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Evening star., 1948-12-16
ton Of wartime and postwar spy.
win Seek New Laws.

ton of wartime and postwar spy.
ing.
win Seek New Laws.
1--WE also want to determine the
full part that the Communist Party
in America plays as an adjunct OF
foreign espionage agents." he said
"And we intend to recommend new
legislation for the Eighty first Con-
gress which will prevent disgraceful
acts of disloyalty in the future.
And may express the hope that
nobody will ever again refer to this
case as a red herring"
This referred to a news confer
ence comment last week by Presi-
dent Truman when he was asked
about the committees course in the
Hiss Chambers case.
MIR. Mundt and other members,
however, congratulated the Justice
Department for its handling of the
spy case.
Il congratulate the Attorney Gen.
erals Office and the grand jury on
their diligent devotion to duty" Mr..
Mundt said.
Nixon Praises Jury.
Representative Nixon, Republican,
iof California, who last week as
serted that an indictment of Mr..
Chambers alone would have failed
to strike at the ''culprits who stole
Government secrets" praised the
Justice Department and the jury.
"The indictment vindicates the
many long months of work done by
our committee despite criticism
Evening star., 1948-12-16
House Spy Probers
Plan Recess Until
After Christmas

Members of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities, jubilant
over the Federal grand jury indict-
ment of Alger Hiss, said today they
probably would recess until after
Christmas.
I'VE have just scratched the sur
face in our spy investigation, one
member said as the committee met
to map out a broader, steppedup
inquiry to determine whether Gov
ernment employees gave secret in
formation to foreign agents during
the war and whether Red spy rings
still operate here.
They expected to decide whether
to call Whitaker Chambers, former
Communist agent, and persons he
has accused of having given him
COZ dental information before the
Wa, or were implicated in alleged
esq image activities. Mr.. Hiss,
former State Department official
accused by Mr.. Chambers of hav-
ing given him secret documents in
1887 and 1888, is not likely to ap-
Evening star., 1948-12-16
+Eng|ish-Speaking Union
Elects Spaatz, Stark

The Washington branch of the
English Speaking Union YESTERDAY
elected as vice presidents Gen. Carl
Spaatz, U. S. A. F., Maj. Gen. H
Conger Pratt, U. S. A., and Admiral
Harold r. Stark, U. S. NJ, all re-
tired.
Other officers named at the
meeting, held in the United Nations
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from all sources from the President
down." Mr.. Nixon commented. 1--WE
will now devote our entire time to
other facts of the CASE"
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
OF Mississippi, another member, also
commended the Justice Department
and the jury, but added that "the
indictment does not mean the COM
mittee can~end its investigation"
Representative Mcdowell, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania was among
committee members who hinted
that important developments" are
yet to come from the committee in
quiry. He agreed with other mem
Evening star., 1948-12-16

Club, 1701 Nineteenth street NV.
include Charles S. Dewey, honorary
vice president; Raymond Guest,
Virginia State Senator, member of
the board of governors; George
Maurice Morris, re-appointed to the
Evening star., 1948-12-16
W. & M. Gets $4,000 Gront

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Dec. 16
R.-The College of William and
Mary has received $4,000 grant
from the Carnegie Foundation for
Advancement of Teaching to assist
members of its faculty with projects
of research, President John E. Pom
fret /of w. and M. announced yes
terday.
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bers that ut Is very necessary te
know what other people involved in
the Chambers disclosures are doing
today and what they did during the
war"
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board. and Robert 3. Morris,
treasurer.
Mrs. Cole Mcfarland was reap.
pointed executive secretary. Little
ton Fox will continue as acting
president.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-29
YOUTH STEALS
 TEN COMMANDMENTS

SEATTLE, Ho A 17-year-old boy yesterday confessed he had s.olen the Ten Commandments
 Arrested here for taking two top coats, the boy also admitted theft of filmstrips for a protector from he First Baptist Church at An chorage.
 The strips were slides of the Ten Commandments.
 The boy told detective C. L. Harrio,t he hid the slides then made return to his cache. The T"n Commandments were gone. he S...t. S.. LN s"J CT .)G"S03.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-29

