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Evening star., 1952-03-24

Representative Of Maryland's sixth dis
trict, and her statements quoted IN The
Star. Mrs. Werner says that she does
not think we should raise taxes generally
and then goes on to say that she In
corses program Of increased Federal
spending through misnamed Federal Aid
to Education. How Mrs. Werner would
spend more for Federal aid l?) and yet
not increase taxes is something that only
she could answer. 4
More recently. Mrs. Werner unsuccess-
fully opposed an elected school board
for Montgomery County giving county
residents some control over their own
public schools. Thus, although Mrs.
Werner does not want representative
government In Montgomery County. she
does want to represent the county In
Congress. Inconsistency, Mrs. Stella
Werner. is thy name!
Evening star., 1952-03-24

The etar'a readers can ees the answer 20
ers, by ngesscn ss g fsct ~ either yritins me
MW.. washington 5 D. C.,. and inclcsinf certs
return hostage or hy telephoning ST 1864.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Harvest Junnboree Planned

A harvest jamboree for the
benefit Of Anderson Orthopedic
Hospital in Arlington will be
sponsored by the Woman's Aux
Hilary Of the hospital on Octo-
Der IL in the Thomas Jefferson
Junior High School.
The jamboree will take the
place of the fall barbecue. held
for the past two years on the
hospital grounds while the present
building was under construction.
The presence of patients in the
hospital this year makes further
use of the grounds for benefit
affairs impractical.
Mrs. Richard Yeatman and
Mrs. Rocco Paolicelli are serving
as co-chairmen Of the jamboree
It will include dinner and square
dancing, as well as special booths
and entertainment features.
Dinner will be served from
to 8 pm. with square dancing to
follow until II pm.
Mrs. Rocco Pomponio is now
serving as president Of the aux
iliary, filling the unexpired term
Iof Mrs. Doyle Seldenright, who
has left the city.
AS a result of previous benefit
activities, the auxiliary was able
recently to present the hospital
with an autoclave, used for the
sterilization of instruments ir
Evening star., 1952-09-14
|Ankeny-Justice
EnQOQen1ent

Mr.. and Mrs. Marling j
Ankeny of Bethesda announce the
engagement of their daughter
Jacqueline Joan to Mr.. Donald B
Justice, son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. L
Justice. also of Bethesda.
The bride-elect attended Averett
College this past year and is
presently associated with the De-
partment Of the Interior. Mr.
Justice is now with the Coast
Guard unit stationed in Cape May
IN. j.
The marriage will take place
next spring.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Southall Photo.

Miss Joan Pauline KnOuSe.
4 st. Matthew'S Cathedral was
the scene of the wedding yes
terday morning of Miss Joan
Pauline Knouse and Mr.. James
Gerard Nolan, Msgr. John K.
Cartwright officiating at 10:30
o'clock and saying the nuptial
mass. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert F. Knouse
of Takoma Park and Mr.. Nolan's
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. James
I. Nolan, both families having
been leaders in resident circles of
Washington for several genera
tions.
Mr.. Knouse escorted his daugh-
ter to the Sanctuary where she
was awaited by the bridegroom
and his best man, Mr.. Robert
Handy. She was attended by her
sisters, Miss Helena c. Knouse as
maid of honor and Miss Dolores
S. Knouse who with Miss Mary
E. Nolan. sister Of the bridegroom,
were bridesmaids.
Escorting guests to their Jews
in the great Cathedral preceding
the ceremony were Capt. Fred
]. Donahue, jr. and the Messrs.
George H. Knouse, brother Of the
bride, and Richard j. Perry.
The wedding breakfast was
served at the Dupont Plaza Hotel
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan
left on their wedding trip to
canada. They will live in New
London, Conn, where Mr.. Nolan
has an editorial position with the
Underwater Sound Laboratory.
Evening star., 1952-09-14

the operating room. In addition
lit has furnished one complete
room at the hospital and pur-
chased new over-bed tables fol
other patients.
Plans for the harvest jamboree
were made at the first fall meet
ing Of the auxiliary this week
when chairmen of the variou.
committees for the benefit were
named.
Mrs. M. r. Ullom Is in charge Of
tickets which will be So for adult.
and 81 for children.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Miss Naomi Noir
Enquqed to Murry

Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Nair an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Naomi Lou, to I'd 1t
Arthur L. Kirts. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Kirts of Falmouth,
Mass.
1t. Kirts is a graduate of Pur-
due University and the University
of Iowa. He is now stationed at
Fort Belvoir, Va.
Evening star., 1952-09-14
MRS. RALPH L. CHAMBERS, j
The former
Miss Joan Nj. Mitchell.

