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Evening star., 1939-12-18
By GEORGE HADDOCK.

Dy OEOnuE
John Herrick's face wore huge,
delighted grin.
Boy" he exclaimed, there's
nothing like it,"
He had just completed his first
solo flight after weeks of ground
instruction and supervised flying.
When the small training plane sat
down gently at Congressional Air
port, nobody but John was in it.
He had taken it up and brought it
back-all in one piece
John is % and lives at 23l First
street NE. A junior at George
Washington University, he is one
of 40 students there who are learn
ing to fly under the program of
the Civil Aeronautics Authority
which aims to turn out 10000 COL
legiate flyers by next spring.
Every one of the 80 college flying
students in the area feels the same
way, according to their instructors
They're not afraid and they are
eager to learn said George Brinck-
erhoff, operator of the College Park
Airport, where he and two other
instructors teach University of
Maryland students to fly. And
he added, "it makes teaching them
pleasure"
The Biggest Hurdle.
The biggest hurdle in the training
program-from the lay point OF
view. at least-is the first flight
alone. The solo hop is made only
after the student has completed the
required minimum of eight solid
hours of dual instruction, with the
instructor always at hand to take
over the controls if necessary.
But the young men who have
made their solo flights so far have
taken this phase in stride. They
practically ooze confidence, and il
the first flight alone arouses any
doubt in their minds they hide il
well.
you don't have time to be wor.
ried,' one youth explained. There
are too many things to remember
and do"
Ned Schmitt, 81, of College Park
was the first student flyer to sole
in the area this year. Ned, wht
lives in College Park. Nd, is {
sophomore at the University O.
Maryland. After his eight hour.
of dual instruction Ned made hi.
solo November 49, He was followed
by j. Leonard Meakin, q, Of 1874:
Livingston street NV, who was tn.
first Maryland University student tx
receive dual flying instruction.
One Girl Has Flown.
Mary Jane Ferrell, 10, is the onl,
girl student who has been in tn,
air in the course so far. She il
from Richmond, Va, and is sopho
more at the University of Mary
land. Mary Jane needs only a cou
pie more hours of dual instruction
before she will be qualified to fl,
alone.
Six boys from the university hav,
soloed to date Besides Ned Schmit
and Leonard Meakin there are Al
bert S. Aiken, %, Cheverly, Md.
Junius o. Hutton, %, IA Blackthorl
street, Chevy Chase, Md; Frank D
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Auto Hits CuIvert, Killing
Girl and 2 Younq Men

TANEYTOWN, Md, Dec. 18 (R.-
An 18-year-old Taneytown girl and
two men were killed early today
when their automobile failed to
make a turn and struck a culvert
on the Keymar road.
State Policeman C. F. Schlueter
said Miss Olga Graham, 10, and her
escort, David Vaughn, %, of nearby
Harmon, were killed instantly. Roy
E. Kiser, 10, identified by Mr..
Schlueter as the owner and driver
Of the car, died few minutes after
he was taken to the Frederick City
Hospital.
Another young woman had been
let out of the car at her home about
. mile from the scene of the crash.
Mr.. Schlueter said the young peo-
pie were returning from Keymar to
Taneytown about am. when the
accident occurred.
Mr.. Kiser's automobile, apparently
travelling at high speed, failed to
make a curve, hit the culvert and
was literally torn to pieces" Mr..
Schlueter reported.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
College Flying Students Here
Enthusiastic Over Course
go in This Area Tokine instruction
Under C. A. A. Program

