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Evening star., 1940-12-02

Weather Conditions Last 2f Hours
trough of low pressure is moving east
ward some distance off the Middle Atlantic
coast with an extension southweStward to
Central Florida. disturbance of slight
intensity is moving southeastward over
Lake Huron, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich,
1O17.6 millibars (3OO5 inches(. with a
trough extending southwest to Kansas and
thence northwestward to Western Montana.
The hfgh-pressure area that was over the
Plains States and the Upper Mississippi
Valley Sunday morning has advanced south
ward and eastward with center this morn
ing over Arkansas Little Rock. 1912
millibars t30.45 inches). with a wedge
extending northeastward to New Jersey and
thence northward to Vermont. Another
mass of cold air is overspreading the North
ern Plains States with anti-cyclonic center
over North Dakota. Williston, 1923 mil
libsrs 6307s inches). Pressure is high over
the Middle Plateau. Elko. New, 1033.9
mlllIbarS (30.7S inches. During the last
"a hours rains have occurred in the North
Pacific States and in the South Atlantic
and East Gulf States, and light SHOWS in
the Northern Border States from Montana
eastward to Northern New England Colder
weather has overspread the Gulf and At
Iantic States. the Ohio Valley and the
Lower Lake region. Temperatures have
moderated slightly in the Upper Mississippi
Dakotas
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Suspect Says Wife,
Not Ho|dup Victim,
Gashed His Head
Second Mon Captured
After Another Robbery
OF D. 6. Store

A colored man arrested as a sus-
pect in a Saturday night robbery,
today advanced as an alibi claim
that he was the victim of domes-
tic blitzkreig, rather than a cham
payne bottle.
The man was arrested at Freed
mems Hospital yesterday when he
applied for treatment of a head
wound. Hospital authorities had
been asked to watch for any one
with head cut, after a colored man
sustained such an injury during the
robbery of Samuel Hutcher's store,
300 Kennedy street NV. Mr..
Hutcher, after handing over nearly
$500 to two colored bandits, struck
one with bottle of champagne.
After arresting the injured man
at the hospital, police called Mr..
Hutcher, who tentatively identified
him.
The suspect protested that 1t was
chair. welded by his wife, and
not bottle which caused the wound.
Today, police said they we're in
clined to believe his story.
Another colored man was arrested
after holdup in a laundry branch
at 1545 New Jersey avenue this
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Chest Workers 10 Try
To Raise S1S5,OOOin in
Day 10 Meet Quota
Parker Urges Volunteers
To Make This One Lost
Sacrifice to Reach Cool

Community Chest workers will
concentrate their efforts in one last
drive to reach the goal of $4,000 900
for the District, General Chairman
Chauncey G. Parker, jr., said today.
ITO bring in s185 900 in single
days report is an immense UNDER
taking, but 1t is not impossible. 1t
has been done before" Mr.. Parker
told the volunteer workers.
He urged Government and group
unit 'keymen" to take advantage OF
the working day of seven hours TO
speed complete coverage of every
prospective Chest giver who has
not yet been reached.
Evening Calls Urged.
Metropolitan Unit volunteer men,
bers we're urged to make calls after
the supper hour in order to be sure
of finding givers at home. In the
suburban areas of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, it was sug-
gested that workers concentrate on
the out-of- -the-way calls which may
have been neglected.
Capital Unit workers will gather
for a final analysis of last-minute
results at pm. at the Twelfth
Street Y. M. C. A. in the hope Of
reporting a 100 per cent victory for
their unit at tomorrow's noon Chest
meeting.
"I beg every volunteer worker to
make this one last sacrifice of time
and effort for the sake of the Com
munity Chest and human welfare
in this community for the coming
year" Mr.. Parker said.
To-day is the day. Many sad
and defenseless people in Washing
ton are looking to us now, today,
for whole year of tomorrows. Let
us not fail them"
Advance gifts volunteers are still
working quietly in an effort to reach
many sure givers whose pledges for
one reason or another have not
been received. These include WASH
ingtonians who are at present in
other cities or other countries and
some who because of Hines or other
emergencies have not had time to
make their Chest gifts.
Evening star., 1940-12-02

