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Evening star., 1948-11-12
On Aid to Veterans

To the Editor OF the Star:
Now that the election is over, believe it is
time to expect some attention directed toward
a Federal agency which has been one Of the
greatest sources of public expenditures of our
time. AS long as the Government approves of
the policy of spending so much more for agency
administration in proportion to allotments for
the veterans needs, then the policy of Federal
spending is Just ridiculous and should be read
justed or simply condemned. Could you justify
the huge Government ALLEGATIONS for the Vet
erans' Administration when so little is done
for the veteran? Six to seven billions OF
collars spent annually the proper way is the
duty of the administration to the American
people This should have been answered in
the last election campaign when so many
things were discussed BOB SHUTS.
New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
By Chalmers NJ. Roberts

during O. camp SIOD az GelS1HgGH, u
With the first of 205, 900 European displaced
persons who will come to our shores before
mid-1s5o now settling down in their new home
land, and with the election over, a look at the
DIP problem and the Displaced Persons Act
of 194S Is in order.
This reporter, together with 10 other Amer
ican newspapermen, has recently visited the
DIP camps of Germany and Austria and re-
turned from Europe on the Army transport
bringing the first 8l3 of them to the United
States. Perhaps this degree of familiarity
with the DPS will permit some opinions:
l. The vast, the overwhelming majority OF
the 100000 DPS receiving help through the
International Refugee Organization would
make excellent American citizens. They
have been fired in the furnaces OF both Hitle-
rian and Stalinist totalitarianism to fine,
hard hatred of way of life which dishonors
man as an individual. In turn, they are ar
IDENTIFY prodemocracy and seekers after nome
in a land where a mans business is his own
and where he need not lay awake nights wait
ing for the fearful knock on the door,
2. The DPS now in IRO camps are not the
"dregs," as has been charged by some Amer
leans. 1t is true that Canada Australia, Britain,
Belgium and some South American countries
have been taking men of particular skills-
miners for Belgium, farmers for Venezuela,
farmers for Australia, timber cutters Tor
Canada But those who have gone to those
new homelands-about quarter million so far
are only fraction of the good people avail
able for resettlement in the United States.
3. OF course, there are some bad apples in
any barrel But the only ones who could be
called "dregs" among the DPS are those who
form what IRO terms the hard core"-the
10000 or so who probably never will be re-
settled overseas. They are in this unhappy
state because they are (a) too old to work
effectively, (b) in too poor health, suffering
from tuberculosis or other effects Of concen-
tration or slave-labor camp life, or (c) ruled
out by the peculiarities and red tape OF the
various M ional immigration laws.
4. The DIP immigration schemes OF many
nations are, in this reporters opinion, labor
buying schemes which are unfairly cruel to
the basic relationship Of man in democracy
the family Families have been separated
temporarily in thousands of cases, chiefly by
laws which allow only the strong-backed male
to 20 on ahead to the new country where ne
Evening star., 1948-11-12

missions evoked by the current crisis testi-
fles to the uncertainty and dismay which
the current crisis in China has produced.
So complex is the problem, and so inter-
twined with other aspects of the world
wide duel between Soviet-directed commu-
nism and the democratic West that our
new policy remains as yet speculative. But
the ominous implications of collapsing
China are inescapable and far transcend
the fate of China itself.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
New Hope for Parents

10 the Editor of The STAR
The past election was a forceful demonstra-
ton of the shortcomings Of sampling polls
fortunately their errors have been detected.
This demonstration gives new hope to the par
ents and radio listeners of our country who so
earnestly want relief from children's "adven-
ture" programs and soap operas which de-
pend upon form of opinion sampling that is
even more subject to error than the practices
of the established" public opinion polls.
j. L. DICKEY,
It. Col. u. s. NJ G.
Evening star., 1948-11-12

