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Evening star., 1939-12-24
Professor Has Collected
1000 Freak Eggs in 10 Years

In order to preserve his eggs for
posterity, Mr.. Gwin says he dries
out his specimens to prevent them
from spelling and keeps them in a
dry atmosphere.
If you cooked them, they'd spoil
later" he claims.
Mr. Gwin started his hobby back
in 1929 when he noticed a Ripley
Believe 1t or Not" cartoon show
ing a double-yolk egg. He decided
he had a better specimen and knew
where he could still get more. Mr..
Gwin began to collect and gradu-
ally eggs of all sorts began to pour in
from friends.
Now Mr.. Gwin gets most of his
freaks" from cooperative egg mar
kets which he visits in the course
OF his duties. Even a poultry pub
lication helped him out not long
ago by running a freak" egg con-
test, sending the entries to the
professor when the contest ended.
Explanation of these freaks was
provided by DR.. T. c. Byerly, physiol-
ogist Of the department with whom
such matters are a specially.
The oversize eggs are usually
among the first laid by chicken.
Yolks Regulate Size.
The size of an egg depends en-
tirely upon the size of the yolk,
DR.. Byerly continued, explaining
that freak eggs are usually the
result of some momentary phys
biological disturbance within the
chicken.
DR.. Byerly emphasized there is
absolutely no difference in the
quality of white" eggs and brown
eggs.
Chickens with white ear lobes
lay white eggs and those with red
ear lobes lay brown eggs" he said
And by the way. the egg came
first" is DR.. Byerly's answer to the
proverbial question as to order Of
precedence.
Scientifically speaking. the egg
came before the chicken" he elab-
Grated. What gave rise to the first
egg and the first chick was not a
chicken but rather a chicken like
bird"
Evening star., 1939-12-24

and the next at the other. His
congregations call him the Bishop
of Montgomery County," although
there are no bishops in the Baptist
church. In between sermons the
Rev. Brubaker also serves as moder-
ator of the Upper Seneca Associa-
ton, which comprises II churches
in Montgomery and Frederick
counties.
The Upper Seneca church is be-
lieved to have been the first Baptist
congregation in the county and was
originally known as the Cedar Grove
church. Part Of the congregation
separated from the church In 1921
and formed a new church at Rock
vile, OF which the Mount Zion
church originally was branch. 1t
was. organized as separate church
in 1881 and the present building was
erected in 1910. Now after more
than a century the Mount Zion and
Upper Seneca churches are united
through their "circuit-ridinS" pas
tor.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Arlington Federation
Postpones MEETING

The January meeting of the Ar
lington County (Va.) Civic Fedora
ton, scheduled for January 2, has
been postponed q week because of
the holiday season, Albert A. Car
retta, chairman of the federation's S
Executive Committee, announced
yesterday.
At the next meeting Miss Janet
Rice will take over duties Of the
secretary in place Of Julian D.
Simpson, secretary Of the federation
and the Executive Committee for
five years. whose resignation was
accepted by the. committee In ses-
sion Thursday night.
Members of the committee at that
time elected Mr.. Carretta chairman
and Mrs. Florence Cannon vice
chairman.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
W. P. A. Chief Suspends
Murtinsburq Official
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
MART1NSBURG, w. Va, Dec. %.
Suspension, pending investiga-
ton, of Frank L. Downey, w. P. A.
district area supervisor with head
quarters here. was announced yes
terday through the State Offices in
Huntington. Mr.. Downey confirmed
that he was not on the rolls at pres
ent but predicted he would be re-
stored within few days.
The Huntington Office made no
elaboration of the statement that
an investigation" had been sched-
uled.
A field man was placed in charge
of the headquarters here temporar-
lily. The Huntington off1ce said no
successor to Mr.. Downey had been
named.
Mr.. Huntington said the case was
entirely in the hands of Admins
traitor j. N. Alderson," who did not
issue any statement.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Sidewalks Sought
At Two Schools

Mayor John r. Adams of Takoma
Park, Md, has requested the Mu-
nicipal Works Committee Of the
Town Council to investigate the
possibility of constructing concrete
sidewalks at the Takoma- Silver
Spring Junior High School and the
new Takoma Park Junior High
School.
The Takoma Park (Md.-D.C.)
Citizens Association, through L. R.
Grabill, vice chairman Of the Com
mittee on Streets and Lights, has
petitioned Council to provide the
sidewalks.
A sidewalk is urged for the
Takoma Silver Spring School To-
Gated at the corner of Philadelphia
and Chicago avenues, on the south
east side of Chicago avenue from
Philadelphia to Boundary avenues;
from New York avenue to Phila-
delphia avenue, except where now
laid, and on the northeast side of
Philadelphia avenue from Chicago
avenue to a point beyond the front
of the school building.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Pastor Who Once Drove Taxi
Still Covers Lots of Ground
Rev. G. A. Brubuker
Rides Circuit in
Montgomery
BY BEN H. PEARSE.

