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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
In God We Trust

Since we are soon to have
I'm God we trust" on our
paper money, just as we now
have it on coins and postage
stamps, some questions are in
order.
What purpose will that
serve? Will 1t promote reli-
gion and belief in God and
cause more people to join
churches and pay more to
their support? Will 1t make
citizens more patriotic and re-
duce crime? Will it enable us
to dispense with atomic bombs,
battle planes, and soldiers?
Could not God protect us at
least as we'll as any weapons
that we can forge?
Or might such use of that
motto lead to less respect for
religion and a decline in rev.
erence by the constant asso-
citation of what should be holy
with avarice, selfishness and,
envy. The use of our flag Is
severely restricted. 1t must
not be printed on bags and
boxes that we carry from gro
Gerry stores or on envelopes
that are mailed. Would we
print the flag on dollar bills?
Do we consider the flag more
sacred than God?
For what reasons did our
lawmakers decide to put the
motto on paper money! Did
some members Of Congress
think that sponsoring a bill
for that purpose would win
votes? You'd any politicians
dare to vote against such
q bill and risk the charge
against him Of atheism and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

Mr.. Talbot and Justice DouqIos
By FRANK R. KENT

1t does not seem wholly fair
that one highly placed Gov
eminent official should be
widely criticized, condemned
and swept out Of office, a
deeply distressed and dis
graced man, while another.
even more highly placed
official, guilty Of what seems
to be even greater improperly
and a far. less intelligent grasp
of the ethical requirements
of his position, should remain
entirely free of criticism and
immune to attack.
Yet, that appears to be what
has happened. The COMPARE
son sought here is between
ex-Secretary of Air Harold
E. Talbot and Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court
william o. Douglas. AS head
Of the Air Force Mr.. Talbot.
concededly. acted improperly
in connection with his partner
ship in the Mulligan concern
and violated the high ethical
standards set by President
Eisenhower for his administra-
ton. No one has suggested
that he committed any illegal
act and nearly every one.
except the most venomous Of
his critics, such as the violently
anti Eisenhower Senator.
Wayne Morse Of Oregon, con-
coded that he had made a
competent, almost brilliant.
Secretary for Air. Neverthe-
less, the improper and indis-
Greet nature Of his acts were
such as to make him a liability
to the administration and
cancel out his usefulness as a
member. Nothing more serious
than unethical conduct was
charged against him, but his
resignation became inevitable.
There was no other way out.
AS Mr.. Eisenhower said in his
letter it was right" for him
to resign.
Now, consider the case of
Mr.. Justice Douglas. He was
appointed to the Supreme
Court some 10 years ago by
the late Mr.. Roosevelt. Su-
preme Court Justices are ap-
pointed for life. Once ap-
pointed and confirmed neither
the President nor Congress has
any power over them-ex-
cept that Congress may i'm
peach. 1t is the highest jul
dicial body on earth and its
traditions are older and more
sacred than any other. OF the
three branches of our Govern
ment it is the most dignified
and revered. 1t is, supposedly,
completely separated from the
executive and legislative
branches. It's members are
generally regarded as high
above politics and political am
billions. Traditionally. they do
not engage in debate on con-
troversial national or interna-
tional questions. The theory
is that they must avoid any
thing like personal commit
ment on the issues that may
come before the court. Espe-
cially, 1t is traditional that the
conduct and talk of its mem
bers must never lower the dig
nifty Of the court.
Consider now how the rec
ord of Justice Douglas meas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
World of Good PeopIe

Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson
now recovering from a severe heart
attack, has written noteworthy message
which Is published in the current issue OF
Roll Call, biweekly paper reporting the
;hit-chat on Capitol Hill This is the
Message:
1t is trite, suppose, to say there are a
lot of good people in the world But that is
the thought which came to me over and
over as lay in my bed in Bethesda Naval
Hospital, fighting back toward recovery
from the heart attack I suffered on July g
In those first difficult days I was
helped immeasurably by the knowledge
that so many people were pulling for me
and praying that would get we'll
Within but few hours after l entered
the hospital, messages started pouring in
from longtime personal friends and from
complete strangers; from my colleagues on
Capitol Hill and from the President and
others in the executive department of the
Government; from organizations, from in
dividuals to whom had endeavored at one
time or another to be of service; from chill
dren's Sunday school classes.
Lady Bird. my wife, read all the COM
1orting messages to me right from the first.
will never be able to express adequately
what they did for me. could literally feel
myself gaining courage and strength from
them.
When was discharged from the hos
pital on August 7, the attending physicians
stated had responded favorably to every
treatment given me. Much Of the credit
for that circumstance belongs to the people
who wired and wrote me, who left word by
telephone that they were thinking of me,
who sent me thousands of cheerful Get
we'll cards.
had always considered myself man
with an adequate appreciation of the in
nate goodness Of humanity. know now
my appreciation was not strong enough.
I will try earnestly never again to
underestimate the kindness and warm
humanity of the American people l will
never be without feeling of thankfulness
in my heart for the way they demonstrated
these inspiring traits at time when the
demonstrations meant SO much to me.
My friends, known and unknown to
me, sustained me when my need was great
beyond description. That is why am
speaking the literal truth when say THE
world is full Of good people"
This message bears on its face the
stamp of sincerity. Perhaps 1t will give
! little lift to the rest of us on those in
evitable days when one feels low in body
and spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
LETTERS TO THE STAR

