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nished them with clippings from the
international press relating to Shake
speare, his works and his times. The
fruits of his labors represent the
largest accumulation Of its kind in
existence.
Harry G. Webb for more than three
decades an active figure in Washing
ton stamp affairs, died in Emergency
Hospital on Sunday last. He was 10
years OF age and had been in failing
health for several months. Funeral
services Wednesday were attended by
T. Russell Hungerford, James F.
Casey and Alden H. Whitney, all old
friends and fellow collectors.
A. E. Geldhof, stamp editor. Chicago
Herald Examiner, writes: The first
postal cards in the United States were
issued May l, 1873, under an act OF
Congress approved June 8, 1872. The
first card was 3 by 5is inches, light
buff in color, the printing in velvet
brown. The 1-cent stamp, in the
upper righthand corner, is from pro-
file bust of the Goddess of Liberty.
looking to the left. and surrounded by
a lathe-work border, with the words
u. S. Postage inserted above and
1-cent' below. On the upper lefthand
corner are the words United States
Postal Card with Write the address
only on this side; the message on the
other Beneath are ruled lines, the
top line being prefXed with the word
To The card has a watermark, the
large u. S. P. O. D. in monogram.
Other cards were issued in 1875;
1879, international 1885; 1886; 1891,
two cards; 1892, two double or reply
cards, one for domestic use and the
other for international postage use,
1893, international reply card, and
new card made Of heavier paper not
actually issued to postmasters until
January 2, 1894; 1897, two cards: 1898,
two cards; 1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910,
two cards, one being domestic reply;
1911, two cards, domestic reply and
international single; 1913, 1914, 1915,
1916, 1917, one card and, with change
OF rate, 2-cent card, 1913, 2-cent
domestic reply card; 1920, cards sur
charged I-cent,' several dies and
errors being noted; 1924, card with
color changes; 1925, 3-cent foreign
single card and Scent foreign reply
card
From 1873 through 1926, there
have been 35 different postal cards.
There are numerous dies, errors and
other varieties"
A fascinating field OF research, Mr..
Geldhof believes postal card collecting
Is increasing throughout the Nation.
For the Belgrade Philatelic Exhi-
bition Yugos!avia has printed 100000
miniature sheets of blocks of four
stamps showing girls in the national
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sheet In compliment to the first Pam
Union Congress OF Soviet Architects.
The design will depict the facade OF
the new Palace Of the Soviets, soon
to be built at Moscow.
Otho L. Rogers, philatelic agent,
has invited all persons attending the
National Stamp Conference to visit
the Philatelic Agency. He writes: 1T
the collectors call on me here in the
agency for the purpose Of seeing the
manner in which the vast amount of
work Of the agency is accomplished,
as we'll rs seeing the philatelic exhibi-
ton room"
The New York Suns booklet on
Miniature Sheets OF the World" may
be had for 10 cents per copy TO cover
handling and mailing) by application
to Franklin r. Bruins, stamp editor,
The Sun, 280 Broadway, New York
City.
Arschag Fetvajian, Armenian artist
now citizen of the United States and
a resident Of Boston, has presented to
the Smithsonian Institution certain
stamps and trial proofs he designed for
the Armenian government in 1920.
Miss Virginia B. Griffith, postmaster,
Washingtons Birthplace, Va, an
nounces that she will apply a special
cachet to cover submitted ready to
CO. for July 4.
Catalogues for the annual Dead Let
ters and Dead Parcel Post Division
auction, including stamps and covers,
to be held at the City Post Office
Thursday evening, may be had by
writing to the division superintendent,
care Post ONCE Department.
Lieut., Col B. B. Wilcox, president
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included Louis Jay Heath, presiden'
Washington Airmail Society.

