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the width Of a single scale. The
rhombs as a rule inclose a patch
Of the ground color, but toward the
tail they become indistinct and fuse
at last into cross bands. The tail
above is olive ringed with black,
and the abdomen is dull yellow.
The rattler's head Is either brown
or olive with many dark spots, and
beneath each eye Is . dark band,
bordered on each side with q mar
row one Of bright yellow. The
younger generation resemble their
parents, their pattern being more
vivid.
Pine swamps and hummocks are
the chosen habitats OF the diamond
rattler. In the lowlands Of South
Carolina these reptiles conceal
themselves under the broad leaves
OF the dwarf palmettoes during the
day. stealing forth at night for
food. The body colors blend 80
perfectly with the effect OF sun
shine and the shadows among the
vari-colored vegetation that only the
ominous rattle warns you OF the
presence Of the reptile. The mere
vibration Of = step throws the rat
tier On guard. It takes . deep
inhalation Of air, which infiates
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were not quite 50 black as they
seemed. II they had been he
wouldn't have been lying there
stretched out by his home in the far
corner Of the Green Meadows, tell
ing Sammy Jay al about how it
happened he was living on the
Green Meadows instead of way out
in the great, wide, wonderful West
where he was born, and where his
home used to be.
when / found that was caught
and felt that terrible pain from
those cruel steel Jaws of the traps
and the awfulness of being perfect
" helpless just didn't have a bit.
not tiny bit. Of hope left" said Old
Man Coyote. There was that dog
who had been chasing me when /
stepped into the traps. and who had
bean afraid to nght me when
I was free. He thought I WAS help
Evening star., 1942-08-07

Northern Ireland's. famous linen
mills are busy On war orders.
Evening star., 1942-08-07
BY LiIion Cox Athey

tho rough scaly body like the
sound Of low rushing air. Then
shifting the coils to uncover the
rattle, this noise maker" breaks
the silence like 4 shrill bell.
Diamond back rattlers are never
guilty Of hysterical striking. They
watch their victim carefully, and
when m opportunity comes for an
effective blow with the long fangs,
it Is taken. The result II usually
fatal. Retreating is not the habit
OF this RATHER; some Of his cousins
do, but the diamond-back apparent
ly scorns this mode OF escape. The
strike Of the make Is too rapid for
the eye to follow. The poison flows
from each poison gland through
the groove in the fang, and the
snake is back in its original posi-
ton before the victim can do more
than scream. In one minute after
being struck rabbit Is dead. Then
after waiting for it to remain quiet
for an interval, the rattler uncoils
and silently glides toward the ami
mails body, touching 1t several times
with swift darting tongue. Then
the large mouth opens, the rabbit
Is seized by the nose, and the in
gulfng process, well aided by the
fangs, is begun. The favorite food
Of the rattler Is the "cottontail."
The diamond-back rattlesnake
gives birth to from to II young
They feed at once on mice II they
can be found. They mature at the
age Of z years. When born and
reared IN captivity these rattlers
are not hard to manage, but cap
tive adults remember their past
freedom and remain sullen, using
their rattles vigorously to proclaim
their dissatisfaction with their en-
forced imprisonment. Their mo-
notonous chick chick -chick is their
Vay at crvine for freAdom.
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less now and he was making ready
to jump on me the first chance he
got. And there was the hunter who
had set those traps coming as fast
as he could, and with him was his
terrible gun. I just made up my
mind that I would fight that dog the
best I could until his master got
there. Then, felt sure. that ter
rible gun would 60 of with dread
ful bang, and that would be the end
OF me. But I would die fighting"
Sammy Jay shuddered. How
dreadful" he exclaimed.
Yes, it was dreadful" replied Old
Man Coyote. II don't know of any
thing more dreadful than not to
have the least bit Of hope. But I
learned q lesson then that I have
never forgotten, and that Is never,
never to give UP hope, no matter
what happens. That. dog kept run
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Amende Honorable

