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Evening star., 1950-04-09
Easter

Easter means hope. The annual festival is
older than the Resurrection. Long before Christ
came forth alive from the tomb in the garden
of Joseph of Arimathea people had identified
the return of the with natural uplifting
of their own spirits. The season of death was
ended in a rebirth which every man, woman and
child could see and feel and heartily believe
Against background dating from the remotest
ages the drama of the victory of Jesus over the
grave was enacted. He personified longing as
ancient as human life itself-the yearning to
survive in terms of ones own integrity.
This was a growth to which centuries of
experience had contributed. 1t was a develop
ment OF the soul in the face of trouble and
sorrow. The Saviour proved the power of
righteousness to overcome evil the power of
mercy to overcome uncharitableness He taught
the duty of justice and fellowship Then on
Calvary He testified for His philosophy with His
own existence. But the story was not finished
Jesus could not be held in the sepulchre He
arose as "the first fruits of them that slept -
Certainly, there were doubters who rejected the
resurrection just as there had been skeptics and
critics who refused to receive His mission Some
even now have no faith in Easter
But the spring has returned, the sun has
tourneyed back to us. Every blossoming shrub,
every budding tree declares the reality of the
restoration of hope among people as in all other
aspects OF nature. The miracle is happening all
around us very much as it happened for Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary and Simon Peter
In the garden OF Joseph of Arimathea on the first
Easter morning. Beittle it as some may the
impact OF the annual renaissance is so dynamic
that it would be futile to deny it, Millions
respond to it without regard to doctrinal
differences.
This year particularly the significance of
Easter is impressive. The whole human family
is imperiled by events in economics, politics.
the art and the science of modern war 1t needs
hope in its endeavor to prevent an ultimate
catastrophe. The triumph of Jesus more than
nineteen centuries ago gives people reason to
strive for the objectives which He taught. His
example is force among the nations as among
individual citizens and groups. Through emula-
non OF His ideals of righteousness and fellowship
the definitive peace He prophesied may be
realized. At least we may hope for hope and
bulwark our aspiration by earnest labor for its
fulfillment
Evening star., 1950-04-09
More Schools, Less Rouds

The Star of April contained an
article stating a House committee ap-
proved Federal-aid road bill The bill
authorized $570 million to be spent in
1852 and 1858 for building roads.
The Congress has been spending money
since 1916 for road building, yet it will
not pass Federal-aid to education bill.
Do the legislators think it more i'm
portant to ride on dual highways than
to educate children?
Why not place special IS tax on each
car. such as in the past WARP. If per-
son can afford car he can certainly
pay IS annual tax. With over 40 mil
lion automobiles in the country the tax
would yield 5000 million for education.
Jack Williams.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Power on q Volcano

Latest arrivals in the large and ever
growing army of fugitives from behind the
Iron Curtain are members of the Mozart girls
cholr OF Dresden. Now safely in the Western
sector OF Berlin, they have appealed for sanctu-
ary, which they undoubtedly will receive. They
DO not want to go back to their home CITY,
They do not want to live again in the Soviet
zone OF occupation. Having resisted Communist
demands to key their voices to the Moscow party
line, and having suffered retaliation in the form
OF reduced food rations, higher taxes and mount
Ing threats, they know they are marked people
They know that If they return, the terror will
close In on them in one way or another Their
story is not unique. 1t is common. In all the
lands dominated by the Kremln there are
countless others like them-countless others
yearning for some stroke of good fortune that
will enable them to be free.
The avenue of flight is westward, not east
ward. There is no stream Of refugees moving
into the Red empire; it moves out, always out
into the West This, in it's own way, is
measure of Moscows true power The power is
one that has no appeal to anybody who has had
taste of it. All who. feel its weight feel at
the same time a compelling desire to run away
from it. That is one of several reasons why the
strength of the Russian tyranny should not be
overestimated. The facade may look formidable
but behind it, among the terrorized and oppressed
masses there is a smoldering volcano which if it
ever blows up-as would be likely in the event of
some great Cominform crisis-wil destroy the
thing now riding high behind the Iron Curtain
Here, certainly, is an important factor of weak
ness that ought not to be overlooked in any
effort to evaluate the real might. of the Soviet
Union.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
To Build a Reserve Army

