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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Green
were business visitors to Mobile
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

1t. Mary Agnes Gautier who
has been spending a leave with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
D.. Gautier, has returned to her
post in Australia.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

Flight Officer Perry Cleonoe
spent a short furlough with his
wife, the former Clarice Brax-
ton, and daughter, Pat.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25
NOTICE

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

Mr.. Emmett Hull of Springhill
La, visited the Southern Kraft
Paper Mill where he was former
y employed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

MI. J. J. Fletcher Of Vancieave
recently visited his daughter,
Mrs. Eugene Seamen.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25
MAYOR AND BOARD OF
NOTICE

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

"It's the little things" says
Dan. Like a well-w0rn chair
before the tire-and a good book
and a friendly glass of beer
after a hard days work. Little
things, that are a part of living"
From where I sit, Dams abso-
lutely right. And l think the
men who dream of home from
overseas agree that it's the
small, familiar pleasures, that
add up to home.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

Mrs. Gus Jackson Of Mobile
spent the day with Mrs. J. B.
Jackson last week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

Misses Ina Lee Shottles and
Annie Mae Mansfield have re-
turned from New Orleans, where
they spent their vacation.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

Corporal "Woodiep Kicker re-
Gently spent an eight-day fur
Tough with her parents Mr.. ana
Mrs. F. H. Londes and other rel
atives.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-08-25

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Evening star., 1944-04-30
Uncle Rays Corner

Last week we were speaking ol
the legend about the early life OF
Cyrus the Great. According to this
story, King Astyages of the Medes
plotted the death of his infant
grandson, but Cyrus was saved and
brought up by herdsman.
Herodotus, the ancient Greek his
torian and traveller, goes on to tell
us that Cyrus grew to manhood
Meanwhile Harpagus, whose error
had given the prince the chance
to live, was angry about the murder
of his own son by the Kings orders.
The old King, however, was not
allowed to know anything about his
officers anger. In his mind Har-
pagus remained servant who had
made a mistake but would not re-
peat it.
When Harpagus felt that Cyrus
had grown old enough to lead an
army he sent him a letter written
on a small clay tablet. We are told
that the tablet was placed inside
dead rabbit and that the rabbit
was carried to Persia by a servant.
Look inside the rabbit before you
allow it to be cooked" the servant
said to Cyrus
Finding and reading the letter,
the prince saw words which spelled
a plot against the Median King.
Cyrus was to gather an army of
Persians and march against Media
Harpagus would command the
Median soldiers but would surrender
as soon as the battle started.
Following out this plot, Cyrus
marched toward the capital of the
Medes. True to his word, Harpagus
surrendered his army. The cruel
King was captured and Cyrus be-
came master Of the empire.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
10 Citizens Groups to Meet

Meetings of the Federation of Cit
izens' Associations and the AsSocia-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants will high
light this weeks civic activities
Fourteen other civic groups also will
meet.
The Citizens Association of
Takoma, D. c., will hold their an
nual dinner in the Trinity Episcopal
Church at 6 30 pm. tomorrow.
The list of scheduled meetings fol-
lows:
Monday.
Citizens Association of Takoma
D. C.-Trinity Episcopal Church
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street
NV, $50 pm.
Dupont Circle-Mayflower Hotel
4;30 pm.
Forest HillS-Ben Murch School
Thirty sixth and Davenport streets
NV, 8 pm.
KenilWorth - Community House
KenilWorth avenue and Ord street
NE, 8 pm.
Manor Whittier School
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV
8 pm.
Metropolis VieW-Civilian defense
headquarters, 200 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, 8 pm.
Michigan Park -- Bunker Hill
Evening star., 1944-04-30

