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Evening star., 1944-08-27
Clamps
By James Waldo Fasccen.

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The Star will sponsor q cachet for
victory day, marking the end Of the
war in Europe whenever 1t may
terminate
Readers are invited to send as
many covers of standard size
(3& by go as they wish. addressed.
stuffed, stamped and sealed ready to
Co. These win be cacheted, held
until ohcial news of the surrender
Of Germany Is received, then mailed
Immediately. II feasible, arrange
ments will be made with the Post
once Department 80 that the can
collation. die will carry the exact
time of capitulation.
Glib Crockett, staff artist OF The
Star, Is the designer of the cachet.
His composition shows the American
flag and the national colors of Great
Britain and Russia.
Address packets of covers to:
Philatefc Editor, The Star, WASH
ington. D. c.
The SC Austria conquered ma.
tons stamp was withdrawn from
sale at the Philatelic Agency at the
close Of business Monday.
Deputy Third Assistant Post.
master General Roy NJ North, his
wife and two daughters are en-
route to California. They will be
away for several weeks.
The Associated Press Feature Serv.
Ice says: Egypt has marked the
9Th anniversary of the death Of
KING Fuad l with l0-milliemes
Evening star., 1944-08-27

symmetrical. formal appearance.
Pines, hemlocks, arbor-vitae, juni-
pers, yew and hollies need pruning,
but spruce and frs should not be
trimmed. at least. the leader"
should not be shortened.
The Japanese beetles are nearly
through for this season, so it is time
to prune back our roses and give
them a good watering and feeding If
we are to enjoy a good fall crop of
flowers.
Asparagus does best in a sweet
soil. so it is desirable to give the
bed q good dressing OF lime early in
the fall to ''neutraliZe" the soil. A
little salt added at the same time
will discourage the weeds, although
this Is most effective when applied
In the spring. 1t is too late to apply
fertilizer. since the asparagus plants
have practically completed their
growth for the season.
Late-crop potatoes should be kept
sprayed with bordeaux to protect
them from the blight" The United
States potato crop is not large this
season. and it will pay the home gar
dener to keep his potatoes sprayed
and cultivated so as to produce the
best crop possible
Remove the spent flower heads of
phlox to avoid crop of unwanted
seedlings. = 9 G-a- =
When pulling carrots for the table,
remove the tops at once, as they
take water from the roots. When
buying carrots. those With the tops
removed are the best bargain.
Keep the seedlings in the fats
growing vigorously so as not to
stunt them. During periods Of hot,
dry weather. they need extra care
If they are to be strong and husky
at transplanting time in September.
~ Id lIOG loO cdllN W puG Ill a
planting of lettuce for fall use. 1t
needs cool. moist weather for best
growth. but if'the plants are started
in a fiat, they can be kept growing
and given good start in spite of
the present summer" weather. Leaf
lettuce does best If not transplanted,
while head lettuce does best when
transplanted. The home gardener
can beat this difiiculty with leaf let
tuce by putting two or three seeds in
each plant band"
Order pansy plants now for Sep
tember or October delivery. They
will live over winter out Of doors in
this area and give early bloom. They
cost only fraction of spring -pur-
chased plants and will do much bet
ter If properly planted. Give them
q rich soil, one that has plenty of
well-rotted manure incorporated in
1t-humus and commercial fertilizer
Is the second choice.
Evening star., 1944-08-27
With the Bridge Players
BY Frank b. Lord.

Two events locally will mark the
opening Of the fall bridge season
shortly after Labor Day. The first
Of these viii be the invitational
game Of the Federal Bridge League
on Tuesday, September IL, which
will be open to all members Of the
league and to all persons who are
eligible to membership. The con-
ditions Of eligibility are employment
In the Federal or District govern
ment or service tn the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps by the applicant
or any immediate member of his or
her family. Further detailed ex-
PLANTATION Of qualifications will be
supplied by President George l..
Kathan, Secretary Paris Keener or
Director Paul E. Golden.
Throughout the summer the play
has been in pair games, and re-
quirements were not fixed by the
leagues rules 50 that the public
has been permitted to play. In the
season series which starts the mid
die Of September the play Is to be,
as usual, in teams OF four under the
membership rules. The game on
September II will be a get-tosether
affair for the purpose OF forming
teams and arranging for their
classification. The league has so
grown in popularity and member
ship that it will be essential to
limit the number of teams, each
team having four members with
designated alternates, to IS or SO.
These will be divided into four sec
tions of seven to nine tables. It
will, therefore, be necessary for
those desiring to play in the league
to submit their applications early
or at least have them ready for the
free invitational meeting. The
meetings will be on Tuesday eve
nings, as heretofore, and the place
will be the Wardman Park Hotel.
The second event here referred to
Evening star., 1944-08-27


stamp picturing
the m on arc h
who died in 1895
at the age Of 6S.
The por trait.
used for the
stamp was paint
ed by Philip A.
de Lazlo, Polish
artist, and the
stamp carries
the anniversary
d q t e, April %.
Fuad, the son of
Khedive Ismail
Pasha, became
Sultan of Egypt
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Music
f'N'otes )
Opera Soprano
Bands SOlOist;
Other Concerts

For the third of its Sunday con-
certs at the Water Gate the Army
Air Forces Band will have Helen
Olheim, mezzo soprano of the Met
ropolitan Opera as soloist. Miss
Olheim will sing three arias, the
"Habanera" and "Seguidilla, from
Carmen" and MY Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice." from Saint Saens'
Samson and Della" Songs of
lighter character such as Carne-
wallis Come Love With Me-"
Grieg's MY Johann" and My
Hero" from Strauss The Choco-
late Soldier" will be her contribu-
ton after the intermission.
Directed by Capt. George S. How
ard, the band will play Bach's
"Praeludium and Fugue in c Ma
jor," Drigo's ''Valse Bluette," Hos
mer's Southern Rhapsody" Had
ley's I'm Bohemia" Ravel's "Bolero," :"
the march from Prokofieff's THE
Love of Three Oranges" the polka
from Shostakovitch's The Golden
Age" and Breitel and Layton's
Three Messerschmidts." "Boogie
Woogie Washer Woman" in Staff
Sergt. Harry Rantsch's arrangement
and played by 100-piece swing
band, a medley of popular tunes
and De Lucas Beautiful Colorado"
as an instrumental solo will COM
plete the program.
TWo.Piano Recital
A program presenting the music
for two pianos by Igor Stravinsky
will be given this afternoon at S
o'clock IN the Phillips Gallery by
-
Evening star., 1944-08-27


ika,' "Napolitana" and "Galop,"
and the "Dumbarton Oaks Concerto. -
The latter work, which was commits
stoned by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, was written for cham
ber orchestra and had its only pres
entation on May 8. 1898, at Dunn
barton Oaks when 1t was conducted
by Nadia Boulanger. Mrs. Roberts
and Mr.. Chanaka will play a reduc-
ton for two pianos made by the
composer.
There will be no concerts at
Phillips Gallery during the month
of September.
Art Gallery Program
The National Gallery Sinfonietta,
Richard Bales, conductor, will pre-
sent a program tonight in the East
Garden Court Of the National Gal
lery of Art at 8 pm. Soloist will be
Christine Charnstrom, pianist, who
will be heard in the Bach -Busoni
Concerto No. l in D Minor"
Mr.. Bales has selected a program
Of works for string orchestra which
will include the first performance Of
his own Theme and Variations. -
Played for the first time in Wash
ington will be the Purcell-Stasse-
witch overture to The Rival Sis
ters" and Hindemith's Five Pieces
for Strings, op. A, No. T." