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STORE VALUES

So. a'f It.: $500; heat and hot Water Included
500 1st st. n.w.-1st comm, new store;
heat hot water incl; 500 mo.
622 9th st. NV; hrst commercial. IL
$50 ist st. me-: End comm 2-story
brick bldg; includes paved parking lot for
trucks; $3.50 per mo.
iii q st. Sc, S135 month. R. A.
HUMPHREYS. Realtor, sos North Capitol.
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BETHESDA MD

BETHESDA, MD.
So 900 per lot; improved street sewer and
water, wooded; 2 adjoining lots, each with
15-ft. frontage. on Alcott rd., in newer
home section OF Woodhaven. Just off Brad
ley I'd. For plot plan and further infor-
nation. call Wo. 1900 till . pm. -15
CONN. AVE. LOCATION
34th and Fessenden SITS. W.. Chevy Chase
D. C., block of Conn. ave-Beautifully
wooded homesites. S3,45O up.
SHAPIRO, INC.
Gil 18th st. NV. ME. 1717, Ia. 7511
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AUroMoTIVR MIscGLLANEoUS,

AOb bSWsSbsVB SWbSS8S&SANBSoSs
MOTOR, '42 Ford VS.. rebuilt, new pistons,
ri 1ine,. inserts, heads, oil pam etc. $s26
USED AUrC PAkTs;-Motor.. transmits
sions' rsarsi ether n, miss Psr1s for ness s
tic tic Singer machine, 8 heavy duty dis
Dletely stocked with the latest in plastic
and hher seat cover material. several
cellaneous. door channels, felts, padding,
hog rings, packs. etc; nothing left to
sHSs ss 0Dsn ces spuSSrR sYSndsi rs sss aen
!3i1 Wilson blvd, Arlington, Va. GL.
CLETRAC, crawler type on rubber. that
can enn be M converted to iron clsats: has winch,
develops 1b0 volts; this outfit cost about
$4,000; IT'S IS good as new, ideal for
blows; priced for ea1efn auiek sale H ss5o6 so Aso
6-ton semitrailer, dual wheels, covered
van; can be connected to any trailer truck;
cost about $4,000; price. $1,000. OWNER.
81, 5633 Ia
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR RENT.
EXCELLENT KING sT. LOCATTON-For
light manufacturing. store or warehouse;
8 floors and basement. 1870. 5,040 SO.
lease. Call AL BAKER & SON. INC, 116
9 st. Asaph st. Alexandria. Va.
II ST. Ne, near 3rd-12,000 50. IT. Of
space In adj. bldgs.: heat furn.; rent
all or part A. M. ROTH. RE. 1880. -13
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INvEsrMENr PROPERTY WANTED.

" %E pra1 aaVE GAsa ts5 Al o 'Rs.
vestment Bldg, DI. 5015; ewes, EN-. 5407
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$500
Mr.. ST. BERNADETTE'S
Colonial Investment Co.
RE 665O Eyeninps Al, 31O3 ia

