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N 10 T r u P O S

|ju vaikai isaugtu, kiti lauke
ateinanciu metu, dar kiti lauke
to laiko, kada jie galetu ke-
liauti seniai issvajota kelione
arba visai paprastai lauke ry-
tojaus, neisisamonindami, kad
tik 81 diena turf savo realia
prasme, savo konkretuma, mes
vakarykste diena praejo, O ry-
tojus gall niekados neateiti.
Pradek tuojau gyventi ir
lvertink kiekviena diena lyg
atskira savo gyvenima.
Seneca
Negyvenk praeitimi, nei atei-
timi, bet atiduok visa savo ener-
gija kiekvienos dienos darbui ir
tue budu patenkink savo di-
dziuosius uzsimojimus.
Sir William Osler
Mano senas mokytojas Her.
bert Palmer megdavo sakyt:
'Pats graziausias dalykas pa
saulyje, yra gero zmogaus tiks-
liai sutvarkytas gyvenimas."
Bet toks gyvenimas jokiu budu
nera atsitiktinis dalykas. Tai
yra augstos rusies kurybinis
darbas.
Platonas, kuris spresdavo di-
dziasias gyvenimo problemas,
visada pabrezdavo, kad EMO
gaus gyvenimas pirmiausia tu-
retu butt grazus kurinys.
Rufus M. Jones
as
Didziausias gyvenimo darbas
yra nuolatinis saves perdirbine-
jimas Xxi zinojimo, kaip gyventi.
Smiley Benton
Arklys niekur nenuvez, jei-
gu jis nebus pakinkytas. Garai
neduos energijos, jeigu jie ne
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-05-24