The former
Miss Joan M. Mitchell.
The Church of the Annuncia-
ton was the scene on September
l3 Of the marriage of Miss Joan
Margaret Mitchell to Mr.. Ralph
Logan Chambers, jr., of Cumber-
land, Md. The Rev. Russell A,
Phelan officiated at the ceremony
after which a reception was held
at the Alban Towers Hotel.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Butler Mitch
ell and Mr.. Chambers is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers.
Maid Of honor was the brides
sister, Miss Mona Marie Mitchell
and bridesmaids were the Misses
Julia Joyce Chambers, Ann Shan
non Coombs and Mary Eleanor
Richards Of Arlington. Mr.. JOSEPH
Franklin Chambers, brother of thu
bridegroom, served as best man
Ushers were DR.. James Richare
Chambers. Fort Bragg, N. c., ant
Mr.. John Chambers, also brothers
and Mr.. Richard Carleton.
After wedding trip to tn,
Pocono Mountains, the couple vii
live IN Cumberland.
Evening star., 1952-04-02
This and That
By Charles E. TroceweN

it to plunge straight over her. without
either fur ever coming into contact.
Il am sure this is just game with
her. I am not sure what the cats think
Of it.
I'VE had an opossum in the garden
recently, and it was fun to watch Nanda
run circles around it, without the larger
beast paying the slightest attention.
Both love trees, and it may be that
Nanda recognizes tree dweller. Never
once have seen her manifest any fear
of the possum.
IT do not know exactly the status
of the father squirrel in squirreldom;
Nanda is not seen with one more than
another. It Is to her young that she
pays the most attention. It is she that
makes the nest. This is an amazing
performance. Nanda must spend liter
ally hours ripping of long branches Of
the locust when the leaves appear. She
does not carry them this way, though.
She rolls them up into ball, and it is
funny to watch her going along with
this large growth, as it seems, on her
jaw.
"She carries these wads Of leaves to
another tree, never making her nest in
the same tree from which she gets them.
suppose this is to safeguard In some
way the babies.
'She seems q most excellent mother.
I have watched her bathing them, and
trying to teach them just when to leave
the home tree. She spends much time
and energy In this, offering lesson. It
Evening star., 1952-04-02

using his "swan song" to clear the air of false
impressions about the status of American arms
output. His own assessment of it is that it is
really rolling and rolling pretty well"-wel
enough to warrant the view that "a gigantic
mobilization effort has been achieved" in the
past IS months. AS for comparing that effort
with the Soviet effort, he has summed up the
situation in these words: II believe we are fast
overtaking Russia in the quantity of production
of war materials and in the quality of .produc-
ton 1t is my opinion that we have passed
Russia"
Few judgments on this subject could be as
well Informed or as authoritative as Mr.. Wilson'S
That is why his generally optimistic comment
is particularly heartening. 1t makes clear that
the United States and its Allies, given continu-
ing progress toward the defense goals they have
set for themselves, can look forward with con-
fidence to building up power formidable enough
to preserve peace-or to crush the aggressor
who dares to unleash another world war.
Evening star., 1952-04-02

Influence PeddIers

Since the Supreme Court justices split to 4
in passing on the case, the legal question in
volved in the indictment Of two pro-Truman
Democrats in Mississippi on charges of influence
peddling must be closer than layman would
think.
a The defendants were charged with con-
spiracy to violate statute forbidding the sale
of Federal jobs In this instance, the jobs in
question were the chairmanships of OPS county
ration boards in the State.
Congress had authorized the creation of
such positions, but they have never actually
been set up. Therefore. said the defendants, the
indictment was defective since it accused them
of selling jobs which did not exist.
District Judge shared this view, as did
four members of the Supreme Court. But the
majority, in an opinion written by Justice
Frankfurter, ruled that the indictment is valid
and sent the case back to Mississippi for trial.
Congress, said Justice Frankfurter was en-
titled to believe that the sale of influence in
anticipation of jobs was just as damaging to
the operation of the Federal service as the sale
of jobs themselves, and this is what is prohibited
by the statute. The claim in this case is that
the indicted officials were peddling influence.
If that is the fact they ought not to escape trial
on the technical plea that the jobs, though
authorized, had not been set up.
Evening star., 1952-04-02
SILVER SPRING.

