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The Nome nugget., 1948-11-08

BULBS! BULBS! Daffodils. Narcissus. HYacinfhs. Lilies. Tulips-At POLETS
The Nome nugget., 1948-11-08
NOTICE

NOTICE Arctic Native Brotherhood will meet Monday. Nov. 8. at 7:30 pm. in the Native Brotherhood Hall. All members are requested 10 at- tend.
 Bert Bell. Secretary.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-02-18

of children and young folks
who came over from Shaw
Butte Heights, we had "a, in
Guiding the driver, in the sta
ton wagon.
What an inspiration the
"blessed hope" of the Chris
tan should be for us to live
lives becoming those who look
for the. return of their Lord
and Savior.
On Saturday afternoon we
were surprised by a short visit
with MIR. and Mrs. Milton An
derson and party who were on
their way over to Pasadena
to visit Rene Federmeyer, the,
brother of Mrs. Anderson.
What a blessing is in store
for those who will take time
to read the messages, which
appeared in the January issue
of Leaves of Healing, deliver
ed by Overseer Lee, Overseer
Darms and Evangelist Kessler.
Leland Barton,
Elder in charge.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-02-18
NEWS FROM ARIZONA

Numerous have been the
visiting parties from the east.
Today Mr.. and Mrs. Denver
Cook were brought over here
to the chapel by Denver's bro
Their, Harry, who lives east of
Phoenix. We had a nice visit
and they parted saying that
they would plan to be over for
the service on Sunday.
A week ago yesterday, at
the morning services, brother
L. J. Bullivant was present
with his wife and daughter in
law, MARCEL Bullivant. Mr..
Bullivant came to the platform
and gave message of greet
ing from General Overseer
Mintern. He also gave a splen-
did testimony as to Gods great
power in healing and keeping.
We were very happy to give
to him a good report as to the
usefulness of the station wag-
on in the work here. We now
have about 11,600 miles on
the speedometer.
Last Wednesday evening we
had a special program with
pictures shown by Mr.. R. D.
Bates depicting the conditions
which will exist at the time of
the glorious Rapture of the
church. We had over 80 pres
ent that evening. In the load
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-02-18
RURAL MAIL BOXES
Replacement of Unserviceable
and Unapproved Rural Mail
Boxes.

lions Postmaster, H. G.. In
gram, wishes to call attention
to the following notice and in
structions from the Post Office
Department.
During the war years the
regulation requiring approved
boxes was not enforced be-
cause scarcity of material
made it impracticable to OBJ
tain these approved metal box
es. Now that the metal is again
available for the purpose, and
many rural box manufacturers
are supplying boxes in reason
able quantities, patrons should
replace their boxes as soon as
it is convenient. 1t is not in
tended to replace good approx
ed boxes, but many of the box
es made of war time material,
need attention and should be
replaced with approved metal
boxes. (The wording "Approv-
ed" is stamped into the metal
of the mail box.)
Rural patrons are urged to
examine their boxes, to ascer-
tain if they are in good condi-
ton, painted white, lettered
with residents name on side
of approach of the rural mail
carrier, on a firm post, stand
ing upright, at proper height
to be reached from mail car
rier's car window, and with
solid and we'll hinged door Or
cover. Examine to see that
there are no sharp edges on
the side and inside of the box
to tear the carriers hands
when opening same from his
mail car window.
All patrons are asked to CO.
operate in this matter at the
earliest possible convenience.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-02-18
BAPTISMAL SERVICE

At the close of the Zion
Youth Fellowship evening SER
vice in Zion Auditorium on
February %, there will be con-
Quoted a baptismal service.
Candidates for baptism
should get in touch with Over
seer HARDWOOD.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-02-18
THE UNDERWORLD MUST NOT
RETURN TO LAKE COUNTY

AS
voters direct challenge o he
elected will the fight ty the racketeer
inm an unremIttng unercu determination
HAVE NOT only
My
sha be office daily
My oath of office will
grateful
office will justify the
and continued will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
FREE PARKING