Stone Front Early Amer. Home
College Heights area, near Univ. Of Md.
bedrms, and bath on end floor; very at
tractive 1st floor with lavatory. fireplace
and screened porch; h.-wo.h.; attached
garage; splendid cond; lot. 85x1"4, with
beaut. trees and lawn. Possession with
settlement. Price. S23,50O A. H SEID-
ENSPINNER. Realtor 6O37 BALTIC. blvd.
Riverdale, Nd. WA. 1910, WA. 1898.
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so;ET: PALACE house trailer; fully
metal roof: sso6. Sligo S227 after $50.
:o Lot !. $685. ss Bat .ls. sssr 'r.s mile, from Ss tSf
fI.1 Hser fPd e 0eillas Sld Hs 7Hcs
may De fmoyed to = location near Alex,
Va. or Andrews Field. Md. ov. 57l6.
Is47 zlMMER tandem trailer, sleep. o;
reas; down payment assume monthly pay
Rss q4Sss ';aais s1Tss Bank n? rr.si ls
Fhshf FIJI M:Rss A. 1oGs1 hiH r.A1z. l5 - IT,,
2cg e 81 Gss e9sE sI1 ev sssa
so cont ssos tp .arsI. tsssr hem.
sSr 81 siYI TaE CHEAPEST. but tn. best W.
stll haze ni,S. some sxcsilsn. buys ana brand
icrs CUR lsss. i; up; Psymsn.s 4 iex
1s4;II 1TSS;IInh e. s$sSs dsofsi. ave. silver
also good used traisr: w st.' are rsu eaulpped
SE II tyPs tEtss gsnts 5sgss5n. 81 afs Is Nc
Tou dASSof R'vs eiRES'p to Ms mis-. seeing
ns RsRs .se. Si e Pts
model trailer coaches. for travel or per-
manent homes. They are equipped with
Shower .f S snd sod s.l sse.ls
friseration. bottle sas cooking. etc Also
at low prices. ABc TRAILER SALES, NC,
s0od Baltimore ave, Berwyn' Nd, TO.
fsfs' fsis HOUSE TRAILER. 1s.,t. rrav.lo, 4
mos: old all-metal. gas stove: refrigerat tor,
6s6s, daytime only. Mon, Tues. or Wed.
21-FT. ALUMINIUM TRAILER. 9 mos old,
sleses !! sss ssn steve owe sna refsr Call
$5:fT. LIKE M new, Completed, equipped
for home or travel; reasonable. Sun. or
iE aG Hssfaiss FaSoJs HH MIN IN M.
:sa!s and sn'nYR KfcHFfR sFfs1sdah nias
SALES; s!l wash -salte: blvd Rte. /. Berwyn.
NV Nf1hSss ANS Tsfp '9Hsl TRAnGs S2s' COACHES on
In late models. Low down psymsns sna
sR iass siI@' co. g. II c intssis' 81 rovs sss
Court. s miles south 81 Alex, on Route
70 y pm o'fR phoa. a:'is ov .ns ssoS Sunday a."
xs4s eo,aS. ANH MEM ,a.t YEAs .ns
Is coionis!, % It.; toilet, shower $3.50
asroNh s IosdS e I'll 'fs ahs sh1Ssr Sa s.Is. sss
NOR more ave ave-. RiSerdaie. ad. i wS S09s 4sos '''
WASHIN6TON TRAILER HEADoUARTERs
~For .nF .I real irms iiylpf comfort for economy
ased nS dfs trsissr Sonss SEQ these ne" and
IS sehuls coSmmodore -------s2 sss IS
AZ Schult Luxury Liner----- 3.041 .46
44ss aM. Senult Aristocrat -------- 4'4336.Ss
.4s Howard model "sb"------- 3.ss5.0066 0066
wi. wAHESiSAs rs I " TkAHEH WS 5gs! CO.. NC" 1850
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Property managers and developers
MA ga MA Q0lE
CHEVERLY, MD.


6216 Kilmer st-Lovely stone bungalow
with 2 nice bedrms., colorful bath, liv.
rn1 attr. sunroom Dining breakfast booth
with accommodations for g. Full bsmt
with lavatory, Ice. attic. gas h.-w.h. Call
Gen. Walker, with
JAMES L. DIXON AND co.
1929 18th st. NV. ST. 1900. Ewes. and
Sun, Olympic 943l Ia
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BERWYN

ia-story attractive frame bungalow, con-
sisting of liv. rm. with fireplace kit, 2
bedrms.. expansion attic. coal h.-wh; lot
50x150; price, S10,750.
LAUREL
4-bedrm. frame house on lot 65x150, large
shade trees and outdoor fireplace; screened
side porch. oil h.-w.h., insulated attic, ga =
rage; owner leaving Laurel: price, S11 $50
LAUREL
4-bedrm. Cape Cod style; oil hot-air heat,
Venetian blinds. 5 combination screen and
storm windows and combination screen
3 yrs. old: garage: price, Sll.60O.
LAUREL REALTY co.
$50 Washington blvd, Laurel, Md. Laurel
492 ia
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JACK BLANK sAYs-PontIac owners At.
tention-l937-l942 Pontiac seat covers
from 1887 through le4e; $3.50
1941 through 194S series 'r76" and ''7s"
Oldsmobile seat covers; to At cars with
covers are brand-new and tailor-made TO
At your car. ARCADE PONTIAC CO,
'Washingtons largest Pontiac dealsr,"
437 Irving st NV AID $500
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SUBURBAN sALE-Mp. tconsJ
BUY LIKE, RENT

