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Evening star., 1943-05-13
Bedtime Stories
By THORNTON w. BURGESS,

Peter Rabbit, as you remember.
had failed to find the new home of
Winsome Bluebird, but he was not
the only one interested in Win
some's home. Oh, my, no. There
are certain little people who have
fondness for fresh eggs. One of
these is Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
That fondness for eggs has got
him into trouble more than once.
You remember how once he stole
the eggs of Drummer the Wood
pecker and for a time made Drum
mer think that the thief was Sam
my Jay.
Now, this spring Chatterer was
feeling very fine There wasn't
any reason in the world why he
shouldn't be feeling very fine. You
see, all the long winter Farmer
Browns boy had kept him supplied
with plenty to eat. He hadn't had
to work or worry. Now, it isn't al
ways good thing to have nothing
to worry about and no work to do;
it leaves too much time for mis-
chief. During the cold winter there
wasn't much mischief that Chat
.terer could get into, but there was
plenty of time to plan mischief, and
I am afraid that Chatterer did
more of this than he should have.
For one thing, he looked forward
to the time when the feathered folk
should return to the Old Orchard,
not because of their songs and the
Joy OF their presence but because
of-guess what! You can't? Let
me whisper. Because of the eggs
he knew they would lay. Yes, sir,
Chatterer the Red Squirrel looked
forward to the coming of the birds
because of the dinner he felt sure
he would have; dinners of nice
fresh eggs.
So, in the long winter, Chatterer,
having nothing else to do planned
how he could get those eggs when
the time should come. He knew
that it was quite useless to make
any plans for stealing the eggs of
those birds who build open nests,
because there was no possible way
of knowing where they would build.
He would have to wait until they
came and began building before
he could make any plans. But there
were those other birds who would
build In holes in trees. Drummer
the Woodpecker, Skinner the
Swallow, Winsome Bluebird, Cresty
the Flycatcher, Bully the English
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and get those eggs. So the days
passed and he saw nothing of Win
some or Mrs. Winsome about the
old home. After a while this struck
Chatterer as queer. 1t was high
time that they should be building
their nest, yet he had seen no signs.
He ran over and inspected the old
home when he was sure that no one
was about. It was as he had left
it the last time he had visited it.
In it were some old nutshells which
he had left there. Then he re-
membered that he had forgotten
to clean it out. Suddenly a sus-
picion flashed through his shrewd
little head
Il wonder" said he to himself
''if it can be possible that they have
found that I have used this as a
storehouse and have decided to build
their nest somewhere else?'
He carefully cleaned out the nut
shells and then kept closer watch
than ever on that hole in the old
apple tree. Not once did he see
Winsome or Mrs. Winsome near it.
But every day he heard the soft,
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Sparrow, Tommy Tit the Chicka-
dee and Jenny Wren. He knew that
Drummer might cut out new hole
for his house, but most of the others
could use old holes. So Chatterer
spent his spare time examining
every tree in the Old orchard for
holes, so that when the time should
come he would know just where
to look.
Among the hollows which Chat
terer looked into was the one which
had been the home of Winsome
Bluebird for several summers. Chat
terer knew this. 1t was a very COM
Portable hollow and Chatterer used
it for storehouse DUNG the win
ter. He intended to clean it all out
before Winsome Bluebird should
arrive in the spring, but being a
rather happy-go-lucky fellow he put
it off and put it off, and finally
forgot all about it. And SO, when
Mrs. Winsome inspected her old
home, she knew right away that
Chatterer had used it for a store
house and that therefore it wasn't
possible to use it again for home.
But Chatterer knew nothing
about this and knowing that VIM
some and Mrs. Winsome would be
the first to have eggs. always ex-
cepting Bully the English Sparrow,
he counted those eggs as already his.
So he kept sharp eye on the old
home of Winsome Bluebird, all the
time planning how he would watch
until Mrs. Winsome left the nest
early some morning to get her
breakfast. Then he would slip in
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Natures Children
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
SPOTTED SKUNK
fSnilocnIe 1rrcilis)

