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Evening star., 1962-05-20
100 Years Ago
Robert E. Lee had good

1OOOCl y Z. Ice LAoo SOOu
reason to regard Thomas
Jonathan Jackson as his
right arm" "Old Jack" as
his men fondly called him
when he was but 81, was abb
Solutely loyal to Lee and
would have followed him
blindfolded. In turn, Jack
son expected his own troops
to follow him anywhere. They
did, and so swiftly that they
became known as his foot
cavalry" Some other Con-
federate generals took a dim
view of jackson. Dick Ewell,
a capable leader, too, thought
aloud that Jackson was some
thing of a mad-hatter. cI
never saw one of his cour-
iers approach without expect
ing an order to assault the
North Pole.") Jackson's men
gripe6 but they had fierce
pride in the 6-footer with the
tired blue eyes and rusty black
beard who quick stepped
them from fight to fight.
or wish the Yanks wefe in
hell" said one of Jackson's
footsore outfit. 81 DON'T" re-
piled another, "'cause Old
Jack would chase us after
them.") Jackson, a deeply
religious man given to prayer
on the eve of battles, INDUCED
in one of his infrequent
laughs when told a New York
newspaperman had written
he was so "abstemious" that
he was satisfied with two
crackers and a barrel of
whisky" He carried a haver-
sack filled with lemons to
suck and three books to read
when time offered. They were
a Bible, a dictionary and Ma
poleon's "Maxims of War" He
wore a battered, peaked cap,
thigh-high boots and the
plainest of uniforms, in an
era when officers went in for
fancy trappings. While other
generals rode magnificent,
blooded horses, his owE steed
was distinguishable mainly
for having four legs. At this
time a century ago, Stone
wall" jackson was following
Lees orders to keep the vari-
GUS Union commands in the
Shenandoah Valley area too
busy to think of joining Gen.
Mcclellan in the siege of
Richmond. The plan was to
attack Gen. Nathaniel Banks
and prevent him from send
ing troops to Gen. Irwin Nc
Dowell, who had pulled stakes
from the Fredericksburg vi
cinity and was moving to
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Potomac Cleanup Progress

That the task of ridding the Poto-
mac River of sewage pollution is making
good progress is evident from reports
submitted to the National Rivers and
HarborS Congress at its meeting here
The day may not be too far off when
swimming in the river above Theodore
Roosevelt Island will be possible without
endangering health.
Murray Stein, chief of enforcement
for the Federal Water Pollution Control
Program, told the congress that with the
completion Of the new interceptor sewer
from Dulles International Airport, the
water in the Key Bridge area should be
reasonably safe for bathing. And David
Auld, Director of Sanitary Engineering
for the District, has stated that the
river above Three Sisters Islands, just
above the bridge, already compares ia
vorably with the water at most New
York beaches.
There is a fly in the ointment, how
ever. Every time there is a heavy rain,
Washington'S combined storm and sew
age drainage system in the downtown
section pourS raw sewage into the river
opposite Theodore Roosevelt Island and
below. The city is gradually replacing
this unsatisfactory system with inde-
pendent sewers which will end the Spo-
radio overflowS. 1t has been estimated,
however, that $3.50 million will be re-
quired to complete the job. So the out
look for unlimited swimming in the
Potomac in the tidal area affected by
these sewage discharges is somewhat
dim at the present time.
Evening star., 1962-05-20

from the housetops in this
distraught world in the grip
Of evil forces. AS he put it,
not long before his death,
I'VE need to scour out the
dirt in our national life, our
political life, our economic
life, our school life. and our
home life. by a change in
men"
The great fallacy and
heresy Of the goth century
is that without very much
attention to the caliber of
the individual glowing social
goals can be reached simply
by the impetus Of mass
movements. 1t is a fatal So
phistry to suppose that the
patterns Of living can be
changed by social engineers
who deal in blueprintS, rather
than in white lives and that
the kingdom of human bet
terment is to come by
changing maps rather than
by changing men.
Communism is out on a
world scale to liquidate one
class and put another un-
changed class at the top Of the
heap. often. even in our
enlightened capitalism, sorry
attempts are made with leg
islative bricks to build an
altruistic edifice on the sink
ing sand of unchanged indi-
viduals-a technique which
will wreck the best laid
schemes of mice and men.
In all this the one thing
needful so often forgotten is
that you cannot work the
utopian plan until you have
the utopian man!
1t becomes increasingly
clear that the fundamental
essential is Just what Jesus
and the New Testament says
it is - changed hearts,
changed desires, changed mo-
tives. changed objectives, in
individual lives.
Archbishop william Tenn
pie, whose early death was a
tremendous loss to the spirit
ual forces of our disordered
world. just before he left us,
voiced his despair of many
rosy dreams for the future as
he declared-"No statesman
ship can insure peace in a
world where men. as. individ-
uals and as citizens, are self
ish in their outlook and
grasping in their conduct"
To all the schemes being
advanced now, as always. for
changing the world by char
ters and treaties Jesus. who
dealt not in masses but in
cases, has the last and the
first word to say. With a
moral transparency which is
the shining glory of the ages,
the Great Galilean, with the
secret which 1000 years but
make more and more vital,
looks steadily into the eyes
Of each individual man and
woman who fronts Him and
insists. IF you are to help
change the world you must be
changed!"
Evening star., 1962-05-20
so Years Ago

