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Evening star., 1948-02-22
Civic Calendar
Oldest Inhubitunts
~
Plan Exercises

The Association OF Oldest In
habitants will conduct annual ex-
ercises commemorating the birth
of George Washington at II am.
tomorrow in the Old Union House,
Nineteenth and H streets NV, after
a business meeting at 10:30 am.
Climaxing the exercises will be
the placing of wreath at the
Washington Monument by Frank H.
Gummel, Charles w. Lppold and
Walter j. Proctor.
Also included on the program
is a talk by Senator Cain, Republi-
can, of Washington. member of the
Senate District Committee; recitav
ton of Washingtons farewell ad-
dress by Fred E. Emery, an original
poem by John Clagett Proctor, presi-
dent, and music by the Metropolitan
Police Band.
Because of the Monday holiday,
the Mid City Citizens Association
has shifted its meeting to 8 pm.
Tuesday in the Thompson School.
Twelfth and L streets NV. The
Northwest Council and Shipley
Terrace groups have postponed
meetings until next week.
Other meetings this week:
Monday.
North Capitol-Atonement Luther
an Church, North Capitol and U
streets, pm.
Society of Natives-Mayf1ower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Hampshire Heights - Barnard
School, Fourth and Decatur streets
N. W., 8 pm.
Wednesday.
| Burroughs Executive Committee
Home of Benjamin F. Taylor, 1918
Seventeenth place NE. 8 pm.
River Terrace = River Terrace
Church, Clay street and Anacostia
road NE, 8 pm.
Friday.
Anacostia-AnacoStia High School,
Sixteenth and r streets Sc, 8 pm.
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lParent-Teacher
| 4 CfiuitieS

Founders Day will be celebrated
by the District Of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers on
February u at 1880 pm. IN the
Adams School.
Congress Heights-A Founders
Day play will be tn efeature attrac-
ton of the meeting Tuesday at
2::30 pm. in the school auditorium.
Past presidents of the association
will be guests of honor. Silver Of
fering and refreshments.
Petworth A community square
dance will be sponsored by the as
ISOLATION February 27 at $3.50 pm.
in the school auditorium. The public
is invited.
Taft Junior High-A tea will be
held February Is at 2 pm. for the
parents of the IA class and the
Executive Committee Of the PTA.
Mrs. Merritt, principal, and Miss
NATION, student counselor, will ex-
plain to the parents the, school
program.
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Business Groups
Electric Motor Shops
Tour Planned

An all-day program including a
tour of District motor shops by
about so guests from Pennsylvania
and Virginia associations is planned
for tomorrow by the Electric Motor
Service Association of Washington.
Opening at ii am. in the Bur-
lington Hotel, events include lunch
con at noon, the tour from l to $50
pm, cocktails at pm, dinner at
7 pm. and the business meeting at
8 pm. Ed Grant of the Tennessee
Electric Motor Service will discuss
repair of fractional horsepower
motors.
Other meetings:
Monday.
American Business ASSocia ton
Shoreham Hotel; dinner at 7 pm.
business meeting at $3.50 pm.
Thursday.
Northeast Businessmen's Assocla-
tion-American Security g. Trust
Co., Eighth and H streets NE,
$3.50 pm.
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| OES A cfivities
| In Local Chapters

Special chapter notices:
Federal-Thursday, honoring De-
cember, January and February
birthdays. Entertainment.
Hope-Wednesday, honoring past
matrons and patrons.
Cathedral - Wednesday, birth
day.
Extraordinarily, 7:3o pm, ini-
tiation and election of secretary.
Thursday, dance, Shoreham Hotel.
Chevy Chase-Wednesday, initia-
ton and entertainment.
Bethany-Monday, Home Board,
with Mrs. Helen Du Chaine. Thurs
day, Booster Committee, with Mrs.
Julia Lewis.
Brookland Chapter - Monday,
Friendship Club. pm. with Mrs.
Una Swift. Wednesday. George
Washington Birthday celebration.
Friday, Ways and Means card
party and food booth. 8 pm. Ma
sonic Hall. Monroe and Twelfth
streets NE.
La Fayette-Wednesday, initiation.
Friday, card club with Mrs. Ar
butus Holt.
Good Will-Friday, 23d anniver-
sary.
Friendship-Tuesday, birthday.
Harmony-Thursday. 6 pm, chow
mein dinner Friends invited.
Meeting follows.
East Gate-Monday. Star Point
Society with Mrs. Florence Wright.
Wednesday, Welfare Committee with
Mrs. Elizabeth Manglier.
Martha-W "Wednesday. Star points
with Mrs. Louise Boteler. Saturday,
cookie party with Miss Nellie Ander-
son.
Bethlehem - Tuesday, entertain
ment. Thursday, Home Board with
Hazel Thompson.
Trinity - Thursday, card party,
1911 Taylor street NV.
Columbia-Tuesday, mems night
program.
Brightwood-Thursday, line OFF,
GERS night. March l, Ways and
Means with Dorothy Southgate.
March 3. 1890 pm, luncheon and
card party with Fern Cummans.
William F. Hunt-Thursday, hon.
oring birthdays.
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Orlllg blrtIluayS.
SWV Auxiliaries
Meetings this week:

Meetings this week:
Monday-Pettit Auxiliary, evening
of games at Naval Lodge Hall,
Fourth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc.
Tuesday-Capital City Fort, No.
%, Daughters of '98, and William
Mckinley Camp. Sons of Spanish
War Veterans, social at the home OF
Cadet Estelle Fowler, 507 Tennessee
avenue NE.
Wednesday-The Presidents Club
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Ella
Ford, 1918 H street NV.
Wednesday - William Mckinley
Camp, Sons Of Spanish War Vet
Grams, 921 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Friday-Miles Auxiliary, Pythian
Temple.
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District of Columbia Victim of Perpetual Lottery

Lotteries against the the
pending Auchncloss District Of Columbia
are as follows The District Council legislative
ordinance authorizing
or authorizing form of gambling ="
However, viewed gatively very
helpless
smallest
created the exercise Congress its constitutional exclusive
legislation in all whatsoever the Of Government
legislation
they themselves and the community which their
through
hazard of this legislative lottery
The municipal the City of Washington of
unsatisfactory following Civil citizens
the entire efficient satisfactory the
1870 aggressive citizen movement started which resulted the
o in which the citizens would large participation
type government provided
elected by the legislature branches both
elected included election
gate in the House OF Representatives
Much painstakng work by able into this proposal
could hardly
apponve officer confirmed the branch
legislature became predentay appointed with confirmation
Senate leaving elected the body the legislature
the voteless Delegate in Congress
beginning
group
put accomplishment citizens the
which they participation
whatever.
instances may samples
legislative Citizens substitution
unsatisfactory Objectionable
retained and the added.
The the protection of the people from the legislative lottery
found granting the District residents the American
Representatives upon
possessed by other Americans
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Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Tax and No Representation Heritage;
Lottery Where the Voteless Seldom Win
On Being Voteess and Having 1t Rubbed In
By Jesse G. Suter

On Being Voteless and Having 1t Rubbed In
advertising card appearing Washington strsstears in
calculated to excite the interest and promote the Anereanm o. the
rider r. % % @ out es may BUT not to nG
red rag the of a bull
While washngtonians have noted and
eported to the London
sn the editor h ee of e ne a
unrepresented inhabitants Of the District of Columbia
poster question as follows:
WHO SAYS MY VOTE DOESN'T COUNT? ,s,,,,,,.s ,on,
POWER TO HELP HIRE OR FIRE A SENATOR,
A GOVERNOR, A MAYOR. 49,, ao.,,,o,.
MEN oek cas Do THE AND SEE no" MANY
IS 1 s SSo@ 81 the poster is carried this slogan
line of sound education which needed
% Columbia Hre 4a entirely dnerent condition exists Here
the the citizen does not count a much ~ m the ans
obscure citizen Of one Of the States for the that M is
help O. Governor, Mayor"
votee American citizens of the
citizenship Though taxation without
there District Columbia during the last fiscal
tax alone from h the @ n m If Ge1a
Disrict Columbia
Thus will be that people at the Capital who denied
n e0 G hd m the
The report year
shows that profits collections the District
Of
Pennsylvania, Ohio Michigan Massachusetts,, New
Wisconsin, Indiana, Connecticut Minnesota.
District exceeded the combined of the
following States Montana Idaho South
Dakota North Dakota New Mexico Vermont Nevada and Wyoming
highest which approximately
of the ee hst
unepresened people privilege
sacrifice These required obey laws kind
description in the making of which they have
of the partial
would
part Simple justice
most cherished fundamental rights privileges participating
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Need for Revival of Interest in Civic Affairs

