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The Washington times., 1937-06-05
NUM- on Hunt
For Genuine
Happiness

HOLLYWOOD, June 8 (INS).
Paul NUM-, who has won every
stage and screen honor, including
this years Motion Picture Acad.
envy Award, today frankly ad-
mitted real happiness always
seems to elude him.
Happiness Is q state Of mind
and the reason so few Of Us ever
attain 1t Is because our minds
change from day to day." MUM
declared.
Speaking for myself, know
that things I have now and which,
before I had them, seemed 70 be
the very embodiment Of happi-
ness, mean little or nothing to
me. Instead, have my mind set
on some other goal which be.
neve will bring complete happi-
ness"
NUM-, who has Just completed
'"The Life Of Emile lola" for
Warner Bros, again - going hunt.
ing for happiness as soon as he
completes one more picture. He
wants to 90 away for Q while, en-.
tirely free Of obligations to any
studio or any stage producer, to
travel and relax.
"That. to me right now, seems
to be the ultimate in attainment, {"
he said. ITO be free to 60 where
I want without any necessity for
coming back to Hollywood until
I feel like ito see things, to talk
with people I want to meet"
But NUM- is philosophical
enough to know, too, that after a
short period Of freedom" he is
likely to become very unhappy
about 1t and come speeding back
to do some picture or q play that
he particularly wants to do.
NUM- completes a five.year con.
tract with Warner Bros. with one
more picture, as yet not selected.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

all male students rave about. One
Of the most popular girls in the
class. Irene wants to be a singer,
but we venture to say that with
her fine, clear mind, she will be-
come an important executive in
some big New York exporting
company. Class Prophet,
Sacred Heart Academy, st. Louis.
HELEN vINSON-Prettiest girl
in the township and the best Judge
Of horses in Saylor county. Even
the hands down at the Deveraux
ranch say that Helen Is a fine
horse woman, but somehow we
see this fragile girl as an artist
far away, in Rome or Paris.
Glass Prophet,
Beaumont (Tex0 Plume.
ANN SOTHERN - A quiet,
well!mannered little girl who has
captured the conservatory prize in
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Checking Up On
SchOOlPrOphets
Theu Often Guessed Wrong

original musical composition for
the past three years. She is leav-
ing us for washington this sum-
mer, but we shall all have the op-
portunity some day Of hearing
her on the concert stage at Car.
negie Hall, or who knows, per.
haps even leading the Philhar-
monte symphony In one Of her
own compositions.
Glass Prophet
Minneapolis High School Annual.
ANNA STEN-Anra Is our star
pupil. Lovely, kind, gracious, she
has been an inspiration to every
student here. We see her next on
the stage Of the Moscow Art The
alter. Good-by-good luck, IAN.
nushka." Class Prophet
st. Petersburg Academy OF
Dramatic Arts.
LUPE VELEZ-Every one
adores Lupe, the harum-Scarum,
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Milton BerIe Leaves
HOLLYWOOD for East

Accompanied by his troupe Of
20 entertainers, Milton Berle.
noted stage and radio comedian,
has left HOLLYWOOD for New
York.
Berle arrived in Hollywood two
months ago to make his screen
debut as q co-Star with Joe PEN
ner, Parkyakarkus and Harriet Hill
Hard in RKO-Radio's New Faces
Of 1887"
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
AII-Star Cast of Fun Makers in New Movie

With one Of the strongest all
star casts Of fun-makers assem-.
bled In many months for one
film, 1.-THE Life Of the Party
has Just gone before the cameras
at RKO Radio, with william
Setter directing. The producer
Is Edward kaufman.
In the cast Of the gay farce
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

Class Prophet
Sacred Heart Convent DALLAS
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

are Gene Raymond, Victor
Moore, Helen Broderick, Joe
Penner, Eric Blore, Harriet Hill.
Hard, Parkyakarkus. Thelma
Leeds and Erik Rhodes.
"The Life Of the Party" was
written by Joseph santley and
adapted to the screen by Viola
Brothers Shore, Belt Kalmar and
Harry Ruby.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

LUPE Every one
adores Lupe, the harum-Scarum,
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Virginia Satisfied

