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Dear Joe
DIFFERENCE
By JAMES L. HICKS

You may BE- entitled 70 disability
compensation, n you served In the
armed forces sometime between
December z, 1871, and noon, De-
eembsr 81, 1915; n you were dis
charged under conditions other than
diSh0norabIs; II your present dis
ability II the result Of an injury
suffered, or disease contracted IN
line Of duty. or your present dis
ability IL the result Of IN injury
or disease made worse by your
military service. OF II your dis
ability wsS incurred before July 20,
iot7.
All Of these conditions are de-
pendent upon whether or not your
injury or disease was the result Of
your own wilful misconduct.
n your disability 10 not service.
connected or ssTVies-Gggravatsd.
You may be entitled 70 . pension II
you served sometime between De-
esmbsT z. 1871, and noon December,
1919; II you served ~ least 90
days, unless discharged or sspa.
rated for disabilities incurred In the
line Of duty, II you were discharged
OF separated under conditions other
than dish0norabls, u you are
permanently and totally disabled;
II your disability IL not the result
Of your own misconduct, and u
your income IL not over 81 900 q
year. n you are single and not over
e2,S00 . year n you are married.
All Of these conditions must be met
In order 20 be eligible for . pension,
The amount Of compensation
which you can get from the govern.
msnt depends on the extent Of your
disability. This IL called the degree
Of disability. II II decided by a
rating board IN accordance with es.
tAbliahsd schedules. This board
rates your disability In percentages
from zero TO 100 per cent.
You get $3.50 . month for each
~ per cent gu Instability "h'en you
nave out no compensation 70 PAID
TOR diSabiI''y ra'ed less than ~
- ss', :" NV. "''S'' 800 -
Wv .e -"Ou", " vv"P'"'"
wv" "'" ~" On" u" paul.
The amount Of pension which you
are eligible TO receive for total non.
service connected disability depends
ON your are or the length az time
you have been receiving a pension
The minimum amount Of pension
money which you can receive il SIC
a month. SO, stop telling people
you got a pension Of $3.50. That's
no pen.Ion--that'u eompsnsntion.
|
toe may claim eompensatioh OF
pension as any time during your
his u you meet ths requirsments
" you are receiving compensation
Tor a disability ana your diAabllit,
gets worse, you may ASK Tor ~
increase IN inc amount OF your com
PsnSation'
II at the outset you believe that
the percentage Of disability glvsr
you by the rating board does moi
do your ease justice, you may ap'
peal 10 the Board Of Appeals, Vet,
Grams Administration, Washington
d. c.
Your appeal must be made with
In one year Of the date on which
the board notified you Of the dis.
ability rating given you. Along
with your appeal submit any add.
tional evidence which you feel
might help your ease,
! Remember that your local VA
I a a. a =
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P0eIinghoWSO Workers UlflmGFO
Yearly Wags Goal Set at $3.A2S;
Union Wants ace Per Hour Hike

CHICAGo-Steps 10 reach family budget standards out
lined by the Bureau Of Labor Statistics will be sought by the
United Packnghouse Workers Of America, CO. In ne9ota
tons for wage increases with the meat packing companies
throughout the country Ralph Hesein, UPWA President,
haa announced The failure of negotiations will
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oRDER ENOR MEARING FINAL AC-
COUNT AND PETITION ron DIS
TnInUTION
File No saAbA

COUNT AND PETITION FOR DIS
TuInUTION
File No. ssAbt
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEpIN
PROBATE COURT
ORDER FOR HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION
Re Estate OF John I, Morris. Decedent.
1T IL ORDERED that the Anal
account and petition for examination
thereof and for distribution, hled
herein, be heard on Monday, Febru-
airy 9Th. i9tS, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. by
this Court In the Court House In
Minneapolis, Minnesota. and that
all persons interested in this estate
present objections, ~ any. why said
petition should not be granted
This order shalt be published In
the Minneapolis Spokesman and
copies thereof mailed according 60
WITNESS. THE HON JAMES q
KEHOE, Judge OF Probate Court
this 18th day OF January. iStS
ERNEST =. LoRENz.
Clerk Of Probate Court
Helstsln. Hail Smith a EnksI
loi New York Life BldE,
Attorney.
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CARD on TEIANkA

would like 20 express my sincere
appreciation to my many friends
who were no kind and sympathetie
during my recent tllness-foF the
prayers, cards, gifts. and nowera
John LsWia.
eTS Iglehart Ave.
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round excellence Of her singing,
combined with the fine instrumental
support Of Ted Dale and his orehes-
ira, make both sides something to
write home about.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30
BORDER RRIEFs

Border Methodist Church 10 very
happy 60 welcome into Its member.
ship fold Mrs. Juanita Nicholas OF
s72l 9Th Ave. s, Mrs. c. CannnAdy
Ri ssn ana aNH BABY Ra ai f Eileen N
Webb, ave months old. who was
ChTistened Sunday morning. January
10, during the II o'clock service,
Mr.. James Smith % 17OS S0th Ave,
s. H. a patient n the General Hos
Ing for his speedy recovery. Hts
wife, Mrs. Gittie smith, II az home
recovering from n recent illness.
We are glad 10 hear that Mrs
Felix Clardy has been improving
from a fail suffered recently.
G. c. Hawkins has been ill. Here's
hoping she will be up and out soon,
Border Church extends greetings
and Happy Birthday wishes to Mrs.
Laura Norris Of ASIA Fifth Ave, So,
All members Of the church from
Methodist Youth Fellowship who
would like to attend Mid-winter
Methodist Youth Institute for three
days, Friday. Saturday and sunday,
ask Rev. Parker. one OF the NJ, Y. T.
Counsslors, or your Sunday School
The members OF the woman's So
ciety Of Christian Service (wSCSD
are planning and looking forward to
their annual George Washington
Tea which will be held In the Social
Room. Sunday, February 90. from
ans TO sac y. m. There viii be
many rare and UNUSUAL features at
the tea.
The Young AdaIt Group will meet
Friday. January 30, at y. m. at
which time business OF Importance
will be discussed and a social hour
will Immediately follow.
Sunday, February rs. Rev. Parker,
the Adult Group and all those who
wish Ca come viii worship with Rev.
Arthur A. Halter, Pastor OF Trinity
Methodist Church, at the evening
service,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-30

MOUNT OLIVET Baptist NOTES
Working for what You want"
was the subject used BY Rev. ID. c.
White at the morning services Jan.
Is, His text was taken from Second
Kings, sixth chapter.
Mukls Was rendered BY the gospel
chorus and the Sacred Harmonsers.
was given By Mrs.. Queen Esther
Taylor, Mrs. Marie Cole, and the
nlsses Shirley Martin and Edith
visitors registered AZ the morning
service were Mr.. c. b. Williams.
PhiladslphtA Mr.; Levi nartin. M.
and Mr.. and Mira Frank Parker.
A. the evening hour. Rev. r. q,
Harris, assistant pastor. delivered
the message.
The Sunday School lesson for sun
day FEB. l. 10 what We Know
About Jesus: His Work Of SALIVA
tion." Isaiah SS!t-G
Mount olIVst has prayer service
every WEDNESDAY AZ : 2: n; sunday
az .. m. All teachers are urged 70
be present Anyone interested In re-
viewing the Sunday school Lesson II
invited to Attend.--Edith AAssie. Re
porter.
TRUE APOSTOLIC CHURCH NOTES
sunday, January rs, Sunday School
opened at the usual hour. attend.
Ance regular. The pastors subject
sunday morning was "A Clear Rec
ora" His text was found In Mat
thew. 18th chapter. Jtth verse, And
his Lord WAS Wroth, and delivered
him to the toTmentOrs. TIL he should
pay all that was due unto Him"
Young peoples meeting At S:SO
.. m. had for a lesson the nTst chap
ter Of James. Elder n l. william
son OF Minneapolis, shiloh Temple,
preached IN the evening service; the
subject Of his sermon was without
Ne We Can DO Nothing" Elder WILL
hanson also Furnished music for the
evening service. Visitors: Mrs. G. ~.
Doughty. Minneapolis.
The True Apostolic prayer band
win meet at the home Of Mrs. Emma
RoundtTes at SOS Fifth Ave. No,
Z -. IN. on February 4. The baRd will
pray for you and will gladly come
to your home. Call Elder a. Robin
son, BR, soSs.
Evening star., 1948-11-29

operations before the collision were deep
in the red. The cost of coal for one boat
came to 100000, as much as 1t cost to
fuel three boats before the war.
As for increased investment, the SIS
District of Columbia, built in 1925, cost
$500, 900; new boats of the same size, built
in accordance with modern safety regula-
tions would cost more than $3,000,00
(Not that steamer travel is relatively un-
safe. The fatality in the collision of
October 81 was the first in 40 years Of
carrying as many as 100000 passengers
year, There is something beyond an
nual depreciation write-offs on such an
investment and operating costs that
means steamer passenger service on the
river probably never will be restored.
That is the modern mind which will think
more and more of the trip to Norfolk as
an hour by air.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
IRREGULAR Streetcar Service
70 the Editor of The Star:

