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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
Our Brothers Keepe,

In view Of the harsh judg-
ments expressed with impu-
nifty about welfare cheats" I
think we who live in this
community should consider
very seriously our dealings
with these people to deter
mine if we have followed the
same ethical code we demand
of the materially and emo
tionally deprived person.
For example, let us ask:
Are we owners of slum prop
erty CHI arging exorbitant
rents for uninhabitable dwell
lngS and neglecting to supply
the heat agreed upon in the
rental contract? Are we SELL
ing insurance policies to the
lllitera tie or semiliterate
which only derive benefit to
the salesman in the form of
his commission? Are we en-
ployers who do not pay a liv-
ing wage because we can take
advantage Of the nonUnion
labor market? Are we I'M
scrupulous statesmen who Of
fer deceptively easy credit for
luxury items just to make a
sale, without regard to the
purchasers source Of income
and ability to carry the pay
ments? Recipients of public
welfare. as we'll as nonrecipi-
ents, often are victims of cir
cumstances imposed on them.
If we find we are guilty of
these and similar practices,
can we honestly say we are
not guilty of fraud, chiseling,
dishonesty and all the rest of
the epithets we hurl at the
deprived and disadvantaged
of this city? How can we be
tolerant of our behavior and
at the same time advocate
punitive action for the uned-
ucated, uniformed and mex
perienced residents of our
community?
A bit of soul-searching, es-
pecially by the righteous and
indignant, and a firm pur-
pose of amending our meth
DDS of dealing with those less
fortunate may be in order.
Then perhaps these, the
neediest of our brethren, may
be helped to a better way of
life without having to resort
to "chiseling" to stay alive.
Helen COrken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
so Years Aqo

The so-called weaker sex"
was making life miserable so
years ago for the powerful
Washington Railway & Elec-
trio Co. While there were no
serious complaints against
the city's streetcar service,
women riders were united in
protest that the steps to board
the trolleys were too high. So
much clamor was raised, that
WR&E President Clarence
King admitted in The Star Of
February Is, 1912 that his
company had the matter I'M
der consideration. Sixty
seven trolleys had been de-
stroyed by a fire a few days
before at the car barn at
Thirteenth and D streets
NE, and the company was
weighing the complaint about
the steps as it considered the
purchase of new-type troll
leys. The women had orga-
nized a committee to fight for
lower steps, and one of their
most articulate arguments
was in the form of this val
entine: 1.-THE step was 10
inches high The maiden
5 feet 2 Her dress was
l yard round the hem
She walled What can I do
No man can know the
awful woe OF this hobbIe
skirt OF mine :. Oh, If you'll
only help me up I'll be
your valentiner"
There was serious talk so
years ago of changing In
auguration Day from March
to April, and this inspired a
strong-voiced civic group
the Peoples Gardens of
Washington - to stress the
need for the Capital to
"pretty-up" for visitors. The
Star of February IT, 1912,
said the group planned to
campaign that Washington
should put on a handsome
appearance for Inauguration
week and arouse public pride
in the appearance of its
yards and gardens, stimulat-
ing general interest in the
landscape gardening and sur
roundingS. 1t is not
enough that the city be dec
Grated with flags and bunt-
ing, when it is possible to
create a lasting impression
upon the thousands of visi-
tors by an example of civic
industry which would dis
play itself in the yards and
gardens made beautiful by
every blossom known to early
spring. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18

