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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22
Letters To
Santa Claus

DCdl Sdnld,
| want cash register suit case
doll roller skates doll bed oranges
and candy typewriter dollwalker
doll clothes. am a good cir!
Betty Dutton
Dear Santa,
| want a lot Of train track fill
ling station jcep cowboy suit.
Joe Finley
Dear Santa,
want BIB gun pop gun jack in
the box bicycle bose ball bat In
! dian doctors set COW boy suit l
am o good boy transport truck
cowboy boots and spurs fire en-
CINE. John Bliss
Dear Santa,
| want a byClclc cowboy suit
cap gun, Roy Rogers boots box
ing gloves popgun filling station.
electric. Bobby Dutton
q q
Dear Santa,
| want d bride doll doll walker.
A COW girl suit and a doll suit
case, some doll clothes and some
ciothes Tor my set. BRING me a
story book, candy and aronges.
Beverly Flowers
ITnionviIla Ce,tar n
q II.
Dear Santa,
want doll house baby doll,
some dishes, irning board, and
- oii' a,i' eIsH' years Ola ana IN
tile thll" graae' l nave three lit
tie SlSIeSf'
your friend
ITnjonviIIo Comic OIL
Cd n
Dear Santa,
1t Is a lot OF fun to look forward
TO Christmas. For one thing just
to meet you once more for the
nice toy you bring me- This year
l would like to have doll. doll
( IiouSC' uOIi CIouieS IRON, ironing
BOARD ana doll suite case.
One of vo,r fr;o,J.
Barbara Jean bliss
q q
LEAR SANTA,
would Ike foot ball, truck,
gun that shoots sparks, fire
mouse ana with engines, toy cash
register COWBOY SUIT, some books
school Dag Ihat All Santa.
Yours truly
Jun George
UnlOnVille Center O.
Dec. /. 1e4o
q II
OGaI oall'a'
H.. o - y o'iI I'4lIloiS' am
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22

The first Christmas card was de-
signed in 1845.
Poinsettias which have come to
be a must for Christmas decora-
tions owe their name and popularity
to an. early American diplomat
botanist and scholar-Joel Roberts
PoinSett.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-22
Detergent Cleaners

Detergent cleaners make wash
ing the cream separator an easier
and faster JOB.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

Rosedole Methodist Church
Tennessee Ave-. Near d St. NE.
ALLAN r POORE. Pastor In Charse.
a:45 arn-Chu.ch School.
100 a.m.-Morning Worship.
800 p.m.-Evening worship
Evening star., 1949-02-05

Philadelphia will speak at 8 pm. on
Finding the Bible"
Peoples Congregational - Sunday
opens the annual observance OF
young peoples month. The Rev.
A. F, Elmes will speak at II am. on
Whom Do You Follow" On Thurs
day a review of the program of the
educational ministry Of the church
will be featured with young people
and members Of the department Of
religious education making a series
of presentations.
Memorial Evangelical United
Brethren-Mrs. Charles r. Miller,
Keedysville, Nd, president of the
Pennsylvania Conference Branch of
the Womens' Society of World Serv-
ice will be the guest speaker in the
annual World Mission Advance
ment Day Service at II am. DR.. I.
S. Ernst will speak at 8 pm. on
weighed and Found Wanting"
Cleveland Park Congregational
Adventurous Religion" is the topic
of DR.. A. w, Hurst at IL am.
Wesley Methodist-"These Things
We Cherish" will be Rev. c. Stanley
Lowell's sermon subject on Sunday.
Third Colored Baptis-Dr. George
Bullock's topic at II am. is Thy
Will Be Done" Musical program at
8 nm
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Special Church
Il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

