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Evening star., 1949-02-12
LincoIn's Words

Present generations know Abraham Lin
coin by grace of his words. He Is living
force among living men because of what
he said and what he wrote. His law part
ner, William H. Herndon, tells us that he
"was often perplexed to give expression to
his exact, clean-cut ideas" The same
authority affirmed that he read less and
thought more than any man in his sphere
in America" and again declared: He
possessed originality and power OF thought
in an eminent degree"
But Herndon went further in the quest
for an explanation of his friends distinc-
tion. "The great predominating elements
of Mr.. Lincoln's peculiar nature" he finally
decided. were: first, his great capacity
and power of reason; secondly, his excel
lent understanding; thirdly, an exalted
idea of right and equity; fourthly, his
intense veneration of what was good and
true" And the sources of his conceptions
Herndon testified, were the Bible and
Shakespeare This latter book was
scarcely ever out of his mind and his
hands" Evidence of the accuracy of the
observation so reported is to be found in
Lincoln's style. Pilgrims to his Memorial
on the Potomac feel the influence OF the
Scriptures and of the Avon Bard as they
follow the Gettysburg Address and the
Second Inaugural inscribed on the walls.
They realize that he was we'll within the
tradition of the literature Of the English
speaking commonwealths His theology
traced back to the synoptic Gospels as set
forth in the King James version.
For example, he argued:
I know that there is God and that He
hates injustice and slavery. I see the storm
coming and know that His hand Is in 1t.
if He has a place and work for me- and I
think He has, I believe I am ready. I am
nothing, but truth Is everything: I know
I am right because I know that liberty is
right, for Christ teaches 1t, and Christ Is
God have told them that house divided
against itself cannot stand. and that Christ
and reason say the same, and they will hnd
it So
The familiar peroration of his speech at
Gettysburg is but a continuation of the
principle set forth in these sentences.
Lord Charnwood emphasizes the fact that
just a month before his death, Lincoln
insisted There is God governing the
world" Was he mistaken? Is 1t an error
to believe, as the author of Hamlet did:
There's divinity that shapes our ends,
RoughheW them how we will.
If the answer be Yes" then Lincoln
means nothing to modern generations.
His doctrines Of human aspiration, his
hopes, his motivations were those upon
which all the civilized society Of the world
has been built. All that we need to do Is
to read, ponder, comprehend and put into
effect the legacy he left U.S. In his words
we may find the correctives Of the cruel
Red materialism of Budapest and Sofa,
Warsaw and Moscow.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Uniform Military Justice

One source of irritation among the
armed services will be eliminated If Con-
gress approves the plan for uniform code
of military justice recommended by De-
fense Secretary Forrestal. With each
branch conducting its courts according to
its own procedures, disparities in the way
each service enforced discipline were in
evitable. Thus, sailors punishment
might be entirely different from that
meted out to a soldier for similar Of
tense. These variations in dealing with
military crime were bad enough when the
armed forces were functioning as inde-
pendent arms. They are wholly out OF
place in unified National Military Estab-
lishment.
The plan advocated by Mr.. Forrestal
was prepared on the basis of report sub
mitted by special committee headed by
Professor Edmond M Morgan of Harvard
Law School. It would be standard guide
for legal departments of the Army, Navy
and Air Force. An outstanding part OF
the plan would be the creation of three
member military supreme court" COM
posed of civilian judges. This judicial
council" would have power to review all
cases for errors of procedure or judgment
and to make final decisions on matters OF
law. The review by the military court of
last resort would be automatic in all cases
Involving death sentences.
The new code, combining the best points
of each of the existing codes, would pro-
vide each branch with list of military
offenses for which standard trial proce-
dures would be prescribed. In order to
living about uniformity of punishments,
the judicial council would consult with the
Evening star., 1949-02-12
The ECA Retrocts

