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Evening star., 1950-11-06
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NEARBY VIRGINIA

NEARBY VIRGINIA
Nearly new building, with over 5000
50. 1t. door space; large plate glass
show window area; ample parking
major arteries and new "Safeway''
location; terrific spot for super mar
ket or other type business requiring
top retail location. For complete
particulars. call Mr.. Caney.
THE BRANT COMPANY
pholaS 81 81 yu;lea,, r,I,l "a JpOn
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s'S15.95n
$19,95O
SPACIOUS HOME

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Beautiful English architecture. semi
det. home with spacious rms. Lge.
liv. .rm. with firepl., attractive bay
window. wrought iron stairway, 8
bedrms. 2 baths, and sleeping
porch on End f.: maids rm. on 3rd
A.: full bsmt.; double garage; slate
roof; mr.. Walter Reed Hospital. An
exceptional value. Shown by appt.
MONTGOMERY
INVESTMENT az INSURANCE co.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-MD.

Az ACRES mountain land, 5-rm
log house, bsmt. and attic; Penmar.
Md, IL miles HagerStown, Nd;
electricity: good condition; S4 200.
Box 130-E. Star. IS
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|HousEs-sALE-N.W. Cont,
MODERN BRICK HOME

6 RMS, 2 BATHS-$21, 900
Unusual close-in location with sweep
Ing view of Rock Creek Park. Ex-
pensively decorated and in lovely
condition throughout, this home is
rm. with fireplace, lge. dining rm.,
de luxe kitchen; 3 bedrms. and 2
baths on 2nd f.: recreation rm.
with fireplace; built-in garage; &C.
heat. Excellent financing. To in
spect please call Mr.. Hubbard. HO.
2494.
German P. Young, DE. 4444
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CHILLUM

CHlLLUM
Det. Brick-CuStom Built
Nine years old; liv. rm. with fire.
place; din. rm. with built-in cor
table; extra large bedrms; bsmt,
oil h.-w h; Screened-in rear porch;
attached garage; fenced-in lot with
shrubs and fruit trees. Call Mr..
Stolar tevenings. 81. 1880.
Leo M. Bernstein & Co.
141h K ST. NV. Realtors. ME. 54O0
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HOUSES FOR sALE-N.W.

CoLORED-1st COMMERCIAL
Suitable for home and business, very
good cond., 6 rms; rea. price. low
down payment. For further infor-
nation, call MR.. BURKS, DU. 1898.
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2I16 WILSON BLVD.
Gil. OR OK. PISA. -6

Home, Gardens, Chickens
something in these days. Weigh one
against the other and you will buy
this one. Living room, dining room
and kitchen combined. bedrooms
and bath; new Coleman gas furnace.
new electric refrigerator; ia acres;
2 chicken houses. Only S12.5 800.
JOSEPH w. SEAY co.
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THREE BUYS
DOWNTOWN AREA

These properties present unusual
opportunities for professional and
residential use for income possibili-
ties or for fraternal or organiza-
tional use. The convenience of loca-
tion to Govt Offices, downtown area.
the Medical Center and university
center make them especially attrac-
tive buys
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TRICK OR TREAT

Brick Colonial, $15,250
Nearing completion. this attractive
home can be purchased with pre-
uated on a level ha-acre lot, and
offering spacious ]. r. with fireplace.
full-siZe d. r.. 3 bedrms., full base
ment, steel beam construction. With
the present credit curbs it is not
likely you will find anything COM
future.
Dominion Ins. g. Realty Agcy
Gil. 633S. 3103 N. 10th. OK. 1779.
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2-FAMILY HOUSE

. 4 114FA1 = = III Y N1I
In Takoma Park. Md; convenient to
everything. Each apt. has rms
and bath. Live in one and let
income from other finish paying
for the property Requires about
$4,000 cash. Call Mr.. Tarver. 81.
$500 with
VIM. E. RICHARDSON, INC.
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Invitation to a Gold Mine

