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Evening star., 1948-12-12
Beuuvoir School to Stage
christmas PAGEANT

Beauvoir Elementary School will
present its annual Christmas pro-
gram at II am. next Friday in the
Bethlehem Chapel Of Washington
Cathedral.
The program will be given by the
third grade, assisted by the Beau
voir Choir and chorus of first anG
second grade pupils. In the Ma
tivity scene the part of Mary will be
PLAYED by Sally Currier: Joseph by
Robert CASTOR: shepherds. Jack
Neal, Julian Heron and Howard
Wilson; wise men, Charles Snow
James Mills and Jack Phillips
pages, James Cooley, Don Campbell
and Christopher Sargent; angels
Ann Houghton. Diane Baker, Susar
Bragdon, Marcia McGhee, Hals
Umar, Joan Crandall, Judith Carr
and Anne Brewer.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Dominion Club
Slide Competition

The Old Dominion Camera Club
of Arlington will present color
slide exhibit tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock in the Buckingham COM
munity building, 313 North Glebe
road, Arlington, Va. Two judges
have been named to select the
honor slides-William Nagel OF the
Ansco Co. and Harvey Mohr OF the
Photographic section of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1948-12-12

The legislators regarding vital District Of
information regarding the District Columbia believed
% bs noem @ S of them the the
driving their minds the false ideas with Wcn hey are
presents difhcult problem . u.. , ,.uo uo,n. ~,
startling statements made regarding the oanizaion ana
comprise the sole and exclusive OF
are represented with the exception Of
the permanent residents of the District ~ .,
recent point commemorane
the d orthSay Of the re- AsOeaOn @ o. ne ne Us b WAS United
Senator Alexander Wiley Republican Wisconsin or
had honored the association with his and
self and self
qudatng should the of the Eghty-h CONGRESS
stated According his press $50
Closer home in the District Of Columbia the matter Of District
District complex which experts and women OF
have long matter is
that the District l far from basis of ef-supp Your budget
job of its but certain
measures will occur to you quite obviously.
81" taxes not sufficient most Of the Districts way
Nation it should be
example rather than having to Uncle Sam every
radony pdd ourselves carrying load own backs
District
his impression that the District to Uncle Sam
Capital Rather should they take to task civic leaders have failed
fiscal relations between District
should have supplied all Senators and
information that of the approximation for the District Columbia
taxation
represents about ss per cent ,os g. s,, ,- ~
legislators the additional fact that the real estate carries
Of the District of Properv owned by the United States
other exempted from taxation by various acts of Congress
Wiley the Senate since 1899 which has
oppohty & lo the me- many any CIVIC nc nt. ane ms
absolutely needed by District of Columbia legislators
Evening star., 1948-12-12


No. 2 United
Spanish w ar
Veterans at the
last meeting.
Other officers
elected W ere
Senior ice
C o m m q n d er,
Claude L. Jones;
Junior vice COM
mander, Edwin
v. Smith; trus-
tee for 3 years,
Peter Roesle.
F. or y e a r,
Charles H. APP
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Civic Calendar
Shopping Center
To Be Discussed