opposition to God and every
thing good?
Why are we not told in
which or whose god we trust?
The God of the Old Tesla
ment is not the same as Of the
New: nor Of one church or
person the same as Of an
other. If each person is to
trust In his own god, the word
should be printed on the bills
in the plural. We trust in the
various gods.
Just give the politicians
enough time and they will
extend the use of the motto
until the absurdity and SILL
ness become too evident to be
tolerated further.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
School Integrotion

When one reads the loud
cries of anguish and vitupera-
ton coming from the defend
ers Of States Rights, etc, be-
cause of the Supreme Court
decisions on segregation and
schools, we are reminded of the
hue and cry against public ed
ucation in its struggling be-
ginnings. Virginia's Colonial
Governors vigorously opposed
education for the masses. They
argued such education would
enlighten the masses so as to
interfere with government.
Most of the ruling aristo-
cratic and slave-holding class
sent their children to England
or to organized public schools
or hired tutors. Most of the
defenders of States Rights"
still send their children to
private schools where they can
learn how to live above the
masses. These people believe a
seventh-grade terminal educa-
ton with emphasis on the
three RS is sufficient for the
children of the common peo-
pie. 1t is no wonder, there
fore. that elimination of COM
pulsory education and even
closing of public schools seems
appropriate rather than edu-
cate the children of all citizens
in the same classrooms. They
would turn back the clock and
revert to the beliefs of the old
Tories Of Colonial days. Sep
arate, divide, disunify and rule
has always been a policy Of
colonial-ruling nations.
Z. B. Henderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

hope for years to come 1t
seems to me always that one
can see men saying to them
selves in a/kind of wonder,
Why. Of course, this is true.
What a fool I have been TO
seek refuge somewhere else
And with that great hymn
ringing in our minds, let us
say categorically that there is
no refuge anywhere else than
in God. Attempts to find the
final satisfactions of human
relationships in any type of
materialism are doomed to
failure, whether such at
tempts are made in Russia or
America, whether the false as
sumptions are seen in COM
munism or in capitalism.
There is no substitute for God.
Daniel OF old uttered an eter-
nal truth when he declared:
The people who know God
shall be strong and do ex-
ploits."
All history shouts that where
there is no vision Of spiritual
verities the people perish: and
that where there is moral
apostasy there comes inevita-
bly, national decay. There
cannot be a goddess social
order. Never forget that the
masses Of the Russian people
have not banished God from
their hearts and minds. This
very summer a group of Rus
sian church leaders were re-
ceived at great religious con-
ference in England. A prelate
of the Russian Greek Church
said to those English ministers
and laymen: IF all the Chris
tians of the world united we
would present such a moral
power as could defy the evil
aSsailing us. The Russian
Orthodox Church believes that
the One God. who is the God
of love, is the ruler Of this
world"
This is the final victory Of
faith, This is the bulwark
never failing. This is the
never-failing refuge of be-
levers on both sides of the
iron curtain: The Lord of
hosts is with us. The God of
Jacob is our refuge. The Lord
God omnipotent reigneth."
We who with Russell Lowell
believe that 'life's bases rest
beyond the probe of chemic
test" can sing confidently.
while the tempest still is
high. 20 God our help &.
our hope
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Be Thou our guide Uhile life
shall last
And our eternal home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

1t was a torrid summer Sun
day in the National Capital.
Yet in an impressively beauti-
full sanctuary, with candles
aglow on the high altar. a
large congregation had as
sembled for the morning hour
of worship. Most Of the eyes
now gazing at sacred symbols
of the historic faith had
started the day by scanning
headlines of the bulky Sum
day papers. Worshipers wend-
ing their way to the portals of
the church had already read
columns regarding satellites.
terrestrial and celestial, and
of Russians beaming with
good humor, instead of frown-
ing with the glum unpleasant
ness with which for so many
moons they had contemp-
tuously regarded the free
world. Worshipers had been
RECALLED with the rush of legis-
lation in an expiring Congress
anxious to die. with the
changed emphasis on atoms
for peace instead Of for global
suicide, and the release Of i'm
prisoned United States air
men, long held as hostages by
Red China in defiance of all
civilized standards.
From all such considerations
here. within hallowed walls.
with pictured glass flaming
with glory. had come this
great assemblage of residents
of the city. as no other in the
eyes of the whole world, and
visitors from every section of
the Republic. And as the serv-
ice began a stupendous thought
was substituted for all the
medley of human tangles and
tragedies hammered in the
papers and rehearsed and in
terpreted by the broadcast
voices of commentators.
Listen to that opening hymn
and join in it as the solemn
tones of the full organ peals
out its soaring cadences. The
worshipers stand, and the
scarlet-robed choristers move
to the chancel. down the
center aisle. On all lips is the
majestic truth that grasses all
lesser concerns and fills the
consciousness Of every true
worshiper with a sense Of the
eternal:
20 God. our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy
blast
And our eternal home"
One present. lifted to alti-'
tudes of the spirit by those
majestic phrases, freighted
with everlastingnesS, could rot
help but think of a scene in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14

