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Evening star., 1940-11-24

nous Yosemite Falls are located.
At 8 O'Clock the lights were turned
out and the master Of ceremonies
told every one to be as quiet as
possible while he gave the signal
for the fire fall" to start. Then
he called to Glacier Point at the top
Of his voice, 'Let the fire fall" And
II every one was very still you
could hear a faint echo in the dis
tance answer, "Al right"
A quartet Of men sang a song
called when the Fire Falls" and
then pushed the burning embers
over tbs edge Of the cliff. As the
embers hit the ledge below they
looked like star dust tinted with red
I walked back to my tent that
night feeling gratified that lived
in q country with such beautiful
things to see. Since then I have
been a Arm believer in that saying,
See America first"
Evening star., 1940-11-24

for bigger construction unit. Some
of the models I have made so far
are a wrecking derrick with lift
ing magnet, a big-saw, lift bridge,
delivery truck, runabout delivery
truck, ice truck. unloading crane
With lifting magnet and various
others.
The construction set is kept on
card table in the dining room and
whenever the spirit moves me, ]
start working on a model Things
like this should not be put away
because you may forget them ano
not enjoy them like you should.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

twins aunt who lives there? 1t
shouldn't take very long, they
thought-they could still get home
by the time they had promised, and
their parents would have no cause
for worry. Yes, 1t sounded like q
good idea.
But the road was new to them.
and one thing after another oc-
CURED to interfere with their
progress.
The first of their many upsets
began with Sunday drivers. Traffic
was heavy, and cars were whizzing
past, which meant pedaling slowly
and carefully single file. The sec
ond occurred when it became tire
some pedaling the same bike, 50
the boys stopped at intervals to
change around. These rests usually
were made at gasoline stations
where they could get a drink of
cold water to quench the thirst Of q
90-degree temperature.
Checker Game.
Next, the towers of the Queens
Chapel Airport appeared so near
that the boys decided to visit it.
After circling the field, they hit the
road again, only to meet more
trouble. In passing Fort Meade,
Md, they met the Army. Huge
trucks transporting men and sup
plies from the fort forced them OF
the road until the vehicles had
passed. When the boys resumed
their journey, they pedaled faster
than the trucks and passed them
when the convoy was brought to a
standstill.
Bobby, Harvey and Stanley
laughed at having regained the
lead, but not for long, because an
Army guard stepped out and or
dered them off the road again so
the trucks could 60 ahead. This
game Of checkers" continued until
the trucks turned of the road. The
bicycle riders decided to stop for
rest and to take stock of them
selves. 1t was o'clock, and they
were halfway to Baltimore, raring
to 60, but quite hungry. They had
eaten no lunch. Their pockets
yielded total of only 20 cents, and
this was invested in soft drinks and
loaf of bread.
At 5 o'clock that afternoon the
telephone rang in the Jacobs home.
1t was Baltimore calling. The twins
aunt was on the phone, and she
told the rest of the story-how three
weary boys found her home after
having been lost for an hour in
Baltimore and how they had almost
fallen into the bathtub after 51s
hours of bicycling from Washington
to Baltimore.
No More,
After the surprise had passed in the
Jacobs and Bramow homes, plans
were made to bring the boys back.
They were quite willing to pedal the
40 miles home, but their parents
said no. Stanley's father drove to
Baltimore and picked them up. The
bicycles were Grated and shipped
back to Washington.
When it was all over, the members
of the bicycling trio had no regrets,
except that the nearness of school
would prevent them from taking
longer trips and enjoying more ad-
ventures they could report to their
friends.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

urday attending lectures, round
table discussions, student meetings,
banquets and sightseeing tours.
Jane Stine, editor Of the Wilson
Beacon; Mary Fulton, feature editor,
and Betty Ulseman, reporter, repre-
sented Woodrow Wilson High
School, while Virginia Perrin, ad-
vertising manager of the Roosevelt
Reporter; Mary Webster, third-page
editor; Sam Rosenfeld, managing
editor. and David Workman, report
er, accompanied by Mrs. Robb, fac
ulty adviser, went from Roosevelt
High. Harold Treskunof, editor Of
Tech Life, and his adviser, Mr.. r. D.
Brinker, were there from Mckinley.
st. Adams School was represented
by David Stephenson, editor Of st.
Albans News, and William Cockel,
business manager.
Following q current events quiz
Friday morning, the delegates were
taken on . tour Of ths Warrington
Evening star., 1940-11-24