Members Of the American Uni
versity Park Citizens Association
will consider a plan for expansion
Iof the Massachusetts avenue shop.
ping center tomorrow night.
A similar problem-involving Zon-
ing along Massachusetts, avenue
led the group to organize % years
ago. To prepare members for to-
morrow nights discussion, asSocia-
ton officers have mailed statements
presenting both the views of the
firm contemplating the develop
ment and of area citizens.
Few other associations have
planned important business meet
ings. The Mount Pleasant group
has set tomorrow aside as get ac-
quainted" night, with a program OF
music and entertainment. Plans
for Christmas parties will be made
by the Brentwood Terrace and Hill
crest Citizens Associations tomor-
row night.
Two associations originally sched-
uled to meet this week have can
celed their December sessions
They are West End and Chillum-
Castle Manor The Fort Davis and
Cathedral Heights-Cleveland Park
groups, which ordinarily would meet
Christmas>Week, will meet this week
instead.
The schedule follows:
Monday.
American University Park-Hurst
Hall. American University, Massa
chuSetts and Nebraska avenues
NV, 8 pm.
Brentwood Terrace-Social Oyster
Club, 1851 Saratoga avenue NE,
$50 pm.
Burleith - Gordon Junior High
School. Thirty fifth and T streets
NV, 8 pm.
Fort Davis - Ryland Methodist
Church, Branch avenue and S street
Sc. 8 pm.
Glover Park - Stoddert School,
Thirty-ninth and Calvert streets
NV, SIS pm.
Hillcrest - East Washingto O n
Heights Baptist Church Hall, 1886
Alabama avenue S.E.,.s SPIN.
Kalorama-Adams School, Nine
teenth and California streets NV,
9 pm.
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleasant
Branch Library, Sixteenth and La
mont streets NV. 8 pm
Takoma Park ID. C.-MdD-Ta-
koma Park Branch Library, Fifth
and Cedar streets NV, 8p.m.
Tuesday.
Brookland - Brookland School,
Tenth and Monroe streets NE.
BIS pm.
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
st. Adams Guild Hall, Wisconsin
and Massachusetts avenues NV,
8 pm.
Fort Dupont-Beers School, Ala
bama avenue and Thirty sixth place
Sc, 8 pm.
Randle Highlands-Randle High
lands School, Thirtieth and r streets
Sc, 8 pm.
Summit Park-Beers School, Ala
bama avenue and Thirty-sixth place
Sc, 8 pm.
Thomas Circle-Home of Mrs. Ella
Thompson, president, 1886 Sixteenth
street NV, 8 pm
Wednesday.
Burroughs Executive Committee
Taft Junior High School, Eighteenth
and Perry streets NE, 8 pm.
Dahlgren Terrace-Noyes School,
Tenth and Franklin streets NE,
8 pm.
Trinidad-Wheatley School, Mon-
tello avenue and Albemarle street
NV, pm.
Kingman Park Civic Association
Installation of officers and Christ
mas program, in recreation hall at
Oklahoma avenue and Twenty-flfth
street NE, pm. Tuesday.
Evening star., 1948-12-12
Movie Makers Meet

Agriculture Amateur Movie Max
ers OF the USDA will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 1915 to view l6-mm.
color film entitled Life Story Of
the Saturday Evening Post" Mem
bers will meet in room 1909 of the
South Agriculture Building.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-10
L E T T E r S
From Our
MISSIONARY LETTER
CONTINUED from page II

people singing "What Friend
we have in Jesus" They sing
as though they meant it!
Saturday I had the privilege
Of going down to the big open
market for Child Evangelism
Glass. AS I hadn't been down
there before, I was amazed
at the large number of people.
1t would be a wonderful place
for a street neutrality-suspicious.
some day that will be permit
ted. When we arrived at our
destination, group of chill
dren were waiting for us. Sew
eral weeks before, a priest had
invited the class to be held in
his yard, which was unusual
for a priest, and for which we
thank God. In a short time
there were about eighty little
children sitting on the ground,
eager to listen and learn. Many
were standing outside the gate,
afraid to come in, as some had
been punished for coming.
The most enjoyable part of
our language school is going
out each day to visit. On the
streets, in the markets, or Eth
opian huts, there are always
those who will stop and talk.
Last week while we were out,
a woman seeing us from the
doorway invited us into her
house. Living conditions and
the dress of the people varies
but little throughout Ethiopia.
The only light entering their
homes is from the doorway.
Usually they have earth floors
with an open fire in the mid
die, or a side room which is
used for cooking. No exit seems
to be provided for the smoke
but that is a small matter to
them. Their furniture is very
limited. Some may have a
chair, bench or stool, with a
bed or two. The walls are
made of mud, grass, etc. Those
that are a little better off than
their neighbors may have their
walls papered with newspa-
pers and pictures. The women
wear long dresses which are
very becoming when new, but
new dresses are few and far
between. The men wear khaki
shorts or breaches, similar to
our riding breaches, with top
coat. Both men and women
were home-spun wrap, which
is perhaps three or four yards
long. This is put on according
to the time of day and where
they may be going. Thus the
way they wear this wrap has
a meaning.
Well, as I started to say, we
entered this house where three
women and one man were sit
ting ready for their morning
tea. We had never been offer
ed anything in a native home
before. We tried to tell them
with our little Amharic) that
we had just finished break
fast, SO didn't care for any. APP
parently our Amharic was not
understood (Which is not sur
prising) as we were offered a
cup of tea. We couldn't refuse,
even though the cup itself
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-10
fife TheOCrat

