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Vets MAILBAG
$4,000 Northwest Veterans
Receive Insurance Dividend

The veterans administration and
the treasury department an
nounced this week that thirteen
million checks have been mailed to
this country's World war II veter-
ans in payment of the special divi-
dend on their CT. insurance poll
cies. More than 100000 veterans
living in the Pacific northwest
have already received their divi-
dends, out of the 100000 who are
eligible.
While the vast majority of vet
Grams who applied for the special
dividend have by now received
their checks, there are several mil
lion more still waiting for their
dividends, the VA said. 1t was
pointed out that it is not expected
that the job of paying the dividend
will be completed until the end of
in spite of the outstanding
progress that has been made so
far. Payments began January 16.
Veterans who have not received
their dividends We're urged by the
not to be worried if they have
not received their dividends vet,
even though other veterans with
serial numbers ending in higher
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an church, Billings, Mont, Friday
evening and Saturday of this week
All young people are invited to be
there.
Because of the Y.P.L.L. meeting
at Billings, the boys group, Bible
class, brotherhood, and confirma-
ton class will not meet this week.
AT Joliet:
Bible class and Sunday school,
1870 pm.
Services, 2:30 pm.
Natural man can know a God of
anger; but the God of love in
Christ must be revealed. q Cor.
2:4).
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LAUREL METHODIST CHURCH
Clarence G. Spellman, p

Clarence G. Spellman, Pastor
Church school, GAS am. Harold
Richardson, superintendent.
Morning worship, II am. Ser.
mon by Mrs. Cloyd Conner.
Sunday, April %, 800 pm. AID,
vance meeting for the church
school. This meeting will last about
five hours. There will be a dinner
in the evening. Two national Off
GERS and two state officers of the
board of education will conduct the
training classes. All church school
teachers and interested persons are
urged to attend.
No evening service at Park City.
Monday: Boy Scouts at the
church, Z pm.
Tuesday: Rotary at the church,
1915 pm. Choir practice 7 pm.
Mrs. l.. B. Conrad, director. Wes-
leyan Service Guild will meet at
the church at 7:45 pm. Adult Bible
class will meet at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Merritt Williams.
Thursday: Junior choir practice
at 4:10 pm. Mrs. j. G. Macdonald,
director. Fourth quarterly confer
ence, 8 pm. All reports must be
in triplicate. Methodist men will
meet at 7 pm.
Friday: Spiritual Life. study
group will meet at the church at
2 pm.
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ST. JOHNS
CHURCH

The Church of the Lutheran Hour
400 Durland Avenue
M. H. Juengel, Pastor
Sunday school and Bible class
at 8 am.
Worship services at 10 and II
am.
Confirmation instructions, Mon
day and Thursday, 1880 pm.
Sunday school teachers, Wednes-
day, 7:30 pm.
Regional laymen's conference,
April 80, in Park City.
with the atom bomb now loose,
we have found a way to die to-
gether, perhaps to the last man.
But no scientist has yet devised a
formula to show us how to live
together" For that formula you
must go to the Word of God. You
are invited to come and hear how
formula operates in your life.
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figures have received theirs. The
fact is, the VA said, not all vet
Grams whose serial numbers end in
low figures have been paid, while
some veterans whose service num-
bers end in 800 have gotten their
checks.
Many groups of dividend appli-
cations have been handled outside
the general production line, the VA
explained. Many of the applica-
tions received needed notification.
In a number of cases the services
or serial number given by the vet
eran did not jibe with VA records,
and it was necessary to check with
those in his service records. Other
cases required hand processing,
which was slower than the machine
processing used for most dividend
applications. ,
All groups of applications that
had to be handled outside the main
machine production line we're ex-
ceptions to the general rule that
dividends were to be paid in ac-
cOrdance with the three last digits
of the veterans service or serial
number. These exceptions made
that rule applicable only to the
majority of cases.
The treasury will complete the
bulk of its check writing by June
30, the VA said. Veterans were
asked not to write the VA about
heir dividends between now and
June 80. If they have received
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Black Bear

Second most widely distributed
big game is the black bear. Once
native to all 48 states, it is still
found in "a. Although its total in
the 1947 census was only 1000,
with Maine and Washington states
leading, it has steadily increased
through the decade of the Fish and
Wildlife service censuses
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Busy Beaver

The promise of lands full Of
beaver" lured traders and trappers
along parts of the Mississippi, st.
Lawrence, and the Great lakes
ahead of explorers and mission
aries. The beaver laid the founda.
ton for the Hudson's Bay company
and for John Jacob Astor's fabu
lous fortune.
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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

