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Evening star., 1941-10-31
Night Spot Dancer Is NimbIe
On Feet-AII Four of Them

Despite his 19 years. Sydney, the
night club dancer, is pretty nimble
on his feet-all four of them.
The entertainer, however, has
been forced to cut down on his
oats, now that he's tipping the
scales at a trif1e over 800 pounds.
Sydney's agent and booster, Wei
by Cooke, equestrian director of
the Bundles for Britain Circus, is
afraid the veteran trouper will over
do his fast. In six years of playing
a crowded night club Circuit. Mr..
Cooke said, Sydney has never
jostled one guest, or tipped a tray
or waiter.
Mr.. Cooke, member of a circus
family founded by his great-great-
grandfather in Edinburgh, Scot
land, more than 100 years ago. held
forth about Sydney yesterday while
guest of Zoo Director William M.
Mann at a luncheon for circus
performers in the new Zoo res
taurant.
Sydney, who danced at the Shore
ham Hotel for a week before ioin-
ing the circus at Riverside Stadium,
was born on the stage of theater in
Sydney, Australia, a descendant of
seven generations of circus horses.
After years of training Sydney
rides up and down in elevators.
negotiateS steep Staircases, passes
along aisles crowded with night
club diners, dances on postage
Evening star., 1941-10-31

stamp floors and has become Injured
to the bedlam of night life in the
"hot spots" He refuses to turn
a hair when celebrants shoot fire.
crackers under his feet. or miss a
step when balloons explode in his
vicinity.
The Bundles for Britain Circus
will close following tonight's per-
formance at $50 o'clock. The en-
tertainers tomorrow will leave for
various parts of the United States,
wherever engagements or the
promise of engagements call them.
AS for Sydney, Mr.. Cooke and
his trailer-truck menagerie, they're
heading for Florida early, before
the night club season opens full
blast.
Il can't book Sydney through an
agent" Mr.. Cooke said. They're
afraid he's too big and clumsy for
crowded night clubs. I have to take
him to the night spot and show
the managers. That horse can pass
NaCked like
sardines without so much as STEP
ping on lady's toe. E.
That's more than lot of dancers
can do with only two feet to
manage"
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Draft Law Is Called
One OF Nation S Best
Health Measures
Ex-Sureeon General Says
Hitler, UnwittingIy, Did
Service for u. S.
5y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. 31-The
Selective Service Act was described
by former Surgeon General of the
Army today as one of the most out
standing health measures ever en-
acted by Congress.
Gen. Charles R. Reynolds told
members of the American Associa-
ton of Military Surgeons that Adolf
Hitler, without knowing it, was do
ing the United States great favor
in uncovering several million cases
of tuberculosis, venereal diseases,
nutritional defects and other all
mentS through strict medical exam
tnationS of selectees.
Gen Reynolds, now a member of
the State Public Health Service of
Pennsylvania, declared checking of
records of thousands of men re-
jected for military service had en-
abled public health doctors and
nurses to track down the sources of
infection and control potential cpl
denies before they got under way.
"As much as I hate Hitler, as every
one of us does, I must give him
credit for indirectly improving the
health of the American people" Gen.
Reynolds said, because every case
of disease which We find among the
selectees for the Army is traced back
to the source of infection.
Every mother. father, child, rela-
tive and acquaintance of a man eX-
smined for service is checked if the
man shows up on examination with
a communicable disease" he de-
clared.
Under President Roosevelt's orders
OF October 10 any man with cor
Evening star., 1941-10-31

rectable defect is accountable to his
selective service board and entitled
to his own physician or dentist, DR..
Reynolds said. but at the same time
the Army Medical Corps not only
holds priority of service of the po-
tential soldier but also the obliga-
ton to protect his community against
mass infection.
This may seem to many like
new principle in medicine. but it is
as old as history" he added. I'VE
are trying to stop epidemics before
they start instead Of months later"
Evening star., 1941-10-31
HyottsviIIe Veterans
Plun Harvest Dance