The Economic Cooperation Administra-
tons retraction Of Deputy Administrator
Howard Bruce's ill-founded charge of
sharp dealing by Britain, Belgium and
Holland will clear the good names OF those
ECA benefciaries as far as the official rec
ord goes. But, coming more than six weeks
after the accusation was made, it will be
hard to overcome completely the damage
done by Mr. Bruce's widely publicized re-
marks of last December Those unfortu-
nate comments were published prominently
abroad at time when ECA was still on
trial before the American public and be-
fore the world.
Mr.. Bruce, on the basis of what turned
out to be unreliable information and with
out taking the trouble to check its accu-
racy, announced that British, Belgian and
Dutch dealers had resold to American
firms at substantial profit more than
10000 tons of scarce aluminium and lead
bought with Marshall Plan dollars. ALI
three nations promptly denied the charge,
whereupon the ECA said an investigation
would be made to learn the true situation.
This inquiry disclosed mo improprieties"
on the part of the nations named and mo
evidence " . to indicate that any of the
three countries was shipping back to the
United States aluminium or lead, the i'm
port of which had been financed by ECA."
A long report said that much of the criti-
cized shipments were actually "in-transit
shipments which had originated else
where"
Release of the report on the eve of con-
gressional review Of the European aid pro-
gram should help to smooth the way for
legislation to continue the huge under
taking. Critics Of the program thus have
been deprived of one source Of ammuni-
ton. The incident should have salutary
effect in restraining officials in key jobs
from voicing serious charges without first
making sure that they are based on fact
rather than rumor.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Mr.. St. Luurent's Visit

The visit of Louis Stephen st. Laurent
to Washington is an event OF very con-
siderable significance. He comes as Prime
Minister of Canada, the principal admin
istrative officer of great neighbor Also,
he represents the Liberal principle long
personified by w. L. Mackenzie King-a
conception of organized freedom which
the citizens of the United States under
stand and appreciate. He symbolizes like
wise progressive and humane ideals OF law
and jurisprudence.
Mr.. st. Laurent achieved his present
high position by service in the courts OF
Quebec and Ottawa. He was president OF
the Canadian Bar Association and Attor-
ney General before his appointment as
Secretary of State for External Affairs.
When the United Nations was organized,
he was an obvious choice for the chair
manship of the Canadian delegation to
the sessions of the General Assembly. He
substituted for Mr.. King repeatedly both
at home and abroad. Thus he gained
useful experience before assuming ultimate
responsibility.
Such processes of merited advancement
are natural in worthy democratic society.
Mr.. st. Laurent earned the right to be his
countrys leader by labor and devotion. In
his native province it frequently is re-
marked that he might have made fortune
simply by sticking to his legal practice. A
personal sacrifice certainly was involved
when he chose public employment. The
people OF the Capital of the United States
welcome him with enthusiasm as well as
respect.
Evening star., 1949-02-12

Judge advocates of the services regarding
sentences. The courts OF each branch
would be subject to review by de-
partmental boards composed of military
lawyers.
Such co-ordinated system of justice
should go far toward eliminating inequi-
ties of the disparate methods of the past
methods which have led to much justified
criticism of the quality of military justice.
Mr.. Forrestal deserves wholehearted con-
gressional support in his efforts to improve
the outmoded court-martial system of
the armed forces.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
displaced Persons" Of Another Ase

