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Evening star., 1950-01-25
Advocates Survey of Conditions
In the Public Schools.

To the Editor of The Star:
have been very much interested in the
discussion of the advantages and disadvan-
tages of the Washington schools.
While am sure the system has been very
beneficial for some students, it certainly has
not for others. I have had several children
finish in the Washington schools and have
had some pleasant as well as unpleasant
experiences. 1t has been my experience that
no matter how serious the trouble is or what
your ideas are about the present system, you
are knocking your head against wall when
you complain.
My suggestion is for The Star to start a
canvass OF the people. Let those who have
grave fault to find have a chance to air
their views Why not also make a canvass
of the people who have had to take their
children out of school in the junior or high
school years and put them in other schools
because they were not getting proper train
ing for college, and see what their reaction
is. Find how many hours are wasted in
print shop. woodworking and tin shops by
boys and girls who at the end of the term
lack proper credits for college entrance
Why not make canvass Of the secondary
school heads and see what their reaction to
the system is. and see what they have found
is the trouble with the children who come
to them?
why not suggest that the teachers should
be paid well for their work, but put in the
entire eight hours each day and work the
entire year around? Let them spend the
three months in summer helping the chill
dren to make up the credits they are short
for college entrance. I think if most pupils
knew they had to go to school in summer
to make up the lost work, they might work
harder through the winter months, and also
the teachers might take more interest in
seeing that they were encouraged.
have heard the remark from many first,
year college students that their trouble is:
They do not know how to study. VT.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

monopoly. The basic principle of dictatorship
is the same. if the listening is forced, whether
the compulsion is engineered by POLITICAL
military tyrant or by tranNt trust in the
pill-peddling business. Ex-RIDER.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,0riter. although it is permissible for
Driter knoUn to The Star to use
q nom de plume Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Does an alloy always consist Of two
metals?-S. w.
A. An alloy is mixture of two or more
elements, at least one of which is metal,
forming an apparently homogeneous mass
possessing metallic characteristics
O. When was the name Palestine first
used in reference to the Holy Land?-P. o. N.
A. The name was introduced officially in
the period after AID. 1873 and originally
referred only to the southwest coast held
by the Philistines Gradually it was ex-
tended over the entire country. The mod
ern Hebrew form is Paleshtinah. The new
republic has adopted the name Israel
@. Are there any insects that migrate?-
A. w. T..
A. Some insects migrate but with less
regularity than birds or fishes. Best known
OF these are the migratory locusts or grass
hoppers which set out in swarms when they
become too populous in their breeding
grounds. Certain dragonflies and butter
flies also swarm.
@. What is the approximate number Of
RID mail boxes in the United States?-
H. w. D.
A. The approximate number of rural free
delivery mail boxes in the United States is
100000.
O. Does the altitude of the timber line vary
with latitude?-L. j. S.
A. The timber line, which is the upper
limit of tree growth on mountains. is Of
greatest height in the tropics. gradually de-
scending toward the north and south and
also toward the seacoast. In the Himalayas
it is about II 800 feet high. In the Alps it
is 6.400 feet and in the Rocky Mountains
from 1000 to IL, 900 feet
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Commends Mr.. Noyes For Reports

Commends Mr.. Noyes For Reports
OF Hiss Trial
To the Editor Of The Star:
Every one with whom have talked agrees
that Newbold Noyes. jr., did thoughtful,
intelligent and accurate job of reporting
the Hiss trial. In addition, his reports were
interesting reading He deserves high COM
mendation for difficult job well done
E. B. w.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Explains Objection to Bus Music
As Resistance to Dictatorship"
To the Editor of The Star:

If the transit company is not yet losing
money on its rolling juke- boxes Gas it.
claims). it will do SO as more and more
citizens. patience exhausted, abandon the
noise traps. Enforced radio blurbs and in
ferior service are awful enough at any price;
it Is preposterous that long suffering Wash
ingtonians should pay still higher fares for
such punishment. never ride the buses and
street cars any more ii can walk or afford
a taxi # go broke riding cabs, my inde-
pendence from commercials in the buses and
cars is worth it. If wear out my legs, /
still win have my self-respect- sinks
pretty low when am part of Captive
audience. That impairs individual inde-
pendence and human dignity whether the
radio captivity Is imposed by Hitler, Mus
solini, Joe Stain or local transportation
Evening star., 1950-01-25