To raise money to buy colors for
the 9th Battalion, Maryland State
Guard, which has number of units
in Hyattsville, a Halloween dance
will be held tomorrow night in the
HyattSville Armory. 1t is sponsored
by Snyder-Farmer Post No. g. Amer
ican Legion of Hyattsville, many of
whose members are in the State
Guard.
Clyde D. McCurdy, Caesar l..
Aiello, William T. Luman, Jacob S.
Walker and Charles c. Tessier form
the committee in charge. All are
officers of the battalion. 1t. Col
Aiello commands the battalion.
Evening star., 1941-10-31
Floods in 4 States
Cause Heavy Damage,
Leave Many Homeless
; Perish in OkIohomu;
Missouri, Texas and
Kansas Suffer
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
Streams in four Southwestern
States struggled futilely today to
follow channels all but obliterated
by heavy autumn rains.
Floods, which we're general
throughout Southern and North
eastern Oklahoma, claimed three
lives, left many homeless and
brought untold livestock, crop and
property damage.
Missouri, Texas and oft-fooded
Kansas told a similar story on
smaller scale and without loss of
life. A fifth State-Arkansas-
oraced itself for high water this
week end
Two and three inch rains were not
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12

Barmer, Eugene Emmerling.
Local Union No. l33.-Herbert
Ridgley, Harry Mehlman; Alternate,
Charles Vigne, Dean Reed.
Local Union No. l34.-Homer An
sci, w. l.. Thorne, Fred Sanborn.
Local Union No. 141.-George
Heath, Andrew Moon, William Wat
son, Howard Pryor.
Local Union No. l4G.-James Cof-
fey, Harold Yost; Alternate, Kenneth
Richter, G. Berl Henthorne.
Local Union No. l6O.-Pat Calvert,
Kendall Stiffler; Alternates, Donnelly
Johnston, Ori Negron.
Local Union No. 165.-James
Young, Roy McDanels; alternates, l.
d. Bailey, Harry Lee.
Local Union No. 17l-O. L. Sulli-
van; Alternate, Marie Booth.
Local Union No. 174.-Carl Brown
alternate, James Yanowski.
Local Union No. 177.-Floyd Um-
barger, Joe Griswold.
Local Union No. 131.-Edward Gal
lagher, John Hebron, Robert Garner
William Duke, Earl Shamp.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12
Thompson Renune
Locul No. l24 Head

Local Union No. ia held election
of officers at their June 10 meeting.
Roy Thompson was reelected presi-
dent Of this group, with Lois Cole
man taking over the office of vice
president. Others elected to office
were: Roland Horton, recording sec
retary; Harold Williams, financial
secretary; Carlos Sayres, treasurer
Laura Merchant, guard; Ola Weaver,
inspector; Lawrence Smith, trustee
18 months; Henry Cresswell, stats
tician. 0. C.. 124.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12

at Railroad Workers. Hall, Main St.
William Morrow, 29 Sanford Street.
Meets first and third Thursday in
Castlermini Hall, Clinton and Grand
Streets.
No. 176.-Porcelain, Macomb, III.
Max A. Olson, 80 E. Murray Street.
Lyons Bldg, Washington St.
No; 1T. - Sanitary, Robinson, Ill.
Lloyd Darnold 805 N. Franklin. Meets
first and third Thursday in Labor
Temple.
No. 17s.-Artware, Sebring, Ohio.
Camille Milligan, 175 f. Michigan
Ave. Meets first and third Wednesday
in K. of P. hall.
No. 1s0. - Artware, Huntington
Park, Calf. Donald Worley, 6634
Priane Drive, Bell, Calf. Meets first
and third Wednesday in Townsend
Club Hall, corner Clarendon and
Rugby Avenue.
No. 1Sl.-Tile, Porcelain and Art
ware, Trenton, N. j. Clara Bowers,
76O Pear St. Meets first and third
Tuesday in Falcon Hall, N. Clinton
Avenue.
Local Union No. 1S3.-China and
ART ware, Los Angeles, Call1. Rose
Macy, 8644 State Street, South Gate,
Calf
Local Union No. -Chinaware,
Trenton, N. J. Lillian Davis, 1852
Phillips Ave.
Local Union No. 185.-Porcelain
Trenton, N. j. Hattie Stefanowicsz,
14O9 Princeton Avenue.
No. 1S7.-Porcelain, Trenton, N. J.
Leona Macorone, 360R No. Clinton
Ave. Meets second Thursday in Pol
ish hall, North Clinton and Brueing
Ave.
No. 18s.-Tile, Trenton, N. J. Gym
thia McCauley, 1880 N Olden Ave.
Meets semi-monthly at Villalba Hall,
80 East George St.
Local Union No. 189.-Feldspar,
Erwin, Tenn. B. E. Cousins, R. D. No.
/, Box 214. Meets first Monday night
after the 5th and Goth of each month
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12
LOGICAL ERROR