During his student days the Rev.
Claude A. Brubaker drove a taxi
cab to pay his way through school.
He believes now 1t must have been
in preparation for his future work
because he has to drive between so
and IS miles every Sunday to deliver
sermons at three Montgomery
County (Md) churches.
A native of Roanoke, Va, he felt
the call to the ministry and came to
Washington to find a job while at
tending school. He hardly knew
one street from another, but with a
pocketful of good character REFER
ences and persistence that finally
wore the hack inspector down, he
got taxi driver permit.
my first trip was from Union
Station to the Mayhower Hotel
the Rev. Brubaker recalled, "and I
was lost before I got half way. My
passenger had been there before.
fortunately, and told me how to get
there. Regulations were not strict
In those days."
Attended Night Classes
After two years at George WASH
ington University he enrolled in
American University, attending
night classes and driving his cab
during the day, and was graduated
five years ago. He took Sundays of
to preach at the Baptist churches
in University Park and Berwyn.
Later he attended Eastern Baptist
Seminary at Philadelphia before ac-
cepting his present charge.
His job now calls for a Sunday
service ut 10 am. in historic Mount
Zion Baptist Church on Old George
town road, and one at 1880 am. at
the Upper Seneca Baptist Church,
nearly 20 miles away, with only half
an hour to cover the distance.
Upper Seneca Moderator.
Sunday afternoons he alternates
between the Travilah and German
town churches, one Sunday At one
Evening star., 1939-12-24
BY the Associated Press.

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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23.-The
papas and mamas of Hollywood are
no different from those of Sioux
Falls, s. OAK, or anywhere else.
When it comes Christmas time they
spend their minutes and money
trying to make their youngsters
happy.
But Hollywood-where almost
everything is done on the grand
scale-has discovered that it's not
the cost of the presents or the mag
nificence of the setting that counts.
AS always, it's Santa Claus and the
size of the living room chimney COM
pared with the bulk of st. Nick's
middle.
What Santa will leave for Shirley
Temple is something Shirley won't
know until Monday morning. Mrs.
George Temple kept it a secret this
year. Before it's been no surprise
to her curly-haired daughter. With
everybody in the studio, including
the publicity department, in on the
news, Shirley managed to hear
somehow.
Toys from the and 10 will be in
Baby Sandy's stocking, and she'll
spend the day receiving the admir-
ing glances of is relatives, which
would be hers even if she wasn't
screen success Her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Henville, are including
a Baby Sandy" doll, too, Just like
the one which will be under the
trees in other homes the country
over.
1t won't go in a stocking, but
14-year -old horse is to be Richard
Dix's gift to his 5-year-old twin
sons, Dick and Bobby. There'Il be
pony, too, for Western Star George
OBrien's 4-year-old daughter Orin.
Wally Beery finally ruled out a
pony for his oldest adopted daugh-
ter, Carol Ann, 8, and will give her
bicycle instead.
IL WILL DC t&AC AAoG NAA Aot144dS
away from Scranton, Pa, for IL
year-old Gloria Jean, her parents,
the Ferman Schoonovers, and her
three sisters. It will be Christmas
away from their parents. though,
for the two children Of Allan Jones
and Irene Hervy, who are in New
York doing personal appearance and
couldn't get home.
Deanna Durbin will drive around
after dinner delivering her own
presents and Virginia Weidler will
direct and act in a Christmas play
with her four brothers, two sisters
and year-old niece.
It's to be a really merry day for
Eddie Cantor, who for weeks has
been buying gifts for boy and will
shower them on his 2-month-old
grandson, Michael Jay Metzger-son
Evening star., 1939-12-24
F. &C. Will Not Ask
Compulsory Merger
Of Wire Companies
Report to Senators
Who Will Make Probe
Is Due This Week
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.