BUY LIKE RENT
II you are looking for q quality home In
refined suburban atmosphere and can
sod Of s2se
tached brick with seven rooms. three baths
and lavatory: plus maids room and full
on a lot 100x1s0 feet; just past Chevy
Chase, Md. Can handle with as low as
$4,000 in cash. Call Mr.. Brill, WI 71O5,
with
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FOR COLORED DOCTORS

1a-rm., nala-bath det. corner home and
once. Free. of restricted covenants. All
modern. Oil heat. built-in gar, etc Mr.
bus and train In fast-growing Silver
Spring, Nd. Now the States end largest
town. Priced far below its real value for
quick sale. Liberal terms Immed poss
guaranteed and insured title. OWNER,
Box 4qO-X Star IA
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SHANNON g. LUcHS co.
1H0k Il ct NV MA o2aE

- 7 ~ y SN. II N.t 4NEk -~t1fO
Mr.. ST. BERNADETTE'S
Now vacant and in peri cond; by acting
now, you can be in this home well before
CHRISTMAS; 2-story brk. Colonial, having
cious modern kit on lst f.; 3 good size
bedrms and . tile baths on End A.: full
osmt with lavatory and outside entr.
excel. financing. Call RE $3.50, 9 to g.
Cnlnnial Inuestnnent co
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CONTINUED on Next Page,
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TRAILER HEAD0UARTERs
For real living comfort, for economy
Ind luxury combined. SEQ these new and
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XMAS AND NEW YEAR sPECIAI-
40 Colonial; toilet and shower = 50 $50
- National tandem 1850
40 LandGla, 20 IT.; toilet, shower 3596
TRAILER SALES, 6O09 Balti-
more ave. Riverdale, Md. WA. 1908
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BUNGALOW-S12,5OO

Prewar brick home. containing rms and
bath stairs to expandable. insulated attic:
recreation rm.: oil heat; lge. level lot;
WILL LAM q nTnrnIv -'i' w Sti' -
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of the agents and commissioners sent to
induce them to sign and obey treaties
agreeing to remove to new and more
barren country" The seminoles particu-
larly endeavored to stay where they were
in Florida. Troops were sent against them
and, after a series Of battles, many Of the
survivors finally gave up the struggle.
Approximately $4,000 men, women and
children-people OF high agrarian
and industrial culture-at last were forced
back into literal wilderness. 'The
story" says the Dictionary Of American
History, 'is one of pathos and tragedy
Whether they travelled by steamboat or
flatboat, In wagons or on foot, the migra-
ton of the Indians was characterized by
suffering from hunger, exposure and
disease and an abnormal number OF
deaths" At the end OF the trail, those
who did not perish made valiant attempts
to re-establish their traditional civilized
life. In 1875 each tribe had constitu-
tional system with legislative, judicial and
executive departments-"an orderly state
of society" But in 1893 Federal COM
mission was created to dissolve the tribal
organizations. Descendants OF the unwill-
ing pioneers now are citizens Of Oklahoma.
The proposed Five Civilized Tribes stamp
thus will be an authentic commemorative.
It will symbolic an incident in American
history about which no American can be
happy or proud.
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A Sensible Safeguard

