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Evening star., 1949-05-04
Immediate Action Needed

The initial reaction to the disclosure
Of the plight of Washington's uncared-for
dependent children Is to try to place
responsibility for the shocking situation.
But first things should come first. And
the most pressing immediate problem is
to find means of caring for the ,tunfor-
tunate children for whom District welfare
officials say no facilities are available
The question of who is or is not to blame
for the breakdown of the public welfare
system as it affects homeless children is
one for later determination.
Something must be done now to provide
food and shelter for the youngsters who
are threatened with exclusion from the
overcrowded Industrial Home School An
mex. These children, ranging from infants
to teen-agers, already have suffered from
parental Ill fortune or outright neglect
They ought not to be subjected to addi-
tional misfortune and neglect at the hands
of the community at large.
Officials declare 1t Is utterly impossible
to Jam any more children into the old
annex. which formerly was the District
Receiving Home. Scarcely more than
authorities considered to be its COM
Portable capacity of fifty children. AT
that time the Welfare Department sup
posed that its population would remain
near that figure. 1t was wrong In Its
estimate. For the number of occupants
has risen steadily untih today there are
145 children of all ages crowded within
its walls. Several reasons are advanced
for the unexpected increase. The housing
shortage for low income families Is a
major factor. Razing of old houses and
apartments to make way for new public
and commercial construction has aggra-
waited the shortage. The mo children"
rule in many flats and homes has added
to the troubles of some families. In the
BACKGROUND of the whole problem Is the
toll of broken homes and parental
responsibility attributed by sociologists
to war and It's unsettled aftermath. 1t
is interesting, although not a cause for
complacency, to note that many other
cities are facing problems similar to
washington's. a@e 1
To analyze these causes of the dilemma
and to plan means of dealing 9th them
In the future is long-range undertaking
that will not feed, clothe and shelter the
little ones barred from District institutions
today. The emergency calls for action by
District officials, by private welfare
agencies and by anyone else who can con-
tribute to a solution-however makeshift
and temporary it may be. A conference
at the District Building for this purpose
would be a preliminary step. After the
children have been assured. OF adequate
care there will be plenty of time to delve
into the underlying causes of the present
emergency and to decide on adequate and
permanent remedial measures
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Blockout in Russiu

For some days now ever since the official
announcement of the negotiations on the
Berlin blockade, Moscow's radio technicians
have been going all-out in an EFFORT to
keep the "voice of America" from reaching
the ears of the Russian people. The jam
ming has been described as far and away
the worst" yet experienced, so much so
that the State Department has formally
protested against it to the international
Accommodation Union. The protest,
however, will not stop it; nothing will stop
It until the men of the Kremlin f1nd 1t
to their advantage to vouchsafe an inkling
Of the news to the Soviet masses.
Presumably, this extraordinary blackout
has been designed to keep the Russian
people in the dark until the Kremlin's S
propaganda machine is ready to lombard
them with a new line when and II the
blockade ends. In the United States and
the rest of the Western world, the news
papers and radio broadcasts are full OF
reports and comment on the Berlin nego-
tiations. but none of this must be allowed
to seep into the Soviet Union. Instead, the
Iron Curtain must be drawn tighter than
ever. It is not safe, apparently. to let
Ivan Average-Man near WIld6 10 pciuS coAo
on the outside; he must wait to be spoon
fed the propagandists special version OF
events.
All this is interesting as an indication
that the Stain dictatorship Is anxious to
save face at home in connection with its
prospective abandonment of the blockade.
But 1t is more interesting still-and more
signihcant-as an outstanding example of
the extremes resorted to by that Dictator
ship to control the thought of the Russian
people. They cannot read freely. They
cannot listen freely. They cannot speak
freely. They are there merely to receive
and accept the line handed down to them
by ukase. The words of others, the ideas
of others, are forbidden, and as much as
possible-as In the case of the Voice OF
America"-they are drowned out or quar-
antined.
Never before in modern history has the
government of great nation gone to such
lengths of peacetime censorship. The
phenomenon certainly is not an expression
Of strength or self-confldence On the
contrary, 1t Is more suggestive of weakness
Evening star., 1949-05-04

the weakness Of a ruling clique that must
fear the effect of outside words and out
side ideas on the temper of the ruled
Hence the need to stop the free how OF
information and to employ the vast ma
chinery of the state for mass indoctrination
In distortions. Perhaps the effort will
succeed, but truth Is stronger than men,
and we may therefore hope that 1t will
win the ultimate victory where now it Is
most abused
Evening star., 1949-05-04

BY 1hE HAHhlN HEhNINE.
O. Were the pyramids in America built for
the same purpose as those In Egypt7--J r y.
A. The pyramids OF Central America wsFs
constructed chiefly "a foundations far tenn.
pies or ahrinss. while Ihose In Egypt wsre
primarily touabs or monuments.
q. Why IL the lsysl Of the Pacific Ocean
said 10 be higher on one side than the
other7--E. A. u.
A. According 10 Dy. r. q. tsserdup. ths
Pacific Ocean 10 two feet kag.ns2 on ira
Austrsiassan than on thu American AIDE, ths
pilins np Of the water resulting from the
trade winds.
q. Has the United states sver had 3
cent eotn7~H, D. G..
A. The unsed States issued s-cen, coins
from 1854 20 1874.
]. .: " ~
A. Normally. O eoionv consists AZ ems
queen bee. the mother Of the coionT: ttcu-
sands OF undessioped females called woTk-
era, which normally lay no ears but buisd
the comb. gstflsy storea. clean TIM hive ana
feed the younv and DO other soFk. Durtnx
psrt of the ySar, there are miao pr~sent
some hundreds II males eg dFunes wbase
only service n 20 mate with young cneenss
q. what animals aie<p during sSSs sasnnssg
instead Of wtnser7~-R J. e.
A. AsssavsGaon In the term 1he6 fer sRss-
rner deep Of certain animals an t1s srcpAcs.
dssranx the hos pefiods. ard os sarn> speesss
of western ground squirrels Ia tns unassd
states. Tfss~ animals hegin 10 ssssfsaks
anout tfe nrxs os July, having srUwn fat On
Ire tush grasses c1 early srsing- Aeaslss~
tsnn ID characteristic sisa cf srae saesT
Md nsh al South America. whien hsss
prodlxsous appesstes eaw1nR the wet seasns
ara iay 40 fss on winses thsy I've during ne
DRY season. rsrsed scsfn6 asas~p in nssA
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Letters to The Star

Letters far publications -ssss Aes-
the sirsafays end s6drsss ef fss
srtssT. slsAesch II Is aersxtsxsAls fsr
srtff- k.osrm 10 TAs Sfer r. sss
@ nosg de ri&ras Please BE hFssf
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Puzzled by the Word Secret"
In Connection with Conference

Lonely Hearts Administration Proposed
Az Supplement 70 Socialized Medicine. Etc.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The various benevolent Government seen-
eies now In operation and on order by the
Fair Deal care for nearly all the wants OF
citizens from the cradle TO the grave. Only
one important human need remains I'M
covered By an agency. The President and
his advisers probably will be thankful for
being reminded Of IL.
After providing houses for the people 10
live In. finding jobs for them. handing out
money to those who haven't enough Of II.
educating them at public expense. and sup
plying them with free hospitals and medical
attention when over r-indulgence gets them
down the Government should add one more
service.
ings which might be brought 10 Us by .
Lonely Hearts Administration. The huge
expense of 1t win be met by . tar on the
incomes OF all the unmarried beyond the
age OF 10. beginning at one per cent and
increasing one per cent for each year beyond
that age No heart win be exempt from the
tax and inclusion I'm the system. no matter
how much he or she enjoys loneliness and
how determined TO remain unmarried: Just
Is no matter how free from illness . citizen
is. he is not permitted TO remain cut OF q
sociaIized medicine system.
A complete record OF every enroilee. in
ciuding his LIZA number viii be on nle In
the central once with duplicates In branch
ofsces. and used In compiling indexes Of
conaeniality. No marriage win be permitted
unless the indexes OF the couple are within
the prescribed norms.
Expense Of wedding and honeymoon win
be paid by the Liza. A couple win have 70
show only their LIZA papers nj the ticket
windows. hotels and theaters. The bills win
be mailed 10 the Government for collection.
After The honeymoon the couple VIII be
transferred 10 the housing administration
and socializec medicine until divorced.
The immense building required 10 house
the army Of ofsciais. Inspectors and clerks
viii probably be heart-shaped. The Inn
prosements that the LIZA wia hrtnx are
evident. All the current. danEerous Lonely
Hearts Clubs win be pat out Of business by
Government competition. With citizens
completely directed and rexinented In every
move. education viii be entirely Unnecessary
and all slne money now spent on y viA ee
saved A coz in wheel needs no edufafaon.
The next lowical step In the Fair psai WI -
10 make the rstizens themselves unnecessary
GEORGE FREDERICK MILLER
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Questions and Answers
BY THE HAsKIN kERYlCE.