A weekly newspaper in Indiana
Is reported to have printed this
apology prominently on the front
page:
Last week, as the result of a
regrettable typographical error, we
reported that Private Jason Car
Isle, son of the socially prominent
Hildegarde Carlisle, had become
the chief "bungler" of his company
We hasten to inform our readers
that young Carlisle is definitely not
. bungler. We should have said
Of course. that the lad has turned
out to be an accomplished burglar. y
Do you know the origin and
meaning Of your frst name?
Unless It Is unusual you'll find
It and scores Of others explained
In my new pamphlet. Send \
stamped t3-cent). self-addressed
envelope to Frank Colby, In care
Of The Evening Star. Ask for
FIRST NAMES Pamphlet. It's
free.
released BY The Bell Syndicate,
Inc.)
Sales Of cigarettes and tobacco
are slumping greatly In Britain.
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ming round and round me in circles,
looking for . chance to spring on
me from behind. + kept jumping
around 80 Is to face him the l,est
I could and every Jump hurt Gread-
fully because Of those traps on my
legs. Then the man came up and
called the dog off. / felt sure then
that the terrible gun would go Oft
and that that would be the end"
did it," asked Sammy Jay, dane
ing about excitedly.
Old Man Coyote looked At Sammy
in the greatest disgust. Then he be-
gan to laugh.
do I look As il it did?" he asked.
Pray tell me. how I could be here
now II he had made IN end Of me
them"
Sammy looked quite q foolish Is
be felt. Then he began to laugh,
too.
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what a foolish question" he said.

what foolish question" he said.
The man didn't even point his
terrible gun at me-" continued Old
Man Coyote, quite rs II Sammy
hadn't interrupted. Instead, he
threw = rope over my head and be-
fore I could get it off he had pulled
1t tight. Then I began to choke
and choke. Everything went black
and blacker until at last I didn't
know anything at all. You see, ]
couldn't breathe, and that is the
most awful. awful feeling!
BY and by, I woke up. The rope
was gone from my neck and the
traps were gone from my legs. but
my legs were tied together so tight
" that the pain was almost as great
Is from the traps. OF course. was
perfectly helpless. and felt ter
ribly weak and sick from the chok-
ing had had. The man stood look
Evening star., 1942-08-07
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.

When thinrs look black Just grin and say;
IT might be worse; there's hope always.
And 80 there is. It may not seem
50, but there is. Old Man Coyote
didn't think so the time he was
caught by two legs in terrible steel
traps. No. SIR. he didn't think 70.
He Was sure there wasn't the least
bit Of hope. Things looked about II
black ter him Is they possibly could.
And yet there was hope, and things
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live. This Is called protective col
Grafton"
Black and white stripes help ze-
bras to pass through the shadows OF
tall grass without being seen. In
that way they may escape the notice
of fierce enemies, especially lions,
A zebra can give fairly hard kick,
but 1t Is no match for lion IN a
fight.
Much the same is true OF the
spotted coat of the giraffe. The
coat matches the lights and shad-
ows under trees.
Other animals have little to fear
from enemies, but still they have
furry coats which match their sur
roundings. The tiger is good ex-
ample OF this. When walking
through the tall jungle grass, it may
not be seen by the animals on
which it wants to spring.
Some animals change fur colors
with the seasons. The Arctic hare
and the ermine make such changes.
In summer the ermine's coat Is
mainly brown, though whitish in
the under parts. In Writer the fur
becomes entirely white or yellowish
white.
tNor eeneral interest section Of your
oerapbock)
nh.eA @4
Read Uncle Ray In The Junior Star
Epery Sunday.
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ing down at me and grinning: he
seemed to actually enjoy seeing me
By Milburn Rosser.
BY Art Huhto
Harold Gray
By Fronk Willard
Will Eisner
Bud Fisher

ing down at me and grinning: be
seemed to actually enjoy seeing me
suffer. I suppose it wasn't really
that. He probably Didn't think any
thing about that. out was erinning
to think he had been smart enough
to catch me. Then he put me in a
sack and carried me away to his
home. There he put collar around
my neck and chained me to a post,
and there was a prisoner"
Old Man Coyote stopped, as If
that ended the story. Sammy jay
waited as long as he could. Then.
very timidly for him, he asked: IF
you please, what happened after
that?"
"oh. that's another story" replied
Old Man Coyote.
Evening star., 1942-08-07
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Corpiing CoupIets

A scalp crave is Homer Herschers;
He writes those musical commercials.
on, why must U. S. newsmen skit-
tish,
On London broadcasts, sound 70
British?
7 loathe the thought Of Ziggy Gore =;
He calls the fort "kuh-R1GGY-
dore."
This modest rhyme I really hope Il
End for all time "sev-uss-TOE-p1." l."
NY hackles rise, my fists feel
punchy,
ZACH time they chant "It's crispy-
crunchy." 49,.
Take him away. announcing COON,
Who calls it "nynoon," instead Of
noon"
A chair at Princeton I'll endow
To teach that Moscow has no
Cow"
A laurel wreath for j. Ross, Oh,
It's sweet to hear him say Mos
koe."
r'd ban all communicating codgers
Who crave the mantle Of VIII
Rogers.
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LETTER-oUT

letter each
called column Print opposite
correctly it's Just what you've been looking for
Answer 70 Yeserdays LETTER OUT
Letter-ou
60 GRASPER-PARSER interested in sranmar)
TRIsTAN-TAINTS (blemishes,.
TRIrI4ANE-PLANTER (close to the
PR1AdATEs-PARTEs (soca satherinss)
GREYINCS-<3IN0ER (hot stuff.
Evening star., 1942-08-07
NATURES CHILDREN
DIAMOND. BACK RATTLESNAKE
(Crotdlus Gdamdnteus)

