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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-30

Peruvian Ambassador
Entertains Gen. Melgar.
The eve of Memorial Day found
members of society enjoying gay
round of festivities, and among the
MANY parties were those gwen 10
honor distinguished visitors from
other lands. Several luncheon par
ties were arranged. The Peruvian
Ambassador, Senior Don Manuel de
Freve v Santander, entertained Tor
Gen. Fernando Melgar, military
aide and military head OF the PERU
Wan Presidents household. Gen.
Melgar is here for a few days and
later will make tour OF military
air posts and fields in this country.
Later Gen. Melgar was honor guest
at a cocktail party the Naval Attache
and Sonora de Labar gave IN their
apartment in the woodward.
Brazilian Ambassador
Is Host at Luncheon.
The Brazilian Ambassador and
senhora de Martins also arranged an
informal luncheon party for the
Secretary to the President of Brazil,
Senior LUZ Vergera, who came to
this country for his health. He was
accompanied to the United States
by Senhora de Vergera and their
daughter, but they did not come to
Washington for his brief visit here.
The Ambassador and Senhora de
Martins also were hosts at dinner
Wednesday evening for the visitor.
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Bruggmann gave an informal lunch
con Yesterday, entertaining in honor
of the latter's brother-in-law and
sister, the newly-appointed Swedish
Minister to Canada and Nine. WIKI
man, who are spending short time
in Washington en- route to Ottawa
from his former post in Belgium.
Both Nine. Bruggmann and Nine.
Wijkman were married here while
their father, the late Mr.. Henry c..
Wallace, was Secretary of Agrlcul-
ture. Their brother, Mr.. Henry A.
Wallace, now Vice President, served
as Secretary of Agriculture during
the first two administrations of
President Roosevelt.
The newly-appointed Uruguay
Minister to Colombia, Senior Alfredo
de Castro, spent yesterday in Wash
ington last evening and was guest
at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club given by the Minister at Wash
ington, Senior j. Richling.
The newly-appointed Minister to
Colombia and Sonora de Castro
have been in this country about a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-30
Holiday Parties Feature
Society's Observance
Of Memorial Day
Two Naval Academy Glasses Will
Hold Reunions Tonight and
Several Di plomats Entertain

holiday parties Capital
residents the week end for brief vacation
contingent particularly has planned number parties for
night Mrs Richard M Cults will entertain at dinner at the
Club Others who will gather to celebrate Memorial
members of the Naval Acadmys 1884, who will
will
marking anniversary their graduation Capt
Phillips the cocktail party which will precede
the latter affair.
breakfast this morning at the
James Melton OF the Metropolitan Opera
solo services Arlington National Cemetery
today administrator Of veteran affairs,
the services Mr. Wood past COM
of
Ellison D. Smith and Edwin G.
Joseph r. Bryon john E.
Justice James W. Norris " Gen.
marshal of the Memorial Day parade MI Alexander
Folzof Attorney General Mr. James g. Yader MI
Howard S. Fisk Mr. William d Harga'e o
Miller DR. Malcolm Gibbs Mr. T. Cauoe
Babcok Miller c. Foster MAJ Gen James
Drain Mai Hugh OConno Roberts Col John lhonas
Howard Snyder Dr f. T.
J. Scke, Mr. Max Bogen MI D r. oouae'
Jacobsen Mr. Ralph L. Chanoers MI "
Smith, William r.
Mr. Theodore F. CoggsWel MI Ben ~ az
Fraser Mr. John j. Cafnooy LII "ie
oyerboser Mr. william Slattery and Mr.. j. ST. Clair COOK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-30
HOnored at Shower

Miss Barbara Henning, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears Hem
ming, whose marriage to 1t. Thomas
Courtenay O'Connell will take place
June II, was the honor guest at a
shower given yesterday by Mrs. Irene
Caldwell. Assisting Mrs. Caldwell
were Mrs. Scott Lucas, Mrs. Wayland
Brooks, Mrs. William E Borah, Mrs.
Albert Warner and Mrs. Donald
Richhprc
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Evening star., 1941-04-19