Mears. %, College Park. Md, and
Jack Lambert, 20, Baltimore.
Mary Jane Ferrell is one of four
girls who are entered in the course.
The others-assigned to later groups
must wait their turns.
That they have to wait is only
complaint of the college flyers, The
number of qualified instructors is
limited at this time and the stu
dents just have to be patient be-
cause this is one course where
"cramming' might have serious con-
sequences.
The so University of Maryland
students learning to fly at College
Park Airport are taught by Mr..
Brinckerhoff, Vincent Burnett and
Tom Loudon.
Three Airports Used.
Three airports are the classrooms
for the student flyers from George
Washington University. Nineteen
boys and one girl receive their train
ing at the Congressional Airport on
the Rockville pike in Moaltgomsryl
County, Md. Arthur Hyde u the
airport manager. ana the instructors
are Kimball Scribner and Lawrence
Bud" Holloway. % :
John H. Vaughan, %, 1880 Six
teenth street NV, finished his re-
quired eight hours dual instruction
last Tuesday. and a few minutes
later made his solo flight, to become
the first G. w. student to fly alone.
Vaughan entered the university from
Lubbock, Tex.
Ten others are learning to fly at
Schrom Field, Greenbelt, where Will
liam S. Hartman, 10. became the first
to solo, when he completed his flight
Friday. Another 10 students receive
their lessons at Beacon Field, near
Alexandria, Va. Jimmy MILAN and
Bob Ashburn conduct the air classes
there.
Licenses as private pilots will be
the diplomas for the college flyers
To get them they will have to COM
plete at least IS hours of solo flying
and pass examinations on engines
and ground work, the principles o1
flying, simple navigation, meteor
ology and the use of the parachute
The theory and ground instruc-
ton continues all during the year
with the student getting in as much
flying time as possible. The fields
work on prearranged schedules
starting at daybreak and continuing
until sundown.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Law Guild Books
Aid for Finland

The National Lawyers Guild Of
Washington has passed a resolution
urging the United States to adopt
policies which will help Finland
without jeopardizing American
neutrality. it was announced today.
The Guild Committee on Inter-
national Law is to prepare report
on ways and means of making the
policies. defined in the resolution.
articulate.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Club Oversubscribes
Gifts for Needv

A Christmas fund to supply shoes
to needy children has been over
subscribed by members, officials of
the Ell Dorado Club announced
today. The shoes will be distributed
Thursday.
Holding its 29th annual meeting
last Friday in the Hamilton Hotel
the group elected DR.. Victor Meyers
prominent in Arlington County civic
activities, as president. Others
elected were F. Charles Brown, vice
president; Frederick Britton, secre-
tary, and Donald Werlich, treasurer
Officers will be installed at the
same hotel on January IS.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Activities Of Priests
Declared UnseIfish

The Catholic priest is a man of
unselflsh activities who brings men
to God and God to men, the Rev
1gnatius Smith, o. p, said last night
in his sermon over the Washington
Catholic Radio Hour which was
broadcast in the Church of the I'm
inaculate Conception, in conjunction
with the Lourdes services.
The Rev. John K. Cartwright
pastor. Of Immaculate Conception
presided. The Rev. Joseph E. Gedra
gave the benediction. The boy
choristers Of the Immaculate Con-
ceptiou Boys School sang.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Controller Browns
Condition UNCHANGED

Controller General Fred H. Brown
today was reported as in an "un-
changed condition at Casualty
Hospital after having regained
consciousness yesterday. Hospital
attaches said his condition has not
permitted complete diagnosis.
The former Senator was stricken
Wednesday, apparently of a heart
attack, as he left his automobile
in front of the General Accounting
Office.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Electrician Dies in Fall
In New Census BuiIdino

Thomas Noonan, 80. of 1901 S
street Sc, died yesterday in Emer-
gency Hospital of injuries received
in fall at the new Census Building,
where he was working as an elec-
trician.
Mr.. Noonan was installing equip
ment on the sixth floor of the. new
building shortly after $3.50 am. yes
terday when he lost his footing and
fell to the third floor. He was re-
moved to the hospital where he died
during the afternoon.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Condemnation Jury
For School Sworn

Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat in
District Court today obtained a con-
demnation jury that will consider
problems arising out of land required
for the Montgomery School, to be
erected on Twenty-seventh street,
between I and K streets NV.
At the chief Justices direction, the
jury of five persons was sworn in
by the clerk Of his court, Harry B.
Dertzbaugh. The jury was instructed
to report back to the court on Jan
uAry 4
Evening star., 1939-12-18
U. S. Workers to Stage
Three One-Act PIuys

The Commerce Departments
Dramatic Club will present three
one-act plays tonight in the depart
ment's auditorium.
Employees in the Bureau of Stand
ards will stage "A Marriage Pro-
posal," by Anton Chekhov; the main
Commerce group will dramatic
John Millington Synge's Riders to
the Sea-" and the Census Annex ac-
tors will present "Only the Birds"
by Edith Sagelyn.
In order, the plays are directed
by Ted Protector, John Reddy and
George Field.
The first play will start at 8:15
pm.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Named to Research Post

