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Evening star., 1940-06-11
District Boy a Semi-FinoIist
For $4,000 Scholarship Prize
Joseph Collins, II,
Will Get Months
AII-Expense Trip

Joseph Collins, 17-year-old senior
at Mckinley High School, has been
selected as one of II semi-fnal VIM
ners in Nation wide contest for a
$4,000 opportunity scholarship in
radio engineering offered by Radio
Corp. of America, it was learned
today
Collins, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Joseph Collins Of
BOT Adams street NE, will
join the 10 other semi-final
winners for a months all-ex-
pense trip to New York and
Philadelphia in August. At the end
of the trip he also will receive S100.
His father is a clerk in the trade
marks division of the Patent Office.
The II contestants, who are from
all parts of the country and were
selected on the basis of scholarship
and adaptability to success in radio
engineering, will be taken on tour
of the r. c. A. and National Broad
casting Co. facilities in New York;
the transmitting stations of r. C. A.
Communications at Riverhead, Long
Island, and at Cape Cod: the
R. C. A.-Victor plant at Camden, N.
j.; the new Worlds Fair and on a
tour of historic points in Phila-
delphia, Valley Forge and Washing
ton. At the end of the month judges
will select one of the IL for the 81 900
opportunity scholarship
Collins was given details of his
forthcoming trip yesterday by Ernest
S. Colling of New York City, repre-
sentative of R. c. A.. who will con-
duct the tour. If he wins the grand
prize, the Washington youth will go
to Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. He succeeded in placing in
the list of IL mi-finalists out Of
$500 contestants
An Eagle Scout, with Al merit
badges, ready to receive his second
bronze palm," Collins has specialized
at Mckinley Tech in mathematics
and physics, in which he has made
high marks. He has been active in
many school activities.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Citizens Leader AssaiIs
District Government

The Piney Branch Citizens Asso-
citation last night heard the District
government roundly assailed for
dangerous conditions" in Wash
ington.
Citing the recent drowning of g.
year-old Billy Benton in a shallow
pond near the B. d. o. tracks and
New Hampshire avenue, G. Leyburn
Shorey, president of the association,
said: Death seems to be essential
before anything is done in the Dis
trict to remedy the dangerous condi-
tions. Now that there has been a
fatality in the District due to the
swamp pools the Commissioners
have started drive to have them
drained.
We have condition as serious
IN the area bounded by Rock Creek
Park and Sixteenth street. This
area is lacking in proper street
lighting facilities and is frequently
the scene of robberies. We want
the District government to install
proper lighting equipment before
there occurs violent death to force
the Commissioners to see the need
Tor improvement"
improvement was also asked on
Upshur street between Kansas ave-
nue. and Fourteenth street. Repay
ing Of the street and planting of
trees are sought to improve the
surroundings of the Petworth Branch
Library, the Paul Elementary School,
Roosevelt High School and the site
OF the proposed Wilson Teachers
College.
The association reaffirmed its op-
position to the location of the Abbot
Vocational School on the site of the
old tuberculosis Hospital at Four
teenth and Upshur streets. Seventy
per cent of the pupils attending the
Abbot School live either in the
Northeast or southeast sections of
Washington, 1t was said.
Last nights meeting, held in the
Roosevelt High School. was the last
for the association until fall.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
TotaIitarianism Called
History's Direct
Threat 10 Religion
Conference to Hear
Foriey Talk Tonight
On Religious Liberty

