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Evening star., 1948-07-27
The Neqro Soldier

The timing of the Presidents latest
moves in the field of racial discrimination
fosters a suspicion that the motivation
is political But if that Is the case, the
President still seems to have acted with
the caution which this difficult and con-
troversial problem requires.
The first step was an order setting up
a Fair Employment Board within the Civil
Service Commission. Its function Is TO
put into effect nondiscriminatory Fed
eral employment policy. What this Will
amount to remains to be seen. 1t Is
worth noting, however, that there has
been relatively little complaint on the
score of discrimination in Government
employment
There has been great deal more con-
troversy over the issue of segregation
within the armed services, and severe
pressure has been brought to bear on the
President to issue an executive order
forbidding all such segregation. Mr.. Tru-
man has not done this. What he has done
is to create a committee empowered to
study the facts of the case and to make
appropriate recommendations for provld-
ing equality of treatment within the
services "as rapidly as possible, having due
regard to the time required to effectuate
any necessary changes without impairing
efficiency or morale"
If this study is conducted by fair minded
men concerned with getting the facts, they
will find that the armed services are max
ing substantial progress toward the goal
of providing equality of opportunity for
Negroes.
It is a mistake to think that the Negro'S
role in the armed services is a menial one
In the Army, for instance, there are now
947 commissioned Negro officers. Segre-
cation remains in effect at the company
level, and it will take time to change this.
But Negro combat units are incorporated
with whites in divisions. They serve on
a level of full equality in such noted units
as the 25th Division in Japan, the Second
Division, the Second Armored and the
82nd Airborne.
Whatever the critics may say, this
represents real progress, and it is gratify-
ing that the President has not been
stampeded into action that might do
great deal more harm than good.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Integrity

The cedar huns to stars on Finars crest.
A meager sustenance 1t finds
Within fssure of the rocks.
Throughout its Hfe's persistent guest
Aboue the habitat of its o,on kind
1t hardly endures fendish shocks
From hostile minds that aeDer rest
But STRIFE to tear it out from Pinar's crest.
Undaunted, loyal to the friendly stars,
Braced to meet the surfing H,ists
That-fung by angry 1oinds-stiH bring
Their healing moisture to the scars
OF toTn-o6 limbs, the gnonlish tree insists
On life; and OF the good tulflment sings
A grooming melody upon Pinar's
Rude crest, and happily conintunes NTH
stars. DALE SUTHERN
Evening star., 1948-07-27
HuII Closets

The condition of hall closets in the
average American home is Symbolical OF
the tangled currents in local, state,
national and international affairs. No one
is suggesting that hall closets be abolished.
Homes in which there are no closets at all
or where the space Is inadequate are ample
proof of the fact that storage space Is
essential Men who are blessed with sew
eral children have been known to remark
If they were building another home they
would have large storage reservoir in the
middle and put several small rooms
about it.
An admittedly incomplete research re-
veals tremendous range Of items in con-
temporary hall closets. There are the
coats and hats of the family. Old maga-
zines and books are heaped on shelf and
that 26-volume set Of the Worlds Wonder
Encyclopaedia that mother bought from
the slick book salesman is stacked on the
floor in rear corner. Rubbers, overshoes
and juniors baseball stuff are there. Little
sisters roller skates and middle sisters
saxophone rub elbows with broken snare
drum and fathers golf bag. Mother likes
with the vacuum cleaner. There are boxes
of Christmas tree decorations and that
dilapidated shoe box of worn-out electric
cords and sockets There are a couple
umbrellas that father intends to fix some
day, wooden box of stones that junior
filled when he was studying geology in
the sixth grade, and camera bought
in 1911
At periodic intervals father says: Some
one ought to reorganize this jungle" At
those familiar moments mother replies,
II must get at it," The hall closet is like
American political life. Every one knows
conditions could be improved, but every
one is SO busy with other things that the
social order blunders casually along. Per-
haps that is democracy. One of these days
there will be a grand cleaning out. At
any rate, it is comforting to know that
hall closets, everywhere, look about alike.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Longevity Report

