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Evening star., 1941-05-25
Masons Will Select
Queen 10 Rule Over
Night Of Thrills
16 Entered in Contest;
Program to Be Given at
Griffith Stadium June 6

A silver cup and the privilege OF
reigning over the Night of Thrills
conducted by Washington Masons at
Griffith Stadium June are in
store for the winner of a contest to
select the Queen of Washington
Masonry" which gets under way in
earnest this week.
Balloting at the Masonic Temple,
Thirteenth street and New York
avenue NV, will name the winner
from among Is candidates. Thomas
Mel. Davis and Viola Thompson
head committees of the Masons and
Order of the Eastern Star in charge
of the contest. The winner will be
announced Saturday.
The entertainment starting at
pm. will include baseball game, a
circus, number OF individual acts
and the pageant and crowning of
the queen.
With the units they represent, the
candidates in the contest are Miss
Mildred Thompson. Friendship
Chapter; Mrs. Anne Power GroomS,
Lafayette Lodge Chapter; Mrs. Ann
Silverman Temple Chapter; Miss
Mary White, EleCta Chapter Miss
Margaret Mielke, Ruth Chapter:
Miss Mary Edna Stailey, Goodwill
Chapter Miss Janet jenkins, Bethel
No. 5: Mrs. Ruth B. Wertz, Trinity
Chapter: Miss Ethel Reed, Bethel
No. l; Miss Ann M. jacobson, Leb-
anon Chapter; Miss Helen Sandberg,
ST. Johns Lodge Chapter: Miss
Dorothy E. Clair, Lebanon Chapter
No. 25; Miss Doris Rook, Bethel No.
2; Miss Gloria Caldwell, Bethel No.
g. Mrs. Clarie E. Lowd, Warren G..
Harding Chapter, and Miss Marie
Larnach, Dawson Lodge.
Thomas o. VALENTINE, general
chairman. announced that Offices of
the committee will be open at the
temple from now until the Might
Of Thrills" Tickets will be available
there.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
May Sole Of Defense
Stamps Is 81, 304, 800
Es the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury reported yesterday
that defense stamp sales totaled
S2,304,800 in the first II days of
May.
Best seller was the 25-cent de-
nomination, which brought in $775,-
$50.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Alusku's Racial Makeup

Alaska's population of 72.524 in
cludes 1910 whites. 1876 Eskimos,
1928 Indians, $500 Aleuts, 263
japanese and 633 of unknown race,
according to the 1910 census.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
American Industry
Held Better Protected
Than in World War
F.B. |. Is Operating With
Prevention Technique,
Assistant Director Says

American industry now has bet
ter safeguards against' sabotage
than it had during the World War,
Louis B. Nichols. assistant director
of the Federal Bureau of InveSti-
CATION, yesterday told a luncheon
meeting of the District Home Eco
nomics Women in Business The
F. B. l., in a Nation wide campaign,
Is operating with a prevention tech
nique, he declared.
The F. B. I. has an intensive
and far-reaching program to pro-
tect defense plants" he said. "A
comprehensive survey has been
made to find points where a saboteur
would be likely to strike first and
on the basis of our survey we set
up safeguards against sabotage"
Two stories were told by the
speaker to illustrate how the F.. B I.
is helping protect industry.
An agent visited a manufacturing
plant in the course of a routine in
speCtion and the management
SAAO"SO lIIAll Will pI
new concrete and steel vault in
which blue prints and specifications
OF Government work we're kept. But
the agent discovered that the back
of the vault had a window in it and
within reach was fire escape.
In another instance involving a
heavy reinforced concrete vault. an
F. B. I. agent found the combina-
ton for the tumbler lock had been
plainly scratched into black paint
nearby.
If you know of 10 people in your
community who are considered a
menace it is we'll to first ascertain
definitely that they are a menace,
then gradually move in, encircle
them with barriers to prevent them
from doing harm. That is the policy
of the F. B. I in the emergency"
Mr.. Nichols declared.
There are public enemies by the
score who when they arise are
under scrutiny of the F. B. I. When
they go to bed they are under the
same sharp scrutiny"
While warning against "hysteria,
which he said sometimes breaks out
after fires and explosions, the
speaker, in answer to a question,
told his audience:
IF you have knowledge mot
rumorSl of activity inimical to ma
tional defense, urge you to report
it to the F. B. 1. Some trivial act
in some part of the country may
be the key to big situation"
Mr.. Nichols was introduced by
Miss Mary Mason of the National
Broadcasting Co. Miss Bernice
Burns, chairman of the group,
presided.
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Three Geodetic Survey
Vessels May Enter
Navy Service Soon
Ships in Alaskan Waters
Would Be Used us
Minesweepers
BY OLIVER MCKEE.

