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probably n OF those doing II. IT,.
was why he was at the meeting fine
night before
She stopped short, suddenly aware
mat the street was almost dark.
empty except for a few people sit,
ing IN unlighted doorWays, and thai
she had no idea where she was.
They must think I'm crazy
me thought, She started walking
9aln, listening to the hollow echo OF
er heels on the pavement. The
7eople she passed in the doorways
stoplt5 talking as she went by. All
cvefatHt or sound seemed to be
eentered in herself. If she put her
hand out she knew she could touch
the rich pregnant silence all about
her. She came to a corner, looked
along the street with no sense Of
familiarity, crossed over and went
up a hill toward the light on the
next intersection, 1t was noisier
now. She hesitated. looked back,
and stopped abruptly.
A man was going along the street
she'd just crossed. His white trou-
ser legs tapped around his ankles
as he walked. 1t was Taussig, and
he was going along quickly, in the
street, looking first to one side,
then to the other, as if he was afraid
OF something that might spring out
OF the dark opened doorWays.
For an instant a chill finger
touched her heart. She stepped back
into the shadow of a shop door and
waited. He hadn't seen her. He
couldn't see that far anyway, she
realized. The significance of his
thick-lensed glasses hadn't fully &C.
Cured to her until she saw him
peer myopically into the mirror be-
hind the bar before he turned and
spoke to her. She knew now that
he hadn't seen her from the pier,
or up the hill in front of the Forta-
lea. 1t was ar armor of invisibility
that gave her a quick impulsive
courage, or rather a foolhardiness
verging on sheer madness.
Even then she hesitated. The
phosphorescent glow of the rising
moon softened the solid planes of
the ancient Spanish facades pressing
close against the cramped side
walks, and shimmered. darkly LID
uid, on the glazed cobblestones. The
street was empty. and yet she had
an eerie sense that it was not empty
"a sense of the shadowy substance
Of life rhythmically ~pulsating, of UNI
heard voices and watching eyes and
Arkansas State press., 1944-04-07

unseen feet echoing softly through
the night. From some strident Pc
riphery diminishing waves of noise
and color beat in until only their
muted overtones seeped through into
the narrow street. 1t was the first
time Anne had had the feeling that
San Juan was a completely foreign
city, as foreign as Paris or Mar
settles or Tunis. All the enc that
made II part Of the New World was
gone just then all except the
disappearing figure Of Mr.. Richard
Taussig at the intersection below
her, and the cigarette ads plastered
in the window in front Of her.
She crossed the road, went down
back the way she'd come, turned
the corner and slipped into the shad-
owed rectangle cast by buildings
against the rising moon. Mr.. Taus.
sig was going along or the sidewalk
now, almost at the end Of the block.
looking up at the doorways. As
Anne started to 60 farther along.
he turned and came back. She
stepped deeper into the shadow. A
man came around the corner, looked
at her and walked on, looking back
twice before he turned into a door.
way. Anne stepped back still more.
with a vague feeling that she might
be running a serious risk, and yet q
definite feeling that she couldn't g
not until she'd At least ~
"
where Tausslg was golnE.
Arkansas State press., 1944-04-07
NO NEGRO TRAITORS
BY William Henry Huff

BY William Henry Huff
We have never yet produced a
traitor
Let the country be reminded,
This should reach the ears Of
every hater
OF the race whose eyes are blind
ed
By the flaming headlines they
are reading.
Wait until the truths uncovered /,
Those headlines deep prejudice
are breeding
Poison back of them is lowered.
Arkansas State press., 1944-04-07
Stephens School
MARCH ACTIVITIES