st. Stephen and the Incarnation
Mrs. Nora Taylor will conduct the
Prayer Circle at 8 pm. Monday.
Mrs. z. ID. Blackstone will conduct
prayers, study and intercessions at
10:30 am. Tuesday and the Rev.
Stuart F. Cast will oficiate at holy
communion and have prayers for
the sick at 10 am. Thursday.
Mount Pleasant Congregational
The entire service tomorrow morn
ing will be in charge of members of
the Pilgrim Fellowship. There will
be four sermonettes on What
Christianity Means to Me-" On
Tuesday the Brotherhood of Service
will hold its annual ladies' night.
Lincoln Congregational-Dr. Rob-
ert w. Brooks will speak on when
God Will Forgive U.s." The Mems
Brotherhood session is at 1915 am.
Claude G. Long, director, will dis
cuss THE Church and Labor" The
public is invited.
Daughters of the King-Self-
denial offering tomorrow at II am,
at Christ Church, G street between
Sixth and Seventh streets Sc. Visi-
tation-Ascension and st. Agnes
Tuesday at pm.
John Wesley A. M. E. Z.-Dr. Ste
phen Gill Spottswood will preach
Sunday at II am. At 8 pm. SER
mon and pew rally. DR.. r. Farley
Fisher, general secretary and audi
tor of the A. M. E. z. Church, will
be the preacher.
Hamline Methodist-Youth and
Boy Scout Sunday tomorrow morn
ing at II am, with DR.. H. w. Bur-
gan preaching on Adventure
That's Life" Boy Scout and Cub
Pack, No. 80, sponsored by the
church, will be present in the
service.
Howard sUniversity-At the An
drew Rankin Memorial Chapel Sun
day. at II am, DR.. Charles E.
Boddie, minister, Mount Olivet Bap-
tist Church, Rochester, N. Y, will be
guest speaker at the All-University
reilglOuS service.
Miles Memorial C. M. E.-"Chris-
tian Ethics" is the theme of the Rev.
l. r. Kibler tomorrow at II am.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian-Walter
L. Fowler will speak at the Clyde
Kelly Glass for Men tomorrow at
$50 am. MIR. Fowler. who is the
director of the budget, District of
Columbia, has for his topic The
Curse of MeroZ" based on Judges
v.23. AL men are invited.
Georgetown Lutheran GUSTAV
Gedat, national honorary secretary
of the YMCA in Germany, will be
the guest speaker at II am. Sunday.
His subject is Germany and Re-
pentance." Mrs. George Roberts of
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Three Washingfonians
Now Holy Cross Nuns

Three Washington girls on We'd
nesday received the habit of the
Sisters of the Holy Cross, st. Mary's
Convent, Notre Dame, Ind.
They include:
Miss Virginia MacNeil, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel MacNeil.
She was graduated from st. Cecilia 6
Academy and will be known as Sister
Mary Jean Pierre.
Miss Anne Neuland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neuland She
graduated from st. Cecilia's Acad-
emy and will be known as Sister
Richard Marie.
Miss Teresa Kathryn Callahan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John j,
Callahan. She graduated from St.
Paul's Academy. She will be known
as Sister Mary Blanche.
Miss M. Cecile Patrice, daughter
Of Frank j. Cullen, pronounced her
first VOWS at st. Mary's Novitiate
Holy Cross, Ind. She graduated
from st. Cecilia's Academy and will
be known as Sister M. Cecile Patrice
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Reformation Church
Hos Missionary as Guest

Miss Ielene Ufkes who has just re-
turned after serving as missionary
to China for the Luther League OF
America and who is a member of
the Lutheran Church Of the Refor-
nation win speak at that church to-
morrow evening about her exper-
fences in connection with her work
and travels. Her talk will be illus
trated by a number of colored slides
which she has personally taken.
A tea in her honor will be given in
the parish hall at $50 pm. The
public is invited.
DR.. Oscar Blackwelder will speak
on What to Do With Our Doubts"
at 11:00 am. At 8 pm. he will give
the fifth in a series on christianity
and Communication They Deal
With People With Whom They
Differ"
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Inner Mission Sunday
Observance Tomorrow