the wagons and wheeled toys that
otherwise are forever underfoot.
If you have little time and en-
ergy for a garden but want the ef-
feet of growing things around you
plan your selection of shrubs and
plants with this in mind. There are
many good old standbys which de-
mand very little care and give full
value for the bit of watering and
pruning they get. For quick growth
and color effects select annual bed
ding plants according to color,
height of growth and mass. With
very little time this will give you
flowers for your house to cut each
morning and a secluded. restful
area that will give you outdoor re-
Taxation all summer.
Combination of Ideas.
Combine your ideas for property
improvement, for outdoor living and
for shutting off Objectionable Wis
tas SO that the one investment in
both labor and expense settles all
three. If possible get together with
your neighbors, as it is often to
the advantage of all to work on a
plan that keeps the whole block ho-
mogenous. Sometimes good neigh
bOrs can arrange a garden effect
by taking down property divisions,
merging two or three lots and plant
ing and planning them as one. This
may be done without in any way
curtailing the individual prefer
ences of anyone. Now, while trees,
shrubs and lawns are in skeleton
stage, is the best time to judge
what improvements should be made
Evening star., 1941-04-19

to the collectors, and other such
necessary details of household to be
considered which always seem to in
terfere with your garden ideas,
make arrangements for these things
first. Screen your drying yard from
the house and the street. This area,
if large enough, might contain the
children's sand pile and swings at
the farther end. If you use a grass
surface or fine gravel it also will
serve as play court for badmin-
ton and similar games. We suggest
grass, as it is cooler, less dusty and
more pleasant in every way, al
though it will take cutting and roll
ing. If there is a covered shed in
this area it will serve nicely for
Evening star., 1941-04-19

which should be removed. Cavity
filling is usually work for a tree
surgeon. but sometimes only treat
ment of this nature will save a
tree. Spraying is one of the chief
cares, and here the rule is to know
what pest the spraying is aimed at,
because the various insects and
fungus enemies of trees have differ
ent habits and differing vulnera-
bilities.
Is trees are to be beautiful and
appear in spring with a new and
denser crown of foliage, they should
be properly fed. Impoverished soil
should be fertilized, and many tree
experts believe that every large tree
should be given a thorough feeding
just before the leaves break in the
spring.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

Now that the Easter parade is
over it might be a good idea to
take tour around your own prop
erty and look at it with an eye
to making Improvements. Before
many days have passed delicate
green leaves on the trees will foUi
us into believing that things are
better than they are. The first flush
of spring buds will make us forget
that there is a long summer ahead,
and it might be fun to keep the
green background and the bright
color of flowers by little planning
now.
Possibly you have an ugly garage
that you always have intended to
blot out of your landscape in one
way or another, but have put the
job of from year to year Possibly
the view into your neighbor's back
yard is the one thing that prevents
your enjoyment of the terrace be-
yond your dining room but it
would be possible to screen it off by
the use of a fence or wall and some
vines, and enjoy dinner out of doors
all summer. Most of us have some
problem which a few dollars and
some interesting labor might cor
rect Let's strike while the joy of
oeing out of doors is at white heat,
and excitement lends speed and
genius to willing hands.
IUorIysrn o,, D,a~.x
Don't let the cost of things deter
you-for it is possible to achieve a
delightful effect with a limited
budget. If the purse is fat you may
invest in masonary wall or woven
wood fence and shrubs from the
growers. If it is very slim you can
work wonders with very fine mesh
chicken wire feet high. Paint this
white and train morning glories or
other annual climbers to form a pat
tern in panels or diamond blocks
across the length of it. The effect
of the deep green and the flower
colors in neat pattern will distract
the eye from any unpleasant feature
beyond the fence.
A garage wall might be turned
into garden shelter that will be
enjoyed all summer. For cover, a
simple, white-painted trellis strong
enough to carry the weight of grape
vine or wistaria is suggestion; or
an awning which extends 8 or 10
feet from the roof line of the garage
to frame of iron pipe would offer
shelter from the sun. At either side
of this, placed so the sun may reach
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Neglect Of Trees Often
Nav Result in Loss

In checking over the property
with an eye to making spring re-
pairs and improvements, the home
owner should not neglect his trees,
since failure to consider their es-
sential needs may often result in
loss.
Most old trees have dead branches
Evening star., 1941-04-19
Dance at GreenbeIt Tonioht