The diamond-back rattlesnake
ranks second to none among the
most deadly known species of poi
sonous snakes Of the world. There
fore it IS wise to know the range
Of this reptile, its habits and how
to recognize it at sight.
1t is the largest OF the rattlers.
Adult specimens are from 6 to
feet long. The body is stout and
heavy, the head Is very broad, nat
and distinct from the neck.
The upper color of the diamond
back is olive or green with a gray
ish tint on the back. There is q
broad chain of large diamond mark
ings of 4 darker color, and these
are bordered with bright yellow
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Tea This Afternoon
At Sandy Spring

1t. and Mrs. .Brockett Muir will
entertain a small group of guests at
tea this afternoon in their home,
Fairhill.
Miss Helen Bird will 60 to Perth
Amboy, N. j., this week to visit her
sister-ln-law, Mrs. J. w. Bird, jr.
Mrs. M. S. hampton is spending
the week end with her mother, Mrs
Frances Brooke Snowden at Ingle-
side.
Miss Eliza Candy of Washington
is with her brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Yellot Candy
over Sunday.
Mrs. Calender F.. Winslow was
hostess Tuesday at the second of
series of teas at Homeward. She
was assisted by Mrs Albert Stabler.
Jr.. Mrs. Robert Miller. jr., Mrs.
Ridgeley Chichester and Mrs. Fran
els M. Hallowell.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Belgian Congo Making
Arms for lis Troops

Many of the weapons used by the
white and African troops in the
Belgian Congo are made in the COL
ony. it was revealed by Gov Pierre
Ryckmans in Belfast, Northern Ire
land
Leopoldville, the capital, is buster
than ever before, he said. The COL
ony is producing tin at the rate of
10000 tons year 1t is the greatest
producer of cobalt in the world and
shares with South Africa a monop-
oily of industrial diamonds.
The tin is helping to supply the
war needs of Britain and the United
States. Congo silk threads for sur
gical purposes and silk for para
chutes are being exported Rubber
from wild herbs and jungle rubber
are also being exploited.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Notes From Rockville and Vicinity
Informal Parties and Travelling
General Activities of the Week
Mrs. Richard Steele Bridge Hostess;
Mrs. J. L. Brunen Back From Visit

ROCKVILLE. Md. Oct. 17.-Mrs
Richard Steele entertained Rock
vile and Washington friends at
four tables of bridge and luncheon
Tuesday.
Mrs. John L. Brunett has returned
to Rockville after visiting her
daughter, Mrs. William M. Gala
CHAN, in Chevy Chase.
Mrs. George Bodmer left last Sat-
urday for Des Moines to enter
training in the Women's Auxiliary
Army Corps Her husband is with
the United States Marines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Crosby
and children, formerly of Chevy
Chase, have taken up their residence
in Rockville.
Miss Mary K. Wilson of the fac
ulty OF the Rockville Elementary
School, whose marriage is to take
place next week. was guest of hon
or at party at the home of the
school principal, Miss Lucy r. Shell
by. Wednesday night. The other
teachers of the school attended
In celebration of the 83d birth
day anniversary Of Mrs. Minnie
Vandever OF Washington, formerly
of Kansas, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S..
Beall entertained at dinner in their
home in Rockville last evening. The
other guests were Mrs. Vandever's
daughter, Miss Jessie Vandever, and
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ryder and
daughter Miss Elizabeth Ryder, all
of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Manassas and Other Virginia Places
Miscellaneous Shower Is Given
In Honor of Mrs. Frank D. Cox
Mrs. Lamb, Mrs. Kincheloe Hostesses;
Mrs. Richard C. Haydon Eutertains