Post ONCE Department officials re-
port that the Navy commemorative"
have been more generally popular with
the public than the Army. The excep-
ton to tie rule is the Accent Lee-Jack-
son issue, stamp which received un-
precedented publicity because of the
omission Of star from Lees lapel
Errors, almost invariably, boost
sales.
Miss Pistorio at last weeks meeting
OF the Washington Philatelic Society
presented q ladies night" program,
which brought out large audience
OF collectors and friends. The speak
ers included Miss Elizabeth Barnes
OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Mrs. Adelaide Johnson,
sculptress. who created the portrait
bust Of Susan B. Anthony reproduced
in the Anthony stamp design; Mrs.
Ethel V. Taylor, director of the Be-
thesda children's stamp club; Mrs.
Miriam c. Henricksen, school club
adviser, and others.
The companion piece to the double
paper variety OF the Anthony stamp,
found several months ago by Chester
L. Landlord, now has been discovered
by A. r. ORoark, who reports the
plate number as 2l59l.
Add to the list of Army officers
devoted to philately the name of Lieut..
Col. Haig Shekerjian, Dresden Apart
ments. He has small but very
choice collection. and at present is
particularly interested in postmarks.
Charles Kohen, proprietor of the
Hobby Shop, recently has purchased a
remarkably fine nineteenth century
collection in which is included a beau
tiful pane of 100 examples of SCOTS
No. 2O7. 2-cent, brown, Confederate
States.
DR.. George Wilton Field, a member
OF the Washington Philatelic Society
and OF the Collectors Club, is re-
ported seriously i'll at his home, 22O
Chestnut avenue, Takoma Park, Md.
Harry B. Cation, we'll known in legal
as well as philatelic circles, is ar
ranging a program in celebration of
the seSqui-centennial of the Constitu-
ton to be presented by the Washing
ton Philateic Society in the Autumn.
William NJ Stuart, stamp editor of
the Washington Post, should be in
cluded among those who aided Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Clay Folger in the
development of the collection of
Shakespearean now housed in the
beautiful Library which they built on
Capitol Hill. For many years he fur
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One OF the finest and most uauabe stamp
seen IN washington brought to the
Horace RemHard, United States Consul Port Said Eqypt
7etrn1ng home for brief Uacaon from post dutv
phaea OF many gears experience his books miracles of
scientific arrangement research
Early Spain and Greece represented practically connpee
and IN infinite detail but the collection France
Be9u Germany Rumania Italian states
nineteenth century exclusively
Mr. Rem1lnrd ShOOn Uith his
H. whitney (ef, regional president
Ph1atellc Americans holds his Grecian polume
aft PhOto
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program arrangements call for noni.
nation OF officers, an auction and an
ehhlpltlon, the latter under the direc-
tlon OF F. L. Higgins. Visitors well
come
Inc Washington Philatelic Society
VIII meet at the Hotel Carlton.
sixteenth street, Wednesday evening
aC o. An auction will be conducted
py Mr.. EVell, and there will be an
exhibition of new issues and recent
covers. Public invited.
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signers and engravers. the date Of
flrst-day sale and the number OF
covers mailed on the distribution
date. Such information. obviously, is
OF great value to collectors, and the
department is to be commended for
making it available. Copies may be
had by written application to Harold
F. Ambrose. chief of the Information
Service, Post Office Department.
More than $4,000 copies of the
Post Office Departments Illustrated
Official List of United States Postage
Stamps, published June /, already have
been sold, and orders for an additional
$4,000 are on hand awaiting second
printing. The booklet has been gen.
erously commended in the philatelic
press Of the Nation, and is being
used by some collectors in lieu OF
albums
The Post Office Department finds
the theme of the projected Virginia
Dare Roanoke Colony scent stamp a
problem No portrait of the first
English child born within the present
borders Of the United States" exists,
and no definite relic of the lost set
tlement' is extant The "commemo-
rative' is scheduled for release at
Manteo. N. c.. August 1s, and a de-
clslon on the subject material. there
fore, will have to be made soon.
In this connection" says the New
York Sun for June S, there was some
surprise Cccasioned when it was made
public that the stamp would be of
the scent denomination. It Is
said that President Roosevelt fixed on
a o-cent denomination because he de-
sired it to be regarded as a philatelic
stamp pure and simple. 1t is known
that the general public uses but COM
paratlvely few scent stamps in its
correspondence and it was felt that
the principal demand for the Virginia
Dare stamp would come from COL
lectors and dealers"
representative Sol Bloom, who orig
lnally desired a long list of com
memoratlves' for the sesouicenten-
NAL OF the Constitution, now has told
Postmaster General Farley to use his
own judgment in the matter It ts
lnolcated that only single stamp
will be authorized.
The beautiful 10-cent National
Park stamp, issued in 1884 to advertise
the attractions OF the Great Smoky
Mountains, probably will be the choice
OF the Post Office Department for
the Forthcoming Society of Philatelic
Americans convention sheet. Green.
instead OF gray, may be the color
selected.
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Late Friday the Post Office De-
partment was notified that the I'M
perlal Airways plane from Bermuda
70 New York, June 16, will carry mail.
rev collectors had opportunity to
seno covers, but the fortunate minority
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OF the Duluth Stamp Club, has come
to Washington for duty in the ONCE
OF the chief OF stan, War Depart
ment. He will be here for an in
deflnite period and will resume the
activity for which he was noted In
local philatelic circles four years
ago.
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costumes OF Servia, Croatia, Bosnia
and Slovenca. The values are given
as: Tsp plus Tsp, 15Od plus 1.5od,
I'd plus I'd and 4d plus 2.50d. Colors
are green, lilac, red and blue, in the
order mentioned.
Iceland announces a silver jubilee
series for King Christian x. The de-
sign presents the sovereign in full
dress uniform. Values and colors are:
loa, green; 30a, light brown, and 4oa,
red violet.
Eric Gill was the designer OF the
new King George VI stamps OF Great
Britain. The portrait was reproduced
from drawing by Edmund Dulac.
Russia is bringing out a souvenir
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The Collectors Club, Branch S.
Society OF Philatelic Americans, will
meet at the Thomson School, Twelfth
street, Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Prominent member of the
Rubber City Stamp Club and
leader OF the Akron delegation
to the National Stamp Con-
ference, Hotel Carlton, Mon-
day and Tuesday, June 21 and
22, is an expert authority on
the ph1ldtellc postal issues of
the United States. A conSer-
uationist By profession, he is
IN charge of the park system,
OF Akron and q regular con-
trlbutor OF nature lore articles
to the Ohio press. The title
OF ms conference paper is:
AS Good as the Best"
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1937-06-13