The Church of the Lutheran Hour
Park City, Mont.
A. M. Bachanz, Pastor
The Lutheran Hour, KGHL, Sun
day at 9 am.
Sunday and Bible class, 10 am.
Divine worship, 10 and II am.
Instruction class, Monday and
Friday, s am.
Sunday school teachers, Monday,
1880 pm.
Walther League, Wednesday at
1880 pm.
81 was glad when they said unto
me; let us go into the house of the
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vNl ~p

never to take him up again.
Through that decision fate al
t tered the course of history.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt might
} have become a novelist instead
, of e d e t! Dropping
"Soapy" Richards was a de-
velopment which, had it been
appreciated, would have sent
the COP. fleeing across the
open spaces screaming, "To
the hills, men!"
The page of manuscript reveal
ing Roosevelt's ambition to be a
novelist begins:
"In Chicago in the late eighties
anybody would tell you that George
Richards was a most able and sue
cessful business leader. Ten years
before, his little soap shop had
seemed a small thing. But now
he had become soap king of Amer
lea -"
There you have it! George might
have put Franklin D. Roosevelt
in the field of book writing. But as
things turned out he, as much as
Lou Howe and Jim Farley, put
him in the White House. George
the Soapman threw the switch that
sent Franklin off the literary rails
and onto the tracks to Washington.
By such events is the course of his
tory changed!
We can fancy F.D.R., the
author, building George up as
soap tycoon, finding him very
rich and meditating, "What
would this guy probably do
next. Get elected to the Union
League house committee and
then join the REPUBLICAN
CLUB!" Exit George Rich
ards, Chicago and soap; Enter
the indispensable Man, WASH
ingtOn and the New Deal!)
Yes, Churchill, Willkie, Stain,
Howe, Farley, Hopkins, kings,
queens and emperors figure in
those Hyde Park papers, but
George Richards tops them. Critic
or booster of Roosevelt, thousands
will think of George and murmur,
"Boy, if you had lasted a few
more pages!"-and wonder how it
would have seemed to have heard
Of F.D.R. only through a squib,
I'D. Roosevelt, author of Rich
ards Sees 1t Through or Upward
and Onward in the Soap Mines is !
at work on a new book. The author,
while not widely known, has a de-
voted following among lovers of
Under O'DWyer
Things Won't be dryer.
Wallace c. HoWeH
Wyings a celestial toweL.
If your Weatber's too beetle,
Blame General EIectriei
The first thing Harry Truman did
he stepped ashore after that
-ough ocean trip was to sign the I
ole~omargarine law. After a voyage
ike that he was for anything that
would stay down.
A new drive on drunken auto 4
lists is under way. After this is
attended to, there may be time !
to get around to the sober ones
who seem even more danger
Gus.
A j%etliner carrying 16 people has
Town from London to Rome in two !
ours. The rest of the day was
pent by all hands wondering what
D do to kill time.
Police airmen will be used to
pray clouds with dry ice in the
lew York rain-making expert
1ents. We hope no cop will get
onfused to a point where he rid
les a cloud with bullets and drops
ry ice on a bandit.
Examination Of high-school test
apers reveal that students gave
lese answers: 1.-TWO French ex-
of the Mississippi were
omeo and Juliet" . maple
yrup is made by s~terilizing sap"
:. salt Lake City was founded
morons."
RACE CHART STUFF-Chitlin
WITCH . rail runner; Platinum
ink good locker; Gay Revel-
-. unsteady sort; Extinguisher
nkax in Snl1rtS. and Sna+E
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Fish Research

The ocean-going research ship.
Albatross III, based at Woods Hole,
Mass. is at work or a f~ive-year
census of the food fish of the Allan
tic coast which may produce definL
tive data on where and how many
is Mr.. Cod.
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OUR SAVIOR'S UTHERA
CHURCH AND
JOLIET LUTHERAN CHURCH

c.. o. Anderson, Pastor
At Laurel:
Sunday school and Bible class at
GAS am.
Services, II am. The Holy Spirit
and the Word. l. Corinthians 2:9-
Is.
Services, 1880 pm. Rev. Field
will be with US and will speak on
the plans that are being made to
open new fields for the proclaim
ing of the gospel.
Monday, $3.50 am. The W.M.F.
workers. conference will be held at
Shepherd Y.P.L.L. meeting at 7
pm.
Wednesday, 7 pm. The Bible
class that usually meets on Mon
Gay evening, will meet.
The Billings circuit Y.P.L.L.
will meet at the American Luther
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PARK CITY
CHTTRCH

