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Evening star., 1948-10-03

The marriage of Miss Dorothea
Lehman, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William c. Lehman, to Mr.. Gennaro
Ferrara, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ferrara of Springfield, N. j., took
place yesterday In the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. DR..
Homer Clifford Richmond ofnciated
at the ceremony, which was fol-
lowed by a reception in the home Of
the brides parents.
Mrs. Sidney K. Groves, jr., of
Cannelton, Ind, was her sisters
matron of honor and Mr.. Anthony
Ferrara of Takoma Park was best
man for his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferrara left after
the reception for a trip to Miami,
New Orleans and Mexico City en-
route to Berkeley, Calf.
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Spring Wedding

The engagement Of Miss Eliza
beth Ann Sellnow> to Mr.. William
F. E. Long is announced by Miss
sellnow's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank G. Sellnow, the wedding to
take place in the spring.
Miss Sellnow Is attending the
Evening star., 1948-10-03

The wedding Of Miss Margaret
Mary Rapp, daughter of Mrs. Gates
G. Rapp and the late Mr.. Rapp, to
Mr.. Thomas Manning Thompson
took plsce yesterday morning in st.
Anthony's Church. Father John L.
Bailey officiated and the bride was
The echo., 1948-03-01
(Roster)
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The echo., 1948-03-01

AS canning season progresses,
housewife are reminded that the
shortest possible time should olaDsc
between gathering vegetables and
canning them It's also well to re-
member that vegetables should be
gathered and canned at just the
right age to make good canned pro
ducts.
The echo., 1948-03-01

cutive Board and for that reason We
are running the licensees Of all the
members of the Board who have cuts
in our office and those who do not
have cuts we are giving their names
and addresses.
The echo., 1948-03-01

to advise the Board and all con-
cerned, that we received some Zee
ports during the month Of January,
There are some members and To-
,al presidents viii have not as yet
seen all of the members Of the Exc
The echo., 1948-03-01

w wish to use this space to have
a little something TO say pertainino
to our loyal and faithful Board Of Il
B. A Executives.
Since the organization Of thii
The echo., 1948-03-01

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The echo., 1948-03-01
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NOTICE TO II. 3. 4. PRESIDENTS
WHO HAVE DECEASED
MEMBERS

Please see to It that all death GER
Jifcates for deceased members of
your lodge have been properly filled
out and are in the office.
Please see to it that the policies
lelongirc 70 the deceased members
,~.r .oasd are either IN the hands
f the local president, the benefci-
aries or ihe Office.
Evening star., 1948-02-16

81 know, daughter, there are too many old people
always talking down to you. =.
They tell you what's good and what's bad
what you should and what you shouldn't. =. who did
and who didn't It's grown-up' world, you're
thinking.
But from this day, ne must look up to you For
you are nheriting world which SO many grown-ups
are forbidden even to enter.
To-day you are to receive your first music lesson.
This is no farewell to your lghtheartedness, your
gayety your carefree youthful days Music does not
close the doors of youth, rather it opens new gate
ways into realms of meaning and spirit and JOY
We do not give you music lessons to burden your
childhood with extra study, but to enrich your
maturity with extra knowledge.
Evening star., 1948-02-16

Educators ererywbere recognize musical training
basic need in the cbilds education. Musical edu-
cation should no longer be regarded costly
luxury. we at Camtbelrs aluays ready to dis
exss Jour ebilds music uitb yoa and to arrange
Evening star., 1948-02-16

"What am trying to say is: Wherever you turn
in the years ahead you standa better chance of find
ing friend conquering loneliness facing the future
with greater confidence, because of your musical
training.
"A man named Plato said: Musical training is
a more potent instrument than any other because
rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward
places of the SOUL Some day you will better
appreciate what he meant.
Music is no cure for our personal ills or the
failings of this world, but it is wonderful tonic
for trouble.
"Music may never have resolved difference, but
surely it has often staged the mind for reason.
Music may never have won battle, but it has
certainly won over many an enemy.
Evening star., 1948-02-16

eonrenieut terms in the purchase Of any instrument
best suited to your boys girls talents The cost
need not be trokdbitire, as there is an instrument
for erery hueome Please feel no obEgation to come
in and t4lk 10 our experienced musical advisers.
Evening star., 1948-02-16
AZ hPo11ant"Messagg Abom Mune. 81. :;::.
From You 3. 70 Your Little Girl

ri cannot promise that the multitude will applaud
your music-it may never be heard beyond the room.
cannot honestly say to you that music will insure
your livelihood-many worthwhile things do not
pay in material gain cannot tell you that your
playing your appreciation of music will fll others
with awe, but it will command respect
I'VE do not give you music lessons because we
expect return in fame, money or plaudits.
I'VE give them to you just would give
you happy home in which to live, good food to
eat and nice clothes to wear. We give them to
you because we love you and feel an obligation to
your future.
To-day you begin and exciting adventure.
We. the so-caled grown-ups in your life little
envious of you, and we are certainly proudr'
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
LEGION AUXILIARY ASKS
"A SQUARE DEAL" FOR
EVERY AMERICAN CHILD

Welfare of Americas children will
receive special emphasis in the AM
erican Legion Auxiliary's 10000
units in every part of the country
during April, Mrs. Harriet Bliss.
child welfare chairman of the local
Auxiliary unit, has announced. April
is Child Welfare month in both the
American Legion and Auxiliary
when needs of children in the COM
munity are surveyed and plans
made to correct conditions unfavor-
able to their welfare.
"The time is past when the Le-
gion and Auxiliary could devote
their attention exclusively to the
children of veterans" Mrs. Bliss
said. "Now such a large proper
ton of all children are children of
veterans that in order to aid vet
erans' children we must improve
conditions of life for all children.
Our direct relief must be limited to
veterans families, but Legion and
Auxiliary corporations goes to all
sound movements to give all child
ICE OppOI IuiliIy IOl iCdiIiiy tNuuNd
ton and a fair start in life.
postwar conditions are not IA
vorable for children. The housing
shortage is denying many of them
satisfactory homes. The breakup
of hasty war marriages is depriving
many of parents love and support.
Injuries and illnesses resulting from
the war are taking thousands of
young veterans away from their
families and leaving children in
reed. O~ver-crowded schools AMI
lack of facilities for wholesome re-
creation are adding to child welfare
problems.
"The Legion and Auxiliary are
attacking these problems vigorously
i'll communities throughout the ma
ton, working with other organiza-
devoted to the welfare of
children. Public interest and coop
are required for success.
Every community should study the
needs of its children, then go to
work to fill these needs. The Lee
gion and Auxiliary motto in this
work is, "A Square Deal for Every
Child"
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14

that next year congress, safely
through the elections, will boost fed
eral income by reimposing some
version of the wartime excess profits
tax.
In view of these unpretty but in
escapable realities, the Presidents
veto of the tax bill simply did not fit
the preconceived pattern of political
action in an election year. Rather,
it looked more like the deliberate
driving of another nail in his politi-
cal coffin.
In his veto message, Mr.. Truman
commended that increased defense
and foreign aid measures might
make it necessary for congress to
raise taxes next year.
"In the case of the income tax"
he said, NEARLY 40 per cent of the
reduction would go to individuals
with net incomes in excess of S., 1000,
who constitute less than 5 per cent
of all taxpayers"
Also, the President continued,
while national income is high every
effort should be made to reduce the
size of the 253-billion-dollar public
debt.
He was, beyond doubt, sincere in
his objections, but they fell on deaf
in congress.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
PALESTINE:
TruSteeship

