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Evening star., 1949-06-12
| lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love

From behind the Iron Curtain
a colorphoto on the cover Of Ths
Star Pictorial Magazine ha!
brought a l6-year-old Woodrow
Wilson High School junior a let.
ter from a young Czech who wants
to learn about life in America.
The picture. published last jan
uary Q, showed a group Of teen
ayers in the Chevy Chase Com
munity Center enjoying a comicaI
song -and dance by Charles Little
1925 Chevy Chase parkway; Bot
Zelda, 1912 Warren street NV.
and Pete Wirth. 10 East Leland
street. Nine other photographs
inside the magazine showed other
phases Of the center's varied rec
reational activities.
Somehow. the magazine found
its way into the hands Of one
Ladislav Kratochvil in Prague,
and he sent this note to Pete:
Il write to you from CZecho-
slovakia. Do you ask where
know you? I saw you on the
first page Washington Star Pic
torial Magazine. I want to gel
acquainted with you and with
your life in USA.
Please. write me something
I'm a student the Industry School
In Prague and I'm % years old
Please write you simple senten-
ces, because I know little English
I'm learning English now.
I'm waiting your answer. Sc
long, Ladislav."
Pete is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Conrad L. Wirth. His father /.
chief of lands In the National
Park Service.
Charles Deagle. 10, Of Tall Tim.
bers. Md, has been building boats
nearly all his life. He started
with tiny models that he whitfield
from scraps Of balsa and gradual
ly worked up to speedboats In
which he could swish up.and down
the st. George Greek. The balsa
was waste from his other hobby
the building Of model airplanes.
A couple Of weeks ago. Charles
brought his newest boat, Miss Flip
to Washington to try 1t in the
novice power races of West Po-
tomac Park. Two other boats
that he had built were entered
In the same meet-Rocket. owned
by Marvin Haines Of Lexington
Park, Nd. and Prowler. owned by
Howard Watkins, also Of Lexing-
ton Park.
Charles and Miss Flip won the
first heat of the 71a-horsepower
contest and then entered the 10
horsepower race. The boat over.
turned. however. and its motor
was put out Of commission.
But Charles could take pride
In the results Of the 10-horse-
power contest. just the same. be.
cause Rocket and Prowler finished
first and second. respectively.
And for the second heat of the
7Hs -horsepowers, he borrowed
|Prowler. installed q spare engine
and won. =. |
The most exciting moments o1
the meet were, of course, those
between Miss Flip's upset and
Charles rescue by the harbol
police. And for Charles father
Capt. william Deagle, and his g.
year-old brother Bill. they were
far more exciting than for any OF
the other spectators.
They knew that Charles, like
themselves. had always been toe
busy building boats to learn to
SwiYn
Evening star., 1949-06-12
The Brownies
Prise Contribution


By Suite Lenoir Copeland, 9
Hume School
The Brownies help people In all
sorts Of ways.
The Brownies help people on all
sorts of days:
They help the old across the
street
They always act so very sweet.
The Brownies always sing a song,
The Brownies know the right from
wrong;
The Brownies are so very nice.
For all their help, they ask no
price.
The Brownies always do their best
To help with work so mother can
rest;
They scatter sunshine as they go.
You'll love the Brownies that you
know.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Tracing the Origin
Of Our Folk Songs
Prize Contribution
By Borbro Thompson, Is