'Is your daughter in tonight ?"
"No, and get out and stay out"
"But Pm the sheriff"
ooh, I'm sorry. Come in, | thought
that was a Sigma Nu pin" Purple
Parrot.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12
MODERN FINANCE

"This new model COACH" said the
salesman, "has just been reduced one
hundred and fifty dollars"
81 don't care anything about the
price, protested the prospective buyer,
GLOW much is the first payment? ?"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12

A lady who lived near an army
camp called the Captain and requested
that he send two soldiers to eat Sun
day diner with her. She requested
that he not send any Jews.
Sunday at twelve the doorbell rang
and she went down to find two big
black negroes at the door. She asked
who they were and they told her they
were the soldiers who were sent to
eat diner with her.
She said, "There must be some mis-
take" The negroes replied, "No'm,
Cap'm Rosenbloom nevah makes a
mistake"
Submitted by Mary A. Silcox,
Lakeland, Fla.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12
SPECIAL EYESIGHT CARE URGED

New York City.-Special vigilance
to protect eyesight is needed at the
present time because Of greater acci-
dent hazards resulting from the ex-
pansion and speedup of industrial
production for national defense, says
the annual report of the National So
ciety for the Prevention Of Blindness,
made public here.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-12

Everything was in readiness for the
marriage ceremony, and both groom
and best man had arrived at the
church in plenty Of time. The for
mer, however, was uneasy.
whats worryin' We, Tamson ?"
asked the best man, tiptoeing up the
aisle. "Hae We lost the ring?"
The other gazed at his friends i'm
maculate attire and general air Of gay
bachelordom. Then he heaved a Woe
full sigh.
"Na," he answered rather despond-
emily; "the rings safe enough, man,
but I've lost ma wild enthusiasn"l
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Poems of SturIuson
Are Most Cherished
Heritage Of Iceland
Soeos of 18th Century
Seq King Brought to Life
By Coming of Americans
(Fourteenth OF a Series.)
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY,


REYKJAVIK, Iceland.-The long
shadow of Snorri Sturluson lays over
Iceland-and now over Europe.
He was powerful sea king chief
tain Of the 18th century, when fight
ing, for the time being, had gone
out of fashion with the introduction
of Christianity. AS a youth, Sturlu-
singing the old ballads of the days
when men were men in Iceland,
when might was right and Thor and
Wooden were supreme in the heavens.
He wrote them down lovingly on
parchment and, it is probable. con-
siderably improved them. He pre-
served them in the original Ice
landic language, still the spoken
tongue of the people. He disdained
the official literary language, the
Latin of the Christian monks, to
whom the old songs were disgusting
remnants of paganiSm.
Ballads Tell of Old Wars.
Thus SturluSon became one of the
great poets of all times. Other
chiefs, eager to preserve the old Ice
landic fighting spirit, were doing the
same, although not to the same
extent. The ballads told of the old
wars in Norway, of the heroic voy-
ages to Ireland, of the coming of
the Vikings to Iceland, of Red
Eirikur's discovery of Greenland, of
Lief the Lucky's adventures in Vine
land.
Above all, they preserved for all
time to come the ancient Morse re-
ligion-to fit after 300 years into the
schemings of an Austrian paper
hanger and, perhaps, to play part
In changing the fate of the world.
But Snorri Sturluson did not look
to such a future as he labored low
ingly over his parchments. Today
they are the lands most precious
heritage. There is hardly an Ice
landic farm family which cannot
recite them by heart during the long,
dark winters. Scenes mentioned in
the sagas are preserved almost re-
1igiously-such spots as the grass
grown ruins of Eiriksstadir, where
1le1 Ufle LUCKY WAS UOII1.
Poetry Favorite Pursuit.
Poetry, the Icelanders say, has
always been favorite pursuit on
the island. There are few adults
who are not liable to put verse
together" The language lends it
self very we'll to poetic composition,
and for a long time this was the
only means available to satisfy the
artistic longings of a naturally ar
tistic people.
The coming of the Americans
brings the sagas to life for many
natives who have learned by heart
as children the stories of Red Erik
and Lief the Lucky. Iceland is no
place to mention the name Of Chris
topher Columbus. IcelanderS say
he was a usurper of the glory that
rightfully belonged to the old sea
king.
During the past century many
Iceland natives have turned to
sculpture as their medium OF artistic
expression. This has been inspired
largely by the success of the most
celebrated Icelander of the past GEN.
tury, ThorwaldSon, the carver OF
the Lions of Lucerne. One of the
show places of Reykjavik is the
studio of the foremost living Iceland
sculptors, Einar Jonsson.
The natives wonder when Amer
ican troops don't seem to be very
enthusiastic over the futuristic
carvings.
Evening star., 1941-09-04
Maryland Job Bureau
Sets AII-Time Record