, AS the ruler of the Medes and
Persians, Cyrus marched against
Babylon and that city accepted him
with little fighting.
In Babylon at that time we're
thousands of Jews who were being
held as slaves. Cyrus set them free
and let them go back to their
homeland.
In many ways Cyrus was a good
man. He showed mercy to the
people whom he conquered, includ-
ing the very rich king known as
CroeSuS.
Yet Cyrus seemed always to want
more and more power. BY warfare
he spread his rule to the Black Sea
and the Caspian Sea. He also fought
battles against people who lived
around the eastern end of the Med
iterranean.
At length Cyrus believed that he
was the most powerful man to be
found anywhere. He called himself
by a title meaning king of the
countries or king of the world"
This important conqueror may
have felt that he was ruler of the
world, but actually he had hardly
l per cent of the earth's land sur
face in his empire.
1t was his desire for power which
led Cyrus to his death. The records
agree that he died while fighting a
war, but it is not certain which
country he was fighting against.
Herodotus tells us that he was
killed in battle with an army sent
against him by Queen Tomyris. If
this Is true the mightiest conqueror
of his time fell victim to soldiers
commanded by q woman.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Works of Alice Barney on Exhibition
At Arts Club Until MAY Thirteenth

the District of Columbia and also
by embassies and legations of the
nations represented in the organiza-
ton.
The exhibition was assembled and
installed by Nine. Rene Batigne,
chairman of the Standing Art Com
mittee of United Nations War Re-
lief Her husband is in charge of
the paintings from French museums,
on loan to the National Gallery of
Art. She had had considerable ex-
perlence of her own, in preparing
exhibitions and has participated in
the organization of such major
shows as that of French art in
London in 1882.
Each of the twelve countries in
United Nations War Relief, has con-
tributed to the present show. But
the various national groups have
not been sharply separated. Effec-
tlvenesS rather than nationality has
been the guide in arranging the
show.
Chinese costumes and textiles
Impressed The writer as the most
notable group. Two superb palace
hangings from C. T. Loo, one gold
and cut sapphire velvet, the other
silver and yellow, and several gor-
geous robes of the 17th and 18th
centuries, made of brocaded silk
gold and jewel-like colors, all in
excellent condition, arrest the at
tention.
Russian costumes and head
dresses too, are stunning One cos
tune, with a superb fan-shaped hat
is displayed on a life-size model.
The exquisite laces of Belgium
occupy large case, which contains
also few items of French anc
English origin.
From Czechoslovskia and Yugo-
slaVia are blouses, jackets anG
aprons in heavy cotton or wool, en-
broldered in vivid colors. Nor
wegian asant costumes are
equally gay.
The largest tapestry in the col
lection is an 18th century picture
panel of "Telemachus and Calypso
from the Luxembourg Legation. Ol
the same period is an heraldic tap.
eStry cushion cover from the Meth
erlands, while Great Britain is rep.
resented with a little Shelton tap.
estry, 18th century, depicting the
Elders before Daniel
The exhibition remains unit
May Is.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Names in the News
By Frank Colby.

The name Sevastopol, "the August
City, evolved from the Greek Seb-
astopolis. and formerly the name
was spelled with "b" as the third
letter - Sebastopol. And when SC
spelled the name was usually pro-
nounced: SEB-uss- TOE pl.
But the modern form with "v"-
Sevastopol-is not accented on the
first and third syllables by the &C
cepted authorities. See Merriam
Webster's, Funk & Wagnalls, Cen
tury, Macmillan, Winston, Thorn
dyke, etc.
Sevastopol is Anglicized in both
spelling and pronunciation. Sch
vuss-TOE' pl" has no sanction by
the authorities or in good usage.
To correctly pronounce this i'm
portant place name accent but one
syllsble-the second, Thus:
see-VASS-toe- pole.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Safety Chalk alks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
Of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving a series of chalk talks or
safety to pupils of elementary anc
junior high schools. The talks are
presented under sponsorship of The
Junior Star, in cooperation with
school authorities of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
This weeks schedule:
Monday, l pm, Paul: Tuesday
$40 am, Deal; Wednesday, $50
am, Kramer; Thursday, pm
Banneker; Friday, 2:15 pm, Eek
ington,
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Prizes for Best
Contributions

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes of 81 each for the best
contribution published each week
Boys and girls of high school age
and under are invited to compete
Here are the rules:
All contributions must be ORIG
INAL. Write on one side of paper
and give your name, age, address
phone number and school. Type
written contributions must be double
spaced. The editors choice of win
ners is final and he reserves the
right to use any contribution ir
whatever form he deems advisable
regardless of whether it is awarded
a prize. Checks are mailed to the
winners the week following publica-
ton of their work. Reporters cards
will be issued to writers who, in the
opinion of the editor, deserve them
No contributions will be returned.
Address The Junior Star, 727 Sta,
Building, Washington 4. D, c..
Evening star., 1944-04-30