bill reorganization
attendance Consequently guest speakers
meetings gained that attendance indicated
alleged condition.
exhotaon by this might helpful
building attendance and the scouting members
AL Of humans stirring
urged to renew their and their interest.
churches periodically REVEALS other
converts AS matter Of fact the old
converted all again.
probably many citizens
interested in particular project which
influential in putting through interests
and they didn't stick help their old comrades they
Some quit they
to be done made oral objection
Large Membership Valuable Not
neghbohood to enroll as
OF the homeoWne residents
in Cd invitation to
participate in the community
enrolment
wel-conducted meetings with the presented
hand large enrolment with
nusnesse meetings will impress both visitors
unfavorably.
One of the difficulties operation citizens
associations also in other forms
OF many individuals in the community the that
duties
else Often workers in the civic
nonmber neghbo who speaks commendation
Really" this block look
upon you as In the
Success community effort
duties and responsibilities the
Informed leadership
association membership thinks
rather than in terms of and the possible
ana nearly task undertaken be accomplished
There is ahead for
Columbia petition
our But thoroughly naze the grievances
constructive criticism formulate
compelling The neghborhood associations
means for participation community
is voteless like the District of Columbia
franchise.
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-11
ment and people of Greece.

ment and people of Greece.
 It has created unrest, disturb ances and political insecurity in France and Italy.
 It is fomenting unrest in west ern Germany, and causing strikes that cut down coal production.
 It has prevented unification of Germany, a key to the recovery of Europe.
 Col. Gen. Zhdanov summed up the Russian hopes of defeating the Marshall plan in these words, in Warsaw, last September:
 If the countries and people of Europe display the necessary fort itude and readiness to resist American enslaving terms, Amer ica may be forced to retreat"
 Our highest officials paraphrase that statement thus:
 If the countries and people of Europe display the necessary fort itude and readiness to resist Com munist expansion and domination Russia may be forced to retreat"
 Russia is against the Marshall plan. The United States is for it.
 The people of western Europe, by their will, determination and energy, will decide whether the American of the Russian view will prevail.
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That's That
 By BRUCE GUSTIN

Frances devaluation of the franc was long overdue. While it was valued officially at 125 to the dollar, the franc had been selling on the black market at half that rate. By slashing the official value to PA to the dollar, with the "spe- cial export franc" rated PIT to the dollar, the French put themselves in a position to reduce prices or their exports so they can sell more goods abroad and get more of tht dollars they need.
 Frances action puts pressure ol Britain to revalue the pound. l has been overvalued at S4 whil 1t has been selling in some place fir only S2.25. To compete wit the French, the British will hay to squeeze some of the water out of the pound.
 Instead of wrecking the Ma shall plan, Frances revaluation the franc should help that pla One of the first essentials to | success of any program for we ern European rehabilitation is s- bilization of the currencies of | nations which are to be help Last week, Secretary of the Ire ury Snyder said Congress mi be asked to provide funds, in ditior to the Marshall plan app priation, to support the value European moneys. That wo mean more opposition to the M shall plan, for it would incre the cost of that program to United States. Trying to sup inflated values of European rencies would be like "pou sand into a rathole."
 Last July, in the American azine, Director Hoover of the warned:
 "The nations women and dren will never be secure unti face reality. When sex offer are identified, there are only courses of satisfactory at Cure through medical attenti the more drastic step of depr the offender of his freedom tc tinue such activity. So long degenerates run wild, rev sex crimes will continue"
 Hoover's warning has not needed. In Baltimore, a g old youth has confessed tn, staying of an 8-year-old Cleveland. Police say he hac ed term in a New York st stitution for delinquents for offense against an elevel-y boy.
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rOpean recovery.
 The Reds understand that if the plan succeeds, Con- munist expansion will be stopped.
 That is, in fact, of the plans major purposes.
 Russia says 1t Is plan to encrce and destroy the Soviet Union We say it is plan to contan interna tional Communism within certain bounds-to keep it from engulfing people in Europe Asia and Asia minor who do not want it.
 MOOtOvS attack the Marshall plan at Paris last July along three lines:
 1-Thatit would destroy the sovereignty of partici- patng nations. That it would force them to submit to economic and political dictation from Washington
 2-That it attempt to punish and eventually de- Stroy any nation not agreeing to American terms That 1t was therefore achievement plan, and "an imper aSm against the Soviet Union and other free peoples
 3-That before it would be acceptable to Russia the United StaeSS must say definitely exactly how many dollars would give in aid That the United States agree to deal with each nation separately, and not with group of nations.
 Taking this line full cry, Russian propagandists have been shrieking against the plan ever since
 But the SOvetS did more than denounce the program They took these practical steps:
 1-Forbade Poland Czechoslovakia Finland Yugo- slavia, Romania Hungary and Bulgaria from partici- pating.
 2-Tied up all these nations in trade treaties with the U. s. s. R and with each other Under this group of treaties Russia took iron clad control of the trade of eastern Europe Russia can permit these countries to trade with the west, or she forbid them to trade.
 3-Revided the comintern-the international organ ization of Communism Issued instructions the parties in various countries defeat the Marshall plan It is now called the comiform." It is propaganda and sabo tage office, with headquarters in Belgrade.
 Describing it's duties Col Gen. Andre Zhdanav member of the Soviet politburo fifth from the top in the Soviet hierarchy and often prominently men toned as Stalin's successor, said:
 "The Communists must be the leading force in all countries in co-optng all antiFascst freedom loving elements in the struggle against the new American ex pansonist plans for the ensavng of Europe special task lies with the brotherhood Communist parties of France, Italy, Britain and other countries"
 This whole cose-knt program of opposition and de- struction is known as the Molotov plan.
 It has already forced the king of Romana to abdicate and converted that country into Communist "repub- lie"
 It has divided Europe into two parts.
 1t has thrown up trade barriers between east and west
 It has foented guerrilla warfare against the govern
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Wednesday, February II, 1948
Peace. It's Remarkable!
(Rocky Mountain News)