S1LVER SPH1NG.
Dear Sir:
"This is my simple story Of Nanda,
the squirrel.
"She came to our yard about two
years ago. Since then she has been
q friend of the entire household, and
has contributed much to our everyday
happiness.
There is one thing I have learned
from reading you, to be happy with the
smaller things of everyday, persons.
animals. birds, events, around US.
''Nanda is handsome, interesting. a
great deal Of an acrobat, and seems at
times to possess the soul Of clown.
She bites of leaves in one tree, carries
them to another and makes nest.
She had babies. and cares for them.
and does all that good squirrels can
do, which is very much all human beings
can do, except that Nanda does all
gracefully, without the subterfuges and
lodges humans seem to think necessary
to live.
She enjoys her life among the trees.
She has ways of her own Of displaying
Joy, and disgust, and even fear, but the
latter forms very little part OF her
existence, as far as can see.
"She does not even seem afraid Of
dogs, but rather takes them as they
come. AS for cats. she Is slightly more
wary Of them, but have actually seen
her playing q sort Of game with them.
At timer she leaps over one. then permits
Evening star., 1952-04-02

seems to me, to human parents who do
not know where their children are or
what they are doing. Human parents
often complain Of wrongs done both by
their children and to them, placing the
blame on others, including the COM
munity at large. To my way of think
ing Nanda, the squirrel. does it much
better, by taking the time to train her
children and to see to it that they do
not harm others or be in positions in
which others can harm them.
II am happy to have known Nanda.
She is q good citizen. and am glad to
help feed her and her family.
Sincerely, IN. H. L."
This pleasant picture Of gray squir-
rel should be kept in mind by all per-
sons who find them unpleasant to have
around.
It may seem to such perturbed per-
sons that the squirrels offer a problem
difficult to solve.
Actually, there is no problem-only
squirrels
How nice squirrels can be is shown
above. 1t is all the point Of view. It
is the open mind, the clear eye, the
good heart.
The gray squirrel is q good animal.
It has spirit. humor. persistence. all
American traits. and well worth imi-
tating.
In the local area there are melanistic
or black squirrels. and at rare intervals
jalbino or white ones. Both are phases
Of the ordinary grays.
Evening star., 1952-04-02
StoIin's Latest

Every now and then, Generalissimo Stain
deignS to answer questions put to him by repre-
sentativeS of the American press and radio.
Presumably, when he does this he has some
objective in mind, and so it is kind of custom
in our country to sift his words over and over
again in an effort to divine their purpose or
find an earth-shaking hidden meaning In them.
Accordingly, now that the great man has
deigned once more to speak out to our press
and radio people, the usual analysis must be
expected. The questions involved and his ver-
batim answers follow: () Is third world war
closer today than two or, three years ago? "No,
it is not" (2) Would it be useful for the heads
of the great powers to meet? Possibly it would
be useful" CD Do you think the present mo-
ment opportune for German unifcation? Eyes,
I do" And a. on what basis can capitalism
and communism co-exist? Peaceful co-exist-
ence Of capitalism and communism is quite pos
sible If there is mutual desire for cooperation,
If there is a readiness to fulfill the undertaken
obligations, if there is observance Of the prin-
ciple Of equality and non-interference in the
internal affairs of other states"
Although the word analyzers may be able
to find something significant in all this-some-
thing subtle, something cryptic, something full
of big and portentous implications
readers must be excused if they regard the whole
business as being little more than dull echo
of what Stain has said in the past in similar
question and answer exchanges They must be
excused, too, if they react to his stale comment
on "co-existence" with mixed feelings of COM
plete boredom and utter contempt. After ALL
look at who's talking again, in such a holier
than-thou manner, about cooperation, adher-
ence to obligations, and equality and non-inter-
ference in the affairs of other states!-the head
of hate-mongering dictatorship infamous the
world over for maintaining the Iron Curtain, OBJ
structing the United Nations, violating its most
solemn pledges, master -minding the aggression
In Korea and making enslaved satellites of
nearly dozen nce-independent lands.
Needless to say, when interpreted against
this kind of background, Stains latest remarks
on war and peace can hardly be regarded as
anything but the same old stuff full Of the
same old hypocrisy. Possibly they have hidden
meaning, but why waste time trying to uncover
that meaning as long as the Kremlin's deeds
continue-quite blatantly-to do violence to its
words?
Evening star., 1952-04-02
Providence Hospital Campaign

