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Evening star., 1948-12-06
Six GreenbeIt Tracts.
Offered for Sale as
Sites for Churches

The Federal Government today
offered to sell building sites to
Greenbelt churches, climaxing a
years fight by the religious groups
for a chance to buy land in the
town.
Six tracts were advertised for sale
by the Government, all within a
haif-mile Of each other in the center
of the Federal-owned housing
project.
Deadline for bidding was set at
December 20. Bids will be received
until that date at the Office Of
Charles M. Cormack, Greenbelt
community manager.
The offer specifies that the land
is for sale to civic. educational. re-
ligious, community or any other
semipublic purpose organizations"
but it was made available at the
insistence of the churches.
Each bidder must state In his bid
the purpose for which the property
is to be used. Deeds will contain
restrictions limiting the property to
such use. under the terms Of the
Governments offer.
Six Tracts Are Listed.
The six tracts offered to the
towns five religious bodies are as
follows:
No. 1-3.25 acres on the south side
of Crescent road. east of Parkway,
with 520-foot frontage.
No. 2-2.55 acres on the north
west corner of Crescent and Hill
side roads. with a 260-foot frontage
on Crescent and 471-foot frontage
on Hillside.
No. $3.50 acres on the east side
Of Ridge road, south OF No. AZ court,
with a 330-foot frontage.
No. 43.l3 acres on the south side
of Ridge road, west Of No. "a court,
with a 300-foot frontage.
No. 5-.79 acres on the southeast
corner of Ridge road and Westway,
with a 130-foot frontage.
No. 6-135 acres on the south side
of Ridge road, west of No. 8 court,
with a 215-foot frontage.
Five Churches in Town.
The five churches in Greenbelt
are the Community Church, an
affiliate of the Congregational
Christian Church; the Hebrew Con-
sregation, St. Hugh's Roman Cath
olic Church. a Methodist Church,
and a Lutheran Church. None now
has a permanent site.
In October, the inability of the
churches to obtain sites for per-.
manent structures led to the de-
cision of one pastor to announce
his resignation. effective May /. un-
less the Government made sites
available.
The pastor. the Rev. Eric T.
Braund Of the Community Church,
said, however, the churches would
be willing to bid for the sites. He
charged that the churches had been
''misinformed" in negotiations in the
matter which had extended over a
period of several months. i
Detailed Procedure Worked out
After Mr.. Braunds announcement
Commissioner John Taylor Egan OF
the Public Housing Administration,
said he had instructed legal counsel
to draw up advertisement for bids.
sPuhlic Housing Administrator ar,
hcials interpret the Stpreme Codtt
decision in the McCollum case, in
volving released time for religious
instruction in public schools, as pre-
venting the Government from giving
land or special contes$0hs ofole
church purposes in Greenbelt.
Last spring the PHA decided land
could be sold outright to churches
but later reversed itself After PHA
ruled the land could be acquired
only by bidding, the detailed pro-
cedure was worked out.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Dr.. La Gorce to Receive
Bryant Medal Tonight
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 6.-The
Geographical Society of Philadel-
phia tonight will present the Henry
6. Bryant Gold Medal to DR.. John
Oliver La Gorce, associate editor
of the National Geographic Maya
zine.
The Gold Medal, which was
founded in 1893 in honor OF the
late Henry Grier Bryant, Philadel-
phia explorer, will oe presented to
DR.. La Gorce by Harold E, Stassen
president of the University OF
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Rejected Demands.

When he rejected these demands,
Mr.. Gallegos said he told army
leaders: My die is cast. You will
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
Wage Farmers
Insurance School
Gains Interest

The class in Life Underwriting
sponsored by the Wage Farmers Life
Insurance Company at SAP NV Srd
ave. has added many new faces to
the student personnel. Miss Osborne.
instructor of business at Dorsey
High and two of her pupils and
three students from Booker T.
Washington High.
These new faces plus the nine
who started the course make up an
enthusiastic group each Tuesday
and Thursday night. The course has
now covered four weeks under the
direction of w. A. Morris, Jr..
Agency Director of the Wage
Farmers,
The course in Life Underwriting
is open to the public and is one of
the many free services given by the
company. Miami is indeed fortu.
nate to have the Home Office of n
company here. 1t enables it to rem
der services to this area that it
would otherwise miss. This course
is only the beginning. It's accep.
lance by the citizenry has made the
officers of the company proud. Rev.
John +. Gunner. president: Atty. l..
T.. Thomas, secretary and DR.. T. L.
Lowrie, treasurer. Each officer has
expressed his approval of the manner
in which the people have come to
the class for instruction.
One of the fastest growing finan-
cial institutions of our group in this
section is the Wage Farmers Life.
The State Insurance Department
has recently granted its approval
to the company to increase its CAPT
tai. Upon the completion of all ar.
rangements along this line. we will
have one of the largest and strong
est financial institutions OF our
group right here in our midst. The
company specializes in prompt pay.
ments through courteous agents.
Mr.. John II. Love Is the general
manager.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
Ten Reasons Why ]
Shall Vote For
Harry S. Truman
CONTINUED from page II