Although admitting spinSterhood
for girls Is not the ideal state, Viz
ginia says that she is perfectly at
ease about 1t.
"It Is far better to make your
own way then marry the wrong
person." she declared.
"Unless the right man comes
along, and until he does, ! will
continue Just as now. But one
thing-R he does, there will be
no secret about it. I can't under
stand why people have secret en-
gagementS, and hidden weddings.
If ever fall in love again, every
one will know about It'll"
Virginia was reluctant to dis
close what she considers the ideal
man, but she declared that he
would have to have fairly good
position.
mot 80 much to insure my COM
fort and security, % for the eff
feet 1t would have on him." she.
said.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

actresses have
in rea c h ing
back through
their memoirs,
none proves so
amusing as the
prognoStication
Of the senior
class prophet in
the school an
nual. Here are
q few Of our
leading stars:
/ r e N e
D UN N e A
slim, lovely girl
with fair hair
oud avaR that
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Once Dress DESIGNER

Jane Wyman is rapidly becon1-
ing known as one Of the Warner
Bros. Studios best-dressed younger
players. Jane ought to know how
she used to design dresses and
model them.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

BUSY uLCIe sec
rotary Of our
student council.
If an y t h n g
n e DIS to be
done, Lupe will
do 1t. If any one
nee DIS help,
Lupe will help
them. She's as
little as q min
ute, but she
says She'S gong
to be a big star
on the stage
some day and
that's good
enough for lis.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

Recommended Reading for the>
Week"
OF all the fun that actors and
Evening star., 1937-03-28

not in school probably will find him
out in eager pursuit.
But it's not as easy and gay as it
sounds" Herbert added "On the con-
trary, it's hard work, but worth it,
As president Of the Nature Club at
Mckinley. Herbert is in close touch
with many young collectors.
students aren't apt to take any
one subject seriously" he commended
collecting is more or less Of hobby
and we all Jump around from one
thing to another. AS for myself, one
day I'm interested in beetles, another
time fern, still another minerals. It
all depends on the season and my
mood. However. there's always some
thing to keep me out Of doors and
busy"
CEARCH for rare species has carried
- him far and wide. One trip car
ried him to Paterson, N. j., for min
erals, another to White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va. Dismal Swamp. in
Virginia, has yielded many rare
fern-as well as snakes
The snakes are not on his program
Just now. In fact. they are apt to
furnish q bad moment or so. But
it's all in the days fun to Herbert.
Most of US interested in collect
ing are vagabonds, more or less" he
said, "and, like all vagabouds, w
usually have odd experiences to tell
about when W come back home"
Evening star., 1937-03-28

wood, with tin across the hood" Nelm
continued. Bolts hold the frame to-
gether."
"And note the streamline effect Of
the hood" Nelm's brother Alexander
spoke up. Some Of that was my con-
tribution," he added, "but it's all
did-Nelm is the engineer in the fam
lily"
One of the features of the car is its
light weight-somewhere between $50
or ITS pounds.
That's often an advantage, Nelm
commented, because you can almost
pick her up and tuck her under your
arm If the motor balks," he grinned.
"Once when I gave cut of gas" he
continued more seriously, Il pushed
her about two blocks to a filling sta
ton. 1t wasn't the least bit Of
trouble"
NEI.M isn't afraid his car will turn
over because the center Of gravity
Is low, he explained. ALSO, the steer
ing wheel is adjusted so as to make
only three-quarters Of turn, elm
mating the danger Of turning too
sharply around q curve" he said.
springs-made by cutting automo-
bile springs in half with an acetylene
torch-reduce vibrations and insure
the comfort of the driver.
Nelm estimates he makes about so
miles on . gallon Of gas and he's
never had to refill his oil container,
which holds quart.
The lawn mower motor Is one
horsepower and was the most ex-
pensive part Of the car. Pneumatic
tires were another costly item.
The motor cycle gears have three
shifts, with no reverse, which isn't
much Of . handicap when the driver
can turn his car on . dime.
Nelm earned the money for the
parts BY selling newspapers last year.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Decalc0mania Vogue
Is Taking New Forms
One-T Children's Hobby Finds Great
Appeal to Public in Types Which Enter
Into Regular Business.

