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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
World Beliefs

A letter on World Ideol-
ogies" states that If we
raise Jesus to the God of
the universe, we make athe-
lists out of the greater portion
of the peoples of the world.
This does not make for world
freedom and peace"
1t is not our lot to "raise
Jesus to the God of the uni
verse;" One does not usually
raise one to a position which
he already occupies.
The letter suggests that IF
we are going to solve the
problem between commu-
nism and religion) we will
have to produce and recog-
nize a pure philosophy of
science as a foundation for
religion :. religious foun-
dations which may be accept
able to all minds based upon
truth and reality" What is
this pure philosophy of SCI
ence" proposed "as a founda-
ton of religion? Is it not
a pseudo-science based on
skepticism and rationalism
which denies the existence Of
absolute truth and which re-
duces itself to mere empiri-
cism? This precisely is our
present problem-not its So
luton.
Our struggle in the cold
war would be much nearer to
solution if we would come to
grips with the fact that "the
fear of the Lord is the begin
ming of wisdom" and "the
wisdom of this world is fool
ishness with God. For it is
written, He taketh the wise
in their own craftiness."
Rev. Ralph J. Schiller
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be heard describing how the
fields looked, and exhibiting
scraps of cotton and hand
fuls of seed they had con-
fiscated as specimens from
the adjacent warehouses. j..
Half a dozen regiments were
brought out on dress parade,
and the delighted inhabitants
of the pleasant little country
town of Savannah crowded
into the streets or peeped out
behind the curtains of sec
ond story windows to see the
unwonted sight and convince
their hating faith that, be-
yond peradventure, the Yam
KEGS were there at last to
defend them in their ill-con-
cealed preference for the
Union cause. Conspicuous
among the troops were the
noted 18th Indiana and 9th
Missouri, of Gen. Lew Wal
lace's division, whose steady
tread and precision Of move
ment were unexcelled by an
equally numerous body of
regulars. And amid all the
shouldering and presenting
of arms, flashing of swords,
waving of banners, prancing
OF gaily caparisoned horses,
and shouting of orders, there
came wailing up through
this pomp and circumstance
OF glorious war the unutter-
able sorrow of the Dead
March in Saul, as, with re-
versed muskets and measured
tread, a squad of his COM
panions bore a brave Buck
eye boy to his lonely grave
on the banks of the Tennes-
see. Poor fellow, he had left
Paducah, all life and hope;
had sickened on the river
well, in a few minutes a regi-
ment was deploying by COM
panies aim oSt over his
grave. :" The battle of
Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing,
Tennessee, was only a week
away, and there were portents
of this in The Star of March
%. 1862: AT noon yesterday
March IA Gen. Sherman's
entire division moved out from
the Savannah landings and
steamed up the river. On
reaching Pittsburg, the fleet
stopped, and after recon-
noiterinC for a moment, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
For the Record

quite inadvertently, I'm
sure, The Star trod heavily
on my toes in two respects on
Sunday, March 10, inflicting
some pain on me both as a
neWSpaperman and as a po-
litical candidate.
You carried an Associated
Press item which referred to
my nomination as the Repub-
llcan candidate chosen in
State Convention to oppose
Senator DIN D. Johnson. But
in the body of the story,
there was this paragraph:
I'm accepting the nominal
ton, he pledged himself to
help the liberal tide which
has been sweeping the United
States toward the murky
depths of socialism
Obviously, as a conserva-
tive candidate, would be the
last to help" that tide. What
appeared in my acceptance
speech was a commitment to
combat the welfare state,
coupled with the view that
the Republican Party offers
the best hope, and perhaps
the last hope, of stemming
the liberal tide which has
been sweeping the United
States toward the murky
depths of socialism"
I cannot know whether the
word "stemming" was
dropped in Associated Press
transmission, in the compos-
ing room, or otherwise, but
what appeared in print was
100 degrees out of phase with
what was intended.
AS a neWSman of Is years
experience and currently q
Hall Syndicate columnist, I
realize that little lasting
harm will be done by the
omission. Nevertheless, I am
taking the liberty of enclos-
ing a copy of my acceptance
speech in the hope that it
may dispel any notion that
I would be helping the So
cialist tide.
w. d. Workman.
Columbia, S. C.
Editors Note: The SEN
tence quoted by Mr.. Work.
man should have read, I'm
accepting the nomination, he
pledged himself to help stem
the liberal tide" etc. The
Star regrets the mechanical
error
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
100 Years Ago

