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Evening star., 1948-03-07
By Jesse c. Suter

on What Is Being Done in Our
Elementary School to Teach World
citizenship"
Randle Highlands-The PTA will
meet Tuesday at pm. Home care
of childrens diseases will be dis
cussed by the school nurse.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Hiqh School Forum Set

A panel discussion on whether
high schools overemphasize college
preparation will be held at the
meeting of the Home and School
Association of Coolidge High School
at 8 pm. Tuesday at the school
auditorium. Bill Coyle, radio direc-
tor of The Evening Star, will be
moderator of the panel.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Prize Contribution
By Margaret Smith. IS
Swonson Junior High School

Shanghai, China and lived there until
about have just back from another years stay there
quite different life in America. In China
everybody house had
wash amah chauffeur gardener and coole
the servants have servants.
the United States the last time brought many
charm bracelet with rickshaw slipper
scissors brought jade
ckshaw which about inches high holding
rckshaw in the picture above)
going present amah pair of Chinese
slippers
display souvenirs bureau that remem
bert things in "Cathay'
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Contest Rules

/. Pupils of elementary and Junior
and senior high schools are eligible
to write and draw for The Junior
Star. As many as fve prizes OF. 81
are awarded for the best original
contributions published each week.
Contributors of material of special
merit will be DESIGNATED Junior Star
reporters and issued cards identity
ing them as such.
9. Written contributions must be
on one side of paper and, If typed.
should be double spaced. Drawings
must be in black and-white and
should be mailed fiat. not rolled or
folded.
5. All contributions must bear the
name, age: address, telephone num-
ber and school of the author.
4. The editors choice OF winners
contribution in whatever form he
thinks best, REGARDLESS Of whether 1t
Is awarded a prize. He also may
withhold payment for contributions
found not to be original. Checks for
prizes awarded today will be mailed
before the end of the week.
g., Contributions should be ad-
dressed to the editor of The Junior
Star. 727 Star Building, 1101 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, Washington 4.
Evening star., 1948-03-07

showed 1t to
our teacher, Mrs.
Esther S. Pinck.
She told him to
write to the
company which
published t h e
book and tell
them about the
error.
The question
was to name an
astronomer who
invented t h e
telescope, bu t
was imprisoned
because of his
oro1 ~, holiofS "
Evening star., 1948-03-07
.VFWDepartment
Gold Chevron Club
IOvster Roast Today

The Gold Chevron Club of the
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, will hold an oyster
roast from 2 to 6 O'Clock today at
the clubhouse, 1919 K street NV.
The public is invited.
Oficial notification from Com
mander in Chief Ray Brennan has
been received by Capt. Charles M.
Holmes of the District Of Columbia
honor guard that the guard has
been designated as the national
honor guard of the organization.
The members Immediately started
plans to hold drills on the second
Wednesday and third Tuesday in
each month, beginning in April.
The guard is making arrange
ments to attend in uniform a st.
Patrick's dance Of Potomac Post on
March 13 at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
A st. Patrick's dance will be held
at Father John Gallagher Post on
March II at their clubrooms, 731
North Capitol street.
At a meeting of the Council of
Administration on Monday night at
the District Building Department,
Senior Vice Comdr. Harold w. De
Hart rendered his resignation be-
cause of business duties taking so
much of his time. Junior Vice
Comdr. Robert T. Sutphin succeeds
him. A new junior vice command
er will be elected at the April meet
ing.
Chairman Andrew Clerico an
nounced plans for the annual en-
campment of the department in
June. He was instructed to select
place for the encampment and
to report later. Department Comdr.
Albert M. Armstrong appointed
chairmen of committees for the en-
campment.
Comdr. Armstrong announced the
vFW Department has been invited
to participate in the Army day
parade on April 6.
Salt Lake City, Utah, has been
selected by Lawrence A. Rogers, ma
tional director of VFW athletics and
recreation, as the site for the 1948
Veterans of Foreign Wars National
Marble Tournament.
District Of Columbia posts are re-
quested to contact local schools and
have students entered In the con-
test.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-George G. Blake Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV; Front
Line Post, 935 G place NV.
Tuesday-Wilbur S. Abel Post, 935
G place NV.
Wednesday-Follow Me-Defense
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Thursday DAILY Rogers Po S t,
3736 Tenth street NE; A. Peter
Dewey Post, 935 G place NV;
Southwest Memorial Post, Nye
Council House, Eighth and F
streets S.W.; Potomac Post, Am
bassador Hotel.
Friday-Bethea- -Welch Post, 1916
Twelfth street NV; Elbow Bend
ers' Pup Tent, No. 2, 935 G place
NV; Washington Post, AIT Sew
enth street NV.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
The Moon
Prize Contribution
By Joy Ronald Boxer, 9