Compulsory merger OF the western
Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies will not be recommended by
the Federal Communications Com
mission in its report to Senator
Wheeler, chairman of special in
vestigating committee of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee, it
was learned last night.
The F. c. C. has completed its de-
liberations, which have covered a
period of more than month and
during the course of which there was
wide difference of opinion within
the commission as to a merger.
Furthermore. it was said, the F.
c. c. report will be in the form of a
factual report, made up largely Of
information which has been gath
cred from the files of the commits
sion and other Government depart
ments, including the Justice De-
partment, which have any data on
the operations of these companies.
The Justice Department, until a
month or so ago, had been giving
consideration to making an effort
to force merger through a consent
decree, growing out of an antitrust
suit which has been pending in the
courts for some months. However,
this move was abandoned about the
time the Senate ordered an investi-
cation of the situation.
In the F. C. C. deliberations, the
question was raised whether it
would be proper for the Govern
ment to direct the merger of the
two companies, forcing one of them
to take over the other. With the
Postal Co. in bankruptcy, the ques-
ton of having the Western Union
shoulder burden of the financial
responsibilities and liabilities Of
Postal was considered.
The commissioners, it was indi-
Gated, considered the possible result
OF having one telegraph company
in the field, with a heavy financial
burden, which might force it to
seek higher rates in order to thrive
against strong competition from the
alrmall and the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. The A.
T. & T., it was said. now has the
cream Of what was formerly tele-
graph business, biggest of which is
the teletypewriter service. In the
early stages of the merger consid-
Grafton, it was asserted, the A. T.
& T. officials were asked whether
they would be willing to surrender
their telegraph activities to the
merged company, and it was indi-
Gated they were willing to do so,
provided they received their price.
Transfer of these facilities, it was
said, would in some measure aid
the new company to carry on at a
profit, thus avoid ultimate central
ization of all communication activi-
ties into one natural monopoly.
The report of the F. c. c. is ex-
pected to 60 to Senator Wheeler
this week, although the commission
now is in recess. One of the last
matters it acted on before recessing
was to agree on the report. which
is to be written by the staff and
sent up without any further con-
sideration.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
BY JOHN d. LEONARD,

Prof.. James M. GWin of the Uni
versity Of Maryland's poultry de-
partment just can't keep all his
eggs in one basket.
After all, Mr.. Gwin has accumu-
lated over 1000 hens eggs during
the past 10 years-big eggs, little
eggs and medium sized eggs-but
all freak" eggs.
Storing the collection has become
a flrst-class housing problem for
Mr.. Gwin. But the other day he
conceived an idea which will elimi-
nate the breakage rate that comes
from slowing the spheroids away in
cardboard boxes.
Aims at Standardization.
One of Mr.. Gwin's primary objects
as a teacher is to show students the
necessity of standardizing egg pro-
duce for market purposes Conse-
quently, on the basis that seeing
is believing" he's going to put all
his eggs in a large glass display
case in the departments new $780,
600 building.
THE collection shows that all
eggs are not of standard market
quality" says Mr.. Gwin. I'VE don t
want eggs too large for standard
market cases and other equipment
built to handle eggs that weigh "a
to 26 ounces to the dozen"
A glimpse of the collection is suf-
f1cient to show that Mr.. Gwin is
not overstating the case
The eggs range from the moth ball
size of half-inch in diameter to
those with 2-inch girth.
Some of the eggs have tails" at
one end. Others have shells that
are half brown and half white. And
still others resemble miniature
footballs, baseballs and basket balls.
Mr.. Gwin said he even had a trylon
and perisphere set of eggs but
these seem to have gotten lost in
the shuttle when the department
moved into It's new quarters. On
some of the eggs appear configura-
tions that remind one of a clock S
face with Roman numerals. One
egg has perfect &c" on its tip as
If specially stamped by the hen that
laid it.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Santa Claus Chimney Problem
Worries Hollywood Also

of Joseph Metzger and Natalie, one
of Cantor's five daughters.
Charlie Mccarthy and Mortimer
Snerd, reports Papa" Edgar Ber-
gen, will join him at the festive
board after they open their pack
ages. Charlie. incidentally. receives
one Of the heaviest Christmas mails
In Hollywood, from admirers
throughout the world.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Pageant at Mt. Carmel

ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. % (Spe.
ciaD Under direction of Mrs. VIII
liam Ricketts,. Miss Mary Virginia
Hawkins and Miss Genevieve Town
send, the pageant, The Holy Ma
tivity," will be presented in Mount
Carmel Church, Sunshine, Tuesday
night. The principal parts will be
taken by Miss Mary Leishear and
Joseph Leishear. A large number
of young people of the church will
participate.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Figuring Speed Limit
Is Complex Job on
Virginia Roads
Arlington Residents
Compton, at Lack
Of Zone Signs

Motorists in Virginia are expected
to use unusual perception to stay
within the legal speed limits OF the
States various zones, an examina-
tion of the motor vehicle code shows
Attention to the situation has been
focused in nearby Arlington Coun-
ty, where residents have become
aroused since the recent accident at
Lee highway and North Uhle street
in which a woman and her son
were killed.
Miniature billboards on which are
posted tables of speed limits are
placed at the entrance of the county
on each main highway, but in
dividual speed limit signs, desig-
mating the zones, have been re-
moved. Few motorists stop to read
the billboards showing the speed
limits in the zones, and even those
who do would be kept busy calcu-
lating the amount of built-up areas
encountered in order to know in
which zone they were driving, school
zones excepted.
According to the State code: "The
territory contiguous to a highway
where IS per cent or more of the
frontage thereon for a distance of
300 feet or more is occupied by
buildings in use for business pur-
poses shall constitute a business dis
trict for the purposes of this act"
A similar section defines residen-
tial districts, where Is miles per hour
is allowed. Outside of business, res
idential or school zones, the legal
speed limit in Virginia is 55 miles
per hour.
With this situation in view, peti-
tions asking for a traffic light have
been circulated by the Rev. H. G
Stuneck. pastor Of the Park Lane
Nazarene Church. He said he be-
lieves the county governing officials
are willing to cooperate. but since
the highway is a State road, Vir-
ginia officials must give permission
for any signs or lights erected.
Three fatal accidents have oc-
CURED along the Park Lane section
of Lee highway within the past
month. beginning with the death OF
Mrs. Leafy Higganbotham. The
section Of the road has acquired the
name of Death Valley" because OF
the fatalities.
County Manager Frank c. Han
rahan said he will confer with State
Highway Commissioner Henry G.
Shirley at Richmond early in jan
uary regarding the hazards COM
planned of by the citizens.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
S. 900 Damages Sought
After Auto Accident
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, Dec. %
George H. Price of Bethesda has
filed suit in Circuit Court against
Louis A. Wehrle and William F.
Kusch, claiming $1,000 damages for
injuries he says he received in an
automobile accident at Bethesda
several weeks ago. He is repre-
sented by Attorneys John c. Shaw
Of Washington and Donald Bowie
of Rockville.
Mr.. Price claims he was injured
when struck by an automobile
owned by Mr. Kusch and operated
by Mr.. Wehrle as he was standing
in front of car parked in a drive
way at 7126 Wisconsin avenue.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
4-H Council Dance

Members of the Prince Georges
County Senior All Club Council
will hold their annual dance
Wednesday at the girls fieldhouse
at the University of Maryland from
9 to IL pm. Arrangements are be-
ing made by Phillip Robinson of
Brandywine. Paul Duke of Clinton
and Betty Becker of Beltsville.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of MARY H. TAYLOR
also known as MARY Il. TAIL
LEUR, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Marie Hon, Admin
istratrix of the Estate Of Mary
H. Taylor, also known as Mary
H. Tailleur, deceased, 20 the
creditors Of and all persons
having claims agains the said
deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to the
said Marie Hon, Administrative,
at Hardin, IN the County OF
Big Horn, State of Montana.
Dated at Hardin, Montana,
November Is, 1889
MARIE HON,
Administrative of the Estate
of Mary H. Taylor, also known
as Mary H. Tailleur, Deceased
Bert w. Kronmiller,
Hardin, Montana,
Attorney for Administrative.
pub. Nov. 80, Dec. 7, IA, 81, 28)
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDO
IAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR
THE COUNTY OF YELLOW
STONE.
MONTANA LAW & COLLEC-
TON AGENCY, a corporation,
Plaintiff,
C.. F. CARPER. Defendant.
TO BE SOLD AT SHERFF'S
SALE, on the Doth day of jan
uary. A. D. 1910. at 1000 o'clock
A. M. at the front door Of the
Court House in the City of
Hardin, County of Big Horn,
and State of Montana, all the
right, title and interest of the
defendant in and to the fol-
lowing described property, to-
wit:
The North Half Mh) and
the Southeast Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter Of
the Northwest Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter (SE-
HNEANW ANEA) OF Sec
ton Twenty (20), Town
ship Five (5) South, Range
Thirty-two 1927 East of the
Montana Meridian, in Big
Horn County, Montana,
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Legal
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate Of Harry T. Mann, d.