Newly Decorated
Semidet. Frame 3 Kitchens
On 9Th st. NE. at E. Cap. st.
ONLY S495 DOWN
Q rms, " baths. deep lot. Priced
right Better hurry.
John D. Neumann Prop, Inc.
927 18th st. NV. MA. 1891.
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TOURIST OR FRATERNAL

In center of tourist area. this fine
property is an outstanding opportu-
nifty for an aggressive operator who
knows the tourist trade; suitable
also for fraternal organization OF
Gated in block OF outstanding
homes on F St, between goth
and 21St
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CAPITOL HILL AREA
IInol fnr nr In Dnrilnnnn

IUCdI IUI II. ; ICGSIU6IICt
We are offering one of those spacious
homes with very lge. rms. overlook
ing Lincoln Park featuring extra
lge. liv. rm.. 5 BEDRMS., well-land-
scaped lot. Home is in immaculate
condition. Close to schools shop
ping and transp. Call OR 004S till
8 pm. Realty Brokers. Inc. 5506
Conn ave
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TOWN HOUSE

TOWN HOUSE
With income possibilities; this prop
ertv is located in an area of imme-
diate improvement. opposite new
elevator apt. building. less than u
block from new Red Cross Bldg. and
convenient to Govt depts.: 9 rms,
maids rln. and bath, oil h.-w.h.;
needs decorating.
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DOCTORS ATTENTION

Ideal for doctors office and residence.
organiZat tional use or home with in
come; 10 large rooms, full basement.
oil h.-w.h., semidet. brick; special
feature is large garage for cars
with studio apt. above: well located
near Goth and H SITS. for convenience
TO transportation, shopping. etc.
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| OES Activities
| In Local CHAPTERS

Special chapter notices:
Martha-Friday, reception TO,
Mrs. Ray K. Wonderly, grane
matron.
Bethany-Friday. initiation.
Treaty Oak ~ Acorns, Friday
with Martha Dunlap.
st. Johns Lodge - Monday
called of.
Mizpah-Tuesday.
Esther-Thursday, 54th ami.
versary. Tuesday, rehearsal 70,
officers, Sis pm.
Federal-Wednesday, Ways ant
Means. with Mrs. Florence John.
son.
Columbia-Tuesday.
Joppa Lodge-Wednesday. initi.
alton. January birthdays hon.
ored.
Joseph H. Milans Lodge-Thurs.
day, Home Board.
Ruth-Monday, Initiation
Thursday, 1880 pm, Home Boart
to entertain Campbell-Loeffie
Sewing Club at Masonic and East.
ern Star Home.
Congress Lodge-Monday, calle.
of.
rinity-Tuesday. $50 pm
rehearsal. Thursday. initiation.
Chevy Chase "wednesday, OH
GERS Club with Mrs. Hazel Leef
La Fayette Lodge-Wednesday
Star Points with Mrs. K. C. Mark
wArd> Mems Auxiliary invited.
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To Robert Burns
Prize Contribution
By Ruth Curles, Is
Aneeestia High School

In a cottage by the Bridge o.
Doom,
Guarded over by Scotland's moon
Was born one day q gift Of time
A man whose thoughts were put
to rhyme.
Aye, he wrote Of life in every
tense,
In words of wisdom or mere nom
sense.
His poems Of death can make
you cry.
And yet he praised the laughing
eye.
Just a son of Scotland's soil.
A lad who taught his pen to toll;
He wrote Of love in one sweet
song,
Then turned to tease the world
along.
He lived his life from day to day
To write of things that came his
way.
In whatever mood you chance
to be,
Read a line or maybe three;
Turn your clouds from gray to
blue,
For Robert Burns wrote just for
you,
Evening star., 1950-01-01
By jones BirchfieId

