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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
AIcide de Casper

The death Of Alcide de Gasperi has
come at time when Italy and the free
world at large can i'll afford to lose such
stalwart fighter for human liberty and a
decent way of life. Throughout all his adult
years he was in the forefront of the struggle
against tyranny-tyranny from the right
and tyranny from the left. In the days of
MusSolini, despite persecution and impris-
onment, he held fast in his opposition to
the evils of fasciSm. And then, with the
end of the war in 1945 and the advent of
our perilous peace, he dedicated himself to
the high task of saving his country and
the West as whole from Communist,
engulfment.
All through the postwar period-both
as chief of the Christian Democratic Party
and as Premier of the Italian government
until his resignation last year-Mr. De Gas.
peri exercised superb leadership, and he
brought his countrymen out of political,
social and economic, chaos to times far bet
ter than they had known for at least two
decades. Italy's Communists could get no
where against him. He not only held them
ar bay, but also succeeded in making them
suffer heavy losses at the polls. Simulta-
neouSly, in the much wider field of the
Western world, he played key role in
establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization, making reality Of the Schu-'
man plan for six-nation combine of iron
and steel resources, and pressing on from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21

interests will there be any changes
made
A Department of Urbiculture"-
Mr.. Younger sees it - would among
other things do the necessary research
on problems of taxation, traffic con-
gestion. building of hospitals, schools
and other institutions; depreciation of
property values in the center of cities
and all other municipal headaches
Few, if any. cities can now afford to do
any really worth while research on
these matters, he says.
Mr.. Younger points out that such a
program would benefit small towns too.
"At the rate our population is growing,
our small towns are going to be big
towns someday and they'll want to
avoid mistakes which have cost our
present cities so heavily"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
Blaming Society

The lawyer for one of Brooklyns four
'teen-age thrill killers" has said that "soci-
ETY." is to blame for the series Of murders,
beatings and tortures to which the young
men have confessed This lawyer thinks
boys ought to go into the Army at Is and
get rid OF the extra steam in their sys-
TENS" Several psychiatrists interviewed by
New York paper attributed the orgy of
crime not only to the failure of parents and
family life, but also to neighbors and the
community at large"
In the same Brooklyn area another
murder was committed a few weeks ago.
On that occasion father of four was kicked
tc death on the street. His three teen-age
assailants didn't like song he was hum
ming. On that OCCASION too, there was the
usual searching for reasons and explana-
tons.
In neither case, however, has any one
come out openly and blamed the offenders.
Society, the home, the school and even the
atomic age have been raked over the GOALS.
But no one is saying that these so-called
juveniles are vicious criminals, and that
they should be treated as such. Perhaps
there is more than sheer coincidence in the
fact that judge of Brooklyn's Children's
Court, now under investigation, has picked
this particular time to say that "children'S
courts have neither the right nor the desire
to punish children" 1t is society,"" no
doubt, which should be punished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
Local Artist.
Phrosinq Of a Treaty

{, In recent letter, A. w. Williamson
says 1t is untrue that President John
Adams in 1877 signed a treaty with
Iripoli which states that the Govern
ment of the United States is not, in
any sense. founded on the Christian
religion" Mr.. Williamson knows this,
he says. because he has inspected the
treaty at the Archives Building.
This treaty was formulated by Presi-
dent George Washington in 1895 and
ratified by two thirds of the Senate in
1897. The provision under discussion
is found under Article XII Of the Treaty
of Tripoli.
"As the Government Of the United
States of America is not in any sense
founded on the christian religion; as 1t
has in itself no character of enmity
against the laws, religion or tranquility
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
SimpIified Art

