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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-11
TO OUR FOLKS ABROAD
Dear Folks:
Peace be unto YOU!

Once more on a very beauti-
full Lords Day we have assem-
bled in Gods House. Over
seer Lee gave an inspiring talk.
1t was a joy to listen to the
choir, also the solo sung by
Philip Pennington. The audience
enjoyed singing two wonder
full hymns - Beneath the
Cross of Jesus" and "Have
Thine Own Way"
This has been a busy week
with the Schools and Music
Departments presenting their
closing exercises.
Last Thursday, June 9Th,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wede-
kind celebrated their Silver
Wedding Anniversary with a.
bout fifty friends. Their chill
dren Barbara and Roger, plan
ned it and wanted it to be a
complete surprise, but their
parents were to leave that day
for Minneapolis, so the chill
dren had to let them in on the
surprise. A three-tier wedding
cake graced the center of the
table. Lovely gifts of silver
ware were on display on the
buffet. Ted Neave sang sew
eral selections with Grace
Wedekind-Ryan accompany
ing at the piano and Richard F.
Hire with his violin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wedekind left on Friday,
taking the 'Four-hundred" for
Minneapolis, where they will
visit with Ed and Mary Wede-
kind and others for a weeks
vacation.
Elder and I celebrated our
10th anniversary on June 9Th.
Edith, Arthur, Lester and Phil
ip took us out for dinner. Edith
had previously made us a won
derful cake with $40" on top.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Schmalfuss
celebrated their 9th anniver-
sary with a few days vacation
in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Ash
land celebrated their 3Oth an
nlversary on June 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Taylor
celebrated their '3Oth anniver-
sary on June End.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walk
enaar celebrated SIS years of
welded life on June 1st. They
sang a duet. All the members
of the family were home for
the OCCASION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cook and
family spent Memorial Day
weekend in Donaldson, Indi-
ana, visiting Pauline's father
and mother = the Livinghou-
ses. Mrs. Katie McGregor, an
aunt, accompanied them back
to Zion, visiting the Leo Dun
nick's and the Cooks.
On Saturday, June 18th, at 1
a. M, Harry and Doris Luther
were very happy to be able to
talk with their son, Roger, in
Tokyo, Japan, for six minutes.
1t came through quite good
and eli, Mom," sounded Just
like him. Of course his grand
parents had to get word in
too. His address is T15 Roger
Luther 1622O9O5, H. S. GA Eng.
T. 0. P. 0. BIN, APO 181, care
Postmaster. San Francisco
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-11
the TheOCrat

ur. She and her husband
stand firm for lions Truths.
May God bless these dear ones.
From the Folks at Home,
Mrs. Arthur A. Wright,
2918 Edna Boulevard.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

which Mr.. Stassen has a particular
appeal, a major reason being his war
record.
The Creager camp has already
reported some activity in Texas
among substantial elements In be-
half of Mr.. Stassen.
Other States report Stassen
yeast among its younger elements.
The Kansas Old Guard, for example,
decided it was the better part of
tact to yield a gesture to the pro-
Stassenites. Mr.. Stassen was in
vited to give the States major polit-
ical address of the year, the Kansas
Day speech. They admit he got
away splendidly.
Explains Money Situation.
In Oklahoma City, Stassen Lin
coin Day speaker slipped in while
National Committeeman Lew Wentz
and others who prefer a candidate
more closely resembling william
Mckinley weren't looking. He was
Senator Mccarthy of Wisconsin, an
ex-Marine, and he made a hit.
The $64 question pertaining to the
only avowed and theoretically job
less candidate, Mr.. Stassen, always
Evening star., 1947-02-25

streets, schools, churches and homes
Hearings on the repeal bill by a
subcommittee Of the Senate Public
Lands Committee will begin about
April /. The subcommittee might
prepare itself by re-reading Oliver
Goldsmith's Deserted Village" Re
MEMBER
I'LL fares the land, to Fastening ills
a prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men
decay"
Evening star., 1947-02-25

