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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Society for Crippled Children

A wonderful example Of the accom-
plishments of the District of Columbia
Society for Crippled Children lies in
the progress of my daughter Charlotte,
now aged So. She was enrolled at the
society at the age of 3, and has since
learned to walk with the aid of braces
and many hours of patient work from
the physical therapists, learned to talk
with many hours of speech therapy,
learned to use her hands with many
hours of occupationaI therapy. and
many other things has she learned to
do with the aid of her teachers. She
will graduate from this school spon-
sored by the D. c. Society for Crippled
Children in June of this year, but
without the generous support Of the
people in the Metropolitan Area, she
and many more children would not be
eligible for further needed education
in order that they may become indie
pendent and useful citizens of our
country. The money contributed to
this Easter Seal compaign pays for
therapists, teachers and many other
important departments connected with
the successful work that will continue
as long as the people Of the Metro
politan Area make it possible. May I,
as mother and speaking on behalf
of other parents, at this time say
Thanks" to all for the wonderful re-
ponse to the Teleparade which was
held on Saturday, March 10, 1855?
1t was thrill to see our children go
through their various games OF play
which normal children take for granted.
am very glad to say, if it wasn't
for the wonderful cooperation of all
the people, my daughters future would
have been hopeless. When specialists
told me what was wrong with her at
the age of year and months, felt
as though I was lost. But thanks to
the D. C. Society for Crippled Children,
that feeling was soon turned to hope
and encouragement. and God has given
me the strength I need to carry on.
Also, I have had wonderful morale
builder, my mother. I am looking
forward to the day when the doctors
will take the braces off our children
and they will walk for miles and miles,
and say thanks to the D. C. Society
for Crippled Children and to the peo-
pie who made it possible. Charlotte
didn't walk into the society, I carried
her in my arms; but she and many
more will walk down the aisle in June,
and receive their diplomas, thanks to
every one who made it possible.
Keep your dollars coming in and
more children will walk, talk and use
their hands and arms for the first
time.
Ruth Shelton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
False Economy

At a time when mail thefts and frauds
are on the increase, the request of the Post
Office Department for enlargement of its
staff of postal inspectors is justified. Elm
nation by the House from the pending
postal appropriation bill of an item calling
for Sc additional inspectors has the appear
ance of false economy. The public interest
would be served by restoration Of the pro-
vision on the Senate side.
Records of the postal inspection service
show that mail racketeers defrauded gullible
citizens out of more than Sc million last
year, counting only the cases brought to
trial. Postal inspectors recovered more than
81 million in money and property IN other
Investigations ranging from mail crimes to
accidents, during the past two years Here
in Washington the postal agents recently
have been conducting drive on thieves who
have been robbing house and apartment
letter boxes 1t has been found that drug
addicts have been engaged in this thievery,
In quest of money and Government checks
with which to buy narcotics. Many retired
employees, disabled veterans and other resi-
dents of the area have been victimized. The
problem here and elsewhere calls for in
creased vigilance and action. The public
will not receive this added protection unless
Congress grants the postal inspection serv-
ice the added staff required to do the Job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31

Any UietD may point the calling,
Be the Sionpost, bare the path,
As NeWton's NTH an apple falling,
As ArchimedeS', ,0tth a bath.
A test may be neW beginning,
The turning place as once DGs found
By Robert the Bruce, in SPIDERS spin
ming,
By Wilmington in churc'tbetIs' sound
Any time may bring the stamp
OF truth, OF bright discovery,
To Calico NTH lamp,
To Franklin with a kite and key;
No arid wasteldnd but may foUer
Any day at any hour.
Ethel Bornett de Vito
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Transit Affairs
Ruth Shelton.

