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Evening star., 1950-08-04
A Baltic View of Soviet Tactics

For what it may be worth, the following is
quoted from Newsletter From Behind the Iron
Curtain"-a weekly bulletin compiled by the
reputable Baltic Review, whose main Offices are
In Stockholm, Sweden:
1.-THE great problem exercising political
thinkers at present is whether the US.S.R. will
give the signal for the beginning of World
War III Quite apart from the grave difficult
ties at home which should make the Kremlin
think twice and thrice about engaging in battle
. such proceeding would be contrary to
Soviet tactics.
although evolution is among the words most
frequently used in the U.SS.R, there is no state
which is so devoid of creative imagination and so
sunk in rut as Soviet Russia :. In practice
the rigorous centralization and the ultra-grave
consequences in case of failure kills initiative and
discourages new ventures.
GAS an imperialistic state bent on world
conquest the U.s.s.R. should be e-st with con-
structive ideas and innovations in the field OF
warfare. However, this is not so. 1t may be
regarded as rule that in the case of war-or
any other venture for that matter-the SovietS
will proceed from where they stopped last time.
They started the Finnish campaign of 1939-1940
on the lines tried out against the Japanese at
Khalkhin Cola and Lake Hassan They reorgan-
ized their army thoroughly after the hard battles
of the winter war in Finland but only within the
framework of the experiences obtained in that
war Since 1915 they have been developing the
weapons which proved their worth in World
War II: Artillery, which did them good service
from Stalingrad to Berlin, and the air force, the
value of which they learnt to appreciate in the
hands of their Western Allies
"The same conservatism may be observed in
the political actions of the U.S.SR. Beginning
with the Baltic republcs-Estonia, Latvia and
Iithuania-and ending with Czechoslovakia, all
the annexations and usurpations of power have
been made to appear as home affairs. This
pattern of civil war has been followed in Korea,
and previous experiences led the Kremlin to
expect nothing but success If the American-led
u N forces will stop at latitude 3S the civil war
will be permanent
"However, the US.S.R. has another pattern
ready to hand, and that is the general one of
the first years OF World War II, the one OF
neutrality while other powers were weakening
each other with RuSsia's blessing North
Korea alone, however much bolstered up, will
mot weaken the Americans appreciably but war
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Here's How the Army Is Put Toqether

Division (really an infantry division), 4,
now in Korea
What has been explained here-total
number of men per company. per bat
talon, per regiment, per division and so
on--is the ideal structure of the Army.
It doesn't mean that all this is the actual
setup now. The Army doesn't have
enough men to have perfect strength all
along the line.
In reading this, you may note that the
total Army is $685. 900, but we have only
ten divisions with q maximum total
strength of only 10000 men. So you
may wonder where the rest of the $780,
900 are.
The Army has far more men than
show in divisions. For example, the
Pentagon Building here is loaded with
Army men. all doing special work for
the Army, needed to run the whole
show.
These include stats to handle money.
personnel, military police, weapons.
trucks and transportation, supplies, COM
munications, chemical warfare, and so
on.
But the story wouldn't be complete
without this explanation-thet theory be-
hind the Army structure goes like this:
When foot soldiers, the infantry rifle
men, advance toward the enemy, they
must be supported by men behind them
with heavier weapons, shooting over their
heads to soften or wipe out the foe.
This setup starts down with the
smallest unit-the squad, which. in ad-
dition to it's riflemen, has several men
handling a Browning automatic gun
and it goes on up. the line.
A platoon has machine gun and a
couple of bazookas, company has NOR
tars and recoilless rifles; and so on up
to division. which has tanks and field
guns.
This is just part of what the we'll
equipped division should have: 7,474
small rifles (carbines), 6913 rifles. 557
bazookas, 124 mortars and 900 machine
guns.
ASSOCIATED Press)
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sions. Commanded by lieutenant gen.
eral.
An Army-Made up Of three Army
corps Commanded by full general.
An Army group-This can consist of
any number of armies. Commanded by
q general.
The Army-This is the whole business,
made up Of all the armies. It's present
commander is Gen. ]. Lawton Collins,
Chief Of Staff.
At the peak of World War II. our
Army had 80 divisions. Now it has ten.
These ten and their locations are:
Second Armored. Sd Infantry. 11th
Atrborne and 82d Airborne, all in this
country; 7th Infantry, Japan; 1st In
fantry. Germany: the I'd, oath and 25th
Infantry Divisions and the 1st Cavalry
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Draft Problems