buvO ten 1r neJauku. Bet kur
pagaliau rasti dabar jaukumo! |!
Jis zenge per kama nesizvalgy-
damas. Bijojo pamatyti nema-
loniuju dvasiu.
Ne pats nesuprato, kaip tai
atsitiko, kad atsidure prie savo
trobeles.
- Ne, neisiu vidu! - gal
vojo jis.
Bet visai isnetyciu pakeles
axis pamate savo trobeleje keisA
tu butybiu. Uzmirso Dabaras,
kad buvo pasiryzes neiti ten,
kur vaikscioja freilines dva-
sios.' Lyg nematomos rankos
traukiamas priejo prize Tango
pazhreti, kas viduj dedasi.
Ir kaip grazu atrode jo tro-
beleje: Iowa dailiai pataisyta,
stalas baltai dengtas, ten viso-
kiu valgiu sukrauta. Prisimine
Dabarui, kad jis baisiai isalkes.
Nuo pat ryto nieko nevalges. O
stai amos freilines ir pastebejo
iii. Meiliai eme jos mott zmogui
zengti j vidu. Jau nieko nebe-
|galvojo daugiau Dabaras, o tik-
tai zenge j trobele. Rankos jau
nutvere sklasti. Nemaz neste-
bejosi jis, kad durys is lauko
uzsklestos. Iejo, uzsklende is vi
daus. Perzenges per stubos
slenksti, pamate savo zmona
prie stale besedincia ir gardziai
bevalgancia. Meiliai il pazvel-
&c j savo vyra:
- Labai buvau isalkusi, -
sake il savo vyrui, kuris ne kick
nesistebi mamie matydamas pa
laidota savo zmona. - Laukiau
taves, valgysiva dabar abu. Ir
visada paliksiva kruvoj. Jau ]
|laza tau nebereikes daugiau eiti.
Kita ryta duobkasiai isnese
Dabaro lavona.
Ir ivyko, kad toll ir placiai
apie Isros upe nebebuvo EMO
niu matyti. O kas dar gyvas, ka
maras lyg is apsirikimo buvo
palikes, tasai ryte isejes j gat-
We baimingai apsizvalgo, ar tik
nepamatys dar koki zmogu.
Dieve, Dieve, juk negali butt
visi ismire!
Nieko nebematyti.
- Lipsiu, sake, ant
stogo ir is ten apsizvalgysiu.
Azure, ten toll, toll matau d.
ruksta kaminas. Tai cia bene
bus dar zmogus. Tenai, ak, ten
net is dvieju kaminu iskyla du-
mai. Dievui dekui, dar yra EMO
niu!
Ir skubina zmogus patsai pa
Kurt ugni. mes gall atsitikti,
kad vienas kitas ir is kitu tro-
beliu laukia zenklo.
Ir ne tik burus: ir bajorus ir
edelmonus aplanke juodasis ma
raS.
Stai viena ryta, dar labai
anksti, ieina tevas simonis pa
zadinti savo vaiku.
- Vaikeliai, kelkites, many
te.
Nusigande nubego vaikai
tevu miegamaji. Matas pirmasis
suklupo ties motinos Iowa; jis
be gallo myli savo motina.
- Sudiev! - pasake tik mo-
tina ir iskeliavo. O jos lavonas
tuojau pajuodavo kaip anglis.
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|lu, kuris dar mates Lietuvos
ldievus, isauga kapas. o ties ka-
pu suklumpa tevas SUI TRIMS sa-
vo sunumis maldai.
Tx stai skaudziai sudejavo
brolis Endrius. Ir Mato nusiti-
kejimas Dievu, caves nauja
smugi, visai sugniuzo. Nebepa-
kele jis akiu j broli, kuris jau
mirsta tevo glebyje, tik paso-
kes nuo keliu bego, bego lyg
proto netekes laukus. Ir ten
|jis eme laukti savo eiles. Jis
buvo tikras,r kad juodoji giltine
jo nepaliks. Tai kan dar mamie
butt, kan teva dar daugiau jau-
dinti?
Tiesa, mamie dar tevas ir vie
mas brolis, bet. juk ir jie netru-
kus jau bus juodojo seselio au-
ka. Ir taip isnirs visi namai.
Ar taip ir baigsis Simonio gi-
mine?
Visa diena ir nakti bastesi
Matas po miska ir laukus, lauk-
damas mirties. Tx keista: mir
tis jo nenori. Rasi uzmirso j
juodoji giltine. Bet, rodos, ne:
viduriai ina degti lyg ugnfes
pripilti. Tai tikrai jau marc IL
ga. Matas, atejes prie Isros va
gos, pasiziuri, ar jau ir jis pra-
deda juoduoti, kaip kiti mirstan-
tieji. Ne, jis tik baisiai, baisiai
lisbales atrodo.
O rasi as nemirsiu, rasi is
liksiu gyvas? Juk nors vienas
simonis turf islikti, - nedrasiai
ina reikstis mintis.
- Buk vyras, Natal. Buk
vyras ir elk namo, ziurek dra-
siai pavojui ir likimui j axis.
Elk palaidoti likusius brolius ir
teva. Neapleisk simoniu dvaro,
Xxi paskutinio stovek savo vie
toj!
Pagaliaua alnutaria.
Grizo Matas namo. O, koks
nepasakomas dziaugsmas: teve-
lis. ir brolis dar gyvi! Pamate
Mata dziaugiasi ir tevas ir Et-
monas.
Neziurint siauciancio marc,
neziurint didziojo kapo sode po
praamzinuoju azuolu, tevas ir
sunu du tveresi darbo. Reikejo
uki sutvarkyti, laukus valyti.
O visa savo jegomis. Darbininku
kaip ir nebeliko. Nors ir mazai,
taciau vilties dar yra, kad vie
mas ar kitas simoniu isliks. 1r
dvaras turf palikti likusiajam.
Atsirado daug naslaiciu, ku-
riu tevai juodojo marc kapus
nuvaryti. Ir simonis prisieme
ju keliolika j savo dvara, eme
jais rupintis.
Ir keista: -nuo to laiko Simo-
niu dvare nebemire ne vienas.
Prauze maras pro dvara, pra-
uze ir pro Lietuvos sail, cia ma
ziau, ten daugiau, O kitur net
visus gyventojus nuvarydamas
kapus.
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M A R A S
(Atkelta is 5-to .pusl.)