ushihNii AAIo
The Z. T. A. at Stephens had
its most interesting meeting OF
the year during the month of
March. The faculty desired the
parents views Of some problems
facing the community today.
The program for March was
sponsored by the whole school
with Mrs. G. G. Sampson acting
hostess. Miss s, NJ. Carethers
was program chairman, assisted
by Mesdames B. d. Lewis and
7. G. Dozier. A boys chorus fur
nished two special numbers. The
subject for discussion was "Juve-
nile Delinquency"
The discussion created much
interest. A library table was
placed in front of the room and
the leaders were seated around.
They were as follows: DR. G. W.
Blakley, pastor of Bethel A. M.
+. Church, Mrs. d. d. James an
outstanding civic leader and social
worker, Mrs. Ella Curtis of the
Attendance Department of our
schools, and Dean Green of the
Colored Probation Office.
The discussion was opened by
Mrs. James, who stated that DE
linquency is not confined to the
youths of u community, but to
some of the adults, and even the
parents in some cases."
The conclusions reached were
as follows:
|. Parents participation should
be encouraged in all parts
of the city.
2. Parents should meet and
point out their common prob
lens and study methods by
which they might be solved.
3. Leaders or specialized agents
in social service should be in
vited to help formulate these
plans that would make a
safer and better community
for us all to enjoy.
A. Race consciousness and pride
in our group should be one
of II immediate goals.
5. Good citizenship, proper
ethical code and Christian
training should be our ulti-
mate goal.
The meeting was well attended
by more than $50 persons. A re-
past of ice cream and cake was
served.
The financial report of $500
was gratifying. Mrs. C. r. John
son won both banners.
The pupils and teachers of
Stephens regret the loss of Mrs,
Irene Shropshire who resigned
her position as Art Teacher to
accept a position as hostess at
the Ninth Street U. S. o. Mrs.
Lucille Parker, our most eff
cient clerk, has been transferred
to the Art Department. Mrs. V.
M. McAlpine is our new clerk.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
| Prizes for Best
Contributions

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes of 81 each for the
best contributions published each
week. Boys and girls of high school
age and under are invited to COM
pete. 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 dou-
BILE spaced. The editors choice of
winners is final and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
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 writer's who, in the
opinion of the editor, deserve them,
No contributions will be returned.
Address The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION,
BY John J. Ma,chinney, II,
ct AIMS Schoo

St. AIMS School
Last summer I became interested
In chemistry sets, and for Christmas
I asked my parents to give me one,
which they did.
In the set were some booklets, one
telling how to set up simple labora-
tory. This gave me the idea to make
my own.
In the basement was an unused
kitchen table, which my mother con-
tributed. This was very important
item.
At a nearby store, I got some
wooden boxes, which I took apart
and made into shelves over the table
to hold my chemicals, test tubes and
other equipment I then made a
sink out of an oil can, scrap rubber
tubing, small square cakepan and
a basin. I attached the tubing to
the oil can, then nailed the cakepan
to a board, made a hole through the
board and pan, and placed the basin
under the hole. I keep water in the
can so that can wash my test tubes
and other chemical utensils at my
table.
After I had built my laboratory,
needed more chemicals. A catalogue
was inclosed with my set, listing
articles that could be obtained by
mail. Finally, after nearly a month
they arrived. Since then, have
found a store here, and have added
to my chemicals and equipment.
My problem now is to earn some
money to buy more, and my father
has made me proposition that if J
Will produce high marks in my
school work, he will furnish me with
funds. Since Christmas and my
birthday are long way of, it looks
as If the growth of my laboratory
Will depend on my studying.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Guide to New Books
For Boys and Girls
FICTION.

Secret Of Wild Cat Cave, by
Maristan Chapman (Appleton-Cen-
tury)-The Glen Hazard boys old
"Gramp" is prosecuted by a mys-
terious enemy and a series of ex-
citing adventures results. One OF
the best of this popular series.
The Old Aztec Story Teller, by
j. A. Rickard, illustrated by Will
liam Brady (Ackerman) Eight
stories from Mexico, some of which
have previously appeared in juvenile
magazines Good.
Scampy and Piney, by Vera Rel
muller (Ackerman) Two little
squirrels adventures in the big fur
forest. Charming.
The Merry Adventures of Till
Eulenspiegel, translated and edited
by Thomas Yoseloff and Lillian
Stuckey, with illustrations by Will
liam Brady (Ackerman)-New edi-
ton of an old, old favorite. Good.
NON-FICTION.
China's First Lady, by Helen Mic
olay (Appleton- Century, - Biogra-
ply Of Nine. Chang Kai-shek,
written especially for boys and girls
by the author of Macarthur of
Bataan" and Decatur of the Old
Navy" Excellent.
Wings on the Air, by G. M. Roam
(Ackerman) - Information on air
travel for young readers, illustrated
with II photographs. Informative.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip III. Love-
Editor. The Junior Star.