those huge footprints in the
snow on week nights from
the White House to a nearby
sanctuary of worship, where
he had a pew, tell of an inner
compulsion as true as the
flight of a homing pigeon.
His estimate of the church
in the life of the Nation is
indicated in his fervent
words to religious leaders
who during the darkest days
called at the White House,
when he eXclaimed-"God
bless all the churches, and
thanks be to God who in our
great trial giveth us the
churches. OF no other man
in the public life of our Re-
public has it been more true
that the Bible was a light
unto his feet. Through all mis-
addresses its glorious ca
dences and insights are like
the crimson cord which is
woven into every piece of
rope in the Royal British
Navy.
In a volume entitled 1.-THE
Soul of Abraham Lincoln"
there were selected from his
lips or pen short sentences or
clauses indicating his relig-
lous faith. With no changes
whatever in the phraseology
it was found they could be
fitted together and prefaced
by the words, II Believe" If
this is the credo of an in
fidel, the more of that brand
we have the better! Hear
Lincoln speak:
Il believe in God the Father
Almighty, ruler of nations,
our great and good and mer-
clful maker, our Father in
Heaven who notes the fall Of
a sparrow, and numbers the
hairs of our heads. I recog-
nize the sublime truth an
nounced in the Holy Scrip
lures and proved by all his
tory that those nations only
are blessed whose God is the
Lord.
Il believe the will of God
prevails. Without Him all
human reliance Is vain.
Without the assistance of
that Divine Being I cannot
succeed; with that assistance
I cannot fail. I have a solemn
oath registered in Heaven to
finish the work I am in. In
full view of my responsibility
10 my God with firm
ness in the right as God gives
me to see the right, COM
mending those who love me to
His care, as I hope in their
prayers they will commend
me, look through the help
of God to a joyous meeting
with many loved ones gone
before"
Behold the man who be-
longs to the ages, standing
under the Spires of the Spirit,
proclaiming the faith of one
who thought and wrought, to
use his own great phrase,
Under God!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18

prior to the war. The COM
mand of Donelson went to
Buckner when Floyd resigned
his leadership and handed
the baton to Gen. Gideon
Pillow, who in turn passed
it to Buckner. Floyd and
Pillow managed to escape be-
fore Donelson fell, as did
Gen. Nathan Bedford For
rest, with his cavalry. Buck
ner was taken prisoner but
was exchanged in August,
1862, and returned to the
South to fight again. De-
tails of the Union victory
were spread out in The Star
over several days. On Febru-
airy 10, 1862, this paper said:
&C. A special dispatch to
the Chicago Times, dated
Fort Donelson, February, Is,
reports Fort Donelson sur
rendered at daylight uncon-
ditionally. We have taken
Generals Buckner and
(BushroO johnson and Is, 900
prisoners; also 5000 horses.
Generals Pillow and Floyd,
with their brigades, ran away
on steamers during the night,
without letting Buckner know
their intention Our loss
is heavy, probably 400 killed
and 800 wounded. TIL e
enemy's loss is very heavy,
but not as great as ours,
as they fought behind en-
trenchments, whilst our brave
fellows had nothing to shelter
them from the iron
storm. :" The final as
saults on Donelson we're
graphically depicted in The
Star of February 10, 1862:
81. The Rebels, from their
advantageous positions
shoWered upon our ranks
most murderous volleys of
musketry, grape and canister,
killing and wounding our
men almost by companies, at
every round. Yet every man
stood his ground bravely.
(They) stood in the very
Jaws of death, with scarcely
a prospect that a single one
would escape. Never, per-
haps, on the American con-
tinent, has a more bloody
battle been fought. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
Risky Venture?

William M. Werber advo-
Gates turning over health risk
insurance for the aged to
private life insurance enter
prise. He argues that to en-
trust it to the deficit-fi-
nancing of social security,
would unfairly substitute the
irresponsible and IMPROVE
dent at the expense of the
industrious and self-reliant.
AS a Self-appointed consumer
counsel who has served the
healing arts in peace and
both world wars, I would
like to defend social insur-
ance without disparaging the
vital role commercial insur-
ance should play and must
play in our capitalistic econ
omy.
Commercial insurance has
no delegated responsibility to
assume risks whose magni-
tude demands national dis
ciplineS, and national stand
ards of assessment, certifica-
ton and indemnification.
Commercial insurance oper-
ateS for profit and when a
risk ceases to be profitable,
private philanthropy or pub
lie assistance must take over.
1t would seem to be against
public policy to say that as
long as an insurance risk was
profitable it is the direct con-
Germ of private commercial
enterprise. But in event of
lapse, existing health risks
or truly catastrophe Incl
dence, the Improbable risk
becomes the direct concern of
the taxpayer. The constitu-
tional domain of the general
welfare is not divisible into
one which pays dividends on
solvent risks and levies taxes
to subsidize failure to pay
profits.
Commercial insurance uses
experience ratings to calcu-
late both premiums and ben
efits. This means costs are
less for favorable risks and
CORRESPONDENCE more for poor
ones. Benefits are paid in cash
and not in services. This
means liability to dollar value
which remains fixed in
terms of the dollars pur-
chasing power at the time
the contract was made.
Should initiation or national
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
FROM THE STAR FILES.
100 Years Ago