School, Fourteenth and Michigan
avenue NE, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of George
town-Curtis School, Thirty-thirc
and o streets NV, Bpm.
Tuesday.
Southeast Council-Anacostia High
School, Sixteenth and r streets Sc.
8 pm.
Wednesday.
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Old Union Fire House, Nineteenth
and H streets NV, 7:30 pm.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT High Schoo
music room, Thirteenth and Upshul
streets NV, 8 pm.
Fairfax Village - 2208 Thirty
eighth street Sc, 8 pm.
Washington Patterson
School, Nichols avenue and Chesa-
peake street SW., Bpm.
Thursday.
Connecticut avenue-All Souls
Memorial Church, Cathedral and
Woodley place NV, 8 pm.
Friday.
>Randle Highlands-Orr School
Twenty-second and Prout streets
Sc, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation District Building
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, 9 pm.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
7 he Art Word
Water Colors in the Exhibition of American
Paintings at the Phillips Gallery

| tomac River Ice Breakers" and
Winter Evening, Foggy Bottom,
both elaborate compositions, engag-
ing in design and distribution OF
light and shadow, black and white
with tonal contrasts. George Luks
Goal Town" is factual, grim but
powerful in impression and once
seen will not soon be forgotten
Preston Dickinson's Along the
River" is somewhat of the same
category.
Closer to the old school, which
concerned itself with literal tran
scription, and the recordings of
things which stir admiration, are
two pictures of iron grills-one CIV
ing privacy, through its lace-like
pattern, to private home in the
South, the work of Margaret Gates,
the other, Bar Parco" by Paul
Arlt, enclosing an outdoor restau-
rant in South or Central American
city.
Still others are even more con-
servative-for example Herman
Maril's painting of coupe-"Relic
of the Past"
Motion and Form.
Of all those who are included in
this exhibition, Harold Weston
would seem to be most interested in
motion and form as, accentuated in
"Convalescent";; while in the matter
of pure color and clear wash
Charles Demuth makes notable con-
tribution in his still, life, Egg
Plant"
Contributions from both Clifford
and Reynolds Beal are illustrative
the former being represented by an
excellent transcription of a scene In
connection with a fiesta, conducted
by Italians, which is colorful and
gay, and the latter by a painting OF
circus tents, likewise realistic.
The gamut Is run from Homer to
Marin-from realism to extreme
impressioniSm modernism - but
neither gateway is closed-there is
still more to be tried-new turnings
to be explored. Back in the
Renaissance years, mans desire for
independence set its mark on the
development of art; out of great
wars have come new impulses re-
creating the spirit of adventure and
search for truth. In such times 1t
is the public good which motivates
action. Then paintings were made
with unselfish purpose for the peo-
lple. 1t was the masses that deter
mined the trend, though perhaps un-
consciously.
Already some of the paintings
which have come out of the present
war give indication of a change of
vision as well as purpose-on the
part of the artists, forgetfullness of
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Mount Vernon Bow
Collects Rare Coins
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Bob Taylor, II,
Mount Vernon School.


I have a lot of hobbies, one of
which is coin collecting. I have 624
Indian head pennies of my own.
I'll bet you did not know that an
Indian did not pose for the picture
on the pennies, or that SO million
Indian head pennies were minted in
Philadelphia in 1905.
Do you know what the %" and
IS" stand for on the Lincoln pen
nies? The ID" is for Denver and
the IS" for San Francisco; that
means the city in which the coins
were minted. But no letter stands
for Philadelphia
The rareSt piece of money I have
is an 1907 nickel, and the next is a
1914 nickel with %" on it. Only
one million nickels were minted in
Denver that year.
Do you know that in 1894 San
Francisco minted only "a dimes?
People will give you $500 for one.
If you are one of those who believe
that in 1913 Philadelphia minted
only six nickels, forget it. My grand
father wrote to Philadelphia and
asked them. They wrote back and
said they did not. That just goes to
show you can't believe everything
you hear.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Mary Jane Prather, II,

