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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-25
noW he feels

know now he feels
Tate Cromwell walked into his
sisters bedroom early Friday
morning. Tell me about Scott
Hamilton. Wasn't he in your class
down at the ""
Diane gave n series Of noisy,
rude vaWns. Go away, Tate. I'm IN
70 mood for college reminisclrg,
You'll be wanting me TO give a cou-
pie of lusty yclls next She evaded
his thumb, threatening her nose
and commenced reluctantly. "Well,
he's nice. Good family. Ole Planta-
ton Nirginny or some such. Doesn't
kiss a girl on a first date. He can
take off his coat without taking off
his shoulders. Doesn't have tons of
money, but some. Brains, too" She
stretched and yaWned again. why
the Curioslty?'
He was dancing with Ilena at
the Andalusia last night
What difference does it make
to you who dances with herr
Tate walked to Danes dressing
table mirror and began looping a
striped nccktie. Il know all the an
sWers and I keep saying them, but
/ so help me. Di. when | saw her last
night looking so beautiful, dancing
with Hamilton-Wcll it got me-
He met Danes Whoop of derisiol
bravelv. Go on. Laugh. But its
true. I wanted to choke her. or bet
ter still, him."
The girl reached for a cigaret
why didn't you compromise anc
choke yourself?
Tate sat down on q plump gray
satin chair beside his sisters bee
and regarded her with a solemn
gaze, I'm going after Ylena Var
anOff semi-seriOuSlN.'
1t was raining that night in fast
enormous chilling drops, strangely
foreboding in a country so accuS-
toned to clear skies. The temper
allure had made a decided crop
Overnight it Vas fall.
Ylena answered the bell, let Tate
in and quickly slammed the dool
against slanting rain.
It's nice Of you to ask me out
he said.
NO." Ylena said. Selfish, That's
why 1 refused your invitation.
wanted to sit home by the fire"
You look lovely" young Crom'
we'll complimented. She was wear
ing the black net gown again. .,
like that dress. l even liked it las
night when you We're wearing it foI
Hamilton"
Ylena Ignored his allus!on Il
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-25
CHAPTER SEVEN

AS WEEKS went by, plans made
over n breakfast table material
;,..5 scott Hamilton was architect. |
carpenter, painter and landscape
artist. He dug flower beds, lrrlgat-
"a the cltrus-Wearlng high rubber
boots. distributing the water eEen-
w with a shovel. He made trips to
the grocer, bought Hlena the new
hooks and magazines and a small
radio. and brought a tiger kitten
from Aunt Daisy's ranch.
10 balance work they swan,
rode horseback over the desert be-
meath the biggest moon in the
world, drifted III a II on arti-
hciallv built pleasure canals, and
Scott was teaching her to shoot.
"Ylena, you're turning into a real
marksman." he praised one day.
why. Ill bet you could split the
Whiskers on a mountain lion"
From a tlattened pack he took the
last cigaret and lighted it. I'm 60
ing to put this empty package on
the outstretched arm of that sa-
euaro. If YOU hit it, III take you
dancing tonight. If you miss, III
have you thrown into the jug for
mu,tlating the desert cacti.'
YIcna didn't miss. Turning back
to Scott Hamilton, she said. I'm
not sure about dancing. I think I'd
better stick to the quiet pursuits"
Like these little Annie Oakley
shoot''r events? Nope, Ylena.
we're going tonight. No telling
when youN get another chance to
dance with me. I'm supposed to be
back at the Northern Ranch Thurs
day
Ylcna exclaimed: But that's to-
day
no" Hamilton's tanned face
was impcrturbable. "A week ago
today" He shouldered their guns
and ignored the girls groan. "Oh,
stop Wailing, Ylena. Bring the
shells and the water canteen and
come on"
The Andalusia is an outdoor
c,nh and dance floor q n,aca of
cool hreezes entirely s,lrrornda1 nv,
enormously tan white oleardor
trees Ylena and Scott Hamilton
v,ra dancino there beneath q civ
Of blush orchid.
"A nieht without stars" Scott
saif
Yl,na looked I'M at star-encrust.
ed heavens "But there are starsro
.Your dress 7 moan RIack like
a misty black rjoht in fine ~tronies j"
He lei her throuoh = swift vh;,1
You're a marvellous lancer YIcna
Evervone is Watching us. THEY'RE
saying: Who IS that handsome
man Iancine with the blond Girl %"
Ylcua laughed anpreciativelv.
Thao hor faoo cohorr1
an! changed color in the subdued
lights. She nodded q formal Greet.
ing taVard q fable of tina odoo ~
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-25