According to recent letter to The
Star. number of men were told to re-
port for the draft. Fifteen didn't show
up. Are they now in jail? If not, why
not? Every man drafted should be
called upon to perform some service.
either military or non-military. Ci-
william Defense Corps could be formed
with the rejected men. Even cripple
would be capable OF functioning as
desk clerk.
One solution to the manpower prob
lem would be to use Japanese volunteers
in the Korean war, paying regular Army
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Well. Haste Makes Waste

On February S. 1949. presented
petition to the Public Utilities Commis-
sion on behalf of group of citizens.
On February %. 1949. in response to
my inquiry, the secretary wrote me as
follows:
THE petition is being given very care
full consideration by our Engineering
Bureau. and you will be later informed
Of the Commissions action in the mat
ter
To date. II months later, I have heard
nothing from the Commission.
Some Commission!
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Letters to The Star
A pseudonyns Is permissible only
When letter carries correct name
and address of Driter. Please be brief.

lied labor will not hesitate to use the
strike, even though 1t deprives the armed
forces of much needed material and
jeopardizes the lives Of our boys, in or
der to gain its selfish ends.
This is not theory. for it has hap
pened again and again, and will continue
to happen, unless our legislators have
the interests Of our country at heart.
forget politics. and enact such legisla-
tion as will protect our country from
these cruel and wicked practices.
Therefore Congress should at once
enact legislation freezing all prices and
wages as of the date Immediately prior
to the Korean invasion. Freezing wages
will automatically block all incentive to
strike, unless strikes are fomented by
Communist sympathizers. In this case
all strikes should be prohibited under
severe penalties. Our doughboys are
risking their lives and dying to preserve
and protect our, national security, in
cluding that of the strikers, and it would
be a stab in the back should anyone dare
to foment or suggest strike at their
expense.
A strike during a national emergency
is equivalent to mutiny in the face OF
the enemy. It must not be forgotten
that there are plenty of Communist
sympathizers in this country who would
not hesitate to foment strikes and put
our country in direst peril. These
traitors should be summarily dealt with.
and strikes effectively suppressed. Indus
trial justice can always be obtained and
administered through proper judicial
process.
Will Congress rise to the occasion?
Samuel r.. Bauer.
ST Marvs Citv Md
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
of fact by writing The Evening Star Informa-
ton Bureau, 1900 street NV, WashinEton
.. o. c. Please inclose 8 cents for return
Evening star., 1950-08-04

wages. Or are we too moral for that.
preferring to conscript the best youth
of America? And while we're at it.
equality of the sexes dictates the draft
ing of able bodied young women. This
next war will not be picnic.
Jonathan McQuirk.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

O. Who was the famous author who
wrote only one novel which was pub
lished after his death?-L. C. T.
A. Samuel Butler, 1835-1902. His only
novel, THE Way of All Flesh" though
written between 1873 and 1885, was not
published until after the writer's death.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Q. Where is the sunken continent Of

@. Where is the sunken continent Of
Lemuria?-R. D. j.
A. The hypothetical sunken conti-
nent OF Lemuria, of which Madagascar is
supposed to be the remnant, is thought
by some scientists to have been con-
nected with Australia. Others think it
was linked with India through the Asiatic
islands.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

Q. Who is the author of the saying
that ignorance of the law is no excuse?-
c. Nick
A. Ignorance of the law excuses no
man; not that all men know the law,
but because it's an excuse every man will
plead. and no man can tell how to re-
fute him." is from Table Talk: Judg-
ments," by John Selden Q5S4-1654).
@. Are there any Indians of today
that speak the language of the ancient
Mayas?-H. r. K.
A. The Lacandone Indians of Mexico.
These people are believed to be descend
ants OF the ancient Mayas and the least
changed Of any. They speak the Ian
guage of the Mayas.
Q. Has natural tunnel ever been
used by a railroad?-W. P.
A. There is natural tunnel in South
west Virginia that is used by the South
ern Railway. Natural Tunnel, 1857 feet
long, is believed to be the only one in
the world through which a railroad
passes.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Prof. Collier and Pundit Nehru

Horatio.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19
Negroes Sponsor
Town Meeting of the
Air for First Time