Anacostia High School.
Shirley Mckee has new and rev.
olutionary way of keeping a diary
Instead of simply writing down the
more important occurrences each
day, the Anacostia High School stu
dent saves all those things which
serve as tokens of never-to-be for
gotten moments. She has greeting
cards for all Observation-Disclosures
Easter, New Year, birthdays-pos,
cards from numerous sources, souve-
Mrs from various parts of this coun-
try and also from abroad-and oh
yes, all her old report cards!
To the casual observer, this may
not be such a brilliant idea, but the
casual observer may not have any
little sisters. Little sisters are sweet
out they have that annoying habit
of wanting to know what big sister
does and they go to no end of trou-
BILE to find out. Well, Shirley has
licked this problem. Little does little
sister know when Shirley looks al
that first valentine that she Is
thinking, MY, but the little boy who
gave me that was cute and so bash.
full" Nor does she suspect that the
low mark in department recalls al
the times Shirley whispered to class
mates and drew unflattering pic
lures of teacher.
Shirley has two scrapbooks filled
on both sides of the pages to show
for her II years. Some of her most
priced possessions are the greeting
cards she received on her first
birthday anniversary, her first val
entine, some foreign postcards with
beautiful scenery on them and that
first letter from Bob, the most i'm
portant member of the Navy Ali
Corps. She also has perfume bottles
pins, pictures and an assortment OF
various other articles. sent to her by
different people.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Spring Cleaning
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
r.. M,.;.e HnT,ff Jk

BY Matfne Hdletf, 10,
Coolidge High School.
The wind was cleaning house today.
The clouds were sailing by.
She took them down,
And washed them white,
And hung them in the sky.
The wind has swept the fields today.
The dry, dead leaves were there.
She picked them up,
And shook them out,
And tossed them in the air.
The wind has shined the poplar
trees
Until they glisten;
And let the blackbirds come and
sing,
And stopped to listen.
know the wind was cleaning house
She brushed the blackbird's wing,
And put away the seasons past
Because it's spring.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

lself and rediscovery of a message
for all mankind-that of the heav-
enly beauty of creation.
The exhibition of American Paint
ings-oils and water colors-in the
Phillips Memorial Gallery will con-
tinue to the end of May. The Gal
lery is open to the public not only,
as usual, on week days, but on Sun
day afternoons and Monday eve
nings, for which programs of music
have been announced, Sundays at
and Mondays at $3.50 o'clock.
Forthcoming Exhibitions.
AS the days lengthen in spring.
time the art season commonly slows
down, but not so this year. The
present outlook is for a month of
May crowded with exhibitions in
most instances Of exceptional in
terest and novelty.
Held over from the last week in
April will be the engaging exhibition
|of paintings by the late Alice Barney
in the Arts Club, sponsored by the
Society of Washington Artists of
which Mrs. Barney was a dis
tinguished member-an exhibition
delightfully."- reminiscent, and spark
ling with cleverness, once seen not
soon to be forgotten.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art Is
holding from May End to oath a
special exhibition of water colors,
THE 18th Air Force in the Aleu-
tians" by Ogden M. Pleissner, Life
war artist and correspondent.
The National Gallery of Art has
announced for the month of May
an exhibition of paintings made
during the present war by British
artists and selected for showing III
this country by Sir Kenneth Clark,
director of the National Gallery,
London. Also comprehensive
showing of original drawings and
etchings by Rembrandt from the
Rosenwald Collection and others,
loans as we'll as gifts.
At the same time that attention
is centered on the greatest of Dutch
artists of the past, a special exhibi-
ton of photographs of modern
Dutch architecture will be held
MAY 10 to 20 at The Octagon,
under the auspices of the American
Institute of Architects and the
Netherlands Information Bureau Of
New York.
The second annual exhibition Of
contemporary graphic art, sponsored
by the Pennell Fund, administered
by the Division of Fine Arts, will be
on public view in the Library of
Congress from May l to 81. Over
300 prints made during the past
year will be included. Numerous
purchase prizes have been awarded.
In the Smithsonian Building the
division of graphic arts of the Ma
tlonal Museum opened on April "a
to continue to May 81 a collection
OF fine prints from it's permanent
collection. In the foyer of the Ma
tional Museum at the same time
May 2 to 28) a collection of por-
traits by leading American Negro
citizens by Laura Wheeler Waring
of Philadelphia, and Betsy Graves
Reyneau of Washington, will be
shown.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