<SSaXIlN.ll |y||! l those who refuse the importance of advertising tans more truth than at first apparent There those who have singled this phase of trade and n- dustry for strong criticism.
 Civilization today would collapse if 1t hot bol sered by American advertising Today the rest of the world depends upon American production. Yet too few people recognize that this nations great productive pacty could not have been built up without advertising Again. there too few people who correctly adver Using the bulwark of American economic freedom. Advertising is the golden key that has unlocked the door to plenty for all.
 Our world-renowned standards of living were achev ed because we found out how to produce in volume: bath-ubs cars radios, clothing, food We learned how to make wise of the human resources of work and brainpoWer We learned to harness WaterpoWer steam, o gas and all the others We created machinery do of hard work We learned the value of tools In brief, we have made our factories hum.
 But is that all? By The Socialist schemers have failed to evaluae their old slogan producon for use in the light of Americas vast economy Not only did we learn produce have learned use Ameri- the worlds greatest producers and also the worlds greatest users. Only per cent of the worlds population, we own 73ft of the worlds automobiles, 37T of the railroads, 50fo of the telephones.
 There's to it than just production. Ask any ufacturer and he'll tell you that the heart of his outfit is his sales force The fellows who distribute goods rep resent the Otner OI great mass tenn Your high production is fne but it would do no good unless goods eplaced in the hands of Continued high output lowers the price picture?
 Selling and distribution simply could not do the job without advertising Advertising not only sells goods it always helps measuraby to lower prices and to increase quality When electric refrgerators first sold only few thousand made, and it took $500 to buy But during fifeenyears of advertising millions were sold, the price down to fourth of the orig inal price, and the quality improved greatly. 1 Socialists and Communists have had some success in attacking this part of American economic life few years ago survey of 5000 found that 729o believed advertising increased costs High school teachers 82 12f of 3174 college students sidered advertising an economic waste.
 It's high time we woke up to the economic facs-o Good and wise advertising vital part of free compet tive enterprise. Naturally advertising would be unne- cessary in dictatorship The dictator could simply tell people what to eat wear, and enjoy He would also tell them what they could not have Under system that permits advertising we would have two choices lower standard If ng o. dc'o'c~o''o
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-29
Boy Scout
 Court Of Honor Memorable Event

 capacity last Friday evening 70 witness the impressive Boy Scot Court of Honor.
 The ceremony opened with a musical prelude by Girl Scout Juanita Fagerstrom followed ty the entry of Girl Scouts Troop l and Boy Scouts Troop 666.
 After the entry of the colors tae pledge of allegiance was given by he audience and America" was sung.
 An explanation of the Court of Honor was given by Assistance Scout Master Don Sheriff, after which the Court of Honor was called to order by Chairman of the Board John Hudert.
 Investure of Tenderfoots Was made by Col. H. L. Burkhalter be- fore the lighted candles, symbolic of Scouting.
 Presentation of badges followed for First and Second Class Scouts, as we'll as various merit badges.
 Outstanding among the boys re- ceiving merit badges was Glen Mazen who received six merit bdages as well as being made the first Star Scout of Troop 666.
 John Hudert called upon s. Da- vid Mazen, father of Glen Mazen, to have the honor of pinning on his sons awards.
 A special award was then pre- sented to Christie Waldhelm for her kind services given so grac- iously last summer at Scout camp.
 Col. H. L. Burkhalter gave the boys brief address on the import ance of Scouting and what 1t should mean to them all through heir lives. He pointed out that if the principles of scouting were fol- lowed today by the leaders of th!s world of ours there could not be any more wars.
 Scoutmaster S/Sgt. Perry Pe-" addressed the audience and ex- pressed appreciation to the outgo- i ing board who had been very CO., operative. They were John Huder:, Bert Bell, Stanley Morgan, Wl- fred Boucher, and Carl Glavino- vich.
 He then named the new Boy Scout Board which is composed of the following members: John Me Nees, Donald Lyle, Henry Mile, Frank Bingham and Gordon Os- borne. Scoutmaster Pew introdu d Robert Dunbar as mascot of Troop 666 and had Luther Dunbar, father of Robert, place Scout scarf around his neck.
 Chairman Hudert expressed ap- preciation to Sgt. Pew for the fine work he is doing with the troop in he short time he has worked with hem.
 The Girl Scouts with their leader Mrs. Stodmaier sang their Scout song.
 Pictures were taken during the ceremony by Donald Lutes and Herb Shaw, representatives of the Dayton News.
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-29
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
(The Alaska Weekly)