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fart ~ Srttlps Ths Kssnaes Naas ln8asMatamn
Egsssa. sic tsrsst NE wsshtnssen Z b T..
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Evening star., 1949-05-04
Radio i'm Buses
Objected to as Harassing
tn thu MsJftnr of The stnr.

Radio i'm Buses
Objected to as Harassing
To the Editor OF The Star:
Relative to the installation of radios on
Capital Transit Co. buses. 1t seems timely to
raise few pertinent points. II Is my under
standing from conversations with officials
of the Public Utilities Commission that only
II bus radios have been installed and that
for the present. no more are being installed
until public reaction has been further tested.
The PUG Is taking no action. one way or the
other In other words. the Capital Transit
Co. simply Is doing 1t, neither with nor
without sanction. the criterion being. ap-
parently. how much the public viii take.
Analysed in the light of common sense
the basic factors In public transportation
are convenience. safety and comfort. To
none of these do bus radios contribute.
The element of comfort involves not only
physical comfort but reasonable freedom
from things extraneous to ones own
thoughts and affairs. For my own part.
and there a great many In the same cate
CORY, / prefer to do some studying while
en- route. and strenuously object to being
harassed by an unnecessary importantly.
As to the limited number of installations
made thus far. IL Is quite apparent that the
Capital Transit Co. Is trying to ease this
nuisance upon Ills as inocuously as possible:
that Is. IN broken u0SeS-1 90 not hesitate
TO say insidiously. Just as soon as oppo-
sition dies down they will be sure TO slip
over a few more and wait until the public
have digested them. then proceed by easy
stages until the full weight of radio an
noyance is upon US. Once accomplished.
it viii be difficult TO get rid OF.
For the most part. the public suffers from
lack of awareness and when sufficiently
aware do not become vocal in protest or
demand. Private grumbling and expressions
of cynicism are neither constructive nor
corrective. In this case. when all its inpii-
cations are considered. now is the time for
all who feel concerned 20 become vocal
through letters OF protest 10 the Capital
Transit Co. and the Public Utilities Com
mission. BENZ 9. ELLIOTT.
The LEmpkin May Ne Found
In The Everglades National Park
70 the Efitcr of The ssar5
One of the United States rarest birds
n the iirnpkfn. The writer was on nm Audu-
bon Society excursion while the Cornell
University neld expedition Was trying pn0no-
graphically 10 record its song" That day
tfey had failed, despite q carefully con-
structed blind. Had they happened 70 -
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-01

A desirable feeder pig should be
vigorous, thrifty and sleek in his
appearance.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-01
SIS Paid for Ewes

AMONG SHEEP and lamb trans
actions reported during March were
sales of three groups of blackfaced
yearling ewes for shipment to Ken
lucky as breeders at prices from
$3.50 to $25.
One group of 900 head in the Great
Falls area sold for $3.50 plus traders
commission and called for July de-
livery. A second, of $500 head, also
IN the Great Falls area, sold for $25
for delivery out of the shearing pens,
and the third, of 1000 head from the
Shelby area, also brought $25.
Other sales reported included.
Shonkin area, 1,400 mixed blackfaced
lambs and 700 w~hitefaced wether
lambs-fall delivery at 20 cents;
White Sulphur Springs area, 1850
whitefaced wether lambs, fall de-
livery at 20 cents, and 1900 white
faced wether lambs at 20 cents,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-01
Shorthorn Prices Lag
at Billings Sale

