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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
New Negro Poetry
Anthology Published

NEW YORK, Feb. 16. CAMP
Publication of Ebony Rhythm"
a new anthology of Negro poetry
edited by Beatrice Murphy, was
announced this week by the Ex-
position Press located here in New
York.
The new volume cantains the
work of some 100 poets including
Langston Hughes, Georgia Doug
lass Johnson, Lucie Mae Pitts, AL
pheus Butler, Frank Marshall Da-
Wis, Marcus B. Christian, DR.. Bin
ga DESMOND, lola M. Brister, Ruby
Ragland, Ricardo Weeks, and
many others.
Miss Murphy is editor of an
earlier anthology, NEGRO Voices"
published a few years ago, and
author of a volume of her w
poems, "Love Is a Terrible Thing"
and a pamphlet for writer's,
Catching the Editors Eye" Book
review editor of Pulse magazine
since 1913, she has also been book
review editor for the Afro-Ameri-
can newspapers and the San An
tonic Register and has written re-
views for the New York Times.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
TRUMAN TO
VISIT hASTIE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. AN
P)-President Truman will spend
Washington's birthday in the Vir-
gin islands as guest of Gov. Will
liam H. HASTE, if his present plans
are not changed.
The long delayed tour of the
Caribbean will begin next Friday
when the President will start on
his 14-day trip. He expects to
have luncheonw it'll Gov. Jesus
Pinero of Puerto Rico Saturday,
February FL, sailing for st.
Thomas in the Virgin islands early
Sunday morning. After having
lunch with Govx. HASTE, he will
be entertained with a reception at
the government house. The presi-
dent will in turn have a party
aboard the Williamsburg for Gov.
HASTE.
On the following day, he ex-
poets to sail to St. Croix, another
of the Virgin islands where he
will be guests of another recep-
ton. Leaving the Virgin islands,
he will have a 45-hour trip to
Guanatnoma bay, Cuba, arriving
there February Is. After an in
spection Of the naval base there
and luncheon at the Officers club,
he expects to fly back to Wey
West where he hopes to remain
until March 5.
This trip was planned several
months ago, but was called off
for some unknown reason. 1t was
limited that the President did not
feel too safe visiting Puerto Rico
at the time, because O fthe bone
of contention which then existed
there.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16

separation of Negroes and whites
is forbidden by the constitution
of the state.
Under present army policies,
Negroes cannot serve with white
in mixed units. An all-Negro out
fit can be a part of a larger or
ganiZation. Sec'y. of the Army
Kenneth Royal indicated that the
permission was extended to New
Jersey only and to no other Ma
tional Guard unit. The regular
army would not change it's poll
cies.
Gov. James l.. McConaughty Of
Connecticut, has indicated his in
terest in the outcome of the New
Jersey matter and while there
were no provisions in his state
constitution about segregation he
said, eve have the same attitude
continued ON page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
Ministers Draft
Dr.. Townsend for
Pension Post

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Feb. Is.
(ANP) = In an unexpected and
sensational movement, DR.. V. M.
Townsend of Little Rock, is being
drafted to head the pension de-
partment of the AME church.
In the movement, headed by the
Rev. T. Couch, leading AME min
lister of Tennessee, an appeal is
being sent to delegates to the 1913
general conference Of the AME
church to be held in Kansas City,
Mo-, to give DR.. Townsend the post
made vacant by the death of it's
founder, DR.. D. L. Witherspoon,
last week.
DR.. Townsend is considered to
be one of the church's most out
standing and highly esteemed min
listers. Bishops and leading church
men have given testimonials of
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
Dunbar Cunning
For Championship
In Game Tonight

with a foul shot to end the game
with 10 seconds remaining.
The Wolverines were wild in
their aAtempts to find the loops in
the early stages of the game which
gave the Teddies an advantage
for the three quarters of the tus-
sic.
Getting back to Mondays game
it will be an individual battle be-
tween "Bo" Farr the city's lead
ing candidate for the All-City hon
ors and Vaughn Monroe" Taylor
Of the Pilots who have been the
spark plugs Of their respective
teams all season.
CONTINUED on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
Toledo Mayor Opposes
Bus Jim Grow

