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Evening star., 1950-12-31

Hugh died and his widow returned to
New York to make her home. Mr.. Aspin-
wall said yesterday that he had heard
from her within the past year.
The Star for December 26, 1900, car
ried story explaining that Herbert Put
nam, Librarian
Sunday Opening at the of Con gress,
Library Of Congress was. was advocating e5 .l,
ing tor which he was responsible be
opened on Sunday afternoons. He had
written letter to Senator James Nc
MILAN of Michigan, saying: "At present
the entire building is closed from 10
o'clock on Saturday evening until 9
o'clock on Monday morning No visitor
may have the enjoyment and instruction
of the art within it; no reader may have
the recreation and instruction of the
books. This is serious deprivation
first, to the ordinary residents of WASH
lngton, whose affairs preclude their use
of the Library on secular days; second, to
the thousands of men and women en-
ployed in the Government service who,
outside of their official hours, are study
ing to improve their education for more
advanced work. and third, to visitors
and students and investigators from
distance, who find their opportunity for
the enjoyment of the building and the
use of its contents prohibited on the day
of the week on which they would be most
attractive and most convenient"
The Star for December II, 1900, was
devoted largely to running account of
the celebration of the
rns1 Ientury Tooth anniversary Of the
Celebrated establishment of the seat
of the Federal Govern
ment in the District of Columbia.
A distinguished throng assembled in the
east room Of the White House for the
Evening star., 1950-12-31
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church:
Chaplain, United States Senate.


framed the faith by which we live and
for which we would die in these words:
"We believe in the ultimate triumph of
the sovereignty of moral law through
international cooperation, by which die
tators must fall, aggressions fail, and
freedom prevail in Gods good time.
I'VE believe that false propaganda in
the face of the truth will eventually be-
come as chaff which the wind driveth
away. We believe that the light of
liberty will yet shine through the iron
curtain of mems minds and hearts"
Among the most heartening signs of
these days are the editorials and the
commentators columns in the public
press where, like prophets voices, we
hear the proclamation that not simply
our arms, but our faith is to bring the
victory. Here are inspiring sentences
lifted from one such message: 1--WE
have too great faith to heed the craven
voices, to say farewell to all our great
ness, to surrender and submit All the
clanking apparatus of an iron empire,
with it's many millions of slaves in uni
form, with all its menaces and threats,
will not overWhelm this land nor terrify
our people. Americans have fought be-
fore. They will fight again, that
freedom and mercifulness and goodness
of heart shall not perish from the face
of the earth. 1t is right. mete. and our
bounden duty so to do-as the COM
munion service says: and we shall do it,"
And We shall win; for this is the vic
tory that overcometh. even our faith.
We shall fight to victory for the SOW
ereignty of God. the omnipotence OF
love, the dignity of man and the worth
or moral values. But some one says, 3
man must live!
But it is SO? Pray tell me why
Life at such cost you have to buy.
In what religion were you told a man
must live?
There are times when a man must die
There are times when a man will die.
Imagine for battle cry this towards
whine,
This liars lie-a man must live
The Saviour did not live. He died.
But in His death was life for all
mankind"
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Montgomery Earned the Honor

Montgomery County well deserves the honor
which has come to it with it's selection as one
of II "all-American" communities that are we'll
governed. There is good reason to include this
thriving Maryland neighbor of Washington
among outstanding cities composing the 1850
goods government team" picked by the National
Municipal League (The annual award idea was
suggested year ago by the Minneapolis Tribune.)
Marylands first and only county to adopt
charter form of Self-government stands out as
an example of what can be accomplished when
the aroused citizens of community decide to
throw off outmoded governmental methods and
reorganize along modern business lines.
Governmental reform is not easy to achieve,
and Montgomery County was no exception.
Resistance to change is to be expected from an
entrenched regime. But the enlightened citizens
of Montgomery County persisted in their fight,
despite obstacles and disappointments, and vic
tory finally was theirs at the polls, thanks to
fine display of civic consciousness and non
partisanship. Today the county has an elected
Council that is responsive to the people who
elected it and that is giving the citylike county
a type of efficient government that other COM
munities would do well to emulate. The business
affairs of the growing county administered
by county manager whose responsibilities and
duties are similar to those of city manager.
PoAiAoo
that Montgomery has readjusted the tax load.
established a fve-year capital improvement
program and $40 million school building pro-
gram, improved the road system, raised teachers
pay and established Citizens Advisory Commit
tees for various departments. Still further
improvements are planned
The progress already made has made the
dire predictions of opponents of the charter
movement look exceedingly silly Fortunately
there is an increasing spirit of unity in the
county behind the new government that is an
augury of still further progress along the home
rule path. Montgomery's neighbors share in the
pleasure which the award brings to the county's
citizens.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Anti-Acheson

For many years I have considered The
Star to be paper worthy of high respect
in its presentation of news. But I take
exception to The Stars editorial defense
OF our present Secretary of State, Mr..
Acheson. The defense you have demon
strated is to be admired, to be sure, but
I believe it is not warranted.
First, the Secretary has shown, in his
handling of the Far Eastern policies of
the country, short-sightedness Because
of the emergency that is now established,
we are told to forget the tragic mistakes
of our administrators and to have faith
in them for the sake of unity. Are we
to be naive enough to forget such things
as have happened in the past so as to
be blind to the blunders of the future?
Was it not the policy of the Secretary
at first to abandon Korea to the same
fate of the other Soviet satellites? Was
it not the policy of the Secretary to
abandon the Chinese Nationalists to
their undeserved fate and leave Formosa
open to invasion by the puppets of the
Kremlin. the Chinese Reds? Was it not
the Secretary Of State who said, II will
not turn my back on Alger Hiss? Was it
not the Secretary who refused to hand
over the loyalty files of supposed known
Communists to the elected Representa-
tives of the people, the Congress of the
United States?
The don't change the horse in the
middle Of the stream" thesis has proven
a miserable and colossal blunder. Ger
tainly the Democratic Party has men in
their ranks who can carry the burdens
of the Secretary of State and have the
faith of the people.
Neither your paper nor any other paper
can hide the fallibility of poor states
menship such as we have witnessed
believe by carrying on the tradition of
good Journalism that is yours, The Star
can be a help in opening the eyes of our
people that is so long overdue.
R.F.J.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

formed my opinion. And perhaps if
skeptical people like Mr.. Brown and M
had displayed more faith in sensitive
Mr.. Stain and his Kremlin over the
years we might have brought out the
best in them. instead of the beast. Per-
haps. But I don't think so.
Thelma r. Miller
Editors Note: Constantine Browns
articles appear in approximately so
newspapers throughout the United
StateS)
Evening star., 1950-12-31
On Words and Power

Senator Lodge has just said a sensible
mouthful in an address to the Boston Rotary
Club. In effect he has brought up to date
President Theodore, Roosevelt's wise old dictum
that the United States, in terms of it's foreign
policy, should adhere generally to the rule of
speaking softly Cor at least circumspectly) and
carrying big stick
Unfortunately, however, as Mr.. Lodge has
observed, that sound advice has been ignored
within recent years. Indeed, it has been worse
than ignored; it has been put into practice in
reverse. That is to say, the Government and
the Nation at large, ever since the end of the
Second World War; have tended on the whole
to talk tough and big-and in great volume
while carrying very little stick In and of
itself, of course, much of the talk has been and
still is justified but that does not alter the fact
that it has been lacking in wisdom because of
the failure to back it up with adequate armed
power in being. as distinct from our tremendous
military potential-a failure that is only now
beginning to be corrected.
BY way of example, Mr.. Lodge has pointed
out how the President and others have promised
that the United States, together with the United
Nations will act to "stop aggression at any place
and at any time" But the world is very big,
and that promise is an extremely sweeping one,
and the truth is, in Mr.. Lodges words, that we
cant deliver" on it as long as our strength is
as limited as it u.s. We have learned lesson on
that score in Korea. The U. N. forces in action
there (made up mostly of Americans have been
sufficient to defeat the Korean Reds, but what
about the criminal intervention of the massive
Chinese Communist armies? What will be re-
quired to defeat them? The situation is one that
should sober anybody who wishfully supposes
that our own and allied power is as yet nearly
great enough to halt aggressors wherever or
whenever they may strike.
Mr.. Lodges view can hardly be argued with
For it Is certainly true that one of the errors
OF postwar American foreign policy has been the
"error Of making big statements and big COM
znitments without the strength to back them
Evening star., 1950-12-31
More on Mr.. Hoover

Your editorials of December q and "a
on former President Hoovers foreign
policy speech were extremely disappoint-
ing. Using such scare words as "appease-
ment" and "isolationism," you give his
ideas the brush off and evade entirely the
fundamental issues involved.
We may disagree with Mr.. Hoovers
conclusion that now is the time to aban-
don Europe, but we cannot deny the
futility Of making Europe our first line
of defense and concentrating our major
efforts in that area if the Europeans have
no will to fight. 1t is only common sense
to make certain that your partners in
arms are partners in fact as well as in
words.
You were silent also on Mr.. Hoover's
basic thesis that Russia cannot be beaten
by means of conventional land armies.
You simply ignored his warning as to
our economic limitations. ~ .
OF course we must help our friends
and any one else-who will fight on our
side, to the greatest extent within our
means. However, Mr.. Hoover's most i'm
portant point was that we must make
our basic plans and pick our weapons on
the assumption that we will fight alone
if we have to fight.
Mr.. Hoover is the only American leader
to date to offer complete and COM
prehensive plan of action based on the
realities of the world situation. He de-
serves a more serious and analytical
answer than you have given him thus
far.
Hugh B. Freeman.
X
Former President Hoover's comments
are as outmoded as the collar he wears.
John j. Simko.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Front-Poqe Column

Your recent front-page article on the
Pearson Mccarthy affair was journal
istic monstrosity, no less-a strange mon
grel mixture of news. editorial and
personal columnist comment. In form
and placement it was news, though per-
without noticing the by-line.
Then, looking back, discovered that
it was written in characteristic style by
one of your regular columnists, noted
for her intransigent New Deal bias.
In certain sense it is a kind of hoax
that one would not expect in the care
fully edited Star. From one point Of
view it may be all right to have casuist
like Doris Fleeson in regular spot; that
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Pruise for Mr.. Brown

Are Constantine Browns writings
published elsewhere in the United States
than in The Star? hope the answer
is yes. They should be required read
ing. It is not difficult to understand
what Mr.. Brown is saying. His style is
simple. The man on the street is able
to understand, If he will. the dangers
concerning which Mr.. Brown warns us.
Even person as dull as can see that
since 1945 and even before. he has
tried to prepare us.
I have always f1attered myself in be-
lieving that Mr.. Brown thinks as I do.
Perhaps I am wrong. He may have
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Letters to The Star

is in the spirit Of giving "both Sides"
where one soon learns to read it or pass
over according to ones predictions. But
to lnSlnuate her as an editorial writer
and reporter in a controversial story
which definitely was biased and did not
give both sides" is something quite diff
ferent.
Ellis o. Jones.
For quite few years now, both pub
fishing houses and radio stations have
practically let down an iron curtain
against writers or speakers vino leaned
to the right, as opposed to the popular
left line.
Has Miss Fleeson at any time become
concerned over freedom of press and
radio, when it so firmly shut out so
much as conservative whisper?
Interested.
Please, as favor to this reader, next
time you run a front-page editorial by
one Of your half-baked columnists label
it as such. 1t will save me so much time
in reading your very good. and almost in
variable objective paper. I like The Star;
don't spoil your record
Robert r. Weaver.
X
wish to commend Miss Fleeson for
her remarks about the Drew Pearson
Adam Hats affair. and I congratulate
you for putting them on the front page
Such arbitrary, unreasonable censorship
is serious threat to our national life,
and the fact that United States Sena-
tor can vilify, irresponsibly, anyone he
chooses from the floor of our Senate is
national disgrace.
Frances G. Schlain.
Editors Note: The Star assumed
that readers would recognize the article
in question as Miss Fleeson's regular
column.)
Evening star., 1950-12-31