Rudolph Shoei
A great big moon in the sky,
Watching clouds go sailing by;
Watching each bird flap its wing,
Listening to the winds of winter sing.
He's so very still and high,
Far I'D in the darkened sky;
Soon the sun comes up, at last;
The sun Ii up and night has passed.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Error in Textbook
Is Discovered by
Junior H. S. Boy
Prise Contribution
By Benito Van Steenbureh, Il
Hine Junior High School

Hine Junior High School
A classmate of mine, Franklin
Waterstraat, found an error IN one
of our sixth-grade text books. He
studied it out very hard and then
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Dr.. Ruqutz on Speaking TouI

DR.. Lowell Ragatz, professor OF
European History at George Wash
ington University, will speak on
Europe and the Postwar World
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Turkey Prices Soar
509b Above Last Year
lin Wholesale Markets

Turkey prices continued to soar
in the wholesale markets yesterday,
reaching almost so per cent above
last years quotations, while large
chain stores kept secret the retail
price tags they will place on the big
birds early this week.
Turkey hens weighing IL pounds
or less were selling for Is cents a
pound yesterday, as compared with
50 cents a pound prior to Thanks
giving, 1947. Last week, the whole
sale price was SO cents. The current
price for large toms is 50 cents, as
compared with 43 cents year ago.
Wholesalers admitted the prices
quoted by the big retail chains will
have an immediate effect on the
wholesale market here, which sup
plies independent markets. Chain
store spokesmen refused to hint
what their turkeys will sell for other
than to admit they will be higher
than last year.
Prices Likely to Rise.
Fred Kolker, chairman Of the
poultry division of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, said
the market is very strong" and 1t
appears that prices will continue to
climb until Thanksgiving.
Shipments from the midwest
markets are running 80 per cent be-
low those of the same time last
year." Mr.. Kolker said. mot only
are there fewer turkeys on the farms
but the cold storage houses were
emptied this summer when people
bought turkeys instead Of high
priced meat. The price of big tom
turkeys went to 81 cents this sum-
mer. It's hard to tell how high prices
will 60 by THANKSGIVING.
Retail prices reached 10 and 30
cents in the markets here yesterday.
Many To Leave Capital.
Meanwhile. thousands Of Govern
ment employees are planning to leave
Washington Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving with their families
elsewhere. A spokesman for the
Civil Service Commission estimated
that approximately 100000 Gov
ernment workers would take annual
leave Friday, thereby having four
days of. All Government bureaus
will be closed Thursday.
All railroads are planning to add
special sections to their regular
trains to handle the holiday rush
Oficials said they expect the first
noticeable increase In trafnc Tues
day, with the peak being reached
after Government departments close
Wednesday.
At National Airport, omcials Of
all major airlines said they expected
heavy holiday traffic.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