TOLEDO, Feb. 16. (ANP) =
The race issue popped up last
week in a city council debate over
the extension of bus service thru
a Negro section o fthe city and
brought a declaration from Mayor
Michael Disable that "I1l not sit
in council and let Jim crowism be
established north of the Mason
Dixon line"
The mayor charged that the re-
quest for change in bus routings
through the section was initiated
by a small group motivated by ra-
cial discrimination.
Actually the controversy has
been a fight between residents of
the 9Th and 18th wards, an area
whose majority population is white
over the phesent alternating rout-
ing of buses through the section.
Ironically, Councilman James
B. Simmons, Jr., only Negro of
the body, voted for the extension,
but later explained his vote by
saying that he thought it was the
best way to resolve the issue. He
said he emphatically opposedsany
Jim crow bus line in the city.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
MS stalwart character.

his stalwart character.
He is presiding elder, and has
been for many years. For six
years, he was president of the
correctional council o fthe AME
church, longer than any other per-
sons since it's organization.
According to Rev. Couch, his
group urged DR.. Townsend to run
for the office but he declined to
do so The movement to draft the
Little Rock minister followed.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-16
Nation E yes New Jersey Guard

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16. GA
NP)--The army will continue to
give financial support to the New
Jersey National guard "for the
present" despite the fact that
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Friend of the Little Fellow

Senator Johnston of South Carolina ex-
planned that he was fighting against
local sales tax to protect the little fellow"
He was successful. His opposition all las:
week and his one-man filibuster in the
closing hours of the session have strung
up this series of triumphs for the little
fellow"
l. No pay raise for District school teach
ers.
2, No pay raise for District police and
firemen; no increase in pensions for their
widows and orphans; indefinite Lostpone-
ment Of the authorized five-day week for
fremen.
3. No cost of living pay increase for
$500 classified municipal workers, although
their fellow workers in the Federal Gov
eminent, doing precisely the same work
in the same community, have received
the increase.
A. A District budgeting mess that will
confront Congress next january with the
largest deficit in the city's history, making
inevitable a greater increase in taxation
for everybody.
The sales tax was necessary to finance
the pay increases and to start In motion
a collection of revenue for the fiscal year
1850 that would reduce the deficit and
put the District on a sounder financial
basis The alternative to a sales tax was
a doubling of property taxes within two
years, which would have brought about a
dangerous condition in Washington, af-
fecting every rent-paying tenant and pen
alizing every home owner Senator Cain
was correct in refusing to release pay
increase legislation until the means were
found to pay the bill.
Senator Johnston blocked the only avail
able means. In opposing the sales tax he
offered no reasonable or attainaole SubSti-
tute He has done the "little fellow" more
harm than the sales tax was capable Of
doing And he has done this without
having taken any responsible part in the
thorough study of District finances which
had shown the sales tax to be necessary
and which won over others who, disliking
the sales tax, were able to find no work.
able substitute.
The resulting discrimination against
District employees is completely unfair, but
it makes plain the inescapable fact that
for every additional expenditure some new
form of taxation to pay for it must be
found More than half Of the States have
come to the sales tax as the least painful
and most productive source Of revenue
remaining. 1t cannot be avoided in the
District. Senator Johnston has merely
delayed its application On basis that is
wholly lacking in common sense.
Evening star., 1948-06-21

that may accrue to Western Germany
they are Offset by the economic difiiculties
raised by Russian non-cooperation. The
Russians have denounced the measure and
declare the new mark invalid in their zone
and in Berlin. This means a financial
splitting of Germany with the virtual
cessation of trade between east and west,
unless and until it can be resumed on some
sort of barter basis. The chances are
that the Soviet authorities will soon pro-
claim a separate currency for Eastern
Germany which would further deepen the
rift
The price paid for currency stabilization
in Western Germany may thus be heavy
one Yet it is step that had to be taken
to avert still graver consequences. The
ultimate results can be evaluated only in
the light of actual experience.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
A Break for Veterans
To the Editor Of The star:

10 the EDITOR OF The star:
We do wish that something would be done
about the runaround that the veterans are
getting. Many OF these men served in places
where they were soaked so much for ordinary
living expenses that they were unable to save
anything from their pay-unlike the stay-at-
homes, who had low-cost housing provided
them in addition to sky-high salaries. There
was so much talk about the CT Bill of Rights
how it would help every veteran to own
his own home, for instance-but just try to
find place to get GI loan for that purpose
now! The per cent interest rate provided
in that bill is not large enough for the greedy
builders and mortgage companies And just
try to get anywhere with the couple of hundred
or so that some of us have managed to save
you'll be a fair target for loud outlaws from
those you approach to purchase home
If man makes a fair salary, in steady
Job, why not give him a break? II he is
willing to mortgage his earnings for the next
20 years, why not meet him half way and
permit him to establish a home for his family?
He gave you break and saved your home by
serving his country! Let's have action-not
words! VETERANS WIFE.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
To an Old FIut-lron

Ho,c many miles of ru6fes mare you
pressed,
OF dinatty starched stio 70 s'amn anset ,' t,cked
OF chiidren's ptnatores, or sunday
tdblecloths
when best beaus came 10 supper u'"
lacey troths
We're donned? How many sturdy cahcos
For Mother, blouses for ,ohat careless ooysl
around you seem to hover plans and 5ov''
1nrieties-it you're too hot, too cold
You must be perfect, magic wnns yJn e,ats ,so'o
The texture of a dream and hope eIaIe
seneath your cumbrous, aH-'mporans
1oeight:
For beauty blooms beneath you, yet TO go
on prideful journeys: honnely, humote,
Your o,un scope only the monoto"ouS
rumble
Rack and forth on the stove, yet under you
RatnboDs unrolled In loneliness dnew!
IDA ELAINE JAMES. r.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Objections to Mr.. Tamm

To the Editor of The Star:
In response to your editorial on Doing an
Injustice" to Judge-nominee, Mr.. Tamm, per-
NIT me to say that regardless of the handling
of this case by the Judiciary Committee, against
the personal ambitions Of this gentleman
should be balanced the matter Of the public
interest, which a judge can so vitality effect
Regarding your statement Of "the impressive
array of witnesses who appeared in Mr.. Tamn1's
behalf" suggest that most Of them are his
personal and political friends. while opposed
to him were many of the most distinguished
lawyers of the District Bar, the overwhelming
opposition of the District Bar Association, the
American Bar Association, and q number OF
citizens associations.
The chief objections to Mr.. Tamm were:
l. Upon his own admission, Mr.. Tamm never
has taken bar examination, never has tried
a case and of necessity was rejected for ad-
mission to the D. c. Bar over which he would
seek to preside.
2. Naturally because of his unfamiliarity
with local law and practice, he would be Sc
riously handicapped and embarrassed in his
duties as Judge, and that at the expense OF
the public interest and public justice.
3. As former directive and administrative
however meritorious his services there, he could
not reasonably have the complete and neces-
sary confidence of the public and the Bar in
matters wherein the conduct and tactics Of the
FBI frequently come under scrutiny and
criticism especially In criminal cases.
FRED P. MYERS.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
CurIew Mystery Solved

The quest for the nesting place of the
bristle- -thighed curlew is over. Dr. Arthur
A. Allen of Cornell University and his son
have located the spot near Mountain
Valley, Southwestern Alaska, where the
strangest, most mysterious and most inter-
esting of all the Numenius- Phaeopus tribe
completes the business of producing sue
cessive generations of young The search
began in Tahiti in 1785. Now, after 1853
years and at point roughly $500 miles
distant, it has been concluded with the
aid of airplanes, motion picture cameras,
sound-recording machines and other gadg-
cts which, taken together, may solve
problems much more important.
Ordinary laymen may wonder why time
and labor and money should be spent in
such chase. The explanations are many,
but the most compelling of them is what
James Smithson described as "the increase
and diffusion of knowledge" and what
Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbies, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, Horace Mann and other
philosophers have agreed is a synonym of
human power over circumstance. People
instinctively desire to know what makes
their universe tick. They ask each other:
What cooks?" and How Gomez" Profess
sional scientists are challenged daily to
provide satisfactory replies The nest of
the curleW which breeds in the South
Seas and broods in the SubArctic was
legitimate objective No other North
American bird had hidden it's summer
home so well. The achievement of the
Aliens aided by the Alaskan naturalists,
Warren Peterson and Henry Kyllingstad,
completes the domestic register of orni-
thology for this continent.
OF course, nobody yet has discovered why
the curlew with bristles on its legs has
migrated so far year after year, century
after century. That riddle still is unread.
Like the origin of matter, the nature of
electricity and few other basic conun-
drums it is not now amenable to final
exposition. Perhaps men ought not to
know everything. Power beyond their
faculty of management would be a curse
rather than blessing.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
France "Accepts"