(Rocky Mountain News)
 TIME HEALS all wounds Discretion is the better part of valor Circumstances alter cases. Many man has risen above principle for the sake of interest Po tics makes strange bedellows dish of crow won't gag you if you've got strong stomach.
 We present those thoughts for the benefit of AleXan- der F. Whitney, chief of the Brotherhood of Railroad Tranmen. MT. Whitney having been invited to the White House. has emerged after lovely visit with it's tenant to that he and his union will fight for President Trumans reelection. t should have happened" MT. Truman told him.
 Memory turns back, and not so far, to when it did happen That in May, 1946. The President has broken railroad strike by asking for law to draft strikers into the Army The House had voted 3O3 3 for the drastic proposal which later killed in the Senate, largely by Senator Tafts opposition.
 To Mir. Whitney, then, Mir. Truman became "one- termer political accident and tool of "vested inter- eSts'
 On May 26 MT. Whitney was ready to spend all of the 47 million dollars in his unions treasury to prevent Mir Trumans reelection Next day he lowered the ante to two and one-half million dollars). On June 16, Mr. Whitney disclosed that he had sent investigator to Missouri to delve into PendergaSt politics" for anti Truman ammunition. On Labor Day Mir Whitney call ed Mir. Truman enemy of the peoples welfare. On Sept 15 Mr. Whitney gave Mir. Truman hell for firing Henry Wallace from the cabinet On Dec. 29 Mr. Whit ney pledged financial support to the Pro-Waace Ma tonal Citizens Political Action Committee.
 But now how different! Messrs Whitney and Truman have reached beautiful Understanding" MT. Whit ney has resigned member and vice chairman of the Progressive Citizens of America successor to NCPAC JIllHk OI SplI DenlOCTaJlC Party and beat his dear friend Mr. Truman by running Mir Wallace third party ticket.
 So MeSSrS Truman and Whitney are closer than brothers again, and maybe that makes things look lit tie brighter for the Democras-that is if MT. Whitney put this time and if his unions 220 900 members follow his breahaking leap from caboose to caboose
 Meanwhile, though, Republicans taking comfort from the Gallup Poll indicating that in election with MT. Wallace in the race, Republican would have strong chance of beating Mir Truman We hate to sug gest horrd thought to the COP.
 But what if some time between and November the Democrats should get scared enough to beg Mir Wallace to call at the White House for Presidential welcome and reconciliation? What if Mr. Wallace, off, fered flattering inducements should do Whitney?
 Stranger things have happened, and Henry's dish of wouldn't be much bigger, tougher smelier than the one Mr. Whitney has just eaten
The Nome nugget., 1948-02-11
Soviet Views ERP Block to Red Gains

(By Lawrence Martini SOVIET RUSSIA has stated officially bluntly and even violently that it will do everything in its power to wreck the Marshall plan
 It has instructed Communist parties in all countries to obey definite instructions and follow explicit technics to destroy the program.
 It has sent out full programs of sabotage both pot cal and physical to hamper, slow down and disrupt Eu
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to the arena Of race relations. In
so doing. they have given silent
consent to the immoral treatment
of non-white minorfties. There
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SGT. MCCAIN
NOW STATIONED
AT YOKOHAMA

