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Evening star., 1942-04-12


and most novel is bike baseball, a
new game that should be just the
thing to start off right.
For bike baseball, you need a reg
ulation diamond. but with 150-foot
baselines instead of 80. Every one
must perform on a bicycle except
the pitcher, catcher and first base
man. When the batter hits the ball,
which should be a regulation soft
ball, he must mount his bike, ride to
first base, get of and tag the base,
then ride to second and so on, until
he reaches home.
Since it Is very difficult to make
an out, only one will be necessary to
change sides. The game should be
seven innings, and you will find it
the funniest hour and a half you
ever spent. The regulation rules OF
softball shall prevail, otherwise. 1t
is advisable to use slow pitching, so
that strikeouts will not be frequent.
The skill of riding, retrieving the
ball and throwing out the runners
furnishes many thrills.
Naturally, every player must be
cautious to avoid accidents.
Passenger Race.
Many races may be staged to keep
up interest. For instance, a relay
race, in which two o more teams
are pitted against each other, is a
good event. They may be composed
of any number Of riders, but pref
erably four for each team. AS in
track, each member must hand the
next one baton or stick, or simply
halt and touch the next rider.
Then, too, you may have a race
in which each rider must have an
other member of the club on his
bike. This puts the work on one
member, but it provides q lot Of
laughs. Or you may have q one
rider affair, over . given course.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Uncle Rays
Corner

Why does the woodpecker peck
wood?
The purpose Is usually to bore into
a tree to find insects and their eggs.
Many insects 60 beneath the bark
to hide away, or or to lay eggs. Other
insects bore into the wood and are
a danger to the tree. Woodpeckers
do good work when they destroy
such insects.
1t Is an odd fact that woodpeckers
sometimes peck in order to attract
their mates. They have no song, and
this is their manner of calling at
tention to themselves. Such pecking
is much louder than the usual boring
for insects.
Woodpeckers also bore holes in
order to make nests for themselves.
These may 60 straight in for a few
inches and then bend downward. At
the bottom, the hole is made much
wider, so the birds will have plenty
of room when they sit on the eggs.
Thus, they make themselves and
their young safe from enemies dur
ing the nesting season.
Besides pecking holes in tree
trunks, woodpeckers bore into
stumps, logs, fence posts and tele-
phone poles. Some members of the
family are fond of ants. Woe to an
anthill where one of these birds sets
to work!
If you examine the feet of wood
pecker, you will find they have a
different shape from those Of most
other birds. They do not have three
toes opposite the short thumb" IN
stead, there are two toes in front
and two behind. This kind Of foot
makes 1t possible for the bird to
cling to the bark while pecking.
OF the entire woodpecker family,
We probably should give the prize
for beauty to the red-head. He cer-
tainly has handsome coat. Grim
son feathers cover his head and
neck, while the rest of his plumage
is largely steel-blue and white.
The red-headed woodpecker ranges
from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of
Mexico, and Is also found In the
Rockies.
The favorite home Of the red
head is an old forest of tall trees.
He seems especially to prefer the
oak, and bores hole In one of the
large limbs so that the nest of his
family may be placed there. He
tries to place the nest where 1t will
not be open to the attacks Of black
snakes.
Cherries. apples and pears, as
well as insects, make up the diet
of red-headed wookpeckers. These
birds seem less nervous when human
beings are near them than any other
members Of the woodpecker tribe.
0N~eA. Rag
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Boy Finds Profit in
Avocado Agriculture

To most people, avocados are q
fruit eaten in salads, and nothing
else. But to Billy Roberts, 10, they're
house plants which can be sold to
neighbors at nice profit.
when my mother buys avocados,"
Billy explains, "I take the seeds and
put them to root in a large mayon-
naise jar with some water in it.
Before long, have lovely plant.
sell them for 10 cents each.
They can be put in vase with
water and will live with very little
care. There Is good market among
the mothers Of my friends, and 1t
costs me nothing but q little time
So, in Deland, Fla, q good many
houses have avocado plants-at q
proflt Of 10 cents each for Billy.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