They started on
in high spirits.
They pedaled
from the twins
h ON e to t h e
Speedway a n d
fin ing h e
roads crowded,
decided to ride a
S ort distance
into the country.
A sign soon in
formed t h e m
they were on a
road to Balti-
more. Why not
ride over and
say hello to the
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bdAtOoli bodA 40
and boutonnieres to be worn by the
students. For over two weeks
seniors could be seen In the halls
carrying signs reading, vote for
, Blank for President" or Vote for
Jones for Treasurer"
October % was registration day.
Seniors were asked on their regis
tration blanks virtually the same
questions asked in real election dis
tricts. On November / an assem-
bly, was called for all seniors, and
formal nominations were made by
students for each candidate. On
November 4 the seniors went to the
polls.
From campaign speeches, bally-
hoo and electioneering with favors
Of all types, including all-day suck
ers, the seniors learned by expert
ence to evaluate, judge and censor
This experience will help them to
vote Justly and correctly when they
reach the voting age of 81 years.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

guests OF camp
Curry and other
nearby camp S
met at q small
outdoor audito-
rum, where we
were entertained
by an orchestra
and other per-
formers until 9
o'clock. During
this performance
a nre was bullt
on top of a very
h Ugh mass of
rock, known as
Glacier Poin t,
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ana an automo-
bile wreck, but
this little Incl
dent frightened
me worse than
either.
We had a hen
that would fly in
the cellar win
dow and lay in
the potato bin.
She could not
fly back out of
the window, so
when I would
hear her cackle,
I'd go to the
basement. lie I
Evening star., 1940-11-24

the weather, putting the mail on
the big ships and taking 1t Oh,
loading the air express, checking
passengers and loads on every plane
and even selling tickets!
There are a few-not many
women meteorologists, radio oper-
ators and airport dispatchers. A
half dozen sturdy pioneers are
studying aeronautical designing.
There is plenty of room. You will
get your chance If you show ability
and q willingness to learn.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

ScholaStlc PreSS
Association at
Lexington, Va.
, With a greater
knowledge Of
newspaper tech
nique as their
aim, the repre-
sentatives as
S e m b ! e d at
Washington and
Lee University
Thursday night,
October 81, for
an informal re-
ception and re-
manned through
Friday and Sat-
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Riddles

/. When is a doctor most an.
noyed?
2. On what side of pitcher is the
handle always placed?
3. What has tail but is neither
bird, animal. nor fish?
4. What has roots but no flowers
or leaves?
5. Why is a mouse like a hay
stack?
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Girl Thrilled
By Yosemite
Fire Fall
EmberS of Glacier
Point Blaze Look
Like Star Dust
Prize Contribution.
BY EVELYN LUCKEL, II,

Last summer, while vacationing
in Yosemite National Park in Cali
fornia, saw the most fascinating
sight I ever have seen or expect to
see.
Every evening at 8 o'clock the
Evening star., 1940-11-24

took 1t to my
fourthi grade
C as S room at
Takoma School
TO show it TO my
friends, because
our tea &C h e r,
NJ iss Dowden,
e n c o urages us
to bring things
we m ke to
school. In this
ay W e ex-
change ideas.
For Christmas
my mother and
father are going
tn give me parts
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Backfre

When the clock struck the mid
night hour, father came to the head
Of the stairs, and in a rather loud
tone Of voice said, Young man, is
your self-starter out Of order to-
night?"
1T doesn't matter" returned the
young man, "as long as there's .
crank in the house"
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Ind That's Powerful

Customer: Have you q telescope
that will enable me to see Mars?"
Clerk: Have wei Say, here's Q
telescope that's so strong you can
tell two prize fighters apart whns
sitting In O dollar seat"
Evening star., 1940-11-24

A%oob - - w -
m a de m an y
families happy.
One morning
a notice came
around saying
that all boys who
had ars and
wanted to deliv-
er baskets would
be excused from
school. At first,
b e ing excused
from school ap-
pealed to me
more than the
d e Ii v e ring of
Evening star., 1940-11-24

ucerS were elect
ed on that day.
E ach senior
section chose its
ticket, composed
Of a candidate
for president,
vic e president,
g e ere t ary and
treasurer. To ad-
vertise their can
di d a es, each
home room chose
n C a m p a i g n
manager. T h e
managers made
posters for the
bulletin boards
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Faithful!