Declaring the threat Of tetalitAri-
anism was the direct threat to true
religion that the history of mankind
records" DR.. Rufus S. Weaver of
this city today called on Nation
Wide Conference on Religious Lib
erty for moral and spiritual re-
vitalization' in the United States.
DR.. Weaver, executive director and
chairman of the Findings Commit
tee Of the conference. struck this
note at the opening session today
at Calvary Baptist Church.
A representative group of religious
leaders from several States partici-
pated in the opening session, broke
up into six seminars, and then
planned to reconvene in general ses-
sion late this afternoon for a de-
termination of their findings.
A conference will be climaxed with
a mass meeting open to the public
tonight at Constitution Hall. where
a message will be read from Post
master General Farley, representing
the Catholic Church on the subject
OF religious liberty" Speakers from
other faiths will include Rabbi Louis
L. Mann of Chicago, DR.. Charles
Clayton Morrison, editor of the
Christian Century, and DR.. Samuel
McCrea Cavert, general secretary of
the Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America.
The mass meeting will be presented
with the findings of the conference
for adoption.
Among the seminars of the
morning there was large attendance
at two in particular-on the separa-
ton of church and State, and war.
Presenting the argument raised
in certain Protestant quarters
against the appointment of Myron
Taylor as President Roosevelt's
representative at the Vatican, Prof.
David S. Muzzey of Columbia Uni
versity said that this objection was
based largely on the claim for free
dom of conscience in this country" ;"
Taking up the subject of war, DR..
Roland Bainton of Yale University
told the seminar that although
faiths may differ, we should all re-
gard war as frightful calamity"
Conscientious objectors. he rec
commended, should be treated as
such and not as disobedient SOL
diers. He proposed they be tried by
civilian tribunals.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
D. {. Dairy Firm
Accused Under
Act
Southern, Inc.,
Said to Have Failed
To Keep Records

Southern Diaries. Inc, go M street
NE, was accused OF violation Of the
Wage-Hour Act today in a suit
filed In District Court by Admins
traitor Philip B. Fleming Of the
Wage Hour Division of the Labor
Department. Col. Fleming sought
an injunction to enjoin the firm
from violating provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1898.
The court was told in the suit
that the firm has failed and refused
to make, keep and preserve the rec
ords of persons employed and of the
wages, hours and other conditions
and practices Of employment; that
those records that were kept were
knowingly false in material respects
regarding hours worked, and that
pay rates did not represent the true
number of hours worked nor the
exact pay.
Administrator Fleming enlarged in
the suit that Southern Diaries, Inc,
which has sub-plants and subsid-
iaries in the District, Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Mary
land, Alabama, Tennessee and Flor
ida and sells ice cream and other
dairy products, has continually vio-
lated the act and intends so to do,
unless enjoined by the court.
The suit recites that from October
"a, 1898, through October %. 1899,
the firm paid employees wages at
rates less than Is cents an hour
and from October "a, last, to the
present time has been paying less
than 80 cents an hour and has failed
and refused to pay corrected wage
rates. Further, the court is in
formed in the action, the firm has
failed to compensate employees at
the rate Of time and -a-half where
they have worked in excess of A
hours in week, up to October %,
1889, and since that date to pay
overtime to employees working more
than AZ hours a week.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Crushed by Truck,
D. c. EmpIoye Dies

Ernest Grifith, 40, colored, of
1914 B street NE. died in Provi-
dence Hospital today of injuries re-
ceived Saturday when crushed by
a truck at the District Incinerator.
The victim was an employe of the
District. The truck, police said. was
driven by Albert Mathis. 19, colored,
124 N street Sc
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
ordered an investigation to deter
mine whether the death should be
attributed to traffic.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Concessions Bill Reported

The House Military Affairs Com
mittee today favorably reported a
bill which has already passed the
Senate authorizing the director Of
civil aeronautics to lease concessions
at the new Washington Airport for
ticket omces, restaurants, etc.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Fish Compact Bill Signed

President Roosevelt signed yes
terday legislation authorizing States
along the Atlantic to enter into
compacts or agreements for regu-
lation of fishing in territorial
waters, bays and inlets of the ocean.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Traffic Record

The traffc record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 35.
Motorists injured. s.
Motorists arrested, 346.
Pedestrians injured, 9.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, 5.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Win Honors at Vossur

Miss Patricia Reynolds, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eustace Reynolds,
1920 @ street NV, and Miss Jeanne
Matscheck, daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Matscheck, Arlington,
Va, graduated with honors from
vassar College yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
Shore Your Vocation

If you would like to share
your vacation and help send a
needy child to camp The Star
will be glad to receive your
contribution and acknowledge it
in the news columns. Send your
gift to The Star cashier. What
ever you send will help. 1t
costs $3.50 to keep a child in
camp a week, SIS for three
weeks.
Evening star., 1940-06-11