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Evening star., 1948-03-15
Two Weeks to Go

In approving the European Recovery
Program without any Gripping amend
ments, the Senate has demonstrated its
ability to meet its share of the response
bility which the gathering world crisis
has imposed on this country. The question
now is whether the House will be able
to do likewise.
As adopted late Saturday night, the
Senate bill enbodying the essentials of
the plan put forward nine months ago
by Secretary Marshall carries an author
ization of $5,33O,0O0,OOO for the first full
year of the programs operation. The
shortsighted effort, led by Senator Taft,
to cut the initial authorization to $4,000
600 900 was beaten back. Also voted down
were attempts by a group of Republican
Senators from the Midwest to write
restrictions into the bill which could have
served only to nullify whatever promise
OF success the measure holds.
The major credit for this statesman
like performance In the Senate properly
goes to Michigan's Arthur Vandenberg,
although he had able assistance from
some of his Republican colleagues. 1t is
deeply disturbing, however, to note the
apparent absence in the House of any
leadership comparable to that displayed
in the Senate.
Speaker Martin, Majority Leader Halleck,
and, surprisingly, even Chairman Eaton
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
have indicated determination to saddle
onto the bill in the House provisions for
extending assistance to Greece, Turkey
and China.
This move may not have been inspired
by any unworthy motive. But however
worthy the assumed motive, the results
are quite likely to be thoroughly bad.
For time is the critical element in the
situation which confronts us and the
maneuver of the House Republican leader
ship spells nothing but delay. April is
the deadline for the end of the stopgap
aid to Italy and France and Austria which
was voted last winter. That means that
unless ERP is put through within the
next two weeks a break in the flow of
supplies threatens. Even more important
Is the fact that the crucial Italian elections
are set for April 18, little more than
month hence.
1t Is entirely possible that the psyche
logical effect of failure to get the
Marshall Plan into operation prior to that
date can mean the difference between
Communist victory or defeat at the polls
In Italy. What the House leaders propose
to do may be expected to improve the
chances of Communist victory That
Is something which would gravely en-
danger the security of this country, and
II it comes to pass the House Republicans
should not be permitted to dodge assump-
ton of responsibility for it,
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Argentine Elections

The counting of the votes cast in the
congressional elections held in Argentina
on March has progressed to the point
where it Is clear that the party headed by
President Juan Peron has won signifi-
cant victory.
In the 1s4e Argentine elections Peron
won with about $40 per cent OF the total
vote. During that campaign much was
made of the claim that the United States
was trying to swing the elections against
Peron, and even after the results were
known many people in our own country
clung to the belief that another election
would show a decline in Peron's strength,
If it did not bring about his political
downfall. But that has not happened.
On the basis of the votes counted during
the past week the Peronista party has
been returned to increased power with
approximately "a per cent of the total
vote, or a gain over 1946 of 10 percentage
points.
1t will be argued that Peron has made
this impressive showing through use OF
dctatorial methods, and there is no doubt
that there is truth to this claim. If we
see nothing more than this in the latest
election, however, we will have missed its
significant point. And that point is that
President Peron, whatever we may think
OF his methods, is more strongly supported
today by the voters Of Argentina than he
was two years ago.
From our point of view, the important
lesson to be learned from this is that
American foreign policy cannot safely be
based on wishful thinking The argument
for strong anti-Peron policy by our own
Government was based on the premise
that the Argentine President did not really
have the support of a majority of the
Argentine people 1t is clear now, however,
that that was false premise, and we
would have been the real losers if we had
based our foreign policy on it,
Evening star., 1948-03-15