OOnClnued from page ID
the Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights and calling upon the Com
mittee ION behalf of the President
to inquire into and to determine
whether and in what respect cur
rent law-enforcement measures and
the authority and means possessed
by federal, state and local govern
ments may be strengthened and inn
proved to safeguard the civil rights
of the people"
6. When, after ten months of
work, the Committee submitted its
Report to him. he accepted II with
these words: II have already read
the Report and want you to know
that you have done exactly what l
hoped you would do"
T. A few weeks after the Report
was made public the President sent
n special message to Congress. call
ing for legislation to make 1t pos
sible to put into effect the princi-
pal recommendation OF the Report.
In so doing he provoked most vio-
lent storm of abuse and condemna-
ton ever visited upon a President
of the United States. Although this
attack came from reactionary ele-
ments of his own party. there has
been no support for his program
from the opposition party which has
the controlling hand in Congress.
GOture could have been invoked by
the Republican majority i'm the
special session Of Congress to pass
FEPG anti-lynching and aTti-pol
tax laws, but the pleas Of Negroes
and other mInorities for this much
needed legislation went unheeded.
s. He issued Executive Orders di-
rected against discrimination In the
Armed Forces and in civilian gov
eminent services.
Q. Ever since the Emancipation
Proclamation was issued eighfy'fiVe
years ago. Negroes have been wait
ing for a President Of the United
States to put the prestige ana
power Of his high office behind the
struggle for single standard OF
citizenship for all people regardless
Of race, creed. color. or national orr
gin. Mr.. Truman has done TINS
without apology or hedging. and
happen to know that he has done
IL. not because of any special love
for Negroes or any other groups
concerned, but because ne believes
:. "a ha r{gist and because he h
convinced that America cannot ex-
ercise the leadership among the ma
lions for which 1t IL otherwise quail
fled while IL continues to recognize
and practice a double standard Of
citizenship.
10. Against pressures and threats
unparalleled in the political history
Of our country he had held his
ground.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
Delray Boys
Organize MIA
Chapter

The members of the Carver High
School Chapter of the New Farmers
OF America of Delray Beach held
their first regular meeting Septem-
Der 28th to organize the New Farm
er Chapter for the school term 1913
lS49. After the regular opening ex-
ercises were observed the following
officers were elected: President. J..
Daniels; vice president, Joseph
Deale; secretary, Richard Patrick:
treasurer, Willie ]. Condry; adviser,
Prof. S. d. Spady.
AT their next meeting they will
plan their program of work for the
year, one of which will be their an
nual father and son banquet. The
president, Joseph Daniels, was
elected to attend a Leadership
Training Conference at Sarasota.
Florida, the first week in October.
The Delray Chapter is a member
of the State and National .Organi-
cations which have the largest
membership of Negro boys of any
organization in the south.
Ruben Knowles, reporter
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
Whites, Negroes Join
In 4-Day Dedicatory
Exercises

CLEVELAND $780, (ANP) - White
and colored citizens from all walks
Of life attended the four-day da4R
catory exercises preceding the Off
cial opening Of the $3.50, 900 gymna.
stun and swimming pool units of the
Cedar Avenue YMCA branch, here
recently. The initial unit of the
building had been erected in 1943
at a cost of $I25 900.
Starting off the exercises was DR.
Benjamin j. Mays, president OF
Morehouse college, delivering .he
principal address He was assisted
by the mayor and the chairman Of
the Cleveland YMCA board OF trus
tees, who turned the keys OF the
new unit over to Executive Secy.
c. Wallace Hawkins.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
Two Women Ph.D's
On Florida Faculty

