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Evening star., 1948-12-17
Honors for the Wriqhts

Though the honors being accorded the
Wright Brothers and their first flying
machine" today are belated, they are none
theless wholehearted and complete. The
only regret is that the pioneering pair did
not live long enough to witness the cere-
monies at the Smithsonian Institution
ceremonies which rectify q mistake which
caused Orville Wright great indignation
and sorrow and which deprived America of
the historic plane for many years.
When the "Kittyhawk" rose few feet
above the sand dunes OF Kittyhawk North
Carolina just forty-hve years ago today,
aviation history was made. There should
never have been any question as to the
right of this ancient biplane to occupy the
place of honor In the Nations museum of
air antiquities. AS the first machine to
carry human being in flight, 1t deserves
the recognition formally accorded to 1t as
such in the impressive exercises here.
Neither Wilbur Wright, who died before
World War !, nor orvills, who lived to see
Evening star., 1948-12-17
FederuIizinq the Air Guard

In recommending to President Truman
the federalizing Of the Air National Guard,
Defense Secretary Forrestal has accepted
one of the less controversial of the So
called Gray Board proposals. The most
provocative of that boards recommended
tions was that the entire National Guard
be removed from State control and taken
over by the Army. The National Guard
Association has announced that 1t will
tight ut every turn" against liberalization
Of the Guard.
The board, headed by Assistant Army
Secretary Gordon Gray, argued for the
transfer on the ground that the National
Guard has become an essential arm Of
national defense and has outgrown its
traditional peacetime mission of preserv-
ing order in the States. The report of the
board pointed out that our postwar militia
is armed with Jet fighter planes, tanks,
antiaircraft artillery, radar and other
equipment hardly suitable for suppressing
civil disorders. 1t was suggested that the
States replace the Guard with new militia
organizations more in line with the original
purpose of the Guard.
The Air National Guard is a relatively
new development. 1t is designed not for
use in peacetime but for combating aerial
attacks by enemies of the Nation. A
stronger case for national control Of the
for liberalization of the ground organiza-
tions. Secretary Forrestal may have had
this In mind when he excluded the ground
Evening star., 1948-12-17
Northern Woman

The jasmine scent makes street your troptc
night,
Your sky Is blue as summer larkspur
Ueather, ., $50.
The Transplant spills its crimson light
And da,on is pink as a fan,ingo's feather
Dropped ,chere s,oamp grass lifts its slen-
der s10ord;
This Is the beauty you mould shoto to me
Who haze heard brittle, icy Dord
So close akin to hearts affinity.
must 90 back where ,oild ioinds score
the hill,
And I may taste of winter's bitter core,
For haze held sno,o- foaDers In my hand
And heard them hush the totnd outside
my door. i
You claim exotic beauty for your south
But the north's cold kiss has latin Ipon
my mouth.
ALMA robson HdBE1.
Evening star., 1948-12-17

Jet planes streakine through the skies at
near-sonic speeds, dreamed In those excit-
ing days at Kittyhawk of the fantastic
progress which lay ahead in the world of
flight. Orville sold the Army its first plane
for reconnaissance purposes, not for bomb
Ing or fighting. He expressed sorrow to
friends that planes had brought so much
death and destruction to the world. but,
quite logically, he did not let 1t prey on his
mind, for he knew that others would have
been the first to fly had he and his brother
not persevered and succeeded when they
did.
Because the Wrights continued during
their lifetimes to contribute of their skill
and knowledge toward the advancement
OF flying, it is singularly appropriate that
today should mark the Inauguration of a
new award in their name to other pioneers.
The Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy will
be presented tonight by the National Aero
nautic Association to eighty-nine- e-year-old
William Frederick Durand, dean of aviation
engineers. DR.. Durand has helped to
improve plane propulsion from the days
OF the chain-driven Wright propellers to
the turbo-jets Of today. In honoring
DR.. Durand, the association also is 'honor1ne
the brothers who started the air era on
December II, 1908.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
Deorer Than a Deficit

