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Evening star., 1948-06-03
This Changing World
Loyal Application of Palestine Truce
Would Help Western Powers Relations

Western Powers, Arab refusal u
abide by it will free Britain of hel
obligations under her treaties with
Trans-Jordan and Iraq. Foreign
Secretary Bevin has stated re.
peatedly that Britain will continue
to give the assistance provided fol
in the treaties with those two coun.
tries, unless U. N. action compeli
her to do otherwise. Such action
has now been taken.
Hothead Moves Feared.
While the Tel Aviv provisional
government has accepted the truce
and unquestionably will honor it
there is a danger, according Il
American and other observers ir
Palestine, that some of the hot
heads in Israel's armed forces may
not respect it. Israel's military
forces are divided into three groups
ID Hagana, which is well undel
the control of the provisional gov.
ernment and could be described q
a disciplined national army obeyins
the orders of the civilian authoE.
ties. This force complies with the
views of the government that the
boundaries of Israel should be those
provided by the U. N.
(2) Irgun Zvai Leumi, which CO.
operates with the government and
Hagana militarily, but politically
takes the view that acceptance OF
partition of Palestine was an error
and that the state of Israel should
embrace the whole of the Holy
Land.
90 The Stern Gang, which has
chauvinistic, expansionist ideas and
advocates the extension OF the bor-
ders of the Jewish state to Trans
Jordan and eventually to the Eu-
pirates River. This group. which
is the smallest of the three with
less than 5000 terrorist fighters, ap-
proves neither the provisional gov
ernment nor the truce proposed by
the U. N.
The Stern Gang is almost entirely
under Communist influence and
strives for Russian Intervention in
Palestine. It's clandestine broad
casting station announced last Mon
day that acceptance of . truce Is
against the best interests OF the
Jews and denounced the Tel Aviv
government as a subservient tool OF
the western imperialists.
1t is this irreconcilable group
which may sabotage the work of the
majority of the Israeli government
by attacking the Arabs after the
cease-fire becomes effective.
Evening star., 1948-06-03
On the Other Hand
Taft Brave Man in Proposing
Party's Record Be Spelled Out

private utility companies are die
tating all such legislation In the
House. There Is the amendment OF
the Natural Gas Act whereby COM
panies making unprecedented prof
its would be enabled to make many
millions more. There is the re-
fusal of the House to keep abreast
of the expanding power needs in the
Tennessee Valley. There is-clear-
est example of all-the effort to
|legislate out Of Office two on1cials OF
the Reclamation Service because
they insist on administering the law
as it is written.
This last undertaking. outrageous
as it is, may be successful. 1t has
been accomplished so far as the
House is concerned.
The House attached to the In
terror Department appropriation
bill rider" requiring the Recla-
nation Commissioner and the Cali
fornia regional director to be en-
gineers Of 10 years experience. This
was aimed directly at Michael W..
Strauss and Richard Boke. neither
of whom is an engineer. Both are
competent, experienced admins
traitors, which is what their jobs
call for. Both have been under
attack OF congressional spokesmen
for the power companies for months.
but neither has been permitted to
-: -
Cloud Covers Real Case.
While covered over by a cloud Of
general charges, the real case
against the two men grows out OF
the position they take in two mat
ters. One is the policy of giving
irrigation water users the benefit Of
reclamation power earnings and
charging them rates they can af-
ford to pay. The other is their stiff
adherence to the 160-acre limita-
ton on farms receiving water. De-
spite the pressure of the big land
owners no Congress has ever had
the nerve to repeal this law.
The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee has received the House bill
and will hold hearings. A Senate
battle will follow. Congress must
act before adjournnlent-now set
for June 10-or the entire Interior
appropriation, totaling 1915, ,000, 900,
will 20 by the boards. The gentle
men who devised the rider" OBJ
viously had this in mind.
This is the latest chapter in the
record that Senator Taft actually
proposes to have Spelled out IN
some detail"
Evening star., 1948-06-03
ShakedOwn Roll Calls
Favorite Sons to Occupy First Day
OfG. p. Convention Balloting