Studiously ignoring the groups and
individuals who threw up their hands
in horror when the U. S. reversed
its position on partition of Palestine,
this nation went right ahead with its
avowed plan for a United Nations
trusteeship of the Holy Land.
Disclosing some of the details of
that plan, Warren R. Austin, Ameri-
can delegate to the U.N., told Sc
curity council members that the
United States favors sending foreign
troops to Palestine to keep order, if
and when that becomes necessary,
under the trusteeship formula.
Enthusiastically implied, although
not stated outright, was U. S. will
ingness to send American troops to
the Holy Land, provided other ma
tons would join the parade also.
Another provision was that the num-
Der of nations supplying troops be
specifically limited.
Actually, there was little optimism
that the fratricidal strife in Pales-
tine DR. the causes producing it could
be effaced by the expedient of i'm
a U.N. ~trusteeship.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14

myth. He is not a hoax himself,
nor is he trying to perpetrate a
hoax through his presidency cam
paign. He is just a man, getting
along in years now, who is serving
the sincere belief that he could do
better in the White House than the
political figureheads in vogue.
He is, in the parlance of the cynics
and light-tongues; a character"
but an honest character.
Countryman opposes communism:
81 want no part nor dealings with
the Communist usurpers, who rep
resent but a small fragment Of the
great Russian people,"
Countryman opposes the military
draft: "The draft is a subterfuge
of incompetence. I favor making
universal military training so attrac-
tive that it will be universal or ap-
proximately So"
Countryman's name will appear on
no primary election ballots: 1.-The
gain inherent in such a course will
not justify the necessary expendi-
ture of time and money"
Countryman likes John Bricker of
Ohio: eff I cannot get the nomina-
ton, 1 am all for Bricker. l should
like to have the ticket Countryman
and Bricker but if not, then Bricker
and Countryman."
There is a truism which holds that
universally present in the heart OF
every nan is the belief that he could
play Hamlet and run a newspaper.
Countryman brings that deeply felt
human motivation to the height OF
true nobility. For in his heart is
the GROWING belief that he also could
be a good president.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
REDUCTION:
TaS Measure

President Truman's veto of the
income tax reduction bill was crush
ingly overridden by both houses of
congress-311 to 88 in the house, n
to 10 in the senate-and us. citi-
zens sat back to gloat over the first
major tax-cutting measure passed
in nearly 20 years.
In his now characteristic "Td
rather be right than be president
role, Mr.. Truman had stubbornly
affixed his veto to the bill, protest
ing that it mainly would benefit pre-
sons with incomes of S. 1000 or more,
encourage further initiation and sap
the nations strength at a time OF
international danger"
Examination of the new tax struc-
ture indicated that the President was
right in his first contention, at least
that the law would be of greater
benefit to persons with high incomes
than to those in lower brackets.
Reason for that is that 1875 per cent
of $4,000 is considerably less than
5 per cent of a million. (Cuts In
tax rates as provided by the new
law range from 1876 per cent in the
lowest brackets to S per cent in the
top level.)
Most interesting aspect of the tax
cut development was the question of
what motivated Mr.. Truman to veto
the bill. He was aware that enough
members of both houses were sup
porting tax reduction in this election
year to override his veto; hence, that
his veto would be a gesture of fu-
tility that would place him on record
as opposing the popular will.
Mr.. Truman must have been
aware, also, of the strong possibility
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
NEW START:
China's Chang

Hopelessly lost in the political anc
economic confusion of China, Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, leader
Of the republic in one capacity OF
another since 1927, was casting about
for a new role in the tragedy of the
Far East.
Afflicted externally by Communist
armies and internally by the venality
OF black marketeers and corrupt gov
eminent officials, Chang has been
IN the position of a man attempting
to build a house on a pile of soggy
refuse.
Now, however, there was a report
out that Chang had decided to quit
the presidency of China. But there
also were indications that, far from
going into retirement, he would re-
main as Kuomintang strong man by
becoming premier.
A spokesman for the Kuomintang,
Chlna's governing party, said that
the generalissimo was determined to
free himself from the presidency in
order to lead a "holy war; against
the increasingly powerful Chinese
Communists.
According to latest reports, Chang
was urging that DR.. HUI Shin be
elected president. Former ambas-
sador to Washington, HUI Shih now
IS president of Picking university.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
Graphic Family