Inner mission Sunday will be OBJ
served in many of the IS Lutheran
churches in the Washington area
tomorrow as part of the 21st
annual roll call appeal Of the Lu-
theran Inner Mission Society. The
drive Is for $4,000.
The Rev. Donald F. Bautz, execu-
tive director of the society, will
speak at $50 am. at Augustana
Lutheran Church and at II am. at
st. Stephens Lutheran Church.
Harry Shoup will speak at $50 am.
at keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. Mrs. Clarence T. Nelson
will speak at II am. at st. Mat
thew's Lutheran Church.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
FIRST CHURCH: Columbia Road
and Euclid st. NV. Reading
Room (closed temporarily.
SECOND CHURCH: Ill c st.
NE. Reading Room. Ill c
st. NE, Weekdays, 10 to o,
CWed. to y, Sun. and Hol.,
2:3o to $50.
THIRD CHURCH: 18th and L
SITS. NV. (sun II AM. and
S PM Reading Room, Col
orado Bldg, 14th and g Sts.
Weekdays, o to o (Wed. to
7:30). Sun. and Hol.. 2 to 6.
FOURTH CHURCH: 18th and
Oak sts. NV. Reading Room,
Riggs Bank Bldg, 14th and
Park Rd. NV. Weekdays, 8 to
o. (wed. to 1900. Sun. and
Hol., Ito $50.
FIFTH CHURCH: 1898 3lst st.
NV. mo Sun. Eve. SerWce.)
Reading Room 1925 Wisconsin
Ave. NV. Weekdays, 1880 to
S (Wed. to y. Closed Sun. and
Hol.
SOCIETY: 1917 r st. NV. mo
Sun. Eve. Service.) Reading
Room 1917 r st., Wed. $50
to 1850.
SOCIETY: 1868 Mass. Ave. NV.
Sun. III AM. No Sun. School.
Wed. 8 PM.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Luther Place Memorial

DR.. L. Ralph Tabor will preach al
Luther Place Memorial Church to.
morrow at II am. on Keeping
Spiritually Awake" At $50 pm. he
will continue his series of talks or
The Romance of the Bible" His
sermon title is ''The First New Tes-
lament"
The Rev. James M. Singer, assist
ant pastor, will preach at 9 am. on
Hear Ye Him"
Evening star., 1949-02-05
BRoOKLAND

i4th and Lawrence sts NE.
HARRY C. MARSH. Minister.
9:45 a.m.-Church School: Bible Glasses
HOO a.m.-Dr: Fred G. REYNOLDS Dist
500 p.m-"The Worst Old Man IN
W sh;n~fn
Evening star., 1949-02-05
UniversuIist Memorial

Finding Order in a Confused
Generation" is the subject of DR.
Seth r. Brooks, minister of the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church
tomorrow at Ii am. DR.. Jacob S
Payton will speak to the Adult Glass
at 10 am. on THE Religious Out
look for 1949." Open house at pm.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Arlington County. We.

ST. GEORGES
Nr. Nelson and Ninth sts,. Arlinsten, W.
REV. HEDLEY J. WILLIAMS' ksossf'
800 s.m.-Holy Communion.
e:3O a.m.-Morning Prayer and Churcn
School.
IL 100 am.-Holy Communion ana Bsfmon
IL 100 am.-Kindergarten Class
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Metropolitan Methodist

Two services will be started to-
morrow morning at the Metropoli-
tan National Memorial Methodist
Church at $50 and II o'clock to
take care of the increased church
attendance.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
MARYLAND.

MARYLAND.
CREvY CHASE FIRST
CHURCH: 5908 Conn. Ave.
Sunday School, Chevy Chase
Elementary School, Rosemary
st. Reading Room, 7 Wilson
Lane, Bethesda. Weekdays,
to S. Closed Sun. and Hol.
HYATTs VILE FIRST
CHURCH: 6221 43d Ave. mo
Sunday Eve. Service.)
Wednesday meeting. s:15 Pm.
Reading Room, 1921 43rd Ave.
Weekdays l to 4. Closed Sun.
and Hol.
SILVER SPRING SOCIETY
8001 Georgia Ave: Sun. School
adjoining bldg. No Sun. Eve.
Service. Reading Room, 1915
Georgia Ave, Suite 40. Week
days. IL to 4. Closed Sun. and
holidays.
VIRGINIA.
ALEXANDRIA FIRST CHURCH
1709 Russell Rd. mo Sun. Eve.
Service.) Reading Room, 10S N.
Patrick, Alex. Weekdays: 8 to
500. Closed Sun. and Hol.
ARLINGTON FIRST CHURCH:
6S43 Little Falls Road, East
Falls Church. mo Sun. Eve.
Serv.) Wed. meeting, 8:15 PM.
Reading Room, 324s Wilson
Blvd. Weekdays, IL to 5. Closed
Sun. and Hol.
ARLINGTON SECOND
CHURCH: 1918 Wilson Blvd.
Colonial Viii. Ballroom). mo
Sun. Eve. serv.) r. ,Rm., 1880
N. 18th st. Weekdays, II to
4 except Fri. Eve, 7 o.
Closed Sun. and Hol.
Evening star., 1949-04-24