A timely sales slogan is lying about for
some alert small-loan concern: "Clean up
all your bills in one dignified, deficit
financing transaction"
Evening star., 1950-01-25

For new Jack Carson film, 200 tots are
hired to hurl three pies apiece at gang
of deSperadoes. All this and money, too?
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Questions and Answers

A reader get the answer to any question
q fact by writing The Evening star Information
Bureau 316 Eye St. ne. Washington 2, b. C.
Please fncose three (3) cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Sees Opposition to Catholicism
In Opposition to Franco
To the Editor Of The Star:
Because Franco accepted the help Of some
Germans and Italians and resorted to die
tatorsfip in Spain in order to ouSt the Com
munistS it does not follow that he is opposed
to true freedom for all people. The Basque
priests rightly have attributed to communism
that state OF affairs in Spain that caused
Franco to have recourse to the authority of
dictatorship to defend his country against
the Communists. When communism is the
foe, some definite, powerful authority must
be raised against it.
It is not the right Of any country or group
of countries to seek to force upon another
country form Of government that is unwel-
come there and if the form Of government
in Spain is not all that 1t should be. the same
can be said Of most governments today
Franco is not threatening the world. Stain
avowedly is out to destroy every vesige Of
freedom, yet the other nations go on nego-
tiating with Stain and bowling and scraping
to his arrogant dictatorial demands with
only feeble protest while his delegates walk
out on the U. NJ If their master doesn't get
his way.
To deny to Spain (ostensibly because OF
its form Of government those rights which
are accorded the arch-enemy of humanity,
Stain, is truly q curtailment Of freedom by
those who supposedly are defending freedom.
The measures taken in Spain to defeat the
Communists were expedient and it will be
long time before Spain RECEIVERS from the
onslaEghts of communism
Therefore. the assertion made by James
Loeb, jr., that laid to Franco equals aid to
Stain" Is uncalled for and untrue; and this
being the case, say again that the real issue
back Of opposition to Spain is opposition to
Catholicism. no matter what subterfuges are
employed to cover this fact.
ALICE c. KOERBER.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Bitter Words for Former Spy
Who Now Balances Score"

WHO NUW DdIdICeS SCUr6 -7--- 5.
To the Editor OF The Star:
Does Hede Massing receive payment for
her series of articles, Il Spied for Stalin?"
Or is she, as she so aptly expresses it, merely
attempting to balance the score for past
mischief" by enlghtening the public on the
dangers of communism without personal
profit? Ia
If she is being paid for the current
articles, then verify here is a new technique:
Come to America and enjoy all its privileges
and prosperity, indulge in deceit fraud and
treason to turn it over to its worst enemies
and then, when things get too hot. capital
ize on your sordid past by writing for the
pressj I. A. PALMER.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Asks II Navy Could Not
Let Air Force Rescue Mighty Mo
To the Editor of The Star:
Would it not be nice gesture for the
Navy to bury the hatchet and permit the
Air Force to send over about four B-36's
to tow the Mighty Mo out into her proper
element? r. B. WORKMAN.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Suggests that Members of Service Bands
Are Paid by Taxpayers
To the Editor Of The Star: - -
Your correspondent, M. e. F., after men,
tioning the drive of the National Symphony
stated that the service bands and orchestras
play for us without asking for anything
Does your correspondent pay no Federal
taxes or does he think the members of our
Air Force, Navy, Marine and Army work for
their health? TAXPAYER.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Recommends Reading of Hearings
On Espionage


To the Editor of The Star:
In spite of the extensive Congressional
hearings and the excellent newspaper cover
age of the two trials of 'Alger Hiss. con-
siderable number of people still are wavering
on his guilt
This uncertainty is itself in part re-
Election Of the failure Of a great many
citizens, both educated and otherwise, to
understand the nature of Communists and
communism.
For those still in doubt, The Star could
do no better than to recommend a careful
reading Of the hearings before the House
Committee on Un-American Activities in the
summer Of 1948. These hearings, Regarding
Communist Espionage in the United States
Government" should be in every library
of the United States.
EMERSON P. SCHMIDT.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Sees Decline in Food, Shelter
And Clothing Standards