Even Mother Nature seemed
to be on the North's side in
the Civil War. Dixie's rivers,
instead of flowing from east
to west, thus aiding commu-
nication and transportation
for the Confederacy, ran
north and south for the most
part, providing natural ave-
nues of invasion for the
Union Army. The Mississippi
had been opened by the Fed
erals as far as Island No. 10,
on the Kentucky = Tennessee
border, and at this time a
century ago Yankee Warships
were pounding this well-fort-
flied, strongly manned gar
rison. This rich prize was
not taken by the North I'M
til April 7, 1862, but each
day until then The Star
prominently played dis
patches telling of the tug
of-war for the island. The
Cumberland and Tennessee
Rivers afforded access to Ala
bama, Tennessee and north
ern Mississippi. While this
was no sightseeing affair,
boys in blue from New Eng
land and the West were nat
urally curious about the
strange section most of them
were seeing for the first time.
The Star of March %, 1862.
quoting a correspondent of
the Cincinnati Gazette, said:
g. The greater part of the
Tennessee River expedition
arrived at Savannah, Hardin
County, Tenn, on March IL.
AS the sun rose over the
canebrakeS that line the river
banks, it disclosed such a
scene as neither that nor in
deed any river on this CONT
nent ever witnessed before.
For nearly two miles up and
down the stream lay the fleet.
More vessels were constant
ly arriving; the channel was
filled with them, gliding
about in search of landings
near their respective brigade
headquarters, and the air was
heavy with the murky smoke
from hundreds of putting
chimneys. The shores were
covered with the disembarked
soldiers, eagerly rushing ev-
eryWhere and scrutinizing
everything, with a genuine
Yankee determination to see
whatever might be worth see
ing way down here in Dixie
They early found the cane
brakes, and the number of
fishing poles carried aboard
the boats to be sent up
North and used in more
peaceful times, was some
thing astonishing. Cotton
fields were more distant, but
long before noon plenty could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25

ately IL became terrible as an
army with banners!
Like a prairie fire the
words were destined to be
sung, chanted, recited, and
uttered in exhortation and
prayer on the eve of battle;
to be printed in newspapers,
army hymn books, sung in
homes, and by armies as
they marched to its swinging
challenge. From the time
of its publication in 1862
until the authors death at
81 in 1910, she was con-
stantly besieged by requests
to autograph the hymn in
whole or in part.
At a great gathering in
Washington the hymn was
sung by Chaplain McCabe,
afterwards a Bishop in the
Methodist Church, who had
been so gripped by the words
as he eXcitedly read them
in the Atlantic Monthly that
he committed them to mem
DRY. Wherever he went among
the soldiers he led them in
singing, Mine Eyes Have
Seen the Glory!" President
Lincoln who once was pres
ent, and who was evidently
deeply moved, called out,
Sing it again."
When Mrs. Howe was 80
there was a huge Memorial
Day service in Boston which
she attended. A Philadel-
phia daily paper quoted a
reporter, II never imagined
possible such a genuine,
sweeping emotion as when
that audience began to sing
the Battle Hymn. The one
presiding bowed to a box in
which the audience for the
first time recognized Mrs.
Howe. We could see the
splendid white head trem-
bling-then her voice Joined
in. BY the time they
reached the words. AS He
died to make men holy, Let
us die to make men free!'
the whole vast audience was
on its feet. sobbing and sing
ing at the top of thousands
of lungs. If volunteers were
needed for the Philippines,
Mckinley could have had us
all right there and then"
And now, on this Tooth
birthday of the writing Of
these immortal words. in the
welding of the Republic into
an eternal union as the griev-
Gus wounds have healed, as
this land of the free has
swept on to conquer a con-
tinent under its sway, as
America mending her faults,
with freedoms holy light,
is in this day of destiny the
torch of the world against
the blackness of tyranny and
is indeed humanity's last best
hope. each of us grateful for
the glory which has gilded
the years can sing with exul-
tation, Mine eyes have SEEN"
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important as to Justify clear
constitutional statement and
inclusion in our Bill of
Rights. Let me both advise
and pray that you will try
to enlist the aid of every
news media now in existence
in a battle to force the recog-
milton and practice of this
newly defined freedom, or
right, on the Federal and
State Governments. Its i'm
portance is equal to, as we'll
as supplementary, to tn e
freedom from slavery so
dearly achieved in our Ma
ton 100 years ago.
Isaac M. Avery.
Editors Note: THE max
ers of our Constitution, "
wrote the late Justice Bran
dies, g. conferred, as
against the Government, the
right to be let alone-the
most comprehensive of rights
and the most valued by
civilized man -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
SO Years Ago

