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Evening star., 1940-11-10

OF great interest to kennel club
members in this vicinity is news
that the National Capital Kennel
Club, oldest show giving organiza-
ton in this area, is now an in
corporated club. This was accom-
plished by the revival of the orig
inal National Capital Club, which
was incorporated in the District of
Columbia in 1914 and which lapSed
several years later. The members
of the present organization have
been working as an unincorporated
club until recently, when largely
through the efforts of John Ander-
son and D. Hunter Smiley the sur
viving members of the original
group were traced, brought together
for a reorganization meeting, and
the members of the active club
were inducted into the incorporated
club.
This revival has given the Or
ganization a new lease of life in
more ways than one. The mem
bers and officers are determined to
make their club constructive force
In local kennel affairs. To begin
with, they are sponsoring an all
breed, all age, sanction match at
the Silver Spring Armory tomor-
row, with judging beginning at 2
pm. This is the first venture OF
the sort undertaken by the Ma
tional Capital Kennel Club in many
years. Heretofore, they have con-
fined their activities to one license
show a year and allowed interest
in doggy affairs to lapse between
shows.
An open meeting for bulldog en-
thusiasts is scheduled for We'd
nesday, November 13, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Forbush,
starting at $3.50 pm. Color movies
will be shown of bulldogs in the
Judging ring at Detroit, together
with their handlers. Since many
of the midwest bulldogs never come
to the eastern fixtures, this is an
opportunity for breeders to see what
Is being done in other sections OF
Evening star., 1940-11-10

One of the most fascinating of all
breeds is the Shetland sheepdog
To the person interested only in
finding a charming pet and COM
panion, the "sheltie" offers every
virtue of intelligence, tractability,
affection and loyalty. To the city
dweller, the Shetland sheepdog
offers the virtues of real dog, the
stamina and brains of a member
of the working group, combined
with the diminutive size that mod
ern living often requires.
The country dWeller nnds in this
breed a dog that can take his turn
at farm duties, that can withstand
any weather and that yet makes a
charming companion. Those who
look for beauty in their canine COM
panions find in this breed dog that
is not exaggerated in any respect,
whose parts balance and blend into
an intricate whole, whose coloring,
markings and glossy coat are suffi-
GENTLY varied to please the most
exacting. The breeder finds in
the Shetland sheepdog an absorb
ing problem in eugenics without
any of the irritating mechanical
difficulties to which some other
breeds are subject. If he wishes to
breed by pedigree for certain vir-
tues or to eliminate certain faults,
he is seldom hampered by whelping
difficulties or other unpredictable
nisfortunes. The fact that the
breed is still comparatively new to
show circles means that any inter-
ested and conscientious breeder may
still have a hand in shaping the
ultimate Shetland sheepdog.
Bred Down in Size.
There Is little doubt that the
original sheepdog of the Shetland
Islands and the modern show collie
both descended from the working
collie of Scotland. Undoubtedly, the
forebears of the sheltie crossed over
from the mainland with some flocks
of sheep. They stayed with the
sheep and like all the livestock Of
the Shetland Islands were either
consciously or unconsciously bred
down in size to the point where
they could work most efficiently and
be most cheaply supported in a
land where foliage and food of all
kinds is scarce. Not only are the
"toonies," as the dogs are called
in their native land, used to drive
the sheep from pasture to pasture
and to and from the dipping pools,
but they are used to guard the
crofts, where the winters fodder is
stored, from the depredations Of
stray sheep and cattle.
Shetland sheepdogs were prob
ably first introduced into England
by officers of the royal navy whose
ships used to spend some time at
the islands during summer ma
neuvers. The fluffy, intelligent pup
pies were taken home to wives and
Evening star., 1940-11-10

the New York Sun when recently
the printed facsimiles Of letters all
legedly concerning the proposed sale
of gift stamps held by Secretary Of
| the Interior Harold L. Ickes.
De Witt Frankel, 1476 Broadway,
New York City, is editing the Postal
Stationery Journal, the second num-
Der Of which appeared last week.
Rudolf Mendl is the author of an
illustrated article on the first stamps
of Austria. printed in Stamps maga-
zine for November g.
| If Hawaii becomes the 49th State
of the Union, there may be a stamp
/ to mark the event.
wendover Neefus, 602 Warren
street, Hudson, N. Y, has published
new price list of United States
stamps Copies will be sent to col
lectors forwarding letter postage.
! A large shipment Of the Postage
Stamp Centenary commemorative
Of Burma is reported to have been
/ lost at sea.
Two days after King Carols alb
dication, a 81 blue-green stamp
showing his portrait was in circu-
lation in Bucharest. New Rumanian
issues are expected momentarily.
H. A. Robinette OF Washington
| journeyed to Detroit for the second
annual convention and exhibition Of
the World Wide Philateltic Asso-
citation, october 24-27.
It has been announced officially
that the spacing Of lines of text on
precanceled stamps manufactured
in the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing will be reduced to approx
mately 1892 of an inch "to allow
sufficient room for permit holders to
overprint thereon their initials, date,
etc, as contemplated by the order
requiring precanceled stamps to be
so overprinted."
The Capital Precancel Club will
sponsor a roundup in the gold room,
Hamilton Hotel. all day Sunday. No
vember "a. Collectors and friends
from Pennsylvania, Maryland, vir-
ginia and West Virginia are in
vited to attend.
Sigfrid Nelson, 55, well known in
local stamp collecting circle, died at
Garfield Hospital Sunday, October
27, after a long illness. He was a
native of Sweden and had been
employed in Paris, Berlin, London
and New York before coming to
Washington in,1932 Skilled in Ian:
! guages and fond of travel, he de-
veloped keen enthusiasm for
philately as bond between friendly
nations-particularly between the
United States and the Scandinavian
countries.
Now that President Roosevelt Is
safely reelected the philatehc pub
lie would be obliged if he would
reconsider the proposed postage
stamp centenary commemorative
originally requested last spring.
Surely now there no longer can be
any valid political excuse for re-
fusing request in which the great
majority of collectors had joined
and for which they had reason to
believe approval would be auto
matte.
Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 9:15-
Washington Stamp Club of the Air,
Station VOL. Philatelic romance
in cooperation with the Pan-Amer-
lean Union.
Tomorrow evening at 8. Capital
Precancel Society, Whitneys Stamp
Mart 402 Twelfth street NV.
Wednesday evening at 8, WASH
ington Philatenc Society, Hotel
Mayflower, Connecticut avenue
NV. DR.. Andres Pastoriza, Minis
ter of the Dominican Republic,
guest of honor.
Thursday evening at S-East
Washington Stamp Club, Eastern
High School. Program under man.
agement of lie Roy Mack, secretary.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

MlSS ~ , pLOb4CAiA SOAASSkAASN "AAoS
she should do after her partner
had first doubled one diamond and
bid one no-trump on the second
round.
East should bid three spades. In
response to the double East could
only make simple one-spade re-
sponse since her hand contained
less than the two honor tricks re-
uuired for a jump. So far as West
knew, East might have only four
small spades with hand blank
in honor strength. The rebid OF
one no-trump by West denied four
spades in his hand, but his original
double showed a fairly well-bal-
anced holding. So East should have
reasoned that he probably held
three spades, one and probably two
of them honors. That would be
good for her six-card suit Vests
no-trump after the opening dia-
mond bid would indicate that he
held at least three to the queen
of that suit, in which event North
would probably trump the second
diamond, but East must show her
favorable distribution. If West has
only two spades and minimum
double he will pass, but East will
still have a $3.50 chance of making
nine tricks. If West holds three
spades and top honors in other
suits he will bid four and East will
have a good play for the contract.
East does not state what her
action was nor how the play re-
suited, but the above is the theory
upon which she should have pro-
ceeded.
Here is another deal in which a
problem is presented. Only the
North and East hands and the bid
ding are given, and the result de-
pends entirely upon the action taken
by East on the first and second
tricks
Evening star., 1940-11-10