Prediction of the death Of the Republican
Party recalls similar prophecy of the
demise of the Democratic Party after its
catastrophe defeat in 1920, but for the past
18 years 1t has been very lively. aft
Yet both parties overlook the three most
important factors in living: Food, clothing
and shelter. They desire. it seems, to dwell
on the intangible subjects of security, health.
rights welfare and pensions
But it is in the three fundamentals that
the American standard of living is going
down. A self-respecting dog of 1920 would
turn up his nose at the bologna and other
pressed meats offered for sale today. Bread,
the staff of life, is being made of IA chemi-
Gals and vitaminS, will stay soft for month,
yet fails to provide the energy of old-time
-four bread.
Many people are now living in rooms that
would have been considered merely good
sized closets a quarter century ago.
In clothing, we are doing better than in
food and shelter, though the use of silk and
wool has declined and cheaper weaves are
the rule. These new types of dress, together
with poorer food Substitution of oleo for
butter is another example) and cramped
living quarters, may be the cause of poor
health. While doctors tell us the span of
life has been heightened the number of men
seeking retirement at so and go years of age
is far greater than it used to be-. The ability
to work and to enjoy life in old age appears
to be declining.
AS to human and civil rights, legislation
never will make white men want to work,
eat and sleep with the other races nor them
with us.
The welfare world of public health, pen
sions and social security is fine field for
political hot air here as in England, but not
for cold facts. To be specific, the average
pension of $125 in 1949 did not have as
much purchasing power as $65 in 1929.
In contrast to the decline in the standard
of living in the three fundamentals, our in
ventors and chemists, year after year, have
given us more good things of life, such as
television, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners,
plastics, etc. Yet the welfare fringe gim-
micks never will be substitutes for better
food. larger rooms and adequate clothing.
ANTI-INFLATIONIST.
Suggests Naming Capitol Street Bridge
For Stars Beloved Cartoonist
To the Editor of The Star:
Wouldn't it be a nice idea to name the
new South Capitol street bridge for Cliff
ford Bergman, thus honoring man who
gave WaShingtonians wonderful cartoons
depicting D. C. scenes?
MRS. M WALKER.
Says Rock Creek Has Been Bridged
At M Street Ever Since 1888
To the Editor Of The Star:
read with interest the article on the
Seven Ferries in The Star of January 10, but
I noticed one discrepancy which I think
ought to be corrected Since the bridge
at K street had fallen in, the inference is
that there was not any bridge across Rock
Creek in 1900. But the bridge at M street
was built originally in 1888 and there has
been bridge there ever since.
lack SPRATT.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
MaSaOka Invited
To DC. Farley

WASHINGTON, d. c., April %
(ADC) - Mike Masaoka, national
JACL Ado legislative director, today
was invited to serve as a discussion
chairman for the Fifth National
Citizenship Conference May 20-24
here. sponsored jointly by the Attor-
ney General and the National Edu-
cation Association.
Theme of the conference is:
you are Your Government. Dis
cussion groups will include: l. In
telligent Voting and What You
Can Get out of the Vote; 2. InfOr-
nation, Life Blood of Citizenship,
and 3. Acting Democratically in
our organizations.
This is the third year the JACL
has been asked to participate in the
conference. Representing the JACL
besides Mr.. Masaoka, will be. Har-
old Horiuchi, chairman of the JACL
National Citizenship Committee, and
Lily Yasuda, secretary of the Wash
ington. d. c. Chapter.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
Senate Puts off
Calendar Call due
To Flood Issue

WASHINGTON. d. C, April %
tADC)-Tts schedule upset by con-
tinuing arguments on Flood Control
The Senate today put off its next
Calendar call until a new date is set
by the Democratic Policy Committee
at its weekly meeting.
Mike Masaoka, national JACL
Anti Discrimination Committee leg
iSlative director said the Policy Com
mittee planned a Calendar call i'm
mediately after Flood Control. eX-
pecting that measure to be complet-
ed last week.
With Flood Control continuing to-
day Sen Lister Hill ID. Ala. act
ing ma iority leader. said last week S
plans have been dropped. The Policy
Committee will reschedule a Calen-
dar call sometime this week.
The Walter Resolution cannot be
acted upon until the Calendar is
called. The bill would remove race
as a barrier to naturalization.
One of the major difficulties
threatening early action on the mea-
sure. however, is that even if the
Calendar is called, the Senate pro-
baby will begin only with bills added
to it since last February If this oc-
ours, the only way action will be got
ten for the bill is to get unanimous
Senate approval to bring the Resolu-
ton up out of order, difficult ma
neuver.
Because of the growing demands
Tor Senate action to clear up the
heavy backlog of business on Capitol
Hill, Masaoka said it seems quite
definite the Policy Committee will
want to have the Calendar called
in the near future before planning
too much other business
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
NiSei Veterans
Will Dine, Dance
Sunday Night