displaced Persons" Of Another Age
To the Editor Of The Star
No better example can be found OF the
speed with which afduence leads the servant
to put on the masters airs than IN the
rapidity with which many Americans OF
relatively recent vintage have adopted an
attitude of hostility toward immigration
It is not uncommon to find Americans
whose ancestors must have been admitted
to the United States but few generations
ago, currently viewing the admission OF, for
example, the Displaced Persons, with the
same apprehension that the American
stock" of that day viewed these same for
eign ancestors.
1t is a matter Of record that about 1840.
when my maternal ancestors arrived from
Tipperary and Cork Counties, Ireland, they
were met with open and organized hostility
by the native Americans of that time
(not the Indians.
So troublesome and dangerous did the
invasion of the Irish seem to native Amerl-
cans" that the Know-Nothing or American
Party was formed about 1852 with the spe-
cifc mission of opposing immigrants IN
general and the Irish in particular. Samuel
P. Orth in "Our Foreigners" yale University
Press, 1920 gives this picture OF the coming
of the Irish immigrants to America In the
middle of the last century:
Irish Immigration.
"'s -. No ardent welcome awaited them
nor even jobs for the majority. AS
the poor creatures had no means OF moving
on, they huddled in the ports OF arrival
Almshouses were filled, beggars wandered
in every street, and these peasants accus-
toned to the soil and the open country were
congested in the cities unhappy misf1ts IN
an entirely new economic environment
Unskilled in the handicrafts they were
forced to accept the lot of the common
laborer. Fortunately. the great influx came
at the time Of rapid turnpike. canal and
railroad expansion Thousands found their
way westward with contractors gangs. The
free lands however, did not lure them.
They preferred to remain in the cities.
New York in 1850 sheltered $4,000 Irish.
Philadelphia, Boston, New Orleans Cincln-
natl Albany, Baltimore and ST. Louis fol-
lowed, in the order given, as favorite lodging
places, and there was not one rapidly grow
in Western city. such as Buffalo, Cleveland,
Detroit and Chicago, that did not have its
Irish town or 'Shanty town where the
immigrants clung together.
Their brogue and dress provoked rld1cule;
their poverty often threw them upon the
community; the large percentage Of Hitter
acy among them evoked little sympathy;
their inclinations towards intemperance and
imprpvidence were not neutralzeo oy< <ner
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Rent Control Approved
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
The continuous plea of landlords for the
end of rent control Is beginning to sound
like broken record. According to them,
all tenants in this city have received enor-
NOUS wage increases. This, Of course, is far
from true
My husband is private on the Police
Force We have one child and am unem-
ployed. My husbands take-home pay Is
$219.08 a month, out of which we pay SOS q
month for our apartment.
According to the experts only Is per cent
of family's income should be spent for
rent If such be fact. then we already are
paying more rent than we really can afford.
Yet the landlords would have us pay still
more.
If rent control is not extended am afraid
our next address will be the poorhouse.
MRS. MILDRED WHITE.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Thouqhts for LincoIn's Birthday

Dark on the mountain lies the Detl OF ntghr
Until the moon rides free above the
clouds
To strip from granite peaks the shado'oy
shronds
And preathe then, Nth an outer-1orldly
light.
So Lincoln's glory brightens Years NTH
drd10
All envious mists that Would obscure hts
fame;
clearer radiance gathers round his
Till his true stature is discerned 1oith atoe.
Yet. 1phHe he Hved, he neDer sought to %
Eralted as king, enthroned apart.
Hunblest of men, compassionate OF
heart,
sharinq the worn cloak OF humanity,
He bound NTH tender hands the Dounded
state, :,
But claimed no attributes that men eau
great. 1NEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

by 1hE nASAAN SEnSAAEs
@. What is the weight of the record load
pulled by a pair of horses?-H. w. r.
A, The Horse and Mule Association says
that the world record for pull exerted by
pair Of draft horses is 1925 pounds. This
record was established on dynamometer at
Kalamazoo, Mich, on September 26, 1916.
@. How many States now require some
form of physical test before marriage lie
cense can be issued?-F. 0. r.
A. Thirty six States require blood tests for
bride and bridegroom before a marriage II.
cense is issued. Louisiana and Texas re-
quire that only bridegrooms be examined for
venereal diseases. Washington, Nevada.
Mississippi Georgia. South Carolina and
Maryland grant marriage licenses without
regard to possible venereal infection.
c. Which is the largest public trust fund
in the world?-C. S. S.
A. The Ford Foundation. with funds
amounting to $204. .766.629. is the worlds
largest public trust. 1t was established in
1886 by the late Edsel B. Ford for scientific,
educational and charitable work.
@. May a man between the ages of 10 and
Is who has registered enlist in the Army,
or must he wait to be drafted?-G. E. S.
A. ANY registrant who is within the age
group 10 through Is may apply at any Army
recruiting station for enlistment in the Reg
ular Army for period Of 81 months service.
which is the same period Of service for which
he is liable under the Selective Service Act
of 1948 No such registrant. however is
eligible to so enlist after an order to report
for armed forces physical examination
(SSS form No. 223D has been issued to him
nv his local hoard
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Family Prayers Remembered