70 the Editor Of The Star:
Quite pronounced for well over month has
been q laxity in the service Of the streetcars.
Prevalent during all hours and going in both
directions, one may stand and wait for Is min
utes before q car arrives, and then three or
four cars will come together. Too, the first
and even second car will often pass by q
person or persons at q stop, thinking OF let
ting the other car make the pickup. Because
Of this, the last car will then be too over
loaded for pickup. If the first or second car
should happen to stop, it is only because some
one wanted to get off. This Is particularly true
on the Friendship Heights line, as well as the
Mount Pleasant line.
The fact that have heard many other
patrons compelled to rely upon the streetcars
for transportation express their views on this
laxity and lack of proper spacing OF cars, I
know it is not my imagination. The cars op-
crate in fleets and flocks-as II afraid OF being
summarized by some lurking taxicab. The
Transit Company is entitled to the increased
fare, but there is certainly no excuse Tor such
Moor and inefficient operation Of the street.
ar ssrvics. ROBERT KxMET BURKE
Evening star., 1948-11-29
The Norfolk Line

Everybody is going to feel bad about the
passing of the Norfolk line. It was one
of the pleasant possibilities of life in Wash
ington. One could put ones car aboard
for a low fee spend week end at Virginia
Beach, and see Yorktown, Williamsburg
and Gloucester Courthouse on the way
back. Or it was possible to make the round
trip by boat and be on time for work
Monday. The food on the steamers was
excellent and the luxury of an outside
stateroom with twin beds cost only IS.
1t was a possibility nice to think about
even If indulgence was rare.
Everyone who has read Mark Twain's
"Life on the Mississippi" has felt the ro-
nance of river steamboating. That was
about the past The trip to Norfolk also
is in the past.
Like the Hudson River Day Line, which
ceased operations this year, 1t has re-
treated to the realm of legend. River pas
senger traffic is becoming as legendary
as the shores it passed.
It was not alone the collision of the IS
District of Columbia with tanker. The
lines board of directors was considering
dissolution before that. It was not alto
gether the Governments taking the SIS
Northland and the IS Southland for war
purposes. 1t was not lack of travellers.
Both the Washington and Norfolk areas
have grown tremendously in population,
and the big operation in both is the same
national defense That could have pro-
vided a basic load for overnight steamer
service.
The line is one of those competitive
operations that are vulnerable to sharp
changes of the economy. 1t withstood
the deflation, passing only one dividend
in the depression years. 1t has been a
profitable enterprise in its So years to the
Washingtonians who ventured their cap
ital 1t has paid out more than $4,000,0O
in dividends 1t could not take the inf1a-
ton. With one boat left, its 1947 opera
ton broke about even. But this years.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Protecting 81 Home BUYERS

Although too belated to cure past
abuses, the Veterans Administration
new restrictions on GI building loans
should 60 a long way toward protecting
veterans from exploitation by unethical
housing operators. Effective December IS,
the VA will make certain that CT loans
are invested only in homes that meet Ger
tain minimum standards.
The original idea was to give veterans
wide latitude in choosing home sites and
building or buying according to their in
dividual desires. But this plan opened
the way for evils that have brought dis
credit on some builders and grief to their
victims. Hastily and himsily built houses
have been sold to some unsuspecting for
mer servicemen at exorbitant prices.
The new loan rules are designed to safe
guard the veterans against such disgrace
full practices. Using Federal Housing
Administration regulations 40 q pattern,
the VA standards apply to selection of
site, quality Of materials, construction
methods, workmanship, equipment and
similar factors which go to make a good
home. The VA will provide inspection
service to insure that the rules are COM
piled with. Veterans will not be compelled
to use the inspection service in order to
obtain VA loan, but in that event they
must prove to the satisfaction of the VA
that the loans are justified.
The VA action is thoroughly warranted
in view of the well-publicized irregularities
which have occurred under the CT housing
program in many parts of the Nation. Rep
utable builders should welcome VA aid in
a housecleaning move that will protect
the good name Of building industry as
well as the interests of veterans
Evening star., 1948-11-29
A Courageous Protest