The Capital Precancel Club will
sponsor roundup in the gold room,
Hamilton Hotel. all day Sunday, No
vember "a. Collectors and friends
from Pennsylvania, Maryland, vir-
ginia and West Virginia are in
vited to attend.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

hobby of keeping such a record.
Mr.. Heber's experience with cam
eras started before 1917, in the day
of the still cameras for amateurs.
At that time he not only took the
pictures but did most of his own
developing and printing. During
the last World War he was in the
Army, and while serving in Texas
and New Mexico, he and friend
from his home town did consider
able Photographic work for the
other men in the outfit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber are both
Iowans, but they were married in
California and lived there for a
while before coming to Washing
ton. Mr.. Heber continued to take
still pictures until 1886. Then he
and Mrs. Heber started planning for
a long trip back West in 1887, and
Mr. Heber bought his movie camera
and began practicing with it. He
used his first color film while on
short trip to New Jersey. In Wild
wood he got shot of the German
dirigible Hindenburg. This was
shortly before the disaster which
destroyed the great airship.
Marine Life Pictures.
Then in 1887 the Hebers went on
their long Western trip, which COW
cred LOO miles and took them
through eight National Parks. They
went into Canada and' visited Banff
and Lake Louise. They spent a
week at Lake Mcdonald and several
days at a rodeo at Livingston, Mont.
All this time Mr.. Heber's camera
was busily recording the beauty of
the territory through which they
were passing. Much of this was
taken on color film. While in Cali
fornia, they made the trip to Cata-
lima Island in ss-bottomed
boat, and Mr.. Heber took pictures
of the marine life through the boat
bottom. Altogether, he exposed
about 1,500 feet of 8-mm. film on
this trip alone.
Mr.. Heber has made a wooden
carrying case for his protector, with
space for quite bit of exposed film
in the top. This they took along on
their vacation, also.
While on this Western trip Mr..
Heber secured many shots of the
more-or less wild life of the coun-
try. OF course. every one is familiar
with the bears of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park, and Mr.. Heber pictured
them. In addition, he caught noun
tain sheep. elk, moose, bison and
even a porcupine. Most of these
shots were taken in Canada, in
the Yoho National Forest.
The Hebers have a 3-year-old
son, and they have taken movies of
him since he was months old. Mrs.
Heber said he is so used to being
photographed that he tries to pose
too much.
Mr.. Heber is a linotype operator
at the Government Printing Office.
and in addition to his picture hobby,
finds time to work on the fine flower
garden around his home and to
play a baritone horn in the Ma
tional Guard Band.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
By Edmond Henderer.

Would like to pictorial of all the outstanding
life? people have such desire and today
before of this objective
costly protector used
j avenue Md,
Evening star., 1940-11-10

of clubs. North played the two, East
the ten and South the four. This
showed East that West held five
clubs to the queen, but they would
be useless until the king in dummy
should be knocked out. Then if
West could get in, three of them
would be good and the contract set
one trick. Accordingly, East laid
down the ace and then the jack,
which took out the king. Fortunate
ly for his side, West held three hearts
to the king and three diamonds to
the king. So when South was in
with a spade, he led the jack of
hearts, which West covered, and
East's ten was then good if South
played the queen. Instead he at
tempted to finesse the diamond and
lost to the king, and West made his
remaining three clubs because East
had played wisely and allowed the
declarer to make his king in dummy.
Among last weeks leaders were
the following:
National Press Club-Dr. A, F. ODonnell
and Mr.. Mothershed. first; A. A. walters
NJ F. Barry and Mrs, Mothershed. third.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright's Studio-Monday,
Miss Kathleen McNutt and w. A. Bolinger,
first; Mrs. Alice c. Kelley and Mrs. Wright,
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Model Power Boat Regatta Results.

