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Evening star., 1948-04-19
Mrs. Howe's Battle Hymn

To the Editor Of The Star:
One night during the Civil War a Northern
lady, visiting Washington, was lying awake.
Ideas Of song had come into her mind, song
for the soldiers and for the people back Of
them Some Of its verses shaped themselves
in her imagination and she got out OF bed,
lighted her lamp, and wrote down all that had
come to her. In the morning she went over it
and perfected it. 1t began:
mine eyes have seen the glory OF the
coming OF the Lord,
He is trampling out the vintage where the
grapes Of wrath are stored"
The words we're set to the same melody as
John Browns Body" and had the same thrill
ing chorus
GLORY, Glory, Hallelujah."
The lady who wrote the new song was Julia
Ward Howe and the song was called The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" The soldiers
did sing it and the people back home sang it.
And on Monday last when Mrs. Roosevelt un-
yelled the statue Of her husband in London
after the King Of England had spoken and
our Ambassador had replied, the crowd Joined
In singing Mrs. Howe's composition in memory
of our war President who had been so good
soldier Englishmen who did not know the
song quickly caught up the chorus and sang
with the rest: "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah."
p, B, j,
Evening star., 1948-04-19
April Birthday Gift

What ne,oer, unsaid phrases can tnd
TO greet you tenderly on this soft ddy
OF April? What shtntng word, not Of
mankind,
But of celestial, deep-blue height to say
The perfect syllable OF your hearts 0raeef
what thought of mine to brtng you keen
surprise
Like small ,0tnd's siluer laughter 70 eToSs
THE ounsu restlessness behind your eyes'
There uas no Twilight star or moon to ouv;
There pere no rtolet-da,cns NTH cIonds
ddritt.
Nothing uas beautiful enough 80 i
Must come NTH empty hands i mare no
gift. .y.
only these words to send on Aprtfs
breath,
outwitttng circun,stances, time ane
death. LYDIA B. ATKINSON
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Costa Rico and Communism

The deplorable situation in Costa Rica
apparently outdoes Bogota as an example
Of how q relatively small Communist
minority can take advantage Of favorable
circumstances to do great deal OF
damage.
theoretically, Costa Rica would have
seemed to be unusually barren ground Tor
Communist penetration. This small nation
has long been q model for Latin America
With q rich soil and healthful climate, its
homogeneous population has high level
Of education and widely diffused we'll
being. Dictatorships and revolutions, the
bane of its neighbors, have been virtually
absent from its history.
However, Costa Rica, like every country,
has It's under privileged elements, such as
dock workers at the ports and agricultural
laborers on the larger plantations. And
In recent years these relatively small
elements have been propagandized and
welded together into a local Communist
Party under the dynamic leadership OF a
fanatical agitator, one Manuel Mora.
The Costa Rican Communist Party,
thinly camoufiaged under the name of
vanguardia Popular, accomplished little
until the presidential elections held last
February. 1t was a close, hotly fought
contest between the Liberals who sought
to re elect President Rafael Calderon
Guarda, and the Conservative oppo-
sition whose candidate was Otilio Ulate.
When the votes were counted, Ulate had
small majority, but the Liberals cried fraud
and contested the result. An electoral tri-
bunal, provided by law for such emer-
gencies, certified Ulates election, but the
"ame- duck" Congress, dominated by the
Liberals, quashed that decision and upheld
the fraud charge. declaring Calderon
Gardia President-elect.
The consensus among unprejudiced
observers was that this was political
"steal" Naturally, the Conservatives were
furious, and when the Liberal Govern
ment undertook measures to buttress its
authority, a revolution broke out, appar-
entity with widespread popular support.
That is where the Communists entered
the picture. Manuel Mora offered his
aid to the hard pressed Government
in the shape of q well-organized Red
Guard which entered the capital, San
Jose. Once in, it stayed there as de
Tense force" while the regular Government
troops left to fight the revolutionists in
the hills and jungles. The struggle was
complicated by interventions of neighbor-
Ing Nicaraguans on the side Of the govern
ment and of Guatemalans and some
Panamanians on the side of the revolu-
honists. But gradually the latter gained
the upper hand. The Government now
Evening star., 1948-04-19
A Thorough Airing Needed