The Agriculture Department an
nounced today the appointment OF
DR.. r. Y. Winters Of North Caro-
lima as its assistant director of re-
search in charge of eo-ordinating
the programs of the four Federal
laboratories established to develop
new uses for farm commodities.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Government Job
Openings Announced

The Public Roads Administration
wants an operator for tractor
drawn earthmover at Beltsville, at
81 800 annually, and the Department
OF Agriculture has openings for
general mechanics helper at 1890
skilled laborer, $1,000, and junior
general mechanic, $500, at Belts
vile, Glenn Dale and Arlington Ex-
perimental Farm, the Civil Service
Commission announced today.
Details are available at the office
OF the fourth civil service district,
916 g street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
D. c. Delegate Attends
Education Conference

Miss Charl Williams, field service
director of the National Education
Association of Washington, was a
special delegate to the fourth semi
annual conference of the Southern
Secretaries of State Education As
sociations, which concluded its ses-
sion at Hollywood Beach, Fla, Sat-
urday.
Called to study educational prob
lens peculiar to the South, the
conference had delegates from 10
States,
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Traffic Record
The traffic record. as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 am. yes

AAlc IdlllC IcCOTue aS revealed
at police headquarters for o.
hour period ending 8 am. yes
terday:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, IS.
Motorists injured, 9.
Motorists arrested, All.
Pedestrians injured, S.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 2.
The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending at 8 am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, %.
Motorists injured. 3.
Motorists arrested, 1913.
Pedestrians injured 3.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 2.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28
0LAUNCH Big
SHIP THURSDAY
Mrs. Roosevelt Will
Christen Merchant
Marine Queen

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. = The
luxurious new SIS. $50. 900 passen-
ger liner America, designed by the
U. >. maritime commission to conn.,
pete with other great passenger
ships in the North Atlantic trade
VIII be launched and christened
here Thursday, Aug. 81.
The big ship. which will accom-
modate 200 passengers and a
crew Of 6se, is the largest mer-
chant ship ever built in a U. s.
shipyard. It is expected to go into
service on the North Atlantic route
between New York and Southamp-
ton. Havre and Hamburg in the
late spring o. early summer Of
1910.
Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt win
christen the ship at the launching
ceremonies at the yards of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Co., where the America
has been under construction since
Aug. %, 1888.
The America viii be sold to the
U. S. lines for $40, SOC. 900. or
S5,250,000 less than the actual
construction cost.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-28

Inc Italians and the Germans
do have their own form Of humor.
but IT L. not migrated In their
lives. A comparison of the min
utes Of the parliaments In the
various countries shows "hilarity"
during the speeches most fire.
quently in Washington and Lon
don. less often in Paris. least
frequently in the old reports from
Rome and Berlin when there were
still parliaments. Both nations
love tragedy,
.In Love With Death"
In American history. the careers
of the most popular presidents.
such as Lincoln, Theodore and
Franklin Roosevelt. are dotted
with jests. A mar who takes
himself too seriously In this coun-
try Is lost at the outset. But the
Germans are. in the words Of
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Will Fa||'.
A Revealing New Biography
And Amazing Prediction
By Emil Ludnig
CHAPTER VII

The fundamental reason why the Americans will never
have a dictator is, in my opinion, their sense of humor. A
man who looks gloomy all the time and who cannot talk to
the people except with high sounding pathos, would appear
iudicrous to the natural simplicity of the American people.
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MICKEY Fan CLUB