Three well known clergymen OF the
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths
have taken it upon themselves to protest
against the welcoming dinner scheduled
in New York tonight for Menachem Begin,
former commander-in-ch of 1rgun Zvai
Leumi This is courageous thing for these
men to do. For while there may be many
Americans who indorse the role played by
Irgun In the struggle for Jewish state in
Palestine, there are many others who do
not. Yet the announcement Of tonight's
dinner, carrying the names of more than
thousand sponsors, conveys an impression
of very widespread American Endorsement.
Irgun functioned as an underground
terrorist organization in Palestine until its
incorporation into the regular Israeli army
after terrorist groups had been outlawed.
1t was composed of courageous and ruth
less fighters, men who we're willing to
sacrifice their own lives for cause in
which they fanatically believed. But In
the name of reprisal, Irgun was also guilty
of monstrous crimes which shocked the
conscience of mankind. Among these was
the bombing of the King David Hotel. An
other, of which Irgun boasted, was the
kidnapping of two innocent British ser
geants, who were garroted and whose
bodies then were booby-trapped in the
hope of manning anyone who might cut
them down.
1t is astonishing to read the list of those
who have lent their names as a reception
committee for the dinner to be given in
honor of Irguns former commander. AS
was the case with Senator Capper and
others queried by The Star, it is possible
that some sponsors" were confused as to
just what they were sponsoring.
The letter of protest bears the sigma
vile, Conn.,. Father John La Fargo, S. j.,
of New York, and Rabbi Morris Lazaron of
Baltimore 1t has been sent to each of the
more than a thousand persons whose
names have been published in paid adver-
tisements as being members Of the re-
ception committee for the dinner. 1t asks
whether they knowingly permitted their
names to be used for this purpose, and, If
not, calls upon them to publicly disavow
their support of Mr.. Begin and Irgun.
If the members of the reception COM
mittee, or some of them, have fallen into
the all too common error of blindly per-
mitting use of their names, they ought to
take seriously the letter of protest. For
even though, when all things are balanced,
they may be willing to condone the ter
rorist record of 1rgun, they can hardly be
Indifferent to the fact that Irgun now is
openly bidding for political domination ar
Evening star., 1948-11-29
At Newsteud Abbey
(Lord Byron,s Honle)

(Lord Byron's Honae)
Not as the po,Dder of ashes, or ,ot,gs OF
the moth,
Or the voiceless mist in the blossonatng
hawthorne tree;
Not as gossan.er tceb do his words return.
They speak as the voice OF the ooundless
sea :.
sen that is stricken and twisted ,Dirn
ire of the storm m
Beating and breaking the Uater '0'e"
fierce delight, ~
sen that after the tempest has lifted,
becomes
A lyric depth that is turquoise brtghs.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
BoIkon Paradox