AS an initial step in the possible
transfer to the armed services of part
of its personnel, equipment and
fleet, the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey soon may turn over to the
Navy for use as minesWeepers three
of its survey vessels DOW operating
in Alaskan waters, il IS disclosed
yesterday.
These three Ships-the Guide, Pho
neer and Discoverer-are former
Navy minesWeeperS that saw sew
ice overseas during the World War
They we're acquired by the Coz It
and c Otetic Survey soon after the
war. Now the Navy wants than
back. and their transfer recently
has been the subject of discussions
between high officials Of the Navy
and Commerce Department.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey.
which is Part OF the Commerce De-
partment, has a personnel of about
1900, of whom ITO are commits
stoned officers. In 1917 Congress
passed legislation authorizing the
President, in time of emergency,
to transfer to the War and Navy
Departments such vessels. equip
ment, stations and personnel Of
the Coast and Geodetic Survey as he
may deem to the best interest of
the country"
At the end of the emergency the
law provides that the personnel and
equipment thus transferred shall
be returned to the survey.
Will Continue as Commerce Agency.
Though a substantial transfer of
personnel and equipment to the
War and Navy Departments seems
likely, the survey will continue as
a Department of Commerce agency
and retain part of its personnel, it
was said yesterday.
Seven vessels of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey fleet are now in
Alaskan waters. Because Alaska
is now an important defense area,
the Alaskan surveys are being speed
ed up. The work will cover the
waters near the Aleutian Islands,
where new defense bases are being
established. and the area south of
the Alaskan peninsula. The sur
vey is also charting the approaches
to the harbor at Anchorage, where
the Army has large post.
Modern charts of the waters of
Alaska and the Aleutian Islands
have hitherto been lacking. BY
concentrating as many ships as
possible in Alaskan waters. the sur
vey is speeding up its program. To
complete the work. however, will
require several years.
The survey may later send a YES
sci to locate, by astronomical OBJ
servation, the exact location of Little
Diomede Island. and chart the near
by waters. This island. in the Beh-
ring Straits, is close to the inter-
national boundary line between
Alaska and Siberia. On Big Dio-
mede Island, hardly stones throw
distant, the Russians are reported
to have established meteorolog-
ical and scientific station.
Demand for Charts Increases.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey
supplies aeronautical charts for the
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Exhibit to Show Work
Of Handicapped Pupils

An exhibit of manual and aca-
demic achievements by more than
$50 handicapped children of the Dis
trict public schools will be held
tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday
in the Force School, l740 MasSa-
chuSetts avenue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodman. super
intendent of the division for educa-
ton of handicapped children, said
the exhibit will include examples
of weaving. basketry, woodwork and
other arts taught the crippled chill
dren in their homes
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. presi-
dent of the Board of Education,
will attend reception from 3 to
5 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-05-25

tricks among the rocks during
every hour of the day, lending a
ghostly aspect as though the whole
area were mythical city turned to
stone by some wrathful monster.
Great tons of rocks are perched
here and there on precarious bases,
seemingly ready to crash to the
ground with breath of wind. But
attempts by man to bulge the boul-
Evening star., 1941-05-25
Strange City Formed
By Rock Formations

DEMING. N. Mex, May "a
Rising like a low-roofed hamlet
from the surrounding rolling coun-
try. the City of Rocks, near the
popular resort Of FaywOOd Hot
Springs. is one of New Mexico s
spectacular attractions.
The City of Rocks, which lies a
few miles northwest of Deming,
embraces an area of huge boulders
and eroded rock formations which
appear to have fallen in regular
order, forming narrow. meandering
streets and crooked alleys.
Lights and shadows play strange
Evening star., 1941-05-25

ders and send them hurting down
have proved futile.
Allowing the imagination to play,
the City of Rocks shows formations
OF castles, battleships and ami
mails. Oddly enough, this strange
area. where once the fierce Apache
followed the war trails, is almost
devoid of legend.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Your Hidden Beauty
Revealed by Using
MercOlized Wax Cream