The chief difference between the
black and white crappie is that the
white variety has six spines in the
dorsal fin and a plain anal fin while
the black has seven spines in the
dorsal and a strongly reticulate anal
fin. Outside of these two exceptions
the two crappies are almost identi-
cal in appearance. Each reach a
maximum length of II inches and
weigh Slightly more than n
pound. Like other members of the
bass family, cyappie are nesting fish
and their spawning habits are SINH
lar to those of the bluegills.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
NUMBER ONE
Public Friend

Carl C. Countryman again wants
to be President of the United States.
With true political ebullience he has
dubbed himself american Public
Friend Number One" and adopted
a monolithic slogan: "Countryman
for his countrymen; his countrymen
for Countryman."
That this near-palindromic tongue
twister is intended to strike sparks
of devotion from the flinty hearts
of American voters is apparent in
Countryman's frank statement that:
"My campaign must be for over
whelming publicity and an appeal to
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
APOLOGIZE:
From Russia

Even as Russia officially ex-
pressed regret over the ''unfortu-
nate" British-Soviet plane crash over
Berlin which cost Is lives, plain
people all over the world began to
see more clearly how, although no
nation is seeking war now, a war
could start accidentally.
A pilot of a Russian fighter plane
had buzzed a British plane, carrying
IA passengers, as it was landing in
Berlin. The transport crashed in
the Russian zone where the wreck
age lay for IL hours before the
bodies we're permitted to be moved.
Tension in Berlin eased somewhat
when British officials accepted the
Russian apology and Cancelled plans
to assign fighter plane escorts to all
air transports coming into Berlin.
The official British account of the
crash quoted eyewitnesses as saying
that the Russian fighter pilot was
''frolicking" when he hit the big
plane.
While the fighter pilot undoubtedly
had not been ordered to harrass the
British plane, it was equally appar-
ent that he and his cohorts had not
been forbidden to do so.
Aside from the number of lives
lost, the disturbing part of the Incl
dent is that it was, in a manner of
speaking, an aggressive action, an
overt act of deliberate p%rovocation.
And it is just such incidents as that
that world leaders fear might n
day touch off the conflagration.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
MODERN MOTORCYCLE
Cars on Road Hit Historic Figure

million p a S S e cars were
scrapped or put into storage yearly
during the same period, and that
postwar production has not yet ex-
ceeded the best prewar years, the
bulletin stated.
Latest available figures indicate
a total of 27.5 million passenger cars
registered in the us. on July /,
1947. the article reported.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
FOREIGN AID:
In Motion

With President Truman's sigma.
ture on the S. 98, 900, 900 foreign aid
bill, the massive, potent forces OF
western capitalism moved into ac-
ton against Russian communism for
the beginning of a titanic, long
range clash of strength.
To observers in the u. S. this inter-
play of forces had all the ingredients
of an epic poem-the power of good
striving nightly to overcome the
power of evil, with the fate of a
large segment of mankind depend
ing on outcome of the struggle.
There was an epic quality, too, in
the manner in which congress, SEEM
ingly impelled by a strong sense of
urgency, raced the bill through for
final action. The house approved
it with a vote of 318 to rs after less
than Is minutes of explanation, and
the senate followed up swiftly with
a voice vote.
Two days after passage of the
measure President Truman meshed
the gears of the global aid program
by ordering the reconstruction fl
corporation to advance 1.16
billion dollars at once. That action
released U. S. dollars, reconstruction
supplies and in some cases arms to
Is European nations, as well as Tur-
Key, western Germany, Trieste and
China.
The overall $6,O98, 900, 900 aid pack
age includes 4.3 billion dollars for
the European recovery program, 275
million dollars for military assist
ance to Greece and Turkey, 463 mil
lion for China and 2 million dollars
for Trieste. All of it is aimed at
areas where communists are sharp
ening their sword Of aggression.
An i~ll-starred movement in the
house to include aid to Franco Spain
in the bill was defeated before it
had time to do much damage to us.
prestige and moral stature abroad.
AS the aid started to move, the
situation abroad stacked up some
thing like this:
Russia's seizure of Czechoslovakia,
its new pact with Finland and pres
sure on Scandinavian nations, the
Soviets' arbitrary action in Berlin
all pointed to the fact that Moscow
was trying to bring about a show
down in Europe before the Euro
pean recovery plan began to work
effectively.
On the other hand, the rapid pas
sage of the foreign aid measure, the
proposal to return Trieste to Italy
and the stiffening of American will
in Berlin seemed to indicate that
the us, while not forcing a show
down, was, nevertheless, willing to
have it as soon as possible.
Few persons familiar with the
situation thought that a showdown
with Russia necessarily meant war.
But it did involve acceptance of a
risk of war. us. leaders were will
ing to take that risk on the theory
that the likelihood of a shooting war
is less now than it might be in the
foreseeable future.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14

