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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16
HAWKS COURT
By Charlotte Mccuiston
Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday Grandma Eng
berg, Happy Birthday to YOU"
On September 9th, 1867, little
girl was born in the far away
town of Gudosmola, Sweden. To.
day she lives at Hawn's Court with
her daughter, Vandla, and son.
in-law, Tom Bergh, and is affec.
tionally called Grandma" by all
who know her.
Last Thursday, Grandma was
81 years young and was "Queen
for a Day.. Her day was start
ed by breakfast in bed. At noon
a large pot luck luncheon was
bgiven in her honor on the large
front lawn, under the shade trees
at the Hawn home, and was at
tended by the entire court. OF
the fact that her rlter
sem .etupueID o. ass1s,m 1ero.ds
ana husband, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
I'd krusson and Mr.. and Mrs.
w: L. krusson, all of Minneapolis,
minnesota, were here for the oc-
casion. $50 ~
Inc hohor guest was the recipi-
emf OF many lovely gifts and cards
ana posed for several pictures
IN the evening, to please her
and the guests from Minnesota
Snaries Nc Cuiston entertained
with the outdoor showing uf
colored slides, taken of the re-
cent flood and also pictures of
oeer and elk hunting, and salmon
fishing trips.
Also special guests at this show
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Han
son and daughter, Marlyce. of
the Kennewick Courier-Reporter
After the pictures, Mr.. and MRS
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1907 fam er odnl noh Den Vcrei
nigten Staaten lllo benabm lih biel
rpic Elm ebter ipnbrer Oclttldysr, Del
81 f1mpfen berltunb. lpenn es notii
mar itno 10 fnn bcr erlte Wcltfricl
unb nit ibm ne,p Sorgen fir Mar
aub bier muBte er 'ous 8efGnanis
bcillhcn, tther cr fam nit eineil
bloien 9lllgen ouppn, lpar ubcr mid
bcgeiltcrt fiir oen arieg peil aurb eil
Sobn SnfeI Cams Mod traaeu nu,S
re. 81 Ger Seier iangen hie Gintrod)t
Ginger ~Wir erattlieren" uno oaul
ser 0amelrd,or llnter ser Ieitllna oes
Grof. Siiuooli Sdylliter vGr lcbe bod,
Mar Berger ers1bltc oann nleb,
aus lcinrm Suyca, llnb lpies uuf on;
9ud, ser @iidpr bin: ole 8iebI uns
pcrglih oalnit ocn Wcs, oen cr ae
gongen apar. Sir fiibrte aus: I'D
ltrcllte ben Sanpn aus anno pieIc,
iiel olli iflehten 8oben uno ulr'
Steine, nber pieIer iiel ald, alri eu
ten 8pben lrnuo bIiibt ipeiter." &c
murben piele Heoen edbolten, sic lid
NIT Scr lSerion Mar Berger befob
ten als Menid 1lno Sdnger ,no c,
erbielt uiele 8eMpnte. @aIter Wcii,.
ner, areispcrtreter Scr Nrbeitcr,
&ralHens ltnb Sterbefulie, iiterreid,,
te Sem sNlbilar ebenfoas ein aroB.
artiees 8eidpnf. gs mlroen nod
niele Sieoer aeillngen, burunter ald
iein 2ieblillgsIieo: ~slns ser SIT
genn5eit. Yfor 9creer lit Elm Mrbei.
terIGngcr eriter Glolie. Mfit ieincn
so Sabren periii,rnlt er nie cine Sins.
itlnbe. Mls &WisiefretGr sc. Mv.
beitcridnaer lit er ancrfannterrciie
ser Wnnn, Scr sic S1npcr sltion;
alNenb1lt lmb miclrcrt lmo als $50
litifcr lit CT Elm berporragenber D..
mofrat slm Gnhe ser pielen McOcn
nnN Ghrllngcn fam m,d) bie ;srngr
mlf, oh er plirieoen iei nit le:ncrl
Sebcnslnuf unb er nntiporfutc ipic.
ser nit 9ibolipriid,cn, bir nieIe lcicu
ioIlten Mar Berger lit olrh cir go
tlrrf,si,nb uno bieies SSnbr crit rlotb.
te er cine 9eile nah Dem Dellonitonc
Tnrf.
ltoge bein S1naer Mar Berger
nod pt2le Sabre ein ,uiriehenes Sc.
ben he'd)ieoen iein sr bat es per-
oient.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-09-23
AippcHrc,ase Gteaier
,&opt" beainnt Wittuod), %. Sept