Pennsylvania on which skillful
operator might capitalize.
Handling the Stassen Office here
now is Earl Hart, of Cleveland, an
experienced Ohio politico, who man.
aged the campaign of Harold Bur-
ton, Supreme Court Justice, fol-
the Cleveland mayoralty and then
for the United States Senate. Mr.
Hart contends that, despite having
two favorite sons, Ohio has a rich
vein of Stassen ore.
Young Texans Organizing.
Texas chimes in with a report that
various groups of the States
younger businessmen, many of them
veterans, are quietly organizing
Young Republican Clubs in poten-
tial, If not aggressive, opposition to
the one-man sway of Col. r. B
Creager over the minority party OF
the State. Col. Creager was Senator
Taft's campaign manager in the
Taft bid that failed in 1940.,
So rapid has been the progress OF
these Republican cells that some
Democrats are darkly predicting
Texas will be the first of the solid
South to elect a Republican to i'm
portant State office. They are not
espousing any Republican pres
idential candidate yet; however
they are described as the type to
Evening star., 1947-02-25

an extra $1,000 next Saturday in
a fraction over two minutes, which
is darned near as fast as the mint
can make it.
Armed's flight will carry him from
Hialeah, where he has been run
ming most of the winter, to Arcadia,
Calf, where he will match fetlocks
with other entries in the 100000
Santa Anita Handicap. He will fly
out in a private plane with his en-
tourage, which may or may not in
clude McLemore.
I am now debating the advisa-
bility of making the trip. I can
not help but wonder what will
happen to plane, pilot, and entour-
age, including McLemore, if at 5000
feet or thereabouts, Armed finds
that he does not like flying and de-
cides to take matters in his own
hoofs, so to speak.
I do not wish to appear unduly
apprehensive but T cannot help but
wonder what might happen If Armed
mistook my ringing of the steward
ess' bell for the starting gate signal
and broke smartly down the aisle,
making every seat winning one.
In my heart I do not place too
much faith in the fact that Douglas
Dodson, Armed's regular jockey, is
to be aboard. From pride and habit,
Dodson is likely to go to the whip
as they swing into the turn toward
the pilots compartment.
7 am also not certain II Armed
will pull up when he reaches the
instrument panel He has never
run a distance as short as the length
Of an airplane. AS capable as he
undoubtedly is, I seriously question
Dodson's ability to ride Armed safely
through two cyclone motors and a
few thousand feet of ozone to a
perfect four point landing.
But, assuming that Dodson is
capable of bringing this 1,15o-pound
hayburner to a safe emergency land
ing, what about the rest of the
entourage, including McLemore? I
spent too many years at the Sor-
bonne not to know about the speed
of falling objects. We McLemores
are a fast-falling family. At 10, in
Portland, Greg, I fell for blond
in 1ss seconds, establishing a new
Pacific Northwest record.
What do you talk to a horse
about on a transcontinental trip?
I wonder If Armed has read "B. F.'s
Daughter" by j. P. Marquand? Is
he for or against dialect comedians?
What is his attitude toward rent
control and reciprocal tariff? Does
he like risque stories if they're cute?
Does he read my Day? Being in
the higher income brackets, how
does he feel about the proposed 20
per cent slash in income taxes?
Do horses make considerate fellow
passengers? Does Armed hog both
arm rests and use yours instead Of
his own ash tray? Does he keep the
stewardess hopping by asking for
all the free little comforts that the
airlines hand out? Does he show
you pictures of his family? Does
he carry pocket comb and mani
cure set and use both in public?
But, most important of all, II I
ride out there with him will he
assure me he is going to win and
then wind up fourth? AS COM
fortably fixed as I am, I cannot
afford to go that far for a loser.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1947-02-25

governments have endeavored to
meet this desire to some extent.
Wherever public lands are opened
up for settlement, the veterans are
given first opportunity to locate, but
there is not enough of such land.
When the Bureau Of Reclamation
recently opened SO homesteads in
northern California 1t received 49,
900 inquiries from veterans and 1000
formal applications. In other words
1t was able to meet less than 5 per
cent of the serious demand.
How far the Bureau of Reclama-
ton will be able to go with larger
projects, already authorized, de-
pends on the present Congress. The
urge of many members to slash the
budget, just to prove they can do 1t,
may cause essential appropriations
to be withheld or drastically cur
tailed. That will mean very few
farms for the veterans.
But what this piece is principally
about is another phase Of the strug-
gle between the small farmer and
the big farmer or farming corpora
ton. Coming up again soon in Con-
gress is bill to break down the law
which limits to 100 acres the amount
of land for which any single owner
NAV receive water from a. Govern
ment irrigation system. The settled
policy of the Government in this
matter. part Of the National home
stead policy and designed to foster
the family type Of farm, has been
attacked many times in the past
by the big farming interests, but not
successfully. The present attack IS
directed at the immense Centrai
Valley Project. 1t is a real threat
since the bill is sponsored by the TWO
California Senators.
The usual misrepresentations are
being heard in a propaganda cam
paign to line up popular sentiment
in the State. One is that, IN order
to obtain any water, man must
sell all except 160 acres OF his land.
The fact is that man may own
any number Of acres, but he may
not receive water from the Federal
project for more than 100 acres, or
800 acres where the land Is owned
by husband and wife.
Corporations that have acquired
thousands of acres will have to con-
tinue watering them-all but 16O
scres-as they now are doing, with
out the benefit of the Governments
dams, bitches and pumps. Or they
may obtain water for the excess
acreage II they will sign contracts
agreeing to dispose Of the excess
watered acres within 10 years at
prices fixed by an impartial board.
That Is the law. 1t is frankly in
tended to help people In need OF
land and willing to develop family
size farms. The big cotton corpora
tions that have invaded California
and the big wine and brandy manu-
facturers who have turned to grow
ing their own grapes don't like it.
But the veterans, the State grange,
labor and other organizations do.
The latter groups have been adopt
ing resolutions opposing any change
in the law.
Small businessmen, especially
those in the region directly affected,
are beginning also to see that the
law operates in their interest. Towns
surrounded by q lot of little farms
do q great deal more business than
towns surrounded by few big
farms. They are noticeably better
towns in practically all respects
Evening star., 1947-02-25