1NO. ZUO 10 JuSI OIlC VI lIlC DCdoliCS
who dwells in the wonderland of
agriculture-the Beltsville Md
Research Center, not far from
Washington.
Here scientists are building ami
mails TO order-redeSigning nature
and remodeling life to modern de-
mands, much as automobile design
ers turn out new models every year.
This is the place where they'll
grow you chicken with all dark
meat, or hog that won't sunburn,
or bee with a longer tongue or
tomato that will be worth s10,-
100000. or a dog with more courage
Even Harness the Househy.
Here they've built the better
mouse. hoped up hens hormones
and laid bare the beating heart of
a bug. They can make hens lay
colored eggs or goats give milk in
October They've even put the
housefly to useful tasks.
On the 10000 acres of the Agri-
culture Department research farm
which roll away northeast from the
Baltimore-W Washington pike, science
IS engaged in gigantic work to
prove that manor beast or veg
etable-cannot live by breed alone,
but by cross-breed, inbred and
hybrid.
Beltsville is a great laboratory like
Edisons' or the Du Points. where ele-
ments are constantly being fused to
bring forth new products. Except
that where the other labs may use
electricity or chemicals. the Belts
vile scientists are using life.
Their most publicized triumph has
been the streamlined turkey-a fowl
that was bred smaller to fit apart
ment ovens-but the most important
work at Beltsville is not this sort of
froth.
The Case of Lady Burke, Etc.
Lady Burke Ormsby Gerbem Cola
Ollie is one of the real important
creations at Beltsville. She is a COW.
That's all She has four legs, like
other cows, and two horns and she
gives milk.
But Lady Burke, etc, is a pretty
Evening star., 1940-12-02

important COW to millions of farm
ers, and indirectly to city people too
She was the champion of her class
in all the country last year. But
that's not so important. either.
What is important Is that the
scientists at Beltsville believe that
Lady B., her sisters and her cousins,
have proved an important truth by
being good cows.
That truth is that If you use
good, proven bulls to sire cows, you
will get a herd of good milk cows
They started out seriously to prove
this at Beltsville about 1919.
Lady B. and all her sisters, four
generations remover from the 1919
herd, give an average of 800 pounds
of butter fat year. This is twice as
much as the normal. dairyherd COW
yields. Thus the Beltsville people
have pointed a way toward doubling
milk production. Not spectacular,
but important.
A Move For Better Lamb Chops.
In much the same quiet way, an
other group has gone about con-
structing better lamb chops and
wool jackets by trying to breed a
super-sheep. They have crossed a
sheep that gives good meat with q
type that gives good wool, to get a
sheep that can yield up lamb roast
or bag of wool with equal facility.
They bought some fine Karakul
sheep in the hope that they could
develop a strain of Persian lamb.
Most of these fur pelts are imported
at present because the few Karakuls
in this country are notably poor
producers Of fur.
No. 206 is one of the finer Kara
kuls. In a few years the lambs
born of this line may be giving
pelts as fine as any in the world.
The American farmer would have
another source of income.
Beltsville has become a sort Of
Noah's Ark in a blood flooded world.
For when the wars are ended Eu-
rope will undoubtedly turn to this
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Five Vocational Schools Here
Being Given Opera Recordings
II Symphonic Masterpieces Added to List
OfOperotic Sets Available to Public

A further extension of the school
participation phase OF The Stars
current music appreciation cam
paign was announced today as re-
cordings of IL symphonic master
pieces were added to the list OF
operate recordings now being made
available to the public.
officials of The Star and the Ma
tional Committee for Music Appre-
citation disclosed that the five voca-
tional schools in the Districts public
school system are receiving compli-
mentary sets of the II operas in
cluded in The Stars series.
This brings to 33 the number OF
Washington schools that will receive
these recordings as a gift of the
National Committee for Music Ap-
probation and The Star. All OF
the operatic recordings released so
far have been given to the 18 junior
and senior high schools in divisions
l to 9 and the 10 junior and senior
high schools in divisions 10 to 13.
One School Presents Program.
AS q result of this additional gift,
hundreds of boys and girls in the
vocation schools will be able to join
junior and senior high students in
studying and enjoying some of the
worlds greatest operas.
One of the vocational schools al
ready has presented music ap-
probation program by means OF the
recordings. This was disclosed IN q
letter received from Miss Leonora
C. Randolph, principal of the Mar
garet Murray Washington Voca-
tional School. The letter said:
TT was a real pleasure last Thurs
day for the principal, faculty and
students of the M. M. Washington
Vocational School to receive a large
box containing the operatic record
ings as gift from The Star. We
were really jubilant.
"On Friday, November 90, we had
our first music appreciation pro-
gram. We listened with deep enjoy
ment to Carmen I know that we
will enjoy many such assemblies.
This gift has opened new avenue
of experience and enjoyment, one
which will enrich many lives.
THE Star is to be highly COM
mended for the educational contribu-
ton it is continually sponsoring"
The decision to add IL symphonic
Evening star., 1940-12-02