A sensational courtroom
shooting wiped out all the
law officers of Hillsville, Va,
seat of Carroll County, so
years ago, and started a man
hunt that lasted for weeks.
The Star of March IA, 1912,
said the scene was set when
Floyd Allen, a resident of
that area, was sentenced to
one year in jail for ASSAULT
ing a sheriff. AS sentence
was pronounced, the defend
ant whipped out a concealed
revolver and started firing,
Killed were Judge Thornton
Massle, Sheriff L. F. Webb,
commemorative ATTORNEY
w. M. Foster and two mem
bers of the jury. Two of
Aliens brothers and several
OF his friends joined in the
shooting, with more than 100
shots being fired before the
Allen clan and their friends
made their escape. For the
rest of the month, this was
a front page story, with the
Aliens being rounded up one
by one after they took to the
hills. The case took a strange
twist when the Hatfields of
west Virginia feuding fame
offered to cross the border
and show a posse how a man
hunt should be conducted.
For those who think van
dalism and delinquency are
headaches particular to these
times, it was thus SO years
ago, too. The Star of March
Is, 1912, reported vandals
were chipping away in the
Capitol's Statuary Hall and
defacing the corridor walls
with charcoal scribblings.
Daniel Webster's marble
trousers have been torn and
there are rips in his marble
vest. Detectives say the out
rage must have been COM
mitted by someone armed
with a stonecutter's mallet
and chiSel. The charcoal
culprits have been making
uncomplimentary references
to distinguished members of
the House. Some months
ago a long strip was cut from
the historic painting Of the
battle ofLake Erie. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Mine Eyes Have Seem.
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain of the United States Sonata

1t was a hundred years ago.
The sad man in the White
House, in agony of spirit,
bent under the Herculean
task of holding together a
divided Nation. Out of the
homes of patriots North and
South was pouring the flower
of American youth-equally
sincere, bound for crimson
fields of battle. The rosy
prophecy that it would prove
to be a quarrel quickly settled,
perhaps in 80 days, had
proved tragically false. The
conflagration was spreading.
Before the unbelieving eyes
of the heirs of Washington
and Valley Forge was being
enacted a holocaust of hatred
and the end was not in sight.
A hundred years ago in
the second year of the strug-
gle it came to pass that a
cultured and gifted Boston
woman, Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, came to Washington
to be with her husband, an
outstanding physician, who
was a leader in what was
called the Sanitary Commits
sion. In the Nations Cap
ital the devoted wife of this
dedicated doctor, who was
making the commission a
veritable Good Samaritan,
felt poignantly with her hus-
band the anguish of the
wounded Republic. AS their
train pulled slowly into the
city on the Potomac she
caught glimpses of young
men in uniform, gathered
around campfires "in the
evening dews and damps."
From the windows of their
room in the crowded Willard
Hotel she could see and hear
the marching men as with
rhythmic tread they sang
John Browns Body"
Soon after their arrival
she joined many others in an
excursion across the river
into Virginia. AS they drove
along the narrow roads they
passed lines of soldiers sing
ing the same song. AS they
looked and listened her BoS-
ton pastor, DR.. James Free
man Clark, who had accom-
panied them on the trip,
remarked to Mrs. Howe, who
had written a number of
poems on various themes,
Julia, why don't you write
some worthy words to go with
that stirring tune?" She re-
piled, 1--WE thought of it. I
wish I could"
Returning to the Willard
she slept soundly that night
and awoke at dawn. Sud-
denly she realized that what
we might call a sub-conscious
miracle had been wrought in
her thought world. The
words that the long years
were to know as 1.-THE Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" began
to write themselves IN that
daWn's early light on the
tablet of her consciousness.
The lines kept coming as if
handed to her by some I'M
seen medium. She arose
quickly lest the lifting verses
vanish into forgotten obliv-
ion. She seized a piece of the
stationery of the Sanitary
Commission and, in the dim
light, rapidly committed to
paper the marching ca
dences. 1t all seemed like a
gift from the celestial choir.
The next month it was pub
liShed in the Atlantic Monthly
and thus given to the world
just a century ago. Immedi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
PIiqht of Schools