! ginning to lower in Yugoslavia and
Dyordyevich, convinced that death
before . Tito firing squad would
await him in hi shomeland, escaped
from the train at salzburg and ap-
pealed to UNRRA for help in
locating his young American friend.
Finds Friends Home.
And late In 1945 . card came to
the home Of 1t. Garwoods mother,
Mrs. Helen Garwood.
"Steve, my son, had told us how
Aleksa had saved his life in Ham
melburg after he was taken there
deathly i'll with pneumonia during
the Battle Of the Bulge. Aleksa
shared his bread with him to nurse
him back to strength. OF course we
wrote to Aleksa in Salzburg to tell
him we would do everything we
could to repay him. And when he
wrote back that he would like to
come to this country we began try
ing to get permission for him to
come. Everything was all set about
six months ago and then the new
Displaced Persons law began to
function and we had to start all
over again. After visiting with us
for q while he is going to Little
Rock, Ark, where my sister-in-law
runs q restaurant and there he will
work until he can establish him.
self as an electrical engineer.
Deprecates Help.
Dyordyevich deprecated the help
he had extended 1t. Garwood who
Is now stationed in the Philippines.
"He was young and had been a
prisoner for four years." he ex-
planned. "The bread he remembers
it was nothing. But we became
rood friends and I am 50 happy to
be here I can not tell you how
much"
And after eight long years Of tor
ment and misery, Dyordyevich
picked up his bags and walked out
Of the station and into new life.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

Through the portals OF Union
Station, . slender YugoSlav fiier
yesterday saw the vista Of . new
life stretching ahead with the Uni
ted States Capitol bright In the
foreground.
Aleska Chedomir Dyordyevich, %,
displaced person, was in Washing
ton because he shared crusts Of
stale bread with q sick young Amer
ican soldier in the German prison
camp ut Hammelburg in 1914.
Amidst the gunfire Of the spec
tacular, abortive attack on the prison
camp by . task force Of the 4th
Armored Division in March. 1s45
the American-Lt. Sterling Garwood
4eo7 Connecticut avenue N.W.-bade
farewell to Dyordyevich, vowing he
would never forget his kindness.
Remains in Camp.
1t. Garwood left With the tasl
force As it retreated and Dyordye-
yich was forced to remain behino
at Hammelburg until he was freed
by the 14th Armored Division II
days later. He then became dis
placed person"
! In the confusion after We day
Dyordyevich, who had bombed tht
Nazi panzer columns as they march
ed into Yugoslavia was told by tht
Army he would have to return te
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Machinists Ask Congress
10 Investigate lobbying
" The Assoeiofsd Press

by The Assctiofsd Press
A full investigation by the new
Congress OF lobbying activities IN
Washington was demanded yester-
day by the International Associs J.
ton Of Machinists, an Independent
labor union. ..
The IAMs Executive Council
adopted q resolution saying an In
ouiry by q Senate-House committee
would supply data pointing the way
for adequate regulatory legisla-
ton"
Certain special interests used
their tremendous resources TO
finance high powered lobbying ac-
tivities which confused the MEM
bers Of the Eightieth Congress and
deceived them as to the attitude OF
the majority of the citizens OF the
country" the resolution said.
There is ample evidence already
that these same groups are prepar-
ing an even larger assault on the
Eighty-first Congress in q last des-
perate effort to thwart the will Of
the majority and to block President
Truman's legislative program"
Evening star., 1948-11-21


Gen. Young. He formerly had
served at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Col. Madsen served under Gen.
Young when both were In Trinidad
in 1912 in the Caribbean Defense
Command. The officer. who is 33,
took part in construction of many
key airfelds in South America and
the West Indies. Latel. he Was
assigned to the China Burma India
theater where he was in charge of
building B-29 airfields in India for
use in bombing Japanese bases.
He was awarded the Legion of
Merit Decoration for his work there.
He and Mrs. Madsen live at $500
@ street NV. 4
Evening star., 1948-11-21

ncco aOeP0tdI'
Engineer Com
missioner Cor
don r. Young
said the opera
ton was made
necessary by a
back condition
aggravated by
Col. Madsen's S
war service.
Col. Madsen, z
native OF MlnOI,
N. Oak, was
named Assistant
Engineer Com
nisSiner Decem-
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Madsen Will Undergo
Operation on Spine

Col. Kenneth Z. Madsen. assist
ant engineer commissioner Of the
District will undergo . serious
spinal operation tomorrow at Walter
Evening star., 1948-11-21
The SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. G. X A-9
u.