Rear Admiral A. T. Beauregard
sails from New York for Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, where he will serve
as naval attache at the U. S. en-
bassys In line with the administra-
tons cooperation with South Amer
lean republics, embassies are being
more heavily stalled.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-25
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, VI. d.

. Swimming is the ideal form Of
exercise because ut calls into play
the general body muscuiature and
produces the elongated, smoothly
functionine type of muscle in a
uniformly developed body" This
is the opinion Of an eminent ply
stefan, as well as an expert SWIM
mcr, Or. David Mczz, Of Brooklyn.
This should be good news in
this season Of swimming. Natural
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-25

Dr.. Clendcning viii answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-25
Swimming the Ideal Form Of
Exercise for Al Ports of Body

the amount Of fatigue they feel
after what they thought was &
moderate amount of exercise
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Gen. Leslie McNair to defend
Shreveport,

iNNSRoAS'
The problem was the first defense
of a large city since summer war
games began in June and most Of
Shreveport's citizens joined in the
spirit of the make-believe war. As
the I'd Army extended its protecting
arms from the front line into the
city, the modern streets took on a
martial air. Machine guns and ar
tillery were set up at vital entrances
to the town and steel-helmeted rifle
men walked the main streets fully
armed.
The call for an oath of allegiance
to the I'd Army met resistance in one
corner particularly. Since many of
the boys in the Blue Sd Army are
from Shreveport, their mothers
called officials, Indignantly declaring
they would not don the red arm
bands.
Meanwhile, at the front itself. Gen.
Lear's 10000 men were spread in q
100-mile front of guns, men and ma :
chimes from Center, Tex, to Pleasant
Hill, La, miles below Coushatta,
La, on the Red River, and to Ar
cadia, La, near the Arkansas border.
Expecting a sudden thrust from
the Sd Army's armored division, cav
airy division and mechanical in
fantry. joining in a triple-tongued
surprise. Gen Lear kept heavy re-
serves ready to plug up vulnerable
points.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Marshall Is Observer
OF War Game Finale
In North Louisiana
Gen. Leor's Second Army
Defends Shreveport;
Krueger Advances
Sy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
WITH Sd ARMY, Sept. 26-The
biggest battle of the Louisiana war
games was in the making today with
Gen. George c. Marshall, Army Chief
held last week and the second which
of the unprecedented field exercises
between the I'd and Sd Armies.
The maneuvers, the first phase
held last week and the second with
began two days ago, are training
nearly 100000 troops in the tactics
of war, but every one from general
to private wants to see his side win.
Lear Defends Shreveport.
The principal battle today de-
veloped in the vicinity of Peason
Ridge, La, with the I'd Army, COM
manded by 1t. Gen. Ben Lear, as
signed the mission of defending
Shreveport in the northwestern part
of the State. The Sd Army, larger
and with an armored division to
match the punch of the enemy, was
advancing from the southeast. Be-
hind the movement were hours of
serious study by Army commanders
and night-long work by tens of
thousands of soldiers, some hardened
by years of experience, others only
clerks and soda -jerkers less than d
year ago. All in all it was a concise
picture of the American Army.
The Sd Army commander, 1t. Gen.
Walter Kruger. ordered his reserves
moved up in position of attack.
Advance in Rain.
On his placement of troops, with
their 5000 vehicles, probably hinged
the outcome of the maneuvers. He
ordered certain divisions about so
miles behind the line where the
battle was developing, to advance
under cover Of darkness. A drench-
ing rain was falling.
The columns moved out but when
or where they reached the battle
line was a military secret. Gen.
Lear already had given indications
that his armored division was ad-
vancing south of Shreveport. Once
the main forces meet, the general
who planned the better attack or
defense will get the decision.
The main battle line developed,
at least temporarily, from the Red
River across the Kisatch;> iSational
Forest and the Sabine R:,er to East
Texas.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
George {. Gist, &,
CAPITAL Parks Official ,
Found Dead in Bed
Heart Attack Believed
Responsible; Had Been
Prominent in D. G.. Affairs