Two recent articles in The
Star reported the fact that
shocking and disgraceful con-
ditions exist in many D. C.
public schools. Also report
ed was the heartening news
that high school students,
alarmed by the present dan
ger to educational standards,
have joined together, on their
own initiative, to do some
thing about it. Last Novem-
Der they formed an organi-
Zation, High School Students
for Better Education, to
awaken and inform the pub
lie and Congress regarding
the desperate plight of the
D. c. public school system.
The Stars description of
Horrible Hine" Junior High
School. where nearly 1900
students attend a partially
burnt-out and condemned
fire-trap built to accommo-
date 800 students, should be
enough to make everyone
take notice. Worst of all was
the disclosure that our pub
lie school system lacks the
money not only for repairs
and renovations at Hine, but
also for other D. C. schools in
serious need of help.
AS the Students for Bet
ter Education have pointed
out, a host of inadequacies
blight our elementary, jun
ior high and secondary
schools. According to Board
Of Education statistics, 4,436
new textbooks are needed i'm
mediately to put a basic text
in the hands of every stu
dent. This figure does not
take into account the vast
number of outdated texts
that should have been re-
placed years ago. There is
a critical shortage of desks,
library books and up-to-date
maps. Most discouraging,
$50 junior high and 1896
elementary school pupils
must study in sub-standard
classrooms; 1889 elementary
school pupils are on part
time; TAG kindergarten chill
dren have actually been de-
MED entrance and are on
waiting lists.
The only fair solution to
this critical problem is an
increased Federal allotment
to District schools. The siz-
able revenue which the D. C.
could obtain if Federal prop
erty were taxable is not to
be had. Washington is flood
ed with military and civil
servants, embassy officials
and others who do not pay
D. c. taxes, but whose chill
dren attend D. C. schools.
Surely, if we can afford bill
lions for foreign aid, we can
spare the comparatively NOM
inal funds needed to provide
our children with a decent
education. The little that
we invest in today will be of
mestimable value in terms of
the present and future gen.
erations which must be
equipped to deal effectively
with the monumental prob
lens confronting our troubled
world.
ToIr,;,, n H.
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FROM THE STAR FILE.

gunboat A. o. Tyler dropped
in a shell on the bluff where
the rebel battery had been
posted. There was no re-
spouse, and glasses showed
nothing but utter desertion
on the shore :" A later
dispatch printed the same
day said Sherman's troops
had disembarked at Pitts
burg, adding: THE rebels
are known to be near us in
strong force :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
LETTERS THE STAR

Pen names may be used if
letters carry 1DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used will be
returned only When accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped enuelopeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-25
A Fifth Riqht'

Calvin G. Zon.
Evening star., 1962-11-02
WEE WOMEN
Don't be alarmed if he
starts foaming at the
mouth at the sight of all
those packages"

view of your recent letter to
RICH inquiring information
about cheese and its uses.
Use 4 cup chopped green
pepper, "a cup minced onion,
u cup finely chopped celery,
u cup finely chopped car
rots, / cup canned chicken
broth Cor chicken bouillon
cube, plus 1 cup hot wate),
"a cup butter, 3 tablespoons
flour, p teaspoon salt, l cup
sharp cheese, shredded, and
212 cups milk.
Simmer vegetables in
chicken broth until tender.
Melt butter, blend in flour,
add salt and cheese. Heat
milk; add to cheese mixture.
Blend all ingredients to-
gether; simmer until cheese
melts and soup thickens.
Serves six.
Evening star., 1962-11-02
1t Won't Clean
Mrs. J. R., w. HyattSUille

Recently 1 bought a recon-
ditioned washer and dryer
set. 1t is a famous make twin
set. The washer is a front
loader. AS to my problem,
cleaning is the culprit. 1 have
tried low sudSerss high sud-
sers, liquids and solids; liq-
uid bleach, powder bleach
and cleaning boosters, but
all to no avail.
My wash still comes out
almost as dirty as when it
was put in. I've had a repair
man three times, with no re-
suits. Evidently the mechan-
les are in good working
order SO the machine should
clean, but it won't. Any Sug-
geStions?
Evening star., 1962-11-02
Grab Imperial

To Mrs. C. B. S., Annanddle
Mrs. J. F. B., Washington
This recipe for Crab I'M
perial appeared in RCH some
time ago. Use 2 cups crab
meat. 4 tablespoons butter,
4 tablespoons flour, 2 cups
milk, l egg yolk, beaten, 2
tablespoons sherry, / cup soft
bread crumbs, / tablespoon
minced parsley, u teaspoon
Evening star., 1962-11-02

without any answers, he sug-
gested the good readers of
RICH would be our best
source of information.
This could be easily done
commercially, but would be a
Evening star., 1962-11-02
READERS
CLEARING HOUSE
Family Coat of Arms
Mrs. A. T. A., Arlington