U. S. Grant was on his
way up the ladder to fame a
century ago. He achieved the
first rung when a Union
army under his leadership
won a bitter battle and cap
tured Fort Donelson, Tennes-
see, taking some $4,000 Con-
federates prisoner. The vic
tory brought Grant national
recognition, along with the
rank of major general, be-
slowed upon him by Presi-
dent Lincoln. Fort Donelson,
on the bank of the Cum
berland River, was COM
manded by John B. Floyd,
a former governor of Vir-
ginia and Secretary of War
in Buchanan's cabin t.
Donelson was manned by
around $4,000 troops, but
they were poorly trained, in
adequately armed and ill
provisioned. The fort stood
on a bluff 100 feet or so
above the river, protected by
creeks on two sides, and
boasting a crescent of for
midable rifle pits, before
which the earth sloped away
sharply. 1t sleeted, showed
and froze during the fight.
The siege started February
IL, 1862, and surrender came
four days later. An exchange
of notes with Confederate
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner
led to Grants being there
after known as "Uncondi-
tional Surrender" Grant. The
Star of February 10, 1862,
printed these: "Hq. in the
Field. February 16. To Gen.
S. B. Buckner. Sir: Yours of
this date proposing an armis-
tice and appointment of COM
missioners to settle on the
terms of capitulation, is just
received. No terms except an
unconditional and immediate
surrender can be accepted. I
propose to move Immediately
on your works. I am, very
respectfully your ob't serv't.
U. S Grant, Brig. Gen." To
this Buckner replied: ct he
distribution of forces under
my command incident to the
unexpected change of COM
manders, and the overwhelm-
ing force under your COM
mand, compel me, notwith-
standing the brilliant success
of the Confederate arms, to
accept the ungenerous and
unchivalrous terms which
you propose" Grant and
Buckner, who had taught
military tactics at West
Point, were good friends when
they both wore the army blue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18

the lethargy which already has marred
too much of the Southwest program.
In another important sense, the advisory
corporation would help assure that the
l8-acre waterfront area is developed in
the overall interest of the community,
for it has the potential to become one
of the major assets of the Nations
Capital, one which should attract and
serve residents Of the entire metropoli-
tan community in variety of ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used it
letters carry lDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used 1UiH be
returned only 1Dhen accom-
panied By self : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
A Lincoln Libel
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain of the United States Senate

In this month Of Abraham
Lincoln's birthday one of the
widest read weekly magazines
contains an article on THE
right not to believe" 1t is
an attempt to defend the
thesis that what we think
of as honor and moral in
tegrity are not necessarily
based on a creed that affirms
that there is a world Of
spiritual reality back of what
we can see and touch and
analyze.
1t is a manifest attempt
ing to put a halo of superb
GRITTY on the brow of So
called "free-thinkers." 1t is
a thinly yelled attempt to
claim that some of the great
names among the founders
of this Republic really belong
In the realm of unbelievers.
The article implies that the
advertised religious belief of
many public officials is about
as hypocritical as that of a
politician depicted in a popu-
lar current play who pri-
vately confessed that he had
no religious faith but that he
poured God on" in his cam
paign in order to be elected.
The article is suggesting in
a subtle way that to be an
unbeliever is to be eman-
cipated from the intellectual
thraldom of one who can
truly say, $50 help me God"
This pronouncement utterly
ignores what are the beliefs
of unbelief. The unbeliever
has to assert that the gran
deur and splendor of life at
its best, poisoning in self
sacrifice, nobility, and hero
ism are but the product of
blind chance. To assert that
dust explains destiny is about
as sensible as declaring that
you can take a bag contain
ing the letters of the alpha
bet and. throwing a handful
OF them up into the air, eX-
pect them to fall to the
ground in the form of a
Shakespeare sonnet, or of a
Tennyson's I'm Memoriam."
The belief of unbelief is
absurd.
In the article referred to
we will let all the other
ISLANDERS stand on the un-
substantial sophistries on
which they rest. But let us
expose once for all the
venerable canard trotted out
in this magazine once more
that by the testimony of
close associates Abraham
Lincoln was at heart an in
fidel."
1t is. Of course, true that
Lincoln in his religious
thinking was far ahead of
the primitive beliefs and
practices of his day. He re-
coiled at the crude hell fire
and birthstone" dogmas Of
the contemporary camp
meetings. But that did not
make him an infidel-it made
him a religious liberal. In
Springfield and in the Ma
TONS Capital he habitually
attended church services. It
is reported that he more
than once remarked that If
he could find a church which
had for its one requirement
Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy mind, and
with all thy strength" he
would gladly give his name
to that church.
When the dreadful weight
of the woes of a divided Ma
ton bent his shoulders and
furroWed his sorroWful face,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18

