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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

Lovely American girls are In
vIted 10 enter the international
Beauty Contest, which Will be
sponsored BY the British AmeTl-
can Association Of Col0rcd
Brothers. NJ the i07th Enamel.
patton celebration. August I. nj
Jackson park. windsor, Ontario.
For particulars write f52 Nc.
DougaIi ST. windsor, Ont.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06
Seven Day Adventists
Broadcast Weekly
Over Station WJBk

The Rev. Thomas Emerson and
his congregation Of the East Side
Seven Day Adventist church broad
cast every Sunday evening from S
10 $50 o'clock over WJBk. At
present The pastors messages are
on the theme. Bible Mysteries
Letters have been received from
many complimenting the program.
Mrs. Edna Taylor, church report
er, said this week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

red 70 match suit accents are smart.
And feet and hands stand out IL
detail against sand and blazing
sun.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

Thnmas Milliams clnh reporler.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-06

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ike 70 have lighter, clearer, softer skin
dainter, more attractive complexion do
as thousands If women are doing; let IA
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Eadinola "a tried and tested beauty
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because It contains medica,ed ingredients
that act to bleach the skin 10 lighter
shade, help loosen ugly blsckheads and pro-
mote smoother, softer. finer skin surface.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

endorsed by the United States Civil
Service Commission
This is a favorite claim of "gyp"
schools that say they train people for
government jobs, and it is sure sign
of fraud. The Civil Service Commits
sion endorses no schools.
4. Does the school promise to teach
you by mail subjects that ordinarily
must be learned through shop practice OF
Supervised classroom instructions?
There are no real shortcuts to the
mastery of difficult subjects. 1t is just
about impossible to teach exclusively
by mail subjects that require skilled
handling of tools or installation of
materials.
S. Does the school have the approval
Of the National Home Study Council?
This Council, endowed by the Car
negie Foundation, was formed to set
standards in the correspondence school
field similar to the standards main
tanned by accredited agencies in other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
YOU AND YOUR JOB
by Lyle M. Spencer
Director, Science Rsssdrch Associates
LEARNING A TRADE BY MAIL

Roman literature. Unfortunately, some
of the private schools are far more
interested in tuition receipts than in
giving value received to their am
bilious enrollees. A few of them are
outright rackets.
Ask These Questions
WHILE it is not always easy to dis
tinguish the good schools from the
bad ones, here are some handy ques-
tons which you will be wise to answer
before enrolling for any correspondence
course:
l. Does the school guarantee to get
you JOB after you finish its course2
In these troubled times, no reputable
school will guarantee you employment.
although many will make vigorous
and frequently successful efforts to
help you find job.
2. Do you knoO hoW long the school
has been in existence and who its brin-
cibai TSP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
-vERY fall my mailbag grows heavy

VERY fall my mailbag grows heavy
with letters from young people
II asking advice about correspond
AsSnce- school courses. Here is typical
letter that just came in.
Il want to ask your opinion about
the Blank Television School 1t offers
to give me ten months training free
OF charge, but am to buy $50 worth
of experimental equipment. At the
end of that time they say they will
guarantee to find employment for me.
At present have job as Inspector
and sprayer of automobile heaters;
however. it is unsteady and average
only $500 year. am twenty four
years old and married. and must find
some way of earning more to support
my family know very little about
radio but am mechanically inclined,
and think have the ability to learn
television."
For a fair price, reputable CORE
spondence schools make it possible
each year for thousands of young
people to learn skills and increase their
earning power, many of whom could
sAnever do it in any other way,
In addition to some $50 univer-
sites. colleges and normal schools that
offer education by mail, there are now
about $50 private correspondence
schools in the country. Altogether.
they list something like 25. 600
courses. ranging from bee-keebiug to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
SURPRISE
FOR SANDRA