NUW IlC udo given PCAHlAoclOIl "
his supporters to seek other dele.
gates. He has made what is de.
scribed as an important speech
which puts him among the pro.
gressives of the party. Etc, etc
In short, he has apparently joinee
the growing, ever-hopeful why
not me?" ranks.
The Californian is a natural Vics
President for the other aspirants
one telephone call would bring hin
almost any alliance he might seei
for that or the attorney general.
ship he once was said to desire
California replies early in the roll.
call and has the third largest dele.
CATION; its actions could turn tide
But 1t appears that Gov. Warren
is for Gov Warren. The trade ex.
poets other favorite sons to TAKE
their cue.
Understanding Possible.
Hence the efforts of Senator Van.
denberg's supporters to establish him
as the inevitable compromise
Hence Speaker Martins 18-houl
days of conferences with politicos
and business interests with as many
speeches thrown in as the House
calendar permits. It is frankly the
opinion in the Martin camp that
should Senator Vandenberg in q
showdown either prove unacceptable
or really decline the crown, the only
truly national figure to whom the
party can turn is the Speaker.
1t is not too difficult for the Sec
ond selection of dark horses to find
reasons at this moment why it can't
fall either to Senator or Speaker
They too will probably hang on to
their delegations as long as they
can.
Advance understandings are al
ways possible. The cocktail lounges
reek with them. Are you for Sen
ator Vandenberg? General Eisen-
hover Is about to declare for him.
Is Gov. Dewey your favorite? They
say Senator Vandenberg will come
out for him before the convention.
The politicians expect to fight it
out and, frankly, they are enjoying
the prospect; Of course, they add, 1t
mustn't go on too long until some
body really gets hurt.
Evening star., 1948-06-03

Macarthur has Henry McLsn're.
always had such . bad press In
this country BY press" mean
the treatment he has been given
by the newspapers In the United
States.
What has the man done to de-
serve the snide remarks, the harsh
treatment, the left-handed slaps
that the press Of this country has
been letting him have for many
years?
Devoted Life to Service.
As far as I can gather. all Mac
Arthur has done since he was 20
years of age or thereabouts has
been to devote himself to the serv-
ice Of his country. Since he was
youngster he has dedicated his
life to the protection Of all Of us
Americans. He was top man In his
class at West Point and, while q
great athlete, he did not ever con-
slider deserting the Army and CASH
ing in on his muscles. There were
few If any finer officers In the First
World War than Macarthur. and .
man would be hard-put to choose a
military leader who did moro for
his country in World War II than
this same Macarthur.
Certainly, he was not the only
man who served his country full
we'll in World War I and World War
II, but he seems to be the only
man at whom vicious criticism has
been aimed. To read many news
papers, one would be led to be-
lieve that he was practically de-
serter or traitor instead Of a man
who, history may we'll say, did
more with little than any COM
mander of the Army the United
States ever had.
This, and let me remind you once
more, is no defense of MacArthur's
personality. I am quite sure that he
is arrogant. I am quite sure that he
holds himself aloof. am quite
sure that from the day he was COM
missioned as an officer he took ad-
vantage of every single right
granted his rank. am just as sure
that he is nowhere as lovable rs
Gen. Eisenhower or Gen. Arnold or
Gen. Bradley or fifty other general
officers whom you could name.
But what has that got to do with
the mans class? He led the forces
that beat Japan, so what does 1t
matter II he was brusque and over
bearing while doing the task? 1t
makes me slightly i'll to read dis
paraging stories about him, written
by newspapermen who couldn't
properly direct . fight in a phone
booth. After all, the men who are
|criticizing will be lucky to get four
words on their tombstones (paid for
by their families) when Macarthur
Is . knock-kneed cinch to occupy
many pages of history books years
and years and years from now.
Reminded Of Incident.
It reminds me Of q little incident
in Hollywood, q month or two ago.
Some three swimming pool actor
was knocking Mr.. Truman's brains
out when another three-swimming
pool man told him to shut up.
II don't think Mr.. Truman Is the
greatest man who ever lived" the
man said, "but I would just like to
tell you this: He's the President Of
the United States and you're just
lucky to get in q double feature. He
must have something you amt got.
Call him q jerk. call him corny,
call him anything, but always re-
member to add one thing-Gen.
Macarthur Is q great soldier and .
great man.
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Evening star., 1948-06-03

the situation In
the Middle East,
but also on rela-
tions between
t h e y n | t e d
States. Britain
and France.
The thre e
Western Powers
have been at
logg e r h e a d S
ever since the
state OF Israel
was created and
an actua! state
of war devel-
ope between
the ISraelis and
Evening star., 1948-06-03

for " e r a l
shakedoWn roll
calls before an
adjournment.
This initial
furry will en-
able the dele
gates to judge
the rel at ! v e
strength Of the
lea ng con-
tenders Gov.
Dewey, Senator
TAFT, Harold
StaSSen and
will also give
the vori t e
Evening star., 1948-06-03