PITTSBURGH, PA. = (ANP)
Negroes sponsored the American
Town Meeting of the Air" radio
program for the first time this
week when the Pittsburgh Courier
sponsored the Tuesday, April Is
show.
Guest speakers for this program
entitled. what Effect Do Our
Race Relations Have On Our For
eign Relations ?" were DR.. Charles
S. Johnson, president of Fisk Uni
versity, and Rep. Brooks Hays,
Democratic congressman from Ar
kansas.
Aired over 264 radio stations
on the American Broadcasting
company network, the Town Meet
ing program moderated by G. V.
Denny, Jr., is one of the nations
leading discussion programs.
Tuesdays program was aired
from the Pittsburgh Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial hall $3.50 p. m.
eastern time.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19
LENA HORNE LOOKS FOR
WARD TO EUROPE: HUSBAND
APPEARS WITH HER IN
CHICAGO

CHICAGO - (ANP) - Lena
Horne swept through an engage
ment at the downtown Oriental
theatre last week and left her
tspell on the masses of Chicago's
theatregoers. In recent years since
her climb to the top rung of the
entertainment world she has ap-
peared here only at exclusive clubs
which the average man or woman
in the street does not frequent.
Her admirers thronged to see her
in person and to observe for them
selves the tremendous improve
ment in style, in technique and
stage presence since the days when
she was regular theatre fare.
She was terrific. Heading a bill
which had been shortened to three
acts. probably becaase of the ex-
pense of Miss Horne's appearance,
rumored around the $4,000 per
week bracket, there was an added
attraction which was not in the
headlights alongside Miss Horne's
though 1t might easily and credit
ably have been. Lennie Hayden
her husband, conducted the or
chestra during her appearance and
there was no question but that
the band took on new color. added
life and distinction as he brought
them through the special arrange
ments for Miss Horne, many of
them his own. Some of the rapt
audience did not observe the
Change when Miss Horne came on.
Not only the conductor changed
but Jerry Virgins took the pian-
lists stool and Chico Hamilton took
over the drums.
Miss Horne and her husband
sail for Europe next week. In a
sense it will be a belated honey
moon for them because both have
been tremendously busy since
their marriage several years ago
Presumably it will be one free
from the stress and strain of racial
prejudice and inhibitions too. The
first stop will be Paris where Lena
has an engagement in an exclusive
club. One of the events will be a
concert in Israel, an area which
Lennie Hayden feels extremely
close to. As the person who is
credited with teaching Lena all
these new exotic tricks of putting
over her songs and as the winner
of an Academy award last month
for scoring the music in the MGM
film ION the Town." he can look
back on the world of America
with good deal of satisfaction.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19

Country" Watch the Birdie" and
Cause for Alarm"
Monogram "Jiggs and Mag
gle in Hollywood" and wolf Dog"
Olympic, Cry Danger; Para
mount, Dark City" and Beyond
the Sunset; RKO, "Smiler With
Cum; Goth Century-Fox, "All
About Eve"
Observation-Disclosures = "Har-
vey" 1.-THE Milkman," "Frenchie,"
and "Under the Gun"
Warner Brothers, Dallas" and
We're Working Our Way Through
College; Robert Stillman, THE
Sound of Fury" and MPC, THE
Dungeon"
At Republic, Louise Franklin
and Byron Ellis byron and Beau,
Buck Woods, the Jackson Brothers
Trio, the Mossetti Trio (Lucille
Battles, Myrtle Fortune and Juan
ita Moore) have tried out for parts
in a new musical.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19
EASTER TEA


To supplement their Scholarship
Fund, members of Beta Iota had
a large. appreciative attendance,
and generous gifts at their Easter
"Silver" tea held Easter afternoon
at the spacious. beautifully fur
nished and appointed home of
Mrs. Beatrice Reed in N. Van
couver Ave. Guests were really
on dress parade pastel shades
in spring bonnets We'd with the
ever popular gray. navy blue, and
conventional black.
Guests included business and
professional, religious and political
cross section of Portland.
The attractive tea table with
green and white motif, the sorority
colors, were carried out in white
rosebuds and ferns. A large white
iced cake bore the inscription Beta
Iota, supplemented the motif and
augmented assorted hors d'oeuvers.
coffee, tea, minis and nuts. Pour
ing and serving alternately during
the hours 100 to 500 pm. were
Mesdames U. H. Leverette, D. N.
Unthank. Gladys Hindson, Ruth
Flowers. Magnolia Taylor and
M. M. Duncan. Much credit for
their untiring Cbehind the scene)
service is due Mrs. Lucille Wilson
and Beatrice Reed. president and
treasurer, respectively. Mrs. Reed
always had the assistance of her
lovely daughters.
That popular diversion-meet-
ing, greeting and conversing-was
interspersed with voca1s by Mrs.
Clifford Dixon, THE Rosary; she
and Mr.. Ralph Flowers (brother-
in-law), a duet. Sweet Adeline,p
and Mrs. Cuma Clayter, I'm the
Garden of Tomorrow"
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Gossip of the
Movie Lots
BY Harry Levette