The first rhubarb Of the
1912 baseball season was a
classic. 1t was a called strike.
(not by an umpirel in which
the entire Detroit team re-
fused to take the field be-
cause they felt their spark
plug, Ty Cobb, had been sus-
pended without good reason.
Cobb was set down for an
undetermined period by
American League President
Ban johnson for going into
the stands in New York on
May 16, 1912 and hitting a
fan who had cursed him.
The Star of May 18, 1912,
said the Tigers did not play
against the Athletics at
Philadelphia the day before
and had turned in their uni
forms. They watched from
the stands as their manager,
Hughey Jennings, suited up
nine amateurs, who took a
clobbering in a farce" of a
game. This unprecedented
strike was repeated by the
Detroit team in their next
scheduled game on May 10,
but they agreed to resume
action after each player was
fined $100. Cobb's suspension
continued.
"Superdreadnoughts" were
the pride of the United States
Navy so years ago. A new
one, the battleship Texas,
displacing 28,367 tons, with
14-inch guns and a speed of
81 knots, slid down the ways
at Newport News, Va. on May
18, 1912. This paper said the
vessel cost $40 million and
was the only warsfip afloat
with 14-inchers. She was 573
feet overall and 95 feet
through the beam - giving
her Is feet clearance In get
ting through the Panama
Canal. Hot on the heels of
this announcement came
news that q new Japanese
cruiser, the Kongo, had been
launched in England. and
that she. too, mounted IA
inch guns.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The Secret
By FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS, DID.
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

We live in a broken and
divided world-so shattered
that it seems that all the
kings horses and all the
kings men can never put it
together again. Truly, in the
human entanglements there
are problems to the right of
us. and to the left of us, in
front and underneath us. At
the wailing wall of these COS
Of the Goth century is heard
the moan of multitudes who
seem to discern in the despair
of the day naught but the
drumbeat by which our once
boastful civilization moves in
a dead m arch towards
doomSday.
Recently I heard the Shah
of Iran talk to a joint session
of the United States Congress
about the hazardous position
Of his ancient country as it
faces threats from without
and from within. Later, at
the new ornate Iranian En-
bassy, I met him again. The
problems with which he and
his advisers wrestle seem in
Soluable for Iran and for
every other nation facing the
question of survival and free
dom there is finally but one
solution.
Christianity has the secret!
The New Testament tells it
to the world. It is as simple
as this - the only way to
change all that suspicion and
jealousy and selfish conniv-
ing are doing to this world,
which could be so fair, is to
change individuals.
AS I emerged from that
embassy where were gath
cred diplomats from all over
the world. this was the
thought uppermost in my
mind - our civilization will
never be saved by tanning
fires of hatred for dictators
abroad, or by any panacea
for whatever ails our social
order. 1t will be saved by
individuals, men and women,
hundreds, thousands, hun
dreds of thousands, whose
own lives are as candles of
the Lord and whose own
attitude to others, across all
social classes and national
gulfs, make them q part of
the solution rather than a
part Of the problem.
Peter Howard has said that
vividly in a life of Frank
Buchanan, recently published.
For half a century in what
the world now knows as
moral rearmament, Buch-
man in the movement which
has belted the globe, had en-
phasized the New Testament
secret that this planet can
only be rescued from catas-
trophe by changed people. He
never claimed that he had a
patent for that idea. He be-
lieved that the doctrine Of
change is the true traditional
property of the church. He
did put a new flashing light
in the secret. He lived his
life in the faith and expert
ence that human nature.
starting with his own. could
be changed. That is the Sc
cret and the root Of the an
swer. The one hope for re-
deeming our world is that
millions whose own lives have
been changed until they face
Godward, instead Of selfward,
will pay the price as peace
makers by giving their
changed lives to bring mil
lions under Gods control.
That is the one balm in
Gilead-to make the wound
ed whole.
1t was Frank Buchman's
mission to shout the secret
Evening star., 1962-05-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