In the annual report to Capital
Transit stockholders, Mr.. WolfSon and
President j. A. Broadwater indicated
readiness to again petition the Public
Utilities Commission for another reach
into the transit riders pocket. Just
how far and how deep will this reach
go? In the last five years Louis E. Wolf
son and associates have taken the
transit rider for ride which resulted
in SO per cent increase in fares.
A milking. of the company is
evident from the sharp decrease in the
last five years of employees, passengers,
miles covered, working capital, capital
assets and revenues.
Since Government management has
proved to be far more costly than
private management, the only solution
is to enact legislation to prevent the
Wolfson tactics from continuing. BY
requiring closer scrutiny, tighter regu-
lations, and strict requirements under
sthe direction of the Public Utilities
Commission. more feasible company
management policy. with the interest
of providing cheap and efficient trans
portation, may result. The answer does
not lie in fare increase.
Rider.
At the end of a busline. while wait
ing for my bus to start. I overheard
conversation between the driver and a
passenger.
The driver said, in substance: Since
he took over, the place has been cleaned
up, no more litter around and buses are
cleaner. They are kept in repair, too.
When we start out now, we know we
have good bus, while before we never
knew but what we might have break
down 10 minutes after starting. Also,
there used to be so much idle time and
waiting around. Everyone is working
now, but not too hard"
deduced that he was talking of
changed conditions since Mr.. Wolf
son took over Capital Transit. Since
this increased efficiency has been ac-
complished by the management with
out arousing antagonism but rather in
such way that an employee speaks of
the changed conditions with pride, I
feel that there may be some good in
Mr.. Wolfson after all.
Tentie G. johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Britain and Yoltu Papers

puzzled by the animus against Great
Britain which. from time to time, makes
its appearance in this country. 1t is
something we Americans ought to be
ashamed of, as many of us are. For If
there is one thing of which we can be
certain it is that the firmest. most sim
cere, and ready friend this country
has Is Britain.
feel this so strongly that cannot
refrain from protesting vigorously
against such falsif1cations of fact as
are contained in a letter published
March "a over the name of William M
Basnett. Its opening paragraph is a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Retired Pay

want to thank you very much for
your Sunday Star editorial. entitled I'm
Fairness to Retired Employees" stating
the plight Of retired Government work.
ers in the face of increased living costs
hitting the retired employees just as
hard as those on the active payrolls."
I might add that it would be real nice
to be in position to increase our pen
sions as Congress recently did theirs.
Subscriber.
Press reports indicate there is in
prospect another long postponement of
the dollar-cents equities of retired civil
employees. But this delay is not at all
justified, because the periodic congress
sional studies of the joint-contribution
retirement systems affords no excuse
for the deferment of rights and equities
accruing to annuitants in the normal
operations of the system. The procedure
here should be like that of going
business concern, which does not sus-
pend the audit and payment of its bills
pending decision on some matter of
policy affecting its future operations.
To cite one distressing instance of
the wrong and injustice inflicted upon
one elderly group Of annuitants by this
policy Of delay, a mere audit would
establish the right Of employees retired
prior to 1913 to have all their service
credits included in the computation of
their annuitieS. In the case nf thee
elderly victims, III anticipation Of some
change of policy, further delay might
well mean denial. because employees Ie-
tired prior to 1913 with more than IS
years service are necessarily well ad-
vanced in years. Their right accrued in
1913, and we may reasonably assume
that many of this originally small group
have long since crossed the bar and put
out to sea-" Incredible as it may seem, it
is disgraceful fact that, in these times
of lavish expenditure of public money.
low-income members of this rapidly
dwindling group are actually donating
from their rags and poverty hardly
earned service credits, and these pitiful
contributions they are forced to make
better enable the Government to aug
ment already swollen salaries on Capitol
Hill.
There is no question Of policy indi-
Gated in these service-credit equities;
they involve only plain old-fashioned
debt-paying and truth-telling honesty.
Justice knows no season, and waits
not on political expediency.
L. B. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Letters to The Star.

employees. despite the fact that pro-
posals were Immediately rushed through
for an increase of almost so per cent
for Congressman and an increase up
to Is per cent for military personnel.
Now we are told that 10 per cent
increase for civilian employees would
upset the fiscal program. Strange.
isn't it?
Jack Sanders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Federal Poy Roise