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. - (ANP)
l'-Damita 10, Hollywood's latest
discovery" singing sensation, held
her own during the past weeks at
the Oasis during the stay of Mr..
B" Billy Eckstine. Capacity
crowds applauded both singers
throughout the stay.
Damita 10 will remain at the
Oasis until the last week in May.
Replacing Eckstine at the Oasis
club under its new interracial
policy is Slim Gaillard.
Kenny Washington has the best
wishes of all the film colony for a
great season with the Los Angeles
Angels of the Pacific Coast base
ball league. He had been doing
well in pictures before he decided
to seek a diamond career.
He was not quite ready for the
majors when he tried out with the
New York Giants during spring
season, but the Angels accepted
him for an infield bid at 81, Ken
ny is considered too much of a
risk in the big leagues, especially
since he has had several years of
pro football packed into his career.
Reb Spikes is meeting with little
success in his search for promoters
to put over his Miss Sepia Ameri-
ca contests In 80 cities for his
Camera Caravan. To make it a
success he probably will have to
stage all the "city inaugural balls"
himself.
Walter Lawson, the man who
broke the color line on station
KECA a decade ago, held a semi
political banquet at Crystal Center
last week. DIR. A. T. Patrick, the
first sepian to launch a television
manufacturing company, is having
wife trouble.
His spouse is filing suit for
divorce. DR.. Patrick manufactures
the Supreme TV sets, and also pro-
duces Supreme records.
Tht annual international bas-
ketball games here have drawn
big crowds at Loyola' gym. and
to the Music Town for the dances
after the games.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19
Prof. Mokes Mosks of
.Corter Woodson
.Chos. Drew ond
BY JESSIE o. THOMAS

WASHINGTON, D.c.-(ANP)-
One of the most unusual guests
to the recent funerals of DIR. Chas.
R. Drew and DR.. Carter woodson
was Isaac S. Hathaway, director
of the Department Of Ceramics OF
Alabama State college.
Hathaway came here for a
special purpose-to make masks Of
DIR. Drew, the noted blood special
list, and DIR. Woodson. the great re-
corder of Negro history.
Although he has been asked to
teach in several integrated educa-
tional systems he has chosen to
remain at Alabama State in order
to inspire young Negroes to
achieve in the skillful handling
of plastic substances and metals.
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porated into its newly launched
Keep Portland Ahead" program
was made to the Chamber of Com.
merce, this week, by Edwin c
Berry. executive secretary, Urbar
League of Portland.
In a letter to Edgar w. Smith
Chamber president, Berry pointed
out that "interracial peace is q
prime essential to a happy anc
pleasant community" and said Il
is a prerequisite to keeping oul
community ahead.
1T Is the belief of the Urbar
League that all community prob.
lens require fortnight action =
if they are to be solved. In the
area of race relations, the follow.
ing facts are basic to understand.
ing the situation.
81. We do have problems of race
relations.
p. In Portland, there are ap.
proximately twelve thousand Ne.
groes ten thousand of whom
have come during the past siz
years.
20. These people are largely law.
abiding, Woodworking. self-sus.
tanning, tax-paying members OF
this community and common
wealth.
a. They are all consumers and
will be consumers of larger and
more varied goods as their eco
nomic conditions improve. Here is
a large potential market for Port.
land merchants. Discrimination
has prevented the maximum use
of the market.
20. Negroes, like other workers,
can only contribute their share to
the community when they are fully
employed, and free to contribute.
IS. The interracial situation in
our community will improve in
direct proportion to, the amount
of attention it receives from re-
sponsible organizations such as the
Chamber of Commerce.
u. Segregation Is the pattern
of failure. 1t never has been sue
cessful and never can be under the
American way of life. It is direct
ly opposed to our concepts of free
dom. To expect Negro Americans
to be content with anything less
than full freedom and full equality
is to ask them to deny their Ameri-
can heritage and birthright
IS. The concept of separation OF
races has been purported to de-
crease tensions between social
groups. This concept is faulty.
Separation is the chief cause of
tension not the cure for it. The
more segregated a society, the
higher the tensions - to-wit: Chi
cago, st. Louis, New York and
Detroit. AS a matter of fact, seq
regation is the first requisite for
racial violence. No race riot has
ever occurred where people are
living in democratic way.
These are some of the basic
considerations. The alternative to
positive program for interracial
good will and fair play is to simply
let the situation drift and hope
for the best. Observation of the
social scene in retrospect reveals
that no social problem ever worked
itself out. People are required tc
do it."
Berry pointed out that the
Chambers of Commerce have beer
instrumental in improving race
relations in other cities. He citec
the Pittsburgh Chamber as having
organized and financed the frs
Civic Unity Committee, commit
tee which has since become par
of the city administration. Berry
said there is considerable precedent
for this type of program.
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Easter is automatically an en-
joyable, colorful day. especially for
young people. But it has a two-fold
joy and anticipation for Berna
Dean Plummer and Sonia Marie
Brooks, who celebrated their 18th
and 18th birthdays at joint, der
hghtfully arranged party on
Easter Sunday at Berna Deans
home. Thirty-five young moderns
enjoyed games indoors and out-of-
doors. Each guest enjoyed plenty
of ice cream and cake. Each re-
ceived lovely gifts. These near
teen-agers are the daughters of
Attorney and Mrs. Ulysses G.
Plummer and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Brooks.
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NATAL DAYS