>OVVbWVVV UVOW kvOSOV"0 t~O0
expected to feel awkward, | was dis
appointed. because Robinson seemed
to take it for granted that was simply
paying a neighborly call. So l played
it that way said, Il just dropped in"
That's fine" He smiled at his wife.
sort of like bein' back home, isn't it,
honey" He turned back to me. Darn
nice of you, Mason. Mary Lee and me.
we sho' do appreciate it,"
He .chatted for a few seconds and
then took my order for drink. The
minute he disappeared into the
kitchen to wrestle ice cubes, Mary Lee
gave me a delighted grin, as though to
say. Thanks"
The evening was not only pleasant,
but it was different from any other
evening I'd spent in years. heard all
about Jeff and the little Alabama
town he'd come from. Occasionally,
when he was discussing his work,
Mary Lee would break in breathlessly
with a statement of some minor
triumph he had scored, and then he'd
flush and say. Nov you quit that,
honey. So far. haven't been much
more than draughtsman." But you
could see that he believed he'd 60 far
- and she was sure of it. That was
why she had been so desperately
afraid that loneliness might drive him
back into world too small for him.
It's one OF my rules never to act on
impulse. but violated that rule lust
before left. | said. 1--WE got some
friends coming in tomorrow night,
Maybe you'll like them and mayh.
you won't. But wish you'd drop IN.
Their delight rewarded me, but alter
got back to cd, started to wonder.
The next morning telephoned
Sandra. You can't mention Sandra
lard not stop for explanations. If
you're woman. Sandra means hats.
If you're a man. she probably means
nothing - unless you know her, in
which case she means anything.
Nobody knew precisely where
Sandra Booth had sprung from or
how she had scaled the heights. Wed
all met her after she was safely on
top. looking down. with sharp sophis-
tication. on world which was her
oyster. She was an artist; there was no
other word to describe her. The me-
dunn OF her art expression was hats.
She called her place shop. not
salon. 1t was small and exquisite. The
prices she charged would have put
Ali Bahia to the blush. And you
couldn't just drop in on Sandra and
have hat made. No - you had to
make an appointment: "Yes. Ma
dame - she can take you next Thurs
day at four thirty. You'll have to be
on time, Madame, because she has
another consultation at five" Stage
setting. but cleverly done; highway
robbery, but never dissatisfied
patron.
.- (Confinved on poge ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

You can usually check on the prin-
cipal by writing to the Better Business
Bureau of the town in which the
school is located. Other things being
equal. the longer the school has been
in existence, the more likely it is to be
a good one.
3. Does the school imply that it is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

M. Spencer regrets that he cannot
reply Individually to Lettess from read
ers. But he WiH be glad TO 'eceioe COM
,renis and inquiries on job problems
and will discuss as many as possible
vithin the limits of this column.
The Editor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

branches of education. A letter ad-
dressed to the Council, in Washington,
D. c., can probably obtain for you the
information you desire. The Council
can also advise you about where you
can secure a good correspondence
course in any subject you wish.
ACood Test
PROBABLY the best single way of
checking on the reputation of school
is to get in touch with someone who
has already taken one of its courses.
If he feels that his money was we'll
spent, you can feel safer about risking
yours.
Following all these rules may not
guarantee a foolproof selection of the
right correspondence school, but it can
reduce greatly the chances of your
making costly and time wasting mis-
take. As a sample test. why don't you
try out the questions on the problem
of the young man who wants to know
whether he should take correspond
ence course in television?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

tests look and lest like erdnner mints You
chew them up let them dissolve in the mouth. The
moment they enter the stomach, TESTS go right work,
reducing the acid which causes distress You get
relief almost Instantly
And here's the main point Of dfference Once
- their frst-aid job is done, tests act to give you
~ longer relief. A special added Ingredient in effect,
"sponges up" the excess acid as it forms in
the stomach, thus helping avoid of discomfort
you CAN TAKE JEsrs WITH CONFIDENCE
tests employ the effective ingredients that man,
doctors in their prescriptions for the
of gastric hyperacidity They contain bcarIonate of
soda other alkalis Jests are constpating
not a laxative. They will not form habit
Garry tests with you wherever you 60 lest" in case
tests put up handy little rolls which may be slipped
conveniently into your pocket purse Each
roll is equipped with special "Protector Top" AsR3
which fits over the opened end, and keeps the T. ~
last tablet clean and fresh as the first 'oas'0'
No matter what kind of anacd you may be using now
you it yourself try Jests. Your druggist has Them
Evening star., 1940-11-16

