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Evening star., 1953-12-22
Omission in the Frieze

The pictorial history of the Americas,
rs years in the making, is completed
and stands as a permanent frieze in
the Capitol rotunda.
In all 18 sections, nothing shows the
part the Negro played in the pageant
of history. Both the very remarkable
photography pictured in The Star re-
Gently and the frieze itself were ex-
amined carefully. Usually artists de-
picting the Negro do so unmistakably,
but with the frieze this is not the case.
The same is true of the imposing paint
ings circling the rotunda below. It
would make a subject for propaganda
and exploitation. One wonders if it
was conscious or unconscious omission,
or was it thought certain facts so neg
ligible as to be ignored completely in
depicting the founding of our Nation.
Limited though the panels necessar-
lily had to be, there are several in which
the Negro irrefutably played the key
role. Examine the sources edited and
documented by the late DR.. Carter G.
Woodson, one of the Nations most
eminent historians. If there are still
doubts, go to the records of our Federal
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DR.. Woodson held that unless history
is wholly authenticated, it becomes
merely propaganda. The son of for
mer slaves, DR.. Woodson, was a gradu-
ate of the Sorbonne and Harvard. He
devoted over 40 years to the task of
reconstructing the history of a people
and of rehabilitating their place in
society on the basis of that history.
Convinced that among scholars the
role of his own people in American
history and in the history of other cul-
lures was being either ignored or mis-
represented, DR.. Woodson realized the
need for special research into the. neg
lected past of the Negro. The Associa-
tion for the Study of Negro Life and
History, founded at Chicago September
8. 1915, is the fruit of this conviction.
On February 7. the association will
sponsor the 29th observance of Negro
History Week. The theme: Negro
History-a Foundation for Integration."
One can but wonder, remembering
the frieze, in the most significant build
ing of our Government, that one which
visitors all over the world will want to
see, was DR.. Woodson's labor and sacri-
flee in vain?
NerisSa L. Milton.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Chance to Get Together

Perhaps the most important meeting ever
held by the Washington Metropolitan Area
Regional Highway Committee has been called
for January 4. It is important because it will
bring together for the first time since release
OF the controversial Virginia consultants' re-
port representatives of all jurisdictions involved
In the Potomac bridge dispute. The meeting
will afford an eleventh-hour chance for the
divergent interests to end their squabbling be-
fore Congress convenes. That this happy end
will be achieved is admittedly a long-shot
chance. 1t is worth the effort, nevertheless.
The committee represents an intelligent
movement by Federal, District, Maryland and
Virginia highway authorities to come to a
meeting of the minds on road and bridge plans
Of mutual interest The group is the offshoot
Of Joint traffic-count undertaking begun
several years ago to gather accurate figures on
present Snd future traffic trends. The facts
collected have been of great value to all
partners in the enterprise And, it is interesting
to note, the committee found that the trends
indicated the need for new Potomac River
bridge in the vicinity of street. The finding
precipitated debate that is not over yet
indeed that seems to grow hotter with every
passing week. Until recently, the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission, the Ma
tional Park Service and the Theodore Roosevelt
N4CuO11d1 1AoOOCldG1OI WC1C Vic C44c4 UppOAcAGS
Of the E street site.
But firm of highway conSultants en-
ployed by the State of Virginia, under authority
of the General Assembly, has come out with
report brushing aside the street plan in favor
of two bridge ideas generally along lines of
those long preferred by the planning commits
sion. The consultants suggested bridges just
above Key Bridge and just below the Fourteenth
street railroad bridge. However, they poured
cold water on two other pet projects of the
NCPC-bridges at Cabin John and Jones Point.
All of which has complicated the bridge prob
lem worse than ever.
How the Regional Highway Committee will
view the consultants report is matter of keen
speculation. That committee has on it repre-
sentative of Vrginia's Highway Commission, to
which the engineers report will go for COM
ment, prior to presentation to the General As
sembly. If the Highway Commission eventually
should decide to ndorse the report its repre-
sentative on the Regional Highway Committee
meeting will be watched with considerable in
terest, therefore, since it should determine
whether Congress will be presented with some
semblance of unity on the question of new
bridges across the Potomac or whether conflict
and confusion are to prevail indefinitely. If the
former results, there is hope that Congress
will pave the way for prompt action on bridges;
If not, Washington's badly needed bridges may
be long time in materializing.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

