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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-10

what I can for you," Grace said.
 Enid thanked her. There's really nothing to be done. Unless-if 1t isn't too much bother. you would stop at my house once in a while and bring me my mail"
 "I'll be glad to-" Grace said, and in accordance with that promise, Saturday afternoon she brought in Enid'S first accumulation of letters.
 Enid sorted them quickly, her heart quickening when she saw Toms handwriting on one of the envelopes. Unopened she slipped it under her pillow, reluctant to read it in Grace's presence. And it was with a surprising eagerness that she drew 1t out later.
 Cautiously enough Tom said noth- ing about her failure to see him the morning he left. If he had been disappointed, he had gotten over it. "I'll write and tell him what hap pened, now that am better" Enid thought.
 She read on. Tom wrote the news of the camp and mentioned that Daisy Armstrong, Buds sister. had come to work in the town near the camp. She had an apartment, and Bud and he spent their free eve- nings there. He enclosed a snap shot of the three of them.
 It was the sort of snapshot often posed by young people, the three with arms interlocked about each others shoulders and the girl in the middle. Bud was smiling at the camera, Daisy and Tom were smil- ing at each other.
 Enid looked at the snapshot, and when she laid 1t down she knew there was a letter she would never write. a letter telling Tom why she hadn't been at the station that morning.
 It was better this way better for Tom. Daisy would make him a far better wife than she, Enid, would have. For Daisy's heart would be all his-no reservations.
 So absorbed was Enid in her rather bitter thoughts that she paid little attention when nurse hustled in and got her ready to go to the x-ray room, saying they were go- lEs to take some more pictures Hjust Q routine cheekup 10 be sure that everything Is ail right"
 It wasn't until after the xsFaya had been taken, and Enid lay on the wheel cart waiting t0 be taken back down 10 her room that some. thing the hospital doctor vas say ing lo the nurse penetrated hsI lethaFgy,
 Ghe lay awake all nlabts the words "splne" and specialist" re- heating themselves with growing horror in her mind. ff her back va, Injured lt might mean tbat aha
Evening star., 1942-02-22

of the w. J. Webster collection OF
British Guiana and the John F. Rust
collection of the United States.
Boys Town Times for January %
features picture OF Charles Emery,
working on his stamp collection in
the stamp clubroom" at Boys Town,
Nebr.
Stamp meetings for the week
are listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8+Capital
Precancel Club, residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Suess, 1903 Forty
first place, Hyattsville, Md.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Program, exhibition and bourse.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wash-
ington Philatelic Society, Lee Sher-
atom Hotel, Fifteenth and L streets
NV. Auction and bourse.
Thursday evening at 8+East
Washington Stamp Club, Eastern
High School.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
WHTTE-1O MEN.


L. N. Reynolds suggests that this prob
lem. two-mover. given 8. g. g. 4Blok.
"Cherchez Ia femmel"
Chess clubs often wish to know
what type of programs interest
players. The best way to answer
this query is to take a successful
club and observe its high lights for a
year. For instance, last year the
Washington Chess Divan featured
seven lectures on a demonstration
chessboard by Chessmaster Al
Horowitz, S. Adler, former District
champion; Ariel Mengarini; Divan
Titlist Ernest Knapp, A. Y Hesse,
George Chernowitz; 26 rapidtransit
lightning chess tourney; six
simultaneous exhibitions-by District
Champion A. S. Kussman. Ariel
Mengarini, Carl Hesse (2), Capital
City Champion Donald H. Mugridge,
World Blindfold Champion Georges
Koltanowski. Six interclub matches
were played: Against Capital City
Chess Club, Federal Chess Club,
Annapolis Chess Club (2, Paul
Morphy Chess Club and Archives
Chess Club.
Four gambit team intraclub
matches were held, three kriegspiel
Nightmares, three picnics on Hams
Point, each featuring rapid-transit
chess; two 2-move problem solving
contests, one by International Expert
Vincent L. Eaton, the other by
National Composer R. E. Cheney,
both ex-problem editors of Chess
Review Magazine. Two intraclub
consultation games with teams of
three; two quadrangular double
round class Journeys, two individual
clock matches, one exhibition match
game between w. E. Napier, some
time British champion, and Donald
H. Mugridge: chess quiz, conducted
along the lines of Information.
Please; an annual club champion
ship tournament and an annual
general tournament.
Local clubs might profit by study
Ing the above forms of chess enter
tainment, most of which are suitable
Tor any club, If properly timed,
publicized, and well organized for
smooth performance.
Tuesday, 8 pm, 2437 Fifteenth
street NV, the Federal Chess Club
stages games and social play. We'd
nesday, at 8. at 1896 Eye street NV,
the Divan features Ecuadorian dip
lomat, L. N. Ponce, former District
chess champion, in public stimuli
taneous exhibition play advising
newcomers to bring their own equip
ment to be insured of the privilege
of playing Mr.. Ponce. Saturday
evening, GIG Sixteenth street NV,
Capital City Chess Club again goes
to town with special entertainment,
extending a welcome to all.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
5CHESSY ~
The Game and Its
Players
By Paul J. Miller, Jr.