MANASSAS, Va, Oct. 17.-Events
OF social interest in the community
this week included a miscellaneous
shower given by Mrs. William Har-
rison Lamb and Mrs C. N. Kinche-
loe in honor OF Mrs. Frank D. Cox,
whose marriage took place recently
Mrs Lamb and Mrs. Kincheloe en-
tertained in the latters residence
Tuesday afternoon when 30 guests
we're present.
Mrs. Richard c. Hayden was
hostess at several tables of bridge
Friday evening Guests included
Mrs. R. C. Bowers, Mrs. G. G. Allen,
Mrs. Harry Blakemore. Mrs. B. F..
Knox, Mrs Mary Pope, Mrs. w. E.
Mccoy. Mrs. Paul Cooksey and Mrs.
o. o. Holler
Planned for the coming week is
an informal bridge which Mrs. r.
Jackson Radcliffe has scheduled for
Monday afternoon and another
which Mrs. Arthur Sinclair has ar
ranged for Wednesday evening.
Mrs. C. B. Compton will entertain
at luncheon Thursday. when guests
will be Mrs. E. K. Evans, Mrs. r. L..
Byrd. Mrs. Joseph G. Kincheloe,
Mrs. A. o. Weldon, Miss Nolie Mel
son and Mrs. NJ. Bruce Whitmore.
Mrs. Compton's friends will remain
for an afternoon knitting bee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sedrick Saunders
have as their guest this week Mrs.
Saunders cousin. Miss Catherine
Van Meter of Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. Milton Joyce of
Front Royal we're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Dorreu over the weel-
end.
Mrs. John Slaybaugh has left fol
Norfolk, where she will join 1t.
Slaybaugh, who is stationed there.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Pickeral are
spending the week end in Strasburg,
where they are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bromley. The Picker
ais had visiting them the past week
end Mr.. Paul wilkins of Washing
ton.
Mr.. George Dessler of New York
joined Mrs. Dessler at their home
here for the week end.
Miss Gretchen Burhen of st.
Agnes School, Alexandria, is sthe
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carl
Kincheloe at Birmingham this week
end.
Mrs. Robert L. Lewis is back from
a short visit in Staunton.
Mrs. John Roseberry and her two
daughters, Jacquelin and Jean, are
spending several weeks with Mrs.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Camp Lee Soldier
| Served With
| In World War
By the Associated Press.


CAMP LEE. Va. Oct ia Ger
man soldier of the World War. who
was quartered in the same bar
racks with Adolf Hitler at Com
piegne, France. is in training here
to fight against the armies OF his
former comrade.
Pvt. Eugene Weber disclosed here
today that he was with a detach-
ment of Austrian troops, including
Hitler. at Compiegne in July. 1916,
pvt. Weber said he served 80 months
with the German army in the World
War.
Hitler used to lie in his bunk
and talk about his great plans for
the future" Pvt. Weber said.
Austrian and German soldiers, in
cluding Pvt Weber, gathered
around the former paperhanger and
listened to him.
Some of them laughed at him,
said the 45-year- private. Others
took him seriously and were in
terested."
Hitler, then a private, would talk
at length on his dreams. Pvt. Weber
continued" He used to thump his
hand on the bunk when he talked
lust like he was addressing thous-
ands of people"
pvt. weber came to America in
1928.
His brother Herman, also a Ger
man army veteran of the World
war, is in training at Camp Lee
Evening star., 1942-10-18
British Officers Ordered
To Keep Hair Short

When 1t. Gen. K. A. Anderson of
the British Eastern Command
noticed that some officers were
letting their hair grow unduly long,
he issued an order of the day to bar
the poetic curls, it is reported in
Cairo, Egypt.
1t read Il would prefer officers in
this command to have their hair
cuts carried out on Timoshenko
rather than Beethoven lines" Timo-
shenko Is bald.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