sumed facts, my 'little fellow would
have to have earned salary of over
$7,400 per year. before he would begin
to owe any SurtdT.
Now, in all fairness, let's compare
the above result with the Mellon tax
plan," and see how our same little
fellow Jared. One reading the Stokes
article would assume that he would be
numerically taxed to make up deficit
occasioned by the special tax privi-
leges to the rich and powerful. But
let's have another look at the record.
The late Secretary Mellon reached
the height of his power about 1928,
the last year under President Coolidge.
The personal exemption for married
couple in the taxable year 1923 was
$500 per couple. The dependency
credit was $400 per dependent. There
fore, in 1923 under the Pittsburgh Ty-
coon," our same little fellow" earning
$4,000 per year. and having no other
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Delinquency by Suggestion

Juvenile delinquency seems on the
increase, and nobody seems to know
what to do about it.
- I should think that it could be seen
that the youth of the present genera
tion is subjected to influences that
were not known to former generations.
I refer to the crime and violence con-
tinually depicted on television and ra-
dio. and in the "funnies" that are no
longer funny.
If there is anything in psychology,
If all this talk of autosuggestion has
any validity, and it has been proven
that it has, why then, what can be
expected but the present prevalence
Of crime and violence with our younger
generations?
AS a youth over so years ago, neither
myself nor my companions were sub
jected to these present-day influences.
There should be more stringent regula-
tions regarding movies, comics, sex lit
erature. television and radio.
Irwin N. Hoffman.
May suggest that we make another
application of "Cato's" principle nearer
home? Surely all right thinking peo-
pie would be relieved if our juvenile
del1nquents were simply abolished, aft
er-or, better still, before-their first
serious ofense. What purpose is served
by allowing them to continue to burden
the taxpayer and menace the inno-
cent, when we have this cheap and
certain method for their rehabilita-
ton? E1;sh.
Many parents must gnash their teeth
in despair when they hear people, and
above all legislators, taking the seri-
ously shortsighted view of juvenile de-
l1nquency, by blaming it all on parents.
Inadequate training and control by
parents represent only a fraction of
the causes which involve everything
that affects human welfare. Legislators
have control and power to put into op-
Grafton the machinery to prevent de-
hnquency. But unfortunately most
legislators are men, and the Lord made
men to deal in steel and stone, and
women in souls and bodies. Thus human
welfare will never progress as it should
until there are more women legislators.
Parents have pleaded with legislators
for the things that prevent delinquency:
Decent living conditions, housing, nu-
triton. practical education for intelli-
gent living in all it's phases, free nursery
schools that are desperately needed
by working mothers especially; eco
nomic security, health, athletic and
recreational facilities. But above all,
they have pleaded for education in the
practical value Of following Gods laws,
the lack of which causes delinquency
which sometimes even the best of par
ents are unable to prevent But the
usual answer is: mo funds" although
billions of dollars are being thrown
away all over the world.
&c. M.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
UnsoId Trees

The frs Dere eager as their numbers
thinned.
There mould be much to compensate
for tUi1d
Whispering through crisp needles, and
for SnotD;:
There mould be tinsel, bdubles. stars
G-gloD!
Each quiuered lightly, In erpectant
pride,
Preening for children. rapt and shining
eyedi
But, oh, the little trees that no one
bought
Let snoW lie softly as tender thought
On tUisttul branches, let thin sparroiDs be
Wee. gentle decorations for each tree.
Let ice so glitter on each tiny stem
They Diu forget that no one tDnnted
theml
Geraldine Ross
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Affair Tax Shake for the Little Fellow