The other day I saw picture Of
a blind soldier-and 1t reminded me
OF Helen Purdy. To lose ones sight
Is, OF course, q tragic turn of for
tune, but Helen is living proof that
ut Is not necessarily a barrier to
accomplishment. Though she has
been totally blind for more than
six years, she can do. most things
about as well as any other girl OF 13.
Helen was robbed Of her sight by
glioma, a cancerous growth OF the
eyeball for which medical science
knows no cure. When she was only
3h, her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank G. Purdy Of Hillside, Md, had
to choose between permitting re-
moval of her right eye and letting
her die. And less than three and q
half years later, they were con-
fronted by the same choice con-
Icerning her remaining eye.
1T was terrible decision to have
to make" her mother told me, "but
somehow we made it. We decided
we'd rather have her blind than
dead"
I wrote a story about Helen for
The Star in June, 1888, about seven
months after she lost her left eye
Already, she was learning to read
and write in Braille, to play "old
maids" and checkers with cards and
men" made especially for the blind,
to roller skate and ride a.bicycle.
Often since then, I've wondered
how she was getting along, and the
picture of the sightless serviceman
prompted me to find out.
Well, Helen has been getting
along fine. And with her quick
mind, keen ears and cheerful dis
position, she will continue to get
along.
It's a long way from Hillside, a
suburb of Washington, to Overlea,
a suburb of Baltimore, but Helen
makes the round trip nearly every
week. She is student at the Mary
land School for the Blind at Over
lea and goes home for week ends.
Il travel by train," Helen said.
Daddy meets me at the station
and takes me back, and the school
has somebody do the same at the
other end. Once I'm on the train,
II look after myself"
Occasionally, Helen stays at
school over the week end to attend
la dance.
Il love to dance" she told me.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

cans were suffering in equal meas
ure. 1t seemed to him that another,
American warship was coming to-
the scene and he decided it would
VIC pes1 W suIreLloer. 81
Both vessels were afire when the
Scraps struck her colors. The sail
ors were able to quench the flames. !
but it took them many hours to
clear the wreckage from the decks ?
The next day Jones studied the
Scraps and decided that it was in
better condition. 1t was much
newer, and had been able to stand
the pounding better. Sadly, the
captain ordered his men to leave
their own vessel and transfer to the
captured ship. The Bonhommfe
Richard sank two days later. Z
Shortly after winning the fight
against the Scraps, Capt. Jones
learned that one of the vessels of
his little fleet had captured the,
British sloop of war. The merchant
ships under escort had escaped inr
the night, but the action was looked g
upon as an important victory.
John Paul Jones was awarded a
gold medal by the Congress of the
United States for his daring as com.
mander of the Bonhommie Richard, 4
Evening star., 1944-03-26

Sta2 otan fEotU
"At home, I dance with daddy
sometimes-he's very good. At our
school dances we have servicemen
as guests and I feel that I'm help
ing the war effort, in a way, when
I dance with them"
Helen is in her sixth year at
Overlea. She has learned to cook,
knit, sew, play the piano, sing and
swim and now she is taking O.
course in typewriting. I saw several
letters she typed to her mother and
they were remarkably we'll done.
The night talked to Helen, she
was knitting sweater. And only a
short time before, she said, she had
made some dresses for her sister
Joan, 10, as well as for herself.
Joan and have loads of fun to-
gether," Helen said. I'VE play with
our cousins, next door, listen to the
radio and go to the movies. Joan
tells me what the actors and &C
tresses are doing and, of course, I
can hear what they say. I also like
W Iedu-1 get Brallle DOCKS and
magazines from the library-and in
summer I go swimming a lot. I'm
sure I have just as much fun as
any other girl"
Helen's ambition is to graduate
from college and then go to work as
a typist. In the meantime, however,
she would like to visit blind service
men in veterans hospitals and
cheer them up"
Il could play the piano for them
and talk to them" she said. May
be if they knew how well I'm getting
along, they'd feel better. I'd like to
tell them that being blind is-well,
it's nothing, really, after you get
used to it,
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Uncle Rays Corner