The ArmyS comprehensive new reserve pro-
gram should satisfy critics who, like President
Truman have been worried over the inadequacy
of the training of reservists since World War II.
Perhaps one reason tor the Army's lag in
making up its mind on reservists was the un-
certainty over the future role of the National
Guard in the military setup. The Gray report
recommended liberalization of the Guard into
an Army reserve organization, plan which, If
it had been carried out, would have neceSsitated
major reorganization of the reserve program.
While the Army reserve organization has been
suffering from lack of adequate training, the
National Guard has been making good strides
in recruiting its quotas and undermining its
instruction methods.
Assistant Army Secretary Bendetsen says the
new program will put the Army's Organized
Reserve Corps on an equal footing with the
National Guard with respect to facilities and
training. The Army plan is patterned some
what after the Navy program, with the Army
adopting for the first time the Navys volunteer
reserve system. As with the naval volunteers,
the Army volunteer reservists would not draw
OF active duty each year. The organized re-
servists would be entitled to drill pay during
scheduled training periods, in addition to the
two-week active-duty pay. The program will
entail larger appropriations for the Army re-
serve than have been available at any time
since the war. A properly trained, alert reserve
is so vital to national defense, however, that
some room should be found in the military
budget for the cost of building and maintaining
an effective citizens' army
Evening star., 1950-04-09

stitutional mandate that the President
snail take care that the laws be faith.
fully executed every citizen is con-
stantly within the protection and re-
straint OF the executive power. Further
more, it Is only in the selection Of the
President that the body of the American
people can by any possibility act together
and directly In the equipment of their
National Government"
T.
Argument" said The Star on April II.
1900, was begun in the Supreme Court
p~ yesterday in the case of
bounty c'oIms Admiral Dewey and his
ApPeoied men. The case grows
out Of their claim for
bounty due for the destruction Of the
Spanish fleet at Manila and comes to the
Supreme Court on appeal from the de-
ciSion Of the Court Of Claims. The court
awarded the men 500 each and the
admiral $3.50. They claim double that
amount in all cases on the ground that
the enemy's force was superior to the
American fleet. William B. King and
BENJAMIN Micou and former Secretary
Herbert represent the claimants and AS
sistant Attorney General Pradt the
government.
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The Star for April 13. 1900. gave an
account Of . meeting Of the Abracadabra
A,,. Club ut the home Of Mrs.
NDeeooo0'o Eugene Stevens. 800
Meeting Massachusetts, avenue
NE, with Charles G..
Abbot presiding. Mrs M. E. 8. Davis
read paper on the public schools Of
the District Of Columbia and Mrs. c. H.
Squier discussed the Roycroft Shops Of
Ebert Hubbard at East Aurora, N. r.
An essay by DR.. Luther Townsend, D. D.,
on The Art Of Selecting and Reading
Books" then was presented by Mrs. T..
w. Scott. Among members present in
addition to those mentioned were: Mrs.
Abbot. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Bessellievre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Appleton p. Clarke, IT.:
]. L. McCreery, Lenora Merritt. Mr..
Scott and Mr.. quier.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Sales Tax Questions

When the sales tax was foisted upon
the District, we we're told that it would
replace the income tax for everybody
except those with large incomes.
Has this promise been conveniently
forgotten? The District is still demand :
ing an income tax from everybody taking
in anything over $1,000 per year.
Why are automobile taxes so high in
the District?
Why, with all the money coming into
the tax collectors Office, can't we have
street cleaning done regularly, carefully
and efficiently? The Uttered streets in
, this town are enough to make anybody
ashamed. And very little effort is made
to educate people to keep the place
clean. Trash, litter everywhere. What
visitors must think of the Capital City
that they. too, support. only the visitors
can tell.
How long ago was it that we had a
decently clean, well-kept city? During
a Republican administration?
Disguised.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
By Frederick Brown Harris
Pastor. Foundry Methodist Church: Chaplain
United states Senate.

United states senate.
well that there can be no proof Of life
beyond the grave as in the coercive
demonstration Of theorem in geometry.
A famous American philosopher who
knew every argument reason can suggest
growing out Of deaths seeming 50 final.
nevertheless. was absolutely sure Of the
future and lived In the constant ex-
pectation Of its glories. In q heart-to-
heart talk. he was asked by q close
friend. university president: "All your
philosophy aside. how do you feel about
life after death?" That loved professor,
whose image and superscription is still
upon the lives of some Of our greatest
contemporary leaders. looked up into
. the others face and. taking hold of the
lapels of his coat, said with deep emo
ton: IF it were not for the sorrow it
would bring my family would run home
now, just as boy goes bounding home
when school is out"
We just can't believe that such q life
is cast as rubbish to the void The
beliefs Of unbelief insult the intellect as
well as outrage the heart. Without the
faith of Easter We have to believe that
souls which have shone with the radiance
of faith and hope and love and honor
and valor and self-sacrifice can be nm
ished. irrevocably and for ever, by a
microbe or bullet or careless drivers
twist Of the steering wheel. It Is the
utter rejection of that impossible mega.
tion that explains the shout of trium-
phant certainty under all skies today
that death is only ship and the best
is yet to be.
When souls 60 down to the sea by ship
And the dark ships name is death.
Why mourn and wall at the vanished
sail?
Though outward bound, Gods world
is round.
And only ship is death.
When I 60 down to the sea by ship
land death unfurls her sail,
Weep not for me. for there will be
A living host on another coast
To beckon and cry. All hailp"
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Children Are Like Sponqes