(Atkelta is 5-to pusL) -,
ten vel vienas tyliau jau sukniu-
bes ant piautuvo amzinam mie-
gui. O cia vel suklumpa jauna
mergaite. Ir jau beveik puse
darbininku gull laukuose lyg
pakirsti ant zemes.
Oras darosi Wis tvankesnis.
VETO ne kvapo nejausti. W.
veizdas sluosto prakaita - ir
is baimes ir is karscio.
Niekas neistare to zodzio, ME
kas ne nemane kalbeti. Bet To-
dis paskambejo. Paskambejo
lyg isgastingas teisejo trimitas.
o stai keletas darbininku tare-
81 matantys ana seseli, kuris jau
vakar, baugindamas zmones,
sklande ore. Neziuredami uz-
veizdo, suklupo likusieji darbi-
rinkai ant zemes maldai:
- Apsaugok mus, VieSpatie.
nuo marc!
Nubales kaip drobe uzveiz-
das 4uoliais nulaidino namo pra-
nesti grovui, kas ivyko.
Galvatrukciais sumete grovas
keleta reikalingiausiu daiktu
vezima ir issiskubino j Kara
liauciu. IS ten name toliau vyk-
ii, kur galetu apsisaugoti nuo
marc.
Bet pakeliui negyvas nusirito
nuo pasostes vezikas. Baisiai
persigando grovas Stolbekis ir
stabo istiktas sukniubo vezime.
Pasijute arkliai laisvi susisuko
ir grizo namo. Ir parveze atgal
grovo Stolbekio lavona.
o kita diena jau nebebuvo
laukuose dirbanciu zmoniu.
Ir mire zmones, baudziaunin-
kai, burai lietuviai. Mire ne tik
pavieniui, mire kruvomis. Ma
meliai, buve pilni sveiku EMO
niu, dabar pilni lavonu: Krito
zmones lyg lapai salnos pakas-
ii. Vieno lavono jau niekas ne
belaidoja. Laidojama kruvomis.
Grabu niekas nebepazista.
Atsiejo paciai vyriausybei ru-
pintis lavonais. Suvercia JUGS ]
dideles duobes ir uzpila zeme-
mis- be kunigo palaiminimo, be
kryziaus. Tx supilami ten augs-
ii kaupai, kad zmones ir po
simtmeciu atsisektu, jog cia
marc kapai buve.
Ir tamsusis, baugusis marc
seselis sklandinejo virs zmoniu
galvu Wis dar ir dar.
Ir ejo gandas siurpulingas,
baugus: nakti kitose trobelese,
pazvelgus pro langus j vidu, ga
lima esa pamatyti neregeta
keista ziburi, o jo sviesole
vaiksciojancios baltai apsiren-
gusios freilines. Ir tai esas zenk-
las, kad is situ trobeliu kita ry-
ia Enesia paskutinio zmogaus
lavona. Bet ir zmogus, kuris ST.
tas baltasias freilines pamatas,
netrukus mirstas.
Dabaras, Golstromo lazlnln-
kas, patsai palaidojes savo EMO
ma. - nebebuvo ne vieno, kurls
jam butu padejes, - letals
zingsniais parejo per kama. Jls
toks silpnas, kad vos kojas pa
vilkti begali. Skilvi grauzla al
kis, akys merkiasi is nuovargio.
Namo jis nemane eiti: baugu
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Maras jau ir simoniu namuo-