Church school, 10 am. Mrs.
Charles Stonerock, superintendent.
There will not be any evening
worship due to the advance meet
ing in Laurel.
Senior M.Y.F. will meet Wednes-
day evening.
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Fifth at. Pc

TIIIH dC HIIII.
James H. Haueter, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 am.
Morning worship, II am.
N.Y.P.S., GAS pm.
Evangelistic service, 1880 pm.
Tuesday, choir practice at $50
pm.
Wednesday, Bible study and
prayer service, 1880 pm.
The friendly church with a vital
message.
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ASSEMBLY OF o
301 Third Avenue

Henry E. Frost, Pastor
Sunday school, 10 am.
Morning worship, IL am.
CA. meeting 7 pm.
Evening meeting, 7:45 pm.
Midweek service Thursday, 7:45
Everyone welcome.
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Question of the Week

Q. Does the fact that a person
is receiving insurance as the bene-
ficiary of a National Service Life
Insurance policy entitle him or her
to compensation?
A. No. Insurance has no direct
relation to compensation. Death
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-19

Acknowledgements of their appli-
cations they should expect to re-
ceive their checks before that date.
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compensation is payable to a wi
dow, minor children and dependent
parents of a veteran who died Of a
service-connected disability.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
SO Instructors Beqn to Teach SWIMMING Glasses Tomorrow

these classes, said 249 girls have
been assigned to classes.
All instructors are certified by
the YMCA or the Red Cross.
Instructors for boys, classes held
review session this week to keep
up with latest teaching methods.
The class was conducted by Dick
Brown, assistant national director
of water safety services for the
Red Cross.
Mr.. Carl and Miss George urged
all registrants to be on time for
classes and to attend regular dur
ing the week. Girls classes will
be held from 8 am. to l:30 pm.
They will last IS minutes. Boys
classes, an hour each. will be held
at the following pools:
Z to 8 pm: Boys YMCA- 9
a m to 9 pm.
Mems YMCA-Noon to 2 pm,
4 to S pm. and
American University-11:30 am.
to l 80 pm.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Future Of Hospitals
Still Being Discussed,
VA Official Says
BY the Assoeioted Press

A Veterans Administration Off
cial said yesterday the entire ques-
tion involving the future of Army
and Navy hospitals still is under
discussion" by his agency, the
armed services and the Budget
Bureau.
He said no decision has been
reached on proposals that VA take
over five service hospitals, slated
for closing under an order issued
by Defense Secretary Johnson.
This official quoted Veterans
Administrator Carl Gray as telling
a member of a Senate Appropria-
tions Subcommittee. that he would
take over the Navy's hospital at
Long Beach, Calf, in exchange
for the Birmingham hospital at
Van Nuys, Calf. if he were di-
rected to do so. The Long Beach
hospital is among the five sched-
uled for closing.
Testifies at Closed Session.
Mr.. Gray appeared before the
subcommittee m closed session
; earlier this week. Asked ABOUT
report that the VA has decided to
move the Birmingham hospital to
Long Beach, the agency official
said emphatically:
There has been no decision to
do any such thing"
Mr.. Gray was not available for
comment.
However, an aide to Senator
Knowland. Republican, of Cali
fornia. said he had received let
ter from a paraplegic veteran in
Los Angeles, protesting against
having to 60 from the Birming-
ham hospital to Long Beach 80
miles away.
"Something in the Wind"
Senator Knowland's aide said
this letter indicated something
might be in the wind"
The veterans letter has been
forwarded to VA, the Senator's
aide said. An answer is expected
early next week, he added.
The other four hospitals af-
fected by Secretary Johnsons or
der are Murphy General Hospital,
Waltham, Mass; Percy Jones
General Hospital. Battle Greek
Mich: Valley Forge General Hos
pital. Phoenixville, Pa, and Oliver
General Hospital. Augusta, Ga.
All four are Army installations.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

A group of 80 experienced SWIM
ming instructors has reviewed
teaching techniques and is ready
to begin classes tomorrow in the
largest Learn-to-Swim Campaign
in District history.
Campaign Director Fred Carl
announced yesterday that LOTS
boys have been assigned to one
hour classes, to be held at five
pools. tomorrow. through Satur-
day. This is the largest number of
boys, 8, through II. to register in
the 36-years of the campaign,
sponsored by the Boys YMCA and
The Star.
At the YWCA, a record number
of girls has registered for classes
to be held there tomorrow through
Friday. Girls swimming classes
have been held there for four
years, but this year they will be
conducted in conjunction with the
annual campaign for the first time
Miss Betty George. director of
Evening star., 1950-04-09