When Juliet, standing on the balcony,
gazed at the moon and said, "Ah. mel"
Romeo, transfxed below, thought in
whispers
She speaks
o speak again, bright angell For thou art
As glorious to this night, being DER my head,
AS is a winged messenger Of heaven
Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes
OF mortals. that fall back to gaze on him,
When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds
And sails upon the bosom of the air.
The man was in love. And 50, perhaps,
was the Japanese cabinet Minister who
pursued Japanese lady legislator, Mrs.
Harue Yamashita. He had, 1t is true, been
drinking sake. The lady legislator, more
over, was In no mood for romance and
she led Minister Isumiyama on q chase
through the corridors of the Parliament
Building which has ended, unhappily, in
scandal and the resignation of the Min
lister, plus the banning of the sale OF sake
In the legislative halls
What intrigues the reader of this sad
tale, however, Is not the unministerial
conduct OF Mr.. 1sumiyama, his excesses in
sake, or his pursuit of the lady legislator.
It Is what he said as he began the chase:
ITO hell with the national budget. love
you!" And 1t is what he said when he
caught Mrs. Yamashita and embraced her:
II care for you more than the supple
mentary budget"
For 1t is to be remembered that the
gentleman was the Minister of Finance.
And his magic words somehow reach
new heights in the ancient art of trying
to tell lady, even as Romeo was trying,
how fellow feels about her.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
units from his recommendation to the

units from his Recommendation to the
President
Whether such a compromise will mol
lily the outspoken National Guard Asso-
citation Is questionable. The association,
politically influential in the States, has
said it would oppose any encroachnent on
the rights of the States, under the militia
clause of the Constitution. It can be
argued. however, that the trainers of the
Constitution never contemplated militia
equipped with an air arm useful only
against a. foreign enemy. The debate over
both the Gray Boards recommendations
in general and Secretary Forrestaps Air
National Guard proposal in particular will
probably be waged vigorously and acri-
lnoniously in the committee rooms and on
the floor of the next Congress.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
Defense Deficiencies

task force" as to deficiencies in the Ma
tional Military Establishment will cause
no surprise to those who have followed the
painfully slow progress OF unification. But
the report of the able critics will give
added weight to Defense Secretary For
restal's own estimate of the needs-and
hence should facilitate early remedial
action by Congress.
While the committee pointed to "de-
f1ciences all along the 1ine," its emphasis
on shortcomings in the intelligence and
research fields indicates the gravity of
the situation and the urgency of meeting
it. The report makes the alarming revela-
ton that one branch Of military intelli-
gence (reported in other quarters to have
been the Air Force) made a mistaken
intelligence estimate" last spring which
could have had serious consequences"
The incident was cited to support the COM
mittee's contention that intelligence activ-
tiles Of the armed forces are "disparate," i"
often biased and in need of better co-or-
d1nation and evaluation. The group found
that the Central Intelligence Agency, set
up by the merger law. is sound in principle,
but in need of improvements"
Similarly disturbing are the committees
disclosures regarding inadequacies Of the
research and development setup. In these
times of new weapons and new techniques
in warfare, 1t is shocking to learn that the
close relations between the scientists and
the military experts that should prevail
are nonexistent. Whether this gap Is the
fault Of the Research and DEVELOPMENT
Board or the generals and admirals is not
made clear but the committee does criti-
eize what 1t calls the '"aloofness" of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff from other agencies
One Of the jos troubles" the report says
is that 1t is influenced by service "particu-
larism and aggrandizement" This may
refer to the lack of jos unanimity on the
subject of supercarriers strategic bombing
prerogatives and similar points of dispute
between the Air Force and the Navy.
The committee aligns itself firmly with
Secretary Forrestal-and the Navy-on the
controversial proposal for merger of naval
aviation with the Air Force, or vice versa.
1t makes out a persuasive case for main
tenance Of both air arms and continued
development in painfully expensive
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and land-based planes.
The groups specific overall plan for
improving unifcation Is similar to that
OF Mr.. Forrestal-give the Secretary Of
Defense more authority to enforce CO.
ordination than the merger law gives him.
That means, of course, less authority for
the Secretaries Of the three branches of
the defense establishment. And the COM
mittee believes that, to make this top
level authority effective, the statutory pro-
vision which permits the Secretaries of
the Army, Navy and Air Force to appeal
direct to the President from decisions of
the Defense Secretary should be repealed.
All of these suggestions for strengthening
our national security, coming from such
well-informed and competent group of
analysts, should be helpful to Congress
when revision Of the unification law comes
up for consideration-as 1t surely will
early in the next session.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
Sees Financial Disaster Ahead