Was pcripriht Gin iebr aui.
regenhes 0ilo bes ssabres Sli lem,
9lIfpeo Sithcoef's uStope", ein lleber.
leebilb, Yrobuftion nit San1es Stciu-
ort in Der Iitelrolle, miro sic ndhite
Mttraftion inn Spippoorome 2beotr
iein. v8ope", s,terit bon @arner
Bros. geseigt MT Sithcods's erltea
lchrticolorbilo luto bot itpn M,f-
leg,mg berporgerllfen I'M Goruus.
Sithcob's reppllltionierenOe Sedmif
pabt 5lm Orama. Die garse Sano-
lung lit beihranft in ein Yentbauie
APARTMENT MOO ein Morb bcgangen
miro in boiler Siht. Heben Stcto-
aro ipielen nod n1it Sobn Oaa uno
Sarlep Granger, Sir Cedric saro.
mid, Gnnltance Gollicr lno Soan
Gbanoler.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-09-23
esilSmnesrerein Gintra ht ckrt SO yaRre altes
1ltitolicN 211ar 13craer

Vim tSrertna, ben 10. Scptember
$3.50 lthr nbenhs, nerionmelten fiji,
Die Sdn9cr llno ItitgIieNer oes g.
.. GVntrad)t in ncn obcren Niilrrcn
81 elmer SSeier, Die ielten ltattfinoct
IN beltt'bon &reilen. Sefr. Garl 9or.
'of bat ltm Nltbe uno erofinete hcn
Heigcn oer HeMn INN einen often
Sonaer llnhn cin treltes WSitglico ser
Gintraht bcionbers Sl ebrcn. Gr itea
te Mor Berger llno ieine nctte Srall
por als berpnrroecuHe tDiitglienes.
gr pies m,i ben 2ebensluuf bin, Ser
'einen slnfang nahm, nahNml 8is
mard 'bos SosiuHltengeIeB cill1e-
'iihrt bate nmo bcu oamals illn9sl,
Wtnnn in allerlci aomplifatipnen per
mifeltc. CSebpren IN Scr beutlhen
StoNt Tun!ia iuollte es ons Sstif-
Ini, NuB Wtur Berger 81 tlug ,par fiir
bie oamnligc 2eit. MIs er oen Mctoll.
rrh,itrperbanh mitgriilhoetc, unb
rehete, ipie er glnilbte, bnB afen lher
reben iollte, apuro er perbnBt. llnb
ols er 1888 als oelltiher Sllinr 0es
gen ieinen @iucn geqcn sh,blanb in
bcn &rieg SiCben lpllte, nar cs ihn
slluiber. God, @ismarf perbinocrte
Nen &rtiea. 90 ging oas Scbcll oaln
ieine lpsitcren @ege unb Mar mar
INNER elmer jber eriten in Sen Heibcn
iiir Ssreibeit rno @pbl ser Wtenit,
belt.
slIs 1898 bos SosiuIiitengcirs
einacfiibrt n1rhe, ipnr es natiirlih
nidt 10 gut fiir Wfor Berger unh icilr
iso:ni;:c, oic illgpiIt,en almn ;3ns
mods ppn brci &inbcrn crbnltcn
bate nrnb er lcrnte montbes in ben
@ciGngnigcn, i'm sic er S1r vGllhe"
1ciebt ipnrbe. 1903 ifiittclte er ben
Staub pon bcn 1siiBcn luto be9db iith
nod Der Sdnpci5, 100 cr 2R Sabre
ybrlih fGntpftc fir Den ,Scrt'dirtt
Der Wfenid,beit God BON bier fiubrtc
I'm Scr Weg nab Sonoon, ocnn IN
EUROPA illhtCn iic i'm lpie dine Stcd
,oNcl i'm Sel, lllrb er id,rieb BON
soronto, &moba suriitf, SuB er
lid)t lphr su iinbcn nudre IN europa.
5icr hiclt er iit bnnm bis 1907 oltt
M ouh ieirp ,Snlnilie nnd)fonlen 5ll
oiicn, ole iuslpiid,cn nm einen &op'I
IrGbcr oelporhen mar.
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f,,fteraittae
Wnrbe Samstaa, ben Is. Sept,
gcfciert.