deductions Gas above predicated), would
find himself with q taxable net in
come of $700 $4,000 less $4,300). The
rates applicable to 1928 present an
even more startling comparison. On
net income Of $700. the normal tax
rate is now only one-half Of per
cent. or the amazing sum Of $3.50.
There is no snrtar, because the surtax
starts at per cent on the net income
bracket Of $4,000 to $4,000.
While these tax reductions were
being accomplished for the 'little fell
lows" the Treasury was taking in more
taxes and reducing the national debt
by over one-half. Obviously, the "little
fellow" was not paying income taxes, so
they must have come from the rich and
powerful, for whom Secretary Mellon Is
represented as having such fond
solicitation.
Now after 20 years of rule under the
liberal doctrines eSpoused by Mr..
Stokes. what is the picture? Assume the
same annual salary of $4,000. which
now makes our taxpayer real little
fellow" The code provisions in effect
for the taxable year 1858 were enacted
and approved in a Democratic admin
istratlon. The usual exemption for a
married couple is now only 81, 200 ($600
for each). The exemption for each de-
pendent child is $500. Therefore, our
little fellow" would have taxable net
income of $4,000 ($5.000 less $2,400).
But see how the rates have grown:
Normal tax, 3 per cent. SurtGr, 1872 per
cent on the first $4,000, and ZIG per
cent on the next 5000. figure the
combined tax at the regular rates as
$577.20. On this showing the pitts
ourgt Tycoon need make no apologies
to any small taxpayer" In other
words. the Mellon tax plan benefited
everybody dncluding the little fellows
and brought in. more revenue.
The income tax policies of Secretary
Mellon were financially sound and ad-.
equate for those days. They benefited
the small taxpayers as well as the rich.
rne only valid objection to them is
that the base was not broad enough.
They were too liberal in behalf of the
little fellow" They granted virtual
exemption from income taxation to
everybody until they reached the in
come level Of the middle and upper
classes.
Retired Treasury Employe
Evening star., 1953-12-22
French Futiity

The sorry spectacle at. Versailles where the
search for a new President of France is ex-
posing the deplorable inadequacy of the French
Parliament is an eloquent though unintended
testimonial to our two-party system.
For with all of its faults, our system, at
least in normal situations, confers authority to
govern and fixes responsibility for failure to
govern. This is not always true, of course.
There are times, for instance, when kind Of
stalemate results from control of the Executive
by one party and of the Congress by the other.
These are the exceptions to the rule, however,
and even when such a situation prevails our
system does not sink to the depths of political
impotency which is commonplace in France.
In the elections of 1851 six groups of almost
equal strength were sent to the French Assem-
bly, Obviously no one group could govern, and
the country has limped along under one coali-
tion after another. Perhaps still another CO.
alition will emerge for the future. But even
If this proves to be the case, it will not solve
Frances problem For the trouble with these
coalitions is that they can exercise little more
than caretaker functions. They are so mu-
tually antagonistic that they cannot agree on
any of the really important issues which press
for decision Yet action on these issues cannot
be stalled forever Sooner or later, something
will have to give.
Under the existing constitution, the Presi-
dent of France is a fgurehead, and there are
those who think that it would be desirable to
revise the constitution to give the executive
more power. Preston Grover, Associated Press
correspondent at Versailles, comments that Gun
doubtedly chief executive with the powers
given to an American President could make
France sing with prosperity and power, but only
q scattered few want it that way"
Certainly the election of new French
President with the meager powers currently
available to him, can solve nothing. 1t will not
help with the problem of ratifying the treaty
creating a European army-a matter in which
protracted delay is seriously threatening rela-
tions between France and the United States
It will not help with the grave business of
coping with the rising demand for independ-
ence throughout what used to be the French
Empire. In short, the election of new Presi-
dent can contribute nothing toward solving
the problem which underlies all elSe-the crea-
tion in France of a government which can
govern.
This is a French problem which, in the
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Letters to The Star.

of the House, and the majority and the
minority floor leaders in both Houses
thus both parties would be repre-
sented." And Ito authorize the FBI to
send security reports to this committee.
Here is one more concrete example
where constructive and needful legisla-
ture to improve the security of our
country might result from the excellent
work being done by congressional COM
mittees, in exposing the irresponsible
laxity which existed under the Truman
AcheSon regime
Lila d. SOnnemann.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

last analysis, must be solved by the French
themselves. There is nothing much we can
do about it. But we can at least try to compre-
hend how fortunate we have been to escape
in our own land the political curse Of multiple
political parties.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A reader can get the answer 70 any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Informs
ton Bureau; 1900 Eye st., NV washington
return postage.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Is there a premium on Confed-
crate money!. K. B.
A. No. The Department of the
Treasury says that Confederate money
has no value except to collectors.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Retired Treasury Employe

Pen-7,an1es may be used If letters carry
aDriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

@. What animal has the longest
horns?-F. w. S.
A. The buffalo. Indian buffaloes
sometimes have horns over feet long.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-05
HOYES