May commend Ethel M. johnson for
her recent splendid letter to The Star,
in which she deplored the use OF guns
as toys for children.
The minds of children are like sponges,
and they soak up the words and actions
of those around them. When they hear
too much talk Of wars, those not too
long past and those to come, and in
stead of constructive pastimes they play
soldiers, cowboys and war. how can they
grow up to be builders of better world?
Our hope of the future is in the children
OF today, but the right foundation must
be laid now.
Again, we may compare the mind Of
a child to lump of clay. It can be
formed into lovely thing or it can be-
come something ugly and of little value
Only in the hands of the Master Potter
can these precious lives be shaped and
nodded into useful vessels.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Letters to The Star

on each square foot of the outer surface
is stamped the following notice: Prop
erty of U. S. Navy. Secret. Close Your
Eyes end Do Not Peek"
High FLYER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-09
Report Shows Many
States Study Civilian
Defense, Defer Action

Most Of the States 50 far have
deferred action on plans to set up
new civilian defenses against
atomic and hydrogen bomb at
tacks, according to preliminary
data reported to Congress by its
Joint Committee on Atomic En-
ergy.
But many Of the States, as well
as the District. have started studies
or are awaiting Federal guidance.
Others have standby authority al
ready granted State officers to
meet any kind of disaster situa-
tions.
Active steps already have been
taken legislatively in at least sew
en- States.
In the National Capital, the
Commissioners have set up a Civil
ian Defense Committee and are
asking for an appropriation of
$4,000 to establish the nucleus of
a permanent reorganization. This
would provide for a full-time di-
rector with a small stan.
Responsibility Fixed.
The committees report to Con-
gress brought out that President
Truman had assigned RESPONSE
bility for the security of the
Capital to the National Security
Resources Board.
The District already has set up
planning committee and has
designated Police Inspector Lloyd
Kelly to head a preliminary Or
ganization.
The congressional report also
notes that 1t. Col. T. J. Hayes.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner,
has been designated to make a
study of the District problems.
A recommendation that cilivilan
defense planning here begin las
soon as possible" was included in
the committee statement.
Maryland Acts.
The committee reported that
the following States so far had
taken the most advanced legisla-
tive steps toward A-bomb defense:
Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire,
Ohio. Oregon, South Dakota, YER
mont and Washington. New
York has extensive programs I'M
der study.
The congressional report also
reviews civilian defense programs
In numerous foreign countries.
with indications that Russia has
its system well advanced. At ex-
ercises of this group in 1947, the
congressional report said, it was
said there were 100000 par
Elephants.
The report adds: 1.-THE aim of
the Russian) directorate is to
give basic civil defense training
to. 100000 citizens each year.
1t is believed that in 1948 there
were 100000 local civil defense
sections and that 100000 re-
ceived training"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-09
Bible ToIks to Resume

Rabbi Hymen Ezra Cohen of
: the Northeast Hebrew Congrega-
ton will resume his series of Bible
weekly talks at $3.50 pm. Friday
In the basement assembly room
of the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church. Twenty-second street and
Rhode Island avenue NE. The
subject of the sermon will be
Nathan. Lectures David"
Evening star., 1950-05-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Information and requests sent
in by the tollo10ing haze been
torDdrded to those for Uhom
they 1Uere intended:
WashingtOn-Miss H. l., Mrs.
E. R. D.. I. E. H, Mr.. L. H. R.,
Mrs. c. L. S., Mrs. M. C. W., Mrs.
B. j. w.. Mrs. R. L. T., L. w.,
Mrs. E. c., Mrs. P. H. NJ, Mrs.
G. L., Mrs. M. M. L., Mrs. S. E. NJ,
Mrs. c. A. c., Mrs. A. S., S. B. w..
R. c. R., Miss N. M. F., Mrs.
R. B., Mrs. C. A. S., Mrs. S. F.,
Mrs. P. S. NJ, Mrs P. R. R., Mrs.
S. M. D.
Alexandria - Mrs. w. B. w.
ArlingtOn-Mr. C. F. P, Mrs.
B. E. D., Mrs. w. R. K, Mrs.
H. S. w., M. A. C. BroOkeville
Mrs. T. K. T. Chevy Chase
Mrs. P. A. S., Mrs. H. G. H. Fair
fax-Mrs. E. N. H. Falls Church
Mrs. j. R. NJ. Mrs. C. w. c..
Fort BelvOir-Mrs. M. Green
belt-Mrs. E. H. S. Kensington
Mrs. H. M. B. Occoquan-
D. E. D. Silver Spring-Mrs.
j. E. G., c. v. B., Mrs. r. D. P,
c. E. F., Mrs. T. L., Mrs. s. N.
TakOma Park - Mrs. L. v. D.,
Mrs. N. j. Winchester-Mrs.
II. Meg.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Readers CLEARING House
TRIP TO COAST.
1ft1F TO NOAS 7.
From Mrs. NJ. X. w., WASHINGTON