| is: Where does he get the money?
| Mr.. Stassen answered it again
prior to taking of for Europe: Ma,
tional magazines and news service
are competing to pay him top prices
for limited series of articles. He
will sell enough of them to pay for
the journey.
The Minnesotan also gets 81 900
Evening star., 1947-02-25

He is making
m on ey eve n
faster than his
owner, Warren
Wright, which is
pretty fast be-
C q u S e M r.
w ri 6 h t makes
money fist over
fist, W h ich is
much IA S t e r
t h an the old
hand - over nSt
method.
As a matter
of fact, Armed
stands a good
chance tn earn
Evening star., 1947-02-25
By THE HASKIN SERVICE,

@. What is the plural of adjutant
general?.W. K.
A. The plural is adjutants gen.
eral. In forming the plural of COM
pound terms, the significant word
takes the plural form.
@. How many Negroes were
brought into America during the
years when slavery was in opera
tion?-C. E. C.
A. 1t has been calculated that IS
million Negroes from Africa were
imported into the New World dur
ing the 10th, 18th, 18th and 18th
centuries. This estimate does not
take into consideration the enor-
nous loss of life aboard the slave
ships.
@. When was the buoy removed
which marked the spot in Chesa-
peake Bay where the Star Spangled
Banner" was written?-J. M.
A. The buoy was removed on No.
vember 2, 1914. 1t had been moored
in Baltimore Harbor. The buoy was
painted with 16 alternate vertical
red and white stripes and a blue
field with Is white stars.
@. Does the ermine belong to the
same family as the skunk?-T. r. S.
A. 1t does. The errnine also has
defensive odor thought by some
to be more unpleasant than that of
the skunk.
@. What is geriatrics?-B. T.
A 1t is the branch Of medicine
which treats of the diseases of the
old.
@. Were the old snow paper
weights made in France or Switzer-
land?-G. r. E.
A. The antique snowstorm paper
weights containing liquid were
largely made in France. Mounted on
china or marble bases, they date
from about 1850. The modern snow
weights were made in Switzerland.
@. How does the strength Of a
woman compare with that of man?
L. w.
A. Women average inc. general
about one-ha1f the lifting strength
of the average man and about two
thirds of the average mans pulling
strength. --- ..~:s77 ,rir,,1,,. e.
@. What does va Sin mean?-
J. OBJ.
A. va Sin are two Arabic letters
corresponding to the English y and
S. They form the title of the 36th
Surah of the Koran, the mystic
import of which is said to be un-
known. This is the chapter which
Mohammed referred to as the
heart of the Koran" 1t is held in
high esteem and is usually read to
the dying.
@. What chemicals are best to use
for eradicating the weeds in a small
lake?-M. j.
A. The use of chemicals to de-
stroy plant growth in lake or pond
is not recommended by the Fish and
Wildlife Service, since it may be de-
structive to the fish. The only ef-
fective way to eradicate such
growth is to take it out by the roots.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

people realize.
Whether tn a t
/ n c ] I'D es the
principal fat cat
Of Pennsylvania
COP polit les,
Joseph Pew, the
oil .magnate, Mr..
Cooke did not
depose. At least,
h o W e v er, Mr..
Cooke knows his
way around his
pivotal S t a t e.
And vario u S
party divisions
are being re-
nnrtnd frnm
Evening star., 1947-02-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, sx7.

