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Evening star., 1949-07-14

Aside from a circus fat lady advertising
herself as "at liberty" in the Billboard, we
know of nothing that could be construed
as mass unemployment at this time.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Drastic economies are the order Of the
day in radio" and just dropping the an
nouncer who announces the announcer
would make it seem real
Evening star., 1949-07-14

1t is found that an oval wheel pulls the
stuck vehicle out of mudholes, ct cetera.
Which may go far to explain why we can't
get ahead: The world is round.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by Writing The Evening Star Washington.
D. c.. Information Bureau. 316 Eye st. NE, Wash
ington 2, D. c. Please enclose three go cents for
return POSTAGE
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Editorials and Sermons
Praised as a Tonic

To the Editor of The Star:
For several years my visits to Washington
have been fleeting and the reading of your
great paper not very regular, to my regret.
until now. when for several weeks have
had this benefit and pleasure.
Your editorial page, with its fair. liberal
and intelligent analysis of world events and
it's Spires of the Spirit on Sundays should
be tonic preventing intellectual and spir-
itual debility.
, Let us all be grateful for these privileges,
which we need especially at this time.
MRS, F. r. w.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,priter, although 1t Is permissible for
1Driter kno,Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Woman's most dangerous age. says the
psychologist, is between 35 and 50-an
assertion as ambiguous as the title of the
1919 movie, with message, "Are Mattresses
Safe?"
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Spain Regarded as a Good Risk
On Basis of Her Past Performance

We have been reading about the gloomy
reaction of our foreign traders to Britain's
curb on imports from the United States and
the prospective loss of foreign markets to
our British friends.
But we are losing markets to other ma
tions than Britain. We are in process of
losing the Spanish market to Britain, France,
Italy. Switzerland and others, and in this
instance it appears to be because we differ
with our competitors in evaluating Spanish
credit. We do not consider Spain a good
risk. They do It boils down to just that.
since we have been assured that no political
considerations are involved. One high off,
cial recently explained to me that Spain ID
Evening star., 1949-07-14
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How does one account for the use Of
enamel and bricks in Babylonian sculpture?
r. E. K.
A. In Babylon there was little limestone
or alabaster. Material for sculpture had to
be imported or something else substituted.
The native artists perfected forms of sculp-
ture wrought of enamel and also of brick.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

patnlzers, there can be no doubt that the
dockers are entirely dominated by their
Communist leadership. And that raises
an issue literally world. wide in scoIe.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

@. Is there a branch of the Government
that checks up on patent infringements?-
c. C. C.
A. Infringement of patent is not the
concern of the Patent Office. This is some
thing which must be handled through pri-
vate attorneys and through the channels
of the courts. The Federal Government
makes no effort to determine whether
patent has been infringed or not
@. What is solvent that will work on
E. r. w.
A. The National Bureau of Standards says
that cellophaneI is insoluble in water and
organic solvents. Cellulose acetate film.
which is similar to cellophane in transpar-
ency and fexibility. is soluble in acetone.
ethyl acetate, and other common solvents.
@. What is the size of the largest known
jellyfish?-D. E. N.
A. Cyanea is the largest jellyfish known
to inhabit the sea. A huge specimen with
q disc seven and half feet In diameter
and tentacles extending over 100 feet was
observed in Massachusetts, Bay by the
famous American naturalist, Alexander
Agassiz. Usually the Cyanea found in
American waters are much smaller. varying
from to 20 inches in diameter.
O. What kind of accident is most prev~
alent on farms?-N. O. r. -@~
A. Falls injure more farm people than any
other kind of accident. and more men than
women. Burns and electric shock are most
common among farm women.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Readers Approve Mr.. Krug's
Attitude on Segregation