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Greenbelt Hospital will give a dance
IN the Greenbelt MD Elementary
School at 10 o'clock tonight. Pro-
ceeds will be used for hospital
equipment.
Evening star., 1941-04-19
The Home Clinic
Spring Is Time to Plan Improvements
To Grounds and Property

| them. might be pots Of geraniums
or balcony petunias, set in brackets
on the wall A flooring of green
lawn, brick laid in sand, or fiagstones
are all within the abilities of the
family. This garden spot furnished
with several low-slung. reclining
chairs and a swing makes an in
formal resting place With an elec-
trio outlet from the garage the
breakfast coffee pot might be plug
ged in here, or ice tea served in the
afternoon.
Arrangements for Children.
If there are children in the fam
lily and you fear to combine grow
ing things with their activities, if
there are such items as a drying
yard for clothes, the trash con-
tainers which must be available
Evening star., 1941-04-19

Tobacco shipped from Cuba to the
United States in a rectnt month
was valued at nearly $850,OOo.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-11
Q SERIAL STORY
CONSCRIPT'S WIFE

They went to Mrs. Larkin's
first. Bill hadn't been back
there. IF he shows up, tele-
phone this number at once!"
They left Mrs. Larkin with her
mouth wide open.
At noon they drove to the
airport to meet Pauls plane. He
looked rumpled and disturbed.
A blue bruise under his right
eye and a puffiness on his jaw
were silent reminders of his
meeting with Bill. Martha swal-
lowed hard before she could
say, Hello, Paul."
Suzanne didn't bother with
greetings. "Any news in New
York before you left?"
mo" He looked at Martha
I'm sorry as the devil. But
couldn't do anything with him.
He-he was drunk"
II know. Oh, Paul, whatll
happen to him if he doesn't 60
back to camp"
Nothing he doesn't Deserve"
Paul said grimly. But at her
white face, at the misery in her
eyes, he relented. II guess it's
not all his fault" he muttered.
We'll find him. Well smooth
things out"
But they didn't find him. The
long hours dragged on and on.
Endlessly. Martha sat in the car
between Paul and Suzanne, 60
ing from one building to an
other. They checked up on the
YMCA, on all the hotels, on
overnight rooming houses. They
consulted with the detective
agency, and drove around to
find out If by any chance Bill
had appeared at Air Transport.
At 6 o'clock Martha was faint
and terror stricken. Hope SEEM
ed to be dying inside her. She
couldn't even tell herself any
more that they would find him.
She could only sit there in the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-11
BY BETTY WALLACE

car, thinking of Bill as he must
be thinking of himself. Suz-
anne's words this morning had
illuminated some of that for her.
Bill thought he was a wronged
man, a man whose wife had
been running around with his
best friend. Bill thought of him
self as shamefully treated, SO he
had kicked over the traces,
venting his bitterness at the
shackles of discipline.
Martha thought, too, of stories
she had heard. Stories in which
men like that went out on wild
benders, reeling through the
streets of strange cities, meet
ing with unspeakable accidents.
Fear, a dark and paralyzing
force, grew swiftly and relent-
lessly. Her numbed brain, her
tired body, could fight it off no
longer.
ooh, Paul, I know Bills hurt.
Maybe he's dead. We'd have
found him If he weren't in a
hospital somewhere. Or a
morgue. I feel it, Paul. I feel
It," She was babbling, sudden
ly unable to curb this hysteria.
Paul's foot tramped on the
brake. Suzanne said, "She's
caved in, that's all. Take us
home, Paul. I'll put her to bed"
"No, no! I must 60 on. We
must find him. Even if he's dead,
I must know"
Hes not dead" Suzanne said
harshly. we'll find him. But
you'll be a wreck on our hands
If you don't get some rest"
Lying in bed, Martha's fears
marched on in her mind. She
couldn't rid herself of the ter
rible pictures of Bill hurt, Bill
killed. Suddenly a chill shook
her, and then another. She was
shuddering in uncomfortable
spasms, and Suzanne, fright
ened, sent for the doctor.
Martha never knew what SUI
zanne told him. Her teeth were
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-11