Tie year, ! Al
vain enough to
believe that I
can answer all
tn e questions
which puzzle me.
B ut I an
stumped today.
I need help,
and this is the
question which I
want you read.
ers to help me
answer:
Why is it that
General of the
Army Douglas
Evening star., 1948-06-03
Bv LoweU MeUen

The bravest man running Tor
President is, without doubt,
Robert A. Taft, Senator from Ohio
He is chairman of the Republican
Evening star., 1948-06-03
Bv Constantine Brovn

Honest and loyal application of
the four-week truce asked by the
United Nations in Palestine could
have a healthy effect not only on
Evening star., 1948-06-03
Bv Doris FIees0n

Republican convention managers
expect balloting for the presidential
nomination to start Wednesday
afternoon, June %, and continue
Evening star., 1948-10-31
.LaHra McNeese,
Alan Bishop We'd

Miss Laura Butler McNeese,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. o. W.
McNeese, became the bride Friday
of Mr.. Alan Grayson Bishop, son of
Mr.. Russell G. Bishop. The Rev
Hugh M. McCarron oficiated at the
ceremony in Holy Trinity Church in
Georgetown and reception followed
at the Washington Club.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by her
sister, Mrs. F. r. Youngblood, as
matron of honor and by another
sister, Mrs. Howard J. Vorder
Bruegge, and Miss Fairlie B. Lemly
Her niece, Laura Laree Youngblood
was flower girl.
Mr.. w. Randolph Bishop served as
best man for his brother and the
Messrs. Howard j. Vorder Bruegge
David c. Murchison, William Kerr
and DR.. Walter Hannah were ushers
After honeymoon in New Eng
land the couple will live in Park
fairfax.
Evening star., 1948-10-31
DurOV-Herbert

Miss Dorothy Lorraine Herbert,
formerly of the Columbia Light
Opera Company and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Herbert of
Greenbelt, and Mr.. James G. Dud-
row, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis B.
Dudrow of Hyattsville, were married
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The Rev. James Valiant performed
the ceremony in st. Johns Episcopal
Church in Mount Rainier.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. Mrs. Howard Kelly
was her matron of honor, the Misses
Annabelle and Otis Gene Dudrow
were bridesmaids, Miss Dolores Her
bert was junior bridesmaid and
Carol Jean Kluth was flower girl.
Mr.. Howard Kelly was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Walter C.
Snyder and Mr.. Norman A. Crone.
After a motor trip to Canada the
couple will be at home at the Tenn
pleton Manor Apartments in East
Riverdale, Md.
Evening star., 1948-10-31
Manassas

Mrs. Joseph G. Kincheloe enter.
tanned a group Of friends at lunch.
con Thursday in her home on Center
street.
A group of local residents are
spending the week end at Big
Meadows in the Shenandoah Ma
tional Park. The party includes MIR
and Mrs. Steward McBryde, jr.; Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Gothwaite, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. N. Kincheloe, Miss Jane
Reynolds and Mr.. James B. Myers.
Mrs. Dudley Martin has as guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Houghton OF
.Gallatin, Miss.
Miss Elizabeth Thomas of Rich
mond was the guest of Mrs. j
Loche Bushong this week, Mrs
Hawes Thornton Davies, jr., was
hostess at tea yesterday afternoon
Evening star., 1948-10-31

, at the residence of her father -in-law
and mother-in-law on Bennett
drive.
Mrs. Robert L. Byrd and her
sisters, Mrs. Margaret Finch of
Takoma Park and Mrs. r. M. Bailey
of Kinsale, Va, have returned from
a visit with relatives in North Car
olina,
Evening star., 1948-10-31

Col. and Mrs. Benjamin Muse
have returned from a trip to
Roanoke.
Miss Sue Ayres attended the Vir-
ginia Education Association in Rich
mond this week.
Mr.. Rembert Smith is back from a
trip through the Southern States
and has joined Mrs. Smith here.
Evening star., 1948-10-31

