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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
OBITUARIES

key, and Mrs. S. T. Bradshaw, of
Magnolia; and five grandchildren.
The deceased operated a grocery
business at Sixth and Bladen streets
for the past ten years.
The body will remain at Har-
re1Ts Funeral home until 2 o'clock
this afternoon, when it will be TAX
en- to Calvary Baptist church to
lie in state until 3 o'clock when
the funeral services will be held.
The Revs. Earl F. Bradley, J. E.
Allard and Walter B. Freed will
conduct the services. Interment
will follow at Bellevue cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: L. M.
Skies, Fred Powell, P. Townsend,
D. Horrell, P. J. Parish, and ]. A.
Anderson.
Honorary: John Alexius, Ronald
W. Lane, DR.. J. Watts Farthing,
DR.. J.. F. Robertson, John Penny,
Charles Casteen, Joseph c. Rourk,
Edgar Brown, W. W. Lewis, L.
Hines, Charles Newton, W. M.
Kelly, w. H. Best, E. L. Mathews,
]. r. Sellers and r. H. Williams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MRS. r.. X. Y

Funeral services for Gertrude
Foy Bryan, who died here Friday
night after a long illness, were held
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
from the chapel Of Andrews mortu.
airy.
The Rev. J. L. Plyler, of Scots
Hill, conducted the services, assist
ed by the Rev. J.. S. Crowley. In
terment followed. in Oakdale GENE.
terry.
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MILLIONS WITNESS
LENGTHY ECLIPSE
Continued from Page One)

show, opened up at several places
along the eclipse path to give OBJ
servers a clear view.
New Orleans reported perfect
weather, and some observers said
the shadows of trees during the
eclipse looked like double expo
sures' on a Photographic film.
That was an expected feature which
probably was noticed in other
places.
The full, ring phase-known to
astronomers as the annular phase
was visible where skies were clear
in an area about Is miles both
north and south of a center line
which touched San Antonio, Tex,
New Orleans, Pensacola, Tallahas-
see and Jacksonville, Fla.
The rest Of the United States
and Canada saw a partial eclipse in
which the moon covered varying
amounts of the suns surface.
In the annular phase, SO per cent
OIL the sun S diameter Was opSCuieo.
The light was about 100 times that
Of a full moon.
Astronomers and physicists set up
elaborate instruments throughout
the path to study a wide range of
scientific factors connected with
solar rays.
These rays can be studied only
when the sun is in eclipse, because
they are too intense for practically
all instruments when the full solar
power is on.
The Chisos mountains in Texas
were the scene of an expedition to
measure the intensity of rays COM
inc from the EDGE of the sun.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
THOUSANDS VIEW ECLIPSE

NEW YORK, April Z. - Up -
Crowding various points Of vantage
throughout the city Sunday, thou
sands of New Workers observed a
partial annular eclipse Of the sun
by the moon, which first became
visible at $50 p. m. and reached
its climax at sos p. M. when 68
per cent of it's surface was covered.
AS the partial phase of the black
out occurred, the city took on the
appearance Of dusk or a very cloudy
day. The eclipse itself was visible
only to those persons equipped with
dark glasses or a strip of over-ex"
posed film.
Some 200 persons were gathered
on the terrace of the Empire State
building where Arthur Draper, as
sistant curator of the Hayden
planetarium gave a short lecture
on the astronomical phenomenon.
The National Broadcasting company
%televised the eclipse from the top
of the RCA building, making it pos
sible for some radio listeners to
view the sight from their homes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-08
MRS. PAULINE j. GREEN

HALLsBORO, April Z. - Mrs.
Pauline Jackson Green, 40, died
at her home near here tonight aft
er a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held
from the late residence Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, to be CON
Quoted by the Rev. r. J. Rasp.
berry, of the Hallsboro Baptist
church.
Interment will follow in Smith
cemetery near here,
She is survived by her husband.
G. W. Green; two daughters, Re.
gena and Reba Green, of Halls
boro, and one brother, Vasco Jack
son, of Bath.
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e. W.. BURT

SALISBURY, April 7.-P-E. ".
Burt, a grain broker here for many
years, died of a heart attack late to-
day at his home. He was "a years
old and a native of Holly Springs,
N, C.,
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Prize Contribution.
BY FLORENCE M. HUNTER, Is.
Mount Rainier (Md) High School.
and
CHARLES STEBBINS, 16.
Central High School.