abandoning the parity price"
formula already approved by
Congress.
THE direct effect of these four
recommendations. If they are
adopted" Senator Aiken said,
would be far-reaching Govern
ment control over the Nations
agriculture. This is a very high
price to pay for q guaranteed in
come"
The question might fairly be
asked, but wasn't: IF the Govern
ment Is going to be called on to
pay billions of subsidies to farm
ers, as it viii be under the Hope
Aiken law, Mr.. Brannan's plan or
any other support program. why
shouldn't it have q lot to say
about how farmers plan their
production?" Or, to put it an
other way: Can farmers have
their cake and eat 1t. too?"
Senator Aiken has been about
the only member Of Congress with
the courage and integrity to stand
up and express his opposition 70
Mr.. Brannan's proposal. Other
Republicans. remembering what
happened TO their party In the
farm belt last November. have
adopted the position that caution
Is the better part of valor when
1t comes to attacking any pro-
gram intended to help the farmers.
The biz farm organizations have
Evening star., 1949-04-24
Farm Plan Deceptiuey Simple in Principle

for fulfilling the Truman cam
paign pledge OF last year--to keep
farm prices high and reduce the
cost OF food to the consumer
Mr.. Brannan's program. unless
there are some as yet undiscovered
bugs" in It. would do that for
at least the average consumer
the one who is not In the upper
income tax brackets.
For. as Senator Aiken reminds
us, the taxpayer. through Govern
ment subsidies. win make Up the
difference TO the farmer for the
lower price at which food is sold
to the consumer and the higher
price the farmer viii net. by add
Ing Government income sup
ports to the price at which the
farmer sells.
Stili. under the Brannan plan.
the taxpayer win pay only once.
Remember those potatOes2 The
taxpayer paid the Government 10
that II could remove the surplus
from the market. and paid again
|at the grocery counter the hish
prices made possible By his taxes
which created the artificial scar
city. Those prices went 50 high
that We are nov consuming fewer
potatoes than We did before the
war. despite the large increase In
population.
fny acseaaa Arssnsen~nf with
O Lcass rcss nspatek.b
Evening star., 1949-04-24

with Secretary of State Acheson
he publicly and pointedly set forth
his Governments view In a press
conference. On that occasion he
expressed the strong hope that
the United States would support
the organization of a Mediter-
ranean insufficient In some as
poets for the maintenance of peace
on the continent Of Europe"
Now the very fact that the
Turkish Foreign Minister was able
thus to speak his mind to the
American press shows that the
idea itself is not frowned upon
by our diplomacy. Perhaps 1t
was what the diplomats them
selves term q trial balloon" to
test out American public opinion
as well as to acquaint it better
with the significance of the prof.
ect. From the standpoint Of the
administration, the chief hes
itancy toward the idea Of q Medi-
terranean pact is that 1t Is po-
litically premature. The American
public and Congress are now di-|
gesting the Atlantic pact and its
logical implications. especially the
need for implementing 1t with a
costly program Of rearmament for
Western Europe. Furthermore.
we are being called upon for more
aid to Greece, to say nothing OF
arguments for large-scale COM
mitments In the Far East. From
the standpoint OF practical poll
tics. it would be unwise to spring
the project for q Mediterranean
pact at SO involved a moment.
Any sort of generalized Mediter-
ranean agreement looks thus. for
the moment. impracticable.
Nevertheless. the pressure Of
hard international realities win
probably compel some sort Of ar
rangement by the Western powers
covering the Mediterranean area.
1t Is thus profitable to consider
Evening star., 1949-04-24
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Of workers wtii retire and become
eligible for benefits after eontslh-
Eting On The AVERAGE for eonaad-
erabiy less than 0 fun normal
WORKING lifetime
Employers generally pass On
their paysoll tar in the price %
goods II Ii. therefore, quito fair
that sfsey should oensElbute To-
ward the exst uf Insurance for
their wmksFa csst Of other tAxea.
An expsn1rd ,a&asxAslos systssn
viii eventually save the taxpayers
much al the present oaslay for
relief Here 10 another seAsoa
xtsy they should heap pay part ef
tie Insurance. oil.
Mosa objective esstsacs .usaoFt-
ties ssree thai tfaess IA q Good
d~al OF sense 20 shls line af
reasoning
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Evening star., 1949-04-24
CONTINUED From Page CID