Career civil service people are GER
tainly being used as a political foot
bali by President Eisenhower and our
lawmaking bodies. Both President
Eisenhower and congressional leaders
promised in the opening week of this
congressional session that a salary in
crease for Government civilian en-
ployes would be passed as one Of the
first orders of business.
However. months have passed and
nothing has been accomplished in the
way of an increase for civil service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31

on a Big Four heads-of-government confer
ence, there conceivably may still be chance
of achieving some progress at London. Ger
tainly, If there really is such chance, then
continuation of the talks should be all
to the good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Are the Governors of States
chosen by direct vote of the people?-
j, c..
A. In all but one State. Mississippi,
the sole exception, has system of cleo
toral votes similar to that used in elect
ing the President of the United States.
A plurality vote is commonly sufficient
to elect the Governor; but Georgia,
Maine, Mississippi and Vermont pro-
vide that the candidate must receive a
majority of all the votes cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31

@. Are American travellers to Europe
still required to obtain visas from the
countries they plan 20 visit?-G. G.
A. For American travellers to Europel
visas are now practically nonresident, j
All except four of the European TravelY
Commission member countries haveI
abandoned them. The four countries0
are Iceland, Finland, Turkey and Yugo-
slavia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
star Imagination Bureau. 1900 Eye st,
inelose s cents for return postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
-Justus. Minneapolis Star.
"HOw Dangerous Is the Fall Out?"


"How Dangerous Is the Fall-O ut?"
sample of what he does in the way of
perverting fact. Here it is:
1.-THE present controversy over the
Yalta papers is not getting to the point.
The point is that Britain skillfully
unanswered the United States. under
the guise of friendship into granting
fantastic concessions to the Soviet
Union"
I ask you, and all unbiased. fair
minded readers: Could anything be
further from the truth?
A. A. Williamson.
Why is England so worried over the
release of the Yalta agreement? Are
British minds SO cluttered up with find
ing some excuse to blame the United
States for something that they forget
their own shoddy past? Let Arthur
Ponsoby, MP, relate story for you:
Our prompt entry into the European
war in 1914 was necesSitated by our
commitment to France. This commit
ment was not known to the people; it
was not known to Parliament; it was
not even known to all members of the
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-07-02
MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1855
GRADUATES
RECOGNIZED

The popular Light of the Morn
ing Social and Savings Club, of
which Mrs. Azalean Stewart is
president, held its annual gradu-
ate recognition meeting last week
at the home of Mrs. Viola Glass,
2116 N. w. 9th Avenue. In keep
ing with a very timely custom
established several years ago, the
club presented many very valu-
able gifts to recent high school
and college graduates, who are
either members of the club, or
who are related to members of
the club. A reasonably large
crowd was present and the even
ing was well enjoyed by all.
Following the ceremony the
members and guests enjoyed a
wonderful repast, as is always the
case when visiting this club.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-07-02
After-Graduation
Party

Following the recent gradual
ton exercises of Booker T. Wash
ington High School, which were
held at the Dade County Audi
torium, Miss Gwendolyn d. Will
iamS, a member of the gradual
ing class, entertained a number
of of the members of her class
with a party given for her by
Mrs. Louise Brown at her resi-
dence, 433 N. w. 10th Street.
Miss Williams, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold E. Martin of
Richmond Heights, was mem
Der of the band and National
Honor Society, while at Booker T.
Washington High. Mrs. Brown is
a well known nurse at Jackson
Memorial Hospital. An enjoyable
time was had by all of the recent
graduates.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-07-02
YMCA CAMP
.ATLAKE PLACID
OPENS
PAGE 6
BY ARLINGTON SANDS.