A simple way to remove the dull. drabness
lovelier skin tones Just use Mercolized
Wax Cream as directed. Its active In
Eredients help to fake of the older, dark
ened surface skin in minute. almost in
visible particles, revealing a fsirer, fresher
underskin.
Saxolite Astrinsent tightenS loose surface
skin. Gives a delightful scrise of freshness.
Astringent in one-half pirit witch hazel and
use daily morning or evening.
Tarkroot Beauty Mask--Try this cooling
soothing and refreshing facial. We believe
YOU viii like it,
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Income From Native Plants
Seen as War Cuts Supp|y

now are wild cherry, Jimpson weed
elder flowers, ginsent. lobelia, pep
permint, sumac, calamus, witch
hazel. yarrow, burdock, catnip and
dandelion root.
Black and white sumac, which
grows wild on poor soil throughout
Virginia, is one of the most promis-
ing plants of this kind. A special
kind Of tanning used in treating
certain feathers is derived from the
leaves and twigs of sumac.
The V. p. I. botanist believes 1t
may be possible for sumae to be
planted thickly on poor lands. where
it will help check erosion, and can
be harvested by machinery to reduce
the cost of handling. Jimpson weed,
from which an alkaloid useful in
is derived, also might be
on poor lands. Sage and
pyrethrum are other plants that
might be cultivated.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Gov. Price Promotes
Maj. Gen. KiIbourne
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 20.-Gov.
Price yesterday provided for an
other star to be added to the
shoulder straps of Mai. Gen. Charles
E. Kilbourne, U. S. A., retired,
superintendent of Virginia Military
Institute.
Gen. Kilbourne was promoted to
lieutenant general in the Virginia
Militia upon recommendation of the
Board of Visitors.
The board named Col. Stewart
Anderson. a professor at the in
stitute. executive officer to succeed
Brig. Gen. James A. Anderson, who
recently was appointed State high
way commissioner.
Evening star., 1941-08-20
BY TIE Associated Press.

BLACKSBURG, Va, Aug. 20.--
War in Europe has boosted prices
for many native American plants
used in arts and industry, and A. B.
Massey. Virginia Tech botanist, be-
lieves that Vrginians could well
turn to collecting, and in some cases
cultivating, such plants.
He has been studying the posi-
bilities of deriving additional in
come from this source, and plans to
hold meetings at several places this
fall with persons interested in the
subject.
About 100 Virginia plants are used
in medicine and industry, and 80
of these are bringing good prices
now from dealers, he says. Many
of these materials formerly were
imported from Europe. where they
are gathered by cheap labor, but
with these supplies cut off. prices
have risen sufficiently to encourage
collectors here.
Among plants bringing good prices
Evening star., 1941-08-20
Adult High School Tests
VIII Be Given in October

BY staff Correspondent of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August
DETERMINATIONS for adults desir-
ing the equivalent OF high school
diploma credits will be given Oc-
tober 30-31 in each of the county
seats and in Baltimore, G. Gardner
Shugart, assistant superintendent
OF schools for Prince Georges
County, said yesterday.
Passing grades in Is units of the
examinations will be rewarded with
"a certificate of high school equiva-
lents" by the State Board of Edu-
cation. The examinations will be
given twice year and a student will
be permitted to take only four at
each examination period.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
SOMETHING NEW UNDER ARIZONA'S
POLITICAL SUN

Old-timers blinked eyes in amazement at this weeks
session of the Arizona Highway commission.
Not single protest uttered against the new
budget for construction and maintenance of the
states highway system for the forthcoming year!
Delegations from several counties publicly compli-
mented the commissioners their successful abors to
be fair and impartial to all sections of the state
Five counties didn't have representatives pres
ent when the budget adopted. Monte Mansfield,
Tucson auto dealer and veteran highway commissioner
Observed "Ths is the first time since the highway
mission set up that budget has been worked out
which didn't provoke complaints"
Other observers viewed the accomplishment as a
miracle"
One of them said "It is obvious the State Highway
commission as at present constituted is meeting the
wishes of the people of Arizona far better than at least
one public official would have folk believe"
At last have something under the sun"
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