Model Power Boat Regatta Results.
Last Sunday the Washington
Model Power Boat Club held the
final race of its 1910 intraclub
series. John Pendleton won the
series with a total Of 1900 points,
when Harold Tanquary'S motor
mounting failed. Mr.. Tanquary was
second with 1,400 points. Mr.. Pen
dleton's boat attained a speed of
"a miles per hour in the final heats,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
YMCA Notes

Dr. John G. Gilmartin will con- duct new course in Vocabulary Building and Correct Pronunciation at the Central Y. M. c. A., begin- ming Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 The course will include spelling. drill on synonyms, correct usage of English, correct pronunciation and vocabulary building.
 This weeks session is free to all who are interested.
 The revised schedule of classes at Mattatuck Technical Institute, Y. M. c. A. engineering school, is as fol- lows: Tuesday, TOO: Engineering Math. I, Mechanics I, Engineering Math. III, Shop Math.; Tuesday, 8:30: Physical Metallurgy, Manu- featuring Methods, Industrial Engi- neering.
 Thursday, 700: Production and Cost Control, Engineering Math. II, Machine Design; Thursday, 8:3O: Blue Print Reading.
 Additional registrations will be &C., cepted up to the opening of classes Tuesday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
RETAIL BUSINESS
 GREATLY IMPROVED
Waterbury Shares in Gen= eral Pickup; Employment.
 Stimulates Trade

Independent retail outlets in Wa terbury recorded 11.8 per cent more business in the January August pe- riod this year than in the same eight months last year, the Bu- reau of the Census reported at Washington today. The average gain for the entire state was 11.6 per cent.
 Figures for the month of August this year were 13.5 per cent greater than those for the same month last year. The average increase over August of last year throughout the state was 206 per cent.
 Local trade has been stimulated in recent months by increased in- dustrial activity. Large employ ployment gains, particularly since June, have increased local payrollS and made more money available for spending.
 Indications are that employment figures will remain high throughout at least the fall months, and prob ably well into next year. This should mean further gains in retail trade, and merchants expect a busy fall shopping season.
 Trade by independent retailers during the first eight months of this year was 17.6 per cent greater than in the same period last year in Bridgeport; 21.6 per cent greater in New Britain; and 16.3 per cent in Hartford. Waterbury ranked fourth in the amount of gain, followed by New Haven, with an increase of 7.6 per cent, and Greenwich and New London, each of which report ed an increase of 2 per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
POSTAL CHANCES| IN NAUGATUCK|
Superintendent of Mails to Be Appointed; Vacancies
 to Be Filled
(specIaI to The Democratl

Washington. September 23-The Post Oh1ce Department has author ized sizeable increase in the staff of the Naugatuck Post Office, Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith an- nounced today. Provision has been made for the addition of two new carriers and superintendent of mails.
 Congressman Smith said that the department, in making allowance for the additional help, especially a superintendent of mails, recognized the steady increases in the volume of business conducted during recent years
 The superintendent of mails will be appointed from the present clerk staff, thereby leaving vacancies for one clerk and two carriers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
CLAN MCALPINE
 HOLDS BANQUET
Auxiliary Joins in S2th Annual Observance;
 Scotch Music

The 28th annual banquet, of the Clan McAlpine Order of Scottish clan and Lady McAlpine Lodge, Daughters of Scotia was held at the Elton on Saturday night.
 More than 30 members turned out to hear bagpipe selections, hear speeches and have good time.
 Rev. James T. Gregg, pastor of the First Congregational church, and Attorney John s. Monagan, act- ing mayor gave the principal speeches of the evening.
 Rev. Gregg spoke on the similar ity between Scotch and Yankee type.
 Attorney Monagan, who is pres ident of the Board of Aldermen spoke on municipal affairs.
 David Gowans gave the address of welcome, and Chief William E Watt was toastmaster. Other officers of both lodges gave short talks ap- propriate to the anniversary. Mrs. William E. Berrie and Hugh McColl entertained with songs, and Mrs. James Burton was pianist of the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
Father Of Thomaston WomanSuicideS Sunday
Horace I. Kittredge, 64 of Winsted, Kills Self With
 ShOtgun-DespOndency Blamed for Action