must prove himself before he can send for
his family. Some divisions of families are
likely to be permanent. Americans can be
proud that, despite the stringencies OF the
United States DIP BILL it does keep the family
intact. And they can be doubly thankful that
the administration of the law is in the hands
of three-man commission which believes in
the dignity of man and the conception of
family life as the basis of our democracy.
Chairman Ugo Carusi, long familiar with
immigration matters, deserves the thanks OF
those who fought for the legislation at the last
session of Congress. When the first transport
came into New York Harbor and Mr.. CaruSi
came aboard from a cutter, this one-time
Italian immigrant boy received spontaneous
cheer and handicap from the DPS. They knew
that he had personally selected the first boat
load in Europe and that he had done it in
manner which preserved their integrity as
individuals and which ended their status as
mere numbers in the black books of Hitler's
slave-labor and concentration camps.
S. The success of the present program to
bring in 205,000 DPS depends largely on the
work of the three major American church
sroups-the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, the Church World Service (Which
combines the work of the Protestant and
Orthodox Churches) and the Hebrew Immi-
grant Aid Society together with the American
Joint Distribution Committee, likewise Jewish
agency. This reporter and those with him, it
can fairly be said, were most impressed with
the work Of the NCWC, next with that of the
Jewish agencies and least with the Protes-
tants. This may be DUE in part, to the fact
that the Catholics and Jews, suffering the
most under Hitler and Stain, were first in
the field of helping the homeless OF Europe.
The Protestants were only recently banded
together for the task and their afllatlon Is
comparable to that of the Protestant churches
themselves in this country. Nonetheless, this
reporter must in good conscience state that
the Protestants need greatly to strengthen
their organization and to think more of helping
the homeless, regardless OF faith, than of the
individual faiths themselves. 1t is true that
there is not large proportion of Protestants
among the DPS and that the vast bulk OF those
who are belong to the Lutheran faith. The
Lutherans alone do not have the material
wealth to help their fellow religionists in
Europe They must have the help of other
Protestants in increasing amounts.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Additional Comment Superfluous

Additional Comment SuperAuous
70 the Editor of The Star:
On September q you carried letter over my
name in which pointed to certain discrepan-
cies in Gould Lincoln's coverage of the l94S
political campaign-specihcaly, his interpreta-
ton of various Gallup Poll reports unfavorable
to Mr.. Truman
This letter was headed by you. We'll See
Who Is Right in November"
For nearly a week now, have been fighting
of the temptation to seek some postelection
comment from you in regard to your SNUG cap
ton. Having been thoroughly satisfied by the
content of letters from many other readers,
must confess that additional comment from
either of us seems superf1uous now.
CHARLES B. MARKHAM.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Minor Errors

TO the Editor Of The STAR
Commentator is due the compiler of the list
of Senators, Representatives and Governors in
The Sunday Star. This was remarkably free
of errors read all Of it and detected only
three minor ones-initials of Senators McCar-
ran and Ecton and first name of Senator Kill
gore. T. RUSSELL HUNGERFORD.
Evening star., 1948-11-12

come back in the future to Judge us. Yes, let
justice be done, but let it be clean justice
that will stand the cool, unprejudiced judgment
of the historians of future generations
R. Z.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
Questions and Answers
Bv Thomas X. Henry

A reader get the answer to any question OF
fact by writing The Washington Star Information
Bureau, 3l6 street NE. Washington Q, D. C.
Please incloSe cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-11-12
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE


@. What is the earliest known picture of
Christ?-K. w. H.
A. The Chalice of Antioch which dates from
between A.D ga and AID. 70, bears what is
perhaps the earliest known representation Of
Christ. The chalice is made of silver oterlaid
with gold and has an inner cup that is by
some believed to be the actual cup used at the
Last Supper.
@. When was the Atlantic City Boardwalk
first built?-J. T. E.
A. The first Boardwalk was officially opened
on June 26, 1870. 1t was l mile long, feet
wide and foot above the sand At the end
of summer the Boardwalk was taken up and
stored away. The present Boardwalk extends
for miles along Absecon Island-5h miles
in the city proper-and Is so feet wide for
most Of its length
@. Are closed shops forbidden under the
terms Of the Taft-Hartley lawn TX,
A. The Taft-Hartley law abolished the closed
shop, which requires that workers must Join
the union in order to work Union shops are
permitted under the law If most of the workers
in plant vote ,2r one.
O. What is thu significance of the word
A. 1t is the last tier in the Greek alphabet
From the expressik in the Book of Revela-
ton, "I am Alpha d Omega, the beginning
and the end" the Dtters Alpha and Omega
became symbolcal b h the early Christians.
Inscriptions on public documents and tomb
stones began with these two letters, meaning
"In the nama 0f God"
Evening star., 1948-11-12