PRICES FOR PUREBRED Short
horn breeding cattle dropped off
in the recent auction held by the
Montana Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION annual sale at Billings
March II.
Placing of the sale cattle was
made by Gilbert Elken Jr., May
vile, N. D.
Broadview Ransom Heir garnered
the grand champion bull honors at
the show, later selling to Joe Axtell,
Bozeman, at $500. The bull was
bred and consigned by Orvis &c
Wendell Lovely, Wilsall. The re-
serve champion ribbon in the bull
class went to a J. c. Price, Conrad,
consignment, Marigold Proud Mon
arch, at $575.
In the female division a coming
2-year-old bred by The Cheneys.
Belgrade, was judged champion, she
sold to Ernest Jenke, Richey, at $3.50.
Jenke purchased a Price consigned
helfer later in the sale at 5000.
Doyle Potts, Billings purchased
the top selling bull of the sale, a
Frank Cole, Red Lodge, consign-
ment at SIPS. Most bulls in the sale
sold in the $250-$325 price range.
However there were a large per-
centage of short age bulls in the sale,
which would reflect on prices paid.
Henry Holecek, Boyd, was the sale
manager; Norm Warsinske, Billings,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-04-01
Livestock Sale Dates

bozeman: Montana Aberdeen-Angus associs-
uon's annual sale at Winter fair. April 1.
Bozeman: GaIlatin Sheep Breeders associa-
tion's bred eve sale at Winter fair. April l.
Dillon: AL Decker annual spring Hereford bull
sale, April 16.
DAYTON. Wye: Bear Claw ranch. annual sale.
June 13.
Sheridan. wyo.: John 4. Rice annual sale.
June IA.
Havre: North Montana Sheep Breeders asso-
citation ram and eve sale Sept. "a.
WilsalI: Becker Hereford ranch aIi-female
Hereford sale. Sept. 20.
GLASGOW: Glasgow Purebred associations pure
bred sale. Oct. 4.
Dillon: Montana Futurity. Oct. s-10.
DAYTON. Wyo.: Bear Claw ranch. Hereford
bull sale. Oct. IL.
Great Falls: North Montana Hereford ss-
ISOLATION annual fall sale, Oct. ID.
Twin Bridges: A. C. Bayers annual sale. OFT.
1T.
Miles City: Tri-State Futurity. Oct. 1924.
Havre: Bear Paw Hereford association sale.
Oct. 20.
KaIispelI: Northwestern Montana Hereford as
ISOLATION. Oct. 81.
Missoula: LoLo Stock farm annual PoIied
Hereford sale, Oct. %.
Billings: Aberdeen-Angus Classic sale, Oct. 2g.
Woriand, Wyo.: Big Horn Basin annual
Hereford sale. Oct. 81.
Vaughn: Archie Parkes annual Hereford sale.
Nov. 1.
Miles City: Eastern Montana annual fall sale.
Nov. 10.
Butte: Western Montana annual fan Here
ford sale, Nov. IL.
Miles City: Leo Farley annual fall Hereford
A desirable feeder pig should be
vigorous, thrifty and sleek in his
appearance.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
HaSeldSR NGmOd
President 81 MplS.
Church federation

