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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United states Senate

church who. seeing dire need.
callously passed by on the
other side. It u q parable Of
things not done. It indicates
that the chief hindrance to
the healing Of the hurts Of
humanity is not the viciously
bad. but the passively good.
The churches are full Of people
who have enough religion TO
be decent, but not enough to
be dynamic. The only thing
you really believe" is the
thing you are willing to stand
for. battle for. suffer for. In
the classic depletion by the
Master Of the final judgment
Of the good and the bad. the
amazing revelation is that
against those who are pilloried
as guilty there is no bill Of in
dictment as to crimes COM
mitted. Sins Of commission do
not flgure at all in the verdict
on that dread day Of condem-
nation. But sins OF omission
do things not done" is the
damning charge. I was In
prison yet We visited me not. I
was hungry yet " fed me not.
I was naked yet ye clothed me
not. The verdict Is guilty"
Guilty Of what? Answer
Things left undone. OF course
In this evil world each day
some altar should be set up
where the prayer may be lifted
God make me good" But
added to that must always
be-"God make me good-for
something" Deliver me from
cowardly, complacent silence
and inactivity. Grant US the
purpose ribbed and edged with
steel to strike the blow" So
at last when our day is over
and all the days are done We
may be saved from having to
make Margaret Wilkinson's
lines Guilty" the tragic ver-
dict Of our own record.
/ neper cut my neighbours
throat,
MY neighbours gold I neuer
stole,
] neper spoiled his house and
land,
But God hare mercy on my
soul.
For am haunted night and
day
By all the deeds ! haze not
done.
o uninterrupted loneliness,
o costly palor never tDon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Art Collection

The Freer collection was for
mally accepted so years ago.
In a story Of the acceptance on
January "A. 1906, The Star
said: Mr.. Charles D. Freer's
valuable art collection. ten
dered some time ago to the
Smithsonian Institution. has
been accepted by the regents
and will eventually become one
Of the art attractions of
Washington The resolution
Of acceptance was brief and
simple. 1t merely stated that
the board Of regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, rec
ognizing the great value to the
people Of the United States Of
the art collection so generous
ly offered by Mr.. Charles D.
Freer Of Detroit accepts the
tender Of Mr.. Freer to make
present conveyance to the In
stitution Of the title to his art
collection and to bequeath to
the institution the sum Of
$500. 900 for the construction Of
q flreproof building in which
to house 1t -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Parish Matter
'atricia Parkman.

CaSpar Names, on January
Z. refers to an article in The
Living Church which lists the
most popular names for Epis-
copal churches. Mr.. Names
says that in the Washington
area 10 Episcopal churches are
called st. Johns. six are called
Trinity, and so on. I have only
the yellow telephone book as q
guide, but ! find st. James,
for instance, listed at least once
each under Roman Catholic,
Episcopal and Lutheran head
ings; st. Paul under Methodist,
Lutheran and Episcopal; st.
Luke under Baptist. Lutheran,
Methodist; Grace under Pres
byterian. Methodist. Lutheran,
Baptist, Episcopal.
Why, then. do real estate
advertisers persistenly list
properties IN this area by par
ish? Any parish name is likely
to be duplicated to the point
OF utter confusion. Moreover,
I can't think Of anything more
disconcerting and infuriating
to a resident Of, say. st. Co
lumba's (EpiscopaD parish
than to see his house being
offered in st. AIMS (Roman
Catholic) parish. This being
America. any given house may
be in a dozen different par
ishes, since the term here is
not ofncial. Besides. Washing
ton is especially well supplied
with neighborhood names, and
Tenleytown or Tenley Circle
would be a far better label than
any parish name. st. AIMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Kefouver Runs Hard on TreodmiI