A demonstration ON "Alterations
Of Ready Made Garments" was
given by Miss Ethel Grove at the
meeting Of the Homemakers club
at the home of Mrs. Merrill Viii
burn last Thursday Mrs. Clark
Schlossnagle, newly-elected plesi-
dent, appointed the following com
mittee chaiImen: clothing, Mrs.
Emerson Bishoff; cultural and
music, Mrs. Cornell Clancy; FAM
lily life, Mrs. Catherine McCrobie;
foods and nutrition Mrs. Ross
Speicher; health, Mrs Leonard
Haenftling; home furnishing. Mrs.
Claude Bishoff; home management,
Mrs. w. W. Dewitt; membership.
Mrs. Richard Bond parliamentary
ian, Mrs George VAIL: int. re-
lations and civil defense, Mrs.
Montell Friend. The November
meeting will be held in the social
room at the church with McHenly
club as guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Enlow and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Enlow and
children were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Glover.
Miss Martha EnloW was a week
end guest Of Miss Joan Metheney
Mr.. and Mrs Boyd Paugh and
daughter were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Friend Sunday.
Mrs. w. A. Custer spent last
week visiting Nh and Mrs. Floyd
Skies, New Salem, Pa. Mr. Custer
and Dean and June Sines were Sun
day dinner guests and Mrs Custer
returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dewitt and
Nancy Tuney visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Speicher Sunday.
Hobart Bishoff is a patient in
Memorial hospital, Oakland, receiv-
ing treatment for a back injury,
sustained several years ago. He eX-
poets to return home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Bishoff
and Mrs. Hobart Bishoff visited
Hobart Bishoff Sunday.
Mrs. w. W. Dewitt and Mrs.
James Vitez spent last Thursday
shopping in Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bishoff and
daughter Anita were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Suter, Berlin, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Frazee and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hauser visited
Hobart Bishoff and Mrs. A. c.
Brenneman, both patients in the
Oakland hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowman and
son, Accident; Mrs. Jacob Jones
and daughter, Patty, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
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News
From The
Ruth Enlow Library
BY EDITH BROOK

Mrs. Roy NJ. Hauser has Given
several books to the library in mem
DRY Of Mrs. Julius Renninger, ST.,
and in memory of Mrs. Leah Me-
Comas. Mrs. Emroy Bolden has do
mated Il group Of books.
Ernest G. Gnegy, of Port Jervis,
N. Y, has prepared an exhibit for
the Garrett County Historical So
ciety illustrating an incident Of
the gold rush days. Mr.. Gnegy's
uncle. John Gnegy, was one Of a
group of Garrett County men who
set out in 1900 for the Alaskan
gold fields. The story of this eX-
petition is included in the display,
together with a picture and sam
pies Of the gold nuggets and gold
bearing sand brought back by John
Gnegy.
Since the completion of the His
torical Society's exhibit case in
June, several people have given OF
lent objects Of interest for display.
Mrs. Ralph Weber, Mrs. James
Treacy, ST., and Mr.. E. Herbert
Shaffer have lent a number of an
tiques during the summer. Mrs. f.
Z. Tower has recently given to the
Society General George Crooks
wallet, which he had presented to
Mr.. E. Z. Tower.
DR.. Towards class from Frost
burg State Teachers College re-
Gently visited the library to see the
Garrett County Historical Society
collection.
Mrs. Kenneth Lawton will be in
charge of story hour on Saturday
morning.
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father, Rev S. f. Ryan, at Bran
donville, in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Friend
and family were Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ryan and
family at Bruceton, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Dodrill, of
Buckhannon, w. Va, were week
end guests Of Rev. and Mrs. l..
Curtis Saville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Spiker
and son were Sunday dinner guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Selby and
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bishoff and
daughter, Sharon, of Accident; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hoff, of Green
Gables, were Sunday evening Wis
itors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Okey Hoff.
Nh. and Mrs. Truman Butler, Of
McHenry, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster Dewitt and family.
Mrs. Karen Offutt and Miss Ruth
Dewitt, of Oakland, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Foster Dewitt ON Sunday
afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-05
FriendSetNe NeavS