AS local artist 1t was nice to read
in This Week magazine august 15)
about 1.-THE Fad That Came to Stay"
and to learn that Grandma Moses,
Winston Churchill and President Eli
senhower are the so-called amateur
painters responsible for the current
hobby boom in painting.
In the strict sense of the meaning
of the word, don't believe we can call
the above three amateur" painters.
All of them have a high degree of tech
nical skill. From the standpoint of
earning living at the trade, Grandma
Moses has been in the professional class
a long time. She may have primi-
tive style, but there is nothing primi-
tive about her earning power or prices
paid for her work. Mr.. Churchill and
President Eisenhower are in the anna
teur class only because they earn their
living by trades other than painting.
AS for painting by the numbers
think most professional artists will adj
NIT that this has been a clever now
city and an excellent way to sell art
supplies, but it will neither make one
competent artist nor teach proper
appreciation of the arts. We did things
in the Army by-the-numbers and we
ended up with large number Of robots
who could obey orders and frequently
turn in good days work, but it would
be stretch of semantics to claim they
were creative in any sense of the word.
It is sad commentary on American
Government today that. although Pres
ident Eisenhower is Sunday painter.
there has been no period in American
history when the arts received less APP
probation and help from the Govern
ment. Except for period following
the 1929 economic crash, there has
never been period when so many
artists were out Of work or had to work
for such low wages. Evidently this
prominent amateur trio" considers art
just fad, unworthy OF Government or
private support.
Tnna1 Arf;cf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
Exoggerution by USIA?

The Star of August 2 carries news
release from the United States Informa-
ton Agency which states that it is
reaching an estimated 200 million per-
sons overseas with motion pictures sup
porting American foreign policy.
AS frequent reader of The Star and
being familiar with your policy of 100
per cent honesty in reporting, would
like to suggest that you have been
misled by the USIA. The claim made
by Andrew w. Smith, jr.. of the USIA's
motion-picture department is fantastic
and wholly unsupportable. In his press
release Mr.. Smith "appropriates'' the
entire weekly overseas audience for
Hollywood's non-propaganda entertain
ment movies, and he adds this vast
audience to the small and uncertain
non-theater audience, the size or extent
of which cannot possibly be checked
This is an audience that sees some of
the Government propaganda
films in schools and through costly
showings from United States mobile
trucks that circulate in the backward
rural regions and Point Four areas OF
foreign countries.
AS dSdAAot MI. oLI1tu cAIi dVdsdHt
and unsupportable claims is the fact.
which is common knowledge, that for
eign theater exhibitors will not show the
propaganda films Of any foreign gov
eminent. To expect them to do SO would
be as foolish as foreign government
trying to get American theater man
ayers to show their propaganda films
to audiences that have paid money to
be entertained.
Eugene w. Castle.
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any question
Of fact By writins Ths Evening Star lnfof.
son e. e.. s.G lnsiU rs srs: snts ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Q. What is pauper's oath2-M. o. 4.
A. The pauper's oath, permitted in
bankruptcy and some other cases. con-
sists Of statement supported by oath
that q person is without any available
assets either personally owned or in ex-
pectation. II
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Letters to The Stor.
Pen-nanaes may be used If letters carry
10riterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

of Musselmen; and as the said States
never have entered into any war or act
of hostility against any Mehonitan ma
ton, it is declared by the parties, that
no pretext arising from religious opin-
ions shall ever produce an interruption
of the harmony existing between the
two countries"
The various claims of contemporary
theologians that this country was
founded on the Christian religion is
just not borne out, as it was these
very same founders who framed and
ratified Article XXI of this treaty. I'm
Donald M. Succop, ac
Field Representative,
American Hllmanist Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21

@. When records are microfilmeds
how long can the microfilm be expected
to last?-G. p. p. u
A. Microfllm will last 500 years, ac-
cording to Government authorities. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-21
Celebrate Constitution Duy?

With all this talk about teaching
communism in the schools, how about
having courses on our own govern
ment, on democracy on the Declara-
ton Of Independence and on the Con-
stitution?
Louisville, Ohio, is celebrating Sep
tember II as Constitution Day" and
other cities are following suit Wash
ington should do so. q. W.
Seward seaport record., 1954-05-21
W0MAN'S SOCIETY
 INSTALLS OFFICERS