To the Editor of The Star: -g.
The editorial "Mr. Krug Acts Wisely,'''i is
to be deplored as ill-advsed, illogical and
immature. No Federal officer entrusted with
authority from the people through their
President has the right to deed or give Fed
eral property to any one group of its citi-
zens to be enjoyed by that group at the ex-
pense of Others
This attitude on segregation would not be
tragic If it were not for the fact that per-
sons like the owners of The Star apparently
support it. The consoling feature is that in
recent years. as President Hutchins of Chi
cago recently noted, these articles no longer
mold public opinion.
Two factors of import in the twentieth
century we may we'll ponder as Nation.
First, the Negroes and other peoples of the
world have noted that the Christian religion
which the white race has championed is not
believed in by themselves. Second. two great
social convulsions have occurred in this
country-one in 19l4-1918 which reached
America in 1930-1931. The whole pattern of
American life was changed Before its re-
covery, second convulSion. 1939-l945,
struck the world.
1t is safe to say that the late President
Roosevelt foreSaw much of this as witnessed
by his good neighbor' policy President
Truman has seen fit to further amplify the
good neighbor" policy by believing that
charity begins at hone-hence. the civil
rights. program since no man liveth unto
himself. feet Is only as fast as it's slowest
unit, America is only as strong as its weak
est minority. What we need today are more
Bishop Duns, more Mrs. Roosevelts, more
President Conants to support the President
and implement democracy.
E. G. WILLIAMS.
To the Editor of The Star
would like to reply to letter read in
the Sunday edition of The Star under the
title: segregation as a Social Pattern" by
Mrs. H. L. Conradi would like to defend
Mr. Krug for his attempt to be democratic.
Mr.. Krug was not. in my opinion. using
Hitler-like attitude when, in the fulflllment
of his duties as public officer, he opened
tax-paid public facility for recreation to all.
On the contrary I think he merely was
bringing to public knowledge practices OF
democracy that should have been in use all
along. Since tax-paid public facilities are
paid for by both the high and low income
groups alike, why not let all who desire
share alike?
Mrs. Conradi says, segregation is a mat
ter of personal choice and not right" Then
why should she or any one group choose to
deny a fellowman. regardless of race or
color, who also pays taxes, the use of such
facilities?
To my mind the only infringement Of
human rights denied concerning the tax
paid facilities would be to continue in the
old traditional way, that is to deny privileges
that all should enjoy alike.
agree that with whom one spends ones
time is personal matter. Our forefathers.
our brothers, our sons and others fought not
to guarantee any one group freedom. but to
keep all Americans free When I say "all."
I mean "all' MACEO UNDERWOOD.
Spain Regarded as a Good Risk
On Basis of Her Past Performance
To he If
Evening star., 1949-07-14

@. What etcher executed the Praying
Hands,. M.
A. This is celebrated work of Albrecht
Durer. the German artist who was born in
Nuremberg in 1471.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Wailuku, Maui. T. H.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-06

s. - .Ss SF sNef -
It's actiystiesk 1roYsd Yexbgay
dynamic faEs4i1f f~urtA1sing ifteks
racial and intergroup understand
ing. Although the title Of the
project implies that II is concerned
solely with Negroes, its scope has
bee much wider thAnA this title
would indicate: The soor work
Of the project has cosnrletely
crashed the color line.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-06
Washington U Students
Want Negro Students

ST. LOUIS, May 6. ltANP}A
Students at Washington universe
ty here, have organized a cams
paign to have Negro students adj
mitted to the undergraduate
schools of the university.
The STUDENT Committee for the
Admission of Negroes has been
set up by the white students to
promote the program. The stu
dent body will vote on this issue
May 4, s, and 6.
Colored students already are ad-
mitted to some graduate schools
at Washington and will be admit
ted to all graduate schools except
nursing and dentistry in Septem-
Der.
The faculty says that Negroes
will eventually be admitted to all
departments Of the school but has
given no specific date for the
program.
Features in the student cam
paign,. Friday was a concert by
Roderick Palmer, tenor, one Of
the schools Negro graduate stu
dents, studying for his MA in En-
.glish. Palmer, who teaches t
Washington high in st. Louis,
sang classics by Delibes and Han
del as well as songs by w. c.
Handy. After his concert he gave
a short speech asking what Ne
groes be enrolled in the under
graduate school,
Other campaign ssei1i6as i'm
clude the making and disHaayiqs #
posters by art students on the
campus.
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-06
By ELLA w. GRIFFIN :