Winsted, Sept. 23-While his fam- fly slept, Horace T. Kittredge, 64, killed himself with shotgun in the garage at the rear of his home on North Main Street, Sunday morning. Some time later his daughter, Thel- ma, looking for him, glanced in at the window of the garage and saw him sitting motionless on a chair with the gun beside him. Medical Examiner Donald w. Herman called the death a suicide, and granted permission for the removal of the body to the Beecher Funeral Home. Kittredge had been in poor health, and his family believe despondency caused him to take his lie.
 Kittredge was born in Quinton, Me, July 4, 1876, son of MT. and Mrs. Andrew Kittredge. For many years he was employed as a platter at the plant of the Winsted Man. ufacturing Company. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Iva Cane Kittredge; five daughters, Mrs. Helen Janzin of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Bour-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
DANBURY FAIR
 OPENING OCT. 6

Corn, grain, potatoes, beans, tom- atoes, cucumbers, cabbage, pump kins, squash, melons, turnips, onions, beets, carrots, celery and lettuce in numerous varieties that amaze us when we have been accustomed to think of no more than one or two kinds of each are to be seen at the Danbury, Conn, Fair which comes this year from October 6 through October 12.
 Somehow, no matter what sort of weather we have, Dame Nature sends creditable showings to this Fair and whether large or small spe- cimens are shown the color and conformation are attractive to the many patrons. Often suprsises are there and one finds evidences of the wonders produced from small seeds and what seemed ordinary plants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
Division Chairman

the membership campaign along military lines, and made the follow ing appointments:
 First Battalion, Maj. M. A. O'Ha- "a, commander, CT. A chairman; i; Capt. Joseph A. DiPietro, Lieut.. Francis Barnes, Lieut.. Thomas Hartigan and Lieut.. Finton J. Phe- Ian, Jr.: Go. B, chairman, Capt. Arthur Bliss, Lieut.. Kenneth Ting ley, Lieut.. Charles B. Vaill, Lieut.. Francis Noonan; Co. c, chairman, Capt. Robert Watkins, Lieut.. Fran cis Lally, Lieut.. Ralph Munger, Lieut.. Royal A. Meyers.
 Second battalion. Mai. Max A. Traurig, commander, Go. E, chair man, Capt. Walter J. Lynch, Lieut. Kenneth c. Overbury, Lieut.. James P Healey, Lieut.. Fred Tabshey; co. ', chairman. Capt. James P. Walsh, Lieut.. John s. Holley, Lieut.. Terril Crane. Lieut.. Thomas J. sutliffe; co. c, chairman, Lieut.. George Scott, Capt. Vincent Miller, Lieut.. Nelson Hoadley, Lieut.. Rich- ard dilyard.
 Third battalion, Capt. J. William Johnson. commanding, co. l, char. man, Capt. Richard W. Baxter. Capt. Walter smith, Lieut. Everett V. Anderson, Lieut.. Theodore Stack. pole; co. I. chairman, Capt. William J. biAtoF. Capt. Roger B. T Ander. con, Lieut.. Frank r. McCue, Lieut.. Thomas J. beafdsley, co. L, chalr- man, Lieut.. Joseph Vanderman. Lieut.. Harry c. Levin. fesnt. Phillip panaheF, Lieut.. Wallace Q. Lamp- shlge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23

vincent Benet tombstone Stll, though he wasn't a famous man.
 like to think about the Iowa wo- man who embroidered banner for the state dairy contest. She did a good job on it. She embroidered a COW in a pasture and underneath it she put Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" That was what she meant and so she said it. It didn't seem incongruous to her to talk about cows and liberty on the same banner. Maybe she was right.
 American history isn't just famous names and gaudy trappings. It isn't merely the great men-though we have had great men. It is a peoples history-the history of thousands and millions of ordinary men and women, come from all over the world or born in the land, who tried to work out system where people could live free, wrship freely, make their own laws instead of haivng them handed down from ruler, and, in general, stand up on their own hind legs. And, because it is peoples history, there is no other history quite like it.
 We've had crooks and thieves, big and little. We've made mistakes, big and small But there never has been a time when we-all of us-were content to sit quiet under injustice. There never has been an injustice in this country that some Americans