Alumni the the subject before
versy Wisconsin in the University Alumni Club OF Chi
Milwaukee On Tuesday he will cago.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

his homeland. With other Yugoslavs
he was placed on Q train which took
him to the Austro- Yugoslav border.
Already the iron curtain was be-
Evening star., 1948-11-21

The temperature Of the surface
of the sun is calculated to be about
8 900 degrees centigrade.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21

Mrs. AntOnla AnabOndO, GIG Sew
enth Ave. No, visited her par
ents in Oklahoma City and Clear
view, Okla, over Mothers Day.
She also visited in Wichita, Kan
sas.
Little Spencer Smith, Jr.. S649
Fourth Ave. So, has been i'll at
his home the latter part of last
week
The Young People of 81. tho
mas were hosts ut a splash party
at Bryant Jr. High pool Friday
evening, May IA. After the swim
ming party an after party was held
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. L.
Johnson. 3544 Clinton Ave. So. Re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Hazel Ralney. SS4I Fifth
Ave. So. was hostess at a turkey
dinner, Monday, May 10. Mines
L. Hyde, Styles, and H. Lucas were
present
The Smart Set met wednesday,
May IT, at the home OF Mrs. o.
Grimes. 2SO5 Fifth Ave. So. Re-
freshments were served.
The Crusaders Guild met In the
undercroft OF St Thomas church
Friday, May IA. Mrs. o. p. Wells
and Mrs. p c. Hughes were hos
tesses.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21

Ave, has been added to the list
OF st. Paul shut-ins.
A marriage license was issued In
st. Paul to Nathaniel Ward. Kirk
wood, Mo; Selma A. Creme OF st.
Louis, Mo.
Miss Helen MCGEE, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. MCGEE Of GIL
RondO Ave. now teaching in the
public schools Of st. Louis, motor
ed to st. Paul over the weekend.
accompanied by a friend, Mr.. Ju-
Illus Caesar Judkins and two other
couples. They left for home on
Sunday. May 10.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21

Bethany. Gladys Kirk. Christine
Curtis. Juanita Camp, Evelyn
Brent, Wanda Brown, Margaret
Davis. Eva Stewart, Jean Stanley
and Emma Kirk; Misses Anna Mae
Allen, Carmen Allen, Jacquelyn
Cuff, Mary Lee and Norma Coo
per. Those who were unable to
attend but sent gifts were: Mrs
Juanita Murphy and Mrs. Rose
MCGUIRE Harris. Many lovely and
useful gifts were received by the
honoree.
The Social and Literary Society
of Pilgrim Baptist church, met on
Tuesday, May IS, with Mrs. Min
ME Davis, 452 Carroll Ave, at 8
p. m.
MrA Sonora Hunter Of Chicago,
is in the city visiting her daughter
and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff
Anderson OF 900 st. Anthony Ave
The Ea-nest Workers club will
meet Friday, May 81, with Mrs,
Hattie Walker. 1857 Sherburne Ave-
nue.. at $3.50 pm.
Mr.. and Mira Raleigh Humburd,
$50 st. Adams street and Mr. and
Mrs. John s. overton OF ass Charles
street, left the city by motor, Sun
day morning, May Is, to spend
several days fishing In the north
ern part Of Minnesota.
Mrs. LOttie Brent Of 1877 Carroll
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21
ST. PAUL SOCIAL