In a war between nations on
continents spaced thousands of
miles apart, 1t would require the
magic Of Aladdin to provide a
courier with invisibility and swift
seven-league boots to maintain the
morale of international correspon-
dence chess-play.
Chess played via the mails al
ways suffers in continental strifes.
However, in the United States there
exists an organization, comprising
thousands of players, which cease
lessly labors day and night to
strengthen postal chess and fosters
all member of competition between
players in far-f1ung Alaska. the
Mexican peninsula, the vast Ca
madam area and in each Of the
48 States, including the stateless
District of Columbia, Americas Oft
forgotten stepchild.
The Correspondence Chess
League of America has carved
huge task for itself. 1t is almost
solely through the tireless efforts
of a single jealous man, grievously
taxed by q physical affliction that
in the last 10 years chess by mail in
this country has reached an un-
precedented unity, numbering Sena-
tors, Representatives, Governors, doc
tors, lawyers, engineers, scientists,
artists, writers, farmers, college and
school youths, and the average man
of every walk within its ever-in-
creasing circle of organized play.
Truly Walter F. James of ABB
Tyler street. Sioux City, Iowa, as
secretary and tournament director
of the Correspondence Chess League
of America, by prolific letter writing
from his invalid chair has engen-
dered a remarkable esprit d'corps
among the chess players of all
America. Today the voice of the
league is James edited, James COM
piled, James planned as THE Chess
Correspondent" a bi-monthly pub
lication with articles of current in
terest, game analysis and chess lore
Of divers kinds.
James enjoys quoting DR.. Alex
ander Alekhin, world champion,
who, when asked by strong French
player what he could do to improve
his game, replied: Play corre-
spondence chess" Or James cheerily
points out that DR.. Max Euwe, the
Dutch schoolmaster who held the
world title, 1935-l937, attributes the
development of Paul Keres, Estonian
chess marvel, into master player
because of his correspondence chess
training.
Be it as it may locally there are
many fans who relish playing the
game by postcard or letter, viz:
Joseph Chmielewski, Anton Y.
Hesse, william Burke, DR.. George
w. Hervey. 1t. Comdr. C. S. Seely,
Bruce P. Lundy, jr.; w. w. Pearce,
among others.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby
By Edmond Henderey.

Sometimes people are heard to
say, That's a very nice hobby and
I'd like to try it, but I live in an
apartment and there isn't room for
It," OF course, there are many
avocations requiring little space and
particularly suited to an apartment,
but they may not appeal to many
individuals. Manual, or handicraft
hobbies usually necessitate some
type Of shop or work space and
equipment. This is far from an in
surmountable difficulty, however.
Last weeks lobbyist, Mrs. C. w.
Carlson, makes her bamboo pipes in
her apartment.
This weeks lobbyist demonstrates
even better the possibilities in lin
tied space Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
E. Elliott live in a two-room apart
ment at 1919 r street NV The
kitchen is so small that it is very
nearly possible to stand in the CEN
ter and reach everything in 1t, Yet
in this limited space Mr.. Elliott
has installed a compact but COM
plete shop, and all without ma
terially interfering with the normal
functions of the room.
This snop was started about three
ago. 1t is contained in cabinets,
which, at first glance, seem just
more kitchen storage space. Yet
1T is arranged with such ingenuity
that only Is seconds are required
to make 1t ready for use, with all
tools and equipment instantly avail
able. Mr.. Elliott opens the cabinets,
pulls up the three-step ladder seen
in so many kitchens, drops a rubber
pad on Vt, sits down and is ready
for work.
The work bench is hinged so that
it drops down against the wall when
not in use. All tools hang In their
individual places. Cabinets on the
left contain materials and work in
progress. Larger tools all have their
places within easy reach. Electric
outlets for soldering iron and small
power tools are provided.
All these cabinets were built by
Mr.. Elliott, partially from scrap ma
terial. His shop is only about 8 feet
square, and when not serving as
such it again becomes part of the
kitchen. AL 1.-The cabinets are en-
tirely self-contained units, and may
be taken down and moved to an
other location If necessary.
Proof that the owner makes good
use Of his shop may be found in
his model railroad, just now filling
one side Of the living room. This
is a more recent interest than the
workshop, having only been taken
up within the last two years. At
first Mr. Elliott contented himself
with car building, then later build
ing a very small layout feet square
Evening star., 1942-02-22
NEWS FROM DOGDOM
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest in
Washington and Vicinity
BY r. r. Taynfon.