(The Alaska Weekly)
 Our old friend, John Emel, who has been in Alaska since way back when through with idea this week which might sound just like sourdoughs dream but is worthy of consideration.
 Just by way of preface to Johns though let Der what has been done for other frontier countries in the building of railroads the land grants and the liberal homsteadng acts which have helped to build them. Alaska has had plenty of discrimination Most of ad verse-so why not little discrimination now on the right side of the ledger? Anyhow here is John Emels letter and you folks in Alaska think it is worth while, let's pick it up and boost it along:
 There has been great deal of publicity given recent ly to the idea that Alaska should have larger popula ton for security am in accord with this idea not only for security purposes but also because think Alaska is great country and deserves more people, Our former administration had eXperimented with spending large of money to colonze part of Alaska but for any large scale population increase throughout the Territory this method would not be prac tical, in my estimation.
 "A good way to realize major influx of immigration to Alaska would be to offer sufficient monetary in ducemen to bona fide residents of the Territory by five year moratorium on federal income taxes.
 '"Ths would cost Federal government less than $16OOO 900 per year. based the Federal Income Tax collected in Alaska in 1947 while the moratorium would be in effect but it would result in movement of ambitious people going North Also the Federal govern ment would gain by an increase Tn take of taxes after the moratorium was lifted.
 "The old problem of absentee ownership in the Terri tory would be partially solved because all Outside owned doing business there would either have to compete with locally owned concerns having financial advantage to Alaska and become resi- dents themselves Whether they be single proprietor ships, partnerships corporations all of the owners should have to become residents to be eligible.
 Increased earnings of Alaska residents and cap ital would result in multitude of enterprises being started and they would have time to get firm foothold before taxes relnStated.
 "The employee also would find it to his advantage to live in Alaska because in most the difference in taking Federal income taxes out of his wages would than pay for the present higher cost of living in the Territory.
 There would have to be sort of registry system whereby the authorities could check the veracity o the residents claim but that could easily be done by setting up checking stations at main exodus and entry points
 I have tried to talk number of my friends out here into going North but none of them to think they can do well up there they out here If they had tax advantage up there I'm suretheywouldn thesitae to go This is just idea I'm passing along to you be- cause I'm interested and would like to Alaska grow
 Sincerely yours,
 JOHN T. EMEL, Marshall Alaska WOULD AMERICA COLLAPSED George s. Benson
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-29

WOULD AMERICA COLLAPSE-George s. Benson
 Some wag once said that if we should suddenly do away with all advertising in the United States civil izaton would immediately collapse This statement tai.1 ,.,;.l Ion : a: first apparent There are
Evening star., 1948-11-28
307 Pinfs Of Blood Given
| District Hospitals in Week

The Red Cross Washington Re-
gional Blood Center distributed SAG
pints of blood to hospitals last week,
including 307 pints to District in
stitutions, officials reported last
night.
The other 219 pints went to hos
pitals in Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia.
Five pints of whole blood and two
pints of blood plasma was supplied
by volunteer donors during the week
to aid 4-year-old Michael Rector in
his fight for life against serious
burns he received about two weeks
ago.
The boy. son of Everett Rector, of
613 Elliott street NE, suffered
burns on about 10 per cent Of his
body, doctors said, when his clothes
were ignited by q match. Doctors
hope to begin the first Of q dozen
skin-grafting operations next week.
Michael still is on the critical list
at Casualty Hospital, and his ply
sician said there is mo question
that this child would not be alive
today If 1t were not for the blood
available to him"
Evening star., 1948-11-28
D. c. Department,
American Legion,
In Special Meet