marked by critical fuel oil deficiency this
winter and that may be followed by gas
oline shortages during the coming tourist
season. Moreover, If world events should
reach stage within the near future where
considerable increases in military stock
piles OF gasoline and oil become necessary,
the domestic shortage would be gravely
aggravated.
It would be far better to delay the
changeover for an indefinite period than
to pull up the streetcar tracks now, only
to discover that sufficient gasoline would
not be available to operate an adequate
bus schedule. BY leaving the tracks until
the present situation can be clarified
patrons of the Benning line will be assured
of service, whatever the final decision may
be.
If it should be found inadvisable to make
the change as planned before the fuel
emergency developed, it would be neces-
sary to postpone, also, the Highway
Departments plans for extensive improve
ment of the Benning route. For it would
be waste of money to undertake major
repaving project unless the rails along H
street and Benning road are removed. This
is a problem, then, requiring joint study
by fuel, transit, highway and Public Utility
Commission experts. 1t is proper that the
hearing should be public, for the interests
not only of Benning line patrons but of all
local users of gasoline are involved.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Church and Stute'

In another place on this page there ap-
pears representative selection OF letters
to the Editor of The Star commenting on
the decision of the Supreme Court last
week which invalidated a program of re-
ligious instruction in the public schools
of Champaign, Illinois
These letters are overwhelmingly ad-
verse to the courts ruling. Among those
which support the decision, however, there
is an indication of some misunderstanding
of the considerations which prompted The
Stars editorial criticism of the ruling.
In The Stars opinion, the desirability
of preventing anything which might rea-
sonably be expected to lead to a real
intrusion by the church into the affairs
OF the state, or vice versa, Is not open to
question. No such development should
be permitted. The essential point is that
the Champaign plan, in The Stars opinion,
did not in any real sense raise threat OF
religious encroachment on the proper
domain of the state.
In these times, when the need for
spiritual development is so self-evident,
a program designed to serve that end
should not be stricken down merely be-
cause of some far-fetched, fanciful fear
that in the long run there is possibility
it might threaten a subordination OF the
state to the church. That Is danger
which can and should be dealt with when
it arises. Meanwhile, the overwhelming
weight Of the evidence supports the belief
that religious instruction should be en-
couraged and supported in every reason
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Buses and the Fuel SHORTAGE

In view of recent warnings by Govern
ment fuel authorities of a threatened
gasoline shortage this summer, the Public
Utilities Commission has made a sensible
move in ordering postponement of the
impending changeover from streetcars to
buses on the Rosslyn-Benning line The
question of proceeding with the change
will be considered at a public hearing
called for March %.
1t has been estimated that the substitu-
tion of buses for streetcars on the North
east line will increase Capital Transit's
consumption of gasoline by nearly million
gallons year. That Is a substantial
amount to be demanded from the petro-
ieum industry in period which, has been
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Hands