OeeS flnanclal disaster Ahead
70 the Editor Of The star:
The ship Of state in many q nation Is
headed for wreckage on the rocks Of finance
Our own Government, unless 1t changes its
financial policies, is headed for . similar
doom. Politicians, seeking election to onice,
promise Government aid and subsidies to
practically every group and to many indi-
Wduals in need OF assistance. Those poll
ticians, generally, who make the biggest
promises get elected, because their promises
appeal to the various groups as beneficial
But If these promises are fulfilled, the inevita-
BILE result is an increase in taxes. The Gov
ernnnent must get its money out Of the taxes
Of the people. Each group has to help pay
its share Of the benefits to all the groups
BY the time things are leveled OF, the increase
Of taxes which always is saddled on the
consumer by increases in prices of what he
must purchase, leaves the individual members
Of each group holding an empty bag.
Producers likewise are handicapped, because
the high cost Of production, due to increased
taxes, shuts their products out Of the inter-
national market, and thus the Government In
robbed Of revenue from foreign countries. It
is impossible for the Government to reduce
tdACS WIA4S IL ulCIcoSco lIS cApcIScS VI OPSIa.
ton by granting gifts and subsidies to foreign
nations and domestic groups, and by increas-
ing the number Of its employees annually.
Unless . halt Is called along these lines,
we. as . Government, together with all other
governments, are headed for the whirlpool Of
financial catastrophe. Selling Government
bonds to the people to meet increased liabili-
ties merely ID postponing the evil day. Surely.
there is . day Of retributive Judgment coming
for the mismanagement Of governmental At
fairs The people Of Europe and Asia now are
reaping the harvest Of their nisnanaged
soyernmenta G. q. LONGACRE.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
An Explanation in Slana

TO The Editor Of The Star:
have heard and read several reasons for
the reduction in the cost Of meat. There is
one important thing, however, which I think
has been overlooked. For the past is years.
the public has been fed a constant diet of
New Deal bull" with only an occasional
choice steer" and now suddenly we have
thrown on the market an abundance OF red
herring" No doubt the public is enjoying the
"hsh" more than the bull"
ANDREW GEMENY.
Evening star., 1948-12-17

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
'ortter, although It Is permissible for
toriter kno,Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brtef.
Evening star., 1948-12-17

Brown University announces q device
so delicate it can weigh the spoken word.
Just the thing for the President, whose
light-hearted "red herring" crack may yet
be found to weigh nine tons.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer 10 any question Of
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Please incose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-12-17
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.
@. What Is the difference between the
harvest and the hunters moon?-M. o. r.
A. The harvest moon is the full moon that
occurs nearest the time of the autunnal
equinox, September 23. The hunters moon
Is the October full moon.
@. What can be used as q spray to keep
cats and dogs away from shrubbery7-C. w. B.
A. The shrubbery may be sprayed with q
dilute nicotine sulphate mixture. This In
actually helpful, as it repels insects also.
gallon OF water needs only III teaspoons OF
the commercial nicotine sulphate. -.
O. Does the Federal Government furnish
headstones for soldiers who lost their lives and
were buried at sea during World War MS.
McC. -.
A. The Department of the Army does not
issue headstones when the body Is unrecovered
in a case such as burial at sea or missing In
action. The names Of men who lost their lives
in this manner will be inscribed on plaque In
. chapel as soon as q list Of these names Il
compiled. This Is In accordance with Public
Law 871.
@. What is the purpose Of the American
National Theater and Academy?-F. J.
A. The preamble Of the charter reads thus;
"A peoples project, organized and conducted
In their interest, free from commercialisn1, but
with the firm intent Of being as far as possible
self-supporting. A national theater should
bring to the people throughout the country
their heritage Of the great drama Of the past
and the best Of the present, which has been
too frequently unavailable to them under exist
ing conditions" The charter was granted by
Congress In 1885.
Evening star., 1948-12-17

their doors wide to us and have freely allowed
us to use their meeting rooms. And until
the opening Of the AVG clubhouse. we found
no place where We could meet socially with
out segregation.
we welcome confirmation In this report Of
the beliefs whichwe hold and are putting into
practice in our daily lives.
ROBERT B. KONIKOW,
president, Evans F. Carlson Chapter, Ameri-
can Veterans Committee.
Evening star., 1948-12-17