lagos. They came to one vii
lage where number of peo-
pie were gathered in the open
market. In the center was a
tree with grain scattered
around it on the ground, and
the people were worshiping
this tree, believing that the
Spirits lived there and they
must appease them.
The boys opened their Bibles
to Exodus 2O:3-6, and read:
"Thou shalt have no other
gods before Me. Thou shalt not
make unto thee any craven
image, or any likeness of any,
thing. Thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them nor serve
them"
Then they preached Jesus
Christ and told them that they
needed to be saved from their
sins and that this tree was no
god. People gathered around
and the crowd grew larger.
Some believed what the boys
were telling them and others
became disturbed and angry.
One man got his axe and be-
gan to chop down the tree.
Some thought this was going
too far and that the Spirits
would surely punish him.
When the tree was finally
down they chopped it up and
soon had a large bonfire. Many
were frightened as no doubt
they had worshiped the tree
for many years. Religion to
these people is their very life.
The local witch doctor, hear
ing what was going on, sent
for help to the next village
twenty-five miles away. Some
of the crowd wanted to put
the boys in jail, but they con-
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-10

tinued preaching from the
Holy Book, and instead of the
boys going to Jail, the police
took about twenty of the ring
leaders causing the disturb
ance. The boys remained in the
village for several days and
were invited into the homes
where the people wanted to
be taught more about Jesus,
Who died for them. The boys
were also permitted to preach
to those in Jail. Only the Holy
Spirit could have brought it
about as the powers of dark
ness are very real in these
lands.
After seven short weeks in
Ethiopia, my one regret is that
it took so long to come here.
There is a great need and
much to be done. I wouldn't be
any place else, nor would l
exchange with any one at
home. After seeing the need
here, both materially as we'll
as spiritually, l realize more
than ever how we in America
have been truly blessed! We
don't realize how good we
have it!
God bless you!
Write,
Alta Dronen,
Box 127
Adds Ababa,
Ethiopia,
AFRICA.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-10

BOOK aloud. On eacn page
there are Scripture verses in
Amharic to illustrate the diff
ferent color pages. 1t is like our
book in America and explains
itself to any one who can read,
and has proven very helpful at
times. We are thankful for the
privilege of being able to go
into these homes. Our prayer
is that the Lord will bless and
that many will come to know
Him.
One evening a short time
ago our cook treated us to the
Ethiopian main dish, which is
a sauce similar to our tomato
sauce for spaghetti, plus
ground meat. This is eaten
with their bread which is like
American pancakes, but about
IL to Is inches in diameter. I
had heard that their food was
highly seasoned and now I'm
convinced. I don't see how
their digestive systems can
take that kind of diet. In an
Ethiopian hut, rather than Of
fend, I'll eat it, but I doubt if
I'll ever try it again in the
white mans house.
Last week the first Ethio-
plan Conference for Christians
was held among the people
where the wonderful revival
occurred some years ago. Our
directors from the mission at
tended and came back with
reports of the Lords blessings.
Meetings were held for eight
days-two or three meetings
each day. There were two
speakers - one a Missionary,
and the other, an Ethiopian
Evangelist. It was estimated
that about 5000 people at
tended, with an average of
1000 to the daily meetings and
1000 on Sunday, the last day
of the Conference. Also 80
obeyed the Lord in Baptism.
People came from many areas,
some as far as sixty miles. Sew
eral who came a long distance
gave ringing testimony to the
power of Jesus Christ as they
had just been released from
Is months in prison. Two of
their number had died in pri-
son. These people know what
it means to take their stand
for Jesus Christ and it means
something to them when they
stand in spite of persecution.
1t is not just a profession, but a
real possession!
There are five large pro-
vinces that do not yet have a
witness. Although there isn't
an area of the universe that
hasn't been reached by explor-
ers, scientists and various COM
mercial products, after 1900
years the Word of Life has not
yet reached every Tribe, Peo-
pie and Nation! Surely it is the
most needed.
Two Christian Ethiopian
lads, DESTROYS of preaching the
Word which they had learned
in Bible School, went out to
tell others in surrounding vii
Evening star., 1948-05-10
| Library Unable
To.Find Title of
| S78,5OO Soma