The Rev Kyle IIAacldcn, pastor
Of Trinity Baptist church, viii
take office May 2 M president Of
the Minneapolis Church fedora
ton. succeeding Gideon Seymour.
Of the Minneapolis star Tribune
The Rev Hascldon was named
president ~ the church federation
Tuesday, April 10, Tie viii take
office at the annual meeting 81
the Church federation a. Mount
Olivet Lutheran church,
Other officers Of the federation
who win be- installed AZ tho annual
meeting are tho Rev, Elmer 3.
Hjortland. Of Central Lutheran
church. RewAy BELLE ingiIs ~ the
Council of Churchwomcn and
estmlnEtsr Presbyterian church,
the Rev Carl Bartnch o' Holy
Trinity Lutheran church and o.
car RolStAd 81 Portland Avenue
Christian church. all vice pr"ai
dents. Andrew Hobart 0f West.
minister Presbyterian church. re-
corilnR secretary. and D. W Nc.
Oregon Of Hcnnrpin Avenue Meth
OdiEt church. treasurer
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

tive secretary Of the Mayors
council
After . tour Of speaking en-
EAgements At Minneapolis schools
on Monday and Tuesday mornings
Russell electrified an audience Of
200 pernoas IN . fins address 81
the council dinner At the Dyckman
hotel Tuesday night.
Joking and telling humorous
StorieS Of his army experiences
and his travels over the country
since his appearance In the movie.
Ruassll kept the dinner guests In
stitches.
In . serious vein. The actor and
lecturer told how hs had dIso0v.
sred, BY visiting army and navy
hospitals. that many Of ths dis
AIDED vets were DISTURBED bsoauss
there n stIIl disunity In America.
Re resolved. he said. 10 aSe some
Of his time 10 90 from ans end Of
the country 20 the other preach
ing against bigotTy and race and
religious preJudIos.
Ruase1 made Q moving talk
and ths audience stood and ap-
pIaBded him for three minutes 81
the eloss q his a8drsMa
Charts = Spring. president Of
ths Spring Realty Co, and for.
msT prpasdaut a the hflnnsapolis
Board Of RsSitoGs. prsaAdsd Dr.
Bernhard Christsnssn. president
81 Augsburg College and chair
man Of tn Mayors COsneh. EsVs
TIE tnVocMtinn.
In . humorous but highly sffee-
tive manner. Rev. KyIs HASsIdsn,
pastor % Trintty Baptist church.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
SPgAkGRS 70 DISCUSS
COMPULSORY MGDtcAL
cas- ApRIL -

Under the sponsOruhip of the
CredIAfRun Social club. four
speakers viii diS0usa the cuTTsnt
controversial EubJsct. VIII We
BSRsfit by Compulsory Medical
Care" a. Halle q, Brown com.
munity house at tSO D m Nun.
day. April ~.
A. this Sunday evening forum,
two speakers viii appear foF this
compulsory medical measure. and
two viii appear against H.
Tboss Appearing for the plan
NV before Congress are DR.. Mas
B0hAm. child specialist. and John
e KldnsiEh. assistant director of
the School u Social Work 81 the
UhiVrTaity 81 Minnesota
The two appearing against the
medical plan are DR. Herbert v.
r. T1Sss. ~ the HsnRspin County
Medical Association and DT,
Charles " Rec, ~ thu Ramsey
County Medical Association,
Mrs EaSfins Galloway 10 chair.
man ~ the program COMMITTEES
for this forum. and Ransom Coins
Viii act - moderator.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
kAPPAS AND oME0AS
WILL HcHT 70 90
BASKETBALL CHAMPS

Who n to be the king pin" Of
the Negro fraternities' basketball
teams win be decided at 8 p. m.
tonight on the Halle q. Brown
basketball court.
The game will pit the Kappa
Alpha Psi five against the Alpha
Kappa Alpha quintet
The Kappa team easily romped
over the Omega Psi PM aggrega-
ton April by the score Of 5o-l7.
Earl Bowman and Lloyd Hogan
were the stars Of this game. Both
men did q stellar job of control
ing the backboards with relative
ease. Jimmie Griffin also made
his presence known by continual
ly feeding the ball to Bowman and
Hogan.
For the Omega team, Il can Be
said that they never stopped try
ing 10 even the score. Robert Muir.
ray, Calvin Norris. Tyler Howell,
Jack Shoffner, Byron Riff, BIll
McMoore and Jimmie HorTis were
the players for the Omega team
Both sides took . lot Of good
nAtured ribbinK from the small
but compact crowd about their
respective conditions. since most
Of the players hadn't donned o
basketball suit for several years.
TyIer Howell. Olhe Granthaun.
Byron Rife and Doc Berry were
the men who seemed to receive
most Of these remarks.
In spite Of the football tactics,
numerous fOula. the game was en-
toyed by all present The game
between the AlphAs and Rappas
should provide just a. many
thrills and all around good fun a.
the PREVIOUS game with the ONE
gaA So come out and cheer your
favorite team AIong.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
MoIIie NJ. Cheek
Dies: FuneVol
Services Eridoy

