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Evening star., 1941-10-12
They Con Take h

OfLY recently, a frightfully grouchy
infantry regiment at our camp went
away on field maneuvers. When they
came back they had blistered feet,
sore muscles and lots of mosquito
bites. but their dispositions were as
sweet as pie. The men felt grand be-
cause. during the war games, they had
proved they could take it.
Just keep soldiers busy being SOL
diers and you'll keep them happy.
And I've observed, too, that equip
ment has lot to do with their spirits.
The only soldier who ever broke a
date with me was a member of an
antitank unit who preferred staying
in camp and playing with a stove
pipe" to dancing to the music of
swell swing band. The stovepipes -
Evening star., 1941-10-12
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
ARMY GIRL
Continued from poss seven

and loyalty to each other which no
outsider, man or woman. can hope
to crash through.
One night tall, dark and handsome
glamor boy was giving bevy of us
a very fast line He had been every
where, he said - to Panama, Hawaii,
the Philippines, China - and, to hear
him tell it, he had had all kinds of girls
simply wild about him - blondes,
brunettes and redheads. We were fas-
cinated, but didn't know whether he
was really the veteran soldier and
Romeo he claimed to be or just raw
jeep, so we tried to find out from his
friends. We found out exactly Moth
ing. "He told you it was true, didn't
he?" they would say. and that's all
they would say.
On another occasion, l started
dancing with Kentuckian who told
me solemnly that one of his legs was
longer than the other because he had
been a "ridge-runner' most of his
life. He was very amusing and made
the mistake Of dancing with him twice
in succession and being little more
attentive to him than l should have
been. Well. do you think any of his
pals would dance with me after that?
No, sub! l was ''hs girl" for the rest
of the evening and they wouldn't
horn in.
That kind of thing is annoying at
times, and at times it is funny, but
sometimes it makes me want to cry.
There's something noble about the
fidelity the boys feel toward each
other and their outfits, and it's easy
to imagine how well it might work out
some day on battlefield.
The business of an Army, after all,
is to fight battles and, coming now to
my hints for General Marshall, I've
noticed that most soldiers are more
interested in that business of theirs
than anything else. When they're
mollycoddled, or made to pick up
japanese beetles, or feel they're being
trained for the war of 1917, they're
likely to grippe a lot, but when they're
working hard and really learning the
science of modern warfare you never
hear peep out of them.
Evening star., 1941-10-12
GRAY HAIR
KILLS ROMANCE

You know that gray
hair spells the end of ro-
nance yet you are afraid
to color your hair! You are
afraid Of dangerous dyes.
afraid that it is too difficult,
afraid that the dye will de-
stroy your hairs natural
lustre-afraid. most of all.
that everyone will know
..= A.- = ~ LIlt,
Evening star., 1941-10-12

who won't go out with soldiers.
I'D feel conspicuous walking down
the street with a man in uniform"
one of them told me, and another
always says. "But you know the repu-
tation soldiers have always had"
That kind of attitude makes me
furious. Such girls are just as bad as
fifth columnists; they drive men to
drink and bad company, and they're
silly besides.
There may have been a time when
the Army was full of toughs and rep
robates. but it's not like that today.
Ninety-nine per cent of all soldiers
will behave like gentlemen if you act
like lady, and at the parties I've
attended I've noticed that the chape-
rons never had much to do. The men
attend to their own police work.
At one dance which l went to. for
example, one of the boys who had
been drinking on the sly got to acting
fresh with some of the girls. Well,
that was the last dance he attended.
The girls didn't bar him, but his own
pals saw to it that duty" confined
him to quarters on all future dance
nights.
rs fhs Uniform
I've met soldiers who wanted to
kiss me good night after they had
taken me home, but in my opinion
the average Army man is a good deal
slower on the "pass" than the average
boy in civilian life. It's that uniform
again. 1t makes them self-conscious
and they don't want to do anything
to discredit it.
The majority of enlisted men don't
want you to be too sophisticated. On
the other hand, they don't want you
to be too naive, or young girlish. If
it's a pose, they'll see through it, and
if it isn't you're apt to be let in for
tiresome big-brother act.
One of my friends, Alice, had a
dreadful time when she first started
going with the Army. She was twenty
years old, but a lot of the boys who
weren't much older than she was in.
sisted on treating her as a dear but
dumb little sister. Her hair was re-
sponsible. She'd been wearing it in
bob which made her look younger
than she was. Alice invested in a new
upswept hair-do, and after that she
was regarded as an adult human being.
The Army is particular about things
like that. 1t doesn't want its girl
friends to look too young, or too frilly
or wear too much makeup, and it's
got an almost ridiculous passion for
tidiness. 1t must be something about
their training, for nine soldiers out
of ten don't care what you wear. but
they do want you to look as neat and
trim as a Garand rife that's just been
shined up for inspection.
Another thing which girls should
remember about the military mind
is the fact that there's brotherhood
which exists among soldiers of the
same outfit "a kind of fraternity
Evening star., 1941-03-15
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Evening star., 1941-03-15