In declaring that he will clamp down on
American aid to any Marshall Plan country
that supplies Russia with equipment OF
potential military value Paul G. Hoffman
has merely affirmed that he will obey the
law as Economic Cooperation Administra-
tor. He is specifically required to take
such action under the Foreign Assistance
Act OF 194S-the legislation adopted by
Congress to put the European Recovery
Program into effect.
Thus, Section 1T I'd Of the act includes
the following provision: 1.-THE Administra-
tor is directed 10 refuse delivery insofar as
practicable to participating countries Of
commodities which 60 into the production
of any commodity for delivery to any non
participating European country, which
commodity would be refused export licenses
to those countries by the United States in
the interest Of national security" Trans
lated into palmer language, this means
that Mr.. Hoffman must shut off the flow
of ca ain materials to ERP nations found
to be using those materials in the produc-
ton of military or semimilitary items for
shipment to Russia or its satellites.
This Is a reasonable provision. It is not
designed to discourage the flow of non-
military commerce between Western
Europe and the Soviet sphere. Actually,
that flow is vitality important; without it.,
in fact, the long-term recovery Of the
continent would be virtually impossible.
The law under which Mr.. Hoffman must
act does not erect trade wall between
East and West; its only real restriction in
that sense is it's broad and flexible directive
forbidding the use of our aid in a way
likely to be helpful, directly or indirectly,
in building up Russia's armed power. AS
far as ordinary goods are concerned, there
are no such prohibitions: If there were,
they would be harmful.
Assuming that it will be wisely inter-
preted and enforced, the provision against
military shipments adds up to common
sense. It is part of the law because Russia
and its satellites have openly declared that
they are out to wreck the European Re-
covery Program, their aim being to pro-
mote conditions enabling the Kremlin to
dominate the entire continent. In the
circumstances, there is every reason to
guard against West trade of a type
that would increase the armed strength of
the Soviets. In his comment on this point,
Mr. Hoffman has made clear that for his
own part he does not propose to fall
asleep at the switch.
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Father Flanagan

Father Edward J. Flanagan created in
Boys Town work which will continue
far into the future and his name is certain
to be identified with 1t Indefinitely. Men
of whom he never heard will strive to
initiate the example he set.
But Father Flanagan will not be easy to
equal. He was person of unique charac-
ter, rare and exceptional talents. Born at
Roscommon in Ireland, one of the dozen
children of a farmer, he followed an older
brother to America and the priesthood.
Successfully he attended Mount Saint
Mary's College at Enmitsburg, Maryland;
st. Joseph's Seminary at Dunwoodie, New
York; the Gregorian University in Rome
Austria. BY the date of his ordination in
1912 he was scholar Of distinction. The
sociological bent of his mind was an affair
Of the heart-he loved humanity devotedly.
His cultural training gave him pattern
for unlimited public service.
Boys Town developed out OF a working
mems hotel which Father Flanagan estab-
lished in Omaha in 1914. 1t started in
house which he rented with borrowed
llUllCy dt SIA AoOAAoo, 1oAt. AAAS AAoetO Va
the enterprise from the beginning was:
There is no such thing as a bad boy"
Thousands of youngsters from six to eight
cen years of age and representing all races,
classes and creeds have been benefited by
the care, the instruction and the discipline
which are implicit in the Boys Town con-
ception. Father Flanagan credited the
boys themselves and their friends through
out the Nation with the phenomenal
growth Of the place as made-to-order
educational and religious community. He
lived to see it flourish as a famous center
of practical Christian philanthropy. His
career has ended much too soon and
among those who mourn its sudden termi-
nation are many residents of Washington
who were proud to be counted among his
admirers
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Five Civilized Tribes Stamp

Congress having passed and President
Truman having signed an act requiring
the Postmaster General to issue a stamp
in recognition of the Five Civilized Tribes,
the public at large undoubtedly will be
interested to know what the new label
will signify. A ponderous volume would
be required to tell the whole story, but
briefly it is this: The Cherokee Creek,
Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians
were in effect separate and distinct ma;
tions. Each group had developed social
standards suited to it's condition and
needs. At the start of the nineteenth
century they were settled in what they
severally regarded as their own territories
in areas belonging to France and Spain.
When those areas were acquired by the
United States, the- became a subject of
concern to Thomas Jefferson. He proposed
to move them west of the Mississippi
River This idea subsequently was &C
cepted by James Monroe and Andrew
Jackson.
The latter, with congressional approval,
developed an Indian removal policy with
real vigor and relentlessness" Between
1880 and 1840 various northern tribes were
pushed without difficulty into Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa and the so-called Indian
Country" along the western border Of
Missouri But the southern communities
did not consent to transportation. They
loved their home lands. and they put up
every resistance in their power to the
arguments, threats, bribes and persuasions
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The Wrong Approach