country to replenish its stock Of
blooded animals.
At Beltsville, for instance, they
have lines of red Danish cattle and
Danish Landrace hogs which they
have been ordered to preserve in
pure strains. At the rate farm
animals are being slaughtered in
Denmark, these Beltsville beasts
may be the best left for the Danes
to rebuild with.
The chances are that Beltsville
will build better animals than the
Danes had. on the base Of these
strains.
This is some of the important
work that's done at Beltsville. But
it's not the most amazing. Not
nearly so amazing as the apples that
defy gravity or the turkeys that
have to work overtime or the dogs
that get the psychology tests.
fNert:: Will you haue ,Ohite
meat or dark medt2 BeltSuille
can build a totCl NTH either, or
oiue you hen that lays colored
eggS.)
Evening star., 1940-12-02

morning. Victim of the robbery was
Martin Geldner, So, manager.
The bandit threatened Mr.. Geld
ner with gun. He could find no
cash on Mr.. Geldner nor in the
cash register, so he grabbed an over
coat and several suits.
AS he was about to leave, fire en-
gines raced by. He waited until
they passed, then fed. Mr.. Geld
ner called police and a scout car,
answering the fire alarm, picked up
the suspect few minutes later.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Operu Broudcusts

Through the cooperation of
the National Broadcasting Co.,
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
excerpts from the operate re-
cordings featured in the opera
appreciation campaign. The
program on which the record
ings are heard, "Today'S Prel-
ude," is scheduled daily except
Sundays, from to Z am. The
Stars recordings may be heard
between GAS and Z o'clock.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign may be
obtained at the special distribu-
ton booths in the lobby of The
Star Building each weekday
from 9 am. to 6 pm. The
booths are closed on Sundays.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
WiIIkie Flies to Florida
To Reed, Rest and Fish
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Wendell L.
Willkie left on a private plane for
Hobe Sound, Fla, today to resume
a post election vacation which was
interrupted by a speaking engage
ment here.
The defeated presidential candi-
date was accompanied by Mrs. Will
kie, Mrs. Ellen Hollister, wife of
Cincinnati attorney, and Charles
Francis Coe, the author. He said
he would stay in Florida until De-
cember IA, Aand read, rest and fish.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
GarfinckeI Employees
To Get Christmas Bonus

Bonuses totaling S11 500 will be
distributed to the employees of Julius
Garfnckel & Co., on Christmas eve,
William E. Schmid. president of the
firm, announced today.
Every employe will receive a
Christmas bonus according to his
length of service with the company
Mr.. Schmid said. Those of more
than two years service will receive
weeks pay; those of one to two
years service, half-weeks pay, and
those who were employed prior to
November /, but have worked for
the store less than a year will
receive one-fourth of a weeks pay.
Employees hired since November /
will receive So so each, he said.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Speech by Dies Tonight
On WMAL and WRC

Late corrections announced by
the National Broadcasting Co. shift
programs tonight on Stations WMAL
and WRC to make room for Repre-
sentative Dies speech, MY Report
to the Nation"
The revised schedule for Station
WMAL will be March On" 7-7:l5
pm; the Ranch Boys" 7:15-7:30
pm, and Representative Dies, 7:30-
8 pm. Gordon Hittenmark will be
on WRC from 7:15-7:30.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Benefit Musicale

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec.
(SpeciaD An old-fashioned musical
entertainment will be given by the
st. Mary'S Academy PIT. A. in the
school here at 8 pm. December II
Proceeds will benefit the Leonard
town Playground Association. Mr.
Roland B. Duke is arranging the
affair,
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the United
8 Weather Bureau.)