Nobody seemed to be mad at
anybody when Gov. william Nj.
Tuck OF Virginia and President
Truman met at convocation exer-
cises at William and Mary college,
Williamsburg, Va, to. receive hon
orary degrees Of doctor of laws.
MIR. Truman exchanged a cordial
handshake with Governor Tuck,
vociferous leader of The southern
states rebellion on the Presidents
civil rights program.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
HeadIiners

IN MANILA, p. L. -. Ariston Alma
lei, veteran of Bataan, received an
army back pay check for 40 cents,
promptly went insane and died.
IN GOSHEN, Ind. . Harold Tins
ley, g., wanted to do something for
underprivileged children overseas,
nobly turned over to the Salvation
Army his entire hoard of bubble
gum-561 sticks.
IN ARTESIA, N. Nj. &. Conscien-
tious city fathers were trying to
figure out a way to keep absent
minded citizens from mailing letters
in trash a
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
Seek Uranium

Uranium-that most precious OF
all metals since advent of the atomic
age-is being sought in Colorado
now.
Department of the interior has set
aside about 40 square miles of public
land in the southwestern part of the
state for exclusive use of the atomic
energy commission, which will ON
duct an exhaustive investigation
there for deposits Of uranium, sources
of atomic energy.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14

Number of passenger cars on the
road in the us. today is at an all
time high, according to an article
in the April edition of Business
Comment" bulletin of Northern
Trust company.
This is true despite the fact that
no passenger cars we're manufac-
tured for private use during the war,
that an estimated average OF IL
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
Telephone Exchange

First telephone exchange in any
foreign country was installed in
London in 1879, with Samuel insult
as the first telephone operator at the
exchange and George Bernard
Shaw as one of the employees.
Later insult came to the United
States and became Edison's secre-
tary.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
NAuxiliary
@ActivitieS

The social meeting will be held
at Riverside in the club house April
20, with Edith Hilgert, Virginia Hig-
ginbotham and Leila Shay as hos
tesses.
1t is our pleasure to announce
the winners of the Americanism es-
say contest, "Our Great American
Heritage, Liberty; first, Jim Chit
tick; second, Joyce Bradford, and
third, Marlene Freeman.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
Trade With Cuba

Trade between the United States
and Cuba is important to both coun-
tries. From 1902 through 1945 the
total value of all Cuba's exports
was approximately $40, $50, 600, 900, of
which sugar and sugar byproducts
accounted for about $3.50, 900, 900.
This trade has been the dominant
factor in Cuba's economy.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14

the imagination of
the American people.
I have a lot of evil
dence that my slogan,
'Countryman for his
c~ountrymen; his coun-
trymen for Country
is doing the
trick"
Countryman is not a
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-14
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS -
US. Carries Fight to Communists
As Congress Approves Foreign Aid;
Income Tax Cut Becomes a Reality


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