At a tea given by the Wom- ans Society of Christian Service at the Methodist parsonage hon. bring Mrs. w. B. Landrum and Mrs. Frederick Pedersen, the officers for the ensuing year were installed in a beautiful ceremony by Mrs. Landrum. Mrs. Landrum is from Little Rock, Arkansas, and is a mem Der of the staff of the Woman's Division of Christian Service. Mrs. Pedersen's f t h r-in-law was the first pastor of the Meth odist Church in Seward. Rev Pedersen is a member of the Board of Missions and Church Extension.
 Following are the officers who were installed:
 Helen Lambert, president; Lu- Dean Knight, vice-president; Hill da Moore, secretary; Helen Priebe, treasurer; Arreta Howell, secretary of Christian social re- lations and local church activi- ties; Alice Suroski, spiritual life; Ruth Knight, student work; Ruth Malin, children's work; Edna Sexton, supply work; Sarah May Garrett, literature; Anna Martin, status of women; Bertha Me Ghee, missionary education; Helen Case, youth work; Myra Mcdonald, publicity; Elizabeth Mahan, promotion.
 President Helen Lambert and Past-President Gladys Bogard poured at the tea table, which was beautifully decorated.
 The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Hannah Chesnutt on Thursday evening,
Seward seaport record., 1954-05-21
WILMA KIRKPATRICK
 TO HEAD JUNIOR WOMEN

At the Junior Women's Club regular meeting last week Mrs. Wilma Kirkpatrick was elected president for the coming year. Edonna Stockton will be vice. president; Nina Tressler, secre- tary; and Marge Lovett, treas urer. Installation will be June 12 in the Methodist Church base ment, husbands invited to at tend.
 Mrs. Lovett was the winner of the cedar chest which the young women give away each year before Mothers Day. Proceeds amounted to $200.
 The meeting was held at the Perry Stockton home, with CO., hostess, Barbara Ousdale.
 Next week the club will meet at the Gil Anthony home for the regular social.
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cans at First Lake and at the Boy Scout cabin near Jesse Lee.
 Mrs. Joseph Deisher has re- signed as chairman and Mrs. Vic Mahan as vice-chairman of the Girl Scouts, as they plan to vacation Outside this summer. The new chairman is Mrs. Vic Witnerup, with Mrs. Sadie Rob- inson as vice-chairman.
 The troops will soon bring to a close their activities for the summer.
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RAINBOW GIRLS. OFFICERS INSTALLED

The Order of Rainbow for Girls installed new officers last Wednesday evening. Murlene Trevethan is Worthy Advisor for the current term.
 At the regular meeting Thurs day evening, Eleanor Hendrick- son was elected to membership in the Order. Mary Lou Sword was elected and installed as treasurer and Charlotte Kramer was installed to Immortality, as she was absent at the regular installation service.
 At that time fourteen girls were awarded merit bars and two received their Pot of Gold.
 Sgt. George Williams gave a very interesting talk on Japan.
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GIRL SCOUT NEWS

A regular meeting of Troop No. 3 of the Girl Scouts was held Wednesday. Plans for sum- mer camp were discussed, how ever they remain indefinite.
 The troop has been working on badges for several weeks. AS part of their requirements, the girls nave been undertaking sev- eral cleanup activities. They have picked up the glass and tin
Seward seaport record., 1954-05-21

The automobile industry is having a lively year. All the new 1854 models have been on the road for several months now, and everybody has had pretty good chance to see what they're like. All the big towns have had Auto Shows. Some towns have had two! Lavish amounts have been spent to impress MT. and Mrs. American Driver with the splendor and glamour of the 'all-new' '54 models.
 But amidst all the foodlights and fanfare, has anybody considered the plight of our women folk! Some of our local gals are getting pretty fed up with the "bulk and bulge" trend in auto design. They are beginning to say things like this: A. The garage has to be slightly larger than the
 house, else the car won't fit in.
 B. Dents and scratches are an everyday occurrence
 -as traffic gets heavier and cars get bigger.
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MEET AT cAsS HOME

The Marathon Homemakers Club will hold their regular meeting Thursday, May 27, at the home of Mrs. Earl Cass. There will be an instructor down from Anchorage to help with the copper work, which is the current project of the Home makers group.
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DO SEWARD GIRLS MAKE GOOD TRUCK DRYERS?