the inconvenience, and there IS no
doubt that England can take care
Of ITSELF" he stated.
In discussing the actions Of the
Royal Air Force he sid the. British
flyers are giving Germany two blows
for one.
In describing Prime Minister
Churchill he presented the British
attitude: Stern, strohg, mdamted.
During his visit to England he had
interviews with the Prime Minister
and the King.
b. A. F. Careful Of Targets.s
In comparing German and Brit
ish air raid tactics, he said the
Royal Air Force was careful to
select its targets" In other words,
the British bomb military objectives,
whereas its opponent has dropped
missiles in q haphazard manner,
he declared.
Marshal Bishop told his audience
Of more than 5000 people that
British claims Of victory ARE most
definitely conservative"
Following the lecture pictures Of
the r. A. r. In action were shown.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Thieves Smash Window,
Rob Store at 11th and F

Thieves who used bricks to smash
the window of Swope's jewelry
store at lila F street NV. OBJ
tanned $500 worth of rings and
watches early today. After SCOOP
ing up the valuables the thieves
ned in an automobile.
A colored bandit who obtained
1895 yesterday in the robbery of q
woman agent for the Railway Elk.
press Co. was sought today by
police.
Victim of the holdup was Mrs.
Edith Brodsky. who operates a store
in the 400 block of Sheriff road
NE. She said the robber entered
the store and asked for change
for . $40 bill.
She turned to reach the cash
register, she said, and he drew q
revolver and took $2o5 from her
purse and the cash register.
In another holdup, Sam Yudow.
sky. proprietor of q grocery store
IN the 1000 block of Sixth street
NV, was robbed of $36 by five
colored men. Two of the men en-
tered the store and obtained the
money while the other three re-
mained in q car outside, the grocer
said.
1sadore Paskow, so, proprietor of
liquor store in the 200 block of
g street NV. routed an armed
robber In his store last night. Mr..
Paskow swung at the robber and
the latter fed after firing Q wild
shot.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Dr.. Edward Enge|
Named Acting Head
Of American j.
Trustees 'Druft' Member
Of Faculty to Serve
Rest of School Yeur

DR.. Edward w. Engel has been
named acting president of American
University by the Administrative
Committee of the Board Of Trustees,
it was announced today.
A member of the chemistry de-
partment faculty since 1928, he will
serve aS acting president for the
remainder of the school year. A
permanent appointment will be
made next fall.
Edward F. Colladay, chairman OF
the Board of Trustees, announced
DR.. Engels appointment. He said
that DR.. Engel had not sought the
position, but had been drafted by
unanimous vote of the Administra-
tive Committee.
DR.. Engel is 81 years old. He was
graduated from Union College.
Schenectady, N. Y. with a B. S.
degree. He was awarded his M. S.
and Phi. D. degrees from Princeton
University.
He is author of scientific papers
on chemistry and is a member OF
the American Chemical Society and
Of the national honorary scientific
society, Sigma Xi.
The acting president succeeds DR..
Joseph M. M. Gray, who resigned
earlier this year as chancellor Of
the university.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
u. :. Planes Best
In World, Says
Air Marshal Bishop
Tells NotionoI Geographic
Audience R. A. +. Dealing
Two Blows to Nuzi's One

Though the United States devel-
oped planes for utility and not for
terror, its planes are the best in
the world, Air Marshal william A..
Bishop of Canada declared last
night at the SD annual lecture Of
the National Geographic Society in
Constitution Hall.
Introduced by Maj. Gen. Henry
H. Arnold, chief Of the Army Air
Corps, Marshal Bishop said the
Royal Air Force is doing . splendid
job in carrying the battle to the
enemy.
United States aid will help the
British carry on, he said. The Brit
ish are stoically pleasant about air
raid attacks, and If the United
States will provide sufficient back
ing they will "hold out" he stated.
While on q tour of inspection in
London, Marshal Bishop said, f1ve
German bombs dropped within so
yards of his dwelling.
Bombs Slow Up Work.
German air raids, he reported,
had to some extent slowed up work,
but the people went on as usual.
Marshal Bishop said 1t was more
a matter Of inconvenience than dis
ruption.
"The people of Britain laugh OF
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Motor Administrators
Close Meeting With
Tour Today
Eastern Conference
Members to Look Over
Inspection Stotions