The bill to compel executive officials to
surrender confidential information to con-
gressional committees is a bad piece OF
by the removal of the penalty section ap-
plicable to the press, or by the decisive
vote with which 1t passed the House.
The bill deals with a subject that is
both delicate and difficult. There can be
no doubt that congressional committees
ought to have access to facts, whether in
the custody of executive officials or not,
that are needed to legislate intelligently.
And 1t is conceivable that some executive
officials might arbitrarily refuse to submit
data to Congress, possibly to cover up their
own wrongdoing. But 1t must also be
conceded that there are certain kinds OF
informationv generally confidential in
character. which the executive agencies
ought not to turn over to Congress. No
fixed line can be drawn between the two
situations. Each case has to be judged
as it arises, with attending circumstances
determining the reasonableness or other
wise of refusal to submit requested
information.
There is substantial reason to believe
that the bill sponsored by Representative
Hoffman is an outgroWth of such things
as his failure to get into the Civil Service
Commission files and the failure of the
Un-American Activities Committee to get
its hands on the Condor file. The position
taken by the President in these instances
seems eminently correct. And there is no
evidence that the work of Congress has
been hampered in either case.
If 1t should appear-in the case, for ex-
ample, of the effort to get the facts behind
what looks like an abuse of the parole
function-that informa ton is being i'm
properly withheld, Congress has the power
to put the offending official on trial for
contempt convict him and send him to
jail. This would pave the way for the
courts to rule on the question Of where
the line should be drawn between the
powers of the two branches of the Gov
ernment, with particular reference to the
withholding Of information from the
legislators. This would be preferable to
the relatively indiscriminate approach
taken by the Hoffman bill That measure
has passed the House with enough affirma-
tive votes to override veto, but there are
reassuring indications that 1t will not pass
the Senate.
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To Rebuild Europe