WASHINGTON, May s.. ANP
Over 10 per cent Of all the Ne
groes in America and almost 8
per cent of all American citizens
are illiterate. They are complete
ly without the know-how of read
ing and writing. Many more do
not read and write as well as an
ordinary child who has finished
the fourth grade of school. hey
have to get someone else to trans
act their business if it involves
much reading and writing. At
least 10 million Americans are
dangerously -uneducated.
The Project for Adult Educa-
ton of Negroes has been helping
since 1946 to keep alive national
interest in this problem. The
project is sponsored by the Office
Of Education in the Federal Sc
curity agency and directed by DR..
Ambrose Caliver of that, agency.
Carnegie's corporation of New
It is financially assisted by the
York. Related agencies con-
cerned with adult education are
also sponsoring the undertaking.
Six institutions of higher learning
three public and three private
have cooperated with the Of
flee of Education in conducting
the project in three states.
They are: Atlanta university,
Fort Valley State College, Ten
nessee State college, Fisk univer-
sity, Hampton university and Vir-
GINA State college. Their func-
ton is to organize and conduct
literacy classes in their areas and
to offer college courses for the
preparation Of teachers of adults.
The project aims to demonstrate
effective methods of developing
readers and other materials to
be used in teaching ilhterate
adults and of training teachers
and leaders of adults. It also
aims to stimulate states, COM
munities, schools, and colleges to
assume their responsibilities in
providing opportunities for the
education of adult illiterates.
Three-fourths of all Negro
Americans live in the south. Be-
cause of inequalities in education
al and economic opportunity in
that area of the country, many Of
them have not yet had a chance
to get the schooling they so much
want. So this problem of illitera-
cy among Negroes is, in large part
a regional one.
But illiteracy among Negroes is
also a national problem. People
move around from one section of
the country to another. Better
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-06

groes in other sections of the
country than in their native south.
The experience Of the armed serv-
ices during World War II made
America realize a. never before
that the fullest use of the nations
manpower depends on the Aifting.
Of the educational level Of the
total population.
The project for Adult Educa-
ton of Negroes. has helped to pro-
vide a solution to- one aspect Of
this problem and thus achieved its
goals. During the 2 1-2. years Of
the demonstration, over 1000
adults who could neither write nor
read have been raised to a level
of functional literacy through the
projects demonstration classes.
hree, hundred teachers and leaders
of adult illiterates have been
trained, either through experience
in teaching in the experimental
classes, through college courses
which were part Of the projects
experiment Or through the pro-
ject's summer workshops. Several
state departments of education
have been motivated to take a
renewed interest in literacy edu-
cation. Almost every state in the
union has asked for information
or for help in connection with
adult literacy classes. Twenty
five foreign countries have writ
ten or sent representatives to gain
information about the use of pro-
ject developed materials, and
about the methods used in produc-
ing them in teaching illiterate
adults.
Resolutions endorsing the pro-
ject's program have come from
such groups as The National Con-
|gress of Colored Parents and
Teachers, American eachers AS
ISOLATION, Council Of Chief State
School Officers, Association Of
Colleges and Secondary Schools
for egroes, Conference Of Pres
idents of Negro aIsnd GralrtsC0l-
leges, Independent Benevolent and
Protective Order aof Eils IL ia,d
World.
The Project for Adult Eduoa-
tion of Negroes has also had ma
tional and International influ-
ence. It stimulated the National
Literacy Educational bill, S320,
it has been nominated blythe Fun
damental Education Panel of
UNESCO as an associated project.
All Of the projects materials
are non-racial in character and
can be- just as effectively used by
all people anywhere in America.
AL of the methods advocated by
the project are universally sound.
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-06
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Evening star., 1949-09-01
Remorino Lacks Visa,
Is Admitted Anyhow
By the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 1.-Jeronimo
Remorino, the Argentine Ambas-
sador, arrived today without a
passport or visa and was admitted
to the United States in the Gus
tody of the country's consul until
the matter was Strengthened out.
"All is well now." said Walter
Millar, immigration chief. I'VE
communicated with Washington
and the State Department waived
the passport and visa requirement
"The Ambassador is free to GO
where he chooses and will take his
plane to Washington"
The Ambassador arrived with
an Argentine trade mission on the
Clipper Interamericano.
THE passport and visa were
lost somewhere en- route, I do not
know where" Ambassador Reno
rino told immigration officials.
Several huddles Of officials fol-
lowed to determine q course OF
action. Radio messages were
quickly sent to each city where
the plane had stopped en- route
here from Buenos Aires.
The trade mission members were
cleared and waited for develop
ments. After about half an hour
immigration officials came up with
solution. The Ambassador was
admitted to the country in the
custody of the Argentine consul
at Miami, Julio c. Ferrari.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Devil Told Me 10 KILL
Crabber Says After Staying
BY the Asseeioisd Press