Members of the Nisei Veterans
Committee and their guests will dine
and dance at the annual installation
banquet in the Chinese Gardens to-
morrow, Sunday April % The din
ner vii be served from pm.
During the short intermission after
the dinner, newly-elected Officers
for the 5O-'51 term will be duly in
stalled, social chairman Ed Kiyohara
stated.
Dancing will start at 9 pm. with
Al Larkins Trio furnishing the dance
tempo.
Membership chairman Art Susumi
announced that new membership
cards have been mailed early this
week to all paid-up vets. These cards
will admit the holders to the affair
free of charge. If a paid-up member
did not receive his card this week,
Susumi said that he will be at the
door to make out new card.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
Bazaar tOCarry
Festival Item

Kashiwamochi, which is traditional
with the Japanese Boys Festival
will be among the featured items for
sale at the st. Peters Mission bazaar
to be held from 10 am. to 8 pm.
on Saturday, May 6. in the church
Assisting at the bazaar will be the
st. Peters fujinkai, st. Mary's Guild
Young Adults Fellowship and Girls
Friendly Society.
Besides the usual Japanese and
American dishes, there will be such
games of chance as a fish pond, q
ring toss, darts and jar toss. Cut
flowers will also be sold and display
of flower arrangement and Boys
Festival dolls will be shown.
A taxi dance will be held from 8
pm. to 11:30 pm.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
Group Asks Data
On Youth Plans

Have you a square dance group, a
hobby program. a Scout Troop, a
Big Sister Service, or a Teen Can
teen in your community2 If SO, or If
you have any other program which
will control, prevent or help prevent
juvenile delinquency, the State LIE
gislative Councils Subcommittee ON
Juvenile Delinquency would like to
know about it,
AS of today. the Juvenile Delin-
quency Subcommittee is launching
statewide survey with the help of
the Washington Congress Of Parents
and Teachers which will attempt to
inventory all such delinquency and
treatment programs in every COM
munity of the state
Ten thousand copies of a brief
QUESTIONABLE are now being mailed
by the committee and by the Wash
ington Congress of Parents and
Teachers to every local PTA Youth
Protection Chairman for distribution
to each organization or individual
known to sponsor programs which
control. prevent or help prevent jul
venile delinquency in their respec-
tive communities.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
Bella1niS Boost
VolO Bid Price

Bids for the Bellami's tolo dance
1T Happens Every Spring, sched-
lled for Saturday, May 6, in the
Rainbow Room of the Edmond
Meany Hotel are now SITS instead
of $1.5O as previously announced.
Irene and Jean Fujii are on the
refreshment committee and Joyce
Toshi, Hama Umino, Toni Yoshioka,
Togo Kitayama, Margaret Senda and
Marianne Urakawa will take care OF
The posters.
The public is cordially invited to
this dance, which will be from 9
pm. to IL midnight. Music will be
by Bumps Blackwell's Junior band
AS there are only limited num-
Der of bids, everyone is urged to OBJ
tain bids from any of the Bellami
members as soon as possible.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
Overseas Agency Aides for Seattle
Leave Tokyo May2, Due Here May z

when they arrive here to establish
the recently-sanetioned overse S
trade agency in Seattle
"One of the principal purposes Of
The proposed agencies is to permit
Japan which IS unusually dependent
ON foreign trade. to conduct research
ON market conditions and opportu-
mites i'm The United States as well rs
10 make information available TO
United States businessmen on trade
opportunities i'm Japan and on jap
ancsc laws and regulations concern
inc the import and export of goods
Blaiedell wrote This phase of the
Japanese agencies work is regarded
IS particularly important to the Uni
ted states government because of
he heavy responsibility 1t has ASST
med for Japan's economic support.
"For equally practical reasons it
was proposed that the Japanese
agencies might also undertake the
handling of certain nationality and
property protection functions on be-
half of Japanese residing in the
areas in which the agencies are To-
Gated.
II am sure that your organization
appreciates the significance and re
eognizes the Importance to the bust
ness community of such an agency.
The assistance rendered by various
business groups, particularly the Sc
attic Chamber of Commerce, will
contribute UNNECESSARILY to the sue
cess Of the Seattle agency"
As originally announced two
months ago from Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthurs office in Tokyo, New York.
San Francisco. Los Angeles and Ho-
nolulu only we're named to set up
japanese agencies. The Seattle
Chamber Immediately requested of
General Macarthur that an agency
be authorized here with the result
that permission was granted shortly
following the request.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
.Japanese Canadian EyCueeS File Claims
Amounting to Seven Million Dollars