plies0 JackSon's mission not
only was successful in that
it prevented Mcclellan from
getting more troops. but the
Confederate dash up the val
ley had official Washington
shaking in its boots. Secre-
tary of War Stanton tele-
graphed Northern governors
to rush troops to defend the
Capital. Northern newspapers
headlined the, Federal City
was imperiled.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
FROM THE STAR FILES.

Pen names may be used if
letters carry lCriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used iDiH be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
great pause. First, it follows
that we must make amends
for our disrespectful attitude
toward the USSR during
the last As years; for it is a
most cool country. Second,
inexorably, evolution will pro-
duce in the hot regions of
our blessed country hordes Of
lawless men. We must beware
of these sun-soaked areas and
prepare for the day of reck-
oning.
James Michael De SimOne.
Religion in Schools
1t is possible to construe
the First Amendment to the
Constitution in such a way
as to exclude any form of
religious observance from the
public schools. However, such
a construction is possible only
upon the hypothesis that the
Constitution and its amend
ments were adopted without
reference to, or were designed
to superSede rather than to
supplement. another docu-
ment which had been SOL
emnly ratified, signed, and
published to the world before
the Constitution ever was.
and which stated the princi-
Piles upon which the Ameri-
can Nation and Government
were founded.
- That document acknowl-
edges the existence of God,
and the responsibility of gov
ernments to conform to His
laws. 1t holds that the funda-
mental rights, freedom and
dignity of men derive their
ultimate sanction neither
from government nor from
society, but from God. They
are therefore inalienable, and
forever beyond the legitimate
reach of governmental vio-
lation.
The most extreme and vio-
lent denials in modern history
of the right to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness"
have occurred under govern
ments rejecting the Judeo-
Christian religious heritage.
The surest support for human
liberty and Just government
lies in the acknowledgment
of and fidelity to their reli-
gious foundations.
Kemn p Yarhnrouph
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Ceuse-Fire in Laos

The willingness Of the So
Wet Union to lend its influ-
ence to a cease-fire agree
ment in Laos should be ex-
plotted to the maximum. It
clearly shows there are two
brands Of communism, and
the one the Red Chinese exist
under is not one hundred
per cent to the liking of the
Russians. Herbert Sommers.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
Kemp P. Marlborough.
Segregated Churches

The Star recently carried
an item from the depart
ment Of church and society
of the Council Of Churches,
National Capital Area, listing
the names of "a Protestant
churches in the Washington
Metropolitan Area which
have signed a statement
welcoming into full member
ship all persons of any racial,
economic or social back
ground" The article stated
that other churches were
considering signing the state
ment.
For those of us living in
the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area it was especially note
worthy that although there
are about 80 Protestant
churches in our area, only
five we're listed as having
signed the statement. A check
with the Council of Churches
office on May IA disclosed
that only two additional
churches from the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area have
signed the statement since
the article was published on
March IA.
Must we conclude that the
overwhelming majority of the
Protestant churches of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase area
deliberately practice mem
bership segregation? Or do
they merely" refuse to stand
up and be counted publicly
on this most important moral
issue before us today?
ProtestantS! Speak up!
James HI. Robertson.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
Stamp Club
Hears Ohio
Canal Talk

The East Cleveland Phils-
telic Society will hold its reg
uyar meeting Thursday, June
l4th at 8 p. m. in the East
Cleveland YMCA.
James G. Cowler. who worked
on the canal while it was in
operation will show slides Of
the canal and give historical
report on it.
Parents may bring children
10 see this interesting nara
ton of the scenic Ohio Cana
AZ 1t was and as it is from
Cleveland to the Ohio River.
Winners of the East Cleve-
land Stamp Show were: Grand
Award, Bill Huffine, US. Cut
Squares; United States, Lou
Brown, "Dr. Franklin; Foreign
Gerald F. Tauber, History Of
Israel; Topical. Ed Aiken. "Boy
Scouts Around the World"
The last meeting until Sep
tember will be held June 2sth.
The Junior Stamp Club vii
hold its last meeting until Ser
tember, Saturday. June 18th At
| p. m. All Juniors are invited
to attend
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
$500 Here
Get Free
Chest Exams