Mickey Rooney has a fan club
in Herts. England, which publishes
a paper called "Aickey's Movie
Monthly"
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look at that pilot house and we
tossed the word misjudged over
board where it sank quickly out of
reach. The place was absolutely
filthy. besides being so cluttered
up with old trash that we could
hardly open the door, and there
were two holes in the floor big
enough for either of us to fall
through. The inference was OBJ
vious, we weren't wanted on board.
The two Thorntons We're so angry
that they were all for going for
ward to the owners cabin and lay
ing down a verbal barrage. In fact,
we had quite a time dissuading
them from doing just that. We
didn't want them to get into any
trouble over us for, after all, we
had invited ourselves aboard. What
made them so mad was that there
was an empty cabin next to theirs
that hadn't been used for some
time.
Our hides have gotten pretty
thick on this trip. but the pilot
house episode was a little too
much, even for US. Gathering III
stuff together We prepared to 60
uptown to a hotel. OF course, un-
der ordinary conditions, sleeping
on the deck would have been fine,
for the night was hot. but there
was rain in the air.
Remain on Board
But the Thorntons and the rest
of the performers wouldn't think
of our leaving. All were pretty
indignant over the whole thing be-
cause they nor or less felt 1t wa
a reflection on them; a rather SUBJ
tie way of telling them that they
couldn't have friends or guests
aboard. They argued that after
the treatment we had received we'd
have to stay Just to let the old
man know they wanted u We
suppose there is an "ornery streak"
in every one of us and. as before.
we were just mad enough to be
easily talked into staying.
On their insistance we teamed
up with the Thorntons, Louise and
Amber had the bed, while Bob and
Mike each took an air mattress
and a blanket and found comfort
able roosts. We didn't use that
vacant cabin at all.
The next morning we were all
seated on the upper Geek. Bob and
Louise catching up on their work.
and the rest reading. when the
owner stalked upstairs. He pre-
scented us with a rather sour look
and demanded where We had spent
the night. We told him. but he
didn't believe US for he went into
the empty cabin and examined IL
very carefully. As he walked away
he asked. When are you getting
out Mike let out an ominous
growl, but Bob held him down.
Becomes q Game
The whole thing was a funny
set-up and, Of course. We should
have left that first day. But. as
incident after incident piled up. IL
became something of a game. Who
could outlast the other? We lasted
for two whole days and 80 long as
the owner stayed clear we had a
grand time with those people. They
seemed TO regard US as one with
them and we liked them all. Amber
and Mike Thornton are thinking
seriously about giving up the stage
and starting q dramatic school
somewhere out west. With their
experience and background there
is no reason why they shouldn't
become a success and we tried TO
talk them into coming 10 Wash
ington- We don't know whether
we completely sold them. but we
- a. tb4pksr0 and that's
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Lynds Play II Came
LL1th Boat Gunner
Canoeists Stick 1t Out On Floating
Amusement Palace Despite Conditions

Editors Note: This Is the sLxty-nrst of . series Of articles relating the
ire pubihdzins our washington Jubilee year in the states eos e:I,ms
them $500 miles down the greatest. waterway. In thu country. from fMt
appear exclusively in The Tacoma Times
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With only two exceptions, these
people had left regular stage jobs
for a summer season on the show
boat, because they felt it would be
the same sort of glamorous life we
had imagined 1t to be. They had
played fifteen weeks in Kansas
City before coming to st. Joe and
all of them were heartily sick of
the whole thing. 1t wasn't their
pay that bothered them. They
hadn't expected much, but, due to
good houses, it was coming in
steadily. The complaints were on
living conditions and the food. All
of them claimed they were not get
ting enough to eat and what they
got wasn't good. And, while the
cabins were large enough to be
comfortable, they had no water.
We went over the boat on an
inspection trip later and found that
fact to be astoundingly true. The
food, of course, we know nothing
about for we never did get a
chance to eat on board. Every
cabin was equipped with q sink
that was supposed to have run
ming water from a tank on the
roof of the showboat. Sometimes
there was water in that tank, but
more often there wasn't any. And
when there was it couldn't be used
for ii hadn't been cleaned out fol-
months and all the settings from
the river water Immediately stag
mated it. The result was sinking
dirty water that couldn't be used
for anything at all. There wasn't
even enough water kept aboard to
flush the toilets and the insanita-
ton was sickening. We didn't blame
them for their various complaints
against an wner and employer
who seemed to have nc interest
whatever in their living conditions.
Every performer was in contact
with his or her agent in an effort
to find something else; anything
that would take them off that boat.
Catch Up On Eating
It seemed a shame, too, for the
boat could have been made very
comfortable for all concerned with
Just a little effort and a very little
outlay of money. A regular set
ting tank or even the cleaning of
the present one would give them
clear water for washing and
monkey baths as they called
them. As it is they are using up
a good part of their salary on the
laundries in the city and the buy
ing of baths in the city barber
shops.
The going TO town after each
performance isn't just a get-to-
gether. It is an effort to catch up
on their eating. There isn't one
VINO uOcSl | NoHit away hte"A -
boat table still hungry. And more
of their money goes there. Instead
of being able TO save a nice sum of
money. as they all planned, the
actors are finding that IL costs
them considerable TO live, despite
the fact that their living Is sup
posed to be taken care Of. As an
experienced employer Of people the
owner should realize that, as IN all
businesses where companies feed
their workers, that Is where dis
sention first starts Uncontendeo
stomachs lead 10 a critical analysis
of surroundings. and dissatisfaction
is a natural result.
Meet Disappointment
Going back to the boat We found
the owner and he told US We could
sleep in the pilot house Of the tow
boat. He seemed almost cheerful
and We began to feel that perhaps
we had misjudged the man, tna'
he was just an ordinary. worried
h-,,s;ree. man. We dug u Deos
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By LOUISE and BOB LYND