CHARLES STEBBINS, 16.
Central High School.
Junior Star reporters ranging in
age from to II interviewed Gene
Autry, the singing cowboy of movie
and radio fame, in a special junior
press conference last Tuesday after
noon at The Star Office.
The writer's of this article won the
assignment by drawing lots with the
other older members of the group
Mary Webster, Roosevelt High
School; Janet Moran, Bethesda
Chevy Chase; Carol Hollingsworth,
Woodrow Wilson; Doug Gray, Nc
Kinley; Norman Silverman, Eliot
Junior High, and Dick Rogers,
Western.
Gene Autry is young and hand
some and has very pleasing per-
sonality, but what impressed us most
of all was his unassuming and DEM
ocratic attitude. He is friendly
and obliging enjoys meeting people,
and-well, he's just a regular fellow.
Janet Moran began the interview
by asking Gene to explain how his
movie career began. Il was working
as a telegraph operator in Okla
homa some years ago." he said,
when Will Rogers heard me sing
and suggested I make singing my
career. I went to New York and
tried to get a job making phono-
graph records, but had no luck at
first.
Finally I walked into the r. G.
A.-Victor Office one day and asked
for tryout. The girl at the desk
asked me to sing, so I picked up
nv guitar and started in. Just about
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Cowboy pictures, according

Gene, are the hardest kind to make
and most stars who start ont as
cowboy actors never try to play
other roles. There have been more
cowboy pictures, as well as pictures
of the Western or pioneer type, made
in the last two years than ever be-
fore, Gene said. He cited Dodge
City, and other films in which the
atmosphere and setting were the
same as in exclusively cowboy pic
lures, except maybe for the absence
of 10-gallon hats.
With this comment, Gene held up
his own 10-gallon hat, which Is light
pearl gray in color.
Genes famous horse Champ was
4 years old when Gene bought him
and now Champ is II, with five years
Of movie experience behind him.
Has Educated Horse.
Champ is high school horse" !"
Gene said. II say that because he
has been educated and thoroughly
trained. I had him q couple Of years
before I took him into the movies
with me-
Genes favorite movie among his
own Is the first one he made, "Tum-
bling Tumbleweed." He also likes
his latest film, South Of the Bor-
der"
Although Gene was a telegraph
operator before he went into the
movies, his original ambition was to
become a professional baseball
player.
did you pitch?" he was asked.
mo" he replied. II could play any
position on the diamond except
pitcher and catcher. I really could
swat the old apple, too"
Gene is quite interested in the ad-
venture page, Scene Autry Rides, "
now running in the comic section Of
The Sunday Star. He considers the
artist who draws it one Of the best
Of the western class when it comes
to landscaping and detail. Gene, as
the hero, q . mixture Of = cowboy
Evening star., 1940-01-28

of birds. Then there are poems that
let us dwell in the present, poems
that tell of things and people Iv.
ing today.
Ihave some poems that my grand.
mother collected when she was .
little girl. Many are still favorites.
One of them is Lincoln's favorite,
20 Why Should the Spirit Of Nor
tai Be Proud?" Another is "The
Last Leaf" by Oliver Wendell
Holmes. also am collecting poems
written by Edgar A. Guest. I be-
lieve that collecting poems can help
YOU in many ways. Here is q poem
that have written and dedicated to
my hobby:
A hobby is such a pleasant thing.
1t uhiles the lonely hours dDay.
Many a friend to my home 1t ,ctl
bring,
From early morn to the close OF
day.
Mine, you see, Is collecting poems
Long ones, funny ones, OF land
and air and sea.
They bring me tales OF friends Uho
the ,oorld haze rodn,ed.
Each one, as read 1t, brings q
picture to me.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Uncle Rays Corner