W. Va, on Thursday.
Lutheran News
Sunday School at 10 a. m. and
Worship Service at 1880 p. m. at
Grace Lutheran Church for Sun
day, November 8.
Sunshine Society will meet at
the church on Thursday evening,
November -, at 1870.
Senior Girls All Club
Miss Shirley Schlossnagle enter
tanned II members and two guests
of the senior girls All club at her
home on Monday. Several reports
were given and Miss Vida Schroy-
en- gave a demonstration on BED
Making and Room Arrangement.
The December meeting will be at
the home of Miss Janet Codding-
ton.
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Church News

itui I'll WV
Services for Sunday, November
Sth in the Methodist churches are:
Blooming Rose, GAS 4. M; Hoyes,
IL a. m, and FIiendsvlle, 1870 p.
mn.
The brotherhood of the Metho-
dist churches viii meet at Bloom
ing Rose on Tuesday evening, No
vember 10, at 1870. The WSCS of
Blooming Rose will serve the dim
ner to members and their wives.
Circle | of the WSCS will meet
Thursday evening, November -,
instead of November 5, as previ-
ously announced. Mrs. Ernest
Friend will entertain the group.
Mrs. Orval Rush and Mrs. Cecil
Schroycr attended the Moorefield
District WSCS meeting at Parsons,
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liam Oester, heySers Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Leighton
and Mr. and Mrs. Robinette, Oak
land, were recent guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Emerson Bishoff
Mr.. and Mrs. Santon Collins, of
Uuiontown, Pa, and Mn and Mrs.
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parents, Nj. and Ms. Walter Low
dermilk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Frazee, of
Cleveland, Ohio, were Saturday
evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Orval Rush.
Mrs. Raymond Schlossnagle was
a business caller in Oakland on
Friday.
Mrs. Eugene Smes entertained
at dinner ON Wednesday evening at
their home honoring her husbands
birthday. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Robinson, Mrs. Orpha
Smes ana Judy Sue and Dotty
Siues.
Saturday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Wright were Mrs. Simon
p. Wright, MI. and Mrs. l.. c.
Oakman and family and Ray Dali
drin, Akron, Ohio: Mr.. ana Mrs.
Arlie Wright, Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs.
Lila Blyshok and daughter, Monon-
gahela, Pa; Nh. and Mrs. Morley
Wright and son, Glade Farms, W.
Va. Overnight guests at the Rus
sell Wright home were the Oak
man family, Mr.. and Mrs. Arley
W il5ht' nay DuItli H. WI - ioiN Silbh
and daughter.
Mrs Owen Hileman, Youngstown,
Ohio, spent several days here with
her mother, Mrs. Nettie Coddng-
ton.
MI. and Mrs. Robert Cupp and
daughters visited on Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Alice Cupp,
BrandonVille, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Reckart
and son, Of Uniontown, Pa, spent
the weekend here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wallace and
daughter, Sherry, OF Baltimore, are
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Friend.
Mrs. Amos Friend and children
We're Tuesday evening guests Of
Mrs. I. A. Devine and grandchil-
dren at Bear Greek Inn.
Mrs. Floyd Frantz, Jr., was d
patient in Oakland hospital for sew
eral days.
Jack Friend, Cumberland, spent
Monday here with his mother, Mrs.
L. l.. Friend. Mrs. d. l.. F'ike, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, was Monday
Sunday visitors Of Jimmy Dale
Williams were Donald and Marie
Bowman. OF McHenrv. Md: lack
Frantz. Billy Capel. Carl Bowser,
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Murphy. Mrs.
Rolla Friend. Mrs Wavne k1.iend
and son and Ross Clemmensen
Rebecca Jane and Lane Swauger
are recuperating at their home
children OF Mr.. and Mrs. RaInh
Swauger.
Mrs. Nellie RODGERS is at the
home of her DAUGHTER. Mrs. CLAW
ton Spejcher. She mad been a ma
tient in the hospital at Oakland
for several DAYS
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Trimpev Of
MarkIeton. Pa. were SATURDAY. eve
ming guests of Mir. and Mrs. Clvde
Va6SIckIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Friend and
family and Mrs John Devine and
Mrs. Minnie Friend spent saturday
in Uniontown. Pa.
Mrs. James Bates and son and
Miss Lucille Fike. PITTSBURGH. snent
a few DAYS here with their mother.
Mrs. D. l.. Fike. The latter accom-
panied her daughter to Pittsburgh
to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shultz. of
Markleysburg, Pa, were Sunday
afternoon visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. +. Durham
Miss Nellie Friend had as her
guests on Sunday for dinner MI.
and Mrs. W. Ii. Burnside and chill
dren, Hopwood, Pa; MI. and Mrs.
allen Friend and daughter. Diana;
Mrs. Louise Reyes and son, Rich
ard, of Denbo. Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Friend, Of Allison, Pa. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Daley Groves, Elder
Hill.