Sc. Pirmoji skaudi auka.
Bet ne laikas dabar verkti ar
dejuoti. Reikia lavona gabenti
| j lavonine. Tx stai sode pasi-
girsta klyksmas. Matas bega
lyg nesavas, kick kojos mesa,
bega ziureti, kas cia darosi. O
nujautimas jau sake, kad cia
nauja marc auka besanti.
Vyresniosios gleby mirsta
|jauniausioji Simonio dukrele.
dailioji Jone. Pakol Matas SUI
pranta kas daryti, jau atbego
Etmonas, atplese Lidija nuo la
vono. Jis buvo girdejes, kad
reikia lavonu saugotis: is ju ga
Init prilipti liga. o, nors viena
sesele jis noretu apsaugoti nuo
mirties! Vargsas nezino, kad
Lydia tik buvo apsilankiusi
Grigaiciu butelyje, kur Grigai-
ciu abu jau lavonu. il RADIO ten
tik mazuleli ju vaikeli. Jis, ro-
dos, toks silpnutis, tik axis uz-
spaust bereikia - taciau dar
gyvas ir nemano mirti. Verkia
tik ir dejuoja.
Gailestingoji Lydia parsiga-
beno mazuleli j rumus. Taip pa
rejo maras j Simoniu dvara. Ly-
dija lyg nesava nuejo j savo
kambari, kur verkia mazasis
Grigaitukas. Tx il jau kaip ir
|nebegirdi maziuko verksmo. O
jai paciai tvinsta asaros per
veidus - ir del motinos, ir del
|seseles.
o kita ryta il jau nebeiseina
lis savo kambario. Ir vaiko val
tojimo nebegirdeti. Nujaute
tevas, kad jau ir antros duk-
ters nebera, kad vienas po kito
atplesiami ju vaikai. Bet reikia
eiti ziureti, rasi tik :.
Lydia taip dailiai klupo prie
Grigaituko vygio, lyg kalbintu
vaikeli, lyg zaistu su juo. Lydi-
ia negali butt negyva. Dieve, il
me-! -.
Mazasis Grigaiciu sunelis vi
sal jau sustinges, O Lydia :.
Kad jis cia pat vietoj nenumirs-
ia? Kodel il nenumirsta taip,
kaip anakart grovas Stolbekis?
Tas bent nemate savuju Mrs
tant.
Lengvais zingsniais ieina Ma
tas ] sesutes kambari. Jis mato
teva pargriuvusi zemej. Jis su-
pranta, kad paskutinioji sesele
% jis taip labai mylejo jas ir
Ir visos trys nebegy-
vos. Bet Matas ramus, dar Wis
ramus. Jis nueina pas teva, at
kelia j:
- Teveli, tai Dievo ranka!
Motinos setoji vaiku sirdyse
sekla, matyt, nenuejo niekais:
Matas nusitiki Dievu, Matas
ramina ir teva. Matas karzygis-
kai stengiasi slept susijaudini-
ma. Jis atsimine motina, moki-
nusia nebylinetis SUI Dievu, o
pasiduoti jo valiai.
- Taip, tai Dievo ranka, -
tevas ir atsipalaidaves
is sunaus ranku isejo laukan.
Nebuvo .betgi laiko mastyti
apie nesuprantamus Dievo ke-
Illus, mes kita ryta ir Lukosius
jau nebe tarp gyvuju. Ir savo
kersta Goldstromui nusinese jis
kapus.
Likusieji broliai, Etmonas,
ir Matas, nuejo soda
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-05-24