c. It was hard enough to find parking place down.
 town Now you have to find tpo!
 D. You can't enjoy driving anymore, because you feel
 like you're piloting the "Queen Mary.'' But don't despair gals, we have perfect solu- ton for you. It's the 1854 Mercury! Seventeen feet of the most responsive and functional transpor- tation ever put on wheels. Official registration figures show that huge public acceptance has greeted Mercurys Reasonable" approach to auto design. giving Mercury owners better resale values! In fact, Mercury is Americas fastest groWing cor!
 Freefowing lines spell the difference! look and a feel of solid, rugged, conapactness about the whole car! A feeling of control And com bination of brilliant performance and sparkling styling that you can't buy anywhere else! This is the car for you gals! Just ask the menl
Seward seaport record., 1954-05-21
BROTHER VISITS

Jack Brown, brother of Chet Brown, left Tuesday after a weeks visit here. He is station ed at Whidby Island Naval Base near Seattle.
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SHOWER FOR CLUB

A regular meeting and initia- ton of the Seward Emblem Club is being held tonight at 8:30 at the Elks Club.
 Seven women are being initi- ated. They are Amy Hit, Mar garet Edwards, Johanna Paul steiner, Iva Senft, Mrs. Harold Potter, Edith Skinner, and Bon nie Ravenik.
 A kitchen shower for the Elks Club kitchen is being held also. Those attending are bringing cooking utensils.
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May 27. The leaders will be Gladys Bogard and Alice Su- roSki.
Evening star., 1954-09-19
18th Century Gallery

@ - - devoted to this classic ana I ;rd;vd,ol
An enfe Sc o bedroom dining suites no and choosing
design ls ' h eorreloted with accessories tor your
Third Floor.
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Modern Gallery

One of the important se9eo doe 1r ne with fluid eoee OF
MODERN E<qu'se nino room groupings bedroom o'o r
the best ated accessories oH assembled SECOND
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Pro,i,,ciesI Gallery

beauty Of the and French provinces M o,ev Assembled
The oo stoo will be very evidence in ei o vo eeoter
3o1o.u;s TUT ;t ond groupings with appropriate oeessso'
venience. Third Floor
Evening star., 1954-09-19
Informal Gallery

h,d in one oeo suites GROUPINGS, y ir utilizing cherry,
new d ether bosic woods for simplicity @ nne accessories
mpp, tenonee Included will be those Tsird "'a po
n keeping with this type OF furniture '''
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-08
In AND '.D'. GaitherSburS
Mrs. George Darby Gsihersbuv $40
Mrs. George Darby

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Ascension, Chapel
Scene of White :
Harding Nuptials

Ascension Episcopal Chapel,
Gaithersburg, was the scene of
the wedding on March 81, of Miss
Kay Harding and Mr.. Washington
White, with the Rev. Stewart La.
bat officiating.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harding OF
Gaithersburg. Mr.. White is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. White
of Laytonsville.
Given in marriage by her faith.
er, the bride wore a navy blue
suit and white hat and carried
white prayerbook with a white
orchid attached. Her only attend
ant was Miss Phyllis Hershey OF
Washington Grove.
Serving as his brothers best
man was Mr.. Charles White also
of Laytonsville. The ushers were
MeSsrs. John Thomas and Dick
Evans.
A reception at Ascension Cha
pei parish hall followed the cere,
mony.
After a wedding trip in the
South, Mr.. and Mrs. White are
now at home at LOG Frederick
Avenue in Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-08