Tallahassee. Florida. October 80
The Florida A and NJ College has
the distinction OF having two of the
country's limited number of Negro
women Ph.D. degree holders, accord.
Ing To statement made by DR..
William II. Gray. Jr. the college
president. The two women are DR..
Regina Nj. Golf and DIR. Lulu NJ.
Johnson.
DR. Golf is Professor of Educn.
ton and serves as head OF the de.
partment Of Early Childhood Edu.
cation. She Is the first Negro wo-
man To receive Ph. ID. degree m
Child Development from Columbia
University.
DR. Lulu NJ. Johnson Is Professor
of History and serves az chairman
of that department.
pr Johnson holds the Abb, MA.
and Pho. degrees from University
of Iowa. She also has studied at the
University OF Chicago and Western
Reserve
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
PARADE GREAT

over 100000 turned out Tuesday
for the mammoth and Legendary
Legion parade that was dotted here
and there with Negro Legionnaires
marching with their post and state
delegation. In a person to person
interview from attending delegates
nothing but high praises were hand.
ed Miamfs 194S treatment of all
visitors and all the delegates of the
American Legion S0th annual con.
vention.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-10-30
Negro Delegates
Praise Miami
Convention
BY CHARLES c. NORTH

MIAMI, Fla. - Fourteen years Of
interracial progress for Miami was
manifested in the manner of
welcome and fellowship this south
ern city handed its visiting Negro
Legionnaires. Fourteen years ago.
Q9SD the last time the 'Legions'
met in this city there were no pro-
visions made for the Negro and he
was barred from active participation
in nearly all the activities - in
Guiding the parade. AS a result
there was less than $50 out Of town
Negro delegates attending this SOth
annual convention with an estimat-
ed 10000 delegates and visitors in
attendance.
There was none of the so called
separate but equal facilities for
Negro Legionnaires, other than the
dances - you participated as a dele
gate or visitor in all of the pro-
ceedings and all of the activities.
NEGRO PRESS INVITED
The Negro Press was invited to
witness the arrival of the Presi.
dent of the United States and with
other men of the metropolitan press
was conveyed in a special bus to the
airport and then entered in the pa.
rade on the Presidents 25-mile tour
OF the city that took him from the
Eastern Airline terminal to the
Honey Plaza hotel in Miami Beach
while over 275,OOO spectators jamm.
ed the route.
At the convention meetings Ne.
gro delegates were seated with their
respective delegations and visitors
were seated throughout the 10000
capacity convention hall without re.
gard to color or any form of pre-
JUDGE.
Evening star., 1948-04-25
Modern Psychology
For Biblical Hero
ARRAM SON OF TERAH
By Florence Marvyne Bauer
(Bobbs Merrill: $3J
ReVl6Wtu Uy
j. M. KAUFFMANN.

In a story that flows like the
Euphrates through every complex
phase of that rivers clvlllzatlon
4 900 years, ago, Florence Bauer con-
iects the early life of the great
Biblical patriarch, Abram, who came
from Ur of the Chaldees.
She traces Abrams lonely frus-
trated boyhood in a decadent, tu.
multuous era and amid family OF
conflicting personalities until the
blocks to his innate
ability are removed by his CONVEX
sion to Yah (God).
But the author does not succeed
in bringing the reader as close to
the enigmatic Abram as to the
members of his family. Their char-
acters are finely drawn and vibrant.
His is shadowy and needs further
psychological clarif1cation. 1t Is only
too obvious that Abrams conversion,
after many doubts, to Yah, the Goo
of his friend and slave, is far more
his reaction to psychological con-
dition than true religious revelation.
Although the other characters In
the tale are warm and real and
the authors picture of Mesorota-
mian life carries with it the smell
of the market place, the story does
not grip the imagination. Climaxes
are only little ripples in the wind
ing tale.
Evening star., 1948-04-25
|GoebbeIs Left
Deep Mark
On History
THE GOEBBELS DIARIES

THE GOEBBELS DIARIES
Edited, translated and with an
introduction by Louis P. Loch-
ner. doubleday G Co.; ~
Reviewed by
JOHN c. HENRY.
. Paul Joseph Goebbels was a
twisted little man who has left
deep mark on the history of our
times. AS Minister of Propaganda
for the Nazi government he played
like an evil concert master on the
peoples of Germany, of Europe and
of the world. He was an adorning
disciple of Hitler but was jealousy
contemptuous of many others in the
Nazi hierarchy. :
In the junk yard that was Berlin
at the end of the war were found
bits and pieces of the files and
writings of Goebbels. Among these
remains was a diary covering most
of 1912 and 1943, two important
years in the course Of the war. The
tide was turning in that period and
a cold fog Of eventual doom already
was penetrating the consciousness
of the Axis leaders. Against that
background, Goebbels' writings to
himself were perhaps more sane
and more honest than his arrogant
utterances in the prouder days Of
Nazi history. SO
In this volume only a portion Of
the original material is presented.
Most of it already has appeared in
a newspaper and magazine series.
The full original as found-and it is
a tragedy of historians that no trace
has been discovered of similar
day-by-day accounting for other
years-is to be deposited in the
Hoover War Library at Stanford
University. Undoubtedly it will be
an important source for much study
in years to come.
Evening star., 1948-04-25
Baseball Is Back
On the Bookshelf