disaster make our dollars
practically valueless, the COM
mercial insurance carrier has
no contracted obligation, 9TH
err than to indemnify in what
may be worthless script. The
general welfare purpose of
social insurance is to share
common burdens - not to
provide escape from them
when their coverage ceases to
be profitable.
Thomas E. Mattingly, MD.
Evening star., 1962-01-06
Opening lead: Diamond queen

Take this sort of hand. You
ruff the third diamond, lead oi1t-
the ace Of trumps and Them
lead a trump to dummy,s
queen.
And there you go. The bell ,
didn't ring, and down you 20. !
Naturally you start the clubs
in the hope that West has three a
or more clubs. Alas. He ruffss
the third club and gets out i"
with trump. You still have >
to lose heart. .
You could make the hand bv I
leading out four rounds of
trumps. West would have to
lead a heart. and you would ,
run the clubs without interrupt
ton. If you tried that, however.
you might find that West had
a dimaond left in his hand.
When the Bell Rings -
What could you do If you had
that inexpensive little bell that
we were discussing? You would
make the contract If you only
knew that the trumps were
about to break Al.
Start the same way. Ruff the
third diamond and lead out the
ace of trumps. Hold it now,
That bell is ringing.
Turn the bell off and lead
out the king of spades. -
This play costs nothing If the.
trumps break normally. You
can continue with the queen of
trumps and the clubs.
AS 1t happens, you discover
the bad trump break when YOU
lead the king of spades. You
switch to clubs at once, dis,
carding a heart on the third
ound. West can ruff, but cannot
defeat the contract. You can
get back to dummy with the
queen Of spades to draw Vests
last trump and discard another
heart on dummy's last club. ,t;
Daily Question
Partner opens with two no.
trump, and the next player
You hold:
ABBA 0oss3 1QJ1o &s7
What do you say?
Answer: Bid three clubs. the
otayman convention. This asks
'our partner to show a major
iuit If he has one. If he has no
major suit, you will be satisfied
With game in no-trump.
y -
For SheinWold'S 36 = page
booklet. "A Pocket Guide to y
Bridge" send SOC to Bridge
Book. The Washington Star, =
Boz 1913, Grand Central Sta -
ton, NetD York II, N. Y. -
Copyright, 1852, Gen. Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1962-01-06
Women in Office

OSLO.-There are 13 women
members in Norway's new
Parliament.
Evening star., 1962-01-06
WORD GAME
Find 46 or more words in
I'M RTAL

meaning everlasting" Average
mark-39 words; time limit
as minutes. y
Rules Of the game; /. Words must bs
acquire four letters by the addition ~
IS, such as bats" cats" are NOT
used. 3. Only one form Of word Ii
used. 4. Proper names are not used
Answer to CLUMPISH
chip, chum, chump. clip, clump, eulm.
cusp. lmps, lisp, Jumps, lush. mich.
mulish much. mush, mulch, nusic
plums, plush, plus, push, pulish, scum
soup, ship. shin. slip, slump. SUM,
Sllm' Sump' such, humps, humic
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1962-02-03
Seek Revision Of
Postal Rates

The a cti n taken 10y tbs
House of Representatives in
Washington in including in the
postal rate revision bill a pro
hibition against free delivery of
Communist propaganda throug
the mails was hailed by Fourth
District Congressman Ed Der
Winski as a dramatic and ma
jor accomplishment. The a.
mendment as passed by the
House has the same basic pro-
visions as bill which Der
Winski introduced last year.
"The House passage of this
anti = Communist propaganda
provision" DerWinski explain
ed, resulted directly from
nation wide public reaction
against the delivery of millions
Of pieces of Communist propa-
ganda that had been reaching
our shores since March 1861. "
DerWinski explained that the
postal rate increase bill must
now he studied by a Senate
Committee and will be subject
to full Senate debate; and that
the Senate must insert SINH
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1962-02-03
The Sock Hop