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Driter, although it is permissible for
1rriter kno1On to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

ing or trying to steal something, from food to wood or cloth ma terial Nobody ever told on them as we knew they would prob ably have been shot, if they had been found out.
 A word for our officer in ch- arge of us; an enlisted man young in years with a corporaIs rating. The only one who could speak the jibberings of the monkeys and understand it. Many were the times he was called out to betray some one or group of us. First the Nip would jabber, then the corporal would answer. After a minute or two of this the Nip would rain blows on the corpor al's rhead and shoulders until he passed out. A couple of our boys would bring him in after the Nips left and we would doctor him as best we could. There was no medicine.
 We were and still are grateful to you, Jesse, for taking the blunt end of the stick to keep us on top of the ground.
 With the end of hostilities in August l945. the Japanese began feeding us in the mess hall and took the guards off the Camp. Only a small group of Japs were left including one officer to meet the paratroopers and surrender the Camp in the honorary tradi- tiOnal manner The. others had all disappeared.
 With the coming of the U. s.
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WAR
 AS l SAW IT Continued from page l

came into the diet until we were holding what little weight we had left.
 The beatings had stopped al- most all togethtr after we had there a few months, but once in a while something would go wrong either inside or outside the enclosure and we would be lined up facing the Jap guards armed with short pick handles, and then get hell knocked out of us until we couldn't stand up to take any more blows. Usually it was the fault of one or more of our men getting caught sleep
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

clearing and commenced digging. think if they discovered water in the first spot they tried, they would be flabbergasted.
 Ray is drawing plans for a woodshed he is going to build one of these days. He is as care ful with the plans for it as he was the plans for the house, and his house is the "shipshapest" little place you ever saw.
 Ray and Annetta met in ketch- ikan during the war. where Ray was in the Coast Guard and An netta with the US. Weather Bur- eau. And it was when Harold was in the Coast Guard there that he and Ray became ac- quainted Harold and I came right back to Seward from Ketch- lkan at the end Of the war. Ray and Annetta were married in An nettas home town. Butte, Mon tana, and then lived and worked in Seattle year before setting out via the Alcan for Fairbanks. Somewhere along the way they changed their minds and finally wound up in Seward
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

Armed Forces, came also the lib- eratiOn of many prisoners in Camps all over Japan. But! -Were we free?" We were given anything we wanted: Cigarettes, tobacco. food. clothing" and also "a specified area" to stay in with US. guards with orders to shoot any of us that took off, Orders: Shoot to Kill"
 Two weeks later we were pla- ced aboard LISA. transport and returned to the U.S.A. for hospitalization, rehabilitation and discharge from the Service.
 Since my discharge Nov. l945. I have rejoined my family. a wife and little daughter, who moved from New York state to my home in Seattle Washington, where I bought small acreage and home furnished on the GI. Bill of Rights. My family now a daughter. baby boy born on June 28th l947. two days before my own birth date was born
 
 Employment is hard to get in the US. and when l did find work the wages wouldn't cover the bills so am going to sea now. and in the past six months have paid all my old debts in cludng five months back pay ments on our home.
 agree with my wife that the sea is no place for q man to be all the time, since the man had been away four years before. unless he was single A man with a family to support and the famed "one out of a million for d wife. should by all that's right, be with them.
 We both agree that through our past years experience We cant stay out of debt if I> stay home and get job. because be- ing young yet and with six years in the army I don't have experience for work. Like thouS- ands of other young men, we had experience going through hell for the Cappitalst and now when we want work and liV able wage, we're told we lack experience.
 How in hell can person get experience unless he has some thing to get experience from,
 This last paragraph is the voice of several thousands of men today.
 At least give them chance to gather the knowledge and eX- perience. Who, among the great dollar men. men in business, got
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06
NEW DISTRIBUTOR FOR CUBS AND CRUISERS IS APPOINTED
The End.

Continued from page . to nAiak A plane at Aniak ac- companied him to Holy Cross where Tucker for the first time met Shuster and presented him with the check for the plane.
 Boarding the Aniak-owned air. plane Shuster flew into McGrath where an Alaska Airlines plane had waited 30 minutes for him to make the connection. He ar rived in Anchorage at 2 PM.
 Meets Pilot and Mrs. Bedford
 A taxi drew up and from it de scended Miss Pritchard and Mrs Bedford the former returning to Chicago and Pennsylvania and the latter starting for Great Falls Montana.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06
REDUCED FREIGHT RATES ON SOME GROCERY ITEMS HERE

such items will be computed on strictly weight basis effecting some saving on practically all groceries presently moving on a measurement basis and an appre- ciable saving on those items of light bulky nature.
 These reductions are in accord ance with the Alaska Steamship Company's objective of reducing rates on town freight wherever that is economically possible.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06
PTA MEETING MARCH 10

The regular Parent Teacher Assn meeting for March will be held in the school auditorium at 800 pm. March 10.
 The children of the Jesse Lee Home will present a play for our entertainment during the social hour. Refreshments will be Serv- ed by the 5th grade mothers.
 In normal year the U. S. wild rabbit kill weighs nearly 69,000000 pounds.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