Mrs A. T. A., Arlington
Has anyone attempted to petit-point, embroider
or cross stitch their family coat of arms?
I'm sure my husbands idea isn't original but
he wants our coat of arms (Amos of North Carolina
and Sims of South Carolina) applied to our stereo
speaker grills.
After questioning various local sewing shops
Evening star., 1962-11-02
Here's How

Reoders' Clearing House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH TIE
MAIL as a public service exehunse
Of ideos between oreo readers. The
Stor eonhot oeeept phone coils per-
toinins to this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full nome and
address. No advertising is printed.
Evening star., 1962-11-02

celery salt, "a teaspoon onion
salt and "a teaspoon paprika.
Melt butter and blend with
flour to make paste. Add
milk and cook over boiling
water or low heat, stirring
constantly until sauce is soft
and creamy. Add beaten egg
yolk and cook two minutes
more. Remove from heat.
Add sherry, parsley and
seasonings. Add bread
crumbs, reserving some for
topping. Mix we'll and fill
crab shells or ramekins. Top
with buttered bread crumbs
and bake at 400 degrees for
about 20 to 80 minutes, or
until brown.
Help!
Mrs. F. F., Anndnddle
I have a Drew ware cast
iron enamel finish pot which
became stained. used liquid
bleach and detergent and
gently boiled to remove burn
stains. Now food sticks. How
can I fix it?
4 + =
Cheese Soup
To Mrs. w. I. r., Arlington
J. c., Washington
Here's a recipe for soup
with cheese in it which you
might be interested in, in
Evening star., 1962-11-02

new experience for me, and
I would like to do it if I can.
I will certainly appreciate
your help. Being uninformed
about heraldry or genealogy,
any advice or information
will be helpful. Thank you.
Evening star., 1962-11-02
Use Table Salt

To Mrs. G.. I. K, Washington
F. p, Merid, TeTGS
I have had a hand-operat-
ed ice cream freezer and
have used table salt for years.
In fact, I much prefer it to
rock salt. To a gallon freezer,
I use about a pound and a
half of salt. You can buy it
in sack form like meal or
flour. Hope you have great
success with this.
Evening star., 1962-09-09

| was pleased to hear from an old
friend, Richard Armour, who has pub
lished light verse for years. DIR. Armour
is today Dean of the Faculty at Scripps
College, ClaremOnt, Calf, and it only
goes to show that even humorists can
rise in the world If they put their minds
to it. DR.. Armour writes that he re-
members having won a short.verse con-
test by doing away with words alto
gether:
Evening star., 1962-09-09

Now, this latter ode brings up a
question: Can you use just letters and
or figures to make up poem? mean,
the verse might be beautiful, but is it
art?
| ask this question because I've
received about two hundred letters
claiming that the shortest poem in the
Evening star., 1962-09-09

rite the worlds shortest ~
favorites was published in Pathfinder
Magazine" some years ago:
BRIEF ESSAY ON
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS
It's the custom
To bust 'em.
Ruth M. Lind, of New York City,
says she parted from a job in large
and solemn corporation shortly after
tacking this frivolous note on the buIle-
tin board:
WHY I DO NOT CARE TO HANG MY
WUNTTU rnAr M TWxr NAwnnwy
, 1962-08-22

give-a-darn" attitude. This
alone in their way of thinking
should warrant expulsion.
DIR. Anduze and he alone,
has caused his suspension and
we, the members Of my organ
ization, resent this attempt to
throw the blame on us.
In his statement, to the
News Current, he indicated
that the Young Democrats have
no political knowledge and in
this he may be correct.
However, if Sinking ones
sworn responsibility to his
organization; holding strategy
meetings with the opposition
and using the oppositions
media as a mouth-piece exclu-
sively, is an example of DR..
Anduze's political knowhow
then ! hope the Young Demo
Gratis never learn politics"
Nj. Brodhurst said.
, 1962-08-22

men out on watch every night and every day. And look
at the record, we have very few robberies and very few
fires. You have traffic continuing every day and night;
people can be knocked over and hurt. And yet, Mr.. Chair
man, we do not compel doctors to be on call for twenty
four hours a day. In five minutes or three minutes. Mr..
Chairman, it could mean a matter or life or death if you
could get a person to the hospital. But see what happened
at Yacht Haven. There was no physician travelling with
the ambulance who could say how to move a person
the right way or the wrong way. We have automobile ac-
--uents on the road.