Mrs. Reggie Frank of Corinth
Miss, formerly of this city, is the
guest of Miss Tina Wollberg of Park
Towers Apartments. Her daughter,
Mrs. Jack Frank of New York, with
her young daughter, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Norman Fischer of the
Dorchester,
Evening star., 1948-10-31
In the NeUs

Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Espenshade
have as their guests the latters par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Landon Barlowe
of St. Louis, Mo.
Evening star., 1948-10-31
Visitors Here

Mrs. Bertha Davidson Of Forest
Hills, Long Island, is spending the
week with her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Koteen
, DIR. and Mrs. Joseph Ney have as
their guest the latter's daughter
Mrs. Irving Straus of Richmond
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
CALL FOE BIDS

Sealed bids in duplicate, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received until 200 pm, May 10. 194S, at Anchorage. Alaska, in the of- flee of Superintendent of Motive Power and Equipment of The Alaska Railroad. and then publicly opened in this office for the painting of five hundred (500) Gondola Cars. Atten tion is directed to the special condi- tions of bidding set forth in the speci- fications. Upon application, two sets of drawings and specifications will be supplied free to each car painting contractor interested in submitting proposal The above specifications must be returned to this office. Con- tractors requiring additional sets may obtain them by purchase from this office at a cost of 5000 per set, which will not be returned. Checks of fered as payment for drawings and specifications must be made payable to the order of the Treasurer of the United States. Specifications will not be furnished to contractors who have consistently failed to submit propos- als."
 Published: April 2s. May 1. May and
 May 8.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
Scouts Are Asked
 To Register Now For EncampInent

Boy Scouts interested in at tending the Alaska Encampment to be held at Elmendorf Field from June to 12 this year, should register with their Scout master immediately, Hal Crib ble, Scout Executive for this area, announced this week.
 Any registered Boy Scout 15 years of age or older is eligible to attend this encampment. At least 15O senior Scouts from Alaska, as well as invited Scouts from the states, are expected to attend. Transportation must be arranged by the local troop. The cost to each Scout attending will be $1 day for board and room.
 Boy Scouts attending the en- campment will be organized into three squadrons with an adult counsellor assigned to each unit. Squadron pilots and crew leaders will be elected.
 Courses planned for the six day encampment include classes in radio, radar, aircraft engines, jet planes, weather, sheet metal work, instruments, land-sea res cue, navigation, Link training and ground control approach.
 In addition to work, the fun part of the encampment includes sightseeing tours, plane trips, a physical education program that includes all types of sports, camp fire programs, training films and outdoor lunches and hikes.
 The Fifty-Seventh Fiji h e r Group and the Anchorage Dis trict of the Alaska Council of Boy Scouts will be the host group during the encampment.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE

PRESENTS:
 We, the undersigned, Herbert Hol- stein and Howard Estelle, of the Pre- cinct of Palmer, Territory of Alaska, feel compelled to take this means of informing the good people of Mata- nuska Valley, and the entire world, that If any person in the Matanuska Valley, or anywhere else in this world, has represented to them, or shall hereafter represent to them. that either Of us has been guilty of stealing potatoes or anything else from anyone in the Matanuska Val ley, or at any other place, such repre- sentations or accusations are abso- lutely false, totally without founda- tion, and have not the slightest sem blance of truth.
 We further take this means of in- viting any person who might deem either of us guilty of this infamous, but ruthless, charge to have issued for us a warrant of arrest and to haul us into any court of the land that we might there be tried on such charge. We not only invite any person to take such course, but actually encourage this course of action. We definitely have not stolen from any person any where, and we are certainly ready and willing to prove our innocence of any such wild and reckless charge.
 Witness our signatures this, the 3Oth day of April, 1948.
 (Signed)
 HOWARD ESTELLE
 HERBERT HOLSTEIN
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
SPORTSMEN PLAN
 BYLAWS CHANGE

Two special committees, the range committee and the skeet- shooting committee, are sched- uled to report to the general membership on Wednesday.
 In further business at Sun days board meeting, it was de cided to have radio announce ments of membership meetings made prior to h monthly meeting.
 Board members also decided to change their scheduled meet ing date. The Sportsmen's di- rectors now will meet on the second Monday of each month, rather than on the Sunday just preceding the next membership meeting.
 The change in time was made to facilitate the handling of club business, since not enough time elapses now between the board meeting and the organization meeting.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
Senior Play Is We'll Received