Reduced freight rates on a number of grocery items wlli be reflected by tariffs issued Febru- ary 27th the Alaska Steamship Company announced today.
 The reductions will be intro duced through the elimination of the optional method of assessing charges on a weight or measure ment basis for grocery items. Af- ter April 5th freight charges on
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

International LOngshOre mems
 and Warehouseme ems Union
 Local 33 Meets First and Third Tuesday a: m Union Hall Pl esident - L. Rogers Vice-Pres - A. Loring Secretary - l.. Dick Marshal - J. Chicago Disratcter - D. McMi1lan Dispatcher - l.. Rogers
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06
HIGHWAY NEWS

Continued from page 3
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

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Wife Preseryers

Always clean dust mop after each using. The best way is to use the suction tool attachment of your vacuum cleaner If this IS not possible, the mop should be free of dust
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-06

With the coming of the U. s.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Upholstery

s Orig. 8.sS Ready Made Drapes.
AlI-over fIoroI pottern on brown
background. 2h yards long.
5.98
Is Orig. 1898 Reody Mode
Soto Slip Covers. AII-over fIoroI
pottern in rose ond blue. For
7o and 84-in. sofos I4.98
IS Orig. s.98 Ready Made Choir
Slip Covers in oIl-over florol
pattern. Blue and rose. Will fit
club choir. T club and modern
club chair 6.98
800 Orig. z.es Per I'd. Belgium
Homespun Fabric in small oIl-
over leof pottern. Green, rust,
blue and brown. Ideal for
dropes, slip covers and bed
throws. so" wide .---l.69
200 Orig. I.6s Per I'd. cretonne
in reddish rust and sIote eroy
with oII-over floroI patterns. 48"
wide. Per yord 90
100 Orig. l.3s Per I'd. Belgium
Granite Cloth in green, blue,
brown and tan. Ideal for slip
covers. 49, wide. Per yard, 6se
Upholstery Dept, Sixth Floor,
The Hecht Co.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Summer Spreads!

Limited Quantities in These Out
standing Values. CrinkIe Crepes,
Dimity, Seersuckers, Striped Tof-
fetos and Ginehoms, all reduced
for clearance.
II Orig. 1875 Crisp, White
10 Orig. 7.ss coIored orsandy
Vanity Skirts 3.99
9 Orig. l2.95 Seersuekers, Eye
let edge dimity cotton summer
spreads 7.95
II Orig. 14.95 Woven Seer
sucker Spreads. single and dou-
Bile size 9.95
10 Orig. I4.s5 Seersueker Dropes
to mateh, 274 yords long.
pr. e.s5
"a Orig. 1875 Du Berry Rayon
Toffeta Spreads s.s5
10 Orig. 1875 Ginshom Spreads.
red, blue and green ----9.95
Spreads, Sirth Floor,
The Hecht Co., Washington
Evening star., 1948-03-11
TOY CLEARANCE

Z Orig. $50 MopIe TobIe and
Choir Sets. sturdiIy built. z
chairs ---2.25
3 Orig. s.s5 Ali Metal TabIe and
Choir Sets finished in red or
green. For indoor or outdoor
Use -----4.47
5 Orig. 1895 Doll corts in blue
or grey simulated leather on an
all steel frame. Collopsible, SAT
I Orig. 22.5o Blue Doll Corriose
thot holds 22-inch doll comfort
ably. Foot brake - -1l.25
! Orig. also Hobby Horse on
steel supports. rocks to and fro.
Horse has soddle Of felt. 1915
! Orig. 1895 TobIe and Chair
Set mode of solid ook, built TO
toke hard weor-----s.97
Toys, 3rd Floor,
The Hecht Co., Washington
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Rodios G
Rodio-Phonogrophs
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7 ORIG. 1895 Fomous Moke 8
Way Portable Radio, AC-DC bot
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batteries ---l9.95
3 Orig. 1895 Famous Moke Bot
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carrying cose. Each hos strap
so you can corY it over your
shoulder. 4 tubes plus rectlfier.
Without batteries ----~l2.95
I Orig. 1895 Nationally Fomous
Sway Portable TabIe Rodio in
handsome pIostic finished case.
Has s tubes plus rectifier. With
out batteries s--------Z4.So
Z Orig. 1895 kotionoIIy Famous
Clock Rodios in white plastic cob
inets. Buit-in oeriols :: 5 tubes
plus rectifier 1875
l Orig. se.45 Nationally Fomous
Rodio-Phonosroph with outomo-
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with buiIt-in aerial :. tone con-
troll. Walnut veneers on hard
wood -------.--- 44.95
Orig. 1926 Nationally Famous
FIN Tuner and Rodio, converts
stroioht AN rodio to FIN. Moy be
used as independent FIN rodio,
1895
Orig. 1910 Nationally Famous
TobIe Model Redio with built-in
aerial s tubes plus rectifler.
In beautifully finished cobinet,
1926
z Orig. 1895 Fomous Make
Midget TobIe Model Rodios with
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in aerial -----------S S.so
z Orig. l5s.s5 Nationally Fo-
NOUS Radio Phonosroph combi-
notions with automatic record
changers. 6 tubes plus rectifier
buiIt-n aerial. Handsome
walnut veneers on hardwood,
1895
I Orig. 37s.s5 Nationally Fa-
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tubes plus rectifier. Built-in oerioI
record-storoqe sDoce
large speaker. Walnut veneers on
hardwood -----I89.95
Radios. Sepenth Floor,
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SHEETS! CASES!
BEDDING
ACCESSORIES!