lecture from forums that can afford
to pay. His Minnesota fund set up
by his friends and which solicits
contributions brings in the money
to keep the sheriff from the door of
the busy office here. That office
Evening star., 1947-02-25

getting bigger
W hile small
farng have been
disappearing by
absorption.
Land hunger
has grown no
less. It is re-
ported that at
least q million
veter ms Of
World War II
have indicated a
d e esire to be
I arm ers. The
Federal Govern
rnent and most
II 4i c.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

handles principally mail. Last
month 1t spent $194 with the tele-
phone company, $88 with Western
Union and hundreds more with
Postmaster General Hannegan.
fReleased By the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Ciuii Engineer
JOHN 6. AHLERS

Solution Of DIFFICULT Construction
Problems, Including Financing
Small and large plans prepared for permit
applications.
27O1 n st. NV. Mich. 1914
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Answers to
Questions

reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
NE, Washington 2. D. C. Please In
close cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
McLemore
Problem Of Flying
With Horse Studied
By Henry McLemore

I have been invited to fly to
California with a horse. The horses
name is Armed, and he is one of
the wealthiest horses in the world.
Evening star., 1947-02-25
Doris FIeeson
Doris FIeesOn
StaSsen Weakens Barriers
Other G. O. P. Candidates Suspect He Is
Making Progress Over Old Guard

An unhappy suspicion beginning to dawn other Repub
can candidates for the 948 presidential nomination that Harold
Stassen is finding and of cracking the Old Guard
organizations confidently listed insurmounabe barriers to
his aspirations
Accompanying Mr. sassen to Europe Jay Cooke former
Evening star., 1947-02-25
LoueU Mellett
On the Other Hand
Impending Irrigation Bill Revives Battle
Of Farmers and Farm Corporations
LowelI MelIetf

they breaking up big estates to provide
the and to promote the general
prosperity this country the is occurring Here farms
steadily becoming bigger-and fewer.
census revealed that there then
United States than there had been
Evening star., 1947-02-25

IItdU UI IIIc FIII1dUtIPIiId lVcPuUIlCdIl
organization. Mr.. Cooke, veteran,
has told friends that his ties with
the party are closer than most
Evening star., 1947-02-25

20 years edTIItI. 1IIIS UtSPIVe JIlt
fact that total farm acreage in that
time had increased by 1876, ,000, 900
acres. Big farms simply have been
Evening star., 1947-02-25

@. What is the plural of adjutant
general?1W. K.
A. The plural is adjutants gen.
eral. In forming the plural of COM
pound terms, the significant word
takes the plural form.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

@. What is geriatrics?-B. T.
A. 1t is the branch of medicine
which treats Of the diseases of the
old.
Evening star., 1947-02-25

@. Does the ermine belong to the
same family as the skunk?-T. r. S.
A. It does. The ernine also has
a defensive odor thought by some
to be more unpleasant than that of
the skunk.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-10
Bridge Tolls
ShoWExcess OF

n Overseas Highway bridges set
Record in the collection of tolls
last month. They were $l3,026.25
more than the receipts for Feb
ruary. 1916, the largest monthly
increase in the postwar perion,
Clifford c.. Hicks, auditor for the
Overseas Road and Toll Bridge
District. said today. .
Collections last month tOtalcd
$50. 533. so as compared with $13.
597.25 in February of last year.
Passengers last month number
ed 66,656, and in February, 1916,
the total foS 54,552.
Number of passenger cars last
month climbed to 29,871 and 9th
or motorized vehicles, 3,423. Feb
ruary of last year the figures
were 1908 passenger cars and
1859 other vehicles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-10
Big Four Holds
First Session In
Moscow Today
(By The AssocIated Pre..l

tBy The Associated Pressb
MOSCOW, March 10.-The Big
Four, Marshall of the United
States, Bevin of Great Britain,
Bidault of France, and Molotoff
of Russia, held their first confer
ence today to discuss proposed
treaties for Germany and Aus
tria.
Before the meeting Marshall
said he hoped the Big Four would
agree to a 40-year pact for the
economic upbuild and dernilitari-
cation Of Germany.
Little ceremony preceded the
meeting More interest was
shown in Marshall than in the
other foreign ministers, as it is
his first time to participate in a
conference of the Big Four.
A snowstorm was in progress
when he and the other members
drove to the conference hall, two
miles from the Kremlin.
Much plasure was expressed
by correspondents when they
were informed that they were
free to use the telegraph and
long distanc telephones in send
ing out their stories without
censorship.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-10
Blandy
Comes Here For
Visit March 18th