Ger Slftfraitng ipuroe anl Cams
tag, Den 1S. Sept, in Scr gnnSen
Station geieiert. Ger Iatln fem
Sid)net ser llniteo Stotes Mir Sorcc'
,Subreatogfeier OILS elm ilnnbbGngiNca
Witglieber her bapolIltoien Matbt.
Tas Sbeana lbcs Cages lpar nSuft
inaht lit ,Srieoellsnmht". Gin anor
res ,3;el apdr ous Golf nil icilr,r
2uftmuft beliGr befannt Su nnhen.
Oas Erogramm entbielt SuTtmoc)t
SnitollatlunGu llcbericc ,lno ldLoB
lpalielle Tliige, Observation-Disclosures
i,no slusltcllllng pon lclUu ElGnen
lrto snsItottln9 ocs oifcnen Sous
anti ben llSMS Sllitblicn. IS gub
nllerbnnb Hunio- lulo Sclepiiionuor.
lteIlllngcn. Die 9lir Sorcc Pin. bat
ole'cn Tag arran9lcrt, ubT uieIe ia
tlonac, patriotiihc, bnlfiidr uno
3riiocrlldtchs Sradniiutioncn mo
hds ncne 3ipiI-Afilitdr @innpmuer
apmitee bns nraunillert luoroen i'm
aanSen Snnbc lnarpn bcteiliat IS
eibt iiber 600 &onttees.
Der 2uittng bat oN @cbvlltlmo
uno Widtigfeit Der &ilitfroit Sllnl
slusori,f gchrott oo iie piCbtia lit
Sltr SidIerbeit uuo iiir ben isrieben
IN Der gSelt.
Dies iunr ons al. ,Snbr Der @riin.
Dung bes y9tntions Sirit Wtilitorn
Mir Mmm", Die am I. 9hlauit 1907
itattinnb ols cine Seftion beSSi0nol,
forps.
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tees mihrenb Scr 1913 @emeinoc
truhe Gmnnaanc, huurhc non Stou
len 6. Eatne, Gprliber Ncs Srllhe
EllhliSitGtafonriteca, aeiagt.
Stein lit nftip 'cit @cainn ocl
8enteiltNctrldbt in 1919. Gr organi'
'erte bie crItc &nlnpoglre llnter ser
nlsIGnNildpn @r,lpren.
Gr murbe nls Ghreunritglieb Ser
@cnleinoctrltbc bier Sabre 5lriid
ernanlu. rSn 1914 crbiclt Stem ein
Stcrlinn Silbcr Tiitin9liiibeb Scr.
picc Gnnhlcm bon ]ltitco Stntts
SrcnInn Department fir nlsitehGn
Sc glrhctt beSilglid, Scr Governments
@nr Nono &ollcfticrllng.
IoS Gntlun iiir sic 1913 &anl-
pngnc lit iiir is. bis 2S. Sftobtr
fclt1elett porscn.
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olllsflano

Wnbl Seine ipedeu pernroa Der
Hegen.
Ger in Die Sdoac imeoerbrid,t.
0Nt, aolbencs &orn uno Grnte.
iegen
Hcit MIR fNrnn bel Sonncnlid,t.
,sontnW.
v0tlt Dir ruiu ib lppbI iertig ,mr.
oenL" 'agte Der mGbcnoe Bauer uub
lab 5itn &iinmcl aui. r@enn ou es
regnen l1Bt, iubre idJ Miit."
slus Dem Hbeinluno.
Wfan liete por Mugeu:
gSie @ott iriid)
Die polle SonnD nrsltrett
llno lpie er idinen groBen 5iih
tSiir olle @eien bedt.
Glouoius.
Gn SerS boil 9iebe fam uQes per.
ieiben, iogar $,drte aeaen anoew
oenn lene slt nerseiben, hit Teroienii,
oieie Nfititulb.
Sedn TnlL.
SITS IN Der eriten glllaiiihuod,f
belB - miro Der Wintpr lana unt
nciB. Yo,,ernreoel.
Das bette Mappen IN Der @clt
oas lit Der YiIug inn .Mferfelo.
Golfstimlid).
Oen &alenoer illaden Die Yel,ta
oas Grntapctter aber madn Der Serr
aott. Sprihlportlirf,.
Im Wein Ser isreibeit nippt ser
.Utamt niht, man trinft i'm aus ben
@ollen, siobert Yrnb.
@ott, Der 3obne eibt, aibt aud
@rot. Heriiid,
Nser llnfrailt iGbt, briidt fein Oc
|fretoe. Sbnfeipeare..
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Nietn,an Hrethers halte,
preiie ,,icNrie
Grhohen bicicn Serbit bic Erciie
nidJt, troBoem Die Yrciic fir
Wollcnitoiic iteIacn.