Estate of Harry T. Mann, De-
ceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the
undersigned Administrator IF
the Estate Of Harry T. Mann,
deceased, 20 the creditors of and
all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four
months after the first publica-
ton of this notice, to the said
Dan w. Maddox, Attorney for
Administrator at Hardin, Mon
tana in the County of Big Horn,
State of Montana.
Dated at Hardin, Mont, De-
cember 5, 1889.
CHARLES F. MANN,
Administrator of the Estate OF
Harry T. Main, Deceased.
Dan w. Maddox,
Attorney Cor Administrator,
of the estate of Harry T Mann
Pub. Dec. 7. IA, 81. 28)
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North VdlleY News.
Las Weeks ItemS)

A~S
Mrs. H. w. Funston enter
tanned the members of the
Christmas club at a luncheon
on Tuesday. Covers were lad
for nine members and one
guest. The afternoon was spent
doing fancy work and visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams
Jr., Howard Hussey, Bill Koer-
Der, Mary Williams and Norma
Williams visited MI. and Mrs.
Roland Jones Sunday evening.
G. T. Van Cleve made a bust
ness trip to town Monday.
Mrs. w. A. Sawyer and Mrs.
II. w. Bunston accompanied Mr..
Funston on a business trip to
Billings last Saturday.
Jack Deeter of Sarpy spent
Friday and Saturday at the H,
A. Williams home.
The Sunshine Club reported
good return from the pie sale
which they gave at the Bun
Ston sale.
Mrs. w. A. Sawyer left Tues
day for Evansville, Ind, where
she will spend the winter with
her daughter. Miss Eleanor
Sawyer. She will stop in several
states to visit friends and rela-
tives.
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ADVENTURES CLUB 49,
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES SWMEsY"
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF sxp
"The Beast in the Glass Room"

= LII EVER BODY:
IL Nina c. Marbourg of New York city tells today's
yarn and it's a pip of a story, too. You know, Nina says
she went to see that picture, king Kong that was play
ing in the movie houses a few years ago, and terrifying as
it was, Nina took it without a single shudder. 1t didn't make
much of an impression on her because-well-Nina claims
she had a tussle with a real King Kong-in the fesh-back
in the summer of 1908. And after that, no mere picture of
the brute was going to scare her.
I'll have to admit, and so will Nina, that King Kong grew
quite a bit in the years between 1908 and the showing of that
picture. The King Kong in the movies was a great, ape-ike
creature about a quarter of a mile tall-big enough to hold
an ordinary human in the palm of his hand. Nothing like
that ever existed in real life, as far as 1 know, and I've seen
all the big ones, from Jess Willard to Primo Camera and
Man Mountain Dean. Nina's King Kong came about up to
her chin, she says, but he was just a S hairy and just a S beshal as the
big brute that hoped out onto the scree from that strip of Hollywood
cenulod. And Nina vas locked up with him in a glass room!
Chimpanzee Scheduled to Pose for Pictures.
1t all came about over a matter of some photographs. Nina had a
job. at that time. that made it necessary for her to take pictures of the
latest thing in chinpanzees. The chimp was in the Bronx zoo, and
Min made arrangements with his keeper to have the animal pose for her.
When she got to the zoo the obiging keeper brought the brute
out into . big, glassencosed room where the light was ideal for
photography. The animal shook hands with Nina, and she says
that's the first time she'd ever met q chimpanzee socially. Then
shots with her camera. She snapped him posing at q table, on a
bicycle, and going through all his various stunts. She got all the
pictures she wanted but one, and then the keeper realized that
he had forgotten to bring the properties needed for that picture
the chimps roller skates.
Just a minute" he said. TN 60 and get them.' He went out Of
the room, closing the door behind him. Nina heard the spring latch
click, tut she thought nothing of it at the time. Several seconds passed