A special convention Of the De-
partment of the District of Colunl-
bia American Legion has been
called by Department Comdr. David
e. Kisliuk to convene in the Depart
ment of Commerce auditorium next
Friday at 8 pm, with afternoon and
evening sessions scheduled for Sat-
urday.
Among the many important issues
on the agenda one of the most vital
is a complete revision of the de-
partment's present constitution and
bylaws. Another calls for the
financing of full-time service Of
ficer to represent the department at
the regional Office of the Veterans
Administration here and still
another calls for the financing of
the departments monthly news
paper. A fourth issue would set up
. board of managers to operate the
Legion Club at 2437 Fifteenth street
NV.
All post commanders should see
that the names, addresses and paid
up card numbers of all delegates and
alternstes elected to represent their
posts at the convention are delivered
ut department headquarters In
duplicate before II pm. today In
order that they be properly certi-
fied to vote.
Bruce Stubblefield, one of the
three original writer's of the present
Veterans Preference Act who is now
chief of the Veterans Service Sec
ton of the Civil Service Commission
delivered the principal address be-
fore the Department of Agriculture
Post at it's last meeting followed by
a round-table discussion on the
subject in general.
Evening star., 1948-11-28

Among mementoes of the Devon
and Cornwall visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher brought back a great sill
er-plated antique joint dish" with
a canopy type of cover and an al
most complete set Of enameled Iron
stone china, whose rich design is
reminiscent of the arabesques of
ancient Spain. These acquisitions
now figure in the popular Sunday
buffet luncheons at which the
Fletchers fete their weekend guests.
On the library books shelves at
Bandon Plantation are translations
in II languages Of Mrs. Fletcher's
novels, which enjoy a wide popular
ity in foreign lands. In Denmark,
Norway and Sweden her "Raleigh's
Eden" is titled Thus Nation Was
Born"
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher and their
son, who is stationed in Norfolk, are
frequent visitors to Washington,
where Inglis Fletcher spends many
Evening star., 1948-11-28

teenth street NV. It will in the
future operate as one Office in orIei
to better serve veterans at the lat
ter address.
Here veterans may apply with
their discharges or other credentials
and be given priority on local
housing routed through that ONCE
by local realtors and builders.
Over 5000 veterans have already
been placed in adequate housing
it was announced last week by Miss
Evelyn Young and Mrs. Nora Lee
Fitzsimmons, who staff the office.
Comdr. j. Burton Morris Of George
Washington Post will preside
Thursday evening.
At the last meeting George Blond
helm, Donald E. Champion, Charles
H. Daugherty, Paul H. Tonquette
Kenneth A. Smith, Andrew c. Bur-
dis, Robert r. Freeland, Benjamin
A. Aronsohn, James T. Burgess
Hjalmer P. Eclov, Burton E. Cassou
and j. Cecil Murray, editor of the
Washington ID. c. Legion News
were added to the post.
Sergt. Jasper Post, with Comdr
Alvin Shonk as chairman, will vote
at the convention against any raise
in department dues.
Knute Johnston. a former men,
ber of the post, who now holds
membership In the Athens (Greece)
Post, gave a short address at the
last meeting and displayed pictures
of the Tomb Of the Unknown Sol
dier in Athens.
Comdr. Lyman Clements presided
over the Washington Police anC
Fire Post at its last meeting wher
Past Department Comdr. Horace w
Lineburg presented retiring Comdr
Edward G. Ccmingore with a pas,
commanders diamond-studded EN-.
hlenr Department Comor. Kisliul
and his staff officiated at the install
lation of officers.
The principal address was deliv.
cred by National Executive Commit
teeman Owen c. Holleran. The Ma
tional Guard of Honor in command
of Capt. James c. Clark served a.
escort during the dedication OF the
posts new colors.
Post Legislative Chairman Edwin
r. Luther of the Kenneth H. Mash
Post addressed the last meeting ol
that post on Veterans Benefits ant
Pending Congressional Legislation.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Washington Building
and Construction Trades Post, Spe.
cial Department Convention Com
mittees, Legion Club.
Tuesday-Army and Air Forces
Post, Legion Club; George E. Kill.
leen Post, 1904 M street NV.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post
Legion Club.
Thursday George Washington
Post, Jane A. Delano Post, Legion
Club; Fort Stevens Post, Stansbury
Hail,
Friday and Saturday, Special De.
partment Convention, Department
of Commerce auditorium.
Evening star., 1948-11-28


and of the New World lives again
through the magic Of her pen.
To visit in this carefully pre-
served home on the Chowan River,
where past and present combine
themselves in delightful fashion, is
to 60 back to the period when Eng
lands great navigators were ex-
ploring the New World to claim 1t
for their Sovereign Queen.
Bandon Plantation, with its fan
shaped archway over its broadly
panelled front doorway, It's carved
mantels, high corniced ceilings and
arched entrances to its lower floor
rooms, took nine years to build. In
part, the handiwork of indentured
servants, it Is described as "one of
the architectural gems" of Chowan
County.
Framed by century, old, moss
hung ailanthus and crepe myrtle
trees, it was originally the home of
famous, fox-hunting Parson Earle.
This clergyman rode to hounds with
crown officials and nearby planters
on week days and shrove their souls
at his church in Edenton on Sun
days. The present-day congrega-
ton of this church is now in the
midst of an extensive restoration
program.
Evening star., 1948-11-28
Writer of North Carolina Novels
Takes Pride in Historic Home