ing that he had not read the
measure as prepared by the war
department. He seemed to agree
that some limitation should be
put on the seizure of necessary
property, saying that he had had
no thought of the government
taking permanent possession of
property, as provided in the bill.
Indications are that the bill, with
some toning down, will be passed
by congress, as are practically all
administration-sponsored bills hav-
ing to do with defense. Passage
will give the President more dicta
torial powers than have ever
been held by any other President,
it is generally agreed.
The threat of gas-less Sundays,
as made by Secretary of Interior
1ckes who has been made cZar of
the oil industry, has stirred UP a
good deal of opposition both in
Washington and in the state gov
ernments. The first reaction of
the populace was that it would be
glad to use less gas if that would
aid defense, but study of the facts
showed the supply of gas and oil
is plentiful-that the whole prob
lem is one of lack of ships for
getting gas and oil to the East
coast. State and federal tax ex-
perts pointed out that taxes on
gasoline have been leading
source of revenue, and a cutting
down of gasoline sales would
lnecessiate passage of new revenue
producing measures.
The solution, most congressman
believe, is to build pipelines for
carrying oil to the East coast. Two
pipelines from Texas, which it is
believed could be built in a year,
would carry 475,000 barrels a day
to the East coast, whereas the re-
duction in tankers has caused a
daily decline of only 100000 bar
rels. Thus, even with increased
shipping problems, it is believed,
the pipelines would keep plenti-
full supply flowing to the East.
A lot of guesswork is going on
here as to whom the President
will appoint to fill the two
vacancies on the U. S. Suprme
court. The resignation of Charles
Evans Hughes, effective July 1,
was considered by both New Deal.
ers to be a great loss, but it did
not come as a surprise since Mr..
Hughes is now in his eightieth
year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

100000 was spent for fortifica-
tions, industrial facilities, construc-
tion and pay rolls.
These latter expenditures are
all necessary part of defense.
large part of them being an in
vestment in facilities to make in.
creased production possible, but
the big interest to most of us is
the actual size of the war ma
chine which we have been able to
produce.
AS closely as l can figure it. in
the IL months ending May 80, we
produced 10000 planes, two bat
tleships, one aircraft carrier, three
cruisers, 90 submarines, 27 do
stroyers (but gave so to England)
and perhaps 1000 high tanks
plus an increase in rifles, am
munition and other smaller arma-
ments.
realize the task of getting all
out production under way is enor-
nous, and that there may be rea-
sons to consider this a creditable
record, but anyone who thinks all
of the recent commotion about pro-
duction and appropriating billions
means we are now ready to go out
and lick the world, has another
guess coming.
GERMANY billions
In the conclusion of it's report,
the Office of Emergency Manage
ment admits that progress in the
first year of defense has been
largely preliminary. to the real
| production which must come" and
that production next year must be
at least five times what it was in
the last year, or must amount to
at least 5,000,OO0,OOO.
But even that doesn't mean that
we can catch up to Germany for
some time. Germany is now spend
ing three billion a month, or Sc
billion year for armaments,
which is three times the rate of
production credited to Germany
when Nazi armies marched into
Poland a year and a half ago. Ger
many is also getting booty from
the countries she has conquered.
I'm not taking those figures out
OF thin air. They too are figures
reported by the Office of Emerg-
ency Management and in this case
there is no reason for that office
to magnify them. Those figures
show that during the last year
Germany probably added seven
times as much equipment to her
forces as we did.
l don't think there is anyone in
this country who doubts that we
can Out-produce Germany or any
other country in the world when
We set our minds to it, but we
can't do it over night and we
haven't done it yet. So it would
seem good idea for us to buckle
down to work and not go out
looking for trouble until we get
further away from the bow and
arrow class.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
nMGAxa91S' {
Asahor Of '41osV to Win Friends
~ and influence People"
MAKING THE MOST OF AN IDEA