WALTER JOHNSON
BY Roger L. Treat. (Julian Mess
ner, Inc; $275J
THE BABE RUTH STORY
BY Babe Ruth, as told to Bob
Considine. (E. P. Dutton,' $3)
MY OWN STORY
BY Jackie Robinson. (Greenberg,
ST.
Reviewed by
LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
Baseball's arrival was accom-
panied by an outpouring of books
of near-record proportions. One of
the best ever written is Babe
Ruth's Story" put down by the
home-run king himself, with the
aid of Bob Considine's facile pen.
Any fan who missed seeing Babe in
action can recapture that lost thrill
on many pages of this book.
Roger L. Treat, former Washing
ton sportsWriter, wrote what un-
doubtedly will be the first of many
books about the late Walter John
son. 1t deals chiefly with the two
World Series in which this monus
mental figure played and, while the
information concerning Johnson's
life is not as detailed as most fans
would prefer, it is capably written.
Jackie Robinson is the first Negro
player accepted in the big leagues
and his achievement marks another
milestone of the game.
Evening star., 1948-04-25

logging COulltIy
or John Henry of Mississippi River
lore. The whole feud is clouded
with myths:
Fact and Fable.
Mr.. Jones has done a thorough
and admirable job OF separating
fact from fable. He has gone over
yoluminous court records and cor
respondence; he has visited the
scenes of the fray and talked to
many old-timers. The result is a
clear narrative of what actually
happened, tense with the drama OF
clashes, lush with descriptions OF
the region. He has made his story
more colorful by recalling some OF
the less accurate and more en-
broidered accounts that found their
wav into the newspapers Of the day,
owing to the remoteness OF the teud
country and the hardness OF CON-
munication. 1t is, in fact, a cork1ng
good story. - ,.,-.,-.
There was no chivalry in the fight
ing. Quarter was not asked nor
given. Neither side heSitated at
ambuscade, nor were women OF the
clans spared when they got in the
way. The Governors of Kentucky
and West Virginia we're drawn into
the efforts to make the Hatflelds
nav for the sudden demise OF sew
aral McCoys. The legal maneuver-
,noe went To the United States
Supreme Court. At least one Hat
field. who did not bear the family
name, was hanged lawfully. But
most of the time law officers knew
better than to interfere with either
clan. Devil Anse's" nephew, Henry
Evening star., 1948-04-25
Modest Memoirs
IOf oGreot Hunter