The disclosures regarding designations
and other internal dissension at head
quarters of the District Society for
Crippled Children are distressing indeed
This is not q private matter. OF no con-
cern to the public. For, although the
society Is a privately operated, independ-
ent institution it is supported by public
funds, solicited through the sale OF Easter
Seals. This year more than fifty thousand
dollars came into the society's treasury as
4 result of the widely publicized campaign
The indications are that more than
routine reorganization will be necessary
to correct the defects alleged to exist In
the society's administrative setup. Ihe
troubles appear to be too deeply rooted
TO permit of superficial treatment. The
fact of the matter seems to be that the
organization Is undergoing growing pains.
Inauguration several years ago OF tne
Easter Seal method of raising funds has
brought q new era of development, with
new burdens and new responsibilities i'm
posed upon the already over-burdened
stan and management.
If it is true, as some Of the resignlng
staff members charge, that the admin
istration is so faulty that the unfortunate
children are the victims of inadequate
facilities and care, the situation calls for
prompt and effective corrective action. If,
moreover, 1t is true that the financial
records have not been kept in accord with
rood business practices, the society owes
it to It's members, patrons and friends to
zee to 1t that up-to date bookkeeping and
auditing procedures are adopted at once.
The Society for Crippled Children Is too
important to the welfare of children
afflicted with cerebral palsy to be allowed
to suffer from administrative or other
shortcomings 1t is the only organization
In Washington devoting itself exclusively
to the special enthusiastically and
therapeutically-of children with brain
injuries. Both the District Health De-
partment and the District Medical Society
have been cooperating with the organiza-
ton in it's valued work. 1t would seem
appropriate, therefore, that either the
Health Department or the Medical Society,
or both of them should be invited by the
board of directors to make thorough In
yestieation of the affairs of the institution,
with a view to recommending whatever
remedial measures may be necessary. Only
such an objective study and report will be
likely to ease the public's natural concern
ovsr tho nresent contrOVerSy
Evening star., 1948-04-19
What Mr.. Wallace Is Doing
10 the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Editor Of The Star:
The letter from Mrs Harriet Crandali,
printed April .. is alarming in that it reveals
q dangerous method ,of thinking Her idea
Is: Vote for Henry Wallace. and have peace;
vote for any one else and 60 to war.
Really. this would be comical, If it were not
Of such serious import. Mr.. Wallace Is the man
who visited the capitals of Europe over q
year ago and told people that his country was
preparing for war. Rather peculiar way to
promote peace on earth, don't you think?
Fortunately there are not enough screwballs
in this country to send Mr.. Wallace to the
White House, even If he wanted to be Presi-
dent, which he doesn't. AL he Is doing Is fol-
lowing the Moscow plan to divide this country
and promote disunity among our people. Mos
COW wants to train the American people to
think along the lines that Henry Wallace Is
talking, and the Mrs. Crandalls are following
Mrs. Crandall says to let Europe 60 Com
munist; but who, then, does she think will
stand between US and the Red menace? The
Soviet is organized for world revolution, not
just European Remember Bogota? That is
not in Europe-no, 1t Is in the Americas!
MY SON IS A SOLDIER.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Initiation Still With Us

President Truman presumably was in
terested in making q record when he
chose imitation as the theme OF his
Saturday night address to the American
Society Of Newspaper Editors.
There are those who think that the
President in this election year is interested
primarily in fixing responsibility for high
prices on his Republican opponents in
Congress. That may be. One should not
overlook the fact, however, that the Pres
ident, as Chief Executive, also has q
responsibility in this matter which he
cannot lightly ignore.
Despite popular discomfort with the con-
tinued rise In prices, the people as .
whole seem curiously Indifferent to In
flation and the failure to adopt adequate
steps to cope with 1t. Perhaps the people
are tired OF hearing about the subject.
Or perhaps it involves factors which the
average man does not understand, and
which therefore do not interest him. But
the President having in mind his obliga-
ton to the people and the role which this
Nation has assumed with respect to other
countries, cannot afford to be indifferent.
The situation would be bad enough If
we had only our domestic condition to
think Of. But it is necessary that We
spend billions of dollars on European re-
covery, re-armament and similar things
at time when the American economy Is
stretched virtually to the limit. There is
no slack to be taken up, no surpluses to
draw on. That being so every dollar
spent because OF some external constdera-
ton has an aggravated inflationary effect
here. And the President is perfectly
justified in saying that the menace is so
grave that he does not propose to let it
be forgotten-even though there is little
chance that Congress will be willing to
do anything about it until after the elec-
ton is over.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Voting as a Duty