Faithful!
The motorcycle cop drove up be-
side the car that was holding up
the line.
Cant yer 90 any faster?" he
roared
Sure" said the driver, calmly
but I don't want to leave the car"
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Hyattsville Seniors
Hold Election With
Political Trimmings
BY JUANITA O'DUM, 1s.
Hyattsville Md High School

November I was great Gay for
the seniors of Hyettsville High
School, just as great as November 5
was to the Nation, because class Of
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Bicycle Riders Share Many Adventures Sunday Trip Baltimore
.Cackling Hen
Leads Way
TOAdventure
Frightening Event
In Cellar Ends
Without Harm
Prize Contribution.
BY GLADYS ARNOLD, IA,

Last spring. I had the greatest
scare of my life, and 1t turned out
to be such a harmless thing after
all
have experienced nv home afirs
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Taking His Word for IL

She: Where do all the bugs 90
In winter?"
He: Search me-"
She: No, thanks. Just wanted
10 know"
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Vacancy Filled

College grad: II started out With
the thought that the world had an
opening for me-"
Former teacher: did you find
it?"
College grad: -Yes, I'm In . hole
ncw." 80
Evening star., 1940-11-24
BY MARY WEBSTER, 16,
Roosevelt High School.

Ten students from Washington
high schools were among $40 dele
gates who attended the 18th annual
convention of the Southern Inter-
Evening star., 1940-11-24
He Agreed

Landlady: II think you had better
board elsewhere.
Boarder:: "Yes, several times"
Landlady: Several times, what7"
Boarder: Had better board else
where"
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Prize Contribution
BY GOLDA BREIN, l6,
Roosevelt Hish school.

bicycle riding the Speedway and ended
that night Baltimore sakfu Of adventures when they
returned home to Washington.
brothers. of 53 Illinois
Is Of 404 Decatur
during late and
tha ardat alinr.--
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Boy Assemblies
Plane Beacon
BY WINSTON b. SUFFER-, 9.
Takoma ID. c. Elementary School.

The latest model I have made with
my big construction set is an air.
plane beacon with motor attached.
1t really was fun to make it, and !
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Learning the
Spirit Of
Thanksgiving
Anacostia Student
Found 1t Was in
Helping Others
Prize Contribution.
By ERICH SCHWARTZE, 1s,

Each year before the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays students of Anacostia
High School give baskets of food
to people who are less fortunate.
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Economy PIns

Economy Plns
Prospective groom-But why die
you buy dachshund for the chill
dren?
Father of six-So they can all pei
him at once.
Evening star., 1940-11-24
Riddle A nswers

l. When he is out of patients. Z"
2. On the outside. 3. A kite. I. A
tooth. 5. Because the cattle (cat1D
eat it.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

She called for help and ran away
As II that little toad
Had been a bomb that hit her Ian
Already to explode.
Evening star., 1940-11-24

decided on the bicycle ride, telling.
their parents they would be back
about 3 o'clock In the afternoon.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"The Return of the
Vagabond," George M. Cohan in
his sequel to "The Tavern: $3.50
pm.
Palace - Strange Cargo" with
Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
11:15 am, las, 4:25, 6:55 and 9:35
pm.
Earle-"The Doctor Takes a Wife
comedy d'mour: II am, 1875, 4:20
7:10 and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1910
1928, 6:15 and 9:05 pm.
Capitol - Johnny Apollo" r
Power visits the ganglands: 10:45
am, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 and 1905 pm
Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50, 6:15 and
9:10 pm.
Columbia - Grapes of Wrath
screen translation of the Steinbeck
novel: 11:15 am, 1855, 4:25, 6:5s
and 9:35 pm.
Keith's-"It's a Date" the new
Deanna Durbin adventure: 11:1s
am, las, 4:20, 6:55 and $50 pm
March Of Time: 1::25, 4, 6:35 and
9:10 pm.
Metropolitan Seventeen" film
version Of the Booth Harrington
story: II am, ITO, 800, $40, 7:3G
and $40 pm.
Little "Scarface," revival OF the
Num- hit: IL am, 12:45, ass, 40
$40, 7::55 and 9:45 pm.
Belasco Ecstasy" at IL am.
1890, 2, $3.50, s, $40, $40 and 9:40
pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Opent Air - ''First Love-" with
Deannf Durbin: $40 and 1890 pm
Evening star., 1940-04-29