It is interesting to consider wha
may have been the greatest con-
tribution to the agricultural revo-
luton that has occurred during
the first so years of the century.
Farm mechanization has played
a large part in the development,
Machines have taken most of the
drudgery out of farm work, have
speeded up farming operations and
have added greatly to the ability
of the farmer to produce.
Machines. too. have made pos
sible the part-t time farm such as
we operate on The 40 Acres. For
without the gasoline engine. !
would find it impossible to do my
tasks In the time I have at my
disposal.
: The scientist has played an i'm
portant part. Through research,
plant breeding and the study OF
fertilization, he has made it pos
sible for the farmer to grow two
blades of grass where one grew be-
fore.
The development of hybrid va
rieties has brought higher crop
yields, stimulated still further by
the use of proper fertilizers. Re-
search in crops and fertilizers is
just beginning, and the next so
years may bring about even greater
accomplishments.
But with all of the contribu-
tions of the scientist and the en-
gineer perhaps the work of the
conservationist may be looked on
in future years as the greatest con-
tribution to agriculture brought
forward in the first half of the
goth century.
For throughout the world today
there is developing in the minds
of men new awareness of the
value of the soil. Conservation
is being substituted for the urge of
exploitation. Much credit should
go to DR.. Hugh H. Bennett, chief
of the Agriculture Department S
Soil Conservation Service. DR..
Bennett had the courage to fight
for dream. often against great
odds, and has lived to see his
ideas accepted by financiers and
industrialists. as well as by those
who take their living from the
soil.
We have q new batch Of kittens
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India Had Sales Tax
Is Centuries Ago

The sales tax has become .
widespread method Of raising
money during modern times, but
1t is far from being new. There
were sales taxes long ago.
India had q sales tax Is CEN
turies ago in the time OF King
Harsha. When q person sold
anything he had to pay . good
share of the price to the King.
Harsha also received one-sixth
Of the crops. The farms which
he owned contained hundreds OF
square miles.
He lived In q beautiful palace.
had an army of $4,000 foot SOL
diers and 10000 cavalrymen. In
addition there were 5000 ele-
plants which he used for war.
He set out to obtain rule over
all of India and In i've years Of
warfare he ruled the greater part
of Central and Northern India.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, direc-
tor of The Stars school safety
program and former chief of the
Metropolitan Police Departments
Detective Bureau, Is giving a series
of chalk talks on safety to pupils
of District, Maryland and Virginia
schools.
=. The Safety Circus" cartoon
talks are sponsored by The Star
in cooperation with the District
Board of Education and school
authorities in nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
Talks are scheduled this week
at the following District schools
Tuesday. 6. am. Noyes; IL am, Gage
Wednesday, 9 am, Burroughs. Thurs
day, g am, Brookland: IL am, Bunker
Hill. Friday, am, Greenleaf; IL am
AmidOn
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Clover Stands Hurt
By Heavy Mulch

A. o. Kuhn and r. j. Allen
jr., Of the University Of Maryland
lagronomy department report i'm
proved red clover stands result
on lsnd where mulch has been
removed. Where straw left from
combining amounts to as much
as one ton per acre, its removal
improves the new clover stand.
They added that whenever the
clover growth produces more than
one-half ton of dry matter per
acre, 1t should be clipped and
removed. Clipping and removal
of the growth is suggested. for
August.
The agronomists said check
plots indicate that when the
mulch is removed. more clover
plants are found per square foot,
which, in turn. indicates greater
yield.
Grazing red clover seedlings is
a good practice, if not carried to
excess. In grazing. red clover
should be handled much as ladino
clover, allowing the plants tt
make from S to 8 inches growth
during the season.
Many red clover stands suffer
from inadequate fertilization. The
Iagronomists advise top dressing
stands with 400 to 600 pounds
iper acre Of an 0-12-12, or ar
l0-14-7 fertilizer.
# weeds are prevalent the
clover should be clipped during
the grazing season.
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while her husband was liking the
roof.
There were seven children. Poor
as he was, Mr.. Burns wanted his
children to obtain as much educa-
ton as possible. Five families in
the area Joined to hire a teacher
and among the pupils was 7-year-
old Robert. Among all the pupils,
Robert was the least able to carry
a tune. How amazed the teacher
must have been IS years later.
The lad who had shown 50 little
talent In carrying tunes grew into
a writer Of songs!
Robert was given "snatches" Of
education during certain periods
of his boyhood, but much Of his
time had to be used for farm work.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Cash PriSes offered
For Work of Young
Writers and Artists