Friends of Providence Hospital today will
start campaign to raise 81 million for a new
hospital building. The Sisters Of Charity will
provide the Site-a 15-acre plot at Twelfth and
Varnum streets NortheaSt-and $2.5 million of
the money needed for this expansion of the work
they commenced when President Lincoln called
them here from Emmitsburg 81 years ago.
Theirs was the first hospital in Washington
The original structure served soldiers from both
North and South. When the Civil War ended,
of the civilian community. Thaddeus Stevens
OF Pennsylvania obtained a grant of 100000
to help them to erect the earliest portions of
the present group of buildings at Second and
streets Southeast. But the Sisters managed to
raise many times that amount themselves
Never until now have they made public appeal
Conditions, however, have changed since
1861. The demands upon Providence Hospital
have increased as the city has grown. Mean
while, its facilities gradually have ceased to
meet its full requirements. More than 100000
Washington residents have been bed patients
at the hospital and more than 100000 have been
treated in the clinic. A majority of the patients
have been employed directly or indirectly in
enterprises connected with the Federal Govern
ment Therefore application has been made for
$3.5 million Of Federal funds under the terms
Of the Hospital Center Act, which permits grants
to private hospitals up to so per cent of the
cost or value Of new hospital facilities.
The new Providence Hospital will be good
investment for all concerned. And the fund
raising campaign now under way deserves the
support Of the entire community.
Evening star., 1952-04-02

Every child's destiny in life con-
Germs us because they are Gods chill
dren. Foster Mother.
Cannot some concerted action be
started to change conditions at the In
dustrial Home School? Surely nothing
like that should exist in this or any
other city. believe there are many
who would be willing to contribute gen.
erously to any project for betterment.
What is wrong with our city manage
ment or whoever or whatever Is reSpon-
sible for such conditions?
Marion Wilcox Coomes.
Any help I may be able to give to
remedy the dismal conditions under
which needy children are housed in
- Washington will be gladly given.
Thank you for the publicity you have
given it. Truly we have a disgraceful
and tragic situation that must be
remedied. There Is so much to be done
and so few aware of the needs. Keep
at us, lest we forget.
Orris GrayenOr Robinson,
Minister. Calvary Methodist Church.
X
I was very impressed with your arti-
cles and particularly your pictures on
our child care program. What can I,
as an individual do. to remedy this Sit
uation? Reader.
I want to express my appreciation
and admiration of the excellent job The
Star is doing for the Board of Public
Welfare cases, and especially for the
poignantly illustrated article in The
Sunday Star, March %. 1t should bring
good results, and hope your good work
continues.
The trouble is that right now the frog
has fallen foot farther down the we'll
with the cut in District appropriations
recently made by Congress. It is going
to take phenomenal effort on the part of
all those who are interested in seeing
something done for the neglected and
underprivileged children of Washington
to get the frog out Of the well.
Florence A. Dieterich.
I am one of a group Of about 200
women who are very much interested in
the welfare Of District children, espe-
cially those Of the Industrial Home
annex. Conditions there have never been
the kind Of which Washington could be
proud.
We are vitality interested in having the
welfare budget increased at least to its
original size so that those children will
be guaranteed the care that they have
had up to this time. which is little
enough.
Mae Mccarthy.
"What to do about these children"
has impressed me more than I care to
say, and, as an older woman, I, too. am
Offering my services as Mrs. Lucy
McConchie has done, that I may be Of
some help.
Will you tell me what there is for me
to do that can be of help? I believe
that if few women start their efforts
under some capable person, we may
accomplish much.
Mrs. M. X. Fuller.
Evening star., 1952-04-02
Letters to The Star .