. 4:30 to $50 pm: Walter Reed
a pm. to Q pm.
Naval Medical Center-3 pm.
to 8 pm.
Those who attended the review
session and who will teach boys
classes are: Lee Hulett. Bill Bins
wanger. Don Shenk, Tom Dolan.
Bill Patten, Henry Carl, Tom Sisk.
Phil Dixon, Bernard Rhoderick.
Bob Broad. Ken Stunkel. Dick
Weeks. Phil Mast, John Gephart.
Cliff Gonyer, Harvey Lekson,
Charles Bailey, Pete Swindler.
Herman Bluestone, r. Stewart Nc
Cav. Charles Fox. Jim walters.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Hearing on Movie Morals
Set for May IS by Senators

Senator Edwin C. Johnson said
yesterday that the Senate Com
merce Committee will begin an
investigation of movie morals with
public hearings May Is.
The Colorado Democrat, chair
man of the committee, said in a
statement that hearings will be
concerned with "the exploitation
by Hollywood of public scandals
involving the private lives of per-
formers"
In Senate speeches. Senator
johnson has criticized Ingrid
Bergman. movie star, and Roberto
Rossellini, Italian director.
He has proposed legislation
requiring the licensing of movie
actors and of films shipped In
interstate commerce.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

Herb Rathner. Bill Shiry, Frank
Martin. Jay Coulter and Mr.. Carl.
They will be assisted by Larry
La Fever, Bob Tillman. Jim Tomp-
hns. w. Lindsey. John Crews. Kirk
Bent. Mike Gall. George Murray,
Dave Barry. Frank Gillett and
Rod Harper.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Anniversary Rites Slated
Al Grave OF Roosevelt
By the Associofed Press

Religious services commemorate
ing the fifth anniversary of Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt's
death will be held at his grave at
Hyde Park Wednesday. Mrs Roose-
velt will be present.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
BocterioIoqists Elect

LINCOLN, Neb.. April 3 (P.-
DR.. NJ. N. Mickelson of Kansas
City today was elected president
OF the Missouri Valley branch of
the Society Of American Bacteri-
ologists.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Educator TO Retire

STORRS. Conn. April . "a
The retirement of c. B. Gentry
as dean of the University OF Con-
necticut on September / was an
nounced today by President A. N.
Jorgensen.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

WE'D 50 YEARS-Mr. and Mrs.
Millard Markland, 1926 Jack
son street NE, are celebrating
their Golden Wedding anni-
versary today with a recep-
ton at their home. They
have five sons, three daughters
and seven grandchildren. Mr..
Markland is a retired Govern
ment employe.
Buckingham Studio Photo.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Kristen FIoqstod Arrives

NEW YORK, April 3 tP,. -
Kristen Flaestad. Wagnerian So
prano, arrived from Europe by
plane today for q five-week Amer
lean concert tour.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-29
HOTEL BAN ON
KATE DUNHAM
STIRS BRAZIL

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil-tANP)
The recent action Of a Sac Paulo
hotel in refusing Accommodations to
Katherine Durham has stirred the
countrys chamber of deputies into
action designed to put an end TO
discriminatory practices.
A measure was introduced into the
chamber last week which would
make such discrimination punish
able by a fine and Imprisonment"
A senator-sponsor of the measure
labelled the hotels action as wound
ing democratic rights"
There is no color line in Brazil.
Meztizos (persons of mixed blood
were the pioneers who made Sac
Paulo what 1t is today" he said.
Another senator-sponsor noted that
discrimination against Negroes had
been making Roadway" He said Ne
groes are barred from certain
civil careers, such as the diplomatic
corps, while the navy and air force
create difficulties for Negroes"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-29
Refuses To Designate
Race On Certificate

The Courts may have to decide
once and for all the const itutionali-
~ Of laws requiring the designation
of race on birth certificates in some
areas, it is disclosed in the July issue
of the Journal of the National Medl'
cal Association.
The issue has been raised by Dr'
Leonard u Johnson of Harrisburg
Pennsylvania, graduate of Howard
University. After much elaboration,
he concluded on May 9, 1850, date
which may become historic, that "a
cial designations on birth certificates
serve no useful purpose. In the space
on a birth certificate for the specln'
cation of Race" DR.. Johnson had
written .auman." He addressed the
state Health Department which had
insisted that he fill in otherwise the
race" blank:
81 have decided that hereafter l
will sign all such certificates or docu'
ments as the one l am returning 70
YOU in the manner that you ques'
ton. 1t is my opinion that all such
statistics are unnecessary,-and, In
fact. are detrimental to the solution
of the racial problem in this coun'
try"
Census and Public Health Data
usually refer merely to white and
non-white. It is safe to assume that
officials of these government organi'
zatons are watching this issue with
interest.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-29
FULTZ QUADS
MEET TRUMAN