there are too many for the space
where the event is held, stage sew
eral heats and then q championship
run between the winners.
For a barrel of chuckles, let the
club have a SLOW poke race" In
this event the idea is to see who
is slowest in reaching the finish line.
Each must be assigned a lane, out
of which he cannot go. If a riders
foot touches the ground, he is auto
matically disqualified.
Playing Tag.
A ladder tournament is always
good. In this each member receives
a rating, such as No. 1 and so on.
The No. rider may challenge No. /
to race, and if successful he goes
to the top Of the ladder. Any men,
ber has the right to challenge one
ranking higher than himself.
Playing tag on a bicycle is real
fun. 1t can be played with one on
a bicycle, with the rider who is at"
trying to touch another. He must
carry q long piece of cardboard
about 6 inches wide and touch with
1t.
Tag is interesting with two on
each bike. The member who is on
the back seat must carry the card
board and try to tag either person
ON one of the other bicvcles.
Stunts go well, but 1t is best not
to overdo them. 1t is all right to
ride without steering, If you have
had experience, but you should ex-
ercise extreme caution. Injuries may
be averted by careful driving.
Often the club may perform good
turns. The churches need messen-
gers to carry letters Or packages,
and the task will Be easy with CO.
operation. This would spread much
good Will for the club.
Evening star., 1942-04-12
A Prayer
Prize Contribution
BY IRA M. ROEBUCK. 16,

Trfxt CUHtfIbutT0h
BY IRA M. ROEBUCK, 16,
Banneker Junior High School
Father, let our land be bright!
Guide us with Thy heavenly light,
Let no harm before us fall.
Lord, watch DER US, one and all.
Through these days OF grief and
pain,
May You DER us ever reign,
When the way seems dark and
drear,
Lord, You are so kind and dear.
What a friend You are, indeed
Helping friend and foe in need,
Guide us, Lord. We daily plead
For You are a friend in deed.
Evening star., 1942-04-12

Inc OddeSL lamp
IN the collection
gives the impress
sion Of being an
ordinary kerosene
lamp. However,
perfume is used in
place Of kerosene,
and, as Rita says,
Burning perfume
r e a lily S m e IL S
sweet"
Most Of the
lamps were given
to Rita by friends,
but she bought
q few Of them"
Evening star., 1942-04-12

ana nSnlng, can
hit the bulls
eye on a target
over so fe Q t
away and dur
ing his life has
caught numer-
Gus eels and a
baby shark on
his rod and reel.
When. M a u
rice " as 4
months old, his
parents took
him to Havana,
Cuba, to live.
When he was
Evening star., 1942-04-12
United

BY PHILLIP SULLIVAN, 13,
Lyndon Hill School, Capitol Heishts. Nd
United we fight, united we stand,
The Allies forever we will be;
United we will keep our land,
United we will control the sea!
United we will go on and on,
And keep freedom we love so dear;
United we make the enemy mourn
And make them tremble with fear
Evening star., 1942-04-12

from l 10 s
inches in length.
My favorites,"
said Jean, ARE
my Gin d e rella
slippers, which
are m a d e of
gold col re d
glass. These Slip
pers are only y
about an inch
long"
N e a t ly ar
ranged on the
top of her book
case is Jeans
collection. S h e
ItL
Evening star., 1942-04-12

United States be
l3. stripes, alter
nate red and
white; that the
union be Is
stars, white In q
blue field, repre-
senting a new
constellation.
The size of the
Nation can be
told by the num-
ber OF stars IN
the flag, as 1t
had been de-
cided to add a
star for every
new State that
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Long May 1t
Wave -
Prize Contribution
BY ANGELA SHEEHAN, IL.
st. Gabriels School,

! pledge allegiance to the flag
OF the United States OF America,
and to the Republic for tChich 1t
stands, one Nation indiuisible,
Dith liberty and Justice for all.
On June 4, 1777, the American flag
was born. 1t was on that day that
the Continental Congress adopted
the following resolutions:
Resolved, that the flag of the
Evening star., 1942-04-12
By EMMETT MAUM.

bicycle apt become a important
Perhaps cycling active
is good idea to ride frequented
games contests club has
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Boy Lived in
Cuba During
Revolution
12.Year.O .Oldster Is
Expert Marksman
And Fisherman
Prize Contribution
BY LOUISE CLARK, IL,
washinston-Lee High School.

1t seems unusual that a boy OF Il
should have had so many exciting
experiences as Maurice Clark, jr.
Maurice, whose hobbies are rifiery
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Girl Has Tiny
Shoe Made
From Pipe
Parents Convinced
Four Collectors in
Family Are Enough
Prize Contribution
Prize COntr1butl0n
BY GRACE PREINKERT, II,
Mckinley High School.