Members Of the Eastern Confer
ence OF Motor Vehicle Administra-
tors today were to 60 on . ''bus-
mans holiday" One Of the prin-
cipal points they were slated to
visit on . tour Of the Capital City
was the District Motor Vehicle In
spection Station.
Under leadership Of william A..
Van Duzer, District trafnc director,
the men who hold the counter
parts Of his job in the Eastern
States and the Eastern Provinces
Of Canada were to see how WASH
ington treats some Of the head
aches known best to motor vehicle
administrators.
Teur Ends Cenference.
The sightseeing tour was to COM
plete the organization's fall meet
ing Of the conference, which con.
vened Thursday at the Willard Ho-
tel. Other points which were to
be visited were the new National
Airport, the Federal Bureau Of In
vestigation and . number Of public
buildings and parks.
Conference members last night
attended an informal banquet 1T
the Willard following q reception.
Frederic Robie, Secretary Of State
Of Maine and retiring president Of
the Eastern Conference, was toast
master.
Plaque Presented.
He was presented with q plaque
by the membership Of the organ
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Scabbard and Blade
To Install Officers
AT Banquet Tonight
Notionul Convention
Of Honor MiIitory
Society Concluding

Delegates to the 22d national con-
vention Of Scabbard and Blade,
national honorary military society,
today were winding up their busi-
ness at the Raleigh Hotel with an
election Of officers and . luncheon
address by Capt. John H. Co6man
Of the Marine Corps.
The new oficers are to be in
stalled at . final banquet at the
hotel tonight, at which President
Harry c. Byrd Of the University
Of Maryland will be speaker, and
trophies will be presented.
Reserves Being Called.
Yesterday the group heard from
Brig. Gen. John N. Hester, War
Department executive for Organ
lied Reserves, that II they are
commissioned as Reserve officers
the chances are that they will be
called into active duty for q year.
He added, however, that deferment
would be possible where good rea-
son was shown.
Although the law will permit call
ing out the Reserves for active duty
whether they want it or not, Gen.
Hester said every effort was being
made to consider the situation of
the individual, and that priority
Lists are being established in each
corps area for the call to active
service.
12e,ooo Reserve Onlcers.
Gen. Hester revealed that hun
dreds of men who previously held
Reserve commissions and let them
lapse are now trying to get them
back. He added, however, that the
Army Is not taking them back.
The Army has about 120, 1000 Reserve
officers, he said, which Is sufncient
for present mobilization purposes.
A ball was held 1t the hotel last
night with dates" arranged for the
delegates by the Maryland Uni-
versity chapter, which Is host.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Why Must They Die? No. 81 De's '.' Lost ' Sse~1 %
one of Series Of Analyses OF Traffic
analyses OF traffic deaths Nos.
Is and 81 haze not been published
pending completion OF official tn
pestigdtion.

The place: Wisconsin avenue and
Fessenden street NV.
The accident: A 58-year-old man
was fatally injured by q north
bound automobile on Wisconsin
avenue as he was crossing from
the east to the west side Of the
street on the crosswalk. The car
was travelling on the wrong side Of
the street at the time Of the acci-
dent, having passed . streetcar
which had stopped for passengers
at the intersection. The victims
body was carried approximately So
feet. The man died November IL
in Emergency Hospital. Testimony
at the inquest revealed there were
no skid marks, and the driver Of
the death car admitted he had not
applied his brakes until about so
feet after the point Of impact.
The time: About Ais pm, No
vember 9.
The weather: Clear.
The street: Level and straight.
The vehicle: A 1887 coach. Police
found both foot and hand brakes
in very good condition. The driver
said he was travelling between IS
and 30 mile an hour.
The driver: A 21-year-old soldier
attached to Langley Field, Va, with
q Virginia drivers license and three
years driving experience. He said
he did not know 1t was unlawful
to pass . streetcar on the left, since
he had seen other drivers do the
same thing In Warrington before.
Coroner's jury verdict: Driver held
for action of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Junior Leo9uers to Get
Truininq in Eye Testing