In November 1914 woman in Washington D. c..
placed her five-weeks-od baby in market basket and
started for Battle Harbor Labrador She arrived at Battle
Harbor by the last boat of the and was snow and
icebound for the winter Her trip that day may have
effect on the food you are served
Her Mrs. Clarence Birdseye
her husband was fur buyer He went up and down
Labrador snowshoes, and by dog-sled, buying
from the natives. But new problem had entered
into his life His wife with him. and there the
baby. His wife wished to keep in the best condition on
account of the child food important matter
he took the choice cuts of caribou fish, and ptarmgan
and carried them home to her. But how could they keep
these from spelling? They hit this idea: they would
place water in tub and set it outdoors where it would
quickly freeze They would place the meats and fish
this layer of ice and then pour water top of this
no time at all it would freeze Thus they built up this
icy layer-cake. The food excellent.
One day they eating, Mrs Birdseye said,
Clarence, isn't there way by which this could be
put to in the United States?"
These words touched off his imagination He found
that scientists had known for long time that foods
frozen quickly keep their flavor better than
foods but had thought putting this
fic principle to work. But Clarence Birdseye did.
He and Mrs. Brdseye began to make experiments
Another important discovery that dur
ing the codest weather have better flavor than meats
that were frozen during mild Labrador) weather
He fired with the idea. When they return
ed to the United States he continued his experiments His
wlfes kitchen his laboratory He had to study refr
geration, engineering chemistry physics But he had
an idea and enthusiasm Side by side he and his wife
worked. After time the kitchen was too small; then
he opened little laboratory in Gloucester Mass, where
there plenty of fish.
He worked out method of quick-freezing. He i'm
proved on it. Called in experts to help him.
In 1929 he and his stockholders sold their interest
for 1000 The business is owned by General
Foods Corporation, and the quick frozen products it
packs called Brdseye Frosted Foods in honor of him.
self and Mrs. Birdseye.
The secret of Mr.. and Mrs. Brdseye's amazing sue
cess is that they stumbled onto dea-and then did
something about it, Other people knew that foods could
be frozen and kept indefinitely but Mr. and Mrs Brdseye
the only who turned it into twenty-five million
dollar idea.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

other information incomes, population by groups,
foreign population and But that's really just the
beginning.
The Census Bureau first releases preliminary figures
on one subject then another and gradually issues
pete studies all phases of the makeup of country
not only of population but of business well.
1t must be rather thankless job handling the
census For after completing the tremendous task of
tabulang all of figures the whole country when
all done first reaction is apt to be- Thats old
stuff Things have changed since them
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

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DON ROBINSON
FiGUES
DON ROBINSON

FIGUES dizziness
The figures on defense produc-
ton are getting me dizzy.
1t all depends on what you read,
or to whom you listen, whether
you get the impression that we
are accomplishing production mir
acles or are just leaning on our
shovels between pay days.
If production could be measured
i'll terms of dollars appropriated,
it would seem as though We ought
soon to have a bomber, tank, a
battleship and perhaps a matched
set of machine guns for every
man, woman and child in America.
Or at least we should have enough
of such equipment to protect all
Americans against any attacks by
any enemy.
So far, unless my adding ma
chine got jammed over handling
such big numbers, congress has
appropriated SAL ,OOO, 100000 for our
defense and for aid to Britain,
most of which is ear-marked to be
spent before the end of 1912.
That's equal to an expenditure of
over $1,000 for every family in
America, which is a lot of dollars
even to a nation which is putting
it's currency on the powder stand
ard.
If we could buy an arsenal Of
Democracy" by just drawing check
for $41, ,O00,O 100000 to the order of
a reliable arsenal maker we'd be
doing all right, but now that the
appropriating season is over our
main interest is not in dollars to
be spent but in how long it's going
to be before we have more planes,
ships, guns and parachutes than
the Axis powers can muster up.
PERCENTAGES misleading
The Office for Emergency Man
agement has just made it's report
to stockholders" (Which means you
and me) on how much was pro-
duced during the first year of our
defense program, which ended in
May.
On first reading it all sounds
like rosy picture, but more care
full analysis indicates that some
figures are emphasized and others
avoided in order to paint good
story. l don't question the figures
themselves. l merely question
their use. l became suspicious of
them when I found so many were
based on percentage comparisons.
PRODUCTION small
Actual dollar figures in the gov
erments report state that during
the first year of the defense pro-
gram, $5, 100000 was spent and
contracts were awarded totaling
SIS, 100000.
Of that five billion in cash which
was handed out for finished prod
ucts, 621 million was spent on
ships, COS million on aircraft and
sol million on ordnance powder,
guns, etc.)-a total of $1,727,000,-
900 for ornaments. The other $3,-