Yes, it's a "Sock Hop" ben
eft. Where? At Lincoln Me
mortal School. When? Friday,
February 2, 1862. Time? 700
pm. till 1000 pm. Admission
25 cents. Contests = Twist"
Roach" and ely" Competent
Judges will determine who the
prize winners are.
An attendance prize will be
given to the boy or girl hold
ing the "'lucky" number.
Send your children or bring
them. You are invited too.
This affair is sponsored by
the Ways and Means Committee
of the Lincoln Memorial School
P.T.A. Mrs. Maple Spearmon is
the president.
Geo. w. Kimbell, Prin.
Lincoln Memorial School
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1962-02-03
COME ONE; COME ALL, TO
A GREAT REVIVAL

The revival will begin Sun
day February 4, at Campbell's
T Temple Church of God in
Christ which is located at 18TH
and Ridgeway. Robbins. Ill.
The revival will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. James G..
Lewis.
Pastor, Ed. Jessie Campbell
Sec'y, Hattie Bell Davis
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1962-02-03

lar provision against the de-
livery of Communist propagan-
Ola in order that this activity
may be halted by the passage
of the postal rate bill.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1962-02-03
NINE M ORIAM

In loving memory of our
Gear mother, Mrs. Mary Dowell,
who departed this life january
20, 1861.
We your children miss you
very much. Gone but not for
gotten.
Your daughters:
Hattie Burbridge
Allie Howard
Vadie Barnes
Sons:
Bruce Nesby
Johnnie Nesby
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-10-05

the charge to the knights by a
speaker whose identity will be
revealed next week.
At least three area high school
bands will be in the parade, in
GLIDING those Of Crewe, Powha-
tan and Randolph Henry High
Schools. Other participants will
be the Top Teens, majorettes,
and numerous beauty queens, in
Guiding Miss Farmville, Miss
Cumberland, Miss Five County
Fair and several more county
queens who are students at
LongWood College.
The sponsoring Lions again
will provide lunch and refresh
ments at the riding grounds.
Forbes said more than 20
riders are expected to compete
for the state title as this con-
GLIDING tournament of the sea-
son. Traditionally. the meet here
matches the winners of the
earlier Journeys throughout Vir-
GINA.
Proceeds from the event will
be used to further reduce the
community swimming pool debt.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-10-05
September Rainfall
Inch Below Normal;
Temperature Cool

September had a total rainfall
Of 2.87 inches. which is almost
an inch shy Of the average for
the month, according to E. F.
Striplin, Farmville's official
weather observer.
Striplin said that the Septem-
Der rainfall came in one spell
for the most part. During the
last week of the month 1.13
inches Of rain fell, or almost
half the monthly total.
Weatherwise, the tempera-
cures were a little below normal.
Strlplin said that his low for the
month was 80 on September 81,
and there were several other
readings in the high 3O's and
low 4O's.
Rainfall has been slight these
first few days of October with
only a tenth of an inch or so
up to now. Area residents will
well remember last October
when almost five inches of rain
fell in three days, causing flood
ed rivers and closed roads in
several places. This was til e
same rain that broke the spill
way at Trice's Lake in Cumber-
land county and washed away
one summer cottage.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-10-05

unlikely that he will wait
on the state court in this in
stance.
The order may be entered at
any time, probably early next
week. It repeatedly is a reitera-
ton of the general policy given
in an opinion Judge Lewis hand
ed down July 26. which states
that the public hools "of
Prince Edward county may not
be closed to avoid the effect of
the law Of the land as inter
preted by the Supreme Court,
while the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia permits other schools to
remain open at the expense of
taxpayers.
This has already been ap-
pealed to the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals. and Judge
Lewis has agreed to suspend the
effect of the order while the de-
cision is appealed to the circuit
court and undoubtedly to the
Supreme Court.
The judges order only estab-
fishes a broad policy, and ap-
parently does not state what
shall be done to correct the
situation. If he is upheld
through the Supreme Court on
his policy decision, then it will
have to be determined what
steps will be necessary to nipple
ment his decision. How to i'm
plement the order will present
an interesting legal problem.