these collection containers go untitled, for to
help those in distress Is the only way to happi-
ness in your own heart. Do not let your old
style worn-out clothing 60 without serving q
useful purpose for the war-torn peoples of
Europe.
ONE WHO HAS RELATIVES OVER THERE.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Roses and Fascists

To the Editor of The Star:
Shakespeare said, Whats in name? rose
Is rose, call it what you will
So with totalitarian governments. Call them
Fascist, Communist absolute monarchies, etc.
It is still q case of Pharaohs. Caesars, Cars,
Stains, Hitlers, Mussolinis and Frances taking
over and making slaves out of the common
people. -. EARL CRlPPS.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Questions and Answers

reader get the answer to question Of
fact by writing The Washington Star 1nforma ton
Bureau. 316 I street NE. Washington 2, D. c.
Please inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

do, given the present setup of the United
Nations itself. What will be accomplished
besides further clarification of the record
and added world publicity of satellite mis-
conduct remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

The discovery of 10000 "ghost names"
on the Jap government payroll need not
alarm, as low ethical plane or two can
happen in the best-regulated democracy.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

1t is recalled the late Man O. War once
finished quarter mile ahead of the next
horse. Had the distance been longer, Big
Red might have overtaken the winner of
the previous race.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

Our young are told that blowing bubble
gum is conducive to buck teeth; but on
the other hand who knows? Buck teeth
may be featured in the 1860 new look.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

Q. How much snuff is being produced in the
United States?-S. L.
A. From January through June, 1947. the
amount of snuff produced In the United States
was 2,469,000 pounds.
O. Why does Baltimore (Md) have so many
houses with white steps?-E. E. G.
A. No one seems to know why there are SO
many white steps before Baltimore houses. The
most plausible explanation seems to be that
vogue for them arose when marble was being
hauled into Baltimore from the Baltimore
County quarries for the construction of the
Washington Monument.
@. Who was the last survivor of the signers
of the Declaration of Independence?-J. A H.
A. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the last
of the sgners of the Declaration Of 1nde-
pendence to die.
@. How many letters does the President Of
the United States receive in year?-N. K. NJ
A. The President receives well over 100000
pieces in year. This includes letters, post
cards and packages.
O. Is there any record of the first toll road7-
W. P. S.
A. The first actual record of toll road or
turnpike, in the true meaning OF the term, was
in England in the year 1346 when King Edward
III granted permission for levying toll on all
who passed from st. Giles to Temple Bar.
London, for the reason that roads there had
become impossible for want of other provisions
for their maintenance.
Q. Was John Carver the first Governor Of
Massachusetts, Bay Colony?-N. D. L.
A. John Carver was the first Governor Of the
Plymouth Colony, chosen by the Pilgrims on
November II, 1920, before landing. Matthew
Cradock was designated first Governor Of the
Massachusetts, Bay Colony in the charter March
T. 1929, but he never came to New England.
While he was the nominal Governor commits
sion was sent out to John Endcott in the colony
appointing him local Governor. However. in the
exercise of his official duties he subordinate
to Cradock.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Q Are both hands used in reading Braie2
IN. Y. L..
A. Braille is read with both the right and
left index fingers. Practiced readers can read
Braile as fast as sighted people can read ink
print.
Evening star., 1947-11-10

Q. How much snuff is being produced in the
United States?-S. L.
A. From January through June, 1947 the
amount of snuff produced In the United States
was 2,469 900 pounds.