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Evening star., 1948-12-31
laps GET Right 10 Fly
Rising Sun Flag Again
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

TOKYO, Dec. 31.-Gen. Mac
Arthur gave the Japanese back their
flag today, telling them they could
fly it any where, any time.
Thus. for the first time since the
surrender, the rising sun emblem
can flutter from the STATS of Japan
without special permission.
Gen. Macarthur in special New
Years message also mentioned ma
tionalism" word almost taboo now
in this land where fanatic national
ism led to war and misery.
Gen Macarthur said he hoped the
flag would stand as "a firm advocate
for a concept of nationalism ever
subordinate to the universal laws
- within the family of nations. u
He also hoped it would serve as
a shining beacon to summon every
japanese citizen resolutely to the
duty of building Japan's economic
stature to insure and preserve ia
pans political freedom"
The supreme commander praised
the japanese for their progress to-
ward recovery since the end Of the
war. He urged them to choose wise
ly in the general elections January
% so as to preserve their new-won
freedom.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
White House Sport
Truman Holds Upper Hand With Press:
Conferences Will Take Fire in Few Weeks

/ President never uses his press con-
| ference for exposition of his pro-
gram or for some pyrotechnical dis
play that will steal the headlines
from rival politician. perhaps from
matters rejecting on his administra-
ton. Mr.. Truman is neither that
articulate nor that artful; his ad-
mirers would probably put it that
he is too honest for such maneu-
vers though they are certainly le-
gitimate politics and valuable weap-
onS.
In fact there does not now exist
in the White House any apparatus
for the full use of the White House
sounding board to further the Tru-
man program. A few aides are use
full to reporters they know and
trust; politicoes who deal with the
President are cooperative But
news is never developed at the
White House; they wait for it to
happen.
Often Gives in Big Way.
The President remains the repor-
torial ace in the hole. He obviously
starts out, as at public meetings,
meaning to be discreet. But If a
topic can be located on which he
currently has a grippe or an in
dividual hit upon who has annoyed
him-and he has low boiling point
on personalities-he gives, often in
a big way.
The Truman administration is
very ress-conscious. The White
House official wit, Maj. Gen.
Vaughan, who seems to have out
lasted George Allen in that depart
ment, has nicknames for individual
columnists, most of them highly
unfattering, it is perhaps unneces-
sary to add. Great capital Is made
in the inner circle of mistakes made
by these individuals who venture
beyond the obvious.
The holiday interval, of course, Is
the time Of great preparations and
of decisions not yet quite final
Three important messages to Con-
gress next month: it is easy and
honest for the President to reply
that questions asked will be dealt
with in those messages. But when
the Democrats get rolling on their
many campaign promises. the White
House press conference will take fire.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Argo Party BHghtens New Year
For Industrial School Youths

the party brought an Interesting
sentiment from Pauline Weiner. %,
of 734 Hamilton street NV, a young
woman of B'Nai Birth who did a
lot towards making the event a
success.
We're pretty fortunate on the
outside and these children haven't
too much" she said. we got a big
kick out of bringing them JOY"
How the 81 young people from
B'Nai Birth reacted to the Sugges-
ton that they give the party was
explained by Phyllis Blumberg, IS,
of 1915 New Hampshire avenue NV.
las soon as we heard about the
idea, we all wanted to do It," she
commented.
Mrs. Frank Fields, chairman Of
Argo Chapters juvenile delinquency
program, suggested that other organ
izations undertake to stage parties
for children, because, she contended,
not enough is being done along these
lines.
She joined with Mrs. Julius Kirson
of Argo, chairman of B'Nai Births
youth activities in the Metropolitan
Area, and Mrs. Nathan Simkowitz,
president of Argo, in directing the
arrangements.
Argo presented a ping pong table
to the school to top of the function
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Pilots Skill Saves IS
In Big Crash LANDING
By the Associoted Press

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 81
A pilots GOODNESS and skill were
credited yesterday with saving Is
men from possible disaster in an
emergency Bog landing at Ladd
Field
The big bomber's fuselage broke
apart when the plane yeered into a
snowbank Wednesday night. The
accident occurred after a propeller
spun away from an outboard en-
CINE just after the plane had be-
come airborne for a flight to its
home base at Rome, N. Y.
Thirteen of the men aboard es-
capped injury. Two were hospi-
talized. A civilian passenger broke
his foot in jumping to the ground
and a member of the plane crew
suffered severe frost bite in the 35-
below-zero cold.
The pilot, 1t. William F. Falconio
of Gary, w. Va, cucled the field on
three engines at low altitude, but
ran into trouble when the nose
wheel collapsed halfway down the
runway on the landing 1t swerved
into snowbank and cracked the
fuselage just ahead of the wing.
/ The plane is assigned to the Air
Materiel Command at Griff1ss Air
Forse Base, Rome, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Car Oil Change Held Needed
Only Once in 1000 Miles
by the Assoeioted Press