When Miss Mary Sloan of Coal
hall. Scotland, celebrated her 10lst
birthday she wore her best black
silk dress. which she bought SO years
Ne>.
Evening star., 1940-06-11
District Red Cross
Hopes 10 Achieve
Goal by Week End
Donotions of S4,o82
Yesterday Boost TotoI in
Drive to $192,864

Contributions to the Red
Cross war relief fund will be
received and acknowledged in
the news columns if sent to
the cashiers Office of The Star.
Evening star., 1940-06-11


College today
of
Staff Photo
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07

When we were crossing river in
our canoe we saw a green looking
thing Just above the water. We de-
cided to stop and see if it was land
and whether or not it would hold
our weight. When we bumped
along the side with our boat we
could see it shake. 1 put one foot
out and it seemed to be hard and
solid so I put both feet out. I was
standing up straight. All at once
something happened. I went splash
right in the middle of the river.
When I hit the boat and was in
safe and sound but wet, we saw
that it was funny looking animal
we had never seen before.
We went on into the interior of
the forest. Just in a moment we
heard loud cry we all looked high
and low but standing on the other
side of the bushes I spotted lion.
'Hide!" I commanded and every
body did We dropped right in our
tracks. We thought sure that the
lion saw us because he came walk
ing right up to us but by the skin
of my teeth he walked over top of
us, and boy was 1 scared so that I
didn't get up in an hour. We never
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
Housekeeper For a Week

Last Friday, mother told me some
very bad news. It was about the
worst news / had ever heard. She
told me that she was going away
for a week and that I was to be
housekeeper. 1t wouldn't have
been so bad if there wasn't anyone
there but the family, but as it hap
pened there were two boarders
staying in our home. You can just
imagine the expression on my face
when 1 learned that L had to keep
house. Mother noticed that 1 look
ed worried but she only said that
If I did a good job, she would pay
me when she returned.
Mother left Friday evening on
the o'clock train, on her way for
a good time.
The next morning there wasn't
any school, but had to get up just
the same because of the boarders.
Ny next thought was of breakfast.
Whew, that was a tough problem.
I didn't know how they liked eggs,
fruit, cereal or anything else. So
I knocked on their room doors and
tried to get some information. AS
it happened they were not up so I
left them alone. When I called
breakfast they all came running to
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
The Circus Came, Wow

When I heard that a circus was
coming to town I was very much
elated. Little did I know what sor-
row that circus would bring to me.
The morning that the circus came
went to the lot bright and early.
/ found things moving rapidly and
so 1 went on tour of inspection.
Suddenly someone yelled that both
the lion and the gorilla were loose.
Everyone went into action. Half
of the men after one animal and
the other half after the other I
very quickly got into the lions
cage for 1 didn't think that there
would be much danger there. My,
but wasn't I surprised when a
small dog ran straight through the
sage, with the lion behind him.
I started running around the
cage and yelling. Finally, they
opened the door to let me out and
the lion came too. I made up my
mind that the roof of the lions cage
would be as safe place as any.
When got up there was willing
to change because the gorilla was
there. He started swinging around
with me. At last he came to a
rest at the top of the big tents
center pole. While he calmly
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
The Coming of the Circus


One day there was new family
of people that moved in town. They
were from Dover. After they had
been in town about four months,
Bill asked me to go to the circus
with him down at Dover. L said
that would go with him. We went
to Dover on the 9 o'clock train.
After He got there we went to one
of Bills boy friends and then to
the place where they were going to
have the circus. There was a
truck standing, then a man came
along and asked us if we would
like to work our way in the cir
Gus. So we said we would be very
glad to. Then we went to work
unloading the truck. When we
came to some iron bars it took two
boys to carry them so the man got
another boy to help me. While he
went home, began to drag them.
Next, we went to get something to
eat. We got our tickets for the
circus when we got out and went
down to the train and waited there
for long time. Later, we asked
If the 5 o'clock train had gone and
the man at the station said that it
had just left. At the same mo-
ment a train pulled up but it was
MT supposed to take on any other
passengers so we asked the ticket
man and he said that since we had
q round-trip ticekt we could go.
We arrived home tired but safe.
Elwood Starkey
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07