Few sea fights in history have
gained the fame which has come
to the battle between the Bon
hommie Richard and the Scraps in
1779.
The Bonhommie Richard was
named in honor of Benjamin Frank
lin, author of Poor Richards AL
manac." 1t was an old French mer-
chane vessel which John Paul
Jones had turned into man of war
The engagement took place in the
North Sea on September day
Jones sighted large British fleet
of merchant vessels under guard of
a frigate named the Scraps and
a sloop of war.
Two of the old cannon on the
Bonhommie Richard burst when the
first broadside was fired. The
Scraps had so guns against the
40 now left on the American vessel.
Capt. Pearson sailed the Scraps
to the rear, where he could send in
a raking broadside. These shots
had telling effect, but in the
growing darkness the British ship
passed too close. Seeing the bow
spirit of the Scraps hanging over
the deck of his ship, Jones called
for a hawser and lashed it to one
of his masts. The bowsprit broke
of, but the rigging of the two
vessels was now tangled, and they
could not be separated.
The British captain asked If
Jones wanted to surrender and re-
ceived the reply, II have not yet
begun to fight!" The Bonhommie
Richard was leaking badly, and
pumps had to be used to keep her
af1oat. A boarding party tried to
get on the Bohommie Richard, but
drove them back with
heavy loss.
One of the smaller vessels which
bad sailed with Jones came within
gun range. 1t would have been
welcome help, but it was under
command of Frenchman who later
was judged to be Unbalanced in
mind. His gunners sent volleys of
grapeshot which did as much dam
age to the Americans as to the
British. The British captain, how
ever, did not know that the Ameri-
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Federation, 9 Other Units to Meet

The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations and nine other citizens
groups will meet this week.
Judge Vincent Osterman Of the
Prince Georges Juvenile Court will
speak on Juvenile Delinquency
and movies on the subject will be
shown at the Mid-city Citizens As
sociation. The current Red Cross
campaign will be stressed at the
Burroughs meeting.
Takoma Park Citizens will cele-
brate the 55th anniversary of their
organization Tuesday. The Histori-
cal Committee will give a program
and older members will speak. ]. B.
Kinnear, charter member, will at
tend. Maj. Edward j. Kelly, super
intendent of the Metropolitan Police
Department, will be guest speaker at
the Southwest Citizens meeting.
The Society of Natives will hear
Judge William E. Richardson, chief
judge of the Municipal Court of Ap-
peals, speak Monday on "The
Courts Of the District of Columbia. {"
Miss Carolyn Schultz, soprano, will
sing.
The list of meetings follows:
Monday.
Mid-city Thomson School,
Twelfth and l. streets NV, 8 pm.
North Capitol - Mckinley High
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Silver Spring Pupils
Conduct Recreation
Center in Armorv
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION.
By Kathleen Faaieoner, rs.

Montgomery Blair High School.
The Park and Planning Commits
sion, civic leaders, parents and
teachers in Silver Spring have or
ganized an extensive recreational
program for students of Montgomery
Blair High School, Academy of the
Holy Name and Bulls Preparatory
School. This program is conducted
from 3 to $50 pm. on school days
and from to IL on Friday and Sat-
urday nights, at the Silver Spring
Armory. The kids call it a can
teen"
Inside is found nickel bar (pro-
viding soft drinks, gum, cookies,
ETC., at the lowest possible prices i,
a comfortable lounge, tables with
any number of popular games, table
tennis sets, a jukebox and plenty of
space for dancing. Once a month
the commission engages a band.
The program is set up and gov
erned by a committee of students
who take care Of such things as
membership, refreshments, decora-
tions, music. cleanup and publicity.
No one may enter without a
membership card or one-day guest
ticket obtained by a member. This
assures the canteen a young, re-
spectacle crowd.
Since its opening, the canteen has
provided much fun. And after the
war the commission has promised
such additions as tennis courts in
nearby parks and swimming pool.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
By Florence S. Bergman.