The Governments chief buying
agency said yesterday it is unneces-
sary to change the oil in a car more
often than once every 1000 miles.
The Bureau of Central Supply
said that was generally speaking.
1t noted exceptions in cases where
operating conditions include STOP
ano-go service especially in cold
weather or when sand and dust are
regularly encountered"
The bureau estimated that the
Government can save $500 900 year
by making oil changes in it's vast
feet of cars, trucks and buses "only
in the spring and fall. or every 1000
miles, whichever comes first"
Under normal driving conditions
and controlled preventive mainte-
nance, oil changes at periods of less
than 1000 miles are unnecessary,
the bureau said.
oil is wasted by changing too
frequently"
The bureau said its conclusions
were reached in studies made by a
technical committee on lubricants
and liquid fuels. Major oil and
lubricant consuming agencies were
represented on the committee.
Evening star., 1948-12-31

change letters with japanese chill
dren. American boys and girls have
come close to wearing out my post
man, Mr.. Scott. He didn't mind the
extra loads of letters at first, be-
cause he is a stamp collector and
the stamps we pulled of together
were ones he wanted. But he has
a suficiency now, and limited that
the pen-pal letters be sent to the
New York Office of my syndicate.
They must have more postmen
in New York than they do in Day.
tona Beach," he said.
Smothered by Letters.
That was a good idea, not only
for Mr.. Scott but for me. When
I wrote the pen-pal column, didn't
have any idea that the response
would be so great. I figured that
Il could easily handle the two or
three dozen letters which I ex-
pected to get. But when the letters
came by the hundreds, and then by
the thousands, I began to get
alarmed. Being smothered by let
ters, even if they show some one
is reading my column, is not my
idea of the perfect death.
So, in the future, will all you
Youngsters who want to correspond
with Japanese youngsters OF your
own age or thereabouts, please
send the letters to the Mcknight
Syndicate, so East Forty-second
street, New York II, New York, and
be sure to write "Pen-Pal" on the
outside of the envelope. They will
be handled by Miss Priscilla Brad
lev and forwarded to Mrs. M. P.
Echols in Tokyo, who will see that
the letters are distributed in the
Japanese schools.
Oh. yes, before I forget. Don't
you children be so impatient about
hearing from japanese children.
One little girl in North Dakota has
written me three very indignant
letters asking why she hasn't heard
from q little girl in Tokyo, Kyoto,
Osaka or Yokohama. You must
remember this: While all OF the
letters you write are bundled up
and air-mailed to Tokyo. you won't
be getting airmail letters back. 1t
costs Is cents and up to send a
letter from Japan to America, and
right now the japanese children
don't have that sort of money to
spend. They must send their replies
hv boat. and that takes quite a |
while.
Paper Precious, Too.
Too, you must remember that
while 1t is easy for you to write
a letter in English, it is awfully
difficult for the Japanese children.
You try to write letter in Japa-
nese, and you'll have some sort of
an idea of how much work 1t Is for
children over there to compose a !
letter in your language My guess
is that the average japanese school
child will spend at least a week on
the letter before he thinks it worthy
of being sent to a friend in America.
Paper is very precious. too. They
have to save their pennies for the
paper, and even when they have
saved enough, there isn't always
paper to be bought. And most of
the japanese children decorate their
letters with pen and pencil and
water color sketches of themselves,
their homes or the cities in which
they live.
So, please be patient. Every letter
that has come to me is on its way
to Japan. and some day the answers
will start pouring in.
Distributed by McNsught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1948-12-31
This Changing World
U. S. Task Fleet Prepared to Remove
$500 Marines From Tsingtao

portant to the Soviet high command
than either Vladivostok or Port Ar
thur. 1t is a warm water port. a
short distance from the southern
most Japanese island of Kyushu and
is closer to Formosa and the Philip
pines than the other two Soviet
naval bases.
The establishment of a Soviet sub
marine base at Tsingtao is not
feared because of its possible strik-
ing power in wartime. Soviet SUBJ
marines are engaged in ferrying
military equipment and agents to
stir up disturbances in Formosa anC
the Philippines.
Reports from FormOsa.
During the last six months Amer
lean intelligence services have had
reports from both FormoSa and the
Philippines of the mysterious ap-
pearance of Observation-Disclosures
military equipment, as we'll as of the
arrival of well-known Communist
agitatorS These are believed to have
been landed in secluded spots which
cannot easily be guarded.
The arrival of war equipment and
subversive agents has been particu-
larly frequent recently in FormoSa,
which may become Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's new headquar-
ters after he is compelled to evac-
uate Nanking.
Chinese administration of For
mosa has been neither wise nor
cautious. Chinese sent to govern the
island after the japanese surrender
treated the Formosans as badly as
they did the japanese. There has
been a move in recent months, en-
couraged apparently by a former
Chinese Ambassador in Washington,
for Formosan plebiscite on making
the island an American trusteeship.
But this belated move has not
gained many adherents.
Mao Tse-tung's agents have been
hard at work taking advantage of
the decentralization which exists in
the island and the natives bitter
ness against the Chinese admins
tration. They have gained much
ground. The fact that we failed to
save Gen. Chang from disaster,
while the Chinese Communists won
spectacular victories with MoScow's S
help, also has impressed the Formo-
sans, who, like all orientals, believe
in physical power as demonstrated
i'll military successes.
The establishment of a Red naval
base at Tsingtao is expected to ad-
vance Soviet plans in the Pacific
and will enable Russian submarines,
carrying arms and agents, to make
more frequent trips to the South
Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
d Children Die in Fire
On Louisiono River Front

MONROE. La, Dec. 31.-Four
children were burned to death when
fire from a kerosene heater ex-
plosion destroyed their riverfront
home yesterday.
Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lie Kelly. narrowly escaped the
flames with another child. Patsy, 9
months old. The mother and father
suffered burns in attempts to res
cue the other children.
Killed were Lillian. Is: Clara Ed
da, 6; Victor, 4, and Joseph Lloyd, 2.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
BY the Assoeiated Press

READING, Pa. Dec. 3l.-The
mortgage on the Bethany Lutheran
Church in West Reading is all paid
off but church officials don't know
where the money came from.
An anonymous Good Samaritan
who last April contributed 5000 to-
ward the reduction of the mortgage
finished the job yesterday. He paid
of the $500 still due.
The Rev. Paul J. Kidd, pastor,
said he had received the mortgage
papers marked paid in full" from
an attorney who said he was sworn
to secrecy about the identity Of the
donor.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
On the Record
French Seen Winners on Ruhr Measure;
Reaction in Germany Is Dismaying

yive. So we shall have intensified
ton of anarchy.
Already every party in Germany
from Communists to Christian DEM
ocrats is united against it. But the
Communists who now-aS in 1918
are the first to raise the banner
of German nationalism, are out in
front with the charge that Germany
is to become a colony of Western
imperialism, and with cries of trea-
son against Germans who have COL
laborated with the West.
The measure will give. in the first
line, leadership to the working
masses. 1t is likely to have precisely
the same effect as the French occu-
patton of the Ruhr in l923-and
eventually be answered with the
same weapon. In 1928 the German
workers in the Ruhr staged gen.
eral strike, with such effect as to
break the occupation but also bring
on the disastrous imitation which,
more than anything else, paved the
way for Hitler.
Can Sabotage Measure.
The German workers can sabotage
this measure. Not ton of coal
can be mined without them. And,
in a strike, leadership will be taken
by Communists, and workers OF East
and West will unite against the
Western powers.
Walter Lippmann, just returned
from Germany, has warned against
the possibility of civil war. That
possibility has existed since 1915,
awaiting the spark to set it off. The
blind. egoistic tenacity OF the French
has, l fear, furnished that spark.
But for the new resistance only
the Communists are prepared while,
with single piece of paper, we may
undermine all the work of the past
three years.
To have constructive results, the
Europeanizing of the Ruhr (to-
gether with the heavy industries of
Belgium, France and Luxembourg
demands a federal union of West
ern Europe. including Germany.
But, yielding to the French, we have
ratified another booty polite. bring
ing the unification of Germany un-
der Russian leadership closer.
Before 1949 is out we shall see
the effects of the Ruhr policy. Given
a miracle, and loyal application of
all clauses, it may work out so as
not, tn Worsen the existing situation
But the outlook for 1949 is not bet
ter than it was for 1948.
tRelessed by The Bell Syndicate, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1948-12-31

lCSdAoAIlS = ~ Z
Ruhr. This great
German indus
trial basin will
be taken out Of
German hands
and placed per
manently" un-
der control of an
Internal / O n a ]
committee con-
sisting of repre-
sentatives of the
French, Belgian,
Dutch, Luxem-
bourg, British
nd Unit e d
Evening star., 1948-12-31