ACCOMAC, Va, Sept. IA 81
year-old crabber who said "the
devil told me to kill" was held here
today for the Staying of another
fisherman on a remote Chesapeake
Bay island.
Sheriff George Hope said Law
renee T. Disc was jailed here after
admitting the fatal shooting OF
Albert Crockett, 38, on Tangiel
Island.
Sheriff Hope quoted Disc as say
ing there was a little trouble
between me and him (Crockett)
about four years ago and some
since"
The shooting occurred about
noon yesterday. The sheriff said
island authorities called him say.
ing:
You better come over here
George. We got a man shot dead
On August Is. a Virginia grand
jury here refused to indict a State
Fisheries Commission deputy
David Acree, for the shooting OF
a Maryland crabber, Earl Nelson
so, of Crisf1eld. The shooting
touched off a jurisdictional dispute
between Maryland and Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Canada, U. 5. Will Join
In Arctic Defense Practice
BY the Assoeiotsd Press


Canadian and American ground
and air units will work out fight
ing techniques this winter for
combined defense of the critical
Artic frontier.
The Army announced today
that Exercise Cross-Index"-in-
volving comparatively small units
of the armies Of the two nations,
supported by the United States
and Royal Canadian Air Forces
will be conducted in the Yukon
and Alaska areas near White
horse. Y. T., during January and
February.
Each army will provide a "one-
battalion combat team including
infantry-some of which wwill be
employed in a parachute role
artillery, engineers, signals and
other supporting arms and serv-
ices" the formal announcement
said.
The two air forces will provide
fighter cover for troops. and bomb
er, reconnaissance and transport
planes. ... ..au.. ..-...,. 81
The ovevraH commander of the
Arctic Exercise will be named by
the United States. as well as the
army commander, while Canada
will appoint the allied air forces
commander. Most of the troops
will be flown into the Whitehorse
area, with the rest moving in over
the Alaska highway" = '''''''" Sd.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
DC. Owner SIeuths for Week,
Finds Stolen Cow in Hogerstown

After a week Of diligent detec-
tive work, a Washington man has
found his little red Jersey COW
placidly chewing her cud in
Hagerstown tMd) stable after a
133-mile journey via Front Royal
Va.
Just last Thursday police broad
cast a lookout for the cow after
Madison o. Bruce reported 1t had
wandered" from a stake in his
yard at 4907 Call place Sc. the
night before. Shortly afterward,
continuing his own private in
vestigation, Mr.. Bruce decided it
was the work of rustlers and not
a case of wanderlust on the ami
mails part.
The chain was unbroken and
there were no marks of 1t trailing
in the dust, Mr.. Bruce found.
Mr.. Bruce then began a cam
paign of systematic shopping
checking here and there with
neighbors and passersby, and
came up with a clue that led to
Front Royal. He had discovered
a trucker who told of hauling
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Charles County Fair Queen
Will Be Named Saturday
Speeiol pispofeh 10 The Siar