Eihmnn Yhrntbcrs 1ucr0cn Nlc
Yreiie ber Wf1nlwrflciocr bicIer
S,ertit nift crbobcn, qab ErGiibtGtt
e. &. Sehnnn bcfamt.
.@ir maftcn hieIcn GhrtiNcio, !"
ioatc Serr Sefnlnn ntrpt Der Sat
Iohe bus observation-disclosures Iicntlih
hoNr iinb uno Treiie iilr ,Subritotc
itnb nnbereS Yioteriol fiir Srilhiobr
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Dies mnH Das!

Seoer Betrug lit itrafbar. Selblt.
betrng rihtet unsebinoert llnaufbor-
lib 9roben Sfaoen an,
Wit pornel,npr @eiinmlng erreid}i
man nihts unter itlef)ten Menidpn
ore cole Sprodr bcriteben Tie nid,t.
Die Gbre 5ucrit Damn oas Vegeb-
en-.
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Nit Insulierung GRETCHEN BrennstoffersparN
nisse oft 209s oder mehr schwer zu heizende
thinner erhalten neuen Komfort allie thinner
sind stiller und - i'm Sommer entschieden
kuehler.
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p1iid,en QGmoen,

paiiden 2anoem.
Sn Der nab alfber9ebrahtet Jcrill
oerRlelHn Meoe, oie bon 0cn Winiz
tern Der Mrbciterregierllng oerfaBt
nar, ipnrbe ole anerifaniifp Silfe
fiir Meiteltropa ais aueit,ibtng nno
'reigebig Rrporgebofeil.
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Sturmfenster und Tueren beschneiden Heizungs-
kosten um 1870 Els wird linen zusagen dass
Fenster NIGHT anlaufen und keine Kondensie-
rung haben.
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1919, sic icbt bcfunntacgcben nor
Acn iino, llct lueitcr erhobt ,uerben
Sclbitpcrit,SnNlid) ipcrom mir picl
lcidlt am GnoC gcAulnacn bie Ereilt
olid, 81, crhnbcn. nher mir nerildFl
0ica 81, ncrbiItcn 10 lnnGc cS 1toa'
lih lit. ToS hySnlte sic Sinic" Scr.
inbren ser 9iidhnon 0rotIlcrS ipllroC
erreiCbt cbne Ncnbeutn1 in Guoli.
fat"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1948-09-23
8ritett.p arlaittent
fir einiees Gurepa

2oll0on GngIanos brittle BON ser
MrSriterpurtei beberridte 9Sarla.
!llentstaanng id)lob mit scr @itte So
Mig @eoras oes Sed,iten nm ipoh-
ieltbe einisfeit unter oen peitellro.
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GlcpclottN Community
fmnN
Grncnnt Nerman Stcim @uriiter

Ncrlnnn Stein, Yrdlibclu ser Ser.
tnan Stcat sloncrtiling agclhlr, mor
eupGblt 0ielc gSod)e ols Tnrltebcr
Der fSreonlpradigen 3eitilngsfunli-
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Gerade jetzt, wenn Sic auf gutes Wetter
rechnen koennen, ist es Zeit, Ihr Haus
fuer schechtes Wetter instand Zu Setzen.
Lassen Sic Insulation . Sturmfenster
Misunderstanding und Caulking ietzt
installieren, solange Kontraktoren die
Arbeit ausfuehren koennen. Brennmate-
rialerspranisse ALLEN werden die Kosten
in einigen Jahren wettmachen. Sic koen-
nen ueberraschend leichte Zahllungsar-
rangements machen.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
We ARE THREE
Continued from page eight