Federal Security Administrator Oscar R.
Ewing has announced that figures COM
piled by his agency show that the average
American now lives to be Ct. White men
have an expectancy of 651 years, white
women 703 years. The average longevity
for non white women is 81, non white men
SIS, but exceptional improvement in this
particular field is noted, and it seems
evident that within another decade colored
Americans will reach the same duration
level as their Caucasian neighbors.
What is happening is that life extension
is becoming a force within the control of
ordinary people Science has placed in the
hands of individuals the knowledge of
themselves and of the world about them
which makes it feasible for them to protect
their own existence and that of other folk
against diseases, accidents and handicaps
which formerly killed thousands in in
fancy, childhood or youth. Certain epi-
denies have disappeared, certain plaques
are being banished from human experience
day by day as organized common sense"
expands human control of circumstance
OF course, the threat of atomic conflict
hangs over the globe, the cruelest of wars
have slain millions within the memory of
persons still quite young, the danger of
lethal economic dislocations persists such
curses as cancer and a dozen different
varieties of heart ailments are increasing
in incidence.
But even these imperilments of mankind
are inconsequential as compared with the
gains which already have been made and
81,
shortly. As far back as 1909 Professor
Irving Fisher of Yale University urged the
Importance of periodic health examina-
tions as "a sound business investment" !"
He argued that "early diagnosis and
Evening star., 1948-07-27
President Roosevelt's Damn
70 the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star for July % there is a short
article by former White House house.
keeper in the course Of which the late President
Roosevelt is quoted as having said substantially
Damn it, I don't want roast beef" with an
afternote, This was the only time ever heard
the President swear
According to the writer's understanding Of
swearing in its fullest sense. this implies bias
phemy or profanity, lie. taking the name of
the Lord in vain.
The late President was not a profane man,
and the slight use Of damn" In this case
might give rise to an erroneous impression
that he was.
1t Is unfortunate that such q statement
should have been made.
HENRY H. BARNES.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Auto Gray Market

10 the Eotor OF Inc 6tar:
Your editorial on the auto gray market was
as disappointing as 1t was fallacious. Some
new-car dealers, under the leadership Of the
Washington Automotive Trade Association,
have adopted the practice of refusing to sell
new cars unless the purchasers agree to resell
the cars to the dealers at stated 'liscount, II
resold within six months. They justify this
practice with the false propaganda that In this
way they are trying to break up the gray
market. Actually the purpose and effect Of
such practice is to give new-car dealers a
monopoly on the sale of all new cars less than
six months old.
Do these new-car dealers resell such new
cars at less than gray-market prices2 They
do not! 1t is their view that they-and only
they-are entitled to the profit on the resale
of a new car and that they should have
monopoly.
These same new-car dealers also indulge IN
the practice OF forcing their customers to trade
in used cars at much less than market value,
in order to secure delivery on new cars, not
withstanding agreements to deliver, new cars
without trade-ins. This in effect is charging
nsw-car buyers more than the manufacturers
list prices. In that way also they extend their
monopoly to include used cars.
In view of the fact that this monopolistic
conspiracy Is restraint Of trade and possibly
q violation of Section of the antitrust laws
of the United States. IS U. 8. c. 3, the
Attorney General of the United States ought
to put stop to this practice parading in the
guise of gray-market busting. 1t is regretted
that The Star and Judge Quinn fell for the
monopolsts' little joke. This wolf amt no
lamb. RACKET VICTIM,
Editors Note: The Stars editorial was
directed at the court-condemned practice Of
purchasing new cars solely for immediate re-
sale in the gray market"-a practice which is
making it difficult for bona fide motorists to
obtain new cars except at gray market" prices
The Star agreed with Municipal Court Judge
Quinn that the conditional sale contract plan
was an effective blow at this practice. 1t is
hard to see how new-car dealers could set up
monopoly" under this plan, as it seems un-
likely that any buyer would want to sell his car
back to the dealer at 10 per cent less than the
purchase price, If such a practice should
develop the new-car dealers would be proper
target for criticism.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Disapproves Joey's Trip