.,- Collecting shoes is the hobby Of
Jean Ward, II, of Mount Rainier
(Md0 High School. Not the wear
able kind, of course, but miniatures
Evening star., 1942-04-12
Prise Cpatribation
BY SHIRLEY TURNER, l6
Roosevelt High School.

Collecting miniature lamps the hobby Of Rita Kesring S Of
Roosevelt High School.
lamps perfume novelty lamp
examples collection.
tallest inches smallest only With
exception perfume novelty lamp they actually burn and give good
Evening star., 1942-04-12
He's Out!

What was your last job?"
Diamond cutter"
"In the jewelry business. huh?"
mo, trimmed the lawn at the
ball park"
Evening star., 1942-04-12

S1dHeT BTU, 5udleS nutT1tlon Ut1le ledTHH0
to cook. Star Staf Photo
JOSEPH ZATMAN.
pupils Rockville Elementary
School have al-out Nations
something
co-ordinad their sk
formulate ranging
In cooking nutrition.
The first in organizing what Miss Lucy Shelby principal de-
Evening star., 1942-04-12

Definition
What does plural mean?"
Some Of the same thing, only
more of It,"
Evening star., 1942-04-12

kerosene lamp Of miniature size.
The electric lamp is made Of shiny
brass and has a detachable shade.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Two Men Injured
In Daylight Attacks
On Capital Streets
Insurance Agent Receives
Fractured Skull in
$66 Robbery

His skull fractured in a robbery
assault, Alex Durine Edwards, 2S-
year-old insurance agent, was in
serious condition today at Casualty
Hospital.
Homicide and robbery squad de-
tectives were hunting clues to the
identity of the thug who yesterday
attacked him from behind in day
light on a sidewalk and took $66.
Mr.. Edwards, who lives at 1l0l
West Virginia avenue NE, was
walking from the TOO block of
Fourth street NV. toward the 200
block of F street when the attack
occurred. The next thing he re-
membered was being helped into q
taxi.
Herbert Leper. colored. who helped
him, told police that about 6 pm.
he noticed a staggering man in
front of his house, 212 G street
NV. When he saw the man was
bleeding profusely, he hailed a cab
and took the victim to Casualty.
Detective Sergt. Thomas Nally
was first able to talk to Mr.. Edwards
at S am. today.
A similar attack was reported on
an 82-year old man, Cavour Otter
back Bohrer. Police said two men
beat him about the head on the
sidewalk almost in front of his home,
1882 Trinidad avenue NE, but got
no money. He also was taken to
Casualty and treated for cuts.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
{. |. 0. Wins Bargaining
At Cufiss.Wliqhf Plant
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 1.-THE
C. /. o. United Auto Workers Union
won a National Labor Relations
Board bargaining agent election at
the Curtiss- Wright warplane plant
last night, getting 58 per cent OF
the votes cast and defeating the
A. F. L. International Association
of Machinists.
The results, announced by Philip
G. Phillips of Cincinnati, regional
N. L. r. B. director, were:
U. A. W., 1857; 1. A. M, 1882;
neither union, 7l6.
Only 1858 Of the plants 4,206 en-
ployes voted. and two ballots were
blank, five spoiled and one chal-
lenged.
Nicholas Dragon, U. A. w. director
of aviation in all Curtiss plants, said
collective bargaining procedure
would be started here Immediately
and I'VE are prepared to defeat the
A. F. L. in Buffalo, Paterson, N. j.,
and other plants on the East Coast.
The election climaxed a long fight
between the U. A. w. and the Air
craft, an independent union which q
N. L. r. B. trial examiner recon-
mended be disbanded after the
U. A. w. filed charges that the Air
craft was company dominated.
The Aircraft did not appear on
the ballot, having withdrawn after
the C. I. o. union agreed to drop
company domination charges.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Signal for Air Raids Changed
Until Horns Replace Sirens

The District at last officially has
an AFRAID warning signal that its
equipment can sound.
The old signal calling for three
groups of five short blasts has been
abandoned in favor of "1uctuat-
ing sound of varying PITCH" of two
minutes duration, that is suitable
for the city's SO sirens.
The signal will be used for the
first time in Tuesday nights black
out.
Commissioner Young, civilian de-
fense co-ordinator of the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area. ofdcially
adopted the new 2-minute alarm
on recommendation of Col. Lemuel
Bolles, civilian defense director, and
Herbert A. Friede, chief Of commu-
nications of the defense organiza-
ton.
The official description of the
signal follows: THE sounding of an
electric siren for a period Of two
minutes duration, consisting Of
fiuctuating signal of varying pitch;
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Streetcar Victim
Dies; 1912 Traffic
Toll Rises 10 81
Man Not Identified
Positively 10 Hours
After Accident
D. c. Traffic Toll
Wide World Photo.