Cash prizes Of 81 are awarded
for original stories. articles, poems
and cartoons published In The
Junior Star. Contributors Of ma
terial which the editor considers
OF sufficient merit also are issued
reporters cards.
The contest Is open to boys and
girls Of high school age and under.
Write on one side Of paper (dou-
BILE space II you type) and put
your name, age. address. telephone
number and school in the upper
left-hand corner. Draw with black
India Ink on white paper and do
not roll or fold.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any contribution In what
ever form he thinks best, regard
less Of whether 1t Is awarded q
prize. He also may withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found
not to be original.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following publi-
cation. Address; The Junior Star,
727 Star building. Washington 4
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Life in the Country-Tin1e for Survey

her from getting In with the kit
tens. And then, of course. she
tries to prevent Calico from get
ting back in the box.
We once had two cats that tried
to take each others kittens, but
never before have we had this
problem with dog. Which all
goes to show that anything can
happen, and usually does, on The
40 Acres.
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Airplanes
Prize Contribution
By GoyIord Hill, II

Davis School
So often I've seen airplanes In
the air,
Often I've asked how they stay
there.
It seems funny to me and maybe
you, too.
About all these things airplanes
do.
I would not know who thought
UP these things,
Like motors and propellers and
airplane wings.
But I do know one thing about
the airplane,
It's how the Wright brothers got
their fame. .
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He took q keen interest in books
however. and read them whenever
he could find a little free time.
At Is, young Burns was allowed
to go to the village of Kirkeswald
Is miles from his fathers farm
where he met a sailor named
Richard Brown. The sailor took
an interest in the poems which
the youth recited to him. and
asked:
did you make up those poems
yourself?"
"Yes." replied Robert.
Then you ought to send them
to a magazine" said Brown
"They are good enough to be pub.
lished."
At as. Robert Burns sorrowet
over the death of his father. Now
so far as he could, he had to takt
the fathers place.
The young farmer kept OF
writing poems. and showed then
to his friends. When he was 27
he arranged to have q printer put
out . book Of poetry for him. 81,
hundred and twelve copies wer,
printed. and within a few month,
almost all Of them had been sold
The author kept three copies fol
his family.
One Of the young women fol
whom he cared was known a.
Highland Mary" Her real nam.
was Mary Campbell. She dice
within q few months after Burns
first book was published.
A later sweetheart Of Burns was
Jean Armour. The couple wanted
to be married. but the girls father
was not willing to let his daughter
marry q young farmer with *
little worldly goods.
Giving up hope of making 9
decent living from farming, and
saddened by his love affair with
Jean Armour. the young poet de.
cided to leave Scotland.
Then came an event which
changed his plans. A friend tolc
him that . new edition Of hi.
poems was to be published at
Edinburgh. This had been arranged
with the help of q Scottish earl
and 5000 copies Of the new volume
were sold.
As payment for the new edition
Burns was given q sum equal tc
about $2,500 In our money. He
gave more than half Of the money
to his younger brothers and sisters
The success Of his book brought
fame to Burns. and for severa.
months he was the center Of at-
tention In Edinburgh. Lords ane
ladies gave teas and parties fol
him. A boy named Walter Scott
was among those who saw him ir
the Scottish capital. In late,
years. when Scott himself wa.
famous. he said that he never
would forget the glowing fire ir
the eyes Of Robert Burns.
Robert Burns died when he wa.
only 81. Scotsmen grieved owe,
his passing and spoke of hin
fondly Is .Bobbie" Burns. He wa.
poor at the time Of his death, q.
during most Of his life. but he lef,
behind . rich store Of songs ant
poetry.
ITO . Mouse" and ''The Cotter',
Saturday Night" are among thu
famous poems Of Burns. HI,
songs include "Auld Lang Syne'
and Coming Through the Rye,
also MY Hearts in the High.
lands"
fconvrixht 1osn puhIixhsrx svnSis.tsa
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Local Rebekah News