The little polecats in the genus
6pilogale are small, slender, weas-
el-like skunks They are readily
distinguished by their white spots
and short broken stripes on their
otherwise black coats.
There is nothing slow or stupid
about these gas-bombers" They
can climb trees, and their ability
to get about without being discov-
cred gives them a decided advan-
tage over their larger cousins, which
belong In the genus Mephitis. Their
fur is much finer and closer: the
tail hairs are unicolored at the base
But their food habits and arna-
ment are similar to those of their
much publicized cousin.
The total length OF the spotted
skunk is less than % inches. There
are no two exactly alike in pattern,
but they follow design of glossy
black with white spot on the
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Of way or property rights. The
overpowering gaseous, binding,
burning blast from the pair of guns,
or one of them, intimidates ami
mails and man. Like his more ro-
bust cousin. this warrior always
gives warning before firing. The
first is the slight hoisting of the
tail, the second the straight up-and-
down signal, the third and last
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forehead, one on the cheek and
four longitudinal white stripes
along the neck, back and sides.
From the head and reaching slight
ly beyond the middle, two bands Of
white cross the lower back and
sides, and break up into about four
white splotches each. There is a
white spot on the rear at each side
Of the tail, and a white tuft at the
tip of the plumy tail. The white
spots remain quite clear for the first
year, then gradually assume a tinge
Of yellow.
Naturally. this black-and- white
uniform obliterates the skunk in the
dim shadows of the woods In fact,
he Is almost invisible. The willy gun
toter remains within his castle dur
ing the hours of bright sunlight
sallying forth when his garb melts
into the mottled gray of the night.
The spotted skunk is resident
OF the South However, crowded
conditions, and perhaps yen for
adventure. has beckoned to the
yOLllSCl kCllCl dtfoil VI HidilN VI tltC
old-timers. and now the offspring
is spreading northward over half
of the United States, even into Brit
ish Columbia.
Still, the animal is erratic about
his prospecting. For some unknown
reason, an area will be entirely de-
serted and one chosen that hardly
seems place for a spotted skunk
to prosper.
Rations consist almost entirely OF
insects. But he does not refuse any
living thing he can subdue. Further
vegetables and fruit will be used
TO make the meat 60 farther or
replace 1t, if missing With per-
feet digestion, he can eat what
he will.
His liquid musk is a fearful
weapon, according to neighbors
2hey never quibble about the right
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Hampton as "CWano," Giovanni hahIneI|l and
Willie Howard.
WRc, 10:30-harth Of Time: II. Gen. Jacob
DWer,, newly appointed commander Of all
American forces In Europe; Senator Tom Con-
nallv Of 1exas.
VOL. iIt5-Women Correspondents; War,
time Lobbying
WRC, ti:30-New World Music: From Mex
ito City, The Orchestra in Latin America"
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conscious Of their looks didn't enjoy myself
The next day vas in my neishborhood
drug store and saw Sofskin. In DESPERATION /
took it but was pleasantly surprised after on.
application and now three days later my hands
show no trace of house maid duties
Sofskin . never greasy - never sticky . i.
is used and approved by leading Beauty Salons
all over the u. S. A. At your favorite beauty
shop, drug or department store-35e, SOC. 81.
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Last-minute changes In radio pro-
grams sometimes reach The Star
too late for correction that day.
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when the plume Is laid fiat on the
gunners back; then the turn and
aim and firing, is too fast to follow.
But the first two indications are
not hurried, there is an abundance
of time for the victim to save face"
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United Nations Control the Education Of the
AXIS PeopeF- Dorothy thompson, Dr.. Aonzo
Myers, Rex Stout and James Waterman Wise.
WT0P. S:30-Death Valley Days Woman
Indian fighter.
WRC. 9:00-husie Hall: Kay Kyer.
WINK. o:05-GIutk's Don Juan" and
"Feust' ballet music.
WRC. 9:30-Rudy VaIIee: Donald Meek
WT0P, o:30-Stage Door Canieen: Walter
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sweet whistle Of Winsome Bluebird
and every day he saw him about.
At last Chatterer made up his mind
that Winsome had made his home
somewhere else and that If he want
ed that dinner of fresh eggs he
would have to get busy and find
that home. And he did get busy
right away.
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I'm neUer
Ashamed of my
HANDS nOW!