'Cive us truck with ample pulling power -.
a truck that is economical truck that will
give dependable service over a long period for
the least money"
That is the demand Of all truck operators. and
thousands of Chevrolet users will tell you that
the best answer is-Chevrolet trucks!
Chevrolet trucks have the greatest pulling
po,rer in the ow.price range. because they have
New Hi gh Compression Valve Head Engine.
noted for its ability to wiring the last ounce of
power out of every gallon of fuel.
Chevrolet trucks are the most economical for
all.romd duty %. because they give maximum
CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION. General M
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Pay Rated by Shooting.

Guards in all South African prisons
and jails must shoot their way TO
wages, according to the plan of the
authorities at Capetown to make them
all crack shots Those who fail to
gain the required scores will be given
another chance, but pay increases will
depend largely on craftsmanship. The
new policy has been adopted as a re-
suit Of numerous escapes due to poor
shooting by guards. Officers who fail
for three consecutive years will be re-
ported TO the authorities, who will de-
eide whether the inaccurate marks
manship is sufficient cause for dis
nissal from the prison force.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Winning the BOARD.

HE qualifying round OF the re-
cent team-of-four championship
at Asbury Park, N. j., was played at
board-a-match scoring. This type of
play awards one match-point to
team that finishes with a net plus on
hand, regardless of whether the
team wins by 10 points or thousand.
The partners of Theodore A. Lightner
and B. Jay Becker, who of course
played the East and West hands, dou-
bled the opponents at contract of
five diamonds. North, who played
the hand, lost q trick only to the ace
of hearts and thus made an over
trick for score of 500. But Mr..
Lightner, at the other table, won the
board for his team by scoring TAO
points when he was doubled at a
contract of four spades and made
six
North, dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
Mr.. Becker.
Ke73
v6
= QJes65
J. AQ
Ae2 A oJ54
KQJ1o N As2
743 WE K73
- S = esq
A1os
v95
= Al04
KJl073
Mr.. Lightner.
The bidding:
North East South West
- Pass 2 = 2'v
Pass Pass 2 a Pass
- Dbl. Pass Pass
Pass
Mr.. Lightner's second-round bid of
two spades was somewhat unusual,
but he wished TO make one-round
forcing bid at low level in the bid
ding. After Mr. Becker's jump to
four spades, East cannot be blamed
overmuch for doubling, as his part
ners tWo-heart overcall should have
represented some defensive strength.
In addition, Easts king of diamonds
seemed advantageously placed in back
Of the bid suit, and it seemed likely
that his ace of hearts and four
trumps would produce at least two
tricks more.
West opened his singleton diamond
and dummy's queen was allowed to
hold the trick. A spade was led
from dummy and when East played
low, Mr.. Lightner's eight won the
trick. Declarer next played his ace
OF spades, then a small club to dunn
my's ace. Mr.. Lightner next finessed
his ten Of diamonds and when West
threw off heart, cashed his ace and
then placed the king and jack of
clubs, discarding dummy's only heart.
Declarer's remaining spade was
then played TO dummy's king and as
dummy was now high except for
East's outstanding high trump, Mr..
Llghtner conceded that trick, having
played the hand with his usual fine
technique.
tCopyrieht. 1879
The -Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers if stamped C3-centD
self t-addressed envelope is inclosed with
each communication. II you desire the
pocket outline of the Four Aces system of
contract bridge. send with your request a
stamped t3-cenD self addressed large size
envelope to The -Four Aces. Inc. 100 West
Forty-second street. New York City. and
you will receive an outline without any
Evening star., 1937-09-07

The Four Aces will be pleased to answer
letters from readers if stamped C3-cent)
self addressed envelope is inclosed with
each communication. II you desire the
pocket outline of the Four Aces system oil
contract bridge send with your request a
stamped (3-cenD self addressed large size
envelope to The Four Aces, Inc, 30 West
Forty-second street. New York City. and
you will receive an outline without any
charge.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
King Starts Custom.

King Farouk, youngest reigning
monarch, broke precedent of Egypt's
royal house and caused great surprise
when he took his mother on a train
from Alexandria to his country resi-
dence. King Fuad. his father, never
allowed women to travel with him.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
Lock Needs No Kew.

Johann Schneider, a Vienna me-
chanic, has invented a lock which
needs no key. Similar to locks on
safes. 1t has dial like that on an
automatic telephone. There are five
numbers, and sll that is necessary to
1ter by door is TO dial properly.
Evening star., 1937-09-07
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

david Burnstine Merwin D. Maier. Os-
wald Jacoby. Howard Schenken. world
leading team-o -four. inventors of the sys-
tenn that has beaten every other system
in eXistence)
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
Delaware Guard Wins Second
Place In u. S. Competition

In 1884 Delaware won the Coast
Artillery Association trophy with
seven batteries rated as excellent
out of the 63 so qualified in the
country. one-ninth of the total. This
year the 19Sth Coast Artillery had
one-sixth of the total excellent bat
tcries.
Of the total of the 10 anti-air-
craft units classified as excellent
this year. Delaware had six batteries
and of the total of II units of har-
Dor defense units so classified. Del
aware had one. its only .harbor de-
fense battery to have firing practice
last year.
Consistent improvement Praised
Target practice Colonel Stark
said, has consistently improved by
the Delaware regiment. "The 19Sth
Coast Artillery" he observed, "has
made an excellent record, to say
the least; has made steady, notice
able progress. Although gun bat
teries have fired OH increased ranges
they have improved further"
The leadership and team work of
the regiment have been splendid.
aud Col. George J. Schulz and his
regiment executive, Lieut.-Col. S. B.
Irwin Duncan. are to be commended.
Colonel Stark declared.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12

Richard Herbert "a known better generation of
passed
the Milford Emergency Hospital following short illness Dick
Windsor Hotel
work for hadcus Windsor that Of the New
windsor Hotel Dick entrencIcd
travelling Milford
the Dick" life
dway gmOrOus figures including the late Diamond
Jim White Thaw
time the activities Mnlaian which Dick
recound several how he witnessed
Stanford White the
shooting who celebrated
also we'll known Herbert. s.s-
OF late Dick has led retired life
listeners whom he lived through
when the American theatre usy youth
held Sunday y M.
Edith Herbert Berkeley
andon brOthc w. o wYOrkC
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near Greenwood

NJ. a. Robinson has been quite i'll
the past week and is little imprOv-
cd at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Biddle and
family were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. S. +. Collision.
Mrs. I. p. Morris and Mrs. Jack
Rust and daughter were Milford
visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. AL johnson and son Albert.
also Harry Robinson are suffering
with lagrippe.
The Misses Doris and Betty o.
Bier. Roberta Outten and Evelyn
Cade were guests Of the Misses Bet
ty and Francis Morris on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Biddle and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. S. +. Collision
and Mrs. Jack Rust motored to CAM
bridge. Nd. crossing the mile
bridge which spans the Choptank
River. returning by the way of
Preston to visit MIR. and Mrs. Philip
Wright on Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Salisbury was the
guest of Mrs. S. f. Collision ON Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. T. r. Morris and daughter,
Frances, were guests of Mrs. Harlan
0utten on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Zott and fam
lily were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dar-
win Savage of Milford on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
.L.O.O.F.LADES
NIGHT MARCH q
[Confinned from First Psgel