Rembrandt, the Draughtsman,"
an exhibition of facsimiles at the
Phillips Memorial Gallery until
April 4, will interest not only stu
dents, but all who recognize that
drawing as medium has its own
special appeal The casual gallery
visitor usually avoids displays of
graphic art in favor of paintings.
But what drawings lack in color and
finish finds compensation in their
freshness and immediacy.
Without pretending that repro
duction can rival an original work,
one may point ont that no medium
is more successfully reproduced than
drawing. The facsimiles in the cur
rent show are excellent. There are
20 mounts, some having from two to
five drawings, giving a comprehen-
sive idea of Rembrandt's tech
niques. Approximately 1000 draw
ings are commonly ascribed to him,
covering more than 80 years. Nat
|urally his draughtsmanShip showed
changes in so long period.
Rembrandt's drawings seem much
more modern" than his paintings.
A few broken lines, some rapid cross
Matching, sweep of wash or rub
|of the finger, complete the sketch.
No detailed background attracts the
attention. He seems generally to
have used drawing to capture pass
ing impression. to remember q
compositional plan for a painting or
etching or to seize a revelation of
movement or character.
The majority of the drawings at
the Phillips Gallery depict people
Rembrandt's absorbing interest. The
tenderness Of a.mother holding a
child, the placidity Of an old woman
reading, the abject posture Of one
man praying, the dignified rever-
ence Of another-all Of these char
Evening star., 1944-03-26

School, Second and T streets NE.
8 pm.
Georgetown-St. Johns Church
Parish Hall, Potomac and o streets
NV, 8 pm.
Society of Natives-Mayflower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Takoma Park-Takoma Park Pub
lie Library, Sixth and Cedar streets
NV, 8 pm.
Arkansas Avenue-Telford Buff
feteria, 4728 Fourteenth street NV,
8 pm.
Southwest-Southwestern Branch
Library, Seventh and H streets, 8
pm.
Thursday.
Macarthur Boulevard - Palisades
Park Field House, Edmund street
and Sherrier place NV, 8 pm.
Friday.
Burroughs-1614 Monroe street
NE, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions-District Building, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Safety Chalk Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director ],
OF The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving series Of chalk talks on
safety to pupils of elementary and
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, 2:15 pm, Wheatley
School; Tuesday, 1890 am, Green
belt School; 2:15 pm, Hayes School;
Wednesday, ais pm, Blair School;
Thursday, AIS p.m., Kingsman
School; Friday. 10:30 am, Camp
Springs School; ais pm. Ludlow
School. -.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
'Rembrant, the Draughtsman,' Exhibition
Of Facsimiles at Phillips Gallery

acteristics in his figures impress one
as vital and true to life.
Rembrandt also sketched the fiat
landscape of Holland with occa-
sional trees and windmills and made
studies of animals and birds, which
subjects are represented In the cur
rent show.
Minneapolis Artist at G. Place
The first exhibition in Washington
Of paintings by Mac LIE Sueur opened
at the G Place Gallery last Sunday
to remain until March 81. It COM
priSes IL recent works and was ar
ranged by David Porter. The artist,
a native of Texas, attended the Min
neapolis School of Art, and is now
head instructor at the Walker Art
Center in that city. He has won
prizes at the Minneapolis Institute
of Art and the Art Institute of Chi
cago.
Mr.. lie Sueur is semiabstract
painter, who, by providing few rec
ognizable objects in each picture,
gives the spectator clues as to what
he Is trying to do. It is interesting
to note that the most successful of
the works in the present group, is
The Pitcher" which, though dras-
tically simplified, approaches rep
resentation. The figure of the ball
player, winding up for the pitch,
makes series of sharp angles in
red and white, silhouetted against a
dark background. The design and
color contrast convey an impress
sion of dynamic activity. Spanish
Dancer" Zone Is certain she is Span
ish because Of her comb and man.
tilla) has a top-shaped figure, which
naturally suggests a spinning mo-
tion.
Two other canvases, "The Clarinet
Player" and companion piece,
Little Etude," have the appearance
OF modern posters rather than OF
easel paintings:
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Spring
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bv Rpffy Roo~e 10

PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Betty Boone, IL,
Madison School.
Whene'er she walks the flowers grow,
Whene'er she speaks the cool winds
blow;
Whate'er she touches turns fresh
and bright
The grass turns green, the lily white.
The birds that twitter in the trees,
The constant hum of the honey bees
The tinkling of the small blue brook
When Spring comes by they pause
to look.
More beautiful than an earthly girl
Without care in this whole world
The princess softly begins to sing,
And all who hear her know it's
spring!