Of Father Gilbert v. Hartke's Speech
and Drama Group were a consid-
erable number of talented young
sters from Trinity and Dumbarton
Colleges, girls who combine into as
pretty and lively chorus as the
professional stage can muster.
Praised in its original form by
this department, the production has
been further perfected; than which
no critic would dare ask more. In
fact, we've decided to raise the
grade to A.
*x*
Most piquant of the prize litera-
ture Of 1939-40 on the have-we-
been-shopping list Of Warmers, at
least so far as this department is
concerned, is James Thurber's "The
Male Animal There is newer ma
terial on the list which came to
this department today, "Mr. Skefing-
ton," by Elizabeth, and Kings
Row" by Henry Bellamann, but it
cannot steal our fascination from
the Thurber-Nugent comedy of the
maladjusted young college professor.
The famous drunk scene, which
is virtually the unanimous choice
as the most inspired drunk scene
in the history of dramatic :itera-
ture, is not worrying Warmers half
so much as those people who are
afraid something will happen to it
in the movie version.
1t is the Hollywood notion that
the cleverness of Thurber and Nu-
gent will so win the censors that
they won't do a thing to it. .
Evening star., 1940-04-29

match-the gift of Mr. Chaplin. This
would seem to refute the charge of
parsimony you hear 50 often against
Charlie in Hollywood. Ruth Hus-
sey has to play tennis in expert
fashion in Susan and God" She
had never held a racket in her life.
So she took five lessons-and presto!
Shes another Alice Marble, accord
ing to the studio publicity. And
that brings me again to Olivia de
Havilland, who has to be an expert
violnist in Episode" and who like
wise had never held a violin under
her chin until the picture. They
gave me two weeks to learn Offen-
bach's 'Orpheus,'" she tells me, IAN
hour and a half to swing a piece
from Liszt. I'm going crazy!"
Here's new one-Walter Bren-
nan, who is credited with stealing
THE Westerner" from Gary Cooper,
tells me he sympathizes with Gary
over the robbery. MY part is such
that 1t cannot help but steal the
spotlight" he says very frankly.
Brennan, who has the top role in
the soon-to-be-releaseo Maryland" !"
adds, Things have certainly changed
for me since the time when it took
me six years to pay for my third
child"
have tea with Director woody"
Evening star., 1940-04-29


means Dorothy Lamour When
you hear Hello, AL" Don't look
around in the expectation Of seeing
AL Smith. The Hollywood Hello,
AL" is for Aldous Huxley! Julie"
is not a girl; neither is 'Milly." The
first is for John Garfield; the latter
for Director Lewis Milestone. BY the
same token, Benny" is not a man,
but the nickname of Mrs. Ronald
Colman.
"Bogey" is the real-life diminu-
tive for Screen Villain Humphrey
Bogart Annie" is the nom
oomph title for Oomph Girl Ann
Sheridan No one who knows
Tyrone Power calls him anything
but "Ty." Rosalind Russell is
"Roz" to her intimates
Both Douglas Fairbanks and Carl
Laemmle answer to Junior"
Orson Welles is known in these parts
as "Orson Annie" "Tole" on the
lips of Miriam Hopkins refers to
her ex-husband, Anatole Ltvak.
"Limpy" is used for Olympic Bradna.
:. Larry" for Laurence Olivier
"Lovey'-Olivier to Vivien Leigh.
Princess" Duchess" or
"Queenie' is the way Robert Taylor
addresses Barbara Stanwyck.
Ham" and "Spud" is how Bette
Davis and her ex-husband de-
Signated each other.
Behind 'Di-Di" you'll find Deanna
Durbin. {. . Claudette Colbert, when
talking of her husband, never refers
to him as "Joel," but as "the doctor" :"
You don't use Priscilla" when
talking of Miss Lane; you say pat"
:. Cecil B. de Miles army of "yes"
men never say, "Yes, Mr.. De Mile"
but Eyes, c. B."
Seen and heard. William Powell
has gifted the bride with one of those
expensive platina foxes. Which
reminds me, Paulette Goddard is
wearing a couple of magnificent
diamond earrings with necklace to
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Choir to Sing