The Duke and Duchess met FRI
day, May Il. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Williams, 719 Rondo Ave.
The club will entertain at a matt
nee dance on May 81. at Treasure
Inn. The next meeting will be
with Mr.. and Mrs. Birches V. Bird,
Of 34s N. Dale st.
The Young Women's club Of Pill.
grim Baptist church, met Tuesday.
May IS, with Mrs. Theodosia Grant
at 739 Rondo Ave, at 8 pm.
Mrs. Robert Jones ana two
daughters, Judy and Jewell of 700
w Central Ave. will leave st. Paul
Sunday. May %. for Seattle, where
they will spend several months Wis
itlng Mrs. Jones father, Mr.. Roy
Davis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21

OF the did Honer Minneapolis
reporter is gorgeouslooker? Her feature shocking
state of Minnesota mental hospitals
with typewriter, Nice kid
convention at Labor Temple last Friday unanimously
resolution opposing armed party
nes to back Governor Youngdahs
guard Now action is in order
thing AND isn't existence the
segregated reserve setup Smelling? amt?
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21
Social and Personal
. ST. PAUL .

Kitchen Shower: Miss Harriet Thompson, a bride
of Minneapolis the honOred guest kitchen shower
Thursday May S given by Mrs Robert Jones of 700 w. Central
Ave Miss Thompson became the bride of Howard Williams
Saturday May l5 Mrs Jones served deeabe lunch Those
present Mines Sue Williams Frances Humburd Aveta
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-05-21
Social and Personal
} MINNEAPOLIS 4

The X A. T. s Of St Thomas met the home of Miss
quene Smith 3649 Fourth Ave Sunday afternoon May 10
After the business meeting, refreshments served.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Grigsby, zoos Bryant Ave No.
the parents of baby girl born Thursday May at General
Hospital Mother and daughter doing fine.
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Two Prisoners, One Facing
Chair, Captured in Virginia
by the Assoeiotsd Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Mar. 90
District Attorney Carl B. Shelley
last night reported the capture Of
two prisoners, one condemned to
death, who escaped yesterday from
Dauphin County Jail
Mr.. Shelley said the two men.
Ray H. Simmons, %, convicted of
murder in Adams County. and
Edgar Via. 28, awaiting trial here
on robbery charges, were appre-
hended in Charlottesville by city
police.
Mr. Shelley said the two men sur
rendered without a struggle and
admitted their identity after ques-
tioning. He said they are being
held in the Charlottesville Jail
pending extradition.
Mr.. Shelley said that Sergt. c. d.
Moore of the Charlottesville police
told him the men we're picked up
after a patrolman noticed the L.
cense plate of the stolen car from
a description teletyped over an
eight-State area.
Evening star., 1948-03-20

burden of the downtrodden rich
was moving smoothly through, Con-
gress. { Rent control was being
shifted to the friendly hands of
local real estate interests. The re-
volt of housewives against the price
of butter wasn't being taken serious
ly and the taxes on oleomargarine
remained in effect. Plans to slash
the funds for the European Recov-
cry Program were shaping up nicely
in the House.
Happy in Their Work.
The Republicans were happy in
their work. Doing what comes
naturally. Housing legislation? No
hurry about that, despite the clamor
Of the veterans. Health insurance?
Ditto. Education? Double ditto.
Just a lot of New Deal nonsense.
anyhow; maybe good campaign stuff
for Truman, but, heck, he's beaten
already, 50 why bother?
Foreign affairs? That's the
Presidents headache. Let him have
it, Come campaign time we can
show the people what a mess he
has made Of things, allowing the
Communists to take over every
where the way they have. That's
our party's foreign policy and 1t
ought to be a winner.
Such was the mood early In the
week. But not after Wednesday,
On that day the President dumped
the international problem right in
the lap of Congress-meaning the
Republican majority thereof. He
asked for concrete action of kind
the Republicans. like the politicians
Of any party, do not enjoy even con-
sidering: universal military train
ing and restoration Of the draft.
Every Republican member, like
every Democrat, is for national de-
fense. Every one of them Is pre-
pared to 90 before his constituents
and prove his patriotism in that re-
spect; how he voted for Army, Navy
and Air Force appropriations, no
matter how fast they came or how
big; how he just shut his eyes and
voted. But CONSUMPTION and uni
versal training are something else
A lot of people won't like those two
things. Better go slow!
But the President has made 1t
hard to go slow-or to 20 slow any
Evening star., 1948-03-20