montgomery btoh niSh SSnoct
Green grow the lilacs, all
covered with dew" sang the Irish
frontiersman. settling the great
American wilderness, and q new
word was added to the Mexican
vocabulary. "Gringo" or green
grow, the Mexican word for white
settler.
John Henry was a steel drivin'
man. John Henry says to da
capt'in a man amt q natural
man. to let a steam drill beat
his hammer" painted the section
hancs on the Southern mountain
railroads. and piece Of Southern
folklore, az great as that of Paul
Bunyan, was recorded for history.
Bury me out on the lone
prairie, where the coyotes kin
howl DER NAH grave" drawls the
night herding cowboy. and cap
tured some of the lonliness Of
time and space of the wide West.
No matter where you are from,
you have had some contact with
folk songs. Recently the song,
"Ghost Riders In the Sky" top.
ped the hit parade and is the
plaintive favorite Of millions.
While this may be as close as
you've come to folk music in this
country, it Is a start.
Each country has its own folk
music. and ballads. but none are
Of such q mixed or various lot as
our American ballads. Perhaps
this Is due to the many different
nationalities, which the United
States represents. Most Of the
Southern mountain ballads had
English, Irish or Scotch origin, or
are purely original.
Many Of the original ballads
have Old World melodies. and
words to please the settlers. For
example, our patriotic song Ameri-
ca" has the British melody from
"God Save the King" and
American verse.
Among some of the more pop
ular English ballads that is we'll
remembered is Barbara Allen"
This is the tale of a hard-hearted,
selfish girl who scorns her true
love, and then when he has died
of q broken heart she finds that
she had loved him, and therefore
she dies, too.
Most ballads follow this ex-
ample by setting moral, and
teaching young people the values,
modern movies and magazines
try to accomplish today.
Many of these songs, still pop
ular. can be traced to their origin.
Some of the verses have changed
and become intermingled with
other songs, but they are trace
able. These stories or songs were
spread all over the country by
the balladers who sang for their
living. These men, and the songs
that they sang. were the only en-
tertainment that the people had
before the advent of television
and radio and movies.
These men travelled from place
to place, and put all the impor-
tant news into the form of music,
and then they would sing, in turn
they would receive food and q
place to sleep. People in these
places would pick up the tune
and keep it, with a few variations,
for posterity.
Now, because of popular de-
manH, folk songs are again being
revived and through the medium
of radio and television, are be-
coming favorites Of the people.
The music in America is her
itage as old as our country. and
one of which 49, -~~ n. tust as
proud.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Boy Gets Prize Trout

RANGELEY, Me, June H.
A 19-pound brown trout. the larg-
est fish ever taken from Rangeley
waters. was caught recently by
Cary Mayhem. l5-year-old angler
from Gardner, Me.
The trout measured 80 inches
long and had a girth Of 81 inches.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
School
Prise Contribution
BY MariIYn Hunter, u

Whittier School
DO you like school? I think you
should,
It teaches us rules and does us
good:
We have a recess time-that's
when we play
So we don't have to work all day.
There's reading, writing and arith-
metic. too.
There's also lots Of things we can
learn to do.
Listen to me and mind every rule.
II you want to be smart, then 90
to school.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
About Wolves

About Wolves
The destruction Of 1000 wolves
In the West by Government trap
pers during 26 years ending with
I94l brought the wolf definitely
under control.
The wolf increased greatly in
the cattle country in the 90s and
finally fell of in numbers before
the organized attacks Of Govern
ment trapperS.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
der of model automobiles is helping

Skill designer and builder Of model automobiles helping
Levand to become priest.
who lives at GOT Michigan Me- Is Of
boys old university scholar
model contest of the Fisher Body Crafts
national schoarship Of &2 900 last
Evening star., 1949-06-12
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Evening star., 1949-06-12
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Evening star., 1949-06-12

SUMNER CAMPS.
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Continued From Page Ell.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-03
Top Brass Inspect Alaska AirfieIds

ANCHORAGE, lPD-TWo giant B-36 bombers bearing top brass of the 9th Air Force have arrived in Alaska after nonstop flights from Fort Worth, Tex.
 Aboard one of the siX-engine planes that landed at Elmendorf field here Monday were Maj. Gen. Roger Ramey, air force command CT, and Col. William P. Fisher, 7th bombardment wing commander. They will conduct an inspection tour of Alaska bases.
 Al the controls of the second bomber was Maj. John D. Bart lett, the 8th's B-36 project officer. He put down at Eielson air base, near Fairbanks, late Monday after a flight of approximately IS hours. Bartlett will inspect faCili- ties at Eielson for use by B-36's in Arctic and sub-Arctic training.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-03
Fishing Vessel COIIides and Sinks

SEATTLE, (P) - The 37-foot fishing vessel Alder sank off the Washington coast late Monday af- ter a daylight collision with the Seattle fishing boat Danube H.. The collision occurred 10 miles due west of Destruction Island about 6:30 pm.
 The coast guard said the brief message from the Danube II said only that the Alder had sunk, and that the two men aboard were be- ing taken to a Canadian port. The men were identified as Richard WinsloW, the owner, and Gordon Armstrong.
 The Alder's home port, home towns of the rescued creWmen and cause of the accident were not learned
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-03
Can A Leopard
 Change Its Spots?