installations this week are:
Tuesday-Fidelity by Gertrude
Luce Of Naomi, 8 pm, 2022 Rhode
Island avenue>N.E.
Thursday Dorcas. by Billie
Stair Of Martha Washington, 9
p.m- 4l9 Seventh street INV.
Martha Washington. by Flor
ence Primm Of Schuyler Colfax,
4l9 Seventh street NV. 8 pm
Evening star., 1950-01-01
lust Between
Yourselves
BY PhiIip n. Love

If I have to listen to Jingle
Bells" or white Christmas" one
more time. I'm likely to scream.
Not that I don't like Yule songs.
please understand. Fact is I love
them-at the proper time. But
the proper time, as far as I'm
concerned, is Christmas eve and
Christmas Day, not a month be-
fore or q week after.
All the old-time pleasure has
been wrung out Of Yule singing
by the radio. Used to be you
sang or listened to Jingle Bells" I"
for example. only during the
holidays"-from Christmas eve to
New Years eve-and the first few
times, at least. 1t sounded very
wonderful, indeed. But hose days,
alas, are gone foreve..
Now every radio singer Is afraid
some one else will be the first to
Jingle the seasons bells, 20 they
all start jingling them at once
along about Thanksgiving. Since
only one can be first, the others
figure that maybe there's some
distinction in being last, so the
jingling continues for long after
Christmas. If the FEC or some
body doesn't put on the brakes,
in another two or three years the
Jingle Bells" season Is likely to
extend from Labor Day until
Easter.
AS for white Christmas" the
time to dream Of it. obviously, Is
just before the Yuletide, not q
day or two after the holidays be-
gin. And to sing the song as late
as New Years eve is to start
dreaming more than II months
too soon.
There ought to be a law against
singing Christmas songs before
December "a and after December
81. Even the beautiful Silent
Night. Holy Night" can be sung
once too often. @
X X X n
Out of the Past: Margi Moore,
The Junior Stars first high school
correspondent (Roosevelt, 1938-9), +,
is now a Pfc. in the Marines, do
ing public relations work. i.
Her successor, Shirley Turner
(now Mrs. Wagener), is a reporter
on the West Palm Beach Daily
News and correspondent for the
Atlantic City Reporter. Shirley's
husband is manager Of a West
Palm Beach hotel. Among my
Christmas cards was one from
Shirley's best girl friend, Peg Ran
dali, with whom she went through
Roosevelt and the University of
Maryland, and about whom she
once wrote j. S. story. Pegs
now working for an airline. :.
Also heard from recently: Lima
Hoffman, j. S. correspondent at
Central High School in 1889,
and Janet Hilferty, Hyattsville
High School correspondent of sew
eral years back. Lina's working
as a secretary to a prominent
local attorney and civic leader;
Janet's in Lemongrove, Calf,
working as mail and file clerk for
a wholesale drug firm "for a year,
to earn enough money to continue
studying at the University Of
Colorado"
. Il
"Just Between Ourselves"
wishes for all its readers a happy
and prosperous New Year.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Garden Club Activities

L. Bishop; recording secretary
Mrs. Mildred L. Hatfield; CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. George
E. Dodrill. and as directors. A C.
Barrett, E. r. Harrill, Arthur S.
Mason and Nicholas A. Shearon.
Errors of 1949 Are Theme.
Woodbridge Garden Club will
meet, Tuesday at Sherwood hall
Twenty-second and Rhode Island
avenue NE. The subject will be
Mistakes and Errors of the Past
Year DR.. Freeman Weiss, pro.
gram chairman, requests those
with slides dealing with problem!
to bring them. President Johr
Davidson has announced the fol,
lowing additional chairmen: Mem
bership, DR.. j. A. Gamble; awards
Miss Hazelle M. johnson; way
and means and purchasing, Mrs
John L. Bishop; publicity. Harole
j. Clay: general show chairman
John Davidson.
Evening star., 1950-01-01

on The 40 Acres, which has posed
a problem in our household.
Missy. our cocker spaniel, would
like to take over. since she dis
trusts the care that our Calico
cat may give her young.
Missy lies by the kitten box for
hours at time, and when Calico
leaves it is all we can do to keep
Evening star., 1950-01-01