ures up to the high ethical
standard of the court. For one
thing, there have been few
national campaigns since his
elevation to the bench in
which he has not displayed
an interest in politics and the
issues-few in which he has
not been doomed for either
presidential or vice presiden-
tial nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket. So far as can
be recalled there has never
come from Mr.. Douglas a
word or act to discourage the
efforts Of his friends In such
campaigns. Some Of his court
colleagues have been deeply
distressed by his evident en-
joyment Of the personal pub
licity created by these efforts
though none has had any no.
ton he would give up the Sc
curity Of his court position for
the insecurity Of either a
presidential or vice presiden-
tial nomination. What they
deplored was that his various
political booms seemed to de-
tract from the courts dignity
and drag it into politics. That
is the way they felt about his
various speeches before the
CLIO labor conventions and
other organized bodies. And
that is the way they felt about
such publicity stunts as his
highly publicized walk, about
a year ago, from Cumberland,
Md, to Washington.
A&*
Some weeks ago the justice
started on a well-advertiSed
trip to the Far East. For one
thing, he intended to deliver a
series Of lectures at the Uni
versity Of Calcutta. Then. he
expected to go to Russia. Re-
Gently while in Tokyo he made
a speech extremely critical Of
the American foreign policy in
the East. AS has been pointed
out, the Supreme Court under
the Constitution, has nothing
whatever to do with the for
eign policy of the United
States. That is a matter for
the President and the Con-
gress; it is absolutely no bust
ness of the Supreme Court.
Therefore," writes George
Sokolsky. when Justice Doug
las holds forth on the foreign
policy of the United States, he
engages in an act of impro-
priety. When what he says is
opposite to the stated policy
of his country. as publicly de-
clared by his Government, his
conduct is outrageous"
1t is stated that Mr.. Douglas
has a right to his personal
opinion on such matters. He
is. of course, entitled to his
opinion but not to express it
while still a member of the
court. To do so is clearly as
improper and unethical as
anything Mr.. Talbot did.
Neither the President nor the
Congress can do anything
about it. However, it does seem
that the American Bar Asso-
citation, at least, might let Mr..
Douglas. the court and the
country know that it regards
Mr.. Douglas expressions on
foreign policy as unbecoming,
unethical and improper in an
associate justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

his modesty preventing him
from ever putting up his own
name over any of his own
buildings. In 1889, after con-
Quoting the Ebbitt House for
rs years, he leased it to a syn
dictate and retired from busi-
ness"
Unsuccessful Trip
On August 10, 1905, The
Star reported IAN Opportune
Rescue" in the Far North. It
told Of a relief group which
picked up thirty-seven mem
bers' of a polar expedition
headed by Anthony Fiala of
Brooklyn, N. Y. The party had
been stranded in the Arctic for
two years. after their ship was
crushed by ice. Mr.. Fiala was
quoted in The Star as saying:
THE rescue was most timely"
The following day, The Star
commented editorially: De-
spite these successive failures
to attain to the ultima thule
of the adventurous, new ex-
petitions are constantly being
equipped. That of Peary is
even now on the way north.
and other schemes for arctic
work are being developed every
season. This will continue I'M
til some one actually reaches
the point of no direction.
where the compass needle per-
forms strange antics, and
where, so far as is now known.
no man has previously stood.
1t is idle to suggest that this
achievement. after a frightful
cost Of lives and suffering, will
be worthless to the world. It's
commercial. practical value
has never been regarded as an
item in the game. It Is enough
that the goal is difficult, hith-
erto impossible. That alone
will spur man on in the future,
as it has in the past, to sacri-
ficing efforts in person or in
purse. in the hope of even
tually solving the great mys-
terry Of the north"
Scientist Dies
On August 7, 1905. The Star
reported the death of Alex
ander Melville Bell. scientist
and father of another famed
American, Alexander Graham
Bell, the telephones inventor.
Alexander Melville Bell is
known far and wide through
out the civilized world" The
Star said, las the man who.
more than any other, con-
ferred the boon of speech on
those who from birth or Attic
ton were dumb. and who, by
constant study and applica-
ton devised system whereby
not only those who could not
speak were given a form Of
expression, but those who
could not hear found a method
of understanding spoken Ian
guage. And it was in an
endeavor to perfect and i'm
prove the system evolved by
his father that led Alexander
Graham Bell to make the great
discovery that resulted in the
invention Of the telephone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Yellow Fever Epidemic