would be an Improvement over
Senator eparkman Of Ala.
bama. Mr.. etevenson's run
ming mate In the last cam
paign.
However. the yardstick by
which o vice presidential can
didate Is usually measured is
his ability to carry at least
his own State-particularly If
It Is q doubtful State. Nor
mally. Tennessee Is heavily
Democratic. But in 1852 Mr..
Eisenhower carried 1t by $500
votes. Normally. Senator Ke-
fauyer rs vice presidential
nominee should be able to
bring the State back to the
Democratic party. But the sad
truth Is that Senator Kefau-
yer is in trouble In his own
State as shown by the follow
ing extracts from q recent edi-
toria1 In one of the States
leading newspapers, the Chat
tanooga News-Free Press. u.s.
ually,',, says this hometown pa
per Of the Senator's, "a State
Is proud when one Of its citi.
zens becomes q serious con-
tender for the Nations highest
elective ONCE. But Tennessee
ans have no Justification for
pride in Senator Kefauver's
national ascendancy. For he
has gained his prominence by
deserving his State and the
South to join the extreme left
wing element Of the North,
which has dedicated itself TO
outright socialism upon Amer
lea and Federal dictation upon
the South"
Strongly Worded Editorial ,
The editorial continues:
What II Senator Kefauver
besides q ooonskin cap and Q
ballyhooed heckler Of rack
steers? He ID an advocate Of
degeneration to court leftist
Northern votes and he aspires
to infiict upon the Nation more
Trumanism. He IL o rubber.
stamp puppet Of the political
labor bosses, excusing their
tyranny In hope Of their sup
port" Further. says the edi-
torial, "ne Is o coddler Of
Communists as typified by his
fllibuster and vote against the
Communist bill Of 1850 which
passed by an overwhelming
majority Most of all he Is o
self-seeker. setting his course
where he thinks 1t might prove
advantageous to Estes Ke-
fauver. He has built his record
with cold calculation as to its
meaning In terms Of his per-
sonal ambition rather than &C
cording to principle. He has
reversed the honorable dictuYn
that 1t Is better to be right
than to be President"
These are harsh words, In
deed. but they do give some
indication Of how Senator
Kefauver stands at home and
OF what help he could be in
swinging the once solidly
Southern Democratic State OF
Tennessee back to its Demo-
cratic moorings. But, If the
good Adlai wins In the con-
vention, Mr.. Kefauver unques-
tionably is the logical choice
for second place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

II Senator Estes Kefauver
again fails TO gain the Demo-
cratic nomination for Presi-
dent, no one can say 1t Is be.
cause he does not try. As q
matter Of fact he Ia trying
harder and Is Q more eager
aspirant than any other In
either party-excepting only
Adlai Stevenson, whose atti-
tude is In such marked con-
trast to his aloof coyness Of
1852 that . good many find 1t
amusing.
Four years ago Mr.. Kefauver
carried the New Hampshire
primaries In which he is now
entered. defeating the then
President. Harry Truman, and
gaining q head start over other
Democratic aspirants. Also. he
carried Maryland and q num-
Der of other States, giving him
o considerable number Of dele
gates when the convention
met. But, while impressive on
the first roll call, they did not
impress the politicians. who
never took the Kefauver candi-
dacy seriously and knew his
delegation support lacked
solidity. Now he Is In there
trying again, but 1t IL q little
difficult to see that Mr.. Kefau-
yer has gained in strength
since 1852. Mostly his claim to
consideration still Is based on
the crime investigation he
conducted In 1851.
Vice Presidential Possibility
II he has done anything
since 10 justify presidential
aspirations. 1t Is not easy to
recall. Nevertheless, he viii
again have more than . few
delegates 10 start with and
II not Q man whom either the
gay Mr.. Stevenson or the sol
emn Averell Hartman can
altogether shrug on. No one
feels that Senator Kefauver
10 much more likely to be the
presidential nominee than he
was four years ago. But In
the event Of Q deadlock he
may have enough votes to
break 1t. At any rate the vice
presidency ID not altogether
out Of reach.
True, Senator Kefauver
says he is not interested In
second place, though that is
Q long way from saying that
he will not be available when
and If the opportunity arrives.
The consensus is that the
Tennessee candidate Che has
now abandoned his coonskin
cap because friends told him
1T was undignified'') would
snap at the second place. The
big question is how much
strength. II any. would he give
to the Democratic ticket?
Certainly he Is not one Of the
best members Of the Senate.
But. then, neither Is he one
OF the worst. For example,
almost any observer would
rank him ahead Of the gar
rulous and blatant Senator
Hubert Humphrey Of Mime
sofa. or the demagosic breast
beaten Senator Kerr Of Okla
homa. He makes q good,
strong partisan speech and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Grutitude