Junior League members who soon
will be testing the vision of pre-
school children in hygiene centers
throughout the city will be taken
on training tour Tuesday. by Mrs.
Mary Hopper Spencer, director of
the District Society for the Preven-
ton of Blindness.
Testing Of parochial school chill
dren's vision already has been
started by workers from st. AIMS
Church.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Mcke|Iar 10 Ask Probe
OF Presidential Poll
~ the Associated Press

Hy tne ASsoctAted Press.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee said last night he was
preparing to ask Senate investi.
CATION Of polls conducted during the
recent presidential campaign.
He said an inquiry was needed
particularly because of polls con.
Quoted by DR.. George Gallup, which
Senator Mcclellan said had indicated
"a close election"
Senator McKeflar, q Roosevelt
supporter, declared that ''the only
way the public can know whether
such . poll is Of value or not Is to
be shown how the results are ar.
rived at; where the money comes
from to pay for the poll; what Is
done with the money, and every
other fact connected with this CDR.
Gallup's) or any other poll"
Senator Stewart, Democrat, Of
Tennessee expressed the view, that
legislation should be enacted to pre-
vent the taking Of such polls. '1n
the interest Of the public"
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Revenue Camera Club
Awufds Contest Prizes

w. e. Rabenhorst was awarded
first prize for his entry in the
Revenue Camera Clubs contest for
the month last night when the club
met at the Mount Pleasant Branch
Library. The judging was done by
Mary Eleanor Browning. Second
prize went to C. D. German, and
Clearance Albright won the third
award. The contest was on wet
weather photographs.
Evening star., 1940-11-16
Planners 10 Give
Assistance in
War Housing
Commission Studies
Effect Of ArIington's
Federal Building

The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission will help In
facing effectively the national de.
tense housing problems rs they af.
feet the Capital and its environs.
This was indicated yesterday
when John Nolen, jr, the commits
sion's director Of planning, reported
to the commission at the closing
session Of its November meeting that
he was formulating q program Of
cooperation in planning for ex-
panded housing for Government
workers and personnel Of the armed
forces Is well as for industrial ex-
pansion In the Middle Atlantic
region.
After yesterdays meeting he said
that population studies were being
carried forward in Arlington County
to determine the effect construction
Of the new ONCE building across
the Potomac River win have. The
building in question Is q 5000 900,
5,000-employe, three-story NUM-
tions Building type structure which
Is to be placed at Arlington Ridge
road and Columbia pike on an Is.
acre tract.
Confers on Housing Units.
Other Government buildings viii
doubtless be placed there in the fu-
ture, he said, thus creating in.
creased housing facilities within
easy reach.
He said he and the commission
stan were cooperating extensively
with the regional housing co-ordi-
nator for the National Defense
Commission as to how best to locate
900 naval housing units In Wash.
ington and 300 more in Alexandra.
He did not say where the units
would be placed, but said person.
mel using them would be within
easy reach Of their places of duty"
Mr.. Nolen said also that he and
the STAN were cooperating with the
regional director Of the National
Resources Planning Board In deter
mining how defense-expanded in
dustries can best be placed.
Cites Government Industry"
Government Is Washington's
greatest industry, Mr.. Nolen pointed
out, and therefore it Is on Govern
ment ofice housing and expansion
that the commission here will con.
centrate. The commission an
nounced yesterday that 1t had ap.
proved q $1,000 contract for the
purchase Of additional land for the
right Of way for the George WASH
ington Memorial Parkway in Ar
hngton County.
The commission also approved the
location Of q vest central heating
plant, funds for which were recent
" appropriated by Congress, at
Twenty-ninth and K streets NV.
and approved plans for a business
development consisting of q market
and sundry stores to be constructed
at Franklin and Washington streets
IN Alexandria. The development is
to serve apartment houses in the
neighborhood.
Evening star., 1940-11-16

ization bearing the inscribed sigma
lures Of the Eastern motor vehicle
administrators. The presentation
was made by George r. Bean, reg
istrar Of motor vehicles Of Rhode
Island and newly-elected vice presi-
dent Of the conference.
New president Of the organisation
Is Carroll E Mealey, commissioner
Of motor vehicles for New York
State, and new secretary-tyeasurer
y Otto Aessner, deputy secretary
Of revenue Of Pennsylvania In
charge Of motor vehicles.