VANCOUVER. B. c., April 10 New
Canadian Dispatch investiga-
ton of Japanese Canadian property
loss claims was concluded here re-
Gently by the commissioner. Mr.. Jus
tice Henry I. Bird with the mailing
of his 300-page report of his find
ings on the more than 1400 claims
filed by former Pacific coast resi-
dents. It brought to an end two-and-
7-half years of inquiry into evacua-
ton losses.
A total of 1.434 claims amounting
to S7,000000 were filed by japanese
Canadian evacuees. This included
corporations as we'll as personal
c aims.
OF this, 1902 were disallowed or alb
andoned as they were outside of the
terms of reference. AS a result the
value of claims filed were drastically
reduced from the original seven mil
lion dollars.
Mr.. Justice Bird was appointed 70
the Royal Commission in July, 1947,
following the approval of the House
of Commons to set up a commission
to investigate the evacuation loss
claims of Japanese Canadians. With
the appointment then State Secre-
tary Colin Gibson issued the terms
of reference for claims against the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
CARNIVAL FUND DRIVE

The Finance Committee of the In
ternational Improvement Associa-
ton has launched its Embarrassing
Crive this week. it was announced
today by committee chairman Tad
Yamaguchi.
Three thousand dollars are needed
to finance the general staging of
the International Carnival to be held
Aug. II, 10, 10, in the South District
Area.
Besides Yamaguchi Arthur King
Charles Winston, and Wendell Clau-
ssn are other finance committee
members.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22
NISEI CALENDAR
APRIL

APRIL
23-NVC installation dinner-dance
Il Chinese Gardens.
MAY
5-Shoyukai children's May Day
est. Peters Mission bazaar. II
am. to pm. Dancing from $3.50
I'm. to IL pm.
6 - Bellamis anniversary dance
1T Happens Every Spring, in Rain
.,ow Room of Edmond Meany Hotel.
Music by Bumps Blackwells Junior
band. Hours from pm. to II mid
night
methodist Duzzers to present
'Hi-Lo" revue in church.
IL - Lotus Starlettes to present
Calico Mood, stag-stagette dance
in Buddhist auditorium.
20-Valeda's spring informal dance
26-Lotus Seinenkai-Shoyukai me-
mortal services.
29-Synkoa skating party in Rol-
lerland. 1920 pm. to 1890 am.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22

Custodian.
BY January. l948, all claims were
filed.
The hearings on the claims began
in December. 1947. and took place in
various Canadian centres. The COM
missioner personally presided at oral
hearings at IL places across Canada
Although the report has been re-
ceived in Ottawa, it is not expected
that its text will be revealed to the
House of Commons Immediately.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22

Officials who will be stationed
in the Japan Overseas Agency of
flee i'm Seattle. will leave Tokyo
on the SIS. Magnolia state next
MAY ?. IL was learned here today
from the Washington. ID. c. quar-
tiers of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce.
The local agency workers, head
ed by Toshio Urabc. are due in
Seattle May II. Besides Urabe. the
others are TOmohikO HayaShi and
Kikuo YoShida Their visas were
cleared earlier this week. accord
ing to cabled information to the
us. State department.
The Seattle Department of
Commerce office will be i'm charge
of affairs pursuant to opening of
the Japanese office here, accord
ing to Bob Storey of the local
chamber.
Thomas M Pelly, president of tht
Seattle Chamber of Commerce. this
week received a request from Tho
mas c. Blaisdell Jr., Assistant Sec
rotary of Commerce, that the Cham
Der lend assistance to representa-
tives of the Japanese Government
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1950-04-22

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