George c. Gist, 48, chief of the
Administrative Division of the Ma
tional Capital Parks, was found
dead In bed at his home, 725 Jeffer-
son street NV, this morning.
Death was believed due to heart
attack. He had apparently been in
good health and had worked yester-
day.
Prominent in District affairs for
many years, Mr.. Gist was in charge
of the preparation of the National
Capital Parks budget and directed
all fiscal and personnel affairs Of
the Office.
He entered the Federal service
with the Agriculture Department in
1910 and went with the old once
of Public Buildings and Grounds,
later the National Capital Parks
Office, in 1916 as clerk. He left in
June, 1918, to serve as a sergeant Of
ordnance with the 106th Ordnance
Depot Company in the World War.
He returned to the office the fol-
lowing year and in 1888 was ap-
pointed head of the Administrative
Division.
Mr.. Gist, native of the District,
was prominent in amateur golf cir
cles, being a member of the Indian
Springs Country Club. He was a
member of the Interior Department
golf team in the Federal employees
championship tournament recently
He also was a bowling enthusiast,
being member of the Parks team
which won the Federal League
championship in 1888.
Survivors include his mother Mrs.
Sarah B. Gist. with whom he made
his home; two sisters, Mrs. Marie
Mckinney and Mrs. Robert E.
Brown, and a brother, Ben Gist.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

at which the Rev. T. A. Calnan,
pastor of st. Michael's. will preside.
The service will start at 8 pm.
Prayers will be offered for protection
against accidents through interces-
sion of st. Christopher, patron saint
of travellers.
The automobiles will be blessed
and medals will be distributed, one
for each car. The medals usually
are placed on the instrument panel,
it was said.
Father Calnan said the service
was arranged in response to num-
ber of requests from parishioners
impressed by the growing traffic toll
Evening star., 1941-09-26
St. Michue|'s Pastor to Bless
Automobiles of Pensioners

A special service to invoke divine
blessing on automobiles against the
hazards of modern traffic will be
held Sunday afternoon for parish
toner's of st. Michaels Church, Sill
Yer Spring, Md.
The open-air services on the
grounds of st. Michaels School on
Wayne avenue will be the first of
It's sort ever held in this area, it was
said, although the custom has been
followed for some time in NeY York
and other large Eastern cities.
The motor cars of the pariShion-
ers will be drawn up about an altar
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Shreveport Grows Martial
As War Approaches Gates

WITH I'd ARMY, Sept. rs GP-
Louisiana's second largest city,
Shreveport, bristled with guns and
troops today and municipal officials
called on citizens for loyalty to
Gen. Lear as his outnumbered I'd
Army forces fought in a protecting
semicircle so miles away against
the belated assault of the Sd Army.
Stores we're decorated with red
bunting, automobiles bore Red VS.
on their windshieldS and many of
the 100000 non-combatants wore
red armbands to bring civilians into
the great war games on a large
scale for the first time.
After drawing his front more than
80 miles away from the slow ad-
vance of Gen. Kruger, Gen. Lear
received orders last night from
Evening star., 1941-11-10