WASHINGTON, (P)-Sen. Glen Taylor D.-Idaho), who ran for vice president last November on the Progressive ticket, said Friday night he would run again for Sen ator, as a Democrat.
 I've always been a Democrat in the sense that 1 always believed in the things Franklin D. Roose- welt stood for" he said in an in terView on the Mutual Broadcast ing Systems Meet the Press" program.
 I'm pretty thoroughly conVinc- ed Henry A. Wallace's running mate added, that our political destiny rests with the two major political parties, that the Ameri- can people do not want any splin- ter parties"
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-03

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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30
DOLLAR PARLEY:
Information, Please

Great Britain took the lead in
stripping any secrecy from the
progress of the critical conference
on England's dollar crisis.
OFFICIAL SOURCES credited Sir
Oliver Franks, the British ambas-
sador, with a proposal that de-
tailed daily reports be made in
order to keep the American, British
and Canadian people advised of de-
velopments.
This system of daily briefings
has been followed at meeting of the
Big Four council of foreign minis
tiers in the past, although top-level
International postwar financial con-
ferences have been a bit more
secretive.
The publicity problem was among
the first which had to be ironed
out by the principals in the none
tary discussions, as decisions will
have a vital bearing on reducing
British dollar drain and bolsterinp
her position.
THE PROPOSAL for daily brief
ings was said to have support from
Dean Acheson, US. secretary of
state, but the attitude of John
Snyder, treasury boss, was un-
known when the proposal was first
preached.
The federal administration al
ready had indicated congressional
leaders would be kept informed
on the progress of the conference
The British proposed that officials
of the three powers take turn
about in giving the briefings to the
press.
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FAIR DEAL'::
Author liked

President Truman continued in a
fighting mood. He told newsmen he
was going to keep Maj. Gen. Harry
Vaughan as his military aide-ap-
parently despite anything the cur
rent "5 per center" probe might
develop.
Then, setting the theme of the
1850 congressional campaign, he
lashed out with a slashing attack at
his recent pet aversion-"organ-
lied selfish interests" which, he as
serts, are trying to block his fair
deal program with a "scare-word
campaign"
HE DECLINED to name the
Selfish interests" still campaigned
against the Both edo nothing" he
called it) congress. Evidently, Mr..
Truman felt he knew a good thing
when he saw it. If he could be
elected to the presidency-when
few felt he had a chance-by cam
paigning against the 8Oth congress.
campaigning against it again ought
to do good for his side in 1850 bal
lot tests.
Getting away from the Both for
the moment, he talked about the
81st congress, declaring that the
Democrat controlled legislators
had made progress with his Fair
Deal program in the teeth of
"trumped-up slogans" like "stat-
ism," "welfare state" "collectiv-
ism," and SOCIALISM,"
THE PRESIDENT said the peo-
pie will not be disturbed by such
scare words" dreamed up by a
"lot of paid agitators, promoters
and publicity experts who make a
fat living by frightening the people
in the high-income groups about
forward-looking legislation and by
organizing campaigns against it."
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happened to Ben Hogan and tc
Sammy Snead-to Cary Middlecof1
and to many, many others high up
recall a masters tourna-
ment just a few years back.
Ben Hogan was playing the
final hole. He needed a to
tie the leading score. Ben hit a
great drive-some 260 yards up
the course. Taking out a iron
he almost hit the pin, the ball
trickling some IL to Is feet past
the cup. This left him tricky.
downhill putt but easy enough
for his 4. He tapped the ball
lightly. He seemed to be head
ing for 3. But the ball ran
over the rim of the cup and
stopped some "a inches below.
This looked to be simple
enough. But as the return putt
came to the cup it veered off a
half an inch and Hogan had
S. He has yet to win the
masters.
Two months later, in June, Hogan
again needed a 4 to tie in the play
off in the us. open at Canterbury,
Cleveland. Again he hit magnifi-
cent drive. His iron to the green
just slipped by the pin again and
stopped is feet beyond. Again Ben
went for his birdie 3 and again he
slipped "a inches past. And again
he missed the short one-two short
puts under three feet that cost him
two major championships in less
than two months.
You can understand why great
golfers dread short putts-any putt
of any length.
Sammy Snead has blown
more short puts that cost him
heavily tan any star l know.
Only Sam doesn't wait for the
last green. Ii might happen any,
where along the line. With one
of the greatest aIl-around
games golf has ever known,
Snead can look back on many a
green with a sad shake of his
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EUROPE:
Stronger Ties