. Chicago-The Fultz quadruplets-
four-year-old girls Of Reidsville, N.
c., and the only identical quads in
the world-are in excellent health
and are as energetic and as mischie-
vious as any other four-year-old.
Ebony magazine, in an exclusive
picture story in its July issue of a
recent trip the quads made to Wash
ington, reports the quads who ave.
ragged pounds, 10 ounces at birth
now average a hefty 80 pounds and
each is 43 inches tall. "None has
ever had anything worse than a case
of suiffles." says Ebony. 'They are
so active it takes at least two adults
TO keep up with them"
The girls, all named Mary because
of their doctors reverence for the
Blessed Mother. have been leading
virtually an isolated existence on q
big farm with their mother and faith.
er, seven brothers and sisters and
two nurses. Their father, James
Fultz, is farmer; their mother, Mrs
Annie Mae FultZ, has been a deaf
mute since having meningitis at the
age of 4.
But recently, while a crowd of 800
watched, the quads and. their nurses
took off for Washington for their
first trip outside the farm. They had
thir first train ride, first bus ride,
first stay in a hotel, first meal away
from home, first visit to the ZOO
to top it off, their first meeting with
President of the United States,
when they had a chance encounter
with Harry S. Truman as he left
Blair House for a Sunday morning
stroll.
Slightly astonisLed upon being
confronted by four sisters who look
so much alike that even their mother
has trouble telling one from another,
Mr., Truman stopped to exclaim:
MY, aren't they pretty"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-29

The military junta now in control
chalks up extravagant expenditures
to the former president which would
have led to collapse of the govern
ment's finances if he had not been
expelled when he was.
The Exposition was an unfortunate
financial fiasco according to the re
port. 1t closed in June after enter
tanning only a fraction of the ex-
pected tourists and with many of
the buildings still incomplete. 1t laid
the basis however for modernization
and improvements which will no
doubt be assets in the tourist trade
being developed.
Several new hotels were built for
the;fair which will help accommo-
date the growing tourist trade. Fair
buildings are expected to be used
now for consulates and offices.
There is no indication when the
military rule which replaced Estime
will end. The triumvirate in power
are Col. Antoine Levelt, Brig. Gen.
Frank Lavaud and Col. Paul Mag
loire
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-07-29
Counterfeit Money
Rumor On Estime False

MIAMI, Fla.-(ANP)-Reports have reached here
that the flood of American counterfeit currency that de-
luged Haiti had nothing to do with the fall of President
Dumarsas Estime had been previously reported But
the widely pubiczed International Exposition pri-
mary factor in the overthrow President last May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Chinese Red Is ndoctrnoted In otinq All 7inqs American

straight face, between Mr.. Bran
ming and the American Govern
ment."
The soldiers of Mao Tze-tung
are rigidly indoctrinated haters of
all things American. AS an ex-
pertinent. I offered a Connie SOL
der a priced American cigarette
one day. He knocked the pack
out of my hand and fingered the
trigger of his rifle.
The only victory I ever scored
over Communist reasoning was in
the case of my wife's visa. They
had also refused her permission
to leave the country because, they
said, she was with" me and
since I wasn't going any place,
she wasn't either.
It took them until September
to argue them down and she left
on the General Gordon, last pas
senger liner to leave Shanghai.
There were little actual strong
arm tactics, but the Communists
have their own way of making it
uncomfortable for the foreigners.
Efficiency Expert Outdone.
7 was provided with an example
of Communist super-eficiency one
morning when I walked into the
office and found the overhead fan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15

One afternoon he walked over
to my desk and said, IT would
like to talk to YOU" After that
he used English when none of
the workers was near. Later he
talked to me entirely in English.
Tong may have been an Orien-
tai Marxist, but he still had the
Chinese respect for "face"-Asia-
tic dignity. I found this out a
few days after he moved in as
military representative"
He made a speech to the en-
tire staff, which had worked under
me for three years. in which he
threw abuse at the United States
Government. I heard about the
speech and protested.
Man of Distinction.
Next day he called the workers
together again and informed them
that his remarks about the United
States "do not apply to Mr.. Bran
ming, an American citizen. We
have looked up Mr.. DRAWINGS
record and we are satisfied that
he came to China to help the
Chinese people. Mr.. Branning is
still your director and you are to
follow his orders explicitly.
1--WE must all learn to dis
tinguish,' Tong said with a