Hybrid corn first sold In Iowa in
1926. BY 1882 it constituted 0.5
per cent of the total crop; In 1886.
14.4 per cent; in 1941, 96.9 per
cent, and in 1916, 100 per cent.
Hybrid corn has boosted output
fabulouSly.
Evening star., 1950-01-01

Woody is a cartoon character
in new film on the damage by
forest fires. Titled Keep America
Green" the film is a creation of
American Forest Products Indus
tries. Inc, 1919 Eighteenth street
NV.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Robert Burns, Famous Scottish
Poet, Was Born in January
By komon Coffman

In the month Of January 1850 child humble
home Of Scotch farmer He given the Robert
and become a poet.
the days DID, struck
Ayrshire the roof Of the Burns cottage
Burns took her child neighbors home and there
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Avondale Award Winners.

Results of the home decoration
contest of the Avondale Garden
Club and the Queens Chapel Citi-
zens' Association were announced
at a presentation ceremony
around a tree at Avon Circle,
where carols were sung by 100
La Sale College students. Those
winning awards. in order. were:
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Cord. Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Darnell and Mr.
and Mrs. V. r. Crehan. The
program was given December %
Another such event next Ch,ist-
mas season is planned.
Evening star., 1950-01-01
Dahlia Society Dinner.

The annual informal dinner O.
the National Capital Dahlia So
ciety will be held on January /.
at the Dodge Hotel, 20 E stree
NV, at 6:45 pm. Reservation
must be made with Mrs. John L
Bishop, 1912 Lawrence street NE.
by Friday.
Warren W. Maytrott of Ddhlia.
del Nurseries, Vineland, N. j., vii
be the principal speaker.
The society recently elected the
following: President, Lee M
Clarke: vice president, C. L. Ar
mentrout; treasurer, Mrs. John
Evening star., 1950-01-01

The new Uconn squash should
appeal to many gardeners. espe-
cially those who prefer the baking
type, because Of the bush habit
of growth and early maturity
Uconn, however, is not immune
to disease and will need the same
protection Of spray or dust az
given to other varieties. Don't
use sulphur or DDT on squash
vines.)
Evening star., 1950-12-08

price that's real Chrstmas-treat! Smart LAWSON
arm style, decorator-desgned upholstery fabrics
and compartment in the base for your linens Open
to "a bed sleeps O. For your one-room efficiency
or the living room that doubles as guest rooml
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-11-05

| them the heavenly light and
those gifts whereby, illuminated
and strengthened. they may tend
more readily to Christian per-
lection"
Faithful Look to Mary.
1--WE nourish the great hope, ="
Pope Plus declared, that the
mother of God, crowned with new
glory on earth, may contemplate
with loving gaze and bind to Her.
self those who 1anguish in spir-
itual apathy, or slothfully daily
in the snares of vice."
At the same time, the Pope
said, the faithful look to the Vir-
gin to obtain from Her Divine
Son that peace which is based
I. on the tranquility of right
order, on the just treatment of
citizens and peoples. and on the
liberty and dignity due to ALL"
They also. the Pope continued,
invoke her intercession for the
protection of the Church which,
in some places. lis either little
known or is charged with false
accusations and calumnies, or OPP
pressed by unjust persecution.
In one passage. Pope Plus also
spoke of the Virgins intercession
for those. who. having lost the
straight way of truth, do not
recognize that sublime dignity
of Hers. with which the privi-
lege of her bodily assumption into
heaven is strictly connected"
The obvious reference here was
to the objections raised by
Protestant. spokesman who main
tain that the, assumption dogma
lacks Biblical authority and tends
to deepen the rift in Christendom.
Both these assertions were
challenged by Pope Plus in the