District CobaSom coudness tonight continued cold tonight
with lowest
moderate winds shifting northwest early tomorrow
MarylandCloudy with light northwest portion tonight
tomorrow colder tomorrow and northwest portion tonight
Virgnia-Fair
furieS northwest tonight slightly colder
northwest portion
West Virginia-Generay
north portion tonight slightly colder north
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Virqiniun Is los

WAYNESBORO, Va, Dec. 2 OP.-
Mrs. Kate Coyner Palmer. descend
ant of Michael Keinadt, one of
Augusta County's first settlers, cele-
brated her 105th birthday anniver-
sary here Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Lions to Give PIuy

LEONARDTOWN, Md. Dec. 2
(SpeciaD TO raise funds for Christ
mas baskets, the Lions Club here
will present a play, 'Mama's Baby
Boy" at Margaret Brent High
School, at 8 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Dinner at Oukton School

OAKTON, Va, Dec. 2 (SpeciaD -
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No.
l80 will give an oyster and ham
supper at the Oakton School from
5 to pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Beasts Are Built to Order
In 'AgricuIture's Wonderland
BeItsviIe, Great Research Plant Near Capitol.
Redesigns Animals to Suit Modern World
First OF q Series.)
Nv ALFRED TOOMBs.


all lambdom
They which
had luck No. 206 forebars
herself in homegrown furs of beauty and softness
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Report for Last AZ Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. so. 10 am. yesterday. Year
ago. 81.
Lowest. 81. am today. Year ago. As.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July 27.
Lowest, z, on January 90.
= Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 81 per cent. at 7:15 pm. yes
terday.
Lowest 4a per cent, at noon today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High 1901 am. 1850 am.
Low ABB am 5:21 am.
High 1924 pm. 11:12 o m.
Low - 4;47 pm. 5:37 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises Sets
Sun, today ---- 1::oos AS
Sun tomorrow - I;O9 4'4o
Moon, today e:55 m. SGT ?. N.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haH hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1940-12-02
Precipitation.
River Report.

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
Farewell To Winter

The curtain falls on another win
ter. So boys and girls put your
winter clothing in the trunk in the
attic. Put your ice skates and
skis away for next winter.
Get out your baseball equipment
'1Play Ball" AS time goes on an
other spring is coming with its
blossoms, leaves and beautiful
flowers. The time of the year when
the whole family should go on pic
mics and enjoy the fresh air and
sunshine. You can go on long
hikes and have a very enjoyable
day, and don't forget it won't be
long before you can go to the sea-
shore or your favorite swimming
hole and take a nice cool dip.
Stay in the out of doors, get
plenty of sunshine, it builds strong
bodies. Look around you and take
advantage of all that nature has to
offer.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
Baseball (Girls)

This year as usual the girls are
going to have teams. One team
will consist of seventh and eighth
graders, this will be the first team
and some who are not on the first
team in the seventh viii probably
be on the second team. The people
on the second are mostly from the
fifth and sixth grades.
Many people are working hard to
be on these teams. The teams
have not been picked SO far, but
will probably be picked soon.
Miss Pearl Smith, the teacher of
sixth grade, is the seventh and
eighth Physical Education teacher,
and will pick the first team Mrs.
Mildred Mills, teacher of the fifth
grade and Physical Education
teacher, will pick the second team
from fifth and sixth grades.
Helen Stats
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
Keep Off the Grass

Everyone in Clayton School anc
the people Of Clayton are very
proud of their school. The shrubs
flowers, and grass which surrounds
the school add to its appearance
immensely.
Practically the main thing that
adds to the beauty is the grass
which surrounds the school. The
janitor cuts and tends to it, but il
you are going to run and play or
it, it is very likely to die. the thing
which no one wants to happen.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

liminary work will be received by
Maj. C. w. Burlin, u. S. District
Engineer at Philadelphia, who was
authorized by Congress last year to
undertake the work. The new ST.
100000 high level bridge will span
the canal 700 feet west of the loca-
tion of the old low-level structure
demolished by freighter early last
year. First contracts let will cover
two main span piers, and 20 ap-
proach ramp piers north of the
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

THESE iron workers are chang
i ing the face of the Ford Expo
sition. High on their scaffolding,
they are riveting the steel skeleton
for the entrance facade which will
greet 1910 visitors to the New
York Worlds Fair.
The picture at right shows the
front Of the building as it under
goes the changes that will give 1t
an imposing all-glass front. rising
"A feet from the ground to the
roof.
Above are the iron workers In
action-on the left. the passer, who
has Just caught hot rivet in his
catching can" In mid-air, thrown
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
u. II. A. Meets

On Monday, March 18, there was
a p. t. A. meeting held at Clayton
School. The meeting was held to
discuss the new gymnasium and
auditorium that all are hoping to
have soon. Mr.. Brown was the
speaker, questions were asked and
answered as well as possible.
After the business meeting was
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
Movie Vaudeville and Dance
Tuesday Night