2 500 Marines
and other Amer
leans in that
Chinese seaport
either to Japan
OF the United
States when the
Com m u n | S t
armies reach the
city.
AS soon as the
American naval
and land forces
have left Using
tao it is expected
to be taken over
by the Russian
Evening star., 1948-12-31

upper ndnQ. IN
a tepid seven
minute confer
ence this week.
no serious effort
was made to
outfank him or
to develop the
many controver-
sial aspects of
his problems.
The President
is clearly sa-
the situa-
tion as evil
denced by his
clean hit in the
by-play on his
Evening star., 1948-12-31

That was when
I wrote that the
children of Ja-
pan want PEN
pals on this side
of the Pacific
and that If the
boys and girls
over here were
in t e r e S t e d I
would handle
the details.
Seems as If
half the chill
dren in the
U n i t e d States
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Rr Canfanfine Rr0fcn

Preparations are being made by
Vice Admiral Oscar Badger, COM
mander of the American task fleet
stationed at Tsingtao, to remove the
Evening star., 1948-12-31
By Dorothy Thompson

The new year begins with an
event of incalculable end results,
but predictable repercussions.
The French government has won
Evening star., 1948-12-31
McLemore-
Coils on 'Pen-PoIs'
To Have Patience

By Henry McLemors
Ever bite off more thap you can
chew?
I have.
Just did, in fact, about six weeks
Evening star., 1948-12-31
By Doris FIees0n

As a result of his surprise victory,
President Truman is enjoying with
the press if not quite a honeymoon,
at least a temporary lease on the
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Annie B. Harrington
Passes At FredericG
Former Teacher Had COrre-
spOnded To Chronicle
For SIS Years

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
B. Harrington, retired school tea
cher and lifelong resident of Fred
erica, we're held Tuesday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock at the Rogers Fu-
neral Home in Frederick. Inter-
ment was made in Barratt's Chapel
cemetery.
Mrs. Harrington, who died at her
home last Saturday night at the
age of 70 years, had retired in 1914
after teaching more than 25 years
in the Frederica Public School.
She had been in failing health the
past several months.
Educated in the public school in
Frederica, she later attended Johns
Hopkins University and the Uni
versity of Delaware.
The widow of Robert T. Harring-
ton, she is survived by two sons,
Oscar of Frederica and Harry of
Jersey City, N. j., and two sisters,
Mrs. William Briggs, Frederick.
and Mrs. Sue Stevens, Wilmington.
For So years Mrs. Harrington
was Frederick correspondent to
the Milford Chronicle, and during
that time her letters were never
late.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
House Passes Tax
Cut Bill 289-67:;
Sent To President
Veto Of Measure Is Ex-
pected, But Both Dem
Ocrats And Republi
cans FOresee Passage
OF Measure. =
By Ne Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March. - The
House sent President Truman a
$4,000, ,OOO, 900 tax reduction hill
Wednesday, pounding home its
approval by a 289 to 67 roll-call
vote.
The margin was 81 votes greater
than the tWo-thirds majority which
would be required to override a
veto, provided there is no change
of sentiment.
And President Truman is ex-
pected to veto the tax cut prompt
ly. His supporters take the stand
that instead of reducing taxes.
Congress should maintain the cur
rent high flow of revenue to re-
build the nations military strength
in the glObal drive to stop Com
munism.
But the House vote, coupled With
the tOpheavy IS to IL APPROVAL
given by the Senate Monday of this
week, was viewed by Democrats as
well as Republicans as assuring
that the tax cut will become law.
There is not a chance in the
world that Congress will support a
presidential vetO," one highly
placed Democratic lawmaker said.
The bill would:
l. Grant relief to all the $4,000
600 taxpayers, ranging from 100
percent in the lowest income brack-
cts to 5 percent in the higher
brackets. 1t removes $4,000 low
income persons from the tax rolls
completely.
2. Effective May 1, reduce all tax
withhOldings from pay envelopes
and salary checks. The tax reduc-
ton is retroactive to Jan. 1 So
next year the taxpayers would get
refunds on overpayments from
Jan. l to May 1.
House action came in the face of
an impassiOned statement by DEM
oeratiC Leader Rayburn of Texas.
that danger turks in this world"
He asked I'm this hour of disor-
der. had we not better be in a posi-
ton to bring about those instru-
ments of war that may be needed
to defend our shOres?'
Representative Gore (D-Tenn)
said the tax cut threatens to nut
the Treasury in red ink again and
injure the financial integrity of the
But in the voting "a Democrats
deserted the Administration TO
Join 2O5 Republicans in support of
the measure. Opposing were 64
Democrats, one Republican (Mor-
ton of Kentucky, and the two Am
erican-Labor Party members from
New York.
Representative DOughton (D-NC
who managed tax legislation when
Democrats controlled Congress,
voiced the hope in debate that. if
veto comes, Congress will over
ride the President.
Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
Young People Choir Will
Present Stainer's I'M
mortal Classic At Serv-
ice At IL A. M.

The Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir of fifty-ive voices
Will present Sir John Stainer's
"CrucifxiOn" in Avenue Methodist
Church, Easter Sunday morning,
March %, at IL o'clock. This will
replace the usual morning service
and will provide about forty min
utes of sacred choral music. The
usual opening portion of the ser
vice will be conducted by DR..
Frank HersOn, minister of Ave-
nue. Methodist Church.
''The CrucifixiOn" is a cantata
based on the sacred passion of our
Holy Redeemer and it was com
posed in 1887. Just sixty-One years
later we commemorate this sacred
choral work with the following
program:
"And They Came to a Place Call
ed Gethsemane," the choir and
Jack Tease; 1.-The Agony" the
choir, Tom Faix, Charlotte Ryder
and Mr.. Tease; Filing Wide the
Gates" the choir and Miss Ryder:
And When They Were Come" Mr..
Tease; "The Mystery of the Di-
vine Humiliation" the choir and
Elizabeth Ann Houston; "He Made
Himself of No Reputation" Mr..
Faix; "The Majesty of the Divine
Humiliation" the double sextet;
And AS Moses Lifted Up the Ser
pent," Mr.. Tease; God So Loved
the World" the choir; "Litany of
the Passion" the choir and Miss
Houston; Jesus Said, Father For
give Them" the male chorus and
Mr.. Tease; $50 Thou Liftest Thy
Divine Petition" duet, Miss Rv-
der, Mr.. Tease; "And One of the
MalefactOrs," male chorus and Mr..
Tease; "The Alteration of the Cru
cified," the choir and Miss Whar-
ton; when Jesus, Therefore, Saw
His Mother" the male chorus and
Mr.. Tease; "Is 1t Nothing To You"
Mr.. Tease; "The Appeal of the
Crucified," the choir; after This.
Jesus, Knowing That All Things
Were Now Accomplished" the
choir and Mr.. Tease; "Seven-Fold
Amen" Stainer, the choir.
The leading sOlOists for the can
tata will be Jack Tease, baritone:
Thomas Faix, bass; Miss Charlotte
Ryder and Miss EILEEN Wharton.
soprano, and Miss Elizabeth Ann
Houston, cOntraltO. Members of
CONTINUED on page q
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-26
MasOns Will
Receive Apron
This Evening
Presentation Of Gift Will
Be Made. By Capt. j.
Lockwood Pratt, Who
Will Deliver Address.

Capt J. Lockwood Pratt of the
U. S. Navy, a member of Temple
Lodge No. g., A. F. & A. M. of Mil
ford, will present to veterans of
World War II who were members
of the lodge during the conflict, a
handsome white leather apron
on behalf of the Grand Lodge of
Delaware, Ancient, Free and Ac-
cepted MasOns, at the stated com
municatiOn of the lodge this even
ing (Friday).
A we'll arranged program has
been prepared in which Capt. Pratt
will have ample time to deliver his
address. This is one of the rare
occasions when Milford Masons
will have an opportunity to listen
to brother member who COM
manded one of our aircraft car
riers in tre Pacific during the last
war.
Robert Baynum, G. Carl Marsh.
Laurence Sharp and Col. w. E.
Lank are the committee on ar
rangements.
WOrshipful Master Feagan re-
quests the attendance of every
member. Visiting MasOns are well
come.