fers Q year ago this month. Diaries
and breweries are big users.
A new addition to the ranks Of
commercial "decalcomaniacs" is the
Chesapeake G Potomac Telephone Co.,
which Is using the stun on win
dows Of stores where its booths are
stationed. Decalcomania signs are
replacing the familiar metal plates.
Other users Of metal signs are finding
that decalcomania can be placed in
spots where IT Is difncult to attach
metal or wood.
"Decal" also Is being utilized on
q large scale by manufacturers Of
articles requiring small labels-radioe,
once furniture, Venetian blinds, coat
hangers, show cases, musical instru-
ments.
THE manufacture OF the transfer
substance is not so easy as the
inexpensiveness of the finished product
would seem to indicate. There are
only about five or six factories in
the United States, the largest in
Weehawken, N. j., and Cincinnati.
Guided by a design in colored ink or
crayon, the decalcomania maker starts
his product on fiat, smooth stone,
on which he builds up what amounts
to an engraving in pigment, using
aluminium, paint and lacquer.
This material is put on a press,
which feeds out paint instead OF ink.
Each press run requires about q
month. A decalcomania label or dis
play can be had in any colors and
shades OF color One week is neces-
sary for the application OF each color
Occasionally piece must be run
through the press five or six times to
obtain the desired shade.
The finished decalcomania transfer
| is applied by wetting it and sticking
| it 10 the surface Of glass, metal, china
or wood which 1t Is to decorate. The
paper back is stripped away and only
the actual decalcomania remains, just
as if it had been painted on with q
| brush.
Although its use is principally for
small signs and labels, decalcomania
| sometimes is applied to big surfaces
The sides Of railway freight cal
| have been emblazoned with It,
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Folk
Originated
Egg Rolling
Ancient Festival of
Old Days Brought
to Washington.

THOUSANDS of children who will
roll eggs on the White House
lawn tomorrow probably don't know
what a "bannock" is.
Yet this ancient Scottish fare-"a
wheel-shaped coarse cake made OF
oats and in the ancient days used as
staple food among Scottish folk
seems to have played an important
role in the origin of the traditional
Easter Monday festival. for which
Washington children are envied the
country over.
The custom Of rolling eggs on
Easter Monday, peculiar to this vicin-
ity, is of Scotch origin, according
to an interview with an old Wash
ington resident published in The Star
back in 1891.
The region hereabouts was orig
inally settled by people from Scot
land, and in that country, during
very early times. it was the fashion
at Easter to roll bannocks downhill
for fun" he declared Subsequently.
the eating of this homely fare went
out of fashion, and in the old coun-
try eggs were substituted for rolling
purposes.
When the Scotch settled here they
brought this curious custom with
them, and it still survives"
Days when every sunny hillside in
Washington and its neighborhood was
thronged with egg rollers on Easter
Monday were also recalled.
Il well remember that not only
the children but the older people
joined in the sport" he stated. "and
it was quite the thing for loving cou-
pies to roll eggs, chasing them down
the sward. At times there would be
little bets made-a kiss, philopena
or some such trif1e-as to whose egg
would reach the bottom first
AS far back as 1874 the Capitol
Grounds provided the most popular
slopes for egg-rolling activities. Then
it so chanced that one year. when
the Capitol hill had been newly sod
ded, the children spoiled the fresh
turf, and the Senate voted that there
should be no more rolling OF eggs on
those premises" The Star also re-
ported.
The festival was then moved to the
White House in 1878 at the invita-
ton of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Prepare Soil,
First Task
In Gardens
Ashes From Furnace
Used to Tighten
It's Texture.

T Asst week youthful gardeners were
given some preliminary hints on
the starting of their flower gardens.
With these preliminaries out Of the
way, the hrst task is the preparation
OF the soil, and that can be undertaken
very shortly now.
Washington and its suburbs have q
great variety of soil, ranging from
sandy loan to heavy clay, the latter
being encountered usually in those
sections where real estate develop
ments have resulted in the stripping
away of top soil in leveling operations.
If the soil Is largely clay, the first
thing to do is to tighten the texture.
If you can secure top soil or make
trip to the woods for leaf mold. well
and good. If not, the ordinary ashes
Evening star., 1937-03-28

largely to young Washingtonians who
make it practice each year to send in
baskets of toys and eggs to be distrib-
uted as the hospital sees fit.
"GUNDAY school classes, public
school groups, often one or two
children in a single family remember
us each season." hospital officials de-
clared. "Grown-ups, too. Flowers
always come from the White House.
And many sorority groups send in
their party favors to decorate Easter
day trays.
Contributors vary from year to
year. but we always know We'll be re-
membered'
One group in Washington, however,
never forgets the sick on holidays
the Junior Red Cross. Not only Chill
drens Hospital but patients in other
institutions receive baskets and Ia
vors to brighten their illness. Some
times-as at the Dennison Vocational
School, where handcraft Is popular
course-young Junior Red Cross MEM
bers fashion their own gifts, In other
cases favors are purchased and then
carefully wrapped in festive packages
to be delivered to the hospitals.
EOND parents and friends OCCASION
L allv deliver their gifts in advance
of Easter. But outside contributions
are tucked away carefully until Sun
day morning.
Then, before the young patients are
awake, nurses tiptoe through the
wards. A basket goes on the table by
Johnny so that it's the first thing ne
sees when he opens his eyes. Another
is left with Mary, who will forget her
discomfort in the JOY of its discovery
Later, trays will be gay with Easter
favors. None is rgotten-even the
dispenSary patients who call at the
hospital for a brief treatment during
the day receive share of the gifts.
It's almost as much fun as Christ
mas on Easter morning at the Chill
drens Hospital-thanks largely tc
young Washingtonlans.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

w YHEN mother and dad were
Nh young they used to play
Y Y with decalcomania. With
their pennies they used to
buy little squares Of it at the corner
store, lick it like . stamp and tenderly
squeeze it against the backs OF their
hands and along their forearms. Then
ever 70 carefully they'd lift the paper
away and there, on their skin, would
be . marvellous design. Girls liked the
flower designs, in their cobalt blues
and corundum reds, but most boys liked
ships and such, and some would paste
transfers" on their chests to look like
the tatooed men in the circus.
Children nowadays don't seem TO
have the same passion for decalco-
mania, although that the process and
the substance amount TO a passion Is
recognized by Webster's New 1nterna-
tional Dictionary, which lists "decal-
comaniac, an enthusiast over decal-
comania." Since the middle OF the
last century people have gotten kick
out of applying decalcomania. There
is something fascinating about It,
1t had been the writer's notion that
the deealcomania industry. formerly
allied closely with the carriage IN
dustry, had gone the way OF It's
original associate But visit to the
local representatives OF one OF the
biggest "deca" concerns corrected
that impression. Decalcomania trans
fers are used more today than ever
before and the uses are far more
varied.
The kind OF decalcomania that de-
lights children is cheap htho-
graph on paper and not decalcomania
at all 1t is manufactured principally
in Germany and Japan. The real ar
ticle, however, is manufactured do
mestically on large scale from q
base of aluminium, paint and lacquer.
It's not for children's play. You
| can't wash it OIL under the tap OF the
kitchen sink. Its commercial uses
are manifold.
IT WAS the use OF transfers by
children, however. and for i'm
printing small designs on furniture
that suggested its application to other
things besides young skins and the
backs OF chairs. A German named
Fechteler introduced decalcomania as
. means of placing monograms and
coat OF arms on the carriages OF fine
people. That was the first use OF the
process In the United States.
In their sales talks. decAlcomanla
people emphasize the inexpensiveness
Of the process as compared to the
painting Of signs. A business which
operates a large feet of trucks, for
instance, would find it simpler and
cheaper to label their vehicles with
decalcomania than to have the identi-
fication or advertising symbols painted
on each truck. the "decaW manufac-
turers say. One such business is the
United States Post Once Department
which buys $4,000 or $4,000 pieces Of
decalcomania at time to put num-
bers and oficial devices on its trucks
Another Is the Agriculture Depart
ment: another the Resettlement Ad.
ministration-you've probably seen it.
brown, gold and green symbol or
trucks, motor cars and motor cycles
Agriculture purchased $4,000 trans.
Evening star., 1937-03-28

when we came to long railroad
bridge which spanned stream and
a large gap. We decided to walk
across the bridge so as to get to a
tunnel on the other side.
Without thinking of possible dam
ger. we set out and when we were
about half way across we heard 4
low rumbling Turning, we saw a
motor hand car coming across the
bridge-on the same track We were
using.
"It was a bad situation. To jump
over the side meant possible death,
because we were 80 feet above the
ground. To crawl down through the
middle of the bridge and allow the
motor car to pass was dangerous, but
we took a chance and it worked.
I'VE were so scared after that,
however, we turned around and went
home After that We were careful to
stay away from the bridge"
Evening star., 1937-03-28
Riddles

NEXT Thursday is April Fools day.
Let's see how well you can fool
your friends on the riddles which the
Riddle Mans offering you this week.
/. What goes round the house and
round the house and never makes q
track?-Muriel waryer
2 What Is the difference between a
snake and q fiea?-Willie Brown.
3. Why do boys smoke?-Gladys
Hammett
1. When is q loaf Of bread not q
loaf Of bread?-Terrell Chase.
S. Why are blacksmiths undesirable
citi1ens?-Alice Van Goor.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
France Held
First April
Fool Event
Many Famous Jokes
Are A ssOciated
With the Date.
BY WALTER X. PUTNEY.