Can't Americans express their feelings OF
gratitude, appreciation and humanity without
having recourse to a foolish and, dangerous
stunt?
Undoubtedly, the gallant little Philippine
leper lady, joey Guerrero is deserving of our
best consideration, but did we show our appre-
citation of her either wisely or we'll when we
brought her over 10000 miles by public trans
sarium at Carville La?
Hers is an advanced case" OF leprosy, ac-
cording to the health officer of San Francisco
and, according to him, will require many years
of treatment. Such an extended, and strenuous
journey must have been great strain on the
patient. And what about the dozens of people
who were exposed to her advanced case" of
leprosy Ell route? The germs Of the disease
are numerous in the mucuous secretions Joey's
sneeze, Joey's cough would spread a shower
around
Why in the name of all that is reasonable
should we bring a foreign person into this
country possibly to aflict some of our own
citizens with dread disease of ancient heri-
tage, the cure of which is very long at best,
and doubtful and unreliable at worst? When
will we outgroW such maudlin sentimentality?
There are many fine leprosariums In the
Philippines and throughout the Pacific area
equipped with the most modern facilities and
using the same advanced techniques and treat
ments as are used at Carville.
Would 1t not have been more useful to
greater numbers of other sufferers, if, in Joey's
name, and dedicated to her for her assistance
to our cause during the War, we had raised
fund. and contributed it to these institutions,
thus enabling them to be of more service to
more patients? think we could have raised
many thousands Of dollars which, together
with the thousands expended for Joey's trans
portation to this country would have added very
substantially to the alienation Of leprosy in
the Philippines
Attorney General Clark deserves the censure
of the Nation for aiding and abetting this
bizarre performance. Congress would do we'll
to inquire into his reasons for giving special
permission for this outrageous undertaking.
outrageous for both patient and public.
M. NJ G.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Good News Desired

To the Editor of The star:
On Monday I picked up section c of The
Sunday Star. Turning to the editorial page
which I usually read first my eye caught an
editorial entitled World Food Outlook"
settled down for a spell with the almost always
bad news, blue blanket printed matter. Soon
I sensed that the column carried a somewhat
cheerful message. I rubbed my glasses and
turned to the front page of section G.. Yes,
there was the usual super minor key article
by Constantine Brown. turned back to the
editorial column and read it again. It dawned
on me at last that there was some hopeful
word in The Sunday Star, Of all things.
If the presses can stand the strain and you
can find any more good news between the
poles and the 360' between the date line sides,
please let us have it. 1t is . new sensation
WILLIAM B. RAINSFORD.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although it is permissible for
q ,priter knoton to The Star to use
a nom de plume Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
BY THE HAsKINs SERVICE

@. How was Alaska governed when 1t was
first acquired by the United States?-H. w.
A. Alaska was first governed by the United
States Army. Later the area was created into
a district and in 1912 granted territorial form
Of government under the Organic Act Alaska
has q territorial legislature with 16 Senators
and "a members of the House of Representa-
tives.
Q. How many members are there of the
United Nations guard force in Palestine?-
H. r.
A. Forty-nine United Nations guards were
flown to Palestine to perform inspection duties
where impartiality was essential. The men
are volunteers and civil servants from
the United Nations staff at Lake Success
Q. How many Baptist groups are there in
the United States?-C. J. E.
A. There are about % groups of Baptists
@. When is the Gutenberg Award to an
American author, to be made?-W. H. 8.
A. The award of 81 900 to an American au-
thor by the Book Industry Committee Of the
Book Manufacturers Institute viii be made
early in l949 for the year 1948. It will be
given to the author Of the book which most
progressively influences American thought"
@ How much does q single page Of adyer-
tising in black and white cost in the largest
national magazines?-M o. T.
A. Page rates for advertising in the ma
tional magazines Of largest circulation in
black and white range as high as $4,000.
@. Where does dry ice come 'front.'. M.
A. Nearly all the dry ice In commerce comes
from the Mud Pots" of Southern California
at INLAND, and in the Imperial Valley. Wells
are driven into gas pockets lying from 500 to
TOO feet below the surface. Dry Ice is the
commercial name for solidified carbon dioxids
gas
Evening star., 1948-07-27

mestic issues, the inherent divergencies
will reappear. France presumably will
still lack truly strong government. And
this lack will handicap both her and her
Allies in the crucial months which lie
ahead. This is admittedly unfortunate
But the fact should be realized and prop
erly evaluated.
Evening star., 1948-07-27