YOKOHAMA. Japan - Sergeant
Erwin P. Mccain. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mccain, 1854 W. saith
st. Seattle. Is now serving as an
area inspector with the 4eth En-
gineer Construction Battalion. a
part Of the 9Th Engineer Construc-
ton Group.
Stationed In Yokohama, Japan's
major port city and seat of the
headquarters of the Eighth Army,
Sergeant Mccain is filling an es-
sential job with the Army's 0c-
cupational Forces here. The 5th
Engineer Construction Group is
responsible for all necessary con-
struction and maintenance OF
housing and roads used by occu-
pational personnel in the Yoko-
hama area.
To occupy his leisure hours he
has access TO theaters. clubs. lib
raries. evening classes, gym
nasium. bowling alleys. volley ball
and tennis courts, a golf course,
as well as the picturesque scenery
OF this ancient country.
Entering the Army in 1915. he
arrived In this theater In 1916.
He is a graduate of Seattle
High School.
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With the Eighth
Army in Osaka, Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Private Irv-
in Hawkins, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gussie Hawkins of 152 26th Ave-,
Seattle, Washington. is a member
Of the Gath Infantry Regiment,
now stationed at Gifu, japan. The
Gath Infantry is part Of the
25th Infantry (Tropic Lightning)
Division. commanded by Major
General William B. Kean.
Pvt. Hawkins is riffleman in
Company G, and is now on sum-
mer manouvers at the base of
Mt. Full, Japan's most famous
mountain.
Pvt Hawkins entered the Army
in July 1947. received his basic
training at Fort Knox, KY, and
departed for overseas duty in
March. 194S.
Before entering the service Pvt.
Howkins attended Garfield High
school.
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American Education
Week To Be Observed
By Beta Kappas

The observance of American
Education Week is a national
yearly project of Iota Phi Lamb
da, and will be celebrated by
Beta Kappa on Sunday, Novem-
Der 7th at A pm. at Grace Pres
byterian Church with the follow
ing program:
Flag Salute. Girl Scout Troop,
No. 48O; American Education
Week and Iota Phi lambda, by
Soror Airline ]. Yarbrough, Pro-
gram Chairman.
"A Tribute to Edith Mary
Brown, by Richard J. Carbray,
Lakeside School, Chairman OF
Edith Brown Fund.
Benefit offering; Address; Rob
ert Congdon, Department of Ad-
ult Education University of Wash
ington.
Introduction Of Sorors by June
Smith, President Of Beta Kappa
Chapter. Presentation OF Offering.
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ED THEMSELVES OTHER WISE.
Most church members and 9TH
ers OF good will have taken the
position of innocent by-standers
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many unions and less than 10 per
cent of the Negro population is
now unable to read and write.
This treatment of the subject uses
the following milestones:
1619-First Negro slaves were
brought to U. s.
INSTRUMENTATION.
1915-Mass migrations started
from South to North.
191S-2O-Negroes gained their
first real foothold in industry as
free men.
1941-45-Gained first foothold
in industry as skilled workman.
Further. the legion of Negro
doctors, lawyers, school teachers,
social workers and other white
collar workers would be pointed
up.
The occasion would be used to
eulogize such personalities as
Marian Anderson, George Wash
ington Carver, Booker T. Wash
ington, Walter White, e. Sims
Campbell, DR.. Drew, who devel-
oped the Blood Bank; Percy JUL
an, world-famous chemist (Glid-
den's); DR.. T. X. Lawless, one
of the nations leading dermatolo-
gists; Allison Davis, professor,
University of Chicago; Paul VIII
liams, Observation-Disclosures ar
chitect; Ralph Bunche, diplomat
and statesman - etc.. etc.
The delineation could continue
on and on. But 1t serves no use
full purpose. For Negroes to in
dulge therein, it becomes narcis-
sistic. For whites. 1t serves only
to dull the conscience and pro-
vide the escapist opportunity to
feel guiltless by pointing to prog
ress without relating present con-
ditions to standards of morality or
democracy.
The point may have been over
played Just a little In the preced-
ing statement. Recognition of
those who have achieved against
great odds does serve two useful
purposes:
1. It is an incentive to Negro
Youth and gives hope to millions
of the disadvantaged.
2. And most m p ortant, 1t
serves to expose the explosive fact
that Negroes are not what white
have been saying and
teaching that they are.
But / shall not handle this sub
ject In the traditional way. Suf-
flee it to say that though the eco
nomic position of Negroes in
American life is greatly enhanced
and improved over any former
point in American history. most
Negroes are still to be found in
the lowest quartile of any evalu-
alton on the economic, social, or
educational life of any American
region.
shall not treat this subject in