losing OUT TWO. he DaJJed $40
And the year before he won four
of the five games he pitched, his
best performance being a no-hit
game against Dewitt Prep.
When he was only IA, Randy
pitched in twilight league in
Maine, winning seven games out of
nine. Last summer he started his
vacation" with Lancaster, Pa, in
the Interstate League, and finished
with jamestown, N. Y, which rec
commended him to the Tigers.
Next to baseball, Randy's princi-
pal interest is journalism. He was
sports editor of the school news
paper and member of the edi-
torial staff of the yearbook.
Randy expects to become men,
ber of the ski troops. After the
war, he hopes, he will go on playing
baseball. He lives in Forest Glen
Md.
Evening star., 1944-04-30

abandon baseball
long emo u g h,
h o W e v er, to
graduate wit h
his class In.
June. atss-e
Randy, 6 feet
l and weighing
1874 pounds, is
known to every
Blairite because
of his sizzling
Southpaw denv-
cry from the
pitchers box .
Last year he
won S e v e n
games for Blair
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Blair Pitcher Trains
With Farm Team of
Detroit Tigers
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Kathleen Faulconer. Is.
MONTGOMERY Blair High School.

Montgomery Blair High School
Randy Edwards, 17-year -old Mont
gomery Blair senior, has left school
to train as a pitcher with the De-
troit Tigers farm team. He expects to
Evening star., 1944-04-30

Whats the idea of working over
time? I wouldn't think of doing
it."
II wouldn't, either. 1t was the
boss idea"
Gayle Owens.
Mother-Oh, look at the egg
lplantS, Sonny
Sonny-Let's get some and grow
our own eggs.
-SuSanne nuhey
Evening star., 1944-04-30
Spring
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY EdsCin MieheH, Is,

II y II u "FW w FSVtFE1 IUy
Montgomery Hill Junior High School
Springs in the wind,
Which softly blows,
Giving new life
To all that grows,
Breathes fresh strength
And then glides by,
Saying to all,
Let Winter die"
The sun and the rain
Are the wand OF spring,
Touches the world
And makes it sing.
Evening star., 1944-04-30
BY Florence Berrv,nan.

An exhibition of paintings, pas
tells and crayon drawings by Alice
Barney was opened at the Arts Club
last Sunday, to remain until May
l3. Mrs. Roosevelt was among the
guests who viewed the display of
nearly forty works the first after
noon. The Society of Washington
Artists is responsible for the pres
entation. A portrait prize to be
awarded at the society's annual ex-
hibition was established several
years ago in memory of Alice
Barney. A portrait of a man, by
Mike Owen, which received the Bar
rey Prize this year, is also on view.
Alice Barney's paintings, nearly
all of them portraits or figure
studies, have the zest and assur-
ance of the early years of this
century, when they were painted.
The artist depicted in several self
portraits, as we'll as in one by
Troubetskoy, was a beautiful woman
and obviously vivid personality
whose friends were distinguished
people in social, diplomatic and the
atrical and art circles. People who
lived in Washington during Theo-
dore Roosevelt's administration, re-
member the celebrities of that pc
riod, some of whom are captured
in Alice Barney's portraits.
She studied under Whistler
Carolus- -Durand, Henner and Cas-
telucho. She worked rapidly, in a
somewhat impressionist technique
and achieved good likenesses with
a vital quality which is apparent
today. He portraits make one no.
stalgic for the good old days" be-
fore World War I, when life must
have been simpler, happied ano
more confident than it is now.
| Loan Exhibition Opens Neu
i Wdr Relief HeadQuarterS.
l United Nations War Relief, Inc.
opened its new headquarters at ITO
| street NV. on April is, with 9
loan exhibition of the arts of cos
tune and textile. The display
which fills three large rooms on the
second floor, is exceptionally good
Many Of the exhibits are literally
museum pieces" having been lent
by the Metropolitan Museum ol
Art, New York City. the Brooklyn
Museum, the Textile Museum o.