How far a dog show is justified
in adding extra curricular attrac-
tions is a question that nobody can
definitely answer. Nine times out
Of ten the average spectator who
comes to the dog show in the same
spirit he attends any performance,
be it movie, stage show or circus,
looks for and expects the added
attractions and may come to the
show another year because of them.
However once he has been to three
dog shows the chances are that
the sideshows no longer hold a
keen interest for him. He may
have settled down as the fancier
OF one particular breed, in which
case he will probably remain glued
to the ringside where his breed is
judged as long as there is any
thing doing there, and spend the
rest of the time hanging around
the benches where his breed is
benched. He may have turned into
an obedience-trial enthusiast, in
which case he will probably follow
virtually the same procedure. In
rare cases he may profess a love
for a whole group Of dogs and will
probably tire himself out COM
pletely trying to see all that there
Is to be seen and talk to everybody
interested.
Every year the Westminster Ken
mel Club tries out some perform
ance that will add to the color
of the show This, being a war
year, and the show being for the
benefit of the Red Cross, there was
a patriotic pageant introduced be-
tween the group judging and the
best in show judging on the final
night.
A really impressive march led
by the 100-piece band of the New
York fire department included Red
Cross nurses, student f1remen,
nurseS-aids and various other units
of the Red Cross and the fire de-
partment. 1t ended with 20 fire.
men in dress uniform, each leading
Dalmatian mascot. These were
the picked 20 coach dogs from fire.
houses all over the city. They were
judged as one large class by J. Gould
Remick and DR.. Samuel Milbank.
Smokey, owned by hook and ladder
company won the big trophy cup.
The performance was ended by
the singing of ANGELS of Mercy"
by Hilda Burke, Metropolitan Opera
soprano, who also led the audience
in the singing of the national
anthem.
Mrs. Myrtle Silfries' Pekingese,
7-month-old puppy. was win
ners' bitch and best of opposite sex
at the recent Baltimore, Md, show.
This was an excellent win for so
young a pup.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Why Be Fat?
Here's the Most Amazing
Way To Lose Weight You've
Ever Read About!

Here's how to take of
ugly fat-withouts strict
diet lists, no strenuous
exercises, no drugs.
\ The easy Welch
, Wayl And intelli-
gent, cooperative
people who faith
fully followed DR..
Frederic Damrau's in
structions lost an aver.
age of z pounds a
month. Amazing results
sworn to before a No.
tary Public. And listen
how easy it is. Just mix
q glass of Welch's
Grape Juice with u
glass water. and drink
beforemeals and at bed
time. Then this hap
pens: First, you have
less desire to eat sweet,
fattening foods--thus
reducing caloric intake.
Second, the natural dex-
trose in Welch's 10
quickly consumed. This
regime actually helps
nature consume excess
fat. Yet you needn't
suffer a hungry mo
ment. So start reducing
the WEIGH Way today.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