Some hands are pale as lily buds
That open cool and tohite,
With jepels, trail as freftes,
That flicker in the night.
Some hands are dark as garden earth,
Hard as mahogany,
With lines that mark the spirits gro1Dth
Like rings upon tree.
Some hands are 1eak, elustve, soft,
And others taut as steel,
And some are sleek, denying force
Sine,o and bone reveal.
Faces may 1oear a mask to Detl
The truth they toould disguise,
Make foul seem fair and eutl, good;
But hands con tell no lies
BARBARA LESLIE JORDAN.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@, What states pay the highest average
old-age pensions?-J. OF
A. In August 1947 which is the latest date
for which figures are available. the highest
average old-age pensions were paid in the fol-
lowing states Colorado, $649s; California,
$5686; Massachusetts. $50.42; washington,
$4sSe; Wyoming, $4s62; Arizona, $500.
O. How old must an article be to be classed
as an antique? What Is the age in respect to
importation?-T F. H.
A. There is no specific age at which an
item becomes an antique Goods cannot be
brought in from abroad, duty free because Of
age, unless they were made prior to the year
1880.
Q. Can a man be imprisoned for. debt In
the United States?-J. D. r
A. In the United States Imprisonment for
debt was universal under the common law.
There Is no Federal statute abolishing Inn
prisonment for debt, but all the states have 80
acted except that in many states man may
be placed under arrest and imprisoned II he
attempts to vacate the State in order to avoid
his just debts.
@. What Is the proper pronunciation Of
the last letter of the alphabet?-R. L. L.
A. In the United States the accepted
pronunciation of the letter is zee. For CEN
turies the letter has been pronounced as II
in the British possessions.
Q. Has perennial wheat been produced as
yet in this country?-J. r. H.
A. The Department of Agriculture which
has been working on this strain for Is years,
says that 1t is derived by crossing wheat with
certain varieties Of grass and that 1t will take
about 80 years until the strain Is developed to
the degree of perfection where it can be put
on the market. Perennial wheat was publicized
at the New York Worlds Fair by the Russians.
O. Was there ever q coin known as a mint
drop?-J. D.
A. Mint Drop is another term for the hard
times tokens which were issued in connection
with political upheavals during the years 1892
1874. They were issued privately, and there is
no complete list Of them.
@. What became Of the late Colonel E. r.
Bradleys horses after his death?-E. S. II.
A. A three farm syndicate has taken over
ownership of Idle Hour Farm, Blue Grass prov
ing ground for the thoroughbreds of the late
Col. E. R. Bradley. The 1291-acre estate with
all its breeding stock and racing stable, was
sold for approximately $2,500000.
@. Which Of the Caribbean Islands has been
known as "The Dead Mans Chest"?-F. J. A.
A. Charles Kingsley identified "The Dead
Mans Chest" as one Of the Virgin Islands Bur.
ton E. Stevenson, writing of the poem The
Derelict" says "Curiously enough 1t may ba
doubted II it ever was really called Dead Mans
Chest Present-day maps give its name as
Dead Chest Island and that Is the name 1t
has been known by, on the maps at least, for
over a century and half Kingsley possibly
made mistake in the name most fortu-
nate mistake, since surely without 1t there
would have been no Fifteen men, and perhaps
even no Treasure 1sland!
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Kinq MichueI

King Michael OF ROmania Will be well
come in Washington in his own personal
right as an earnest and thoughtful young
man who has carried himself well through
q series of experiences which might have
cost him much more than his crown-his
life or his honor The blood of England's
Queen Victoria runs in his veins; his
grandmother was the beloved Queen
Marie, his mother was Princess Helen OF
Greece. From them, If not from other
relatives, he has inherited tradition of
service. Both as boy and as a man, he
occupied a difficult throne with credit.
When the pressure of Soviet aggression
recently threatened to stultify him, he
left Bucharest rather than remain on
terms unworthy of his training. In Lon
don and in New York he has let it be
known that he has not yielded the position
to which he was born and in which the
constitutional parliament of his country
repeatedly confirmed him.
The young King, now twenty six, comes
to America to add to his acquaintance
with democratic government in practice
He Is making the most of his opportunity
to add to his knowledge of civilized pro-
cedures of legislation, administration and
Jurisprudence. Taught mechanical science
as child, he is keenly interested in pro-
ductive industry, transportation and COM
munication. While he is in the United
States he will wish to see the modern
operations of the Oil business He also
will want to inspect our wheat farms
Anything that he can learn that will
profit his people when and If he ever re-
turns to Romania will have magnetic
power of attraction for him. He is quick
and sensitive in his reactions, eager to
meet the full demand of what he conceives
to be his duty as leader of his nation.
Let 1t not be forgotten that the world
owes to Michael debt of gratitude for
his help in defeating the Axis. Under his
direction, Romania abandoned Hitler at q
moment when it still was dangerous to
take such step. The King demonstrated
real courage as well as clarity of moral
vision on that occasion. He likewise
proved his liberal and humane philosophic
views when he signed the decree forbid
ding religious discrimination In his coun-
try. 1t might have been feasible for him
70 compromise with Stain, but he chose
10 refuse the role Of willing satellite
Evening star., 1948-03-15
stors, Men ond Atoms
Mans Reaction to Chance
Ordinate Tested by Army
Soldiers in Florida Are Flown
To Arctic for Experiments
By Thomas X. Henry