Quite a number of years ago I
saw a little act at theater. A man
(who was not supposed to have
much sense) was wandering around
In the night-at about 2 o'clock in
the morning.
Stepping to a doorway with a
certain number on it, he pounded
loudly. In a minute or two the
owner OF the house, in a dressing
gown, opened the door. The late
visitor asked him, Are you the
man who advertised in the paper
for some one to go to Africa with
you to hunt lions and tigers?"
Eyes, am. What about it?"
"Well, I just came to tell you that
I absolutely refuse to 60"
In that skit there was one big
mistake in natural history. Africa
has lions, but it doesn't have tigers.
If there are any tigers in africa to-
day they are in ZOOS or circuses, not
In the wilds.
Big Jungle Cats.
Tigers are big jungle cats OF Asia.
They are found in jungles of India,
Burma, Persia, China and Japan.
Certain islands near Asia, chiefly
Java and Sumatra, have tigers.
A tiger of India will match in size
an African lion. A full-grown tiger
Is likely to have length of to 9
feet, and some extra large ones are
1o1a feet long, counting the tail.
A large tiger may have height
Of 31z feet at the shoulders.
The dark stripes on tigers body
match the shadows cast by tall
grass, and the light brown, or yell
low brown, fur is like the grass it
self. This makes it hard to see
the animal
Tigers do not fear other animals.
They could kill any animal IN the
jungle except an elephant.
The fact that tigers are not easy
to see is helpful to them, however.
They prey on other beasts and can
steal up on them without giving
alarm. Most often they make just
one spring to obtain victim. Among
Evening star., 1940-01-28
PriSes T0taling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls Of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star.
Prizes Of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions published
each week. The following rules must
be observed:
/. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age, address, telephone
number df any and school of the
author must appear at the top Of
the first page Of every contribu-
ton.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper: II typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution.
5. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the >princi-
pal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted)
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however,
to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
viSable
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. G.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

cling was attacked by pirates. One
of the ships guns was struck by
pirate fire, several men were killed
and the gunner was wounded. The
gun ceased firing. The captain in
quired what was wrong and learned
the shot had struck with telling ef-
feet Then he heard the gun re-
sumo firing. He went to investi-
gate, and behind the gun found
Philip Nolan, loading and firing the
weapon and scoring hit upon the
pirate ship, and taking time out to
give first aid to the wounded.
Philip Nolan saved the day. After
the battle had been won he was
called on deck. To Nolan the cap
tain offered his own sword.
Il haven't worn a sword since
that internal day half q lifetime
ago." Nolan sobbed.
"You will be named in the dis
patches, Mr.. Nolan" said the cap
tain. THE Army authorities shall
hear Of your bravery, and I hope
that they will show you apprecia-
alton of it in some substantial
way"
"I don't want rewards" Nolan
told the captain. "The only thing I
could ask is that they might let
me come home now. I know that
you cannot speak of these things to
me, any OF you. But hear me
through. Just this one time let me
say her name aloud, the name 7
whisper every night in my prayers.
You know-I'm sure you must
know, that there is not on earth
any one more loyal than I to the
United States. God bless her!"
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Boy Has Perfect Record
of School Attendance
Never Absent or
Tardy in More
Than 7 Years

Reed Maier, 13, Of 500 Buchanan
street NV, has not been absent or
tardy since he started to school
seven and q half years ago.
BY keeping regular hours and
never getting sick except in the
summer, Reed has rolled up this
record at johnson, Bancroft and
Barnard Elementary Schools and at
Mcfarland Junior High School,
where he is now in the eighth grade.
1--WE felt bad a few times" Reed
said, explaining some narrow es-
capes from being declared absent
when the roll is called in his class
room. Mother wanted me to stay
at home, but wouldn't, because
wanted to 60 to school"
Reed bounces out of bed at Tbs
o'clock every morning, dresses,
reads the paper, and at 8 o'clock sits
down to breakfast He lives only
eight blocks from Mcfarland and
usually is in his seat at school by
$50, IS minutes before the bell that
means "go up" and half hour be-
fore the final bell at o'clock. This
last bell is the one that makes you
tardy if you aren't at your desk by
that hour.
Now that he has gone this far
without being absent or tardy,
Reeds ambition is to get through
school without marring the record.
He has the rest of this year and
then one more at Macfarland be-
fore he goes to high school for
three years of study. Thus far he
has been awarded at Mcfarland
the certificate that goes every six
months to students who are always
present and on time.
The nearest Reed has been to
being i'll recently was a cold last
summer. He recovered quickly and
Evening star., 1940-01-28

section selecting its own representa-
tive.
Anne Leathers became editor of
the magazine and Allen Groves busi-
ness manager, with Miss Elizabeth
Shields, Latin teacher, as faculty
adviser.
The magazine contains articles on
the benefits of Latin. Latin deriva-
tives, the life of ancient Rome and
reviews of books relating to it.
Songs, stories, advertisements,
poems and jokes all are written in
Latin, and the first issue contained
a Latin crossword puzzle.
Nos, Discipuli Latini is bound in
an attractive red cover and is illus
trated by Charlotte Lamm 1t is "a
pages in length.
This is the first magazine pub
lished by the Hyattsville Latin
pupils, but 1t will not be the last. 1t
will be issued twice year, and the
responsibility will be shifted with
each edition.
New representatives, writer's, edi-
tors and managers will be elected,
giving experience to a greater num-
Der of students.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