Army Duff" may be good enough
song title to win a Rhode IslanC
radio listener $l8,500 in prizes, but
it's not good enough for the Library
of Congress.
Mrs. Lillian Finneran, 67-year-old
Providence grandmother, gave that
title to a mystery tune on the
American Broadcasting Co.'S "Stor
the Music" quiz show last night, and
won, among other things, a cabin
cruiser, automobile, television set
diamond studded watch, and q
promise that Cab Cauoway's band
would play for her.
ABC repeatedly had the word oil
the Library of Congress to back up
the title. But Chief Assistant LII
brarian Werner Clapp said today II
isn't so.
We've looked for the song for
three days, and we still haven t
found it. We can't vouch for it, ne
said.
Published word Of another au-
thority, Music Critic Sigmuno
Spaeth, last week might have helped
Mrs. Finneran win. But 1t didn't
help the Library of Congress. There's
a new mystery tune now.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

at Bangkok, Siam, and Rebun Jima,
of the northwest tip Of Japan, the
society said.
DR.. Lyman J. Briggs, chairman OF
the society's Research Committee,
said the success OF these observa-
tions was very welcome.
It seemed to assure, he said. that
scientists would be able to tie IN
the greater British Indian geodetic
triangulation network with that OF
Japan, and possibly Korea. Such
triangulation networks provide data
for rechecking world maps.
The best eclipse observations re-
ported to the society were from
Rebun Jima, where an expedition
was headed by DR.. John A. OKeefe
of washington. Heavy clouds OBJ
scured the sky there almost up to
eclipse time, but at the critical
moment the sky began clearing and
the eclipse was photographed under
close to ideal conditions.
The society said completely mega
tive results were reported by the
expeditions at Wu-k'ang, China,
under the Rev. F. ]. Heyden Of
Georgetown University; at Tenan,
Korea, and on Mount Adagdak on
Adak Island in the Aleutians.
Parties at Mergui, Burma, and
Mount Moffett, ,Adak, reported
doubtful results.
There still is chance, the So
ciety said, that failure Of the ground
parties in the Aleutians may be
made good by the work of specially
equipped B-29's which few on top
of the bad weather Saturday. If
the Superforts were able to get mo-
ton pictures Of vital phases Of the
eclipse, it may yet be possible to tie
in the United States Canadian tri-
angulation network with that Of the
Orient.
This, the society said, would be "a
major accomplishment" It was one
OF the chief objectives Of the eclipse
expeditions.
Computations probably will require
several months before the observa-
tions can be fully evaluated.
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Eclipse Observations
Reported Successful
Despite Bad Weather

The National Geographic Society
today described as thoroughly
worthwhile" the results of far-flung
studies of the weekend eclipse OF
the sun despite bad weather at flve
of the seven observation sites.
Expeditions had been sent out to
photograph the May 8-9 eclipse at
scattered points along 5,320-mile
arc stretching from Burma to the
Aleutians.
/ Reasonably satisfactory weather
conditions for the study prevailed
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Silver Work, Jewelry Show
Scheduled at Catholic j.

| An exhibit Of handmade silver.
smithing and jewelry made BY
amateur and student craftsmen will
be held In the Art Department Of
Catholic University May "a through
20.
The show is open to all amateur
and student craftsmen Of the Met
ropolitan Area, and each entrant
may exhibit three pieces Of work
First and second cash prizes will
be awarded to the winnerss
The silversmithing awards will be
Evening star., 1948-05-10

$40 and $50. Prizes for handmade
jewelry will be $40 and $40. AL
entries must be submitted to the
Art Department Thursday and Fri
day. A jury Of awards will select
the winners.
Prospective entrants should call
Rufus Jacoby. 2001 Sheridan street
Green Meadows, Hyattsville, Md.
for further information.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

Smokers look up to DnL's BEST.
Flavor Cut for cooler burning and
cleaner smoking Flavor-Cut to bring
you all the favortM mildness~. of
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Evening star., 1948-05-10

Of PLAYWRIGHT DTLL'S BEST
what a honey that pouch package
Isl Opens wide. Folds easy. Keeps
your tobacco snug and fresh. Perfect
for packin' your pipe. Why not try
some Fkyor-Cut DnLs BEsr1
Evening star., 1948-05-03

Smart, comfort
able, lightweight
:. Warren's rain
coats are made of
a new, superior
plastic that is
l0O% waterproof,
will not crack, peel
or stick, and is
cleanable with a
damp cloth. Blue,
green. yellow or
clear. Small,
medium, large.
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Evening star., 1948-09-08
Justice Department Keeps
Out Of Texas Election
BY the Associated Press