The 1852 free chest 1-rsy
survey in East Cleveland has
been completed with $500 per
sons ICING examined
WLiie there were many more
who could have VISITED the unit
during its stay here, officlai
connected with tne program
are happy with the results Of
the campaign.
The films which have been
taken during this survey are
now being read at the county
tuberculosis Clinic by q staff
of trained physicians and the
results will be in the mail with
IN the next few weeks.
Many people will ne getting
card which will ne good news
for them. 1t will state that
they do not have tubsrcu osis
and that their chests are clear.
Mrs. Maurice Barnes, chair
man OF the East Cleveland sur
vey, expressed her thanks to
the many volunteer workers
who participated in the pro
gram.
I've know" she said, "ths
some who helped did not get
official recognition.
This happens in a program
this large but it does not NEAR
we did not appreciate all the
help we received"
Mrs. Barnes said that she and
the other members OF the com =
mlttee were extremely pleased
with the work done by all the
volunteers and stressed the
word all.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
Slow Pitch
League Is
Organized

Roy H. Wisecup, East Cleve'
land Recreation Director, is II
the process of organizing q
slow-pitch softball league fol-
East Cleveland boys who viii
not reach the age Of 9 before
September 1st.
To date, three teams have
submitted entries and at least
one more is needed in order te
arrange the season schedule
which will begin on June 18th
Ten players will comprise a
team and 18 players may be
carried on the team roster
Games will be played at Shaw
Field and Forest Hills Park or
Wednesday and Friday eve
nings at $50 p. m.
An entry fee of $45 is re.
quired for each team which will
provide each player with in
surance coverage.
Anyone interested in form
ing and entering a team is re-
auested to contact Wisecup
during the day at Shaw High
School (GL. 1-1750) or in the
evening at his home EV. 2-7554
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31

Cash will once again be the
by-word at the 32nd annual
East Cleveland Community Pic
mic.
The event will be held We'd
nesday, July 11th, at Euclid
Beach Park and games, rides,
good things to eat, neighborly
fellowship, lots of fun and priz-
es plus good hard cash will fea-
ture this summer frolic.
1T worked SO well last year
and received such goodly
amount Of comment from all
those who attended, that we
thought it wise to continue
again this year" said Cal
Coates, prize chairman.
This program makes it pos
sible for more people to win
prizes and the committee thinks
that this line of approach is a
good thing.
apparently the people
thought so also last year a:
the crowd we had for the draw
ing was one of the largest ir
the Picnic's long career.
"Of course, as was the case
last year, there will be a host
of other major merchandise
prizes in the Major Prize cate
CORY as well as the many minor
prizes that will be forthcom
ing"
There will he a total Of $3.50
in the Grand Prize list made
up of $500 as the first prize
Second and Third prizes will be
checks for $1O0 each and then
there will be merchandise GER
tificates Of $50, $S5, s25 and
SIS to round out the list.
These prizes will he awarded
off the Grand Prize Ticket
which will he given out with
each one dollar purchase from
the local merchants.
The other major and minor
prizes will be drawn from the
stubs of the ride tickets which
can be had with each purchase
of 25 cents or more. Over .
quarter of a million tickets are
in the process of being printed
lup and will be available some
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
A Good Neighbor Policy:
Buy In Your Community

So your next-door neighbor is the corner
druggist? And that fellow across the street
:. where does he work? Oh, he's a buyer
at the mems clothing store down the street
And Mrs. johnson in your garden club
works at that local restaurant :. hmmm
Rather funny, isn't it =. when you stop to
think how many of your friends and ac-
quaintances work at, own, or operate neigh
borhood businesses?
Wonder what would happen if those local
merchants went out of business?
You ;. your friends, their families -.
might be hard-pressed to find employment
elsewhere. And, when you get right down to
it . it's rather nice to be able to work so
near where you live, isn't it?
When you have such good thing going =.
it's downright silly to take chance on los
ing it, isn't it?
There's simple answer to the whole
problem.
BUY IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
CALL news
to
GL. 1883
RoIHcking
Musical
Set for Kirk