LA PLATA, Nd, Sept. l.
Charles County fair officials an
nounced today that Queen Nico-
tine XIV" and six princesses OF her
court will be named Saturday at q
dance at Chapel Point.
Queen Nicotina, who will rule
over the county's agricultural fair
September % through October l.
She will be crowned on the OPEN
ing day.
Girls from Washington en-
bassies of Latin American coun-
tries have been asked to appear
as members of the Queens Court.
south of the border" flags will
fly over the fair grounds and
Pan-American students in native
dress will attend. Latin American
dances will feature nightly enter.
tainment at the fair.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Bakersfield Paper 70 Stay
In Business on 5-Day Basis
By the Associotsd Press

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Sept.
1.-The Bakersfield Press has de-
cided to stay in business after
readers protested its previously
announced plan to suspend pub
lication.
The newspaper will operate on
a f1ve-day-week basis, according
to Managing Editor William j.
Anderson. Publisher Hugh Sill
earlier had said the paper was
closing because Of financial
losses"
Mr.. Anderson said readers tele-
phoned. offering to pay two to
four times the subscription rate,
advertisers urged the papers con-
tinuance and employees offered to
work two weeks without pay.
Mr.. Sill said some properties
had been liquidated to enable the
paper to publish five days q week,
eliminating Saturday and Mon
day editions.
Evening star., 1949-09-01


The order would save the jobs
of many war service employees who
for one reason or another, have
failed to obtain permanent status
and now face the loss of their jobs
NAVY-CongresS has given the
Navy Department authority to al
locate its ship repair work to pri-
vate shipyards.
This authority was fought
strongly by skilled crafts groups
ii the Navy Department, who as
SORT there have been enough dis
missals of Navy civilian employees
already without making the job
situation even grimmer by letting
the work out to private con-
tractors.
However, with it's own shipyards
being inactivated it is doubtful
whether the Navy Department will
find it necessary or desirable to
farm out any more of its repair
work.
ANNUAL LEAVE-The Senate
Civil Service Committee has ap-
proved the House-passed bill to
grant proportionate annual and
sick leave benefits to the Govern
ment's part-time employees. AT
present, these employees do not
have any of these privileges.
RETIREMENT - The Senate
unit also approved the bill to ex-
tend civil service retirement bene.
fits to employees Of the Columbia
Institution for the Deaf.
+ X X X
VA-The Veterans Administra-
ton has issued 3O-day notices Of
layoffs to more than 800 of its
CAF-3 clerical employees in the in
surance dividend division.
The dismissals have nothing tc
do with VAS budgetary problems
but resulted from the completion
of the program of auditing the
premium record cards of all vet
erans who have insurance. The
unit will be folded up. gls..>
About half Of these employees
have permaennt status or set-
erans' preference-will in all prob
ability be shifted to other units OF
the VAS dividend insurance pro-
gram.
However, the $50 other workers
will have to be dismissed. These
are the war service and temporary
indefinite employees who have
failed to obtain status and who
Evening star., 1949-09-01
Boston and Portland
Get Record Ruinfull
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BOSTON, Sept. 1.-One OF the
heaviest rainfalls on record del
uged Boston in more than 2 inches
of water within period Of 2 hours
early today, disrupting highway
and rail traffic. flooding cellars
and interrupting telephone and
electric service.
Pumping stations Of the metro
politan water district reported
rainfall Of 3.94 inches-heaviest
recorded In Il years.
The Weather Bureau at Port
land, Me-. said 3 inches OF rain
fell in 6 hours, the heaviest in
such a period in 20 years. Another
insh is expected before the
weather elears. probably tonight.
Evening star., 1949-09-01
California Cable Cars
Tied Up by Strike
By the Assoeiafsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. L.
The AFL carmen's union struck
the California street cable carline
today in protest against a wage
cut.
About 100 employees are in
volved in the strike which tied up
service on one of the cities last
remaining cable lines.
The company had announced
that a pay cut reducing wages
from SLAB to $1.36 an hour would
be effective today to partly Offset
operating losses.
The union has demanded an
increase from SLAB TO $50 In
stead.
Mayor Elmer Robinson pro-
posed yesterday that the city buy
the railroad. He asked the city
attorney to outline alternative
purchase proposals for the Boare
of Supervisors.