the Fran, took him to the Antarctic
regions-and undreamed celebrity.
On October 20, 1911, with four human
companions and fifty-two dogs, he
set out for the lowest extremity of
the earth. Blazing a trail over the
Axel Heiberg glacier in 85' S., the
party achieved the South Pole on
December IA.
The fact of Captain Amundsen's
triumph was proved by the arrival
of an English party led by Captain
Robert Falcon Scott at the Pole,
January 18, 1912. No controversy of
any sort obscured the Norwegian
claim to priority.
But Captain AmundSen was not
much interested in the applause Of
the multitude. The crowds that
gathered about him in cities like
London and New York frightened
him unbelievably. He sought to
escape from them by using the back
doors of hotels and the freight ele-
vators of office buildings. All that
he asked of fate was the privilege
of further labor in the frozen zones
whose solitudes he loved. During
1918 he attempted to drift" across
the top of the globe in the Maud,
but the venture was disappointing.
An attempt by air proved more sue
cessful. With Lincoln Ellsworth in
the semi-rigid dirigible Norge he
flew from Spitsbergen over the North
Pole to Teller on Bering Sea, May II
to IA, 1926.
Captain Amundsen's good fortune,
however, did not continue. When
General Mobiles airship Italia was
wrecked returning from the North
Pole, May "a, 1923, he volunteered
to go in search of survivors. Leaving
Bergen in an airplane, June II, he
was not heard Of again. The record
closes with question mark If it
is to be reopened, legion Of friends
and admirers of a gallant gentleman
will be glad Stranger things have
happened in this incredible planet.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Reports Encouraging Experience
At Employment Center.
To the Editor Of The Star

To the Editor of The Star
Hungering for some reporting,
dressed in a frayed shirt and worn
suit and applied at the employment
center of the Bureau of Employment
Security, 808 E street NV, for work" !"
AS I entered, observed that only
thousands of hands could have SO worn
the lettering from the entrance doors.
And there was confidence, rather than
despair, in the bearing of the scores
Of men and women of all ages who were
pouring in and out of the center.
At the reception desk refined woman,
with enough gray in her nair to be
motherly, gave me intelligent assistance
In locating the proper interviewing room.
Although the center has an active
f1le Of $4,000 applications and averages
3,700 placements per month, was kept
waiting but few minutes before was
ushered into the presence Of Mrs. Pearl
Marcuse, q charming woman from Ala
bama, in whose life there is an endow-
ment Of understanding and sympathy.
Then I learned why so many employ
ers and job-hunters avail themselves Of
the center's facilities. My work history
was studied carefully by Mrs. Marcuse
and her superiors. Even Public Rela-
tions Director Franklin j. Porter.
Not only did Director Edwin w. Jones
splendid organization find me . Job.
but they mapped out a whole Washing
ton career for me.
am glad to see publications like yours
supporting this really useful public
sarvioo Aeency. YATES CATLIN.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
"GLENN DALE, Md.

Dear Sir:
"'The goose honks high would
like you to tell your bird loving friends
that the southern migratory lane is now
open for traffic, and will remain so till
the wane of the moon.
Friday evening the geese were pass
ing for some time; and judging by the
honking, there must have been quite q
number Of them.
Il have seen no flocks of ducks or small
birds. Fear we will have but few stop
with us as there is no water and few
seeds for them. owing to drought.
There are fewer small birds than at
any time in the % years I have lived
here. This winter the wells and springs
will be lower than 1880, for We have not
had an excess of rainfall in 10 years.
Not one junco, no sparroWs, and but
few small tree-loving birds-even the
crows are gone.
Yours, W. c. c."
Maybe the juncos are sticking to the
urban districts.
We have had more snowbirds this fall
than ever before at this time
1t is nothing unusal now to look out
the dining room window and see two or
three dozen juncos in the grass.
They are looking for crab grass seed,
and finding it.
Nor do snowbirds turn up their bills
at regular grass seed people have
planted.
They are great seed eaters. and so find
grass seed of any type, undesirable or
desirable to human minds, much to their
liking. 1t is all desirable, as far as
juncos are concerned
The fall planting of grass seed is be-
ing urged more and more by the seed
catalogs.
One of the best of these fall catalogs
has just come in and in it much space
is given over to the desirability of sowing
grass seed in the fall.
Even If 1t does not germinate this
fall. the document says, 1t will sprout
next spring, early.
That after ALL is the way nature sows
her grass.
AS a matter OF fact, this has been the
best fall in many years for the planting
Of grass.
The weather has been mild.
The only drawback has been the lack
Of water. This has meant that persons
who have put in grass seed in bare spots
have found 1t necessary to water with
the garden hose at least every other
day.
1t is because so many persons are not
willing to go to this trouble that they
think fall-sown grass seed loss
II plenty Of water is available. grass
sown at this time of year will terminate
and come along nicely.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
c. |. O. Embargo