Pen names may be used If letters carry
a0riterS' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1950-07-26

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Evening star., 1950-07-26
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Smyrna times., 1950-10-26

Fossett, Newark, Battery B; Capt.
Howard A. Forster, Philadelphia,
Battery c; Capt. Richard D. Tiki
OBJ, Rehoboth, Battery D; and
Capt. Walter F. williams, Newark,
Battery E. John F. Downham of
Wyoming, Del, was made COM
manding officer of the ROTC band.
Battery executives and platoon
leaders appointed are: First Lieu
tenants Walter E. Benoit, Wash
ington, D. c.; Donald c. Cameron,
Weatogue, Mass; Donald T.. Hof-
fecker, Newark; Fred d. Kelleher,
Wilmington; Donald ID. Shannon,
Wilmington; Richard 1. Vernon,
Wilmington; Bernard Freedman,
Wilmington; John G. Christfeld,
Wilmington; Clarence I. Hardness,
Wilmington; Joseph F. Warren,
Wilmington; Benjamin K. Ralph
ael, Wilmington; Robert R. Smith,
Wilmington; George MCGEE, Elk
ton, Md; Arthur G. Diver, Will
mington; L. R. Heidel, silview;
Robert b. Warren, Marshallton.
Second Lieutenants appointed
are: Richard A. Diver, Whining
ton; Francis C. Cause, Whining
ton; Leonard S. Click, Whining
ton; Gerald E. Harris, Salem, N. j.;
William e. Hart, Wilmington; JOS
eph w. Higgins, Seaford; Charles
r. MATHS, Ardmore, Pa; William
A. Thomson, Swarthmore, Pa;
Robert E. Young, Wilmington;
Raymond L. Townsend, Whining
ton; Robert P. Norton, Whining
ton; and Frank S. Locke, Whining
ton.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-26
STATE COMPOSERS SOUGHT

Second Annual Contemporary
Music Festival December 2
Choral works by Delaware COM
posers are being sought by the De-
partment of Music of the Univer-
sity of Delaware for use in connec-
tion with the second annual Con-
temporary Music Festival, to be
held at Newark on Saturday, Dec
ember 2.
]. Robert King, acting chairman
of the music department, said that
it is hoped that choral works of
composers from Delaware will be
presented at the luncheon which
will be part of the festival.
He invited all composers within
this state to submit unaccompan-
led works for chorus to Marvin
Fennema, choral director for the
department, at the university.
A committee, including several
leading music educators of Della
ware, will examine each compost
tion carefully and select two num-
bers to be presented by the univer-
sity's A Capella Choir at the
Smyrna times., 1950-10-26
HEADS ROTC
AT DELAWARE
William H. Groetzinger Ap,
pointed Regimental Com
mander at University
CADET COLONEL RANK