A gathering of 600 delegates from
tWenty-eight nations at The Hague has
adjourned after four days of deliberations
resulting in series of resolutions which
may be of profound significance.
Despite it's impressive title, "The Con-
gress of Europe" it was entirely unofficial
Yet perhaps this very fact enhanced its
significance. For this self-Styled congress
represented not governments but peoples,
while its outstanding spokesmen included
many leaders of enlightened public opin
ion, notably that elder statesman, Winston
Churchill. The congress recommended
tionS envisioned the creation of Euro
pean Assembly chosen by the Parliaments
of the participating nations to advise on
immediate practical measures to bring
about a European union, of commission
to draft a charter of human rights and
of a court of justice to enforce that
charter. This charter idea Is of especial
significance. 1t means that the proposed
European federation is to be dedicated to
the preservation of liberty and democracy;
that all nations seeking those aims can
qualify for membership; that no nation
is excluded which does not exclude itself.
Potentially, therefore, the nations now
behind Moscow's iron curtain, including
Eastern Germany can be admitted if and
when they abandon totalitarian practices
and recognize human rights. AS matter
of fact, most of those nations were repre-
sented at the congress by delegates of
exiled groups. Furthermore, it was upon
this theological plane that the most COM
plete unanimity was achieved. Socialists,
Liberals and Conservatives found them
selves at one on platform Of freedom.
Yet, in addition, it was possible for so
diverse a gathering to formulate series
of resolutions in the economic field, en-
bracing such topics as the removal OF
trade barriers, the restoration of financial
stability and the coordination of indus
trial, agricultural and labor programs in
various nations
Thus a dream of centuries has been
given concrete expression. And the
reasons for this forward step are clear.
These delegates met under the threefold
impetus of a great fear, great humilia-
ton and a great hope. The fear is the
subjugation of historic Europe by an alien
despotism or Europe'S destruction by be-
coming a battle-ground between outside
powers heading worldwide conflict
between communism and democracy. The
humiliation arises from the contrast be-
tween the mighty and prosperous Europe
before 1914 and its parlous state only
thirty-four years later-a period histori-
cally so brief that persons still in the
prime of life can look back to those better
days. The hope is that, despite the ravages
and dislocations Of two terrible wars
historic Europe still possesses the vitality
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town, driving the Spaniards from their guns
repeatedly . The New York was hit once
and q seaman was killed and four were
wounded. The Iowa was hit once and two men
were slightly wounded After the city sur
rendered, at 8 PM, May IL, the American feet
moved out into the harbor to await the Span-
ish squadron, last reported of Martinique
Sampson was the commander of the American
ships, Cervera the admiral of the fleet Of Spain.
Reviewing a city directory for the year 1894
The Star on May IA. 1898, explained: "Wash-
ington was the first Of
Ironsportotion American cities to prescribe
rh,r... legal rates for public con-
veyances" ride within
the hooded shelter" Of "a one-hoss shay" from
the Capitol Square to the south end Of New
Jersey avenue, the south end of South Capitol
street, Greenleaf's Point, the Presidents Square
or the Navy Yard cost Is cents But the
drivers expected 81 cents for hauling passengers
from the Capitol to the Eastern Branch Bridge.
"Hackmen of that day commonly had to pry
the wheels of their vehicles out Of the mud
by the insertion Of heavy levers under the
hubs.
A telegram from San Francisco to The Star
for May is, 1898, told OF the sudden oea'h VI
Eide or Edouard Remeny famous
Remenyi Hungarian violinist, who, appear
NJ. ing on the vaudeville stage Tor the
Ue> first time, had collapsed while
playing an encore at the Orpheun. The great
virtuoso was So. He had visited the United ;
States in 1s4s and 1855 and was q favorits
with American audiences His patrons IN
Europe had included queen Victoria and the !,
Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph. ,
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On Being an American
A Set of Traditional Ideals, Not Ones Origin,
Is What Determines 1t
By the Rep Frederick Brown Harris, D. D., Lit. D.

Phillips Brooks and Cardinal Gibbons and
Jacob Riis. It Is in part men and women
who were born under other skies. 1t is vast
melting pot in which is being produced a
richer and more varied culture than the world
has yet known.
What, then, Is an American? Hawthorne
thought Abraham Lincoln the best incarnation
Of its practical meaning, for, declared he: I'm
his ruggedness, in his mysticism, in his rather
rough humor, in his deep faith in God, in the
utter democracy of his nature he is what we
want the world to know as typical American"
Long before he was President, Lincoln. on
visit to New York City, was asked one Sunday
morning to make some remarks to . Sunday
school class In an industrial institution The
children gathered there came from the poor
classes the parents of most Of them having
been born in Europe. Somebody took down
that day what Lincoln said to the Sunday
school group He spoke on Being an Ameri-
can" Here are two sentences: you children
must always thank God that you have been
born in q country where. II you will lead a
decent, clean life, trust God and work hard,
you can rise. The only things that will limit
you are your industry, your character and your
brains"
~ X
eyed youngsters that because they were in
America the way was open to the top. So in
this explosive day, as defiantly We look enslav-
ing tyranny in the face and boast II am an
American" let us remember that We need
more than a map to prove our claim. With
sinister forces without pity or conscience at
home and abroad betraying, denying and BIAS
pheming all that America at It's best stands for,
never did It mean 50 much to stand erect wher-
ever Old Glory floats and. thanking God for
America, to sing and pray with Irving Berlin:
''While the storm clouds gather far across the
sea,
Let us swear allegiance to Land that's free;
Let us all be grateful for land 30 fair
As we raise our voices In a solemn prayer.
God bless America, land that lovel
Stand beside her and guide her,
Through the night, with light from above
From the mountains to the prairies.
To the ocean white with foam,
God bless America!"
And God make me worthy of being an
American!