The Washington Missionary Col
lege A Cappella Choir, under the
direction of George w. Greer, will
present its third annual spring con-
cert in Columbia Hall, corner Of
Flower and Carroll avenues in Ia
koma Park, Saturday night at 8
o'clock.
George Wargo, violist, member of
the National Symphony Orchestra,
teacher of viola at Peabody Con-
servatory Of Music, and well-known
soloist will be guest artist. Having
recently completed series of very
successful tours, the choir Is pre-
senting program ranging from
Mozart to Tschaikowsky, including
special arrangements of hymns
which have evoked universal en-:
thusiasm.
The women's choir will be heaIi
in presentation of Shubert's THE
Lord Is My Shepherd" The clens
choir will also sing a group of num-
bers. There will be no admission
charge. The public is cordially
invited.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Here's a Star
Opposed to.
Glamour
Lola Lane Calls It
Ridiculous on
Many Occasions
HOLLYWOOD


Braving possible charges of "trea-
son" from other studio actresses,
Lola Lane has set loose a verbal
barrage against what she termed
too much glamour in the movies!"
Il mean that girls who insist upon
looking beautiful and perfectly
groomed regardless of the roles
they are playing, are actually in
viting criticism" declared the ac-
tress who herself capitalized on
feminine allurement in such films
as -Four Daughters" Daughters
Courageous" and -Four Wives"
For instance" Miss Lane ex-
plains, "1've just finished the role of
a woman explorer in Universal's
jungle picture, Zanzibar The
script called for me to lead a party
of hunters through jungle country,
wade shoulder-deep in swamps, fight
hand to hand with natives ard even
to capture small lion bare handed.
Now If I'd insisted upon going
cAAAOu6A dAA tlIOoC CAPCIlCIlCcS Will.
out mussing my hair or spelling my
manicure, I would have appeared
a little ridiculous as we'll as out of
character.
Whatever glamonr is found in
that role came though forgetting
glamour completely. Marlene Diet
rich adopted a similar attitude in
'Destry Rides Again." during the
barroom fight, and scored real
hit" Miss Lang pointed out.
Studio reports On damage to Miss
Lanes wardrobe during the making
of Zanzibar" confirm the realism
OF her role. Seven complete cos
tunes worn by the actress were
torn by claws of lions and leopards
or ruined by mud and underbrush
before the picture was completed.
Although she is still nursing a few
bruises and scratches, Miss Lane
hopes that the realism of her role
will more than make up for any
lack of what Hollywood calls "femi-
nine glamour"
Evening star., 1940-04-29

lurid Gin the better sense Of the
word) chapters will have to have
them as subject. 1t can even relate
how the Lunts, whose name was
magic when that of Olson and john
son was virtually mud, produced a
version Of Shakespeare's (another
well-known name) Tanning Of the
Shrew," the fame of which was
heightened by the designation as the
"Hellzapoppin'" version.
In hundred other ways, directly
and indirectly, the comedians man
aged to kick the stuf1ng out of the
stufiness which had seized the Re:
public. They made no exception OF
even the dignity of the professional
critics, a group which surrendered
slowly but nonetheless completely.
Their success on Broadway was
such that it inspired much and
highly fervid talk of a long road
tour for "Hellzapoppin'" and its
wacky creators. 1t was such a big
show, with so many people and
props, that it did not lend itself to
cramming into anything less than
circus train, and by the same
token anything less than a circus
tent. The idea, therefore, was aban-
doned.
Washington's one-night stand of
the boys, who will leave their show
behind, will be their only Off Bread
way appearance for a long time.
Two years the people sponsoring
the event tell us.
X \ X \
The general idea of Olson and
Johnson, however, will make its
appearance locally this week. It
will take the form of a vaudeville
program known as "Funzafire"
(seeD at Loew's Capitol.
The screwbau nature of the event
is intimated in a warning from the
theater that no one is to be sur
prised at anything which may hap
pen from Fridays first show to the
last one on the night of May 8.
The action takes place all over the
theater-the best Olson and john
son tradition. The idea is anything
for laugh and if the chap sitting
next to you starts singing you are
supposed merely to grin and be
amused and follow no quick i'm
pulse to slap his teeth down his
baritone throat.
A report to this department says
that even the stage hands will par
ticipate in the effort to annihilate
composure and turn the affair into
a lark.
Revivals of original dramatic Of
ferings in schools of the drama are
relatively rare phenomena. But
Washington had one to enjoy, and
richly, last night at the Catholic
University, when the Harleouins
presented again Yankee Doodle
Boy"
A very elaborate affair in IT
scenes, the musical biography of no
less figure than George M. Cohan,
is one of the most scopish under
takings in the history of college
drama locally. Assisting members