bus uzdaryti. Nei Niagara ne
turejo tos reiksmes, kol il ne
buvo tinkamai panaudota. Ir
zmogaus gyvenimas negali tapti
dideliu, kol jis nera disciplinuo-
tas ir kan nors pasvestas.
Harry Emerson
Aukleti, tai nera duoti Emo
mems ziniu, kuriu jie neturi,
bet ismokyti JUGS elgtis taip,
kaip jie nesielgia.
John Ruskin
Moralinis grozis yra toks fe-
nomenas, kurio negalima uz-
mirsti. Toji grozio forma yra
nepalyginamai ispudingesne, ne
gu prigimtas grozis. ITEMS, ku-
rie pasizymi moraliniu groziu,
yra suteikta nepaprasta ir ne
isaiskinama gala.
Pagal Readers Digest
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-05-24
RAUDONOJI zVAIGzDE

81 autentiskos fotografijos - bolsevik4
darby Lietuvoje 1941 birzelio menesi liu-
dininkes. Trump ir tikslus paaiskinimai
lietuviu ir anglu kalbomis.
Gaunama DIRVOJE. kama IS c.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
club NeWsreeIs
Prove Popular

Harrison F. Houghton, preSl-
dent of the Washington Society
of Cinematographers, reports fa-
vorable response in the society
to an experiment in making club
newsreels a monthly feature. Un-
der the plan, members see their
own pictures presented to the
whole society in a running Sc
quence of subjects.
Two reels, one for 8-mm. and
another for 16-mm. film, consist
of collections from seven or eight
members put together in a run
ming narrative similar to COM
mercial films. Club editors pre-
pare verbal commentary and mu-
sical backgrounds.
At the October meeting, 8-mm
material was presented by G. w
Miller, R. w. Mende, R. N. Wilson
Temple FARRELL and Alfred Pfan-
stiehl. The 16-mm. contributor,
were Wilbur Cummings, j. Donale
Sutherland, Mrs. Leo Dawson
Clarence Lahde, Richard Parvin
J. c. Peter. Mr.. Houghton ane
C. F. Wheatley.
Mr.. Pfanstiehl andt Victor Pat.
terSon will edit the 8-mm. ant
16-mm. offerings, respectively, fol
the November meeting.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

la much larger number of pictures
than the others per film load.
Hence it costs less to operate and
become very popular for this rea-
son as well as for the fact that
it is small, light and suitable for
taking anywhere. On the debit
side. the 35-mm. camera is not
easy to focus. especially for those
who wear glasses and enlarge
ments of any great size will dis
close a grain that is displeasing
to most people.
Folding cameras take the larger
film and have fairly fast lens
shutter combinations. Shutter
speeds and focus may be changed
at will by the operator. Focusing
as with the 35s is by means of a
small finder. Some have split
image or similar finders for ac-
curacy in obtaining a sharp image
! Another very popular camera is
4 the reflex. Some have two lenses
one the taking lens. and the other
which shows the Identical scene
being taken on a ground-glass
focusing screen. the same size as
the film. The single-lens reflex
also has the ground-glass focusing
screen. the image being trans
mitted by means of mirrors. In
either case the camera operator
can see at all times exactly what
he is getting on the film. Both
focus and composition can be
checked simultaneously up to the
exact instant of exposure.
| Now for those who wish to get
pictures Of fast action. Stopping
fast action on film calls for fast
Evening star., 1951-11-04

ABOARD S. LIBERTE perhaps chocolate soufae
AT SEAThat bright fall day Mont Blanc made of mase
nudged from the chesnus and whipped
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Club
To Hear Hamilton

George T. Hamilton of the
Hamilton Art Studio of Washing
ton will give a talk and demon
,stration on Modern Composition
in Painting and Photography be-
fore the Alexandria Camera Club
Tuesday evening. The club meets
at 8 pm. in the Alexandria Recre-
alton Center. Cameron and
Harvard streets.
Black-and-White prints will be
exhibited at the meeting and a
commentary on entries will be
given by Mr.. Hamilton. The meet
ing is open.
| The Alexandria club has been
active since February in encourag-
/ ing the practice of photography.
1t meets the first and third Tues
day of each month.
D. Mostadl, secretary. an
nounces these new members: j. A.
Boehm, w. j. BERTHE, N. B. MoSer,
j. Won Bergen.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