~ n;;,..,. at.ef Cerrssp sa1ent

" oievlss otaif Correspondent
4 nUAfLAS. Tex, Jan. 1.-THE
1919 room In the world. !.
n ltkput ! single window. !.
nnde liveable by the worlds
STREET air-cQpditioning system
Z. Illuminated by one OF the
yvorld's most powerful lighting
systems. yes, it's quite an air
srlnne factory North American
Aviation, Inc, is rushing to
cosnpletion just outside Dallas.
/ Company officials hope army
planes will be rolling out OF the
plant by mid-March.
/ Biz Is the word for Just about
everything related to this enter
prise.
y; Bls 8 the word for the plant
Itself, which will cover one mil
lion square feet.
Biz u the word for its cost
$1,000, 900.
Big Is the word for govern
meuS contracts already assured
$40, 900, 900 worth.
BUILT m LINE
WITH EUROPE'S LESSONS
BACKED by the government
IN building the new plant, North
American bought 40 acres ad-
Joining Hensley Field, an army
air base four miles west of Dali
las. Ground was broken last
Sept. 20. Company officials ex-
pect to be making planes by
March.
The plant Is being built with
m eye to all the lessons learned
from Erope's experience with
bombs from the air. For the
most part it will be one story
high. It will have no windows.
The roofs will consist of steel
deck with PA inches Of asphalt
dip, cane fibre insulation, in
turn covered by tar and gravel.
II Z bomb strikes such a roof.
there Is no crash Of ruined
masonry. The bomb would hit
. floor made Of five-inch rein
forced concrete slabs, laid over
= three-inch sand cushion. Bull
ders believe 4 bomb would not
greatly interfere with produc-
ton.
The roof will be thoroughly
camouflaged. A complete 18-
hole golf course with artificial
trees and shrubs will be painted
on Il.
SAME SYSTEM HEATS
AND AIR CONDITIONS
THE factory will have six
units: the main building, largest
room In the world, $50 by $40
feet, covering q floor space of
036, 400 square feet; hanger
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COPYRIGHT. toAt.
NEA SERVICE. INC.

chattering, her head was SWIM
ming, but she kept moaning,
Doctor, I'm all right. If they'd
only let me up! I've got to do
something. I've got to find him!"
you've got to get quiet,
Madam" The doctor swabbed a
spot on her arm, jabbed in the
needle, and said, Nov 60 to
sleep"
II can't, can't"
But in a little while, she felt
the drug taking hold. Dissolving
something in her brain which
wanted to hold on. Something
which fought, and was losing
slowly. -.
It was morning when she
awoke. Late morning. And Su-
zanne's face told her at once that
Bill was still missing. "Paul's on
his way over. We're driving to
camp, to look around the town
close by. The detective thinks
maybe he went back and didn't
have the nerve to report. Some
times they do that"
Not Bill, Martha thought
bleakly. If he went back, he'd
seen it through all the way. But
she said nothing. Her mind
seized on the fact that Paul and
Suzanne were going away. She'd
be alone. She could get up-look
for Bill herself
She lay there, uncomplain-
ingly, while Paul come in and
asked how she felt. She nodded
when he said, "You must stay
in bed, Martha. The doctor says
you must" Reluctantly, he left
with Suzanne. She waited until
she heard the car start off. Then
she got out of bed resolutely.
A cab took her to the garage
where she had left Peg, after
she drove Butch out to the farm.
Standing there in the garage,
waiting for the man to get'the
dilapidated old car out from
behind the truck that hedged
it in, Martha thought suddenly,
1.-THE farm! Butch! If Bill were
anywhere in town. he'd think
of Butch" Her lips began to
CULVER. OF course!
She remembered how she had
thought Of Butch as the only
child they had. She recalled how
Butch's warm body, his adoring
brown eyes, the little rough kiss
of his tongue, had been her only
comfort in those black moments
when she was driving away
from Helen's, back to Air Trans
port, after her quarrel with Bill.
Bill loves Butch even more
than I dol" In a great shining
blaze Of certainty, she drove out
Of town to the farm. She ran
from the car straight through
the path TO the runway in the
back of the house.
"Butch" she called tremu-
lousy. Butch"
There was the answering
bark of a pack of animals. The
high yelping of q little fox ter
rier, the growl of chow.
Butch's own familiar sharp, de-
lighted voice.
Then, rounding the corner Of
the house, Martha stopped short.
For Butch was barking, jumping
excitedly at the feet of . tall
man in olive drab.
"Billw she screamed. "Oh,
Bill, we've looked everywhere
for you'll" -.
Ito De Continued)
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-11
CHAPTER xxx