WHEN you play some prank on
April Fools day you will be fol-
lowing custom that goes back almost
375 years; so far, in fact, that its
true origin is uncertain.
In 1864 the tenants of France cele-
brated a gala day on April l, play
ing tricks and doing foolish things.
They were happy because they had
won an important court decision over
the land owners of the country. And
1t is very possible that this celebration
was the start of April Fools day.
Up until that time it was the GUS
tom for all tenants to pay tribute
of some kind to their landlords on
the first day of every year. But in
1853 France adopted new calendar,
which started the new year on Janu-
ary l instead of on April /, as the
old calendar had done.
On January /, 1864, the landlords
demanded their usual tribute OF grain,
cattle and other products. The tenants
refused to pay, pointing out that on
IL
for IL months, which had not yet
expired. The land owners sued for the
tribute, but the courts decided that
no tribute could be justly claimed
when only nine months had elapsed
since the last payment.
Then when April l arrived the land
owners demanded an increased trlb-
h
lost between January l and April l..
Again the matter went to the court,
and it was decided that, since April
was not now the beginning of new
year, no tribute was due to the land
owners at that date. So the land
owners lost both ways, and it was con-
sidered fine joke by the tenants.
To mark their victory, the tenants
held grand celebration. Foolish
things of all kinds were done to mock
the landlords, and from that time on
April ! was the tenants holiday. Be-
cause the occasion provided so much
real, solid fun, it became popular with
other classes Of society and before long
it became an institution all over
France. From there it spread to
England and then to America.
There have been many famous
April Fool pranks, but probably none
which lasted longer than one which
is still an annual event in small
town in Maine. In this town is a
hotel patronized by travelling sales
men and business men. During the
Winter large storm vestibule Is
placed on the front veranda, pro-
tecting the main entrance to the
hotel.
Early on the morning Of April this
storm porch is moved to one side, sc
that it leads to a blank wall. On the
wall is hung sign reading April
FOOL" People hurry up the walk, open
the door of the storm porch, and find
themselves in blind alley, face tc
face with the April Fool sign.
Their bewilderment is complete, be.
cause the real entrance cannot be seer
from the walk, and it has apparently
vanished. Eventually, however, they
find their way into the hotel, to be
greeted by the laughter Of everybody
in the lobby,
The trick was first played 40 years
ago by the owner of the hotel, who was
famous for his sense of humor. AL
though the hotel has changed hands
twice since then, the old trick u
still played every year, and it seems te
be Just as successful as ever.
Evening star., 1937-03-28
. ERN in the Fall, minerals during
the Winter, butterflies In the
Spring, and in the Summer =

ERN in the Fall, minerals during
the Winter, butterflies In the
Spring, and in the Summer
L little Of everything.
That's a sketchy outline of the "col-
lecting" activities of Herbert Warren
Wagner, jr., of 7708 Morningside drive,
Young scientist Of the Mckinley High
school, whose friends call him "the
very rare Herbie."
Because I'm always hunting Tor
something rare" Herbert explained, .
little sheepishly.
And the very rare Herbie" usually
manages to come across with some
thing most people haven't seen before.
His collection of butterflies, for in
stance-more than 1000 in number
and one Of the most imposing In the
city-contains as many as f1ve new
species never before found In the Dis
trict. All are mounted in approved
scientific manner.
"It,s beautiful work." Prof. Samuel
Strauss, head Of the Mckinley biology
department, declared. His collection
Is one of the best I've seen."
TEN or twelve Of Herbert's 'pecimen'
have been presented to the Ma.
tional Museum. 1.-TWO are Gulf Coast
species and one Is a Northern butterfly
seldom seen this far SOUTH" he said.
For catching butterflies Herbert uses
. net and any Spring day whom hs's