has hardly felt bad since. Reed
figures that If he missed a day of
school he would have to make up
the lost work and might not learn
all there is to learn from his studies.
To be frank about 1t, Reed isn't
exactly enthused about going to
school. Baseball is his greatest
hobby. He plays third base, and
his ambition is to become a pro-
fessional diamond star and make
the big leagues. He is on the Mac
farland track team and earned his
letter as a runner on the relay
team last year.
Reed credits his mother, Mrs.
Frank c. Maier, with his record
of seven and a half years without
being late or absent in school. "She
takes good care of me and looks
after my health" Reed said. THAT
means a lot"
Evening star., 1940-01-28

cause NaCnan Hale QleO before a
British firing squad, while Philip
Nolan, central character Of the f1c-
tional story, cursed his country and
lived to regret it.
In the early days of the new Re-
public, Philip Nolan was as fine a
young officer as you could find in
the United States Army. Then he
met Aaron Burr, who told Nolan
of his dream of founding an empire
in the Mississippi Valley with him.
self as king. The impressionable
Nolan threw in his lot with Burr.
The fantastic adventure crumbled,
and Nolan, a lieutenant, was tried
by court martial.
The young officer was found guilty
of treason. Have you anything to
say to show that you have been
faithful to the United States?" a
senior officer of the trial court
asked him.
Course the United States" shout
ed Nolan. I'm sick of having that
IldlIlc ul1lIlCO 11ltO lily CdAo:
And so it was that the court
passed an unusual judgment upon
Nolan. He was sentenced never
again to hear the name Of the
United States. He was sent to
New Orleans, put on an armed
boat and taken away on a long
cruise.
Philip Nolan never saw his ma
tive land again. It's name was
never spoken to him. BY order Of
the court, he was transferred from
ship to ship each time the vessel on
which he was a passenger neared
American shores. American Of
ficers under whom he was a captive
guest observed strictly the order Of
the Army tribunal.
Many years passed and Nolan
saw the world, every part Of the
world but his home. His heart
grew heavy with longing for even
the sound of the words United
States" and for word from home.
However, Nolan was able to atone
for having been q traitor. His case
had been forgotten In Washington.
but the ship on which he was trav-
Evening star., 1940-01-28

countries. 1 nave
added to this
the exchange of
my own picture.
When these
"pen pals asked
for my picture, I
isc o v cred I
didn't have one
with which I
was willing to
part. Th e e.
fore, I sent my
picture with a
note to the re-
ceiver to return
it. I sent it so
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panion, wandered over the spot on
which Western High School now
stands" related DR.. Newton.
"They liked the spot so much that
they decided to make it permanent
camping place on trips to the North.
MANY years went by, and Daniel,
like all humans, grew older. Finally,
with word to his pooch to carry on,
he died. The dog, being q faithful
animal, stayed by his masters grave.
But after . while, the hound grew
tired Of visiting the grave, 20 he re-
Evening star., 1940-01-28

and a "n1an from Mars" he said.
He told Of few of the next episodes
which are very interesting.
Gene will sing for the Presidents
Birthday Ball, which he believes is
given for a wonderful cause, the re-
lief of infantile paralysis sufferers.
From the press conference in the
newsroom, Gene went to the COM
posing room on the floor above for
a visit to the makeup bank" where
type for The Star is put into page
form. The Junior Star correspondents
crowded about him there, and before
leaving, he obliged all of us with
autographs.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