SCll SCanQlng among Sucn pIantd-
ton "dependicies" as the out-of-
doors kitchen with its swinging
crane, the smokehouse and the ice
house Is the schoolhouse in which
Parson Earle conducted q CLASH
cal school" for boys. It was one
of the first Of its type in the col
onies. It's original, hand -hewn jun
iper shingles, like the greater por-
ton Of the roof and the broad
timbers of "the great house." some
how miraculously survived. The
schoolhouse where planters sons
once conned their Latin and Greek
now serves as a summer workshop
for Inglis Fletcher.
But the second story river room"
in the main house is where she does
most of her writing. From two
sides it commands an unobstructed
view Of the Chowan River, whose
waters run broad and sweet and
still, as she describes them in her
latest book, Roanoke Hundred.
This is the story of Sir Richard
Grenville, the most powerful land
holder in Devon and Cornwall Coun-
ties, who with his l08 brave men
and true, founded the first English
New World settlement in 1885 on
Roanoke Island of. the North Caro-
lima coast. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
devoted nearly q year in Devon and
Cornwall, and in the British
Museum in London, to the acquisi-
ton of material for the book. In
its climax, Sir Richard pits his tiny
Revenge against SO Spanish ships,
after Howard fees for safety with
the rest of the British fleet
Wanted to Live in Area.
It is not by chance that the au-
thor of this novel and four others
in her internationally known Caro-
lima series" should have settled near
Edenton with her husband and their
son, Comdr. John Stuart Fletcher,
jr., U. S. N. Mrs Fletchers FORE
bears were the Blount and Chap
man families of this vicinity. de-
scendants of the Devon and Corn
wall captains, who made the voyage
with Sir Richard Grenville. From
them and others she qualities for
membership in the Colonial Danes.
Evening star., 1948-11-28

National Press Club Post elected
as officers: Col. Randolph Shaw,
commander; Joe Davidson, first vice
commander; Wilbur Pickett, second
vice commander; Col. Paul j. NC
Gahan, third vice commander; Will
liam ]. Hogan, jr., adjutant; H. r.
Baukhage, chaplain; George Durno
vice chaplain; Hugh Fleming. Jr.
sergeant at arms: John H. Shirley
keeper of the records; Capt. John
E. Long, historian.
The American Legion's former
downtown housing Office has been
merged with the Legion's housing
office in the Legion Club. 2437 Fiji
Evening star., 1948-11-28

Bandon Planta-
t ion, Edenton,
North Carolina.
There, in the
midst of the
picturesque set
ting Of their
white-columned,
wide = porticoed
manor h u s e
built in the pc
riod of North
Carolina's royal
governors, the
lusty 10th CEN
tury life of
@ u e en- Eliza
beth's England
Evening star., 1948-11-28
By Jessie Font Evons

Inglis Fletcher, author of many
successful novels. makes her home
with her husband, John S. Fletcher,
a retired Standard Oil engineer, at
Evening star., 1948-11-28

hours in the American historical re-
search divisions of the Library Of
Congress. Shortly after Christmas
they plan an extended stay here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-30

e e. Orchard, B'emoios
Frank Msnesn, B,smsrfo~
Mylon " Massey, Aubsvs
D. A. Ramsey. Bellevue
Mike W Lotto. Renfon
Al LsFreniere. Pr,sliup
Neil A. McOsne. Sumner
Carl Reder, Olympic
Irving NJ. Peterson. Olympia
Harry S. Hammond. hberdees
Frank e. Rsuie. ABERDEEN
Chss. n. Swanson, Hoomsm
Glen Townsend, Mcnfosno
Raymond D. Squirrel. Sorfb. Bend
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