1874 Orig. 2.4s Embroidered
SupereoIe Pereoie PiIIoweases,
l.49
AZ Orig. 2.5s PeppereII "Peeress
Crib Sheets. 45x72 inches, 1.99
36 Orig. 2.9s Mottress Covers,
1.ss
ss Orig. 2.ss Motress Pads.
Twin or full sizes 80
As Orig. 2.ss White Duck
Feather Bed Pillows -----l.99
se Orig. 2.5s Sheets. e3x1o8-
inch size. SoiIed ---l.99
81 Orig. 2.es Sheets. 8lx99
inches. SoiIed ---2.l5
ST Orig. 3.le Sheets. 81xlo8
inches. SoiIed -----2.55
II Orig. 4.ss Solid Color Mot
tress Pads. Blue or peach, 3.s9
"a Orig. 4.99 Pillows. 8O9o
feathers, 2O9o down 3.ee
le Orig. 1895 Hemstitehed
Irish Linen Sheets. 72xlO8
lnCneS if.So
3 Orig. SIS Hemstitehed Irish
Linen Sheets. 9OxlO8 inches,
1875
J Orig. 1895 Embroidered Sheet
Sets -19.95
4 Orig. 1895 Embroidered Sheet
Sets ---l9.95
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The Hecht Co.
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Refrieerators

I Orig. 3le.5o Nationally Fa-
nous Refrigerator, 7 Gu. #. Large
frozen food compartment. Floor
somPIe so
l Orig. 322.5o Nationally Fa-
nous Refrigerator, 7 Gu. #. CO.
pocity. Floor sompIe 274.5o
I Orig. 1880 Nationally Fa-
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pocity. Moist-coId vegetable
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luxe model. Floor sample, 264.95
I Orig. 342.5o Nationally Fo-
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luxe model. Floor sample, 2e4.5o
! Orig. 257.5o Nationally Fo-
NOUS Refrigerator, with 7 Gu. II.
capacity. Floor somple 1850
Refneerators, 7th Floor. The
Hecht Co. Washington
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WASHERS AND
IRONERS

I Orig. l74.s5 Spinner Wosher
with extra large capacity.
Washes, rinses and spin-dries
Has lifetime tub Of nckeled
! Orig. 1885 Femous Moke
Famous Wrinser Washer with
droin pump ond oIuminum tub.
loe.75
I Orig. 1885 Famous Make
Wrinses Washer with droin pump
ond porcelain tub b----9e.e5
| Orig. l54.s5 Fomous Make
Rotary ironer enclosed in cob
met ----l24.95
I Orig. l6s.s5 Fomous.. Make
Rotary Ironer, enclosed in q cob
z Orig. 1855 Nationally
Famous Heovy Duty Flot PIote
IFoners ---l69.95
Washers and Ironers, 7th Floor,
Tie Heeht~Co, Washington
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Us Poirs Originally 7.95
MARCY SHOES
2.39

Famous Marcy pumps in black
suede, greatly reduced! There
ore high or Cuban heels; good
size ranges!
81 poirs Originally 5.s5 casuoI
Shoes. nationally known brand;
closed toe styles; good size
ranges -- 5.95
Al pairs Originally $50 and
800 Slippers, in several styles;
some Of felt; some Of royon
sotin; broken sizes -l.39
Women's Shoes, 3rd Floor.
The Hecht Co., Washington