Maybe you, too, have been
embarrassed almost TO tears
with the harsh. work rough.
ened appearance of your
hands when unexpected in
vltatIons come. One smart
woman writes TO tell how she
solved this common prob.
lem: "Your SofskIn has come
70 my rescue for rough red
hands. | have been using Z
hand cream which had been
on the market for years, but
my hands never looked soft
and smooth. This week |
went TO a dinner party after
spending the day washing
woodwork. | was ashamed
II llz ~ -.
Evening star., 1943-05-13

Get the Axis on the run. Buy a
War savings stamp and start a
stampede.
Evening star., 1943-10-12
BY HAROLD HEFFERMAN.
Sights and sounds.

olSIlo anu SOunQS.
Two cute little blondes are cary
ing out screen careers for them
selves because they look enough alike
to be twins and, because of their
professional work, they're almost be-
coming sisters actually.
Toni Favor wanted to try out for
the lngenue lead in the Broadway
production of Maxwell Anderson's
The Eve of st. Mark" She didn't
make the grade. A few days later
Joann Dolan checked in for trial.
I told you No toe other day"
she was told. Protesting it was her
first visit, the manager then asked
If she had twin sister. Anyway,
she and Toni were signed and scored
heavily.
They've been brought to Holly
wood by goth Century Fox to re-
peat their parts in the film version
OF the show. They live in the same
apartment house. Toni cooks din-
ner one night, Joann the next. They
bought car together.
I'VE even date together" said
Joann. ITS safer. That way we
know who's going out with whom"
X X * X
A dozen alley cats imported for
an eerle sequence in "Gaslight," the
Bersmar-Boycr chiller. won't ap-
pear on the screen after all. The
cats were brought to the set in
cages and looscd just as the cameras
began to roll. But no one counted
on the thick London fog, artifically
created. When the rushes were
shown the cats were completely
blotted out. MGM hurriedlv settled
Tor some wild cat cries off another
SOUND track. :. Joan leslie does a
l0-Near cavalCade of sono5. from 1920
TO 1880 in RHAPSODY in Blue" with
more attention to coStumeX than to
voice. -. Nevada Smith, l9-year-old
Las Vegas girl, refused TO give up
the name of her native State when
she reported under contract to War
ners. However, if she sticks she'll
change her last name. The studio
can't afford to have two Smiths
and Alexis is doing all right.
FranChot Tone, playing the killer,
IS terrifying figure in -phantom
Lady" But between scenes he runs
around showing snapshots of his A.
month-old daughter to any and All
who'll look. Spencer Tracy, Who
needs a good picture more than any
other bip-timer in HOLLYWOOD viii
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Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing
Sfaoe