On January Is. 1905, The
Star printed In its editorial
columns an anonymous poem,
which. as the 84th Congress
gets its second session well
under way, might be appro-
pirate today. Under the head
ing Gratitude" the poem
went:
Congressman is talkin' loud
On a lot Of topics;
Covers every subject from
Alaska to the tropics;
Talks on that theme for awhile,
Then he talks on this 'un.
Heaven be praised; the coun-
try's free!
I don't have to listen.
Has his speeches printed, too,
In the Records pages:
There to charm posterity
In far, future ages.
Turns 'em out as rapidly
AS the world may need 'em.
I admire 'em, but I'm glad
I don't have to read 'em.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Moral Law

Two recent items In The
Sunday Star. an article headed
Strategy" and an editorial.
THE Tests Are Essential"
have given me q long -desired
opportunity to protest the basic
assumptions Of our bipartisan
foreign policy.
Involvement Of the Ameri-
can people In any arms race,
and especially anything as
threatening to other people
including unborn generations
who have no choice In the
matter as our atomic bomb
tests, is downright immoral. It
Is not an idle platitude but a
working urinciple Of an ordered
universe that moral law takes
precedence even over "the
fundamental law Of self-pres-
ervation." We call ours a
Christian culture. Yet In our
present fright. we have for
gotten some Of the most basic
teachings Of Christ: do not
fear those who kill the body
but cannot kill the soul; rather
fear him who can destroy both
soul and body in hell" who
ever would save his life will
lose II: but whoever loses his
life for my sake, he will save
it."
We are gambling with (our)
very survival" anyhow. and the
writer Of The Star editorial
surely knows 1t. ! have yet to
hear anyone assert that the
United States Cor any other
nation could win O war In
which the weapons of mass
destruction we are 80 fever
ishly manufacturing were actu-
ally used. AS to their deterrent
value-when in history did an
arms race ultimately end In
anything other than WARP
Il the dilemma hopeless? 7
think not. We have one revolu-
tionary alternative which no
nation has dared to try. We
can abandon unilaterally the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

worthless weapons of the flesh
for the weapons Of the spirit:
Creative service to all men,
fearless honesty (which only
q people free of fear or self
seeking can Afford, and faith
which is strong enough to move
mountains because it has the
solid backing of deeds consist
ent with 1t.
Patricia Parkman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Monster Petition

The battle to save the frigate
Constitution went on. On
January Is. 1906, The Star
reported: THE monster petit
ton, signed by thousands Of
citizens Of Massachusetts,. urg-
ing Congress to take steps to
preserve the frigate Constitu-
tion-'Old Ironsides' - which
was brought to Washington
yesterday by Eric Pape Of Bps-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

good. With too much truth
for comfort. it has been sug-
gested that the typical Ameri-
can version Of the story Of
''Bluebeard" is quite different
from the original in the Ara
bian Nights. Bluebeard's Sc
cret room concealed dark
crimes. In the secret room Of
a great host Of Americans
there is-nothing. Whatever
is the passing scene they look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

ton. was placed on exhibition
today on the floor of the
House. The petition was first.
on motion Of Representative
Mccall Of Massachusetts and
by unanimous consent, pre-
sented in open house. and Mr..
Mccall then made a speech
on the subject. Chaplain Cou-
Diet Of the House had previous
ly offered up q prayer for the
preservation of the historic
frigate. The petition is ~
inches wide and the names are
written 10 on a line. II placed
one below the other. the petit
ton would make a scroll that
If upended would be three
times as high as the Washing
ton Monument. -"
New Rules?
There was foment in base
balls American League 50
years ago for a change in the
rules to do something about
the leagues woeful hitting. On
January 20, 1906, The Star
reported: There is little doubt
but that the American League
will take some decided steps
toward changing the playing
rules before the opening of
next season. President john
sons announcement from New
York that he had ap-
pointed Clark Griffith, Connie
Mack and Tom C. Noyes a
rules committee to confer with
a like body from the National
League poses unmistakable
evidence that there will be
something doing in the way
OF improving the batting in the
American League. MeSsrs.
Grimth. Mack and Moves have
all expressed the opinion that
something should be done to
benefit the batting In the
American League. and the only
point at issue is the antaRo-
nism Of the National League.
Somehow the idea has got
abroad that the same set Of
rules must govern both bodies,
but it is more than likely that
this belief will be shattered
when the committees of both
organizations meet in joint
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
Analyses Gray Vote