had seemed satisfying: community interests little
groups, the choir of the church, the reading club.
the Red Cross work - they had all been fuel
which she had transmitted for James Into tales
for James. But now, for whom? She had no one
else of her own Without Alden, she had con-
sciously oriented all her life toward James, trying
to compensate for the loss of their son. endeavoring
to fill the void created by the parting. For she
had made the parting, she had been the one who
condemned Alden's action. And now, bereh of
James, similar void yawned for her. What
compensation could she find?
ALDEN had come to them that night, twelve years
back, in October, when the ground was hard with
the first frost. His dark hair had been tumbled,
he d looked disturbed She, who thought she knew
him so well, could read anxiety in the wideset
eyes and the full mouth. 1t was thus he had come
to them after boyish scrapes, at times when
understanding was VITAL all he had asked, they
had given. They had been family with memories
in common, and a future in common. Until this
night.
He had sat across from them in the living room,
the bronze chrysanthemums big ball of color
behind him - she'd never had much fancy for
bronze chrysanthemums since. He'd said, Il know
this will grieve you. Please understand If you
can't understand then please accept it. but forgive
me. l don't want to 60 on living in this place.
tried to hide it - but can't It stiles me- can't
make 60 of being small-town lawyer want to
farm and I've found girl who thinks the same
way do he name is Marian and she's fine -"
He leaned forward and his voice had grown soft
and gentle
But Sarah had felt cold anger creep up her spine
She'd seen her husbands face suddenly gray and
old with lines round his mouth. She let her hands
feel out along the side of her chair for moment
seeking assurance that the outside semblance of
her world still remained, now the inner structure
had been shattered. For these words could never
be unsaid, this moment could not be unlived. Only
accepted or condemned You're right" she'd
said. I'VE can't understand But we can't forgive
either. Alden" she said, alden, how can you do
this to your father?"
on don't think it's easy, do you?" he'd said
He'd turned his eyes on her then. and across the
room, between him and her, had been incredible
space: distance and time: an abyss unbridgeable
She said, Il can never forgive you.'
"All right" he said But I'll have to do it just
the same. I've got to 60. Only now had better
60 further away than had meant to 60" He left
off looking at her then. No longer would It ever
be James and Sarah and Alden, three people
Henceforth it would be James and Sarah, two
people And Alden, outside their unity. He said to
his father, You'd have liked Marian" She saw
Continued on next page
, 1948-08-18
PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that
the persons named have made
application to operate Retail
Liquor stores at the addresses
shown:
|. Thomas Leguillo, Jr.
No. 81 aa East Street, Chris
tiansted, VI.
2. Mrs. Della E. Brodhurst
No. 5-B Hill Street, Chris
tiansted, v. I.
Interested parties are re-
quested to file any objections
they may have to the use of
tn said premises for the pur-
pose contemplated by the Ii
cense, with the Board of Con-
troll for Alcoholic Beverages,
on or before August 18, 1948
at 5 o'clock, pm.
CLAUDE ]. RICHARDS
Chairman pro tenn.
, 1948-08-18

ter1ng even to the senses.
AN ATTEMPT to compare
our economy with that Of Tor
tola is entirely beyond reason.
Tortola has a population of
approximately 5000. It's peo-
pie live by fishing, burning"
charcoal, and growing vege-
tables, 95 per cent of which
are sold to neighboring is
lands. The people operate
their business almost entirely
on a family basis. And while
Representative Miller ventur-
ed the comparison, and won
dered aloud why we could
not follow Tortolas glowing
example,, we are sure that the
United States would not want
to maintain under Old Glory
a standard of living which is
even below the European
peasant class. Tortola with the
population Of the Virgin Is
lands would find itself in the
same position.
WE urge the Congress and
the Department Of Interior to
reappraise us in the light Of
actual conditions, and not in
terms of Representative Mil
lerS statement.
, 1948-08-18
EDITORIAL
Virgin Islands People viii Work