Located at Lake Placid, $50
miles north of Miami is one of
Americas finest camps, built sew
,eral years ago at cost of $780,
900.
The camp is operated by the Mi
ami YMCA and has been opened
to Negroes for the second year.
The camp covers an area of $50
acres and is equipped to take
care of several hundred boys.
Lake Placid, during the sum-
mer, is an exciting place for boys.
A real opportunity to get away
from the crowded cities for a
period of wholesome recreation
and outdoor life.
This sort of camping cost mon
ey. White boys attending for two
weeks period paid a fee of $50.
Colored boys will pay $28 per
person during the period that
Carver branch Y take over.
EARN YOUR WAY TO CAMP
For a boy whose family cannot
afford to pay for his camping the
'Y' has worked out a Earn your
way to camp" with several soap
companies. Attractive types of
soap, labeled "Help Me Earn my
Way to Camp" sell for so cents
a box.
Out of SO cents the boy gets 20
cents and the soap company %
cents. This plan is working well
in the White section, but Colored
boys are slow in taking advan-
tage of the soap project.
GO FOR NOTHING
Since camping is new to the
boys of this area, the Y-camping
program committee headed by
Rev. Edward T. Graham and Miss
Susie Harris, funds are" being
raised to pay the expense of any
boy who wants to go camping but
cannot afford it. Any boy who
wants to go to Lake Placid for
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-07-02
D1ggs Asks Aid Of Editors In
Efectlng Standard Oil Boycott

Congressman Charles c. DiggS,
Jr, (DMich.) today requested
support from editors of Negro
newspapers in Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, Kentucky and MissiSsip-
pi to help him effect a boycott OF
Standard Oil Service stations and
products in these areas.
Digs appeal to the editors fol-
lowed his being Snubbed on an
attempt to have a conference with
w. G.. Violette, president of the
Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky, on
the case of Dola H. Walker, an
Indianola, Miss. school teacher
who was beaten when she at
tempted to use the restroom in a
Standard Oil Station. Earlier, on
receipt of sworn affidavit from
Mrs. Walker, the Michigan rep
reSentative had sent letters to all
Standard Oil sectional presidents
informing them of his intention
to initiate the boycott unless the
company directed its stations to
place reStroomS at the conVen-
fence, of all citizens, regardless of
race. color or creed. Diggs also
asked that the franchise of the
EppS Brown service station in
Europa, Miss. be revoked because
the Walker incident occurred
there.
The Congressman has intenSi-
fed his efforts since learning that
Mrs. Walker was removed from
her teaching position for report
ing the attack to the Mississippi
Regional Council of Negro Lead
ership. Diggs, whoiWas the prin-
cipal speaker at this organizations
huge conference in Mound Ba-
you in April, considers the firing
a retaliatory move by the MiSsiS-
Sippi citizens council and other
groups fighting school desegrega-
ton.
IN enlisting the aid of the Ne
gro newsmen, Digs pointed out
that the "Company's arrogant dis
regard Of the situation should
emphasize and make you feel
strongest reason for turning loose
the wrath of economic reprisal
upon Standard Oil" He added
that the newspapers could hello
him greatly in the boycott move
by publicizing the facts and APP
pealing to Negroes and members
of other groups to join the pro-
test against the oil firms "affront
to democratic principles"
Congressman Diggs explained
that the Boycott is limited to Ala
baana, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky
and Mississippi because other
Standard Oil divisions exercise
no influence in these states. Sta
tons that do not practice dis
elimination and those that are
Negro owned. he said, would be
excluded from the boycott.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1955-07-02

the two weeks period can call the
Y at 2-7829 or write to the. Car
yer Branch, $40 NV 18th st.
Camping is really fun It takes
the boys off streets and away from
trouble.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-04-28
Tornado filters Hit
Noble County Sector

Tornado jitters gripped the
Noble county area, Sunday even
ing, when warnings were broad
cast by radio and teIevision that
atmospheric conditions were
conducive" for strong winds
and severe thunderstorms, but
fortunately the storms passed by
with nothing more than gusts
of wind that hit about 80 miles
an hour.
The severe wind and storms
earlier in the day contributed to
the jitters, while heavily over
cast skies BODIED i'll for many
who had heard the warnings
which were given out by VILE
in the interest of public welfare.
While the warnings were official
weather bureau communications,
it was pointed out several times
there was no cause for alarm,
but many failed to heed the
allaying comments.
The first storm hit about $50
Sunday morning with slight
winds and a brilliant display of
lightning and loud peals of
thunder, however, the storm
passed over with no damage
being reported for this vicinity.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-04-28
ThOFlas Return Home
From Honolulu, Hawaii