spent Sunday in Washington
where they enjoyed seeing the
beautiful cherry blossoms.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Roger Nicodemus of Frederick
for cards Saturday evening.
Mrs. Arch Thompson, Mrs
Ralph Howard and Mrs. George
Pope were Wednesday luncheon
guests of Mrs. Thomas Pope.
Sunday luncheon guests OF
Mrs. William Warfield and Miss
Mary Warfield were Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooke Walker of Silver
Spring, Mrs. John Allnutt and
Mrs. Margaret Kimble of Wash.
ington and Miss Lillian Presson
and Miss Mildred Lauer of Ca.
louisville. On Tuesday the War
fields entertained Mrs. Charles
Burton for luncheon.
Two news items concerning
the Wesley Grove Church Choir.
The covered dish supper sponsor.
ed by the Choir Saturday eve
ming was very successful and
netted almost $50 for the Choir
Fund. On this coming Sunday
evening the Choir will give a
concert of religious music under
the direction of Mr.. Jack Reed,
choir master. The concert will
begin at SPIN. and everyone in.
terested is invited to attend.
Nancy King, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry King would like
to express her thanks through
this column to all those who
have remembered her with cards
and gifts during her lengthy ill
ness. Also on the sick list are
Donna Duvall and Ellen Young.
Also Mrs. James Neale who is a
patient at the CheVerly Maryland
Hospital
The Wesley Grove W.S.C.S.
met Tuesday afternoon at the
church hall with Mrs. Floyd
Grimes and Mrs. Charles Green
as hostesses. Plans were made
for the annual spring fried chick
en- supper to be held April "a.
Sunday supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Kemp were
Glenn and Jerry Baker of Mt.
Airy.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Orem of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-08

Miss Betty Skeats, new assist
ant Home Demonstration Agent
in charge of girls All work met
Wednesday with the Laytonsville
girls. Plans were made for the
clothing projects which the girls
will work on for the next few
months.
Mr.. Al Livesay was a Sunday
diner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Hines.
Mrs. Harry White and Mrs.
Douglas Riggs, Jr., were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mansfield Daniel of Dickerson,
The dinner celebrated M S.
Whites birthday.
The Laytonsville Pitch Club
met Saturday evening at the
home of George Snouffer.
Here are some news notes
from st. Bartholomew Church.
Mr.. Richard Davies, student at
the Theological Seminary in
Alexandria will assist Mr.. AL
Livesay at the church for the
rest of this school year. Mr.. Da-
vies will work particularly in the
Sunday School. Here are the list
of special services for Holy
Week. There will be a service of
Holy Communion Thursday,
April Is at 8 pm. The three
hour service on Good Friday will
be from IL noon till 3 pm. with
Mr.. Livesay in charge There will
be communion service Eastern
Sunday morning at the regular
service time. On Monday evening
April 10 the parish will hold their
annual congregational supper
and meeting beginning at $50
pm.
This coming Sunday will be
church membership Sunday at
both the Etchison and Woodfield
Methodist Churches and will be
observed at st. Pauls in Lay
louisville Easter Sunday. On Eas-
ter Sunday the sacrament of bap-
tism will be observed in all three
churches in the Laytonsville
charge.
Mr. .andMrs. Elmer Hines en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. John
Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Wach-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Zepp, Mr.. M. Lin
thicum and son, Jimmy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Layton, Miss Becky
Wachter and Mr.. Howard Nor
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pope and
Jeffrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Moore, and Mrs. George Pope
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Baltimore were Saturday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Braun. The
Brauns and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
row Ward spent Sunday in Balti-
more with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mathers.
This is the story of an alert
young boy scout that we thought
you would all like to hear. AS
most of you probably know the
Willcoxes, Kitty and Vest have
set aside about fifty acres of
wooded land on their property
Edgehill as a bird preserve and
for activities of local Boy Scout
units.
This past weekend Troop AGO
of Kensington was encamped in
the area. It was Saturday night
and the group of about so scouts
and visitors were enjoying them
selves by the campfire when the
night air was disturbed by the
pitiful sounds of a cat in distress.
Poor pussy was marooned some
40 feet above ground in big
old tree. With that desire to help
those in trouble which is char
acteristic of all good scouts sever
al members of the troop tried
to rescue the forlorn animal. A
90 foot ladder was found and
placed against the tree and sever
al of the older scouts tried to
make the climb of some 20 feet
from the end of the ladder to
the point where the cat was
stuck.
All efforts failed until Tender
foot Tommie Bowen looked the
situation over, estimated that the
hazardous 20 foot climb and re-
turning to the ladder and then
to terra firma with pussy safely
in his possession. Congratula-
tons good scout and expert tree
climber T nderfoot Tommy
BoWenl
Miss Esther Townley of Provi-
dence, Rhode Island was a guest
of Mrs. Mary Allnutt and Mrs.
Ethel Taylor this week on her
way back home from a winter
vacation in Florida
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kroth