Washington's 37th traffic death of
1912 was recorded shortly after last
midnight. but police said they had
not positively identified the victim
10 hours after the accident.
Struck by streetcar at 10:30
pm. in the 1900 block of Seventh
street NV, the colored victim,
about 80, was rushed to Emergency
Hospital, police reported. An hour
later six colored members of the
Moonlight Star Socialites viewed the
unconscious man and identified him
as James Hyman of 1890 Twelfth
street NV. police said.
But when policemen went to this
address they found Mr.. Hyman
asleep. Reused. he accompanied
them to the hospital and police said
he declared the dying man was
Frank Clarke. address unknown.
The body was taken to the Morgue.
The streetcar operator was listed
as Benjamin F. Hawkins, 45l3 Ar
kansas avenue NV.
Bicycle and Truck Collide.
Late yesterday a bicyclist. En-
NETT Bryan. Is, colored, of $50
Rhode Island avenue NV, became
the 36th traffic fatality when his
bicycle collided with District trash
truck police said was driven by Roy
Fewel, SO, colored, of 1l35 Sixth
street NV. The boy was emerging
from an alley in the first block of
r street NV, it was reported.
A coroner's jury yesterday classi-
ned as a traffic fatality the death
Thursday of Franklin DUNCAN. IS,
OF 126 E street Sc. He was crushed
between two streetcars Monday in
side the carbarn at Seventh and L
streets Sc.
The jury held for Police Court ac-
ton under the Negligent Homicide
Act Taylor r. Anthony, 641 Park
road NV, the motorman who was
operating car involved in the ac-
cident.
hiquCSS LAOuCTdtcS DTtNcT.
In second inquest. the jury ex-
onerated Andrew B. johnson, A,
colored, of Capitol Heights, Md, in
the traffic death Wednesday of
Shirley Ann Everett, 2. colored, of
1904 Rosedale street NE, struck in
front of her home.
Mrs. Annie Brown, 81. colored, of
1435 Corcoran street NV, was criti-
cally injured yesterday when hit by
an auto at New York and New
Jersey avenues NV. Freedmen's
Hospital said she was unimproved
today, suffering from head injuries
and a compound leg fracture. Police
charged John Bowen, 36, of Capitol
Heights, Md, with reckless driving
Evening star., 1942-04-11

each fiuctuation is to extend over
a period Of approximately six Sec
onds."
The all-clear will be announced by
sounding of the sirens continuously
for approximately l minute and 40
seconds.
With regard to the warning
signal, officials explained that one
fluctuation is counted from the
time the siren wheel Is first given
momentum until the sound reaches
its highest pitch. A slight pause
will follow before the siren is again
given power. The number of full
fluctuations during the 2-minute
period will be something less than
20, since each viii last six seconds.
with a pause in between.
The District has on order AZ
horns, only q few OF which have
arrived, but when they are all in
stalled, the signal probably will
be changed back to the. blasts"
Then, the sirens will be used only
when the horns get out of order.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Airline Wins Court Writ
In Virginia Tax Fight
B, The Associated Press.

bt tnt hSSoclateQ freSs.
RICHMOND, Va, April 1.-THE
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
granted yesterday a writ of error
to American Airlines, Inc, from a
decree in the Circuit Court of Rich
mond denying the air transporta-
ton company $6,224.70 in claimed
tax refunds from the Division of
Motor Vehicles.
American Airlines had previously
asked for a refund of 5 cents on the
gallon on the basis that the aviation
fuel was used only in interstate COM
merce operations, being over and
above the geographical limits of
Virginia.
OF the scent refund requested,
the Division of Motor Vehicles al
lowed only cents gallon.
The court also granted writ of
error in the case of Virginia S. Fair
fax Wall in her suit against Agnes
Keefe Hodges Fairfax from the
Corporation Court of Alexandria
The appeal involves the determine
ton of the extent of ownership of
Mrs. Wall in a 5000 negotiable
note held by her and executed by
Mrs. Fairfax.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
D. c. Optimist Club
To Hold Annual Service