during the recent drive. Middleburs
firemen led the county with a total
of $4,000 pounds gathered from
their town and surrounding area
Purcellville flremen were next with
100000 pounds.
Reports turned in from other parts
OF the county show Leesburg COL
lected 24,550 pounds: Round Hill
flremen, 44,800; Ashburn. 1890;
Leesburg Girl Scouts, $500; Arcola
School, 1l,200; Hamilton School,
$3.50; Whitemore and Arnold, a, 400
and Morven Park, $500.
Car, Two Bicycles Granted.
Howard Gray of Ashburn was
granted the right to buy a new car
and applications were approved fol
Albert o. Pierrot, Bluemont, ano
Fred Tavenner, Sterling, to pur-
Evening star., 1942-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Guyol,
former Washington resident.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shepherd
left this week to spend the winter
with her daughter in Orlando. Fla.
Mrs. Wesley Dodge returned the
early part of this week from a visit
with her husband, Pvt. Wesley
Dodge.
The Rev. James E. Haley re-
turned this past week from a visit
with his son, Mr. Gale Haley in
Richmond. A visit to his son, the
Rev. Carl Haley, and wife in Hamp-
ton was enjoyed en- route.
Miss Katherine Broschart and
Miss Mary Broschart, students at
the Visitation Academy in Fred
erick, spent last week end with their
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Frank J.
Broschart.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Thomas had
as their house guest last week their
cousin, Miss Celeste Thomas of New
York.
Mrs. William Elliott has returned
from a visit to her mother, Mrs. A.
E. Ayres. in Roanoke.
DR.. and Mrs. r. K. Shirley have
moved to their new home on Walker
avenue. Mrs. Mae Briggs and sis
tel, Mrs,sEthel Mills, also are oc-
cupying their home on the same
street, having moved there this past
week.
Miss Martha Bailey and Mrs.
Marshall Walker were dinner guests
Thursday of the latter's daughter,
Miss Margaret Walker, In Washing
ton
Mrs. Willard Jacobs spent the
past week end with her sister, Mrs.
Mollie Beall, at Cedar Grove.
Mrs. Guy Howes of Etchison, Nd,
Is spending this week with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ofutt have
returned from ten-day visit to
relatives in Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Albert T. Phillips left Thurs
day to join her husband. 1t. Phil
lips, in Texas where she will remain
for an indefinite period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew J. He'll have
leased their home in Washington
Grove to Mr.. Willard Lynch of Po-
tomac, Md, who moved in this
week. Mr.. and Mrs He'll left We'd
nesday for their winter home in
Miami.
Evening star., 1942-10-18

i + -
chase new bicycles by the War Price
and Rationing Board Of Loudoun
County.
Dairy Herd Report.
In Group No. Of the Loudoun
County Dairy Herd Association, the
herd of Clarence Case led the asso-
citation in butterfat with an average
of 758 pounds of milk and 34.3
pounds of butterfat in September.
The high herd honors in Group No.
2 went to Nichols g. Myers, whose
herd averaged 900 pounds of milk
and 34.ss pounds of fat. In Group
No. 3. Mrs. j. B. Helm g. Son led
the association with an average pro-
duction of 846 pounds of milk and
36.2 pounds of fat. The highest
herd honors in Group No. 4 go to
Otto Kelley, whose herd averaged
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Guests Entertained
In Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, Oct. IT,
Mrs. E. B. Ball of Muncie, Ind, is
the guest of Mrs. H. H. Smith for
several days,
Miss Muriel Barber Of Washing
ton has returned after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Mason H. Willis.
father, Mr. C. S. Hunter.
Morehead City. N. c., is visiting his
father, M. c. S. Hunter.
Mrs. Rose Grifith is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. William Griffith in Wash
ington
1t. Lemuel D. Houston of Phila-
delphia will arrive Friday to spend
several days at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Simmons and
Miss Mary Leman Of Elkins, w. Va,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. l..
Shannon.
Mrs. A. G. Billingsley. jr.. of Nor
folk is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
NETT L. Thompson.
Mrs. Fred H. Robinson, jr., and
her two children left this week for
Palo Alto, Calf. to join 1t. Robin
son. who is stationed there with the
Navy.
Mr.. Earl G. Nicks, who has been
commissioned a lieutenant q. g. in
the Navy, will leave November 2 for
Harvard University, where he will
take a two-month course.
Mrs. ]. G. Field of Salisbury, N. c.,
Is the guest of Mrs. John S. Boiling.
Mrs. v. B. Bradley and her three
daughters have arrived from New
Orleans to make their home in this
city.
MRS. Jesse Gregory is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. ]. ]. Goldman In Newton,
N. j.
Mrs. George T. Cole and Miss
Sadie K. Tyler are visiting in New
York City for 10 days.
1t. q. g. Cortlandt r. Rosebro.
jr.. who has been visiting his wife
here. has left for Boston, where he
win be stationed temporarily.
Evening star., 1942-10-18
Patches Become Badges
OF Honor in Reich

Patches have obtained some of
the dignity in Germany that at
taches to the cuts and scars univer-
sity students gained by dueling, it is
reported in Berlin.
AS result, nepding has become
a national industry. Repairs must
be given priority by tailoring estab-
lishments. Entire workshops in the
clothing industry have been turned
over to those engaged in repair work
The passion for repairs has devel-
open into nation wide repair cam
paign, which is an outgrowth of the
increased production with de-
creased means propaganda
Thousands Of women are on the
alert with needle and thread ready
to cope with wear, tear and rip.