Stage.
National-"B Blossom Time" Schu-
bert'S life by the Shuberts: Tonight
at $50.
Wintertime.' with Sonia
Henie on skates: lilo am, ! IS,
AS. 7:30 and 1915 pm. Stage
shows: lis, 4, 645 and 935 pm.
Columbia Swing shift Maisie,"
the girl goes to war: ll:45 am, las,
$40, $40, 7:35 and 9:35 pm.
Earle-"A Lady Takes a Chance"
Jean Arthur in wartime: II am,
lao, 4;25, ITO and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: l, 3:45, $50 and 9:l5 pm.
keith's-"Hit the Ice" Abbott and
Costello on skates: 1l:5O am, l:5O.
$50, 7:50 and 80 pm.
Little-"The Lady Vanishes," AL
fred Hitchcock's thriller: II am.
las, 4:30. tbs and 1905 pm.
Metropolitan Thank Your Lucky
Stars the parade is on: HIS am.
lis. 4;25, 7 and 935 pm.
Palacc-"For Whom the Bell
Tolls Miss Bergman'S showpiece:
1890 am, Ito, 3:55, 6;35 and 9:2O
pm.
Pix-"Reap the Wild Wind" in
the DeMille manner: ., 4.3O, 7 ana
9:25 pm.
Trans-LuX - News and shorts:
Continuous from 10 am
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locales which gave his earlier pic
lures their trademark qualities.
Eddie Dowling, recovered from a
two year illness, returns to the
theater as produCer-Star this week.
1t happened last night in Balti-
more where his Manhattan Noe
turc,' a melodrama by Roy Walling
had its premiere at the Maryland
Theater.
MI. Dowling has been laying low
literally-since he was forced to
abandon his production Of three
one-act plays by Sean O'Casey and
William Saroyan couple of sea-
sons ago
He takes Manhattan Mcclure
into New York during the week of
October %.
X \. X X
Among those impersonating the
breezy vibrant Oklahomans in the
Theater Guilds "Oklahoma!' at
the National starting next week will
be one Washington girl
She is Shirley Winston, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Robert A. Winston,
4l9 Raymond street, Chevy Chase,
Md
Blond Miss Winston, muSiCallv
as versatile as any one of her age
could reasonably be, will have a
singing role in the National pro-
duction. She is also an accom-
phShed violiniSt and played in sew
eral school orcheStraS. notably as
concert master at Woodrow Wilson
High School during her senior year
there. She was among the local
youngsters chosen 10 play with the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Prior 10 her engagement in
"Oklahoma!," She was active in
the AWVS here ard served as a
Junior hostess at the Stage Door
CantnPn since lis OrPniOo
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Sailor Remains True
TO Sea Tradition
BY the Associated Pre-

BY me ASSOCIATED Press
HOLLYWOOD.
A tradition of the sea was main
tanned this week on the set of
"Tampico,' which is being advised
on technical matters by 1t. Denver
Campbell Of the United States mer-
chant marine.
Lynn Bari, in filmy nightie and
negligee, was about to enact her
sole bedroom scene in the story,
when Director Lothar Mendes noted
that 1t. Campbell was standing by.
You can go home now. Or are
YOU technical adviser on this scene.
too?' cracked Mendes to the sailor.
Twenty years at sea" said the
sailor, "and you expect me to desert
the ship at time like this?'
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VI lsIllcl ldCdOtS 10 90 WIN Jne I'M
perlShable music and the bumbling
comedy. The change, which is dis
tinctly pleasant one, definitely is
not so radical that it will annoy
those faithful who have demon
strated their ability to keep the
operetta going longer even than
Tobacco Road"
The company which sings Sig
mund Romberg's adaptation of
Schubert's own music is that which
kept it alive in New York since it
last appeared here in the spring.
1t is headed by Barbara Scullv in
the role of Mitzi and Alexander Gray
who sings the sad songs and acts
out the malevolence which fate chose
to visit upon the younger composer
The remainder of the cast is filled
with such Shubert revival standbvs
AS Roy Cropper. Victor Morley. Roy
Barnes, Doug Leavltt and Helene
Arthur
They are competent people at this
sort OF thing. as they very we'll
should be BY this time.
The comedy of Blossom Time" is
as irritatingly quaint you may re-
member it, but the music. on the
other hand, is Just as pleasant.
&
Followers of Alfred Hitchcock, the
English director whose CorDulCncc
has been reduced by 40 pounds ard
has thus become the talk of Holly
wood, are keeping their fingers
crossed for his next production. That
will be "Lifeboat," starring Talulah
Bankhead.
The finger crossing is anticipatory
of HitchcoCk's feat of finally getting
off Hollywood picture which will
hit the peak CT high, sustained eX-
element that the master achieved
so regularly in England. The one he
last achieved in The Lady Van
isheS,' which is now being revived
at the Little Theater.
Closest approach to the Hitchcock
formula among those which he has
delivered since his arrival in Holly
wood was "Rebecca' The suspense
was in that one, but not the ellin.
whimsical, nonsensical humorous
asides which gave the formula its
grace notes. The former was pres
ent, too, in Foreign Correspondent" "
but the latter quality was missing f.
Both were absent in 'Saboteur." and
the excitement was below standard
In Shadow of Doubt" in which
the directors style was cramped by
an extremely limited story setting.
"Lifeboat' has raised highish
hopes that Hitchcock at last will
demonstrate that it was not a mat
ter of English casts and English
Evening star., 1943-10-12
HAROLD A. KERTZ.
ROBERTS L. McINNIS,
Transportation Building, ATTORNEYS.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States for the District of Columbia,
Holding Probate Court.-No. 6",0lO, Ad-
minStration This is to Give Notice:
That the subscriber, of the State of North
Carolina has obtained from the Probate
Court of the District OF Columbia Letters
Testamentary on the estate of Nellie W.
CWaddelD Brenizer; late. of the District OF
Columbia, deceased All persons having
aims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with vouchers
The rcof. legally authenticated, to the sub
Scrlber, on or before the 2lst day of Sep
tcmber. AID 1914; otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefit OF said
estate. Given Under nv hand This "3rd
DAY OF Septemoar, 1919. ALBERT M
NOBLE, Srnlthfeld, North Carolina. tSeall
Attest: VICTOR S. MERSCH Register Of
Wills for the District Of Columbia. Clerk
OF tho Probate Court se3S.oc5l3
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mate examination at Coast Guard
headquarters while here and was
sporting new uniform.
Cigarettes in Socks.
He laughed when he reached for
his cigarettes in the top of his socks,
where enlisted men find it con-
venicnt to keep them because they
have no pockets in their pants.
His blouse has the look of a vet
Grams, however. with two service
IlbbCnS-one with campaign star
for the European theater of opera
tlona and one for duty in the North
African area.
He flew back to the States in a
C-54 ARMY cargo piane' by way Of
the Arctic Sea. He said the solcn.
dor Of the northern lights remind
me of Hollywood premiere"
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A New Kind of Sister Act