For some reason popularity sta
tistics among the 100 breeds recog-
nized by the American Kennel Club
hold a perennial fascination for
breeders. Popular favorites seem
to change every 10 to Is years, but
there is nucleus of breeds that
remain fairly constant IN popular
ity. They do not hit the high spots.
but somewhere between numbers
seven and Is you will find them
year after year. These breeds in
clude the springer spaniel, the col
lie, the bulldog, the Irish setter and
the Pomeranian, which after all,
includes type for everybody.
He who raises bulldogs never lacks
for drama. The Jimmy Aliens had
their big moment recently when
their Lii Sociable Sunshine pre-
sented them with a litter of pups
via the Caesarian route Just
week after the sire of the puppies
died of old age. The sire was their
Oh. Crewe So Sociable, which had
reached the ripe old age for a bull
dog of 10 years. He was also the
great grandsire of Sunshine her.
self, and it will be interesting to
see what this form of line breeding
will produce.
To make the story more inter-
esting, day or two after Sunshine
was home and nursing her puppies.
apparently well over the effects of
the operation, she decided to take
matters into her own paws, and
produced another pup by the nor
NAL route. Perhaps this is an in
dication that bulldog breeders are
too prone to call for the operating
knife.
Another bulldog litter that is max
ing an unusual start in life is one
owned by Mrs. Sigmund Ziebel. The
dam of this litter. Morningside Me-
linda, did not recover from the Cae-
sarian section. Five of the 10 pup
pies she produced are being raised
in thoroughly satisfactory manner
by haired terrier.
DR.. and Mrs. William r. Compton
of Mclean, Va, have set up a rec
ord in obedience test trials that will
probbaly stand for some time Their
Oh. Jill of Garastanna was one of
the first four dogs in the country
to win a utility dog degree. Her
daughter, Ginger of Clarandall, was
the first dog in the country to COM
plete all three of the obedience de-
grees in one year. Her daughter,
Orla of Clarandall, repeated the
performance. That makes a family
Of three generations. all U. D. rep
resentatives of the fourth generation
are now in training. One member.
Mark, recently completed the work
for his companion dog title.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Mrs. Elliott Is almost as much in
terested in the railroad as her hus-
band. She has built various track
side structures for it and helped in
numerous other ways. There is one
manner in which every married per-
son may assist with the partners
hobby. That is by being sympathetic
and encouraging, even when not
really liking the avocation in ques-
ton. Mrs. Elliott goes far beyond
that.
The original Elliott layout was
much too small, and 1t wasn't long
before the brass hats" (model
railroad term for the big off1cials)
began to plan larger one. More
equipment was purchased and more
material acquired. Shortly before
last Christmas a new layout was
started. This was planned as an
apartment railroad. 1t is by feet
and designed to come apart the long
way down the middle. 1t may be
folded in half, stood on end and
rolled behind door on rubber roll
ers. However, the owners wanted
to have it running at Christmas, so
1t was hastily completed with tenn
porary scenery, propped up on ap-
pie boxes and put into service There
has been SO much demand from
among their friends to see 1t In op-
Grafton since then that it still stands
and runs as first completed.
70 L,
picture planned for it ultimately,
the owners will be glad to show it to
any one interested. 1t operates
nicely. even in its unfinished state
AS before mentioned, it shows that
Mr.. Elliott'S minute shop Is quite
practical and efficient. So don't let
living in cramped quarters keep
you from developing your hobby in
terestS.
The entire program for the next
meeting of the Washington Radio
Club has not been completed as
this is written, but it is known that
DR.. R. K. Thompson will be there
to speak on the proposed radio in
stallation at Congressional Airport.
DR.. Thompson is commander of the
Congressional Squadron of the Civil
Air Patrol.
The Washington Radio Club is as
sisting in the installation of a pub
lc-address system at the airport
and will instruct the flyers in its
use.
The Program Committee is also
attempting to secure a technical
speaker for the meeting next Satur-
day.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

increase interest the stamps
reported not only in Washington but from cities and toons
throughout the United States These from Brds
kindness of Herbert Mueller the Internal
Revenue Bureau examples of Oha Danted by collectors
eUeryDhere Among the atrma issues employed to frank the
envelope the 300 bright bue Augusta SeDero 500
Santos Dumont 00Or orange bro1Un Ribero
oreen Bartholomew
commentaries OF 19291930 The other 0rapper carries
recent "Pro Juuenude" SemipoStal Star staff Photo.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Chess Problem No. 424.