THE MAN-EATING LEOPARD
OF RUDRAPRAYAG
BY Jim Corbett. (Ortord Uniuer-
sity Press; $500
Col. Jim Corbett must be one OF
the worlds most admirable hunters.
He Is exceptionally modest about his
achievements and conducts his ac-
tivity with scrupulous consideration
for man and beast. A patient, dig
nified English colonial gentleman,
he likes a cup Of tea to break the
strain Of long jungle vigils. One OF
the most notable aspects Of his
straightforward recital is his tribute
to the Indians who co-operated
valiantly with him in his hazardous
humanitarian mission and his OBJ
vious liking for them.
In contrast to "Man-Eaters Of
Kumaon," that hair-raising record
Of the authors tilts with many
tigers, THE Man-Eating Leopard OF
udraprayag" is the story of long,
hard pull toward the determination
of one jungle gangster, carnivor-
GUS leopard which in an eight-year
reign of terror from 1918 to. 1926
took l25 lives in the Northwest
Province of India. 1t is no less au-
thentically exciting than the pre-
vious book, and no less contribu-
ton to adventure literature.
Col. Corbett's quarry was a male
leopard past his prime, and one OF
inordinate strength and cunning
He often battered down doors in
his quest for human prey and could
carry his human victims consider
able distances. He learned to tread
lightly on the many traps that were
set for him. He seemed positively
to thrive on the cyanide, strychnine
and arsenic which were placed on
the bodies of his kills The colonel,
with rueful frankness, admits the
frequent occasions on which the
leopard outwitted him, the bad luck
which dogged the search, and the
panic he felt on being followed by
his quarry.
Typically, he writes down his ac-
Evening star., 1948-04-25
~i,sai,f :}ss1.
.lrIrne and
Mystery
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Bleeding Scissors, by Bruno
Fischer. Gift Davis Publishing Co.,
$250) Fingerprint.
The Runyon sisters were wild
once, all right-improvident, scat
ter-brained and somewhat mysteri-
GUS. So the town didn't doubt for a
moment they had left home of their
own accord But Leo Akin, husband
of one of the Runyon girls, refused
to believe his wife had walked out
on him. That's why he started
dipping into her cloaked past, her
fling at the stage and that odd
episode in Jersey burlesque. In the
course of finding his missing wife,
he learned one lesSon-the last
thing people will believe is the
truth.
My Love Wore Black, by Octavus
Roy Cohen. macmillan Co.; $2.50D
If Bruce hadn't tried to protect
his lady love, Movie Star Jean
Rutledge, from unfavorable pub
licity. there probably would have
been a lot less mayhem out Holly
wood way. AS it is, the slaughter
is terrific; there's a bit of body
switching; slinky mystery woman,
a soupcon of blackmail and all the
other ingredients of standard
Octavus Roy Cohen production.
of human existence.
Relative to Poison, by E. G. r. Lorac.
Doubleday & Co., So Crime Club.
The British women's services, en-
pfasizes the author repeatedly
turned out girls of almost abnormal
courage and cool determination in a
crisis. That's the authors way Of
explaining why Susan and Pat keep
calm and competent while stun
bling through strange and dark
apartment to find their recent en-
ployer quite dead. Their almost
Irritating coolness ultimately foils
the murderer in this pedestrian
whodunit.
No Pockets in Shrouds, by Louisa
Revell. Macmillan Co.. S2D
Miss Julia, the sprightly spinster
of "The Bus Station Murder" shows
up again in this one, still eager as
ever to get in on the ground
floor of murder. A newspaper pic
ture of a murder suspect accom-
Evening star., 1948-04-25

Zona Gale, Villa Gather, David
Graham Phillips, even an occasional
piece by Joseph Conrad and Tneo-
dore Dresser. Mr.. Lorimer helped
other able novelists find their pub
lie among them Joseph Hergeshei,
mer, Booth Harrington, John p.
Marquand, Irwin S. Cobb, Kenneth
L. Roberts, Ben Ames Williams,
Harry Leon Wilson, Dorothy Park
er, Ring Lardner and F. Scott Fltz-
gerald.
It also is true that the Saturday
Evening Post was father OF what
came to be called the slick story,
representing a job of turning
out the kind of story the editor
felt his public should have. Mr..
Tebbel solemnly argues that the at
mosphere of these stories is more
accurate than that of more real
istic" stories which only the little
magazines print. He tells how Mr..
Lorimer developed business stories,
persuading some of his writer's to
discover the romance in manufac-
turing, buying and selling. No Won
der the Post came to be known as
the businessmen's bible.
AS the Post became an almost
fabulous success, and Mr.. Lorlmer
correspondingly affluent, he had his
Journalistic stable turn out the sort
of articles that reflected his faith
in American institutions and his
dread of change. Samuel G. Blythe
did these chores in Washington.
Isaac F. Marcosson, Kenneth L..
Roberts and others pursued them
around the world. One assign
ment that lasted for years was to
show the superiority of Nordic i'm
migrants and the desirability OF
shutting out the people Of Southern
Europe.
Nine Presidents Contributed.
There can be no doubt of the
Posts tremendous influence at the
zenith of the Lorimer reign. Nine
Presidents were glad to contribute.
Eminent men of various countries
chose 1t as medium of expression.
The direction of this influence
literary. economic and political-is
a matter Mr.. Tebbel does not at
tempt to dissect. He contents him
self with saying that in the '20s the
country was changing, but Mr.. Lor-
inner refused to change. The editor
did not, MIR. Tebbel comedies, "real-
ly believe in the expose" He was
committed to the idea that. busi-
ness was more in need Of under
standing than correction.
He stood, in general, for the status
mn ~
Evening star., 1948-04-25
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c. C


panied by Miss Julia's old friend
Charlotte Buckner convinces the old
lady the time has come to visit
friend Charlotte. But Miss Julia
didn't reckon ,on being only room
away from murder or realizing that
one of those charming cousins actu-
ally handed Grandfather Helm q
dose of sodium fluoride. It is typi-
cal of Miss Julia that she catches
the murderer and has to be revived
with smelling salts. =