WEV, 6;0O-Reput 10 the Nation; How
The Government is speeding up the defense
program,
Wpc, 7:00-Defense for America: The
Hrophone is on hand 10 witness the testing
Of amor plate defenses Of tanks rather con.
tIusiveIy accomplished by subjetng The iron
tIads TO fire from 5O-mm. anti-tank guns.
WJ5V, 7:0O-peopIe's Platform: A quartet
Of labor specialists headed by Mrs. eIlnore
Rerritk, regional director for N. |. R. B., de-
bate important questions relating 10 labor
strikes.
VOL, 7:t5-W. H. Hargraves commander
Of The District Department Of the American
Legion. speaks on the Legions I'D anniversary.
WNAL, 7:45-DonaId N. Nelson. director
Of Purchases for o. P. NJ, on Buying for
Defense"
WINK. S:0O-A snatch Of the District A.
A. u indoor meet, which is holding The stage
Of Uns Arena.
WJSV, 8.30-Duffys Tavern: The placid
atmosphere Of Mr. 0uffys pub is disturbed BY
an utradWamic caller, 0rson WeIIes.
WNAL, o:00-Gen. George e. Marshall
Army chief Of staff, speaks in tommemOHfon
Of The founding Of West Point.
All Stations, 9;30-President Roosevelt ad.
dresses the Nation on The current crisis. The
occasion: The White House Correspondents
Association annual dinner.
WNAL, iOOO-N. B. C. Symphony An.
ofher shortened concert, conducted by George
Sell, lists Nozar's Concerto in f. (Hotense
Nonafh piano soloisD, Brutknef's Symphony
No, g."
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Don't Take Ny
Word for 1t!
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Clearing House

From New Orleans-You ask for
self addressed" envelopes. How
can an envelope address itself?-
L. B.
Answer-The prefix self" means
"to or for oneself" A self addressed
envelope, then, is one that a person
addresses to himself.
From Tampa-Please pronounce
caffeine.-D.
Answer-Never "kaf-FEEN," an
nouncers on coffee programs to the
contrary Notwithstanding. First
choice: CAF-ee-in; second choice,
KAF-ee-een.
From Houston-If 200" Is cor
rect, why isn't it correct to pro-
nounce geological as zoo-logical?-
w. L.
Answer-zoo is a corrupted alb
breviation for geological garden.
The Greek "zoo-." denoting animal,
is pronounced "zOE-oh," to rhyme
with "oh, Oh" Geological, then, is
correctly pronounced: zOE-oh-
LAH-jee-k'l.
- From Winston S EN- - How
should one pronounce mausoleum?
B. E.
Answer-Accent the third sylla-
BILE, maw-soe-LEE-um
This weeks prize for loony logic
goes to the reporter who wrote: "She
broke bottle of champagne against
the prov of the ship which covered
several dignitaries!"
Be a master of words. Increase
your vocabulary the easy, sensible
way. My free pamphlet outlines
q simple plan that will delight
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pAist.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGES


When Peter Rabbit got back to
the place where he had first dis
covered Buster Bear, he found that
he could see nothing except a great
mass of fur. Peter stayed there
just long enough to peek and then
in a sudden panic of fear ran back
the way he had come. Then he sat
still for long time listening. There
was no sound, so once again Peter
grew bold. He began to creep
around underneath the brush to
reach the other side, hoping that he
could get better view of Buster
Bear.
1t look Peter a lcng time to get
around there because. you know,
after each step he stopped to listen
and to work up his courage. In
some places 1t was easy going, but
in others he had to crawl under
tree trunks and broken limbs. But
Peter can get through very small
places, and after while he reached
the place he had started for.
Holding his breath he peeped out
from under the trunk of fallen
tree. There, just in front of him,
lay Buster Bear. Buster was in a
kind of little cave made by the great
pile of brush. Peter could see the
place where Buster had craWled In.
Underneath Buster was a fine bed
of leaves. They looked very much
as if they had been brought there.
Peter wondered if Buster had
brought them there. AS a matter
of fact, Buster had, for Buster is
one who believes in being comfort
able. 1t was quite warm and cozy
underneath that great pile of
brush. Peter noticed that right
away.
For a long time he sat and
stared at Buster. Buster didn't
move Not so much as one of
Busters toes twitcheo. He didn't
move any more than If he were
dead. Peter began to wonder if it
might be that Buster was dead. The
longer he sat there watching, the
more it seemed as if Bustec must
be dead. The thought that he
might be dead made Peter grow
bolder. He crept all around Bus
ter. Quite by accident he touched
one of Busters feet. Still Buster
didn't move. That made 1t seem
all the more as if Buster must be
dead.
But by and by Peter discovered
something that made him scurry
back under the brush for safety.
He discovered that Buster was
breathing. Buster was asleep. At
this discovery Peter was so fright
ened that he started to run away,
but he didn't reach the outside
edge of the brush pile before his
dreadful curiosity got the better
of him. After while he even
crept back, and there sat and
watched for a long time. Then
quite without knowing just why,
1t came over Peter what 1t all
meant. Buster Bear was in that
queer sleep which lasts all winter,
the same kind of queer sleep that
Johnny Chuck goes into in the fall
and from which he doesn't waken
until spring.
Il do believe" thought Peter,
that Buster Bear has spent the
winter here instead of in that ledge
of rocks where he spent last winter.
This is his bedroom, and I've dis
covered it all myself"
Evening star., 1941-03-15

VOL, -chioagoIand Hour: David
Brookman's potion Of several art.forms entitled
ode 10 Chicago also the first movement Of
Dvoraks New World Symphony" Pilgrim S
Chorus" from "TannhauseT."
VOL, ii00-Representaiive Psiman Of
Texas: "Findntine the National Debt
WJSV, tI00-NavaI Reserve Week: Talks
by local officers Of the NdvaI Reserve.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

755 News
500 A. A. Q. Track Nest
SIS WINK on Parade
900 News
9.05 The Bible Way
$50 President Roosevelt
1000 Between Headlines
1915 Treasure Chest
1870 Parkway Party
1900 News
l1:05 Dream Time
11:30 News From London
1l:35 Dream Time
200 News Nitecap
100 Sign OF
Evening star., 1941-03-15
LETTER-OUT
By Bruno

the word
column opposite
Leered OUT
correctly this kind of a fellow touchy.
% Yesterdays LETTER-O OUT.
Letter-Out
DITCHESCHIDES (scolds).
CA Cdich).
spaces.
WREAKED (they or hirn).
CANTERS- q
Evening star., 1941-03-15
POINTS FOR PARENTS

A silent printed Dord is more
Dillingly obeyed than a shouted
FOCAL one.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

100 News
1:O1 Harmony Hall
1:15 Boy Scouts in Action
100 Program Resume
1:35 Tonic Tunes
1:45 Melody Ramblings
200 News
2.05 Swing Session
300 News
3 05 Poetry Preferred
3:15 At the Novachord
3 30 Cha 0el in the Sky
400 News
4.05 BY Request
Evening star., 1941-03-15
EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY.
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

Star Sports; Late sports by Ray Michael,
lkAL, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
WINY--75ow.; t,3tok.