lens and shutter combination
found only in cameras in the
higher-price field. Certain OF
the 35-mm. and reflex cam
eras are in this category and
differ only in that the lenses
and shutters are faster and
more expensive. There is also
the news photographers camera
that is considerably larger than
the others and takes cut film in
holders rather than the more pop
ular roll film. The neWs-type
camera is, as a rule, too bulky and
expensive to operate for the av-
erage amateur and we do not rec
ommend it generally for these rea-
sons. It's big advantage is the
focal plane Or screen-type shutter,
but it should be remembered that
some of the smaller cameras are
also equipped with this type shut
ter.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Lines Liberte Puts
On Galleries, Takes EN- Off
By Horoce Sutton

row perhaps chocolate souffle
A Mont Blanc, made of mashed
chestnutS and whipped-crean
snow? For the honeymooner.
there is a Sun-sugar tree with
creamy desserts hanging from the
branches, and their names carved
ON the trunk.
BY the night of the gala, thu
pastry chef has made baskets two
feet high, with broad flowing rib.
bons of sugar candy. The French
Line to Europe is the Calorie Elk.
press.
In a somewhat more restrained
degree. the same thing goes or
meanwhile in cabin and touris
class. Although the choice Of
dishes is rather restricted, thu
third-class passenger can rur
through eight courses for break.
fast, including onion soup, alors
Dinners run to 10 courses and in.
clude wine without extra charge
To cross the Atlantic each time
the Liberte requires, aside from
fuel and a staff of more than 9
thousand, $500 bottles of cham.
pagne, four tons of meat and eight
tons of fowl. and 10000 eggs.
Activity You Crave?
To keep from growing out o1
ones clothes by the time we pu,
into LIE HaIve. there is an activ.
ity program that would sap the
strength of a decathlon cham
pion. One may appear on the
boat deck each afternoon at
for the Concourse de Tir AuS
Pigeons, clay-pigeon shooting
competition. Clay discs are flung
out to sea while you fire at them
with shotgun.
One may even work off the
poundage by horseback riding OF
roWing-on mechanical devices in
the gymnasium. The array oi
athletic equipment aboard has
been the delight on other voyages
of Sugar Ray Robinson, who has
crossed four times on the Liberte
training en- route. His picture
hangs facing the punching bag
Adjoining the gym is a swimming
pool that would be the showplace
of a Caribbean hotel.
Previews Of new moving pic
lures are shown each afternoon
French and American productions
are played on alternate days. Oc-
casional concerts de jazz sym.
phoniQue are given in the after
moons and a cocktail dansant is
scheduled every early evening
from $50 until $50.
To keep every one apprised O
this bubbling array of events, 8
magazine which includes the --latest
news and features about Europe /.
showed under the door of every
stateroom each day.
For those who didn't choose the
sea trip for the rest, a forma
party begins each evening at 10
1t is preceded occasionally with
horse racing or bingo games
which have produced some 10000.
franc winners (about $3.50. Fol
the gala party, usually the mex
to the last night aboard ship, tht
entire Don Cossack Chorus, eI
route to Europe for tour o.
singing engagements, was pre-.
vailed upon to appear. Played fol
the benefit Of a French seaman.
fund, the affair flushed a glitter oi
jewels and Paris creations which
adorned the elegant assortment oi
French. American and South
American women who are aboard
Evening star., 1951-11-04

ABOARD THE S. S. LIBERTE
AT SEA.-That bright fall day
when We nudged away from the
pier in Manhattan and headed out
to sea seems now to be deep in the
long ago. After five days, nur-
tured and nourished by the
French, it feels as if this good
rich, indolent, self-indulgent life
of the shipboard passenger has
been going on forever.
Perhaps way back there in the
haZy past taxis honked. people
pushed and telephones rang. Gu
adrift from time. and linked tc
reality only by the wireless or ar
occasional reflective thought, one
has nothing to do but sleep, plan
and visit a fine French restaurant
three times a day.
To this traveller. who has crossed
the Atlantic eight times by air,
twice by Army transport and never
before by luxury liner, the trip has
been a revelation. The farewell
by air is quick and unceremonious.
Zip! You're off. Like the quick
pull of adhesive tape from your
skin. 1t doesn't hurt. But the
pageantry of departure by ship is
designed to dampen eyes and
tighten throatS.
You edge ever so gradually away
from those on the dock you love
Slowly but perceptibly now the
rift widens-the tugs add a
melancholy moan. Sometimes
there is music, and always there
is the sensation that you are off
to faraway place for long time
Things Liven Up.
The dining room is lovely but
quiet place the first day out. But
by the second night every one is
done up in evening clothes. and
the salon is suddenly transformed
into a flaming den of crepes
suzettes and baked Alaskas.
Would m sieu like for tomor-
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Foto-Croft Club

Members of the Twelfth Street
YMCA Foto-Craft Club will meet
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock for
another workshop session. Theo-
dore Lewis will conduct a class in
developing and printing. The
group will meet in the assembly
room of the "Y." 1916 Twelfth
street NV.
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A new photoflash outfit uses
an ordinary household 60 or l00-
watt lamp and produces about
400 flashes before burning out.
The charge is built up in capaci-
tators.
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Popular Photographs directory
issue lists about 200 still cameras
and more than so amateur movie
cameras on the market. There
are 40 types of 35-mm. cameras.
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tO1S4 A4ACs
This man, whose spiritual lead
erShip is as outstanding as his
marked administrative ability in
the globe -circling missionary ef-
forts of his church. has just re-
turned from an eight-week trip to
Europe. He visited with Seventh
Day Adventist Church groups and
their leaders in Western Germany.
England, Holland, Denmark,
Switzerland and Italy.
Everywhere went I was asked
What is the United States going
to do? Our stand is all-important,
particularly to the people in
Western Germany" he said. They
are unarmed and defenseless, and
have no voice in their fate"
Given a further chance. without
another war, they would be able
to get back on their feet. he be-
lieves. He illustrated this point
by telling me, Our church men,
bers to whom we have been send
ing help in dollars, food and cloth
ing, feel that unless there is an
other conflict they can manage on
their own" Send what you have
been giving us to those in other
countries where the need is great
er than ours" they told him. Out
of congregation of more than
1900 who shared this opinion, 300
had been bombed out and 1000
had lost relatives in World War II.
"Of course about 5000 of our
own church members - Germans
who are refugees from Eastern
countries, and have not been able
to be placed as yet in profitable
employment-mus still be aided, ="
he emphasized.
Germans Better Off.
For the people of Berlin, always
jittery and anxious as to what
may happen next. this is partic-
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lief of the Seventh-Day Adventist
Church in the upbuilding process
that it's General Conference here
has just voted 1920, 900 to help re-
habilitate churches and hospitals
and for the work among young
people and with its publishing
houses, in addition to 100000
previously made available" Elder
Branson told me.
He found almost every German
young person with whom he talked
eager and anxious to come to the
United States in order to complete
his education, since very few of
the higher institutions of learning
are now operating in Western
Germany. To the young people of
Continental Europe this country
is still the land of opportunity.
Everywhere he found stores well
stocked for those who have the
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ularly difficult time" he stressed.
"But their economic condition is
slightly better than it has been
in this ghost town of former times.
Frugal to a point almost impos-
sible for an American to under
stand. they stock-piled coal during
the summer months as they did
many other necessities which had
to be flown into them by the air.
lift during more hazardous days.
Everywhere in Germany, partic-
ularly in Berlin, he found religious
meetings among all denominations
being much better attended than
before World War II.
"The low moral tone among
German young people of both
sexes brought about by Nazi teach
ings is being corrected and up
lifted everywhere" he pointed
out. I'm fact, so great is the be-
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and Impressions
Church Heads Find Europe Anchoring Fate to u. S.

money to LJy. In England he
thought the general standard Of
living was much lower than on
previous visits, with the people
Tightening their belts again with
even tighter controls likely.
"It is hard to get the British
down to the point where they do
not face situations resolutely and
with optimism for their tomor-
rows" he said.
While in Copenhagen, Elder
Branson held a conference of the
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