GConfinned from First Psgel
Several have been submitted and
recommended by Taylor and Ben
nett. A selection will be made this
week.
According to plans made so far
this promises to be one of the hest
social affairs ever attempted by Mil
ford Odd Fellows.
William Berry, George |. Jester
and Joe Isaacs, the committee on
entertainment, are contracting every
Odd Fellow In this vicinity, request
ing they reserve this date for an Odd
Fellow get-together.
Monday night, March Is, will so
down as a banner night for Crystal
Fount Lodge, No. 10. Five candidates
for Odd Fellowship will be inducted
into the fraternity with full cere-
monies pertaining to the initiatory
degree.
John LeCompte, degree master. is
spending considerable time with the
degree team, perfectiAg the fine
points of the work. He says "the
present degree team as organized.
will uphold the honor and dignity OF
the lodge as 1t has in the past"
New faces appearing on the de-
gree team are: Iyin Telling. Lewis
Wright. Joe Webb and Ed. Webb.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
BELIEVE GEORGETOWN
MAN TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
.IConfiaHed from First Psgel

+ .fCO1figEed from First PsgeI
lieved to have been at least two
hours. No one, so far as can bo
learned, heard a gun discharge In
that section. SammOns used a dOu-
ble-barreled gun, only one shell be-
ing found in it. II was the left-hand
barrel in which the shell was found.
The gun was found along side of a
couch on which he was laying when
found. How he managed to place the
gun to his stomach and discharge 1t
remains somewhat Of a mystery.
Powder burns were easily discerned
about the wound.
Coroner Howard Z. Hardesty. OF
BrIdgeyille, was summoned, as well
as Deputy Attorney General Caleb
NJ. Wright, and looked over the sur
rcundings. Officer Charles Z. Knox of
the Georgetown station OF the State
Highway Police, detailed Private
Horace J. HICKMAN and William IL.
Horney on the case and later enter
ed IL himself. The gun was taken
from the home, carefully wrapped In
paper, presumably to ascertain fin
gerprints. Later 1t was returned.
Whether an attempt will be made
to establish case of suicide or mur-
der is not known. But. at this time,
from information at hand. 1t would
appear that 1t is a case of suicide.
The general presumption is that the
reason why a gunshot report was
not heard was on account of the
barrel being placed so close to the
stomach. When found, Sammons
hands were said to be at his side
and the gun at an angle from the
couch on which he was lying. HIS
shoes were found near the couch.
Mr.. Summons was the son oil the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury Sammons
,f this section. Besides his wife anu
.wo children. he has a number oil
sisters and brothers surviving.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
1887 SOIL PROGRAM
EXPLAINED In KENT

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tee in each district has been given
the privilege of making any ar
rangements that are convenient to
all concerned, and all interested far
mers are requested to get in touch
with their local committeeman who
have been supplied with the neces-
sary work sheets. Those farmers
who signed applications for the 1886
soil conservation program, however,
need not make out another work
sheet this spring unless they have
moved to another farm, or have
changed the base acreage of soil de-
pleting crops ON their farms during
the past year. Information of this
character should be reported to the
county extension Office so that these
corrections may be made in the rec
ords.
The method of sign up in this new
program was planned by the county
committee including r. Harry VIII
son, Laurence Z. Cain and III. Cliff
ford Clark. in cooperation with
SOuntT ASChs-eAtsoos@af f-&<- y k&ebhf
secretary of the Kent County Agri-
cultural Conservation Association,
and members OF the board of direc-
tors of this organization.
The committees for the various
districts i'm Kent county are as fol-
lows: First district, Ernest S. Mat
tiford, Howard c. Deakyne and VIII
liam T. David; second and fifth dis
iricts, r. Harry Wilson, Arthur v.
Dawes and James B. Keith; third
district, II. Clifford Clark, Dudley
Crossley and James Rowiinson;
fourth district. Henry Williams, ].
Frank Smith and J. Seward Daley;
sixth district, L. ID. Caulk, Elwood B.
Gruwell and Willard S. Jester; sew
enth district. Frank w. Richardson,
l. T. Cooper. Jr.. and Herman L. Nc
Ginnis: eighth district, Laurence +.
Cain, J. X. McIlvaine and Ernest +.
Killen; ninth district, Herman Peck,
John F. Starkey and Edwin Hop
sins; tenth district. Howard X.
Moore, C. Raymond Davis and Dew
ey Sapp.