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.-Director
David L. B. Fringer said yesterday
job placements made by the State
Employment Service in the past
month set an all-time record.
A total of 1856 workers were
placed in jobs in August, the largest
number for any month since the en-
ployment service has been in oper-
alton, Mr.. Fringer said.
He said 48,910 Marylanders had
been found jobs since the first of
the year and warned that the local
labor supply was about drained"
and the need for trainees in defense
industrial courses was acute" !"
Evening star., 1941-09-04

background which the these
have been enacted.
President Roosevelt anayzes the national international
brought the world odays Five articles
ducons forthcoming of the Presidents Public Papers
will appear
the first talks his diary,
the presidential Interpretation such struggles the
Bill Neutrality controversy, enlarge
the Supreme Court
Here by history the making deep making
of chronicle
Begin reading "The Fight Goes by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Golfers all newssands tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
Sail Tomorrow
To Cedar Point

It will be Cedar Point, tomor-
row, for a large number of per-
sons, for the Steamer Put-In-Bay
will make a special reduced fare
cruise to and from the noted Lake
Erie resort, with the round trip
fare Sc for adults, 40c for chill
dren, 5 to ID.
Persons desiring to take advan-
tage Of the half fare are required
to clip a special excursion ticket
blank from an Ashley q Dustin
Steamer Line announcement in
The Detroit Times. Such an an
nouncement appears today, to-
gether with a special blank en-
titling bearer TO reduced admission
prices TO the numerous park
amuSements at Cedar Point.
Ticket blanks are exchangeable
at the Ashley & Dustin Steamer
Line office, foot of First street, and
at The Detroit Times Travel
Bureau. 1870 Cass avenue.
Leaving the First street dock al
9 a. m. Steamer Put-1n-Bay will
stop six hours at Put in Bay. The
Cedar Point, be back in Detroit at
10:45 p. m.
Persons who desire 10 do so may
stop six hours at Put in Bay. The
4 scenic beauties on the 160-mile
round trip cruise are world famous
Both Cedar Point and Put in Bay
offer facilities for dancing, picnick-
ing. bathing and other amuse-
|ments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
By ALMA and PAUL ELLERBE

BY ALMA and PAUL ELLERBE
ALICE and Harold Mayho"
"A were sitting pretty that sum
mer. when Harolds mother came
70 live with them. Harold had lust
been made manager Of the Mill
vale branch Of has company hao
begun 10 buy a house, had lolned
the country club and been taken
into Rotary.
Alice was becoming a wheel
horse Of the community chest and
bundles for Britain. Then-Har-
ODDS mother came.
She was attractive. intelligent
and amazingly young for her
wears. Harold had always been
crazy about her and Alice, when
the news Of his fathers death
came and word that she would
have 20 live with them, was only
a little diSmayed.
She liked Mrs. MAYHEM and
looked forward 10 Inducing her
into their pleasant life. She had
an honest glow of pride in what
they had done and thought Mrs
Mayhem would have. too.
Ii wasn't until about the end OF
the third week that the trouble
began, and then il came on Slowly
Mrs. Mayhem was just too com
petent, and 10 save her soul she
couldn't help taking over.
Alice had a jolly red-cheekec
maid-of -all-work whom both oi
them liked. She wasn't very good
but she was learning.
Alice thought she had the max
ines. She was awfully good
hearted and enthusiastic and, best
of all, she was a friend.
Somehow or other the elder
Mrs. Mayhem eased her out. Har'
old and Alice were pretty sac
about IL, but after il had beer
accomplished they realized that
nothing could be done about II
now.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07
DISLIKE HER COOKING