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Star has taken commendable stand in
supporting the Auchincloss bill for D. c. home
rule. Your point about the Importance of the
referendum is well taken. Such poll Of the
peoples preferences will not only am sure
give . strong indication of Washingtonians'
desire for self-government but will also provide
an incentive for wide participation In local
elections, once Congress passes the BILL hope
The Star will exert every effort to inform the
people of the bills provisions and of their re-
sponsibility to exercise their suffrage, If home
rule Is obtained
GEORGIANNA r. RATHBUN.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Perhaps on Everybody

To the Editor Of The Star;
Intelligent Americans want the truth. VIII
liam z. Massee, writing in 4s magazine, April
number on The Men Who Raise Your Rent, ;"
states: mo matter how much the average
American would like to own or rent decent
home, such homes are out Of the question
for a third Of the Nation, far beyond the
means Of another third and a very precarious
investment for the healthiest 1o% OF the
population. There are 100000 house-hunting
Americans"
In that true? If 80, where shall We place
the blame for such condition?
AVERAGE CITIZEN.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Nothing to Fear Not New


To the Editor Of The Star:
At the close Of his long article on the "Roose-
velt Story" in the Sunday Star Of April, II,
George Kennedy expressed the opinion that
the words There is nothing to fear but fear
itself" in the late Mr. Roosevelts first inaugural
address probably will be his most quoted
phrase" Similar comments are recalled from
various parties and that phrase is generally
and original performance as a phrase-maker.
Among Others Philip Murray, for instance,
quoted these words in his last Labor Day
address.
The expression New Deal" while most fire.
quently heard, it seems was esteemed not SO
much as an example of the late Presidents
adeptness as a literary innovator, but rather
Is the description OF q way Of life, the visuali-
zation of an ideal state Of existence. As a
phrase it is, of course, merely figurative use
Of . card players expression and besides Is
only slight variation Of the first Roosevelt's
Square Deal" I believe 1t has been stated
that the term New Deal" f1rst was used by
North Carolina oficial in letter to Roosevelt.
But I. for one, feel constrained to demur
to the claim for originality as to the phrase in
question. A. one item of evidence, I would
cite 1.-THE Poems and Songs OF Robert Burns"
Everyman's Edition published In 1906. In the
introduction to this edition James Douglas
writes Of Burns as fearing nothing save fear.'
Certainly. 1t is difhcult to believe 80 popular
and widely circulated book as this never fell
into the hands of one or another OF the various
learned and gifted writer's hired by the late
Mr.. Roosevelt to write his speeches.
W.. FLETCHER.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE


@. How do accidents rank as cause OF death
In the United States?-T. D. r.
A, The National Safety Council says that
according to present indications accidents were
the fourth most important cause OF death IN
1947.
q, Please explain the terms oxford blue
and Cambridge blue" that are oIten seen In
English writings.-E v.
A. A "bue1 is a student who has been chosen
to represent his university in certain athletic
sports, so called from the "colors" he Ii then
entitled to wear Dark blue Is the color OF OK
ford University, and light blue the color OF
Cambridge.
@ What proportion OF the total area at
Turkey Is in Europe?-S. e.
A. The area of Turkey Is 296,503 square
miles, &c. 88 per cent of which Is In Asia and
the remaining 312 per cent In Europe The
European portion OF Turkey ID ABOUT tne SIZE
of New Hampshire.
@ Who was the first man to be cremated
in the United States in crematorium?-H. =.
A. The first modern cremation was reputed-
ly that OF Baron de Palm. prince OF the Holy
Roman Empire and a native OF Augsburg,
Bavaria. He died In New York In 1878 and his
body was cremated at the LIE Moyne crematory
at Washington, Pa, on December q, 1875.
O. How far would an average person have
to walk in order to lose one pound OF BODY
fat?-K. E. M. =.
A According to Dr. Louis II. Newburgh. II
is necessary to walk SO miles to rid the body
of one pound Of fat.
@. Why is shop sometimes spelled shopper
u. A. M.
A. This is an old form. The word. in the
process of its evolution, has been written many
different ways. When spelled shoppe 1t
pronounced exactly as If 1t were spelled shop.
O. What is the source Of the quotation about
casting bread upon the waters'2-R. McC.
A. 1t is the Bible Cast thy bread upon the
waters. for thou shalt find 1t after many days"
Is from Ecclesiastes, Chapter x, verse !.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Comment on Equity of Pay