The vote on the Gray Plan
presents a curious example Of
government by a small en-
trenched minority. The regis
tered electorate in Virginia is
given as $4,000. OF these, less
than 100000 are reported to
have voted. On the basis Of q
2-to-1 vote In favor Of the
plan, roughly 100000 voters
have spent. or will spend. the
tax monies Of the 3.3l8,680 in
habitants Of the State TO the
extent Of the costs Of this VEN
ture.
Economist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

The weather was q CONVEX
sation topic so years ago, too.
but 1t was somewhat different
from last weeks weather. On
January ~. 1906, The Star re-
ported: This winters remark
able weather record came to a
climax yesterday. when, with
q temperature like a late spring
day. with only a little damp
ness In the air and a sudden
breeze. New York City and
many other cities in the north
ern States shorn of heavy
wraps were enabled to spend
the afternoon comfortably in
the parks and along the great
thoroughfares. It was all part
Of the warm wave which
brought the highest tempera-
ture to the eastern and middle
States known since 1890. With
New York City's maximum
temperature SIS degrees from
8 o'clock to 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. the highest re-
corded for the day In the
district was in Ohio. where it
ranged from 10 to "A degrees.
-. From all over the country
yesterday came similar re-
ports. Niagara Falls, which is
usually cold, reported that at
3 o'clock In the afternoon it
was 100 degrees above zero in
the sun. At Jamestown. N. Y.
they were using open trolley
cars and the passengers were
enjoying the experience. :.
Caterpillars were reported to
be crawling about in Burling-
ton. VT, and stray butterflies
were seen In Rutland. Naviga-
ton was open on Lake Cham
plain. an almost unheard of
thing at this timeSOf the year,
and the st. Lawrence was not
blocked with ice. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22

the projects going. One Is perfectly
willing to get on with the job Of I'M
proving the home, at the, proper time.
But first, the proper planning must be
done-planning that is best carried out
in the easy chair, in front of warm ire.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29

Everyone who enters this
contest will receive a beauti-
full IL" Is" tringed Cannon
guest towel, free! These quail
ity towels come in five gor-
geous colors: fire red aquarint,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29
News from CHESTER

lid onSaturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parr
spent Sunday with the Lloyd
Armstrong; in Thompson.
Mrs. Leila Page of Painesville
recently spent a week with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Barnes. Her
sister, Mrs. Ella Sommers, who
lives with Mrs. Page, is spend"
ing two weeks in Florida.
Russell Braund is recovering
from an apendectomy preform-
ed at Woman's hospital last
hospital.
Mrs. Clement Craig was in
Lake County Memorial Hospi-
tai last week for the removal of
a cyst from her foot.
Mrs. Frank Barnes fractured
a bone in her small toe. This
has been causing her much trou-
BILE in walking.
Harry Little is in a weakened
condition from noSebleed. He
had nosebleed on Sunday from
500 to 800 pm. before it could
be checked by a doctor.
Mrs. Edward Cendrowski has
returned from the hospital.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29
HERE'S ALL YOU DO =

Your Freddy Kilowatt" electric appliance
dealers have "mystery tolOeLs'' on display in
their stores. All you do to be eligible to win
big prize is mail in your answer to the ques-
ton: HoW many feet and inches OF cotton yarn
are in the mystery towel''? Your electric ap-
pliance dealer will give you an official contest
card. Write your answer and your name and
address on the card and mail it to The
Illuminating Company.
The Cannon Towel Company has estab-
lished the official mystery tolOel' answer
which is now in the vault of the National City
Bank of Cleveland. This envelope will be
publicly opened April 2, 1856.
The Illuminating Company customer whose
answer is closest to the actual number of feet
and inches will receive free trip to Hawaii
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29
CANNON GUEST TOWEL

bronze green, camellia rose or
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up your official entry card at
your Reddy Kilowatt electrac
dealers store.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29
EAST CMridon