BY r. GAMAGE, Brockton, Mass.
Original to The Washington Star for
move Problem Composing TournamentJ
BLACK-I1 MEN.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

tDoner and winner in 1e3s-3s and
1e39-40.
In last weeks game the North and
South leaders were DR.. c. c. McDon-
nell and J. Carter Walker. first; Mrs.
j. A. Hodgkins and r. E. Roberts.
second; Mrs. T. M. Boyle and Mrs.
Roy Hackett, third; East and West,
DR.. Neil J. McHugh and Rush Buck
ley, first; Miss Lucille Maupin and
w. R. Garrett, second; Mrs. M. o.
Cooper and DR.. G. r. Stewart, third.
James H. Lemon and P. E. Hen
ninger have been named as members
of the Executive Committee of the
American Contract Bridge League,
and Thomas Hamlin member OF
the Board of Governors of the same
organization.
William E. McKenney, executive
secretary of the American Contract
Bridge League. we'll known and popu-
lar in Washington, is just back
home from a second trip to the
hospital since the winter tourna-
ment last December in Richmond.
He suffered from a throat infection
which first sent him to Memorial
Hospital in New York. He left
there a little too soon in order to
attend the Atlantic City tourna-
ment on January 10 and had to re-
turn to the hospital for treatment.
He expects to be able to take in
the Southeastern tournament at
Coral Gables, Fla, the latter part
of this month.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

This Weeks Meeting.
Saturday Washington Radio
pm.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
STAMPS AND COINS.

Seychelles, Nejd. Caymans, Manchukuo,
Brunei, Turks Caicos, British Soiomons
tCannibalandl. Everything Sc with ap-
BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

This Weeks Bargain Special
Ten different fine and scarce 10th Gen.
tury U. S. Coyers-25c (plus &c stamp
to approval applicants. Cheltenham
Stamp Co., Cheltenham, Pa.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

The Binghamton Philatelic Soci-
ETY. Beacon asks: Did you know that
Trinidad, British island in the
West Indies, where the United
States has one of its new naval
bases. printed a postage stamp
tScott's Type No. A-1O, 1899 with
a design taken from the stained
glass window of her Council Build
Evening star., 1942-02-22

White to Play and Mate in Two Moves.
L. N. Reynolds suggests that this prob
lem a two-mover. given s. s, s, 4B1QK.
"Cherchex Ia femme!"
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Letters to Winston Churchill, ad-
dressed to him at the White House,
were opened by an unknown clerk
who effectively mutiliated the ma
jority of the envelopes by the care
leSsness of his handling.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

Stamps of Johore, Kedah. Kelan-
tan, Pahang and Trengganu, all
formerly semi-independent Malay
states, now are in the control of
the japanese armies of occupation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-09

Your Own Horoscope, by
Frances Drake. II one Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-09
Use Care 10 Plan
Coal Storage Space

IN planning coal storage space,
the best practice is 10 group the
driveway coal chute coal pin and
furnace as closely as possible Car
rying charges from curb 10 bin
can be eliminated If the coal bin
can be placed at the side Of the
house nearest the street or drive
way. Many Stoker engineers re-
ommcnd flat floor bins for bin
feed StokerS In such bins. coal is
allowed 10 remain IN The bin and
forms the slopes down which the
major part OF The fuel supply
flows 10 the worm of the Stokcr.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-09
EAST OF WOODWARD AVE

EAST or WOODWARD AVE
Pennies Paint 4
Wallpaper Co.
1855 John r. ST
Pomerantr Hardware. ss44 Crstiot
Ray l.. Pope. 1885 Cratiot
Prudential Housing Co.
4s53 East Dawson
Red Front Hardware Co.
1925 E. Jefferson
Reese Bros. i43oI (. Warren
Rosenberg Bros. 3426 Hastings
slosn's Hardware. si33 Mack Ave.
Spitz Furniture GO.
1865 Cratiot--2isl Gratiot
State Lumber Co.--20OII John r.
super Paint & Vsrnish CO..
1913 Mack Ave.
Tisohbein-Youns Co.
14i92 Gratiot Ave.
Y s Housewrecking Co.
1880 Dequin DIRE
Van Dyke Plumbing 4 Heating
93i2 Van Dyke Ave.
Washburn- FarWell. Inc.
iO437-9 r. Warren
Woodward Hardware Co
e32s Woodward
Zimburean Screen Co.
isO7S Dequindrc~
WEST OF WOODWARD AVE.
------
John J. Astleford
57O2 Hamilton Ave.
Bright Hardware Co.
600 Michigan Ave
Bullock Green Hardware Co.
2554 Michigan Ave.
Bob's Furniture Exchange
A.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-09
Liqht ReHectina Paint

Light rejecting paint used II
combination with modern lighting
fixtures is helping 10 accelerate
wartime production in America
industrial plants. with results
which logically also indicate valu.
able potcntialS for wartime con.
Servation IN apartments, hotels
office buildings, schools, inStitu.
business establishments
home and other structures.