A yellow fever epidemic was
raging in New Orle ms in
August. 1905. The Star re-
ported on August 2 that
passenger and freight traffic
on the railroads in and out of
New orleans is practically
paralyzed." Detention camps
were set up on all railroads
leading out Of New Orleans to
give persons leaving the city a
thorough physical examination.
and The Star said the deten-
ton camps are filled with
refugees undergoing the stipu-
lated period of holdup." A case
of yellow fever cropped up in
Shreveport. La, and Tex
arkana, on the border between
Texas and Arkansas, ordered
a discontinuance of all trains"
between Shreveport and Tex
arkana. The total cases in New
Orleans had risen to 2.347, but
health officials said the con-
f1nement of serious cases to
one section Of the downtown
area was IAN encouraging
sign" The Star story went on:
THE appearance of two or
three cases yesterday among
persons whose business does
not carry them into affected
districts downtown has given
the impression that the stego-
myia is possibly being carried
out of the zone Of infection
through the medium Of street.
cars" There were strict quar-
antines in major ports of the
United States to prevent
spread of the disease. These
included Norfolk and Balti-
more.
Death Of Caleb Willard
On August 3, 1905, The Star
reported the death Of Caleb
c. Willard, one Of the Dis
trict's wealthiest citizens and
a pioneer in the development
of the r street business sec
ton. In the story of his death,
The Star said: MIR. Willard
was among the few survivors
who witnessed the memorable
battle between the Monitor
and the Merrimac. In 1864 he
came to Washington and pur-
chased the Ebbitt House, and
built it up to what 1t now
is. Mr.. Willard was a per-
sonal friend of President Nc
Kinley, and one Of his most
cherished possessions was a
photograph where both were
taken together, showing a
striking facial resemblance
between the two. Mr.. McKin-
ley was a guest at the Ebbitt
House for IA years, and
went from there to the White
House. In the develop
ment of F street, Mr.. Willard
was the pioneer and the first
to construct large buildings in
that section. His conf
dence in the locality was so
great that at low prices he
secured a frontage on F street
from Thirteenth to Fourteenth
street, on which are now To-
Gated the Ebbitt House and
the geological survey buildings,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
God Our Help
BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN HI
Chaplain, United States Senate

q modern novel. There Is
depicted the picture Of a man.
who for weeks had been buf-
feted about with the hectic
demands of business. whose
very soul was jaded because in
a secularized wilderness Of get
ting and spending he had lived
and moved under a material
istic ceiling hiding the blessed
blue and the stars in the
sky. With no particular ex-
pectation, following a tired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-14
Lawrence Louded

I was deeply impressed by
the August 3 article of David
Lawrence, entitled allies
Ready to Appease in Asia"
Mr.. Lawrence's grasp and
portrayal of the fundamental
moralities and immoralities Of
the present world scene are
more than comforting to those
who believe in freedom, and
who know there cannot be a
compromise with aggressive
communism.
I am sending a copy Of this
distinguished correspondents
article to one of his many
friends and admirers - my
Chief Of State, President Syng-
man Rhee Of the Republic OF
Korea.
You Chan Yang,
Korean Ambassador.
Evening star., 1955-04-29
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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-07-23
Fritz Pollard To Handle Public
Relations For 81 Million Project

NEW YORK - (Global)-The
public relations firms of Fritz
Pollard Associates has recently
signed a contract with the Pan
American Construction Company
to handle public relations for the
new million dollar housing pro-
ject now being planned for con-
struction in the vicinity Of Mel
bourne, Titusville and Cocoa,
Fla.
The project, the idea of which
was initiated by Sarah Gibbs
Stone of Melbourne, win be COM
posed of three-bedroom dwellings
constructed to sell for from
$4,000 to $1,000.
The Pollard firm was awarded
the contract through Al Thur
mond, famous sll-American tackle
from the University of Virginia.
He and Pollard, also well known
all-American football star Of
Brown University, have been as
ISOLATED with number of nation
al sports organizations. Mr..
Thurman handles public relations
for the Pan American Construc-
ton Company, but insisted that a
Negro public relations firm should
handle such service in any case
where the projects involved are
constructed for Negro clientele.
Mr.. Thurmond has approached
the FILA and it is expected that
written commitment will come
from that agency in less than a
week. Mr.. Pollard said he is hope
full that Negro banks, insurance
companies and building and loan
associations will take out long
term mortgages on this property.