News by Nellie C. Adams
Telephone E. Claridon 6-6289
Miss Sally Slagle who Is TAX
ing a teaching course at Kent is
now doing practice teaching in
Middlefield under the guidance
of Mrs. Rynearson. She will be
in Middlefield for the remainder
Of the school year.
Phillip Adams who had an op-
GRAFTON at Huron Road hospital
in Cleveland on Mar. 13, Is now
at home.
There was a fine attendance
at the Tea on Wednesday the 81
with Mrs. Olive Winchell and
Mrs. Ella Motil hostesses. The
Easter motif was carried out in
the table decorations.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Evans
entertained on Sunday afternoon
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29

brother, Mr.. Frank Dsenburg'
Mrs. Eliza Rider who was ser
iously Ill last fall and who spent
the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Kupfer in Gates Mills is
again at home. The W.S.C.S:
Ladies were greatly pleased
to see her at the Tea on Wed
nesday last.
Remeber the communion and
Remember the communion
and baptismal service on Maun-
dy Thursday of this week, at
which DR.. Stanley Mullen
our district superintendent Will
be present.
Easter sunrise service will be-
gin at 7:30 am. followed oy
breakfast. The regular church
service will be at the usual time
9:45.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29

Mar. Is, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne
Wollcott of West Pennington and
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitchard and dau-
ghter of Hubbard. Mrs. Wolcott
is a niece of Mrs. Evans and
Mrs. Pritchard a cousin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. McGregor
who have been spending the win
ter in Florida have returned to
their home.
On Sunday, the 18th Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Folk entertained
his sister and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Berkeley and his bro
ther Dale Folk all of Eastlake.
Mr.. Harley Butler of Cleveland
was also a guest in the Butler
Folk home that day.
Mr.. Lee Butler avs in Akron
on Saturday afternoon last to
attend the funeral of his half
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29
CHESTER NEWS
News by Lennah b. Bond
Telephone Park 9-7016
I'm World CrIIiSa

On World Cruise
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Wright,
Sperry Road, are members of
party of "a passengers a.
board the M. S. Kungsholm
This is a luxury world circl-
ing flagship Of the Swedish -
American Line.
The Kungsholm was due to ar
rive at Honolulu on Mar. %.
The previous stop was at Yok-
ohama. There nine different
tours had been arranged for
the passengers. Mrs. Wright is
a trustee of the Planned Parent
hood Association of the United
States. The couple has been Wis
iting clinics and meeting the
leaders of planned parenthood
throughout the world. At Yoko-
hama they met Mrs. Shizue Ka-
to, Japan'S leader of the move
ment.
Presbyterian Group to Meet
A womenS group of the Ches-
ter Presbyterian Mission Chapel
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Paul Hollendorf, corner of Rt.
81 and County Line Roads, on
Thursday April 5 at noon. Those
planning to attend please call
Mrs. M. Rear, PA9-7855 by April
2.
No Name Club Meets
Mrs. Howard Panek (Gilda
FeatsanD entertained the group
of Chester girls who meet reg
ularly at her home Lake Quilla
Road, on Friday evening. At
tending from here were Mrs.
George Horton, Mrs. Robert
Laws, Mrs. Charles Mapes, Mrs.
Bert Hearn and Miss Geraldine
Ditto. Mrs. Melvin Pike, Chardon
Road also accompanied them.
Ladies Night Out
At the last meeting of the
Ladies Night Out group, Ric-
hard White of Cleveland showed
pictures and talked on Alaska
The next meeting has been de-
signed as a pizza pie festival.
This will be held on April II at
the home of Mrs. Salvatore Ci-
cirallo Tauac pnoS
Lodge Dinner
The monthly dinners served
on the first Friday of each mon
tn at the Chester K of P Hall,
will be resumed on April 6. A
roast beef dinner will be SER
we'd to the public from $50 to
7:30 pm.
Float at Festival
The CheSterland Children s
Chorus are working. on a float
which will appear in the Pion-
eer Day Parade at the Maple
Festival on April 7 at 800
pm.
West Geauga Seniors in New
York City
Mrs. Glenn Russell and Mr..
Lipnicki, teachers IN West Ge-
auga high school with 80 seniors
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-03-29

double housesl If you have
an electric dryer already, or
if you buy one during this
contest, the prize will consist
of the full list price of your
present dryer.