William H. Groetzinger III, var
sity football and track letterman
at the University of Delaware, has
been appointed regimental COM
mander of the university's ROTC
unit for the coming year, with the
rank of Cadet Colonel.
The announcement of his ap-
pointment was made Monday by
Colonel Francis A. Hause, Profess
sor of Military Science and Tao
tics, who also appointed James o..
Burri as regimental executive and
Cadet Lieutenant Colonel. Colonel
Hause also listed five other ap-
pointments to the regional and the
battalion staffs, as well as the
commanders of the five batteries
and the band, battery executives
and platoon leaders and the nom
commissioned officers of the cadet
corps.
Groetzinger, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Groetzinger of 81 Beech
wood Drive, Havertown, Pa, is a
senior majoring in engineering. He
is a hneman on the football team
and also is on the university track
team. A member of the military
society of Scabbard and Blade, he
also belongs to a number of other
campus organizations, including
the Student Government Associa-
tion, Omicron Delta Kappa, honor
ary leadership fraternity, Tau Beta
Pi, honorary engineering fratern-
ity, and Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Burri, son of Mrs. ]. ]. Burri of
III Hillside Terrace, Staten Island,
N. Y, is a senior majoring in Eng
hsh.
The regimental adjutant ap-
pointed is James P. D'Angelo OF
Wilmington, who has the rank of
Cadet Captain. The first battalion
will be commanded by Cadet 1t.
Col. Edward j. Fahey, Miller's Hill
: Kennett Square, and his adjutant
will be Dean L. Toda, Great Neck,
N. Y. The commanding officer of
the second battalion will be Cadet
1t. Col. Edwin A. Fluevog, Jr., of
Wilmington. The adjutant of the
battalion will be First 1t. Roger
A. Graves, Wilmington.
Battery commanders appointed
are Capt. Edgar A. Barrell, Will
mington, Battery A; Capt. John L.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-26

luncheon. The criteria set up by
the committee for selection of
these works are as follows: The
composition should be for unac-
companied voices, should be three
to five minutes in length, and eth
er secular or sacred.
Smyrna times., 1950-10-26

Clipping dairy COWS now that
they are spending more time in
the barn is a good management
practice, says Delmar ]. Young,
extension dairy specialist at the
University of Delaware.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-09-08
Savannah, Georgia
! Saw BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

It was indeed a thrilling expert
ence to spend a week in Boston
attending the second annual Con-
ference of the National Women's
Committee Of Brandeis Univer-
sity. Women were present from
over Is states where these COM
mittees have been formed. Since
Brandeis is too young to have
alumni-Jewish women from all
over the country have organized
committees, paying yearly dues Of
$500, the funds going toward the
support of the University library,
which we all know is the heart of
any university. It was gratifying
to pick up a book in the Uni
versity library and see that it
was donated by a woman from
Columbus, Ohio or perhaps Jack
sonville, Fla.
It is difficult to say what my
most thrilling experience was.
Perhaps it was the feeling I had
riding through the picturesque
hills of Waltham entering the
University campus. Perhaps it
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was hearing Max Lerner and
Ludwig Lewisohn, two esteemed
members of this great faculty
discussing what were the best
ways to equip our children to
meet the realities of our world
today. Perhaps it was hearing
that next year a stud ent can
major in the School of Music at
Brandeis University; or perhaps
it was the enjoyment I derived
from hearing the student body
sing their newly written school
songs and class cheers that will
be used next year when Brandeis
will participate in competitive
sports with OF her schools, the
athletic department of Brandeis
being under the leadership of Ben
Friedman, a former All-Ameri-
can football star of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan. There are so
many exciting things to say about
Brandeis University that I could
use many columns to tell you
about them. From the first day
we arrived when we were enter
tanned at the home of Brandeis'
great president, DR.. Abraham
Sachar, till the day we left, we
were constantly thrilled by what
we saw and heard. I cannot help
but feel that Jewish people all
over the United States should be
proud of this University. This is
the first ii i'm that the Jewish
people in America are making
corporate contribution to the edu-
cational life of our country. Our
greatest universities have been
sponsored by religious groups:
the Congregationalists founded
Harvard; the Presbyterians,
Princeton; the Roman Catholics,
Notre Dame. Brandeis is the first
Jewish sponsored, non-sectarian
University in America,
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The Coastal Empire

Many things about my trip to
Brandeis will always remain with
me and I can't tell you how
proud I am to be doing my little
bit, through the National Wom-
ems Committee, toward the build
ing of a great University. It's
truly exciting to be a part Of
such a great adventure. I wish
Continued on Page IT'D
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BY LOUISE RUDoFSKY
Savannah. Georgia

Something exciting is taking
place in Waltham, Mass. today.
What was a dream three years
ago in the minds of farsighted
men is today a reality-bringing
to life on the American scene
Brandeis University, a university
founded on the principle of nom
sectarianism and dedicated to the
highest calibre of learning.