500 News
Sol Popular Prelude
$50 Keys to Happiness
5.45 News
500 Name the Band
6:15 Shirley Povich
$50 Dinner Music
6:45 Mental Hygiene
roo News
7:O5 A. A. q. Track Prev.
7.l5 Sunday SchooI Lesson
7:3O Freund's Gypsy Chor
7.45 In Modern Tempo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19

And so, through the enthusiasm produced by The BIG
COLOR PAGES, ois-eonditioned ice refrisero'ors
featured Of Americas leading department store:
Important advertisers are justified in g-gun"
campaigns of BIG COLOR PAGES in The American
Weekly particularly in times like these
And just as the NORTH CAROLINA and the
WASHINGTON also have secondary batteries of
twenty high-elevaton 5inch guns batteries that
can blast air feet of the sky trade salvo for
salvo with cruisers destroyers -. The American
Weekly offers advertisers smaller units in color and
bIack-and white that provide typical effectiveness
when minimum sized space is used
The American Weekly would like to talk over
definite plan for any advertiser who is looking for
more striking power target too big to miss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19

Dealers say: when color page in The American
Weekly is scheduled, we can count on demand 1t
justifes special displays and special effort"
This being common experience it is not plain
sehshness for The American Weekly to say that adj
vertisers could use more BIG COLOR PAGES in it
to their profit and advantage.
The National Association of Ice Industries has
advertised natural fee refrigeration in general mag
aznes for FIVE years Several months ago it was
decided to buy two BIG COLOR PAGES to appear in
the May IL and June issues of The American
Weekly Here is just one thing that happened:
When the schedule Of BIG COLOR PAGES Of The
National Association Of Ice Industries come 10 the
attention Of R. n. Macy Company, they purchased
q line Of Of the Io4l cir conditioned ice re-
frieeroors 10 be advertised in The American Weekly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19

BASIS for justihable confidence of success can be
found in any activity that deserves succeed The
rules haven't changed.
An advertiser who wishes 10 command the worlds
greatest market uses BIG COLOR PAGES in The
American Weekly, and uses them consistently-just
as the admiral of the feet, with big job to do,
orders his BIGGEST guns into action.
He commissions a NORTH CAROLINA or
WASHINGTON for the job!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19

An advertisers message in The American Weekly
is carried into more than 100000 homes-a mar
ketwith enough purchasing power to assure glowing
future for most products, BY Itself, alone
Expectations of success can be calculated in advance
Most important advertisers, part of their ex-
perence, know the striking power of BIG COLOR
PAGES in The American Weekly.
1t is this unit of space, in this publication, that is
so often called on when special job of great inn
portance is to be done. When hundreds of new sales
outlets are wanted. When displays are desired in
thousands of outlets. When there is need TO bring
in the greatest number of coupons, at lowest cost
per inquiry.
Sales managers and statesmen say Il can merchan-
disc The American Weekly can get action It's hot"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19

The commissioning on April of the NORTH
CAROLINA, and last week of her sister ship
the WASHINGTON, are events which may turn
the course of history
With them, and other battle wagons now build
ing the United States goes back to its traditional
naval policy of BIGGER GUNS TO dish it out"
GREATER RANGE TO hit. first HEAVIER ARMOR TO
take it."
WORLDS MIGHTIEST WARSHIPS,' say the head
lines Confidence in the NORTH CAROLINA and
WASHINGTON is not based on guesswork. They
were designed, with others of their Gloss build
ing, TO commend the seas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-19

uss NORTH CAROLINA and WASHINGTON each has
nine is-inch guns Weight OF SHE'LL 24oo pounds
Weight OF broadside from one ship n 500 pounds.
Range $4,000 yards about 20 miles. a
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Changes in Handling
Traffic Cases Urged
After Detroit Study
Clerk BrumhoII Proposes
Added Judge, Violations
Bureau in Report