OV HUUtUJ x1ewfv
How quickly and by what physiological
processes the human organism can adjust itself
to extreme changes In temperature will bs
determined In q series of exhaustive expert.
ments just started by the Army Medical De.
partment. 49,.
Throughout history man has adjusted him.
self to every climate on the globe. He has
lived successfully in the middle Of the Sahara
and at the North Pole. But these adjustments
have extended over months, years or centuries.
In the global warfare Of the future very rapid
changes may be necessary.
The subjects of the most extensive Of the
Army experiments are 80 Air Force soldiers
all volunteers and all In the best Of physical
condition. They have been flown from the
semi-tropical climate Of MacDill Field, Fla.
where all Of them have been stationed for more
than q year. to semi-Arctic cold. The entire
change has been made in less than l6 hours,
They have been set down amid snow and leo
IN below-zero temperatures to set I'D q bivouae
"a situation similar to that If they had crashed
in the Arctic
Men Completely Examined.
For several weeks before leaving Florida they
were subjected to about every physical test
known to medical science Seldom have ths
bodies OF human beings been 50 thoroughly
measured" inside and out. The tests ranged
from ordinary basal metabolism and blood
pressure to complete blood chemistry, including
such determinations as sulfur content Of the
red cells, vitamin content of blood cells and
plasma and determination of hormone con.
centration.
The tests were started all over again a.
soon as the soldiers reached the Arctic sta
ton. Army doctors observe the biochemical
and physiological changes which take place
from day to day in acclimatization to cold
and their variations with individuals.
The men have been divided into three
groups. One group will be fed Q ration Of
about 900 calories day, less than half the
average human ration. Another group will
be given the equivalent Of 1900 calories q
day, which is about the optimum for the
winter climate of Florida. The third group
will get 5,700 calories consisting mostly Of
fat. This Is comparable to the diet Of ths
Eskimos.
Ages Are Between 1S and %.
1t Is assumed, of course, that those getting
the fat ration will adjust best. But the
reactions of the others are expected to throw
much light on the role Of diet In climatoloQt.
cal adjustment
ALI the volunteers are between 1s and "a
years old, q period when their natural re-
siliency and capacity for adjustment should
be best.
less rigorous experiment Is being con.
Quoted at another station near the Arctic
Ocean to learn what type of individual reacts
best, both physiologically and psychologically,
to Arctic conditions.
Evening star., 1948-03-15

For that decision he deservedly is popular
everywhere this side Of the Iron Curtain.
Washington welcomes him and wishes him
the best OF luck.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening star Information
Bureau, 3l6 Eye street NE. Washington Q, B. C.
Please inclose three go cents for return postage
Evening star., 1948-03-15

the truth and will fight for It. Our Constitu.
tion is based on belief in God Russias is not
Which is more logical?
FATHER j. K. CONNELLY,
Director q Promotion,
Immaculate Heart Missions.
Evening star., 1948-03-15

To the Editor Of The Star:
It seems indescribably shocking that the
Supreme Court could rule out religious teach
ing in the public schools because one parent
wishes no religious teaching at all for her
child Said parent easily could Withhold her
son from his class, letting other children attend
Would that we could have a full explanation
or preferably q change Of decisionl
PEGGY CARR
Evening star., 1948-03-15

To the Editor Of The Star:
I don't believe the trainers Of our Constitu-
ton were atheists, and I am sure the present
members of our Supreme Court are not
In all the years of reading your paper have
never seen anything in such poor taste as
your front page cartoon by James T. Bergman.
I am not an atheist either and my years of
reading your paper are 80. r. H. DENNIS.
To the Editor OF The Star:
Those Protestant and Jewish leaders have
truly succeeded in their efforts to Danish any
religious teaching from our public schools.
Ironically, however it is our Protestant and
Jewish children who will suffer most from the
lack of such institutions. The Catholics will
continue to maintain their well organized
systems OF parochial schools, whereas the
Protestants and the Jews will maintain their
occasional Sunday Schools"
It certainly seems to me, especially in these
troubled times, that any concerted religious
training for our children (Which. in any relig-
ion, is essentially Love God and thy neighbor)
would tend toward greater brotherly love.
E. S. COWAL.