At Strasbourg, France, the coun.
Gil OF Europe's consultative assem-.
bly, called for creation of a union
OF European countries with real
power in limited range over the
governments Of member nations.
There are many students OF
world problems who are con.
WINGED this procedure is the only
one which may eventually do away
with war; but being realists, they
concede that man has not progressed
In selfless thinking to a degree
where governments will agree to
overall control Of any kind or de-
gree.
THUS it appeared the idea
bro h e d at Strasbourg was
doomed at its inception, but men
of goodwill must keep irving, no
matter how difficult the task. if
world peace is ever to become
more than an illusory goal.
1t has not been too difficult to
get the best minds committed to a
~ o'iSAi " SGe Tie way TO ltS SOL
utlon; the obstacle always has been
that the individuals to whom the
procedure must be entrusted fail
IN the scope and breadth of the wis
dom necessary for solution.
So, when the 12-nation assembly
meeting in France voted by an
overwhelming show of hands for
federal authority for the council
OF Europe, it was a manifestation
OF hope and desire, rather than
any real accomplishment.
THAT the delegates were on
good, solid ground is indicated BY
this portion of the resolution for
federal authority:
THE government should under
take systematic instruction of the
great mass of the people, pointing
out to them the undeniable adyan-
tages of union for Europe and at
the same time the dangers inher-
ent in national isolation"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30
CLOAK & DAGGER:
Russian Wise Guy

It was beginning to appear-as
pieces of the picture fell together
that Uncle Sam had been played
more or less for sucker by Rus
sian wise guy who pretended to be
won over to the American theology
| by the Voice of America broad
casts, and who wanted to come to
America and be a United States
| citizen.
LAST October 9, two Russian air
force lieutenants, Anatol Borrow
and Peter Pirigov, landed in the
U. S. zone of Austria in a stolen
Russian bomber. They had had
enough of Russia, they said, in ef-
feet, and would like to become
US. citizens.
According to the Soviet EN-
bassy, Borrow suffered a change OF
heart late in July and begged for
"prodigal son" treatment. Mean
while, us. agents had discovered
the "change" and Borrow was ar
rested by us. agents and held
secretly at Ellis island. Then he
was flown to the us. zone of Aus
tria and returned to Russian juris-
diction.
DURING the interim, Pirigov,
who says he wants to stay in Amer
lea, told newsmen that Borrow
tried to bride him with Soviet en-
bassy funds to return to Russia.
1t was reported that Pirigov had
been beaten by Soviet agents.
The one essential element to the
chain of events as to whether it
proved Borrow spy was missing.
That was confirmation. The U. S.
state department would neither con-
firm nor deny any of the stories
being circulated.
1T merely revealed that U. S.
note on the Borrow affair had been
delivered to the Soviet embassy.
There is an old, old adage that It
Is Every easy to believe what one
wants to believe" It may have
been that sort of wishful thinking
that led state department officials
to smile benignly on Comrade
Borzov's desire to "change" al
legiance and become as one with
Americans,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30
COMMANDERS:
Some Dispute