An additional judge to handle
traffic cases tried before juries and
establishment here of Police Court
violations bureau to dispose OF
traffic cases involving minor Of
fenses was proposed yesterday by
Walter F. Bramhall, clerk of Police
Court.
Mr.. Bramhall, in a report made
after a detailed survey of the De-
troit Traffic Court and its related
agencies, made other recommended
tions which he believes might be
applied to advantage in Washington
While the report has no official
status, since MI. Bramhall wrote
it after his own personal study, he
has submitted it to the Police Court
judges, officials of the American
Automobile Association and the
Keystone Automobile Club for study
and comment.
Mr.. Bramhall also recommended:
l. Establishment of a court rec
ordS division, which would keep
complete records of all persons who
came to court, including deScrip-
tions. Under the present system,
1t was pointed out, the clerks
Office does not even keep ages or
addresses, but depends on police
for this information and often a
defendants court record may be-
come confused with that of another
person, it was said
2 That police be detailed to court
to serve warrants, summonSes and
attachments, instead of having the
warrants go to police headquarters
and from there being sent to the
precincts for service. The suggested
plan, he feels, would serve to expe-
dite procedure.
3. Establishment of a psychopathic
clinic Ito safeguard the public
against drivers who are mentally
unfit"
4. Adjustment of requirement
that automobiles pass to the right
of streetcar loading zones or plat
forms, to expedite the flow of traffic.
5. Require drivers to have photo
graphs attached to permits for posi-
tive Identification.
6. Appointment of additional po-
hcemen for traffic duty.
Detroit's Problems Like Districts.
Il selected the city of Detroit" ?"
Mr.. Bramhau said, because it has
enjoyed the reputation of being very
progressive in its handling of traffic
matters and because a number of
its traffic problems may well be
compared with our own. Like Wash
ington, Detroit has no subWays nor
elevated railways, but depends en-
tirely upon surface cars, buses and
passenger vehicles to carry its heavy
traffic, which is concentrated in a
comparatively restricted downtown
business section"
Commenting on the way the De-
troit Violations Bureau functions,
Mr.. Bramhall said:
1T provides the means of accept
Evening star., 1941-04-27

ing pleas of guilty and receiving
standardized fines in minor offenses
which, in the opinion Of the judges,
are not of sufficient importance to
require actual appearance in the
court"
A total of 443.842 tickets were re-
ceived by the Detroit police from
its Violations Bureau during 1e40
Mr.. Bramhall pointed out. And, of
the total, the bureau settled 221, ,720
without going to court. BY accept
ing pleas of guilty, the bureau re-
ceived fines totaling s613,763, a sum
greater than the total fines i'm
posed by the court for more serious
offenses. he said. The total traffic
fines amounted to more than ST.
100000. including those imposed by
the traffic judges, Mr.. Bramhall
said.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Represents Phone Workers

Charles Vinton Koons, Washing
ton attorney and faculty member
of the Georgetown University eve
ming law school, has been appointed
Washington information and con-
tact Representative of the National
Federation of Telephone Workers, it
was announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

vernalis, hollyhocks, a variety of
hardy lilies, trillium. anchusa with
forget-me-not flowers, amimerla,
dwarf bleeding heart, ophiopogon,
linum perene, a variety of hardy
pinks, neviussa alabomiensis, ere
murus or fox-tail lilies, rosebushes,
snow wreath, spirea bridal WREATH,
syringas, Kerria japonica COR globe
f1ower), Grape myrtle and many
others.
There are a dozen rare orchids
in bloom in the orchid house of
the Botanic Garden.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

itol Hill, between First and Canal
streets and Independence avenue
S.W. About half of the planting
space in this triangle is devoted to
rock gardens.
In the show are more than 60
large bushes of hardy azaleas in
luxuriant bloom-red, orange, yell
low, pink, salmon. peach, orchid.
lavender and white Around the
fountain and along all the borders
are more than $4,000 pansy plants
in full bloom. There are six large
wisteria bushes. Eight large lilac
Evening star., 1941-04-27
PIun Proqrum of Pluys

The Southwest Community Play
ers and the Masquers of the Roose-
velt Community Center will present
program of plays at the new
jefferson Junior High School at
Sis pm. Friday. The programs
are under the auspices of the Com
munity Center and Fairgrounds De-
DartmentS,
Evening star., 1941-04-27

bushes are in bloom and several of
the Persian lilacs. Several thousand
tulips are in bloom. mostly of the
Darwin type, but there also is an
exceptional collection of botanical
tulips of surprising flower forma-
tions and including some rare
green varieties.
Large clumps of white candytuft
and a wide variety of creeping
phlox brighten the area. Among
other. plants are aenemone, white
violets, columbine, phlox, yucca,
dwarf iris, statice eximia, adonis
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Botanic Garden Show Offers
Hints for Home Lawns

Designed to show Washington
people and visitors how they can
adorn their own yards at this sea-
son, the outdoor show has been ar
ranged in the "home and garden"
triangle site, surrounding the Bar
tholdi Fountain, at the foot of Cap
Evening star., 1941-04-27

After breaking all records for at
tendance at the annual spring in
door flower show the Botanic Gar
den has its outdoor spring show
ready for inspection today. More
than 80 900 persons visited the in
door show Easter Sunday.