implication that MIR. Brannan was
In any way socialistic. and that
the Brannan program was for the
most part the ope-Aiken law lin
q new DRESS" Senator Aiken took
the floor Of the Senate to oppose
not its objectives. but Its methods.
Departures Cited
He based his criticism on what
he described as four radical de-
partures from the Hope-Aiken
law methods. These were:
\ The requirement that each
farmer adopt minimum and
sound soil conservation prac-
tices In order to qualify for
supports.
Supports would be limited to
production Of about sac. 900
(Brannan's figure is $25 ,000) OF
commodities produced on each
farm and would not apply to
commodities produced in excess
Of that amount.
The Brannan program pro-
vides for what amounts to sup
port at 100 per cent Of parity
for 10 major commodities.
1The non-perishables and ami
NAL food crops. production OF
which. as explained earlier.
would be encouraged under the
Brannan plan.)
The income support feature.
Evening star., 1949-04-24
Formoso Looms as Trouble Spot
Strategic Position Is
Mokine II O Prize
for Either Side

without Allow sng the island 10 use
Sutsacieni O! the resulting foreign
exchange TO purchase machinery
and materials abroad. This. com
esned with lack Of local goyefn-
ment financial support. has
brought the government owned
railway network near 70 the
breaking point
At present. the China mission
os the Economic Cooperation Ac-
ministration has under constders- :
ton an industrial reconstruction
program which would rehaeilitate
Taiwan's key industries such as
electric power. fertilizer plants and
railways II carried through the
program which also calls for land
reclamation and rural reconstruc-
ton should go q iong way toward
putting Taiwans economy back
on Its feet
Haven for Air Force
In preparation for making
Taiwan q haven. right-wtng Ma
tionalists have maneuvereo the
transfer 10 the island OF most Of
the Chinese air force and units
Of the Chinese Navy. The port OF
Kaohsiung in Southern Taiwan
is jammed with Grated mosquito
fighter bomber planes from Can
ada, intended for China. but re-
routed. Entire shiploads OF avia-
ton gasoline have been stock
piled at convenient points on the
island.
Some factories in the Shanghai
area have been striped and the
machine tools and parts sent to
Taiwan where many stand rust
ing on railway sidings Shipments
arriving include plants presented
to China by UNRRA after the war.
Not long ago an LIST brought one
Of former Premier r. v. Soons's
entire cotton factories from
Tsingtao.
Since the war. Taiwan has had
its own currency which was
pegged to the mainland dollar.
Now. apparently in preparation
for autonomy. local officials are
trying to stabilize the rapidly
repreciating Taiwan dollar and
free it from ties to china's Ma
tionalist currency. The move is
one of q general trend toward
severing the islands economic
links with China.
In establishing themselves on
Taiwan the last ditch" Chinese
Nationalists are banking heavily
upon direct and indirect United
States assistance. They feel that
at least temporarily through con-
troll Of much OF the Chinese air
force and navy combined with the
troops on the island they can re-
pulse any Communist attack from
the mainland. In time they are
convinced the Americans for pure
ly selfish defensive reasons will
feel compelled TO support their
control of Taiwan.
tChieaEo Daily News foreisn serSies'
Evening star., 1949-04-24