Playing to a near capacity house, 10 acting members of the senior class of Palmer H g h School, with the behind the scenes efforts of the remaining seniors, turned in a creditable performance of the three-act comedy, "Fix-It, Inc," last Sat urday evening.
 Seniors who appeared on the stage included:
 Don Irwin. Donald P ar k S, Alice Ray, Sophia Vanderpool, Donald Church, Katherine Ped ersen, Glenn Miller, Evelyn Eos ter, Beverly Larsh and Walt Stevens.
 Members of the production staff included:
 Duane Huntley, Bud Billet, Evon DeLand,. Bob Lucus, Man. cy Smith, Georgia Small, George Hermon, Lloyd Plumley, Earl Onkka, Peggy Yohn, Gerald Da- wis, and Hilda Stenvall. James Gray, Jr., and Miss Jean Dick son were faculty members who assisted in the plays production.
 Inter i S sion entertain ment was furnished by Mary Ann Michalek, vocalist, Gerald Davis, pianist, and Harry Vim mer, vocalist. Miss Michalek was accompanied by Larry Stock and MT. Winner by Mrs. Max Sher- rod.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05

A recommended amendment to the organizations bylaws will be proposed at the Wednesday meeting of the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen, it was decided at last Sundays board of directors meeting. The amendment will make it mandatory that each member of the organization is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention of be- coming one.
 This change in the bylaws must be made before the local group can ally with the National Rifle Association, it was learned through correspondence with MIRA headquarters.
 Membership cards were or dered by the board at it's Sunday meeting. It is expected they will be ready for distribution by Wednesday evening.
 It was also decided to keep a rosterbook, which must be signed by members attending the general meeting. Bylaws rule that any m m b e r who misses three consecutive meet ings is dropped from the organ ization. That member may be reinstated only by the payment of another membership fee.
 Next Wednesdays meeting will be the third regular meet ing of the Sportsmen, since it's organization. Members who have missed the two meetings pre- ceding this one are urged to be in attendance then.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
Community Calendar
Tuesday

WASILLA SKIT NIGHT at Val ley Theatre. Shows at 14S, 7:15, 9:15 pm. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION meets in Library at 8 pm. WASILLA GRANGE meets in Community Hall at g pm.
 Wednesday CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets at St. Johns Lutheran church basement at noon. INTERMEDIATE GIRL SCOUTS meet in Miss Mietzi Bleck's room at 3:30 pm. FIRE DRILL at Fire Hall at 8 pm.
 M ATANU SKA VALLEY SPORTSMEN meet in Grange Hall at pm. LUTHERAN LADIES AID meets at home of Mrs. Al Brooks at 8 pm.
 Friday BOY SCOUTS meet in United Protestant church at 5:3O pm. HOSPITAL BOND SALESMEN and board members meet in basement of Lutheran church at 8 pm.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
PA. System Dedicated

The new public address system recently installed in St. Johns Lutheran church was dedicated at a special service last week. The system will be used to play sacred music each Saturday eve ming from 6 to 6:30, and each Sunday morning preceding and following the morning church service.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-05-05
Lutherans Have Party

Men of the congregation of St. Johns Lutheran church enter tained the church women atAn evenings social in the basement last Friday evening. Fun and food for the evening were plan ned by committee of three, Les Ray, Bob Wendt and Ernest liar rington.
Evening star., 1948-02-28
Red Controlled Reich Paper
.Soys Soviet Freed Czechs

BERLIN, Feb. % (P-The Rus.
slams claim that they alone lib
Grated Czechoslovakia from the
Nazis was used by Soviet-controlleo
German newspapers today to ex-
plain the Communist seizure OF
power in Czechoslovakia.
Said the official Soviet newspaper
Taegliche Rundschau:
"The Czechoslovak reactionaries
who get their support from across
the Atlantic, attempted to draw
Czechoslovakia into the western bloc
and against the Soviet Union. This
attempt had to fail.
THE Soviet people and the Soviet
Army rescued Czechoslovakia from
the Fascist yoke. This will never be
forgotten by the Czechoslovak people.
The Czechs also remember well how
shamefully they were betrayed by
the English, French and American
in 1885,"
At the same time the newspaper
attempted to stir UP anti-American
and anti-British feeling among the
Germans by charging that British
and American planes destroyed
peaceful German cities during the
late days of the war;