The All Club Boys wanted to
earn money enough to send some of
the members to the Short Course
in Newark, so they had a benefit
movie, vaudeville and dance. The
movie was about this young man
who put on a broadcast over the
radio. The master of ceremonies
couldn't read the script without his
glasses and he had lost them. Since
he couldn't read the script he just
made up the things he said as he
went along. He finally found his
glasses. Right on the top of his
own head. The broadcast was a
big success and everything turned
out fine in the end.
For the vaudeville part we had
two young men come up from Mill
ington to play their guitars and
sing for us. They had previously
been on the radio. They sang many
songs, some of which were cowboy
tunes. We also had school children
take part, some danced, sang, and
played flutes.
After the movie which was en-
titled, Friendly Valley" and the
vaudeville we had few minutes of
dancing. We also chanced off the
Easter Egg. Charles Foraker was
the lucky person.
Everyone enjoyed the program.
Ray Hudson
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
The Sound Mirror

On Tuesday, March 10, sound
mirror was brought to Clayton
School by Mrs. Fields, one of the
music teachers of Delaware. The
sound mirror is made somewhat
like a radio, and has a speaker
which is to be talked or sung
through. The words which were
spoken by many pupils came back
very distinctly and could be under
stood.
Frances George
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
Clayton School Herald
CO-EDITORS:
RAYMOND HUDSON JANICE SHORT

the social meeting. Some played
games, while others prepared re-
freshments. AS refreshments, they
served lemonade and cake. While
some washed dishes after serving,
the others sang songs.
Janice v. Short
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

while S206,338.97 was disbursed in
annuities, 1852, ,384.33 in disability,
accident, health and disqualification
benefits, and $3.50, ,446.21 in matur-
ed endowments, dividends and other
payments to policyholders.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

him by the heater on the ground
below. In the middle is the bucker.
up, who holds the rivet in position,
while the riveter. at right, wields
the rivet hammer.
This scene is typical Of steel
construction jobs. It's sight that
never fails to fascfnate the passers-
by. especially when a skyscraper is
going up In a large city.
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

dresIslng-.table may be made 10 '5rsty ma.ay dTaa
at the window, or it may be made dtafoCa ~ the dz
tne slip covers on the chairs. or i - nan maafflona
dlfferent object in the room which = may Be ID
harmonious: 1t is no more dificnltI = lskes ts
tables than it is to make slip covers y :, arape
finishing. ana def s57
The table itself may be created
1t may be the regulation dressina :. 4 'sFsa
express purpose Of draping, with ann r"Ois q. og
each side from the center, making tba ins saea
meath more accessible. 1t NAV be '-r :, Isses isS
you would like to convert into d,es.;UM au M dsi
Is, If the desk be of the lat-topped vars.n "a
at each side; these have been ponnI.s s S,s WI y
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

June l has been set as the dead
line for bids on the concrete SUBJ
structure of the new st. Georges
Bridge over the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal. Bids for this pre-
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

THREE GATES
From the Arabian
If you are tempted to reveal
A tale to you someone has told
About another, make it pass,
Before you speak, three gates of
gold.
These narrow gates: First, rs it
true ?"
Then, rs it needful ?" in your
mind
Give truthful answer. And the next
Is last and narrowest, rs it
kind?"
And if to reach your lips at last
1t passes through these gateways
three,
Then you may tell the tale, nor fear
What the result of speech may
be
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

than curtains slip could be- If thin materials
should be hung underneath foundation Rues with pmk
edges bands of contrasting color ruehngs braid lace and
effective trimmings The top should always be plain with
tightly stretched, but the curtains skirts Of the table
elaborate you desire There may be res at top and
series of three rues at the bottom ruchngs
in the center. For the tailored type pleats attractive
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28
HOW TO BE YOI1p
OWN DECORATOR
BY
feHs.~ A@41Ne
Director. Good H0a5ekesbrq 5tagio

As dressing-tables have become iDcreasnl
bee ass9Favf xe epe 5uTn5aenga nanf for
grained woods regulation dressing-fables etb
put there IS nothing that is quite delightfully."- painted
dressing table There many different
purpose as there for the making Of curtains %
the ways. of making and trimming thenn @ IN ana slip Cow
Smyrna times., 1940-03-28

Clayton School can remain beau
tiful throughout the days to come
by helping the janitor in keeping
off the grass and picking up things
that don't belong there.
Help everybody in Clayton to
keep their grass nice-stay on the
pavement.
Edith Hollett