Amid charges that he was the
candidate of the "kingmakers, )"
and was under the domination of
the old line leadership, George N.
Craig, 40-year old Indiana attorney
was elected commander of the
American Legion. He was the first
World War II veteran to be chosen
for the post.
THE 1874 delegates to the
Legion's Philadelphia national con-
vention gave Craig an overwhelm-
Ing majority on the first vote.
Craig's opponents took the rostrum
at nominating time to label him
the choice Of those they claim
always select the organization
national commander.
ELECTION Of officers climaxed
convention sessions in which the
Legion urged continuation of aid to
China, adopted a resolution asking
the us. to curtail Gas far as pos
sible" any further immigration at
the present time.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30
HIGHWAYS:
Rough Going

Thirty-four Of these United States
need 20 billion dollars worth of
work done on their roads.
This huge highway repair bill,
forecast by Senator O'Mahoney
3D., Wyo.) was disclosed after a
nationwide survey of road needs.
THE PICTURE was not as dark
as it seemed. O'Mahoney pointed
out the condition will serve as a
backlog which Twill afford an un-
measured market for business and
industry"
He declared that everyone is
aware Of the depreciation of the
American road system during and
following the war, but added that
few, I am sure, appreciate the
tremendous backlog Of essential
work which has piled up"
As chairman Of the congressional
joint economic committee, the SEN
ator recently sent inquiries to gov
errors and highway authorities in
every state to determine their high
way construction and repair needs.
HE REPORTED 40 states had re-
sponded and that of those, "a in
dicate an accumulation of highway
deficiencies which would require
the expenditure of 20 billion dol
lars or more.
The information obtained has
been turned over to the us. bureau
Of public roads.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30
FARM AID:
No "Setups"

Whatever else his critics might
say Of President Truman, they
couldn't charge him with picking
any "setups" when he sets out
to do battle. The President has a
faculty, It seems, for jumping
quickest to the defense of meas
ues and proposals that have the
least public support.
THIS was the case in the Pres
tdent's latest taking-up-of-arms
TOR controversial causes. He es-
poused the Brannan plan of farm
price supports in speech at Des
Moines. He warned that the ma
ZION faces unmanageable and cost
y crop SURPRISES, and urged a
"modernization" of the farm price
support system on the basis of
the Brannan production-subsidy
program.
This is an issue which promises
to be one Of the liveliest in the
1850 congressional elections, and
Il the President was aiming to
beat his opponents to the punch
on the issue, he had succeeded.
The Presidents recommendation
was made in the face of disagree
msnt among his own COMPRESSION
n leaders as to the best farm
price subsidy program to adopt
and organized opposition by many
farmer groups against the Brannan
plan.
MIR. TRUMAN called the Bran
nan plan the most "promising
method yet suggested" but left
open the possibility that some other
system could be substituted.
The Brannan plan is one, briefly,
wherein prices on practically every
farm commodity would be left to
dnd their own level on the market
with the government paying a SUBJ
sldy to farmers in the form of the
difference in price between what
farm products brought on the open
market and the established parity
price.
Opponents Of the plan point out
that while the consumer might ap-
pear to be saving money on cheap
er market prices for farm products,
he would, in reality, be saving
nothing, inasmuch as it would be
his money that would be paying for
the subsidy to the farmer.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30

The organization came into being
as result of an effort by Samuel
Starr, Chicago attorney, to effect a
reconciliation between an es-
tranged couple. But a divorced
woman who happened to be in his
office at the time, was successful
when she tried it. II asked her to
help me again." he said, land be-
fore realized it, Divorces Anony.
nous was born"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-30
DIVORCES ANoNYMoUs
Women Organize to Slow U.S.. Divorce Rote

Unhappy because they felt that
in too many cases they rushed to
the divorce courts too soon, a group
Of Chicago women have formed a
group which they hope will have
some effect in slowing down the
accelerating US. divorce rate.
They call their group Divorces
Anonymous" and their major aim
ID to salvage other marriages which
are headed for divorce.