Mrs. Dorothy Thomas had her
annual Easter party for little
George Graham, Jr., "Cooly," who
lives at her home. 1t was in the
lower hall at Masonic Temple. She
had large number of little girls
and boys and their sinQthers. They
played all the old games. the
grown-ups having as much fun
as the children. Plenty of refresh
ments, eggs, balloons, ETC., were
enjoyed. a,.tsy.4
Mr.. Baltzegar made pictures of
the happy party. 4sCooky's wishes
to thank all of his friends who
gave him such beautiful Easter
cards and gifts. &a
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19

The dictionary defines erosion as
the wearing away Of soil by water.
Erosion's effects are evident every
where--mud-laden rivers swelling
up over their banks, hillsides etched
deep with bitches, busy dredges
sucking silt from harbor bottoms.
Erosion's inroads in the topsoil Of
the United States. on which 40
million Americans rely for food
and fabric have been severe.
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Mrs. William Graves is home
after spending Easter and the
week following in Yakima, Wn.,
visiting her son-in-law daughter
and granddaughter, Rev. and Mrs.
E. p. Williams and Alyce Theresa.
Mrs. Graves is busy selling votes
for Alyce Theresa, one of two
colored babies among several
whites in a contest sponsored by
the Knights of Pythias (white) of
Yakima. Mrs. Graves reports that
the Williams are doing exception
ally well at Bethel AM.E. in
Yakima.
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Haunt for Birds

Countless migrant birds. includ.
ing hooded crows, bluethroats and
petrels. fly over the Tristan islands.
-Four hundred different species
were identified in the prewar OBJ
seryation station at Germany's
Helgoland, between the East and
North Tristan Islands.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19
NEW MOVIES SCHEDULED
TO FEATURE SEPIANS

Calling all movie folk begin
ners, veterans, feature and bit
players, musicians, dancers, and
even stars, here are some of the
new pictures scheduled for pro-
duction-most of which are slated
to use sepians in various roles:
Columbia Studios = 1.-The Lady
of the House," Lost Stage Cal
ley" when You're Smiling" and
"Al Jennings of Oklahoma"
Lippe Studio - Holiday
Rhythm" "Hijacked," Border
Ranger" 81 Shot Billy the Kid
and Train to Tombstone.
MGM-"The Pagan Love Song
ITO Please a Lady" Its a Big
the program committee; Jennie
Adams. Verdell Rutherford and
~ IT, L.5
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-04-19

Down for the Culture Clubs
style show and to spend Easter
were those charming personages,
Mesdames Madlin Brown and Ce-
ella Marie Babe Holmes from
Seattle. They were house guests of
Mrs. Gustavia Winslow and Mrs.
Vernon Gaskin. They had a hilari-
GUS time.
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Services for Monroe e. Williams.
533 N. e. Fremont, were held
Monday at 10 am. at the Colonial
Mortuary. Mr.. Williams died April
4. Survivors are: the wife Erleta,
daughter, Mrs. Alma Walls; sons,
Wayne E., Rex o.. and Monroe e.
Williams, Jr.; a brother, Francis
MAIDEN, and three grandchildren.