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri-After the show we went uptown
all the performers for sandwiches and coffee and, listen
ing to their conversation, We realized for the first time that
life on a showboat isn't much of a lark after all.
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Meet Disappointment

Going back to the boat We found
the owner and he told US We could
sleep in the pilot house Of the tow
boat. He seemed almost cheerful
and We began 10 feel that perhaps
we had misjudged the man, that
he wa just an ordinary. worried
business man. We dug our bees
out of the canoe and, with the
Therntons, climbed to the Texas
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First came Supcr-Shell to cut the cost Of Stop-and-
Col Now a way to cut the amounf-by 25%l
Take a stand against "Scrcwdrivers'' Join the
Shell SHARE-THE-ROAD Club It's a nation
wide crusade FOR common sense driving
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AGAINST traffic bOncrs! You'll DC
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Join at your Shell dcalcr's-he'll
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-30
Planes For France

Administration approval of the sale
OF war planes to France by American
manufacturers is not surprising and
IS easily understood, in view of events
Of the past half year and world con-
ditions today. In giving the transac-
ton his ID essing, Mr.. Roosevelt has
acted wisely, and for several reasons.
If war breaks in Europe this spring,
as some have said it may, it will he
a lineup of the dictators against the
democracies, or, more concretely,
Germany and Italy on the one side
and England and France on the
ether: Japan, the other part of the
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis, will not be
Immediately active The United
States, greatest and most sympathe-
tic friend of the European demo-
cracies, will not be at first. Both
may be later In any event, there is
enough likelihood of the United
States ultimately becoming involved
for us here to have a most vital inter-
est in the course of events. France will
be the first to feel the blow from the
totalitarian States with Eng and not
far behind. France in particular, but
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-01-30

England also, will he Americas first
line of defense. If the two together
can cope with the dictators war ma
chimes and crush, or at least cripple
them, it means we shall be spared
the horrors and privations of the
strugg e.
1t is to our very great interest,
then, to assist these nations in any
way possible in their preparedness
to meet any emergency that may be
near AS badly as our own air force
needs to he strengthened-and heav-
en- knows it is sorry enough-there
is ample justification for supplying
either France or England or both of
them.
Hitler and Mussolni are smart
enough to understand this willing
ness on our part to sell war p anes
70 their potential enemies. But there
is no war as yet between these two
SlOupS 4NO luJcIl.dIlOIldl laws "
neutrality are being violated. The
dictators could find plenty of excus-
es for protest, but none they could
offer would in themselves he valid,
and all would be aimed at fears of
future possibilities
American airplane manufacturers
will be glad of the business and the
profits to accrue from sales to
France. 1t will expand our national
foreign trade, something that is
highly desirable. But this considera-
ton is secondary at best. Sending of
war planes to France is one of the
best types of national defense linsur-
arce the United States can get right
now, and in this case it is coming
in the form of increased business
and at no expense whatsoever to the
government.
War planes for France? We say,
yes, sell them and send them all we
can spare and at the greatest possible
speed The better prepared Eng and
ard France are to cope with the die
tators the less likelihood there is
that we shall have to do it later our
selves.