Members of the washington Op-
timist Club will hold their annual
Optimist service at the Episcopal
Church of the Ascension at Silver
Spring tomorrow morning. DR.. Ru-
dolf A. Clemen, whose Palm Sunday
talk was prevented by weather con-
ditions, will speak on Soldiers or
Saunterers at Dawn?" DR.. Clemen
Is a professor at American Univer-
sity and a member Of the Washing
ton Presbytery. The Rev. Joseph
A. Hauber, Ascension rector, Is
chaplain of the Optimist Club. The
choir will repeat the Easter music.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
Bert Lahr Added 10 Cast
OF Victory Caravan Show

Bert Lahr, stage and screen CO.
median, was added today to the list
of stars participating in the Holly
wood Victory Caravan Show for
Army and Navy relief which will
start its tour of IA cities at the Cap-
itol Theater, April 30.
Screen Star James Cagney was
previously announced for the show
which is expected to include $780,
100000 worth of talent.
A sell-out of the 3, 200 seating ca
pacity of the Capitol Theater, which
will scale seats from sl.50 to $40, is
expected to gross the Army and
Navy relief funds approximately
s26,000 in paid admissions alone, it
was announced.
Tickets for the show, which will
be brought here by a special train
from the West Coast. will 60 on
sale at the Capitol Theater at a
date to be announced next week.
They will de disposed of on a first
come -first-served basis.
Evening star., 1942-04-11
District Drivers Uninstructed
On Masking Lights in BIockout
!. Most Emergency Vehicles Unequipped
For 'TotoI' Test Tuesday Night

Months after civilians were warned
they must prepare for prolonged air
attacks and be ready to go about
their business under blackout con-
ditions night after night, the Office
of Civilian Defense and the Army
still haven't issued any instructions
on the blacking out of motor vehicle
headlights or the operation of
vehicles other than emergency ma
chimes during long siege.
This situation was noted today
as check was made of what plans
District defense officials had de-
veloped for making the lights Of
100 per cent blackout test to be
staged here Tuesday night. The Of
f1cials simply had instructed emerg-
ency vehicle drivers either to dim
or mask their lights
1t developed that few, if any, of
the emergency vehicles have been
equipped with blackout parapher-
MALTA, and j. A. Brown, chief of
civilian defense transportation, said
the machines would use either cowl
or dim lights during Tuesdays test.
Decision Rests With Army.
The question of how soon steps
will be taken to mask the headlights
of such vehicles and give the aver
age motoriSt some idea of whether
and how he can use his car during
prolonged blackouts now is in the
hands of the Army, according to
o. c. D. officials.
Instructions and regulations
drawn up by civilian defense au-
thorities prescribe clearly the pro-
cedure to be followed by motorists
during an actual air raid, but an
o. C. D. spokesman admitted today
that no general regulations have
been issued governing vehicular
operation in blackouts when there
is no air raid in progress.
The spokesman explained that
such a regulation is being worked
out by Army authorities, and will
be based on their observations of
experiments now being conducted
on the West Coast and the Florida
and New Jersey coasts. The system
being formulated by the Army, he
said, will include specifications for
automobile blackout equipment.
Divided Into Two Glasses.
Under present plans, the officials
explained, emergency vehicles will
be divided into two classes-the first
including fire and police vehicles,
ambulances, medical service cars,
etc, and the second essential
vehicles such as street cars. buses,
milk wagons, doctors care and the
like.
AS soon as the type of blackout
equipment has been decided on, the
first vehicles to be equipped will
be those in the class /. This num-
bers, roughly, about 100000 for the
Nation. Next on the priority list
will be the machines included in
the class 2, numbering about A.
100000.
The o. c. D. official added that
not all of those in the first class
would necessarily be equipped before
some in the second category. For
example, vehicles of both classes in
cities on the Pacific Coast would be
given preference over emergency
| vehicles of the first class in cities
in the interior.
Eventually, he said, it will be
the Army interceptor commands
which will give the orders as to
what cars will be permitted to
operate during blackouts. In any