TO the Editor Of The Star:
I agree with the editorial in The Star Of
April II, Treat All Federal Employees Alike"
Give the postal employees 26 days annual
leave and is days sick leave and every Satur-
day of and Christmas and New Year holidays.
Santa Claus doesn't pay for our uniforms or
extra wear and tear on shoes and clothes. We
60 to work, hit the clock at $50 am. two days
q week and am the other days, rain or shine,
wind, sleet, and what have you. 1t is said that
when Henry Ford was asked how he would
define q lazy person. the answer was: Am
bition wore out shoe leather, but the lazy ones
wore out the seats OF their pants"
no. C..
Evening star., 1948-04-19

consumption In other satellite lands, or
even in Russia itself, to hold up quotable
example Of what the aroused popular"
consciousness is feeling toward the citadel
OF "capitanstic imperialism"7 Perhaps
both obietcives are included.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,criter, although 1t Is permissible for
Driter knotDn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

More remarkable, as the years 60 by, are
John L. Lewis public epistles, featuring as
they do words only to be found with the
aid of \ miners lamp in the fine print Of
the unabridged.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Sure, the good old days were good-if
you 60 back in time to when Germans
were poets, Italians were painters and
the Russians were only Russians.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Told the Louis -Walcott fight broadcast
will conflict with the COP National Con-
vention, the alert merchandiser cried
Fine! It gives us the new angle-a radio
for each ear"
Evening star., 1948-04-19

TO the Editor Of The Star:
II you are sincere In your desire to treat all
Federal employees impartially, why not start a
campaign to give postal employees equal leave
rights with other Federal employees? The So
called powerful postal unions have certainly
been powerless In this respect All postal en-
ployes will appreciate your support.
GEORGE p. GRAVES.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

To the Los Angeles citizen who is
marrying his mother-in law, very special
citation with palm, for complication
overlooked by daytime radio at its dizziest
Evening star., 1948-04-19

can't figure a budget on this salary that
would enable me to stop working.
You must agree that the post office offers an
essential service to the Nation. How long 1t can
continue to offer good service is In question,
as droves Of capable young men Of necessity
must seek employment with more adequate
compensation. L. N.
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Madison Square Garden installs a deo-
dorizer-of all things-to relieve the
Ringing Circus Of its smell. But, how
then can one tell that an elephant is real 7
Evening star., 1948-04-19

Every 10 often an inflated price tag
brings to mind what Al Jolson called his
$4,000 dog-the one he got in trade for
two $25 900 cats.
Evening star., 1948-04-19
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question of,
fact BY writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau 31s Eye street NE. WashinEton 9 D. G.
Please incose three (3) cents for return postage
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
News From Escotdwpo -.
Eighth Grade To Present 0ne-Aci
Plays AT School Auditorium Tonight

at Kreole Lutheran church Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hermes A. Fred
riks and children of Pascagoula
spent Sunday with Andrew Ny
man.
Charles Livaudais of New Or
leans was a visitor of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Bennett for a short
time last week.
The Escatawpa PTA met at
the school Tuesday night of last
week. Mrs. Clyde Cunningham
was in charge of the play. L. c.
Gordan gave a report on the Ii
brary books for the school. THE
Horrible Letter" was presented
by Laverne Rogers, Margaret Ann
and Mary 10 Davis and Carol
Williams.
Miss Joan McLemore of Mobile
was a weekend guest of Miss Jean
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bennett Monday were Mrs. Olga
Laakso and Mrs. W. E. Howard
of near Grand Bay and the Rev.
Sallmen of Michigan who is hold
ing a ten-day meeting at the Fin
nish Lutheran church in Kreole
and Pecan.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Gordan and
Ruth and Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Farley and Linda and June Fair
ley were recent visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Golf in Pensa-
cola.
A very impressive service held
at the E~scatawpa Baptist church
Friday night marked the ordina-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