caught feas with one hand, 1 yell
ed and tried to wiggle out of his
other arm. After the longest min
utes 1 ever saw, the gorilla's pur-
suers came with guns. One man
got pick and pistol, and prepar-
ed to come up while the others
covered the gorilla with rifles.
Just then the lion ran through
and scared everyone away. At the
same time the monkey had found a
very large flea which he went after
with both hands. L fell but as you
might have hoped I didn't kill my
self. bounced out of net onto
the back of the lion, which had
doubled back. The lion kept going
rapidly around the tent until the
gorilla started to chase us. He
then ran out the tent flap toward
the town. I stayed on only because
| couldn't fall off. There were we,
the lion and with the gorilla be-
hind u.s. The third time that we
passed my house I got enough
courage to fall out and zip into the
locked but unlatched door. In a
few more zips all the windows and
doors were locked and 1 relapsed
into faint
When I heard that they were
caught I went silently to the cir
Gus grounds and made faces at both
of the animals that were now i'm
prisoned.
Wells Campbell
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
Clayton School Herald
CO-EDITORS:
RAYMOND HUDSON JANICE SHORT

the table. They didn't seem to be
hungry when they saw what had
prepared. All of them grabbed
their wraps and were off downtown.
1 made up my mind that 1 wosn't
going to worry about them not eat
ing much of the breakfast.
did the dishes and then went up
to clean the boarders room. AS /
was cleaning the room the dog
knocked against me and made me
spill all the things on the dresser.
The worst thing was that 1 spilled
all of the powder on the floor, rug,
and in all of the cracks around.
I started cleaning the mess up
when someone rang the bell. I
went to the door and who should be
there but Mrs. Green, our boarder.
told her to read a while be-
cause was cleaning and that there
wasn't anything for her to do. She
agreed with me and started to
read.
I fastened up the stairs and
started cleaning the mess up in the
room again.
In about half an hour 1 heard
her coming. All I could say to
myself was, what luck, I am fin
ished."
Edith Hollett
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
A New BicycIe


One day, Jane said to her moth
er, Mother, do you know what I
want for my birthday"
What is it my darling chick-a-
dee?
Il would like to have a new BIZ
cycle. My old one is not any good.
The tires are fiat and the seat is
wearing and some of the spokes are
coming out"
well, we will have to talk it
over with father when he comes
home"
When 6 o'clock came Jane went
to the door and then to the window
watching for her father. Six
thirty came and still her father
never came. Jane sat down on the
sofa and started crying her heart
out. While Jane was crying her
father walked in. He looked around
and when he looked across the
room who should he spy but Jane,
on the sofa crying. He walked
over to her and said, why are
you crying, my little darling?"
Jane replied, do you know that
tomorrow is my birthday and I
would like to have new bicycle. I
was telling mother that my old one
wasn't much good"
well, replied her father, let me
tell you what 1 have done. Your
mother told me that you wanted a
new machine and so this evening
after work I went up to the store
and ordered you one. I didn't
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07

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USED BET tween nias's aa's q ]
'ul a delegatio- Sat II
singing $ and Other saaoa =. q \
that an e reception !, soei't !
balls. associatn'S
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tif. tGR, has 1;s sold the ,'sias riss, n.sJ
manufscture fact 70 ao& a &csltoaaaa' u. i ! !
rester- ves E We have h. S.,l.., y d
red re t. to !. this invention arss''ifrtI :
n Dy In0Se Who Ish
Of the mos + iro0. nave Seq \
the age II i g2ilaat y hps'
for cutting corn ''Aply a !,
and sold for s1oo u ca s
fifteen acres ! sl1v' W. will u.
work Of ten r,o. .ay and u,
pair Of horses -. oae M
the machine l. Salclgt
stalks piIing tbsr, -. ca'qI
The fist macbina L gM
I ylot's shops /, !, u
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07

want to tell you but since you have
almost cried yourself sick, 1
thought had better tell you. Come
now. and let's eat supper.
So they went out and ate supper.
The next morning James bicycle
was brought to her house before
she was up and when she did get
up she was almost overcome with
the joy of having new bicycle.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
Reappointed to Medical Board

DR.. w. Edwin Bird of Whining
ton and DR.. Joseph MCDANIEL of
Dover were last week reappointed
by Gov. Richard c. McMullen TO
serve two years as members of the
State Board of Medical Examiners
Allopathic.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
A Trip to the Wilds