their victims are deer. antelopes
and wild pigs.
A common tiger custom is to lie
in wait. The side of a ravine
makes a good place for a lair. Other
animals come to drink in little
stream in the ravine, or use the
ravine as a passageway while on
a journey.
Many Cattle Killed.
Many cattle are killed by tigers
in India. In a single year the num-
ber may run from $4,000 to 10000.
Most tigers do not attack people,
but some do. These are tiger man
eaters" and persons who do not
take care while in the jungle may
lose their lives.
Natives of India make traps and
pitfalls with which to capture tigers.
In this way the number of tigers is
kept down to some extent.
Hunting the tiger is looked upon
as a great sport in India. Often q
small animal, such as sheep or q
goat, is tied to a stake or tree in
a region where tigers are known
to prowl about. The hunter waits
nearby and shoots any tiger which
comes to attack the Give bait" I"
Usually the hunter finds high spot
to spend his waiting time, perhaps
amid the branches Of a tree. Tigers
can climb trees, but If one tried to
reach a hunter by climbing 1t
could be shot on the way up.
Other hunters in India travel
about the jungle while seated in a
''howdah" on the back of an ele-
phant. The elephant is good
friend of the hunter, but may be-
come greatly alarmed If q wounded
tiger springs on its back. With
their long claws, tigers have been
known to cut through the thick
hide of elephants.
1~e& nad
Read "Uscls Rays Csrssy" sosry
day In The EosSiss St@. -.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

ent coloreo sands.
The Navajo Indians of Arizona
are noted for making beautiful
blankets, with designs that tell a
story to the Indians who know them.
Fossil Greek is seldom heard of.
1t is interesting, too, because there
you can pick up fossilized sea shells.
This indicates that at one time the
land must have been an ocean bed.
I have found some of the shells
myself while on trip through the
district with my parents.
There are many old Spanish mis-
sions in Arizona, several tribes of
indians and number of surviving
pioneers who settled there. I Won
der if any of us ever stop to think
low little we know of our own coun-
try. We should see more of 1t and
know it better.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Boys Experiment in
Own Laboratory
BY DELLA A. PRICE, IL

Garnet-Patterson Junior Hlgn ScnooL.
Edward Howard and Frank Tur.
ner, students who rank high In
their classes at Garnet-Patterson
Junior High School, have . well.
equipped laboratory, q shop and .
games room In the basement OF Ed
wards home.
They perform experiments In their
chemical laboratory, while In their
construction department" they
build model airplanes, ships and
other things. In the games room
they play table tennis and checkers.
The boys mix many Of the COM
pounds and solutions used in their
chemical experiments. The base
ment rooms are attractively decor
ated, and the laboratory is kept neat
and clean.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
that time Johnny Marvin, the
famous artist, passed by and heard

that time Johnny Marvin, the
famous artist, passed by and heard
me.
Marvin asked me where I was
from" Gene continued, land told
him Oklahoma. Well, he was from
out that way, too, and he seemed
impressed. He told me to come back
the next day and he would get me
an addition. I did. and that was
how I got my start"
Gene thinks movie stars are "just
like ordinary people" and he has
found most of them very pleasant. !"
He believes young people have good
chance to get in the movies If they
have talent and work hard while
they are young.
His pictures cover about 400 scenes
each. He never memories script
because the director changes his
mind often before a picture is fin
ished.
COWBOY pictures, according to
Evening star., 1940-01-28

try. l came to
w a S h / n gton
from there.
The petrihed
forest and the
painted desert
Of Arizona are
well worth Wis
iting. In the
forest are large
trees that have
turned to stone.
The sands OF the
painted desert
are beautiful,
and the Indians
make paintings
from the differ
Evening star., 1940-01-28

. U y II dll1llVcIs
sary, which is
being celebrated
this year.
DR.. Ell m e r
Newton, princi-
pal of Western,
used humor to
explain the why
and wherefore
of the ernblem's
humorous touch.
ut seems that
many years ago
Daniel B oon e
and his hound,
uho Was his
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when gallant
beaus fought to
win their sweet
hearts and when
heroic knights
killed dragons to
win medals and
glory.
There is an
other kind Of
poetry that leads
you into the
years OF tOmOr-
row, when every
one, I imagine,
will live in pal
aces Of gold and
fv m the wings
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Beverly Fickas. many places
that I began to record to whom and
where it had been mailed.
A few of the places my picture has
visited for me are Sioux Falls, S.
OAK: Sag Harbor and Jamaica, N.
Y; Topeka, Kans.; Pago Pago. Sa-
moa; Purcell, Mo-; Leaksville, N. c.,
and Newberry, Mich.
I hope to send my picture to
more foreign countries as well as to
all Of the States.
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Disciupli Latini
eve, the Latin
StudentS).
The idea for
such a magazine
first came when
the third and
f o ur tn y a r
classes were try
ing to find a
project to carry
on in connection
with their Latin
study. Members
of all the Latin
classes were in
vited to contrib
,ltp with oorh