The nature and implications Of Frances
adhesion to the London agreement on
Germany should not be misunderstood.
BY. the narrowest Of marginS-only eight
votes with twenty-six abstentions-the
National Assembly authorized the govern
ment to go along with America, Britain
and the Benelux countries, all of which
had already approved the program for
Western Germany arrived at in the six
power London Conference.
This was a close squeak. And it was
attained only by supreme pressure from
the Schuman government, which threat
ened to resign If the Assembly refused its
authorization and warned of dire conse-
uuences should France be left in diplo-
matte isolation through failure to 60 along
with its allies. Even so, success appears
largely due to the stanch support of Paul
Reynaud. veteran parliamentarian who
commands general respect and occupies
an independent position in party politics
Yet with all this, the Assembly tackled
onto it's grudging assent a series of reser-
vations reafirming the French stand on
the Ruhr, the political framework of
Western Germany, and the necessity for
safeguarding French security Only by
asserting to these qualifications could the
government push authorization through.
Although this qualified assent may be
accepted by the Ave other powers, it is only
too clear that, in the implementaton of
the program for western Germany's recon-
struction, France will be a reluctant and
contentious partner, seeking to wrest fresh
concessions for its viewpoint and interpret
ing every measure according to its special
interests. This is not a good augury for
the successful implementation of the Lon
don Agreement. There is obviously lacking
that genuine meeting of minds on which
fruitful reconstruction so largely depends
Already, the concessions made to France
have created grave doubts in Washington
and London, while arouSing well-nigh uni
versal disappointment and resentment
among the Germans themselves And it
is widely held that real German CO.
operation is needed to put through what
has been proposed.
To be sure, the major decisions taken
at London will now be carried out. The
Ruhr will function economically under six.
power direction, the three western zone'
will be merged and constituent assembly
for Western Germany will convene abou
September /, with a governmental regime
for the entire region funcuoning some tim
Evening star., 1948-06-21
The New German Mark

The new German currency, issuance OF
which bepan last week in the three west
ern zones, Is one of those nara cnolces
made necessary by failure to Implement
the Potsdam Agreement OF 1S45, wherein
the Big Four pledged themselves 10 treat
the prostrate Reich as an economic unit
nendinp the conclusion OF a peace settle-
ment, Owing to this failure, for which
Soviet Russia is primarily respohSioie'
Germany has sunk deeper and deeper lnIo
an economic morass which threatens 10
engulf not only itself but much OF Europe
as well.
One of the consequences OF this eco
nomic debacle is that the old German
currency, the Reichsmark, has become
practically worthless So, in default OF
Russian cooperation, the three western
Powers have decided to set up new cur
rency. the Deutsche Mark. 1t will supplant
the Reichsmark throughout their respec-
tive zones, although not In their sectors o!
Berlin, these being enclaves with speclal
status, deep in the Russian Zone.
The necessity for this operation had
become more Immediately pressing as It's
imminence had virtually paralayzed the
economic life of Western Germany. sellers
would not accept the Reichsmarks which
frenzied would-be buyers offered them IN
exchange for almost anything, seeking to
beat the impending conversion deadline
It was this acute crisis that impelled the
Western Powers to take common action as
soon as French acceptance of the London
Agreement had made such action possible,
even though the procedure decided upon
inflicted temporary hardships on the
population.
This currency revision is unique in Eu-
| ropes postwar monetary reforms In that
it is a "delayedaction" measure. The
first stage has begun, but is limited to an
exchange of 90 marks person. This is
little more than pocket-money which has
! to last for q week, during which all old
marks must be declared by their owners.
Since the rate of conversion has not yet
been announced, Germans will be left in
perplexed uncertainty until they learn the
value of their new money, albeit the indi-
cations are that this will be at about one
new mark for ten old ones.
|, Whatever the benefits Of stabilization
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Equality in Practice