Somehow, birthdays never make us feel
the accommodating years as does the agents
thoughtful reminder, "for life-insurance
purposes your age changes next Friday"
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Charitableness to the President


To the Editor of The Star:
After all, is not Mr.. Truman President Of
the United States of America, an honorable
position in an honorable country, and as such is
he not entitled to our respect and support,
whether we agree with him or not?
Why is it that the American people are SO
quick to attribute base mean motives to those
with whom they differ for political Or other
reasons? Is it unthinkable that Mr. Truman
may be perfectly honest in his desire to call
Congress back? There is much reason Why
Congress should come back and attend to un-
finished business. But Congressman may as
well go home if they are coming back to fight
the President.
Were such insinuations as those Of Walter
Lippmann, as quoted in The Star recently, nee
esssry to the good of the country? The edi-
torial but half defended Mr.. Truman because
it left the situation open to suspicious ana
fear. We small people have enough problems
without being tormented all the time about
the people whom we wish to trust.
Personally, although I am an unimportant
person, know nothing about politics as such
vet believe i'm Mr.. Truman's integrity, be-
lieve he Is a good man, but maybe has been
made fighting mad. Maybe he has made mis-
takes, as who hasn't and just who knows what
is the thingfto do in these critical days? Can
we not be q little more charitable? j. E. 8.
Evening star., 1948-07-27

In the native courts of New Guinea an
accused who kids the Judge is more likely
to be freed. We, too, know the comedian
who gets away with murder
Evening star., 1948-07-27
Answers to Questions

reader get the to any question OF
fact by writing The EVENING Star Information
Bureau. 3I6 street NE, WASHINGTON 2, d. C.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-07-27

wish to point out that she is mistaken. It is
generally understood that Negroes form about
one-third Of the population Of the District. OF
the remaining two-thirds only q little more
than one in four need be on the side Of Amer
lean freedom to make the citizenry in favor
Of non-segregation.
My experience Of nearly quarter Of . CEN
tury in the metropolitan district convinces
me that opinion among white citizens Is rather
evenly divided. Hence I should feel 1t safe
to say that the citizens Of Washington are
overwhelmingly against segregation, and against
any attempt to give one group, class or section
Of our people advantages which are denied
others. MIRIAM E. OATMAN.
Evening star., 1948-07-27
City Against Segregation

City Against SEGREGATION
To the Editor Of The Star:
Margaret Jones letter Of July 20 speaks OF
Washington as "a city whose citizens over
whelmingly indorse segregation"
without impunsing the ladys verscity'
Evening star., 1948-07-27

O. How many Baptist groups are there In
the United States?-C. j. e.
A. There are about % groups of Baptists.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
UP and DOWN Parish Street
By Percy Greene And james RundIes

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: Every now and then some
good brother lets out with some
thing that makes a whole lot of
sense, and tho we amt always at
the spot where that something is
said, we did happen to be at the
corner table of our favorite aven-
90 spot when this god brother I'm
talking bout now stared sposting
us to what he knowed. Seems like
he'd been readin bout how all dem
cullud boys that run wild in dem
ball games on new years day. Dere
was Owens, Mann, Derricotte in
the Rose Bowl, and Triplett and
Hoggard in the cotton bowl, land
it SENS like to me-" said the good
brother dat dem boys shore is dom
a whole lot to make dis a better
place ter live in. Nov dat which
is troublin, me most" continued
the good brother, is this. Right
heah in dis town we oughta have
somepin Figured out where our
younguns kin git straight to play
in one fdem big bowls and maybe
even gone out somewhere and keep
on playing otter dey gifts outa col
lege and make some of dat big
money dem folks pay for dat.
Course now Jackson College and
Lanier and desc other schools heah
abouts amt got no bowl or moth
in else much for de kids to play
on but what dey has got is a lotta
kids in dem places dat amt got
what dey oughta have. / spec it
wouldn't be a bad idea to git up
a baseball lteam too, cause look
what dat teller Robinson did fer
hisself las year but he probly
wouldn't got it if he'd come from
heah cause desc folk don't even
play no baseball and its a powerful
little of anything else dat dey does
play. With them few remarks the
good brother begged to be scused
cause he had to buy a few beans
fer Sunday, but after he left, l
got to thinking dat maybe if more
people wus thinkin like dat good
brother, in a few years more OF
dem kids what he wuz talkin bout
will be able to buy more of dem
beans dat der good brother left
to git.
THINGS TO COME: Every year
about this time Drew Pearson and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