1880 CrculoHon
Gumonteed

A rollicking fun-packed luxury
liner docks at Kirk Junior High
School on June 9Th and 9Th
when East Cleveland's Musical
Theater Group, Musical Pro.
ductions, Incorporated, presents
Cole Porter's sea-going comedy
Anything Goes"
Local East Cleveland residents
will sing and dance under the
professional direction Of John
Begg, recently from New York
where he gained recognition as
a dancer, ehoreographer and
director.
Begg's dramatic experience
include appearing with Imogene
Coca in "Voice Of the Turtle. u
Directing musically is East
Cleveland's own Donna Renton,
musical director at the Cleveland
Play House.
Tickets for the performance.
which starts at $3.50 p M, are
available ut the House Of Lux.
enburg, Lee I'd. and Euclid ave.,
and may also be obtained from
the organizations president,
Charles Travis, 1885 Elwood
ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
Pool Passes
Go on Sale

Season passes for the East
Cleveland Municipal Poo A.
Shaw Field will go on sale os
ginning Friday, at $50 p. M.
in the East Cleveland City Hall.
Price is 81 per pass. Swim
mers are urged to buy their
passes before the pool opens
since the passes, metal tags,
must he sewn on swim suits
before being used to enter the
pool.
This is the first summer ths
season passes for the pool have
been sold. Passes may be pur-
chased by any person living
within the East Cleveland
School District or by any child
attending public or parochisl
school within the City Of East
Cleveland.
The opening dav for the
swimming pool is scheduled for
Monday, June 18th.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
Honor Il
At Huron !
Road Fete

Eleven women were honored
at a Huron Road Hospital din
ner Tuesday night for the 300
volunteers who serve in rs of
the hospitals departments.
Hospital Administrator e. W.
Miller presented an orchid cor
sage to Mrs. Carl Peck, 1886
Forest Hills blvd, and Miss
Florence Burdick of the same
address, both Of whom have
given more than 5000 hours Of
service.
Receiving Honorable Men
tions for more than 1000 hours
service were Mrs. George
Rebel, 2065 Taylor rd.; Mrs.
A. G. Roger, 995 Helmsdale
rd., and Miss Retta Taylor,
1876 Forest Hills blvd.
A gold compact saluting her
1000 hours was awarded Mrs.
Karl Conrad, 1860 Cliffview I'd.
Volunteer pins for $50 hours
were given nurses aides Miss
June Overfield, 1918 Allandale
ave.; Miss Dorothy Papp, 14466
Euclid ave-; Mrs. M. j. Thomp-
SON, 1749 N. Taylor rd.; Mrs.
A. G. Horn, 1885 Noble rd., and
Mrs. H. v. Thompson, 1872 East
152nd st.
Speaker for the dinner meet
ing was DR.. Henry w. Brown,
Huron Road Hospital chief of
staff, discussing "The Passing
of the Horse and Buggy Doc
tor"
In presenting the volunteer
awards, Administrator Miller
paid tribute to the 300 volun-
teers az Giving bridges between
the hospital and the communi-
ty it serves"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
Driving School
At City Hall
Starts Saturday

A citizens driver improve
ment school will be conducted
at the East Cleveland City Hall
in the courtroom, twice month
beginning this Saturday, NUM-
cipal Court Judge Stanton Ad.
dams announced today.
Called by the judge "a policy
to advance positive, construc.
tive plans for the greater safe
ty Of the community, the schooI
will be under the direction OF
Gordon j. Wagner, noted
authority on the subject.
The school will be similar TO
that conducted by many courts
throughout the county. 1t will
be mandatory for motorists
cited in East Cleveland for
violations involving accidents
and those picked up for driving
while intoxicated to attend.
Others who wish to attend
the school may do so, according
to Judge Addams. Glasses will
be from $50 until II a. m. The
fee for all who attend is s5.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
CASH Once Again
Is Picnic By-Word

time after the 1st Of June by
the local merchants,
Chairman Don Fairbanks an
nounced that the Picnic Car
will be on the road in the not
too distant future. The car once
again will be provided by Jim
Connell Chevrolet with a local
boy as the driver.
The auto is at the disposal of
the Picnic Committee Al al
times and because Of it the
work is made lot easier.
Ticket distribution, poster dis
tribution and prize pickup are
the main concern of the cal
and it won't he long before the
familiar strains Of music vii
he evident throughout Essr
Cleveland.