Socialists who Constantine Brown.
are ready and willing sincerely to
work with the democratic forces of
the German nation in securing unity
and democratic progress for the new
Germany"
This order was only one step in
the mounting campaign to orient
all Germany toward Moscow. The
time for issuing it was carefully
selected.
The seizure Of Czechoslovakia
created a deep impression on the
Germans favorable to Russia. The
power and technical efficiency OF the
seizure; the show of determination
and the complete disregard of the
western powers gave a thrill to the
Germans. The similarity to the
taking-over in Prague by Hitler in
1888 recalled the days of glory" of
the Nazi regime.
Benes' Defeat Liked.
But the supreme joy to every Ger
man heart was the fact that Eduard
Benes, arch enemy of Germany and
earliest collaboration with the Krem-
lin, was getting "a dose of his own
medicine" Benes' personal defeat
at the hands Of the Kremlin was
almost like a vindication for Der
Fuehrer. There lis q lot of comment
In Germany today that the whole
affair had a fuehrer- like quality
about it: well staged performance
arousing a warm feeling and re-
spect for Soviet efficiency"
Quickly taking advantage of this
favorable sentiment, Marshal Soko-
loysky issued Order No. IS, and, with
hardly any delay, the vice president
OF the United Front Party (Einheits
Partei) broadcast an appeal to all
Evening star., 1948-03-20
On the Other Hand
Republicans Now Have a Problem
Of the Kind That Can't Be Ducked

longer. Having tried everything
else, he has decided that the west
ward encroachment of Russia can
only be halted by show of force
or a show of preparedness to use
force. He has asked Congress to
provide him with the force. High
pay and other allurements have
failed to replenish the ranks of the
armed services. The boys must be
ordered to join up and only Con-
gress can issue the order.
Congress Leaders on Spot.
So the Members of Congress, the
leaders, in particular, are
on the spot. Many of them would
prefer to think the President is
wrong. Some of them do think 20,
but they are not absolutely certain
about 1t. They know they could be
And they haven't very
much time In which to- make up
their minds. The first test OF the
Presidents theory is due April 1s
when the people Of Italy go to the
polls. It is crucial test. in the
minds Of most everybody; II the
Communists take Italy, 1t is gen.
orally believed, they will take the
rest Of Europe in short order.
The dilemma of the politicians Is
something like this: II they vote
down conscription and the Com
munists lose in Italy anyhow,
they can argue they were right, that
wasn't necessary. If
the Communists win, however,
they'll be in a bad political fix;
they'll get the blame.
II they enact conscription and the
Communists lose, they'll never know
whether that was the reason. II
they enact 1t and the Communists
win, they'll have cause to feel
they've, made themselves unpopular
for nothing.
Summed up, Congress is confront
ed with the kind of problem q Presi-
dent so frequently has to meet
one that can't be ducked. All is no
longer serene on the Republican
front,
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Ashida Says Jap Economy
Is Recovering Slowly
BY The Asseeiafsd Press

TOKYO, Mar. 20.-Prime Minister
Hitoshi Ashida declared today that
with people everywhere suffering
from want I'VE have no intention of
assuming such a cowardly attitude
as dependence upon outside help
along for our salvation"
The new middle-road prime min
lister, in q policy speech to the Diet,
said Japan's economy was recover
ing slowly.
IT material assistance by the
Allied Powers is Forthcoming at this
time" he AIDED, "the inf1ationary
trend will be greatly weakened and
our economic recovery can be laid
on firm foundation"