To the Editor Of The Star:
I think there can be no doubt that the
Report on Segregation is marked by both half
truths and exaggerations on the one hand,
and minimizings on the other It appears to
be intended, not as fair-fninded Investigation,
but as definite and wholly one-sided racial
propaganda. wonder whether this report
will not do more harm than good. And I
wonder whether some elements back Of this
report did not intend it to have precisely
this effect. JOHN A. SIMPSON
TO the Dditoe Of The star
The Executive Committee Of the Evans =.
Carlson Chapter of the American Veterans
Committee has voted full approval of the
recent report Of the National Committee on
Segregation in the Nations Capital and urged
that its recommendations be carried out as
soon as possible.
We know the pattern of discrimination,
both as an organization and as individuals
and find it incompatible with the principles Of
AVG. For example, the functioning of our
own chapter, which like all other units Of
AVG does not recognize segregation, has been
more difncult because Of this pattern. The
public schools, ON the one hand, cannot b
used for our membership meetings and other
activities. On the other hand. the various
branches q The public library have opened
Evening star., 1948-04-02
DowneY,EC Engineer Ends
so Years Of U. 5. Service

William Z. Downey, 7542 Thir-
teenth street NV, Federal Commu-
nications Commission engineer, re-
tired yesterday after 80 years In
Government service.
The 69-year -old engineer is q ma
Evening star., 1948-04-02
VestrY Reprinlands
MeIish for Activities
With Soviet Council
BY the Asseeiotsd Prsss

NEW YORK. April 2.-The lay
governing body Of q Brooklyn
church has rebuked its associate
rector for his activities as chairman
Of the National Council Of Ameri-
can-Soviet Friendship. The council
last January was included by At
torney General Clark in a list of
organizations he described as sub
|versive."
The activities of the clergyman,
the Rev. william Howard Melish,
were called most detrimental to
the interests" of Holy Trinity Epis-
copal Church. The attitude Of the
church's two wardens and nine ves-
trymen was expressed in letter to
Holy Trinity's parishioners.
The letter was made public yes
terday by Mr.. Melish himself. At
the same time, he disclosed contents
of a letter in his defense addressed
to the congregation by his father,
the Rev. DR.. John Howard Melish,
who has been rector of the church
for A years.
Mr.. Melish would not comment on
either letter.
This is q democratic church and
the people will speak their minds, I"
he said.
"A considerable number Of active
members of the church," the gov
erning body wrote, have stated
strong objections to these activities
(of the associate rector; some fam
lilies have already withdrawn from
the church; others have expressed
their intention of doing SO; and 1t is
the belief of the yestry that the
situation threatens the continued
successful progress of the church.
The vestry's letter specifically
mentioned Mr.. Melish's leadership
of the American-Soviet Friendship
Council.
In reply to the criticism Of his
son, DR.. Melish said in part:
"The ministers of this church
stand together. As they see this
situation, the issues involved are
those of q free church and the
right to work for peace according
to ones conscience.
I'VE are for honorable under
standing-not for appeasement, nor
for getting tough with Russia" DR..
Melish said. THE Russian people
and the American people need not
go to war with each other If their
leaders will seek peace and under
standing"
DR.. Melishs letter as well as that
Of the vestry urged the parishioners
to express their views on the sub
iect.
Evening star., 1948-04-02

tive Of Pawtucket, r. I. He entered
Federal service in 1918 as radio
inspector at San Francisco for the
Commerce Department.
During World War II, he was In
charge Of radio intelligence for the
South Pacific area with headquar-
ters at Santa Ana, Calf.
Since the war, he has been chief
Of FCCs field engineering and
division here.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15
Horse And Buggy Days
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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15

Hagerstown, will render a musical
program in Salem Evangelical
United Brethren Church on Sunday
evening at 1870 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Windsor Hodges and
Mrs. Maxwell, of Montgomery
County, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hodges and son, Birmingham, Ala,
were recent callers of F. 7. Hodges.
Alvin Poffenberger, formerly of
Keedysville, is i'll in a hospital at
Atlantic City, suffering with high
blood pressure.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs.
Fred Scheller, Mrs. Cleo Flock, Mrs.
Paul Wyand, Mrs. Roscoe Hammond
and Mrs. Sabina Baker, attended the
Auction Sale at the Fairgrounds
last Thursday.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15