To the Edltor OF Inc otar
In the long ago in my dear old home my
father, who was a Christian. always had
family worship. In the morning when we
all were in the breakfast room, he took the
Bible and before opening it, asked bless
ing; next he read a chapter from the Old
Testament; then he closed the Bible and
had a prayer. Before going to bed there
was a reading from the New Testament
and prayer was offered. And before each
meal blessing was asked, and after we
finished a return of thanks was given by
father. 1t was sacred duty and one that
left good impression DAUGHTER.
Reactions to Gov. Dewey's Speech
To the Editor Of The Star:
AS a rank file, middle of -the-road
Republican, I agree thoroughly with the
program proposed by Gov. Dewey.
Let's forget the past-and Gov. Dewey
and his pussyfooting, me-too campaigns
and begin anew with some outstanding
member of Congress, such as Senator Van
denberg or Senator Bricker, and build from
the ground up on the principles of sound.
progressive Republicanism. C.V WEBB.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The word "edify" is defined: ITO build
up or strengthen, especially in faith or
morals"
Accepting this definition, honest folk.
gifted with common sense, are able to say
without qualification that they were not
edited by the speech made at the May
flower Hotel Tuesday night by Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey. I was one of those who tuned
in just before $50 that might secure his
deliverance in its entirety. He castigated
the so-called Democratic Party. enumerat-
ing its faults and mistakes. then almost in
the same breath turned and advocated for
Republicans adherence to and implementa-
tion of the various nostrums that have
characterized the increasing RECOMMENDATION
of Americans during the Is years of the
Roosevelt New Deal just past. WIND.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Letters to The Star

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the signature and address of the
yriter, although it Is permissible for
writer kno1un to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Indorses Labor Bill Study

To the Editor Of The STAR
Thank goodness for the letter OF "A North
ern Democrat" calling for thoughtful DEM
ocrats and Republicans" to study the ad-
nninistration's new labor bill before back
Ing 80 radical piece of legislation"
STAR READER.
Evening star., 1949-02-12
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 I street NE, Washington 2. D. c.
Please inclose three t3) cents for return postase
Evening star., 1949-02-12

great good nature and open -handeoneSS,
their religion reawoke historical bitterness,
their genius for politics aroused jealousy;
their proclivity to unite in clubs assocla-
tions, and semimilitary companies made
them the objects of official suspicion; and
above all, their willingness to assume the
offensive, to resent instantly insult or IN
timidation, brought them into frequent ana
violent contact with their new neighbors.
America for Americans became the battle
cry of reactionaries, who organized the
American or Nothing Party and
sought safety at the polls. While all for
eign elements were grouped together. in
discriminatory, in the mind of the nativlst.
the Irishman unfortunately was the special
object of his spleen, because he was con-
centrated in the cities and therefore offered
a visual concrete example of the danger OF
foreign mass movements, because he was
Roman Catholic and thus awakened ancient
religious prejudices that had long been
slumbering and because he fought back in
stantly, valiantly and vehemently.'
Present Day Duty.
It would seem that our present day Irish
Americans should feel sort of obligation to
help the Displaced Persons from Poland, the
Baltic States, Central Europe, Russia, East
ern Germany and Southern Europe find ref
uge in this country Like the Irish, these
people are displaced because they resisted
tyranny. in this case by Nazi Germany and
Soviet Russia, and like the Irish they have
been divested of their homes by an alien
government and have faced religious perse-
cution.
The moral for Americans of other stock
whether Latin, Teuton. Anglo-Saxon, or
what have you, Is, I trust, obvious.
EBERT r. SISSON.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09
TOBACCO ASSOCIATES
PAGE SIX

aRaleigh. N. C.-Tobacco Asso-
ciates, Inc, has announced that
the groups annual membership
meeting will be held in Ralelgh'
Tuesday, March l.
J. B. Hutson, President OF the
organization, will give his yearly
report at the meeting. j. Henry
Vaughn, Elm City, N. C., CHAIR
man of the Board Of Directors,
will preside.
Directors and officers from Vlr-
ginia, North Carolina, South caro-
lima, Georgia, and Florida will DC
elected at the meeting. The group
was formed two years ago to ex'
pand and protect foreign markets
for tobacco.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09