heaven" even though 1t cry in for
eign tongue and be of different color.
Let none of us rest with an easy
conscience until we have exerted every
effort upon those guilty Of this in
Justice. The Star in its editorial OF
March ~ pointed out what we can
all do. Already have interviewed a
Congressman next door. Like thou
sands of others, he didn't know any,
thing about the situation. Let us flood
the city with this piercing light and
make them know. When Cicero spoke,
his hearers said: "What splendid ora
tory!" and forthwith forgot it. When
Demosthenes spoke with the burning
heart, they cried: LET us go against
Philip!" Against Phillip" we will 60
until every child has what God has
intended it should have as its divine
birthright.
Robert Evans Browning.
Vicar. Chapel of the Redeemer.
Many years ago The Star with
gentle nudge from this writer) was
largely instrumental in Kidding the Dis
trict of its disgraceful temporary school
shackS.
Now your great paper takes the
leadership in exposing the woeful neg
lect of the Districts unfortunate delin-
quent children. You are being praised
by every sound citizen. ss RI.
Please keep up your good fight.
Leila Pier King, -
Librarian, National League of Ameri-
can Pen Women.
After reading about children's institu-
tions in your paper Of March %. was
sick Why can't all the women who
belong to church groups, business
groups. civic groups, ETC., make this
year to be proud Of and try to get the
ball rolling so something can be done
about these future citizens? I. live in
Maryland. but believe that enough
women in Maryland and Virginia would
be willing to band together to help
these poor children. Remember the say
ing, "The hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world" Then why not start
at the beginning to make it a better
world. Just tell us where the pressure
is to be applied and honestly think
and pray it will be.
Mrs. George Kerns.
You have exposed in a fine way
story Of neglect and indifference of
helpless children in our Nations Capital.
Over the years have mothered 80
Of these youngsters in my home. More
than 30 responded to good care.
think many of these children could
become self-supporting. law-abiding cit
izens with the proper guidance and
environment. Society is largely to
blame when these helpless youngsters
become victims of delinquent examples
and influences. a.
Can we sit back and be content to
enjoy the luxuries Of life knowing these
children struggle for mere existence?
I have shared in their deepest con-
Germs. I feel my responsibility to in
tervene in their welfare. Only we who
have worked with these children know
the love and the kindness they return
in exchange for good care.
Evening star., 1952-04-02
A Heortening Swan Song

The American people have good reason to
be encouraged by the "swan-song" press con-
ference and formal report to the President with
which Charles E. Wilson has topped off his
resignation as Director of Defense Mobii-
cation. The sum of what he has said Is that
the United States is far stronger today than
before the outbreak of the Korean war and
that it is daily adding to its power in a way
that must surely have a SOLDERING effect on the
men of the Kremlin.
Indeed, in Mr.. Wilson's judgment, the
United States and its Allies have already
achieved superiority over the soviets in the
world balance of power. This view may be a
bit too optimistic, but he apparently feels that
it is justihed-at least in partly the Western
defense build-up in general and by American
rearmament in particular In that connection,
one of the cheering figures he has emphasized
is that our military production is now nearly
tlve times as great as it was just after the
Communists struck in Korea.
Numerous Americans think otherwise. They
have been fed all sorts Of rumors and reports
suggesting, or fatty asserting, that our arms
output is far. far behind Russia's. Mr.. Wilson
has presented q much different picture. BY
way of illustration, he has ripped into COM
mentator's recent statement that the United
States is producing only Is jet engines month
compared to q minimum Soviet total Of 1900
But what is the fact Of the matter? According
to the former Defense Mobilizer, the fact Is
that one company alone-iuSt one out OF all the
others engaged in the same work In this coun-
try-turned out no fewer than 400 such engines
during March.
Mr.. Wilson has rendered service In thus