all dem predicters git together ant
come out with a whole list Oh
stuff for the new year, but they
amt hep to whats happening on
the avenoo so heahs what l pre-.
diets: That Melvyn Jones and Els
Their will be tying the knot
Ditto for Jack Comic and Billie
also John Fizer and a smooth De-
troit dish, DR.. Mccoy and a school
marin from up in the Delta. Now
only Leroy Jackson is left but
according to what a young lady
out west told me HIS TIME Amt
LONG.
HATED TO HEAR About the
death of Tommy Ridley, long time
familiar figure on the Avenoo,
from a stroke. And Carsie Halls
boy busted his arm into on a pair
of skates be careful kids).
ALBERTA WASHINGTON
popular and charming hostess at
the new BOOKER T. GRILL on
Parish Street wants her friends to
know where she is, so now dey kin
all stop asking.
DON'T CRY BOYS :. . .Marcheta
Parker, that charming young miss
who left the city to go to school,
will probably be back on visit.
SOMETHING THAT MADE ME
LAFF: That good brother that
drapped and busted that bottle OF
Christmas cheer at the corner of
CAPITOL and Mill and tried to look
inocent so that long tall Policeman
wouldn't know who done it.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: Brea-
thes Their a man kith soul so dead
who never to himself hath said'
this is my home, my native land
- Sir Walter Scott
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Port Gibson News


Mrs. Bertha Jackson is home
after spending year in Chicago
Mrs. Lizzie Coleman Baker OF
Leland, spent the holidays with
her relatives Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Bradford.
Miss Evelyn Johnson spent New
Years day with her father. Alfred
Johnson mad family in New Or
leans.
Miss Hazel Johnson left this
week for Magnolia, Miss, to re-
sumo her school duties.
Mr.. James Willimas is home
again to the delight of his many
friends, he is much improved III
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Williams and
Mrs. Maggie Robinson spent Xmas
and the New Year with their par
ents, Mr. w. Murray and Mrs. f.
liza Brown.
Miss Carolyn Brown spent the
week end with relatives in Vicks-
burg, Miss. ~ ~
Miss Alice Mae Brown spent
the week end In Mound Bayou,
Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Preston News
Notes

A treat seldom enjoyed by its
members was recently given the
Bluff Springs Baptist Church,
when Rev. J. J. Morris of Dem
opolis, Alabama delivered the Sun
day morning message from the
subject, Behold, I set before you
an open door, no man can shut"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

much for the world, but it will
serve as means of keeping his
deeds alive in the minds of the
people of Los Angeles.
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Carver's Picture
On Calf. St. Car
Tickets

Los Angeles - The late George
Washington Carver's picture will
adorn the weekly passes issued
by the Los Angeles Transit com
pany, beginning Monday, Jan. 5,
it was announced here last week.
The Autographed passes are sold
to bus and street car passengers
for $3.50 and slips.
Idea for having the late sci
entist's picture on the passes
came from William Jones, local
Urban league executive, as an eff
fective means of honoring the
memory and works of DR.. Carver.
They will be in the hands of
Los Angels cities in time of Car
yer Week"
A spokesman for the transit
company said, 1t is so little to
do for a man who has done so
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

Mrs. Beauford Johnson and Mrs.
Luther Johnson recently returned
from a three day stay in East
st. Louis, ILL.,, with their brother
Clyde Johnson who underwent an
operation. They also attended the
funeral of their niece which took
place in Okland Park Cemetery
in st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Chas. Cole, and little dau-
ghter Cecilia, of Rust College,
Holly Springs, Miss, were among
Dthe holiday visitors here.