The paradoxical condition of our pres
ent-day world has perhaps never been
more strikingly exemplified than in the
proceedings of the u N. General Assembly
on the Balkan situation
For two full years the relations of Greece
and its Balkan neighbors have been be-
fore the United Nations. The issue con-
Germs the allegedly unneutral conduct of
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia in aid
ing the guerrillas who seek to overthrow
the legal Greek Government From the
first, the weight of evidence adduced by
Greece was so strong that the General
Assembly appointed Special Commission
to go to the Balkans and ascertain at
f1rst-hand the truth of the Greek charges.
This was done, however, in the teeth of
bitter opposition by Soviet Russia and its
satellites among whom were all three of
Greece's northern neighbors. The Com
mission was boycotted by the Soviet bloc
and was not allowed to set foot on the
Satellites soil. Nevertheless, it accumu-
lated fresh evidence fully supporting
Greece and returned report to this effect.
That report was, in turn, assailed with
unmeasured invective by the Soviet bloc,
Soviet Deputy Vishinsky outdoing even
himself in torrent of billingsgate, term
ing 1t garbage" Junk" and similar
epithets. Unmoved, an overwhelming
majority of the Assembly adjudged
Greece's neighbors guilty of nagrantly un-
neutral conduct in supporting the guerril-
las, which jeopardized the peace of the
Balkans, violated the U. n Charter, and
threatened Greek independence. The As
sembly likewise continued its Special Com
mission and its activities.
The great majority of the worlds pa-
tions has thus registered an emphatic
verdict, the lone dissenters being Soviet
Russia and its fye satellite members Of
U. N. Yet, whatever the moral impress
siveness of the verdict and the glaring
isolation of the Soviet bloc, few informed
students Of international politics will be
optimistic enough to think that all this
will make much practical difference. The
General Assembly has no power to imple-
ment its judgments All 1t can do is to
make recommendations to the Security
Council, where action is blocked by the
veto power of It's major members. Indeed,
the Soviet bloc denies the competence
OF the Assembly to do anything on the
Balkan issue and win doubtless continue
to ignore its verdict and boycott its Com
mission. Once again, therefore, the en-
deavors and aspirations of the worlds
organized majority have been frustrated.
II it were not 30 tragic, the paradox
could be considered ironically farcical. It
logically raises the query as to how much
longer the bulk Of civilized mankind is
going to endure so intolerable q situation.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Please incose 8 cents for return postage.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How many voting machines are there in
the United States?-F H. N.
A. There are approximately $4,000 voting
machines in operation In 1000 cities, towns and
villages in Is States, according to estimates OF
the two manufacturing firms in that field.
O. Where are sponges principally found?-
NNE.
A. Sponge fisheries are now almost entirely
restricted to the Mediterranean Sea- the Carib-
bean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Greece, the
United States, Tunisia, Cuba, Turkey, Egypt
and the Bahama Islands are the chief produc.
ing countries.
@. When were bricks first used?-M. T. r.
A. over 5000 years ago man made sun-dried
bricks of clay from river beds and used them
for building.
O. Who said that q national debt would be
q national blessing?-P. R. N.
A. Alexander Hamilton wrote to Robert
Morris on April 80, 1881, "A national debt II 1t
is not excessive will be to us national bless.
ing"
O. Exactly how much longer is the equlnoc.
final wear than the calendar year?-O. L. c.
A. An equinoctinal year lasts 365 days,
hours. 48 minutes and 45.51 seconds. Since the
calendar year Is only 365 days long 1t is nec-
essarv to add an extra day every four years,
known as leap year. This, however, makes
these calendar years II minutes and IA seconds
too long Therefore leap year is omitted in
the century years except those divislble by 4OO.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
priter, although tt Is permissible for
a Drtter kno1on to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-11-29

"A carnival performer in the South can
turn his head completely around" Just
the thing for keeping track of Jimmy
Roosevelt, now back in the Truman parade,
and out of breath.
Evening star., 1948-11-29

Here's printed recipe for raised squash
mufins," and without reading on into the
tiresome details, we suppose you hrst raise
the squash.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Equality as a Basis of Peace


TO the Editor Of The Star:
In analyzing our peace potentialities, we
must admit that the road to peace, or the
question upon which the whole future peace
and policy of the world depends, Il this:
Is the present cold war q struggle for Just
and secure peace or only for q new balance
of power? If 1t be only struggle for q new
balance of power, who will guarantee, who
can guarantee the stable equilibrium OF the
new arrangement? Only q tranquil world
can be stable world. There must be not
balance of power, but community Of power;
not organized rivalries, but an organized COM
mon peace for all, regardless OF race, creed
or color The right state Of mind, the right
feeling between peoples-or nations-is as
necessary for lasting peace rs is the just
settlement of racial and national allegiance.
Many individuals on numerous occasions
essay to be regarded as messengers OF peace,
pretending that they always have aspired for
peace for all peoples-for all countries Sadly
enough, ws hnd these very individuals con-
Evening star., 1948-11-29

The new high in ostentation, as brought
out in q House hearing, Is tossing $500
tip to an auto salesman, and telling
Congress- about It,
Evening star., 1948-11-29

They think President Truman would fare
better If he asked the new Congress for
one thing at time, as only high school
Junior can handle home lesson, the radio,
a hamburger and the telephone stimuli
taneouSlY
Evening star., 1948-11-29

How old-fashioned and nice of Olivier to
release his movie version of Hamlet" un-
der the title. Hamlet" instead Of What
Goes On Here?"
Evening star., 1948-11-29

Joe Stain accuses the West of breaking
agreements, and it's no excuse for US to
say Not according to our reading" The
Kremlin will cheerfully provide its official
Interpretation, on request.
Evening star., 1948-11-29

Israel Their apparent Endorsement of Mr..
Begin may help to that end, but it is not
an end which is easily reconciled with the
hope for peace in the Holy Land.