star next in 'The Seventh Cross"
from the Anna Seghers novel. He
will start soon after returning from
his projected overseas troop-enter-
tanning tour. Albert Basserman
is testing for the Won Hindenburg
role in "Hitler's Gang" which John
Farrow will begin directing soon at
Paramount.
S'help us, it's true department:
Merle Oberon got a bla land blue
spot on her throat as the result of
constant bouncing against her of a
heavy locket while dancing the can
can in The Lodger."
X x
In nine years on the screen, Sig
Rumann has played IS different ma
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tionalities, complete with appropri-
ate accents. His most recent effort
was half-blind peasant in The
Song of Bernadette." Born in Ger
many, but an American citizen for
years, Sig attributes his vocal sue
cess to the fact that he's never
married
Look" he says, without the trace
of an accent, Il don't have any wife
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LEGAL NOTICES.
THOMAS r. BURKE, Attorney.
Woodward Bldg.

States for the District OF Columbia,
Holding Probate, Court.-No. ,62332, Ad-
ministra ration.-This, is to Give Notice: That
has obtained from the Probate Court OF
the District of ColLmoia. Letters OF -Aa
Costello. sometimes known as Mrs Mary
Costello, Mary Costello and Mrs -Mollie
J: Costello. late of the District of Colum-
bia, deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned 10
exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof,
,r before the 30th day OF September
AID. i94i; otherwise they may. By law
be excluded from Ell benefit Of & said estate;
September. 194@. MARY c. WALSH. OIL
9th ST. NE. tSeal) Attest: THOMAS c.
SCALLEY. Deputy Register OF Wills for
the, District OF Columbia, Clerk of the
Probate Court oc5 1919
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to talk to me-so I'm free to talk to
myself. And it makes life more in
terestlng to talk first with one ac-
cent, then with another"
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Blossom Time Here Anew
With Old Tunes, New Garb
By JAY CARMODY.

Ihe travail OF poor Franz Schubert
10 enrich those other
OF the
time The production notable chiefly cosumng the
moths having won out the mothba
FraH Mlz Schober BelabIuna the