Mollie NJ. Cheek. 2sls 18th Ave.
So. passed away Tuesday, April
10 at FAirview hospital She was
IS years old.
Mrs. Checks survivors include
two brothers, Tela Burt OF Mime
apohs and J. b. Burt Of Los An
geles, Calf; three sisters. Fannie
Tvey OF Warrington, N. C.. r. l.
Williams Of Newport News. Va,
and Laura Bright OF Newark. N.
j., and other relatives and friends
Funeral services will be held
Friday. April %. at Zion Baptist
Church with Rev. II. w. Bolts Of
ficiRttng. The services Will begin
at ? p. m.
The intcrment will be at Crys-
tai Lake Cemetery. Woodland F'u.
neral Home had charge Of the ar
rangements.
Mrs Cheek was a long time and
active member Of zion Baptist
Church.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

and new presidont Of the Mime
apoIiH Federation uf Churches.
made a plea for funds 90 support
the work Of the Mayors Council
Among the Negro organizations
which gave plCdgnS was Amea
Lodge No 100 Of Elks and Zion
Baptist church. Individuals who
gave considerable amounts were
Raymond W, Cannon. council
member, Mrs, ", V, MRrHhAll. Mt.
and Mrs Wendell G, Jones. Tai
mage u. Carry A total Of t2.iOO
was ralRcd HymAn EdalmRn 10
chairman of the finance drive.
Two Of the board members.
Raymond Cannon and Cecil New.
man. have sent out letters 90 Ne
gro citiEsnS and organizations
urging support for the financial
drive Of the council, now being
conducted
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
FUNERAL SERVICES
70 BE HELD FOR
SAMUEL FOSTER

Funeral services viii be held
this afternoon (Fnday) at 2
o'clock at Brooks Funeral home
for Samuel 'Rummie" Foster. rs.
who died at 3;l5 q. m. Wednesday
morning. April 20. in his home,
1898 Sherburne Ave.
Foster. who came here from
Georgia, was former owner Of the
Rummie Sweet Shops in Mime
apohs and ST. Paul, and was q
Pullman employee for IS years.
A resident Of the Twin Cities
for the past 81 years, Foster IL
survived by his wife. Annie Ford
Foster, q son. Herbert Foster, .
daughter, Annie s. Henderson Of
Oakland, Calf; q daughter-in-
law. Cynthia Foster. four grand
children and two great-Erandchil-
dren.
Rev. B, N. Moore win officIate
at the funeral. He win be buried
at Oakland cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
st. Paul NAACP Member
Drive On; Queen Contest
Winner Gets Calf. Trip

The ~, Paul nranch, National
Association for the Advancement
81 CoIored People, formally
launched la annual membership
drive Friday evening. April 10,
Mr. Madison \, Jones, Admins.
trAtlvr Assistant Of the National
Organisation, HPolr TO an cnthu.
HiAAtic audience On the many cur
rcRI activities of the oFEaniHA-
ton, Mrs. Addis q, Few. member
ship chairman, announced the
opening 81 the Cnhtcat for Queen
of the NAAcP,
Nine girls, sponsored by van'
Gus churches and organizations,
have signed up On compete In the
contest. TIE winner win not only
hAve tho honor 10 being named
Queen. but viii Alno receive . trip
60 the National CnnvUhtlon of the
NAACp 10 be- held In los AnEp.
lee one opening for contestant,
Htill remains, and any RiTi inter
oatcd should contact Mrs, Addis
q. Few,
Following II = list Of the girls