Admiral William Fl. P. Blandy,
USN, COMMUNICATIVE of the
United States Atlantic Fleet, and
the members of his staff, will
pay Key West Naval Base an i'm
formal visit for two days begin
ming March Is. .4t4.t..i4,.,-,
The official party is flying here
from Guantanamo Bay Naval
Base, Cuba, and will leave for
Norfolk, Va, on March 81.
While here it is expected they
win examine the Key5WeSt Naval
Base. tu.,
Admiral Blandy was i'm COM
mand of the. Crossroads, Task
Force which conducted the atom
bomb tests about year ago on
the atoll in the Pacific. Admiral
BIandy assumed his present COM
mand in February this year.
The admiral wears the Distin-
guished Service Medal among
other decorations.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-10
Community Chest
Is Still Short OF
9 $4,000 Coal Here

The Key West Community
Chest drive neared the halfway
mark of the original $4,000 goal
with announcement today that
better than $1,000 was turned into
'tfc fund af the last report night
Complete returns will be an
.nounced shortly.
Bolstcred by the Key West Elks
Club contribution, of $3.50, the
American Legion team. took. the
nights top hon6rs with 1896
points. Team scores to date show
Rotary still out in front with $3.50
points but being pushed by the
American Legion with 24OG
points.
The Poinciana team, with all
contributions coming from that
section, is out in front in the
residential drive with new to-
tai of 1401 points but being push
cd by the Jayshees with 9l5
points and the Business and Pro
fcssional Women'S Club with 728
points.
Proving again that it takes a
woman to do it, the Girl Scouts
have taken the jump on the Boy
Scouts and now lead the field, 748
to SCI points.
Also in the running: Lions, l24
points; VFW, 80 points; Chamber
of Commerce, 80 points; Women's
Club, IS points. Junior Chamber
Iof Commerce and Junior Wom-
ans Club are still fighting it out
for the cellar position
Team captains and workers had
been instructed to wind up things
this past weekend and return all
cards and contributions Monday
night.
Early reports from the military
show a fine response to the Chest
A complete report is being with
held until cards from all units
are turned in. Final team scores
will be announced later in the
week when all cards have been
checked, Chest Chairman Captain
Carl Hilton reports. Judge Aqui-
limo Lopez served as campaign
chairman for the drive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-10
RUTH AVERY EX-KEY
WESTER, SUCCUWRS

Word has been received here
by Paul D. Herrick, 1901 United
street, of the death of Mrs. Ruth
Avery, Key West resident from
1921 to 1880. Mrs. Avery died
February 26 at New Orleans, La,
from a heart attack. Burial was
in Syracuse, N. Y, where Mrs.
Avery made her home with her
husband, w. C.. Avery, for the
last Is years.
The husband notified Herrick
of Mrs. Avery's death. He was
employed by the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company as
linesmen here and Mrs. Avery
was employed by Western Union
as a telegraph operator The
Averys made many friends and
acquaintances during their resi-
dence in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-10
Red Cross Fund
Opens Here

Red Cross membership flags
appeared today OH hundreds OF
lapels of Key Westers, as the
chapter opened its campaign foI
1947 funds. Residential district
|canvasseis were on the Job early
Campaign headquarters were
opened in contributed space in
the Navarro 'baiidfng on Duval
street, District captains will re-
port their funds there each day
to Gray Ladies who have Volun-
teercd to staff the headquarters.
The campaign will continue
throughout the month of March,
but J. Y. Porter, w, expressed
the hope that funds would be
raised by short campaign. En-
thusiaSm among the workers is
high, and Key Westers are large
ly aware of the essential services
of the Key West Chapter which
must be continued, he pointed
out.
Mrs. Vivian Gulick, Red Cross
volunteer staff assistant, will re-
ceivc funds every afternoon at
campaign headquarters from l
until S o'clock. Funds will be
turned over by her daily to Joe
Pinder, chapter treasurer.
Gray Ladies who will serve at
the fund campaign headquarters
are: Mrs. Dorothy Blauvelt, Mrs.
Alice Benham. Mrs. Reba Stone
cipher! Mrs. Emma Thompson,
Mrs. Elizabeth Tinker, and Mrs.
Don v. Vance.
Total goal for the campaign is
$14.73O, with 80 per cent slated
for expenditure locally, nearly all
on aid to veterans and service
mems families on an emergency
basis.