Mrs. Charlene Thorla and in
FAINT daughter, TRACT Ann arrived
here at noon, Tuesday from
Honolulu, Hawaii, where Mrs
Thorla had resided for approx
mately a year.
Accompanied by their hus-
band and father, 1t. A. E.
Thorla, they made the trip
across the Pacific Ocean by ship
to San Francisco, Calf, and
from there they came by plane
to Columbus, where they were
met at the airport by the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Y. Harris.
1t. Thorla, having been dis
charged from Navy service, left
them at Chicago, Ill, and from
there went to Detroit, Mich, on
a matter of business and will
arrive here the latter part of
this week.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-04-28
Two Are Injured In
Head-On Collision

Two drivers were injured at
100 o'clock Sunday morning on
a head-on-collision of u. S.
Route 81 a half mile north of
Dexter City, near the Davis
Brothers saw mill, Sheriff
Donald Conaway reported.
Injured were Vernon Schock-
ling, of Caldwell route /, who
sustained decorations and shock
and Lester Clark, of Caldwell
and Summerfield, who suffered
a fractured right arm and exten-
siVe decorations. Both were taken
to the Marietta Memorial hospi-
tai in the McVay ambulance.
Clark's car, following the i'm
pact, careened over a steep bank
ment and overturned
Their condition was reported
serious.
Schockling was fined $1,000
and costs Monday morning by
Mayor p. r. Blake, of Dexter
City.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-04-28
Soho Workers viii
Enter Stale Contest

The boys" who man the
pumps at the Sohio station on
the corner of North and West
streets in Caldwell and others in
Noble county will have a chance
to tell the officials of The Stand
ard Oil company (Ohio) what
they would do IF I were Boss
This activity takes the form
of IF l Were Boss" letter
writing contest with eight jack
pot prizes, tickets to an exclu-
sive Presidential Tour" on
Sohio's private plane to visit
Sohio's far-flung operations in
Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas,
Louisiana and Ohio.
In addition there will be fifty
two cash prizes in this contest
which ends May 81.
1t is certain "The Boss" must
read all letters in the contest for
the judges include Clyde T..
Foster, Sohio's president; Charles
E. Spahr, Sohio's executive vice
president; Samuel H. Elliott,
Samuel H. Elliott, Sohio's vice
president in charge of sales, and
Sohio's TV reporter, Warren
Guthrie.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-04-28
Caldwell Council, III,
In Special Assembly

A special assembly of the Cald-
well Council, No. l21, Royal and
Select Masons, will be held on
Thursday evening, April % at
the Masonic Temple on Main
street.
This will be the annual inspec-
ton of the council with Ill.
Companion Theodore A. Ehni,
inspector of the Ninth Arch, in
charge. The Royal & Select
Master degrees will be confer
red on a number of candidates.
Lunch will be served at the
close of this meeting and all
members are urged to attend.
A special assembly of the
council was held Tuesday even
ing of this week.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-04-28
Local Candidates Al
Guernsey C0nsisiOry

A class of 110 candidates, in
Guiding several from Noble
county, had the 32nd degree con-
ferred on them, Thursday even
ing, as closing feature of the
Scottish rite spring reunion for
the Valley of Cambridge.
This represented the first time
that the newly organized Guern-
sey consistory had conferred this
degree with III. Willard j. Hood,
33rd degreee Mason from Cam
bridge, presiding.
Practically all Scottish Rite
Masons from Noble county, who
have previously belonged to the
Scioto Consistory at Columbus,
are now transferring their men,
bership to Cambridge.
The Valley of Cambridge in
cludes Guernsey, Noble, Athens,
Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison,
Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum,
Perry, Tuscarawas and Wash
ington counties.