ton of Rev. Ben Broome to the
ministry, following the examin-
alton conducted Thursday. The
Rev. V. c. Windham of Pinola
delivered the ordination sermon
and the charge was given by
the Rev. D. NJ. Campbell with the
Rev. w. w. Kysar from Kre-
ole offering the ordination prayer
and bringing a special number in
song. Mr.. Broome had been called
and accepted the pastorate of the
Red Creek Union church
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Millet and
children and Mrs. Jack Simpson
from New Orleans spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Graham.
The Rev. and Mrs. James Will
hanson and baby are spending
this week in Forest and Philadel-
phia, Miss.
Aubrey Garfield and Johnny
Nyman, students at Mississippi
Southern, spent the weekend with
their parents.
"A gumbo supper will be given
at the EscataWpa school on Fri
day night, April %, sponsored
by the w. M. S., of the Escataw-
pa church.
Mrs. Clyde Nelson and son were
business visitors to Mobile Fri
day of last week.
Betty Lee Moore of Pascagou-
la spent the weekend with Fave
G%reenough at her home in Esca-
taWpa.
Vivian Bennett is spending this
week with Mary Agnes Pierce
On Route One, Pascagoula.
Friends of Mrs. Flora Lemaitre
are sorry to hear of her illness.
Mrs. Loren Hanson and Marie
Hanson made a business trip to
Mobile on Tuesday.
Youth Week will be observed
at the EscataWpa Baptist church
beginning next Sunday. The en-
tire services for the day will be
conducted by the young people
of the church. Prayer meeting on
the following Wednesday night
will also be in charge of the
youth of the church.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Bayou Cusotte Home
Demonstration Club
Program On Insects

Mrs. Joe V. Krebs was hostess
to the April meeting of the Bay
on Casotte Home Demonstration
club on Friday, April 8.
Miss Vela Mckinley gave an
illustrated lecture on common
garden insects and their control.
Slides of the various insects were
shown for Identification purposes
and the use of sprays and d. D.
T. busting discussed.
Plans and details for the flower
and vegetable show to be spon-
sored by the Home Demonstration
Council were discussed.
During the social hour the hos
tess served iced refreshments and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

The eighth grade of the Esca-
tawpa grammar school will pre-
sent three one-act plays in the
school auditorium Friday, today,
at 7:30 p. m. The plays are Hon
ey of a Peach" Life of the Par
ty," and Comm Round the
Mountain" The entire class will
participate and members of that
grade are Betty Bailey, Ellen Bull
lock, Clara Garfield, Lavelle Can
field. Voncile Cropp, Lavada
Graham, Jacquelyn Greenough,
Helen Hill, Dorothy Hough, Mel
boleen johnson, Thelma Grace
Kasaby, Betty Jean Lemaitre, Ma
lissee Miller, Wanda Scott, Wv
ian Vice, Charles Bate, Milton
Bullock, Donald Cunningham,
Joe Furby, Earl Green, Earl
Creenough, Clifford Lynn, Lon
ME Stringfellow, Billy Wayne
Tyles. Admission will be IS and
rs cents.
A group of the Mission Band of
Clarke College in Newton, Miss,
of which Miss Stella Broadus of
Escatawpa is chairman, present
ed a program at Eastside Baptist
church Sunday morning. The pro-
gram included two testimonials
and a solo by Mrs. Mona Maddox
of Escatawpa and the sermon was
conducted by the Rev. James
Lawrence. The group also had
service at the Jail in Pascagoula
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Frank Bennett and Gloria
Bennett attended church services
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Music Club Has
Program on Opero
On Saturday

A delightful program on the
study of the opera, Mignon, with
the music by Ambruise Thomas
was the subject of the PaScagoula
music club at their meeting on
Saturday in the home of Mrs.
c. L. Nelson in Escatawpa.
The study of Mignon was dis
cussed by Mrs. T. w. Hudson who
gave a talk on the story of the
opera which was first produced in
1866.
Mrs. Charles Mitchell, of Moss
Point sang the lovely "Dost Thou
Know That Fair Land?" Mrs.
Mitchell is we'll know in musical
circles for her lovely soprano
voice. Mrs. Mitchell was accom-
panied by Mrs. Martin Hamilton.
Following the vocal solor Mrs.
Nelson played a brilliant piano
solo, Davotte.
Concluding the program, Mrs.
R. A. Heritage sang "Voce di
donna" from the opera, La Civ
conda, by Amilcare Ponchielli.
Mrs. Heritage was accompanied
by Mrs. R. T. Huthmaker.
Guests who enjoyed the after
noon with club members were
Mesdames G.. F. Rooney, George
Noe and Clyde Breland.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mesdames E. J. Baum and Warren
Seeley and Misses Cora Belle
Walker and Amelia Pickett.