Virgin Islands People viii Work
U | AM also here to tell you that the people in the
Virgin Islands will not work" These are the words of Rep
reSentative Miller of Nebraska in the House of Representa-
tive on June 18th. Congressman Miller was trying to impress
Congress that further help should not be extended the Is
lands. Then he followed up with; They do not work. They
like relief"
1T IS most unfortunate that the Virgin Islands, the last
of the U. S. Possessions, should find themselves in such a posi-
ton, and conditions become worse with each tick Of the clock.
Such a statement made before the House of Representatives
leaves the impression that here is an entire population which
actually will not work, and which is content and willing, in
fact anxious, to sit quietly and remain the wards of the nation,
wasting taxpayers money. 1t is extremely difficult for us to
sit by and permit such a statement to go unchallenged.
THERE is nothing which brings greater resentment and
loss of respect in the eyes of the American nation than the pic
ture of a group of people who, given a fair chance to work,
and maintain a fair standard of living, deliberately refuse to
work for themselves. This is simply not the case. On the sur
face it would seem as if the Islands want to be wards of the
nation, but a careful study will show exactly the contrary.
ECONOMIC conditions began their slump at the turn of
the century. There was a day when St. Croix Rum was world
famous, when we exported sugar and molasses, and other pro-
ducts, when St. Thomas was famous for its beautiful harbor,
and was a stopping place for ships plying between Europe
and the new world. But those days are gone. With the decline
of sugar production, and the loss of St. Croix rum, we slipped
rapidly until today we must balance our budget by yearly ap-
preparations from Congress. The old planters pulled up stakes,
leaving the fields to take care of themselves, and slowly but
surely thousands Of our people focked to greater opportunity
on the mainland. Certainly this was not characteristic of the
Virgin Islands, but was a world condition, hitting every re-
mote spot. Such conditions over the world further showed
themselves in the great migrations from Europe to the Uni
, 1948-08-18

SA DOAh AoNOAAoAAA AcAo
its Scandinavian element, low
er east side of New York its
Italian colony, and lower Har-
lam its ever-increasing Puerto
Rican population, to mention
but a few.
BUT what is the score SO
far as the American occupa-
ton is concerned. Coming in
on the backwash of every
thing, the Virgin Islands for
some unknown reason did not
enjoy the benefits Of many Of
the significant programs which
were extended to other pos
sessions. Singularly, we find
ourselves without the Smith
Hughes & Smith-Lever Acts,
with their benefits in voca-
tional education and farm de-
v%elopment. National legisla-
ton penalize us in SO far that
we must pay taxes for pro-
ducts manufactured in the
Virgin Islands if more than a
certain per cent Of the finish
ed product came. from else
where, and very recently. be-
cause of this very act, we lost
an excellent opportunity to
develop a button industry
here. More significant even
than that is the Withholding of
the Internal Revenue Taxes,
! which by this time has run
well over 10 million dollars,
and which every other posses
sion enjoys.
TO-DAY there are many on
our Municipal budget who
work for $S5. per month (un-
til July it was $25.), and local
maids find themselves bar
gaining for wages far below
$50. a month. Considered in
terms of the American stand
ard of living, and the high cost
Of goods, the greatest portion
Of which is imported, it can
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mitting the plan to the churches
and carrying it through to fruition
A subsequent conference, at Utrecht
in 1888. made the committee of Il
provisional one.
| The delegates were brought to-
gsthef yesterday at services in Am
sterdam's 10Th Century New
Church" Cathedral of Holland
Russia is not represented. The
Roman Catholic Church is repre-
sented only by observers" who will
take no official part in the proceed
ings.
Churchmen of the world had high
hopes for the council DR.. Daniel
A. Polling, president of the Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union, COM
mented:
This may well be the greatest
most significant religious gathering
since the conversion of Constantine
Already it is supreme demonstra-
ton of unity as distinguished frcm
uniformity. The unity of the World
Council of Churches is in Jesus
Christ himself. That unity tran
scends all differences.
Oman Sees Creation of Unity.
Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Ok
nam of New York said:
Through the assembly of the
World Council of Churches we get
at world level the continuous and
the creative. I think it means a
flow of Christian opinion to those
charged with making decisions in
political and economic fields. 1t
will create unity within such con-
ditions of freedom as permit each
church to make its contribution
| to it."
DR.. o. Frederick Nolde of Phila-
,delphia, director of the Commission
of Churches on International AT
fairs, had this to say:
The interest of churches in world
affairs is relatively new and has
reached proportions only in a few
countries, the United States and
Great Britain particularly. The
churches represented here, in the
face of chaotic and threatening
conditions, are concerned with these
problems at level where one ma
ton meets another. Whereas in
the past the churches have issued
messages. the Amsterdam confer
ence must not only issue message
but also create the machinery to
carry it out"
John Foster Dulles, a lay dele
gate from the Presbyterian Church
and one of Thomas E. Dewey's ad-
visers on international affairs, will
address the assembly tomorrow
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Bv Dorothy Th0mbs0u

A poll of correspondents covering
the Moscow conference shows that
they believe an agreement to con-
tinue four-poWer conference will