More nets. The chase got livelier.
Finally lucky sweep with a
net stopped the stranger. But even
then he kept on scrapping. 1t
took a blackjack to quiet him.
He was booked at the county
Jail for indecent exposure and re-
sisting arrest.
Officers hope someone will hur-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09

es broken, utensils scattered over
the house.
Two deputies arrived with a
crab net. The monkey nimbly
lodged each pass of the net then
hoped atop door and took a
bow. That got boresome so he be-
gan trying to grab the net.
Two firemen joined the hunt.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09

Whefi Mrs. Boykin saw the
monk leet ing at her in the kit
chen she called for help.
An agile volunteer chased the
risky monkey round and round.
He offered bananas. The monk
took the fruit and thanked him
by banging him with a pot.
Blinds were ripped down, dish
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09
Sharpshooting
Monkey Leads
Cops On Chase

TAMPA, Fla.-a brash young
monkey with a sharpshooter's
aim hurled pots and pans at po-
lice and firemen before he was
captured in a tWo-hour chase in
The residence of Mrs. Irene
Boykin was almost in a shambles
from the hunt.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09
VISIT HERE

aMr. and Mrs. Bruce McGougan
of Columbia spent the past week
end here with the D. F. McGou-
gan family.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09
TCHS Tales
Bv FRANCES SARVIS

aWhy have so many high school
students been staying at home
since Friday? That was the day
report cards came out and we
wonder if there could be any con-
nection between the two. There
are few girls who are mighty
disappointed because they wont
be on the basketball team any
longer. Sorry, girls, better luck
next time!
Hilda Rae Wright has been
wearing Sonny's Identification
bracelet for long time now but
i'm the past month she hasn't
|worn it at all! What has happened
Hilda Rae? Was it quarrel OF
lis there someone new?
The Junior-Senior banquet is q
long way off but already a few
couples have made their dates fol
the occasion. So far it is a deep
mystery who George Lay will go
with because he declares that he
has no interest in any girl be-
tween here and Clinton,
Everyone in High School has
been swapping pictures this week
and we hear that Gene Burroughs
had a hard time keeping even
one of his photos for himself. It
seems there were a lot of the
!! girls wanting pictures Of him.
Earl Soles also had long wait
ing list.
There was youth rally at
Mishop Springs Thursday night
and it just happened that Monteen
and James, Marion and Rather
inc, and Margaret 10 and Bill all
went together. They said the
meeting was very interesting and
that they had fine time.
The F. H. A. girls are planning
a party for Thursday night and
each girl gets to invite her boy
friend and another couple. You
boys with F. H, A, gal friends
keep Thursday night open be-
cause this will be one Of those
fun for all parties.
AWAY NOW
OMrs. F. F. Thompson is spend
ing this week with her daughter,
Miss Shirley Thompson, in Char
lotte.
TABOR VISITORS
OMr. and Mrs. H. r. Wood of
Kinston spent the past week end
with their daughter, Miss Marjorie
Wood. On Sunday the Woods Wis
tied in Sumter.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09

. f',t TAKE you, ,,: :
the Tabor CITY, ..r p? = H.
you money on w., ...22:
ing order '04: .sr
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09

~ up and clam l..
handful even in ~; .','' 4:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09
TABOR VISITORS

OMr. and Mrs. H. r. Wood of
Kinston spent the past week end
with their daughter, Miss Marjorie
Wood. On Sunday the Woods Wis
tied in Sumter.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-02-09
AWAY NOW

OMrs. F. F. Thompson is spend
ing this week with her daughter,
Miss Shirley Thompson, in Char
lotte.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
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