fought under Gen. Joseph w. Still
well in Burma. Gen. Sun runs
the ground forces training COM
mand in Southern Taiwan and
has the only combat troops on
the island. He is q firm believer
In the modern" principle that
troops should be loyal to their
country and people and not to
individual generals. as frequently
happens in China.
The island at stake Is more than
a refuge it is q rich economic
prize. The Japanese had MIXED
Taiwan for all the wealth it could
possibly provide for their home
land and war machine. But they
had been careful to safeguard the
islands rich natural resources.
In the process of their efficient
exploitation. the japanese linked
Taiwan's cities and towns with an
electric power grid and a railway
network. They built cement
plants. fertilizer factories and
smaller industries. and opened
mines. Taiwan produced 1850. 900
tons OF sugar in its peak year
before the war. Japanese-estab-
lished agricultural experiment
stations and seed farms helped
Taiwanese farmers raise almost
three times as much rice as the
island consumed. The surplus
went to Japan.
The japanese also developed
Evening star., 1949-04-24
Area Missing Link in Defense Chain
Staegy Important Highway Tying Together Asia and Af Arab
States Also Pose act Probem

what the scope of q Mediter-
ranean pact Is likely to be and
Of whom its active membership
Is likely TO consist.
The Charter roster is easy to
visualize. The United States will
OF course. have to be a signatory
because our participation Is vital
to this. as to the other defensive
agreements. Italy. though already
In the Atlantic ract. must logi-
cally be likewise included. France
is geographically a Mediterranean
power and so Is Britain because OF
its Mediterranean possessions and
interests. from Gibraltar to Cy-
prus. together with Its foothoids
in the Near and Middle East.
Greece and Turkey will likewise
be charter members.
Uncertain Quantities
The uncertain quantities are
Spain, the Arab States and Isreal.
Logically. Spain Is marked out for
Charter membership. with It's geo
graphical frontage on the Med
iterranean. Its position on both
sides Of the Strait Of Gibraltar
and its possession Of the Balearic
Islands. Strategicaily. SPANS ex-
clusion would leave . bad hole In
the defensive line. Unfortunately.
Franco Spain. with its pro-Axis
leanings during the late war and
its authoritarian character, Is still
very much on the black books OF
the Western democracies. The in
clusion Of Spain In Mediter-
ranean pact. with the inevitable
bolstering Of the Franco regime
which would result from attendant
benefits. could cause sharp polit~
cal repercussions in Western Eu-
rope from the Socialist parties
which. though anti-Communist,
are strongly ant-Franco as well
In France. especially, the political
effects might be most unfortunate
Evening star., 1949-04-24
By Lothrop Stoddord

These are the days Of regional
pacts. The process started with
the Rio pact for Western Hemi-
sphere defense. It was presently
extended by the Brussels pact
which evolved the Western Euro
pean Union. And the process went
much further with the recent sign
ing of the Atlantic pact which
pledges solidarity between its IL
signatories on both sides OF the
ocean from which the title derives.
There are two outstanding
characteristics of all these diplo-
matte agreements. In the first
place, they are defensive In nature.
by mutual fears of
aggression. Secondly. the United
States is the common denominator
That really applies to the Brussels
pact; because, even though the
United States Is not a signatory.
it would have been impracticable
without our backing.
Pacific Pact Urged
These pacts have q single reason,
the aggressive designs Of Soviet
Russia, which aims ut world domi-
nation through q combination Of
its own strength and international
communism. That means the peril
is world wide and must be coun-
tered by defensive measures
wherever Soviet aggression needs
to be contained. But obviously.
the pacts already In existence do
not cover the whole field. Strate-
gically, the potential battlefront
stretches from Norway through
Europe and Asia to Korea, Japan
and Alaska. That Is why still
other regional agreements are
being actively discussed. AUS
tralia and the Philippines take the
lead in urging a Pacific Pact. while
the government of India Is con-
sulting with its neighbors on an