DISLIKE HER COOKING
Alice was dismayed 10 find her
self having things cooked in way
she and Harold didn't like, III,
house being cleaned at just TIT
hour when she wanted il quiet, Z
look out al the new rigorouSl.
stylized front yard that made th'
Stylized little house almost like
cariCature. 10 realize that TIN
wasn't really their house an.
more. but MBlmmys.
Il can't really talk 10 her"
Alice said, "about anything that
matters. She's delightful when
it's something impersonal, hut
when it's anything that con-
tains n hint Of criticism of her
self, she turns into a woman of
stone.
What are we going 10 do,
darling? She's running our
lives"
yes" Harold said miSerahly,
"'m afraid it's true. II was like
this I'm her own house, but /
thought Il would be different In
ours"
shell 60 on running our
lives" Harold said. unless we
tell her. and II we tell her we'll
ruin hers, and make our own
that much worse. It's one Of
those blind alleys that life fixes
up for you sometimes"
mo, no. There's always
way out OF this sort of thing II
you've got sense enough and
patience enough and look until
you find IT,"
"Mm. I'd feel differently II I
hadn't looked for 80 many
years. MY father tried 10 talk
to her about what she did to
him, and every time she moved
him down.
"He was devoted TO her. hut
he never had any life Of his
own. and after awhile he quit
trying TO have. I used 10 watch
him and long to help him, but I
couldn't.
A KIND TYRANT
"She's n benevolent tyrant.
She'll give you anything she
thinks you want or need; but
she's got 10 think IL first, you
can't take IL away from her"
Lets stop talking about IT,"
Alice said. There's got to be a
showdown between her and me,
and I'm the one that's going to
win; hut let's let IL all alone
now and wait and see"
And they went off and playet
golf.
When they came hack and Alice
began getting supper-the maiC
had Sundays off.
"Mummy's got n terrific head
ache" Harold said. coming into
the kitchen. "She's lying down
In her room, with all the light
shut out, and she can hardly
speak"
"Oh! I'll 20 and see what 1
can do"
"She told me TO ask you not
TO come. Said she didn't want to
see anybody"
"I'll fix her some soup, and
you take IL In. It's strange she
should have a headache. She
seemed unusually well all day"
Harold brought the soup back
"She was In her room while
we were talking on the porch
outside her window. She heard
what we said. She says she's a
lonely. unwanted, destitute old
woman"
They stood there and looked al
each other.
"Oh. darling, I'm so sorry!
I'd have done anything on
earth to prevent this! I'D do
anything now to undo II. DO
can dO?"
Il don't know. 1t was like
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07

smar pitcher Of honey which
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07

this with my father. l just don't
know"
"ShalI I go in 70 herr"
"NO, think not. IL don't
know. II might mako everything
worse"
I'm going" Alice said.
And then. when she came out:
you suppose there's anything
at did make everything
worse. She's going away. She
says she has nowhere 20 go ana
nothing 20 live on, but she's
going anyhow"
Harold turned a little pale.
"She's got me TO live on. And
she'll live well. She doesn't
know how to live any other way.
and I'll send her the money for
it-whether I've got II or not"
II was a sodden week. Harold
and the maid took her meals into
Mummy and Alice didn't see her
Harold sat by her and talked end
lessly.
"She'd break me down IL she
could" he said, AS she broke
my father down. I'm not going
10 hurt her any more than 1
can help, but she's got TO face
the truth.
There wasn't any way out
of the blind alley after all.
But anything's better than
having her stay on here and
take over your life and make
you miserable every hour of the
day"
"No," Alice said. and her
quiet gray eyes were full of
tears. There was a middle way.
and / ought to have found II.
This Is the worst way of all"
Next morning at the breakfas
table they were hollow-eyed ant
gaunt and miserable.
"She's leaving at IL o'clock
Harold said. It'll never get over
this. and she knows II. She's
used that knowledge to try to
beat me down with, -and"--a
muscle at the side of his left
eye began TO twitch-"she's al
most succeeded"
"Oh, darling" Alice said, 'T
wish she'd stay! I wish she'd
stay on any TERMS"
MUMMY COMES IN
There was a sound in the hall
way and they both looked up
(The maid didn't come unit
.later.) Mummy stood in the door
She came in quietly and sa
down at the table. She looked
first at her son, and then at hel
|daughter-in-law.
She was dressed in her mos
becoming dress, her hair wa:
carefully done and she held hel
good-looking head high.
am staying. I'm staying on
your terms. They're the only
right terms. I've been spoiled
and selfish and dictatorial, and
it's taken me a long lifetime to
U0O III Out.
IL never would have found IL
out IL 1 could have protected
myself from the knowledge. You
couldn't have shown me any
other way. 1t hurt-it hurt hor-
ribly. 1t always will hurt.
"You can't hurt the people You
love the most and then find II
out and not be hurt yourself.
But II was the only way could
be helped. It was our good luck
that IL happened like this. l
love you both, and I'm going to
stay"
THE END
Tomorrow's short story: Dolls, y
by Charles McGuirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07

ducing calories than othes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-07

She had bit OF money Of her
own, though not enough TO get
along on without her sons help
Living here with them, most OF
her income was freed now for lux