r. J. Thomas. president OF the
c. I. O.-United Automobile Workers,
has given a novel international
aspect to collective bargaining by his
ratification of an "embargo" on the
shipment of automobile parts from
Detroit to the Ford Motor Company
of Canada.
The dispute concerns an alleged
refusal of officials Of the Canadian
branch to bargain with C. I. o. rep
resentatives, despite the latter's
claim that it has signed up 5000 of
the 10.500 workers in the Canadian
plant.
For reasons best known to him.
self, Mr.. Thomas has decided to
refrain from the direct method OF
calling a strike in the Canadian
plant. Two explanations suggest
themselves, however-one being the
probable refusal of the Canadian
government to tolerate a strike in
an industry vital to its war effort
and the other being the possibility
that the C. I. o. does not have
enough members in the plant to
insure success Of the strike.
But, whatever the considerations
influencing Mr.. Thomas decision not
to strike the Canadian branch, the
significant fact remains that he can
achieve his end indirectly through
the embargo. The Canadian plant,
which is building trucks and am
balances for the British armed
forces, is said to be dependent on
the Ford plant at Detroit for axles.
Hence, if the supply Of axles can
be cut off by an embargo, the Cana
diant plant must shut down, strike
or no strike.
Thus, when Mr.. Thomas bIandly
announces that Il have given my
approval to the embargo" he un-
hesitatingly steps into the role OF
international dictator of labor ques-
tions. 1t will be interesting to see
whether he can bring Canada to
terms. If so, the possibilities would
seem to be virtually unlimited. Eng
land and Russia, for example, are
no less dependent than Canada on
American supplies for prosecution of
the war. Why not bring them into
the c. I. o. fold via the embargo
route?
1t may be safely assumed. of
course, that Mr.. Thomas Is not in
dulglng in any such organizational
daydreaming, but there is no get
ting around the fact that he is using
the strength of his economic posi-
ton in the United States and the
wartime necessities of Canada to
force that country to comply with
his demands. That, Of itself, is
something to think about.
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Amundsen Livinq?

From Stockholm by way Of Rome
There has come "a roundabout and
wholly unconfirmed report" to the
effect that Captain Roald Amundsen,
Tho famous Norwegian explorer, has
been seen alive in Greenland. "An
officer of the North Alaska Trading
Corporation" is quoted as having
given the story to the world. The
tale probably is not true, but there
viii be thousands of Americans who
will wish that 1t were.
Il Captain Amundsen still survives
be Is sixty-nine years old. Born In
Borge on July 16, 1872, he was eou-
Gated for medicine at Christiana but
changed his mind about the charac-
teR Of his career and went to sea in
1904. He investigated the Northwest
Passage in a little sloop of only
1orty-seven tons between 1908 and
1906. His next expedition, on board
Evening star., 1941-11-10
Poets Centenary

On Beach drive not far from the
remains Of Fort De Russey in Rock
Creek Park stands the cabin which
once, from 1883 to 1885, was the home
OF the poet Joaquin Miller, sup
posedly born century ago today,
Built originally at the present inter-
section of Sixteenth street and Cres-
cent place, on Meridian Hill, the
rough log structure was an appro-
pirate shelter for bard who was a
picturesque person." Residents of
Washington still recall him "clad in
a frock coat and corduroy trousers
tucked into high-heeled boots, with a
great taSSeled sombrero rising above
his long yellow hair and bristlinp
mustachios." His house was moved
to the site it now occupies through
the generosity Of the California State
Association in 1912.
But 1t was in the Wabash Valley
of Indiana that Miller's career be-
gan. His father was a Quaker
schoolmaster who migrated to Ore
gon in 1854. The family settled near
the forks of the Willamette, but
NAT" as the poet then was known,
did not "stay put" Running of
to the gold mines, he passed through
period of hardship In the
camps of the Sierra slopes. HE
is said to have been a filibuster
with Walker, an Indian sachem and
Spanish vaquero." In 1883 he is al
legged to have been graduated from