From Mrs. NJ. X. w., WGshingtonJ
To Mrs. E. L., maybe some of
my experiences will be little help
to you. at least hope so. In
February my husband and I and
S p -year-old son travelled by auto
to Houston, Tex, returning by
way of New Orleans and Atlanta.
We we're away for two weeks and,
of course, realize the weather
will be different in May for you
folks but it was really warm when
we were in the South. Most of
our days in Texas and New Or
leans the temperature was in the
high 70s or low 80s. Well, I took
as many changes of undies as I
could manage nicely. enough for
one week without laundering if
necessary. I took one good brown
wool suit with which I teamed
several blouses. I think carrying
your blouses is one of the biggest
problems in travelling, so I used a
small overnight case for them
putting them in the case on their
hangers just folding them over
once. In this case, I carried
manicure essentials, scarves,
gloves, hose and a small light
weight hat as none of these put
creases in my blouses. I really
found this method the best I
have hit upon SO far and have
travelled quite a bit in the past
eight years. You can usually wash
out hosiery each evening at the
hotel or tourist courts where you
stop. We found the motels or
motor courts wonderful down
through the South and I have
been told as the motorist goes
West they are really even better.
We also had our underwear Cmy
own. husbands undies and hankies
and my sons underwear, outer
jersey shirts and his socks) done
a few times at the launderettes
which you will find in most of the
larger cities and it takes only 80
to As minutes of your time SO you
could have them done while you
eat some place. Sure wish we
were going West, too, but are
looking forward to being trans
ferred there in the not too dis
tant future. Pleasant journey.
FOAM RUBBER PRODUCTS.
From A. E. S., WashingtonJ
I have read with interest lately,
comments from some of the read
ers about their satisfactory ex-
periences with foam rubber and
foam rubber products.
After seeing an advertisement
in The Star, wrote to the Nat
ural Rubber Bureau, 1851 K street
NV, Washington 6, D. c., and
received an interesting pamphlet
entitled Convert to Comfort with
Latex Foam" which tells how to
use this wonderful material right
in your own home to add new
life to old furniture.
Now that spring "perk-up" time
is here, I thought some of your
readers might also like to have
this information.
X X
QUERIES?
(FrOm Mrs. Mex, WdShington.J |
Could you tell me where I can
have very old pearl handle fan
mended and is there such a place
where I can have the strips of
material dyed for a rag rug?
Evening star., 1950-05-11
EASEMENT WINDOWS?
fFrom Mrs. r. E. r.,
Dduton, Ohio.)

The house to which I will move
soon has easement windows
throughout. In the dining room,
the screens are on the inside, in
all the other rooms they are on the
outside. May I have your sug-
gestions about curtains or draper
les which will also serve as win
dow blinds?' I have thought of
using unbleached muslin, hem
ming it by hand with yarn, as the
important thing at present is to
get the windows curtained as
quickly and inexpens!vely as pos
Sible.
Suggestions about curtain rods
will be welcome, too. Although
most of the windows have two
parts which open in Except in
the dining room) there are several
single windows and several which
have three sections that open in.
Evening star., 1950-05-11

Something deicousY different for dinner - baked
bananas.
WEDNESDAY
Hamburg Pattie Baked Bananas
Buttered Carrots Spring Salad Mullins
Rice Pudding
Baked Bananas.
firm bananas ~ tablespoons melted butter
Salt margarine
Cut off the tip Of opposite ends Of each banana Remove
enghwe section of the inch wide extending from
end end Brush exposed portion the pulp with melted butter
sprinkle lightly with salt Place into baking dish Bake
moderate peels
a vegetable -Four servings.
Roast Pork SDeet Potatoes
Apple Sauce Broccoli
RdD Relish Tray
Frozen OrdnQe-Pecdn Pie Coffee
Orange-Pecan Pie.
u 6-ounce frozen orange / tablespoon -four
juice concentrate pecan meats
/ Srup eggS beaten
Dash salt
Combine ingredients into 8inch unbaked pastry she'll
Bake at $50 degrees minutes reduce temperature to 800
degrees F. and bake for 80 to As minutes until firm
r BY wi"
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Conducted by
BETSY CASWELL
PLASTIC UPHOLSTERY.
From Mrs. NJ. B. B.,
Mount Rainier