Bomb" Mrs. Howard Remsberg;
God Shows in Your Face" Mrs.
Pearl Pry; every Sunday Is Easter
Sunday" Mrs. Bernie Smith; LEAD
Me" Miss Pearl Poffenberger;
"Christs Own Faith" Mrs. Ross
CAN'T; Consider the Lilies" Mrs.
Harry Shank; can Easter Exper-
ience," Mrs. Claude Hockenberry.
At the close of the business session,
Mrs. Lester Hines, hostess, assisted
by Raymond Lowe and Mrs. Har-
old Lowe, served refreshments to
the following: Mrs. Emma Green,
Mrs. Esta Chopper, Mrs. Pearl Pry,
Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mrs. Harry
Shank, Mrs Howard Remsberg, Mrs.
Glen Norris, Mrs. David Kretzer,
Mrs. Bernie Smith, Mrs. Ross Gantz,
Mrs. Claude Hockenberry, Mrs. Sa-
bina Baker, Mrs. Harold Lowe, Mrs,
Raymond Lowe, Miss Pearl Poffen-
berger, Miss Mary Remsburg, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Hines, Jimmy Hook
enberry and Terry Lowe.
Rev. Charles Miller, Clyde Huntz
berry, Preston Champion, F. T.
Hodges and Rene BURNER, attended
the Mems Congress in Chambers
burg on Saturday evening.
I'D. Knode, Harry Shank, Charles
Flock Grimm, spent Saturday near
Washington on fishing trip.
Mrs. Guy Martin, of Hagerstown,
is recuperating form a recent illness
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Snively.
Mrs. Howard Remsburg spent Fri
day in Baltimore, where she attend
ed a meeting of the county pres
idents of the Associated Women of
the Farm Bureau, at the Lord Bal
timore Hotel.
The Homemakers Club will meet
on Friday afternoon at 1870 o'clock
at the Potomac Edison Kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Eavey have re-
turned home after spending several
days at Pasadena Inn along the
Chesapeake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lowe were
Sunday callers of Mrs. Annie Bovey
of Chewsville, who is quite ill.
The Farm Bureau planning group
will meet on Wednesday evening,
April 81, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Shank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fleming, of
Washington, and Miss Susie Athey,
of Hagerstown, were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Grace Fleming.
Mrs Harry Remsberg was re-
leased from the Washington County
Hospital and returned to her home
on Wednesday, April 7.
The Kings Apostles, group of
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15
Pippa's Song

The years at the spring
And days at the morn;
Mornings at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn:
Gods in His Heaven
Ais right with the world!
Robert Browning
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15
KeedysvilIe News

Several talks on the topic, New
Ways for New Day." highlighted
the April meeting of the Women's
Society of World Service of the Sal
EN- Evangelical United Brethren
Church Mrs. Cleo Flock, hostess,
Mrs. Carl Rowe, Mrs. Charles Flock
and Mrs BURNER spoke on the topic,
explaining the use of airplanes,
floating hospitals, automobiles and
moving pictures in the work of the
missionaries of China, Japan and
India.
eve Press Forward in a Fellow
ship of Advancement was the theme
of the meeting, and Mrs. Robert
Wyand was the leader Miss Emma
BURNER gave a talk on ''Prepara-
ton for Service" making reference
to the value of mission schools at
summer camps. During the devo-
tional period, conducted by Mrs.
Lee Garnand, Rev. Charles Miller
sang, 81 Walk with the King" Pray
ers were offered by Mrs. Howard
BURNER and Mrs. Charles Miller.
Mrs, John Coffman, Mrs. Olin Byrd
and Miss Helen Coffman were named
as new members.
The Mothers and Daughters Ban
quet will be held on the fourth of
May.
Mrs. Harold Lowe conducted the
program of the April meeting of the
Mite Society of st. Peters Lutheran
Church, using as her theme, Jesus,
Our Living God" During the de-
votional period, which opened with
a piano prelude by Mrs Sabina
Baker, the Scripture lesson was read
by Mrs Lester Hines, and Mrs. Ray
mond Lowe led in prayer.
The readings during the program
included: "a Cross Rises from a
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15

A violinist entered a little music
shop in London "I want an E string
please" he remarked to the man be-
hind the counter.
Producing box the latter said:
would you mind picking one out
for yourself, sir? I 'ardly know the
'es from the she's"