One year we took a trip to the
jungles in the undiscovered lands
of Asia. We met many difficulties
on our way. We met up with all
sorts of wild animals.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
REASONABLE

Dad-Pd like to know what would
have happened if I'd asked as many
questions as you when l was boy
Son-Maybe you'd be able to an
swer some of mine now.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
Particular

Joe Prep-Waiter, gimme pork
chop with french-fried potatoes, and
be sure to have the chop lean.
Waiter-Yessir. Which way, sir?
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07

went on another trip in the Jungle
But we often go on a hike. One of
them was in a woods and one by a
stream.
RAYMOND j .apa =
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
Quick Bargain

The decrepit old car drove up to
the toll bridge. Fifty cents" cried
the gateman. Replied the sailor.
Sold"
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
Our Mistake

Him-And this, I suppose, is one
of those hideous caricatures you call
modern art.
Her-Nope, that's just mirror.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
April Fool

Teacher-When were you born!
Johnny-April 2, 1924, Miss Brown,
Teacher--Well, being late is
habit with you.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Continued From Page Two,

vited Rev. T. H Hayes to return as
pastor next conference year.
John Morgan of Burrsville. had
his nose cut off a day or so since by
a circular saw spindle striking him
in the face.
Maryland is having a hard time
fixing up high license act. It has
Smyrna times., 1940-03-07
RIGHT FOon
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Evening star., 1940-08-30

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neckline lace applique and embroidery; round neck
line with narrow lace insertion embroidered, shirred;
tailored with embroidery satin applique designs. Blue,
tearose. Sizes 32-40.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-09
Lansing Student
Winner OF Award
Josephine Weaver Won Read
er's Digest Award For SchO-
laStic Achievement

The Readers Digest Annual
award for Scholastic Achieve
ment has been won by the vale
adlctorian of the class of 1910 at
Lansing high school, Josephine
Weaver, of Sturgill, according to
IAN announcement made yesterday
by Prof. Joseph A. Martin, princi-
pal. Each year the Readers Dig
eest presents this award to young
men and women throughout the
country who, by successful re-
cords in school work, give pro-
mise of attaining leadership in
their communities. Miss Weaver,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
T. Weaver, received an engrossed
certificate of award upon her gra-
duation, Wednesday night, May 8.
Principals of preparatory and
high schools are increasingly urg-
ing their students to read the
most significant articles from
current magazines, in the belief
that contact with the important
writing and thinking of our day
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-05-09

Through his inherent histrionic
ability he has developed the pow
er of imitation at the early age
of eight. If you want to know
how an old man, bent with age,
creeps about, he can show you.
And he is equally skilled at imi-
tating the walk of the precise
young lady.
A Complete BlackOut
The story was circulated all
around, that Robert Barr, popu-
lar young business man who was
recently operated on for appen-
dicitis, revealed some startling
facts about some of his friends,
while he was coming out from
under the ether, so to speak. The
report probably caused Robert
to receive a number of extra visi-
tors. He would have had many
anyway, because he has so many
friends. But some who did call on
him reported they were not only
greatly relieved over Roberts,
condition, but the fact that the
report of his talk while under the
spell of the ether, was not true.
Making A Collection
Have you seen yourself as 9TH
ers see you, or to be specific, Bob
Morgan, popular young man at
Rays Drug Store? He has habit
of taking pictures, seen and un-
seen.
Some of these are beautiful, be-
lieve it or not, others screaming
ly funny, and others just a mat
ter of fact. -
He has one of Joe Neal ap-
parently going after a policy. But
that is natural enough, as that
is one of Joe's habits or his poll
| cieS.
Preparing Fur Summer
Coal dealers had quite a little
business here last week; for many
who thought they could make out
until summer found they could
not brave the winter weather
over the weekend without some
more fuel.
This week, however, the trees
on the lower part of Patty noun
tain are beginning to spread their
leaves, and bright new awning
is spread out over 7. G. Miller's
window to give shade to the
strawberries, beans, radishes and
other vegetables associated with
warmer weather. Perhaps after
all it is time to get white shoes
and other summer apparel.