For Mrs. H. B., Pisgah: We have
a heavy club chair which was re-
upholstered three years ago in
plastic. II has received extremely
hard wear from two active chill
dren. but looks like new after
wiping with damp cloth. Cray
ons. pencils. innumerable food and
drink spillings. climbing. bounc-
ing, etc, have left no impression.
The material definitely did not
split when sewed and the chair
looks like a new one. though this
was its third upholstering. The
price was not prohibitive.
Evening star., 1950-05-11

Take tip from the experts when you broI steak
SUNDAY
PorterhouSe Steak French Fried Potatoes
Lima Beans Tossed Green Salad
Packaqed Rolls
Chocolate Chip Marble Cake
Porterhouse Steak
Turn regulator to bro and preheat broer Score the fat
prevent
on cool rack and place under heat unit so that TOP of meat is
inches 3 inches from the heat Bro for half the required time
the second side. Stick fork into fat to turn steak
j. 5s a3ia; e :s
Lamb Steo With Vegetables
- Rice Asparagus Biscuits
Pineapple SoutTe coffee
Pineapple
8 eggs separated "a cup cold water
grated rnd % canned diced pineapple
e cup sugar 2 cup pineapple slrup
] tablespoon unf1avored gelatin maraSchno cherries
Beat yo slightly and add grated lemon rnd and juice
and SALT Cook low heat in double boiler hot water
the cold water and let soften minutes Add to hot mixture
and stir until dissolved Add pineapple and pineapple up Chill
refrigerator thckened Fold whipped
sy sherb and garnsh
with a maraschino cherry. Six servings.
= Liner and Bacon Baked Potato
Eggplant and Okra Wilted Lettuce
Cherry Cobb1er
Eggplant and
/ tablespoon butter 2 stalks celery, sliced
/ small eggplant onions, chopped
tomatoes 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
y pound okra sliced Gresh of mixed herbs
froZen) Salt and pepper
eggplant, 14-nch Slices in cubes Heat
and them into Add okra celery onion and
time to time the stew cooks dry, add to cup of water
Season. Serves 4 to s.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
PATTERNS WANTED

From Mrs. r. X. S., AnnGndale. J
Would some one please tell me
where I may purchase some pat
terms for baby sweaters and bon
nets crocheted in the Lover Knot
stitch? I have seen two sweater
sets finished in this pattern. They
were both different.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
BOILED COD FISH.

tETOUt y. 4. D., w uSILUIVLOU(
For Mrs. r. E. K. Alexandria
Boil cod slowly. not necessarily
wrapped in cheese cloth. Add a
small onion.
Make a thick cream sauce using
half milk and half liquid from cod
Combine fish and sauce. Sauce is
delicious over baked potatoes or
small new ones. This is a Nor
wegian recipe. I came across it
at Egg Harbor Bay in New Jersey.
BABY BOOK.
From Mrs. G. E. S.. WASHINGTON
This book is called Baby
Care" and is by DIR. Spocks; it is
now 35 cents. I purchased one
this past week. There is another
book out in the same form. but it
is not nearly as good. I am a
modern grandmother and found it
invaluable, when I was bringing
up a grandson. I always send one
as a gift to any of my young
friends who are expecting a new
conner.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
EEWhat$ CooBinI'

FRIDAY,
Tuna Medley Buttered Beets
Green Beans Wdtercress Salad
Strawberry Shortc1ke
Medley
faxed tuna " crumbled potato chips
! cup cooked peas l cup milk
/ mushrooms, sliced u salt
tablespoons chopped onion 3 beaten
shredded cheddar cheese
tuna, peas mushrooms onion, potato chips milk
Add half of the cheese Pour
sprinkle with the remaining cheese Bake
crate 2, 80 minutes Six
SATURDAY.
FrdnkfurterS Hot Potato Salad
Boiled Leeks YeuoW Squash
Rhubdrb Sauce
tops from eks leaving about
the white portion and split lengthwise
Wash water spreading gently
as to tie the with
plenty of aled boiling about 20
Evening star., 1950-05-11

Broiled or baked apricot
halUes NTH cubes Of mint jelly
delicious accompaniment for
lamb.