The Justice Department said last
night that both sides in the photo
nnish Texas Democratic Senatorial
run-off primary have asked the de-
partment to investigate the voting
but denied that any action has beer
taken on the requests.
There has been no investigation
ordered" Dean Schedler. depart
mcnt information officer, TOLD a re-
porter
That was the answer to a request
for information on story published
in the Dallas News which said At
tOrney General Clark had ordered
the Criminal Division to look into
the matter.
Officials refused 10 give out the
opposing charges by former Gov
Coke Stevenson and Representa-
tive Lyndon johnson.
With million votes cast, the lead
has been see-sawing between the
two men during more than a week
of ballot counting with Representa-
tive johnson leading by few hum
dred votes on the last report.
The Justice Department spokes-
man said there was no intention
to move in on an election matter
of only State concern, but that of
course the department will go to
work on any election where there
is an actual showing of Federal law
violation.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
incorporating Unions
Open Rail Wage Talks
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Sept. 8.-Railroad la
Dor and management negotiators
met today to discuss demands OF
100000 incorporating workers for
higher wages
The demands. served on the in
oividual roads in April, are for re-
vision of the basic work week from
48 to 40 hours without reduction In
pay and wage increase of Is cents
an hour. The unions ask that work
beyond eight hours a day Monday
through Friday be paid at overtime
rates with time and one-half for
Saturday work and double time for
Sundays and holidays. ~
G. E. Leighty, president of the
Order Of Railroad Telegraphers and
chairman of the committee repre-
senting Is unions, said the average
straight time hourly wage of nom
operating employees is $1176, or
S56.45 for 48-hour week.
Incorporating employees are those
not running or switching trains
They are machinists, boilermakers,
Dlacksmiths, sheet metal workers
electrical workers, carmen, station
ary firemen and oilers, railway and
steamship clerks. maintenance of
way employees, telegraphers, signal
men. marine masters, mates and pi-
lots; marine engineers. longshore-
men, MOTEL, restaurant employees and
bartenders and yardmasters.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Officer Released on Charge
OF kidnapping Daughter, 5

1t. q. g. George R. Wellons. 80,
of the 1900 block of Sixteenth
street NV. has been released from
Jail in Petersburg. Va, where he had
been lodged Sunday by police on a
charge of kidnapping his daughter,
the Associated Press reported.
The charge was brought Sunday
against 1t. Wellons and Jane Abbitt,
no address listed, by the naval off,
GERS former wife. 1t was dropped
the following day.
1t. Wellons said today the whole
affair was mistake Everything
has been settled amicably."
The Associated Press quoted Police
Officer T, w. Murphy as saying the
five-year-old child was taken from
her front porch in Colonial Heights
by her father on pretext of buying
her ice cream. Mrs. Wellons was
quoted as saying she was inside the
house while 1t. Wellons was visiting
the child under terms of a divorce
decree made final last May, which
gave the mother custody of the
child.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
hotorship Carrying Circus
Missing in Caribbean
By the Associated Press

BALBOA. Canal Zone, Sept. ga
small motorship carrying a circus
complete with lions. tigers and other
beaSts-is missing today in the
Caribbean.
United States Navy planes from
the Canal Zone, Jamaica and Guam
tanamo Bay, Cuba. have Joined in
the search for the vessel, the Euz-
kera, which left Mariel, Cuba, Au-
gust 28 for Cartagena. Colombia
She was due at Cartagena six days
ago.
The Euzkera. now under Hon.
duran registry, was described here
as former yacht used by Presiden,
Mckinley.
The Havana agents for the 140-
foot craft SAID she was carrying the
Razzore Circus. Accounts as to the
number aboard varied. The Havana
agents said there were 46 passengers
and IL crew members. Reports here
said there were from 55 to 81 aboard
Colombia Navy Capt. Ruben Pied
rahita said there we're 81 aboard. al
circus performers, handymen OF
their relatives, including 81 Colon
lbians.
Evening star., 1948-09-08
Philippines Air Lines Hit
American Competition
BY the Associofed Press

MANILA. Sept. THE Philip
pines Air Lines yesterday asked for
government protection from the
"ruinous and unjustifiable" compe-
tltion of two American airlines op-
Grating into this country.
The air lines secretary. Daniel
Gomez, said in a memorandum to
the Department. Of Foreign Affairs
that the service provided by Pan
American Airways and Northwest
Airlines threatened the survival of
the Philippine line.
Mr.. Gomez said there was no traf-
fic justification for the five trips
weekly into the country by Pan
American or the four trips by
Northwest. Philippine Airlines
makeSstwo trips Weekly4to-the United
States.~ &<s ~ i,
Thesprotest charged the American
lines made the trips through sub
sidy by the United States Govern
ment while the Philippine line is not
subsidized,