To tie Editor of The Star:
have just read Laura K. Pollocks letter
to The Star, June Is, and I am surprised that
she did not state her reasons for mot caring to
sit near to q Negro" AS a member Of the major
race but yet public-spirited citizen. would
like to quote for her attention the following:
THAT all men are created equal" mot just
whites), do unto others as you would wish
them to do unto you" and Love thy neighbor
as thyself."
Each day let US pray that there will be better
understanding among men.
ANGELA J. NORRIS.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
BY THE HAsKINs SERVICE.


O. How did straw voting come to be called
by this name?-W. T.
A. The name probably comes from the old
proverb, "A straw shows which way the wind
blows" Sampling of public opinion has been
attempted for nearly so years. The earliest
straw votes in this country were conducted by
newspapers.
Q. Which religious denominations ordain
women as ministers?-T. A.
A. Women can be ordained In at least six
denominations: The Northern Baptist, Disciples
of Christ, Congregational Christian, Seventh-
Day Baptist, Unitarian and Universalist.
@. What pets are most popular among the
people of the United States?-J. E.
A. Dogs are probably the most popular Of
all pets Canaries are believed to rank second
and cats third.
G. How many men and planes took part In
the raid over Hiroshima, Japan, when the
atomic bomb was dropped?-W K. B.
A. Twenty-eight men comprised the crew Of
the three planes that took part IN the raid
of l945. Col Paul w. Tibbets, jr, was
pilot and Mai. Thomas w. Ferebee bombar-
dier of the B-29 Super Fortress, the Enola Gay
(named after Col. Tibbets mother, which
dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in
warfare at s:15 am on August 8. Two other
planes, one named Great Artistic, new right
wing and left wing to drop instruments and
make records and to take pictures.
@ Is the Capitol of the United States north
or south OF the Mason and Dixon Lne?-F /. M.
A. washington, D. c. Is at latitude SO de-
grees 55 minutes N. 1t is therefore. snort
distance south Of the Mason and Dixon Line
which runs along the parallel in latitude SO de-
prees A minutes 263 seconds and is popularity
reoarded as the boundary between the North
and the South
Evening star., 1948-06-21

early next year. But full understanding
among the promoters Of this evolution
will still be lacking, and this lack of unity
may prove a grave handicap in face of
the countermeaspres which Soviet Russia
and its German Communist supporters
will surely employ.
The pathway of West German recon-
The outlook is frankly dubious.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
Appreciation for Capper.

To the Editor Of The star:
Az usual am busy, but I shall not ies .ne
day 70 by without writing WORD aoou' Aie
very nice editorial you published concerning
the retirement of Senator Arthur Capper ITO"
the United States Senate.
The senate once Building is home to Sen
.tor c.nner and he deserved to stay there as
long ss he lived. EARL y. OoODANS'
Evening star., 1948-06-21
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Evening star., 1948-06-21

ter and do not think that the average Amer
ican citizen thinks that 1t is laughing matter
Are the Supreme Court justices supposed to
use their positions as testing ground" for
their legal theories-or do such Offices call for
q nrm and stalwart group Of men who should
endeavor to make the judiciary branch of our
Government a dependable Rock of Gibraltar
which both our American citizens and the
citizens of foreign countries can rely on as q
part of sound American democracy?
1t is true that laws, business transactions and
other parts of our lives are becoming more
complex and complicated every day-but this
should be even more reason for harmony rather
than confusion in formulating our legal pat
tern. This does not mean sacrificing the
American tradition of independent thought and
expression. and think that all of us will agree
that Justice Holmes, Chief Justice Hughes
and the men Of their period certainly practiced
freedom OF thought and expression and yet
maintained an American judicial system and
set up legal precedents that were cited even
by the conservative English courts. Do we
have such judicial system today?
Nashville. M. DUDLEY BURTON.
Evening star., 1948-06-21
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