Suzanne Decker, still in her
nightgown, her feet bare, ran
into Martha's room the moment
she put down the receiver after
the phone call from Paul. She
slipped her arms around Mar
tha's shoulders.
Don't worry, Martha. Well
find him. Well bring him back
to camp"
A new assurance radiated
from her, a calm certainty. "Tll
see this through for you, because
I blame myself for every bit
of it. If / hadn't started it, spout
ing all those senseless accusa-
tions there in the hospital, Bill
wouldn't have become jealous
and crazy.
II lost my head, Martha. Now
Bills lost his. You see, that's
why I can understand about
him. He must be going through
the same things I went through,
Jealousy, suspicion, a sort of
savage rage that makes you
want to smash out and hurt
someone. It's like storm-like
a black thick fog over every
thing, and you see things dis
torted, out of all proportion.
Little unimportant things seem
sinister - everybody's against
you-you want to make some
one pay for what they've done
to you.
Bill wanted to make Paul
pay. I-oh, Martha, forgive me.
I wanted to make you suffer!
Don't blame Bill. This isn't his
fault. It's mine. But I'm going
to straighten it out. I swear I
will"
Martha was weeping softly.
For that one wild moment when
Suzanne had left the corroding
jealousy in her heart reach out
to tear at them all with cruel
claws, they were paying with
this nightmare of disaster. The
forces Suzanne had set in mo-
ton then were speeding now,
like an express train out of con-
troll, to smash into tragedy their
love, their marriage, Bills year
in the Army which should have
been a sacred duty.
Get dressed, Martha" SUI
zanne reached for the phone.
"rm going to do exactly what
Paul did in New York, Hire a
detective agency, first thing"
Afterward, she insisted on
Martha's eating a complete
breakfast. "Orange Juice isn't
enough. Eat that toast. Take
some eggs. Drink your coffee!"
O. At $50, Suzanne went back to
the phone. She spoke to the
Chief, at his home. 1--WE just
talked to Paul Elliott in New
York. It's very important that
II Mrs. Marshalls husband
should come to the office, you
must keep him there. Lock him
into a private office II you have
to, Mrs. Marshall won't be in
today" She hung up, giving no
explanation.
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Hockey
Schedule
~ NE Associated Press
NatiOnal League

~ NE Asssslale6 Press
NatiOna1 League
New York Rangers at Mon
treal. W. IL
Detroit at Boston.
American League
Springfield 1t Cleveland.
American Asseciatiou
Saint Paul at Omaha.
mo GAMES LAST MIGHTY
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-11
Fights
Last Night
IN enc Assseiatel Prom

~ the Asseetaeed Press
oTRENTON, N. J. - Paulie
Walker, 1874, Trenton, and Ken
Overlin, 165, Washington, mid
dleweight champion, drew (10-
non-title).
PITTSBURGH - Steve Bel
loise, 152h, New York. OUT
pointed Ossie (Bulldog) Harris,
18TH, Pittsburgh (10); Harry
Bobo, 204, Pittsburgh, stopped
Bill Boyd, 185, Baltimore ~. u
CINCINNATI - EzxarS|
Charles, 1853, Cincinnati, out
pointed Billy Bengal, 161, Del
troit (10).
CHICAGO-Arne Anderson
1872, st. Paul, knocked out Franz
Green, $50, Chicago ~.
SAN FRANCISCO - Pauli(
Peters, 1S5. San Francisco, out
pointed Buddy O'Dell, lS0, Chi
cago (6). n 4
NEW YORK - Monty Pisns
tore, 1891, New York, knocked
cut Joe Torres, l41M, Puert
Rico az; Mickey Farber, lS09
New York, outpointed Norma
(Red) Rain, 1904. PhiladelphA|
CO...
NEWARK, N. J.-Frank pol
edo, 1o2, Jersey City, knoehe
out Tommy Adams l0S, Nsv
ark (0).
LANCASTER, Fl. - Ab
Kaufman, 13S. New York, o.
pointed Patsy Gall, 40 y, Hasl
ton. p. 90.
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YESTERDAY: Suzanne and Martha
search the bars, but find no trace Of
Hill. Early next morning. Martha tele-
phenes camp headquarters, asks for
Bill. The sdjutant tells her Bill 10 A.
w. o. L.. that he will be classed n .
deserter II he does not return. Almost
Immediately Paul calls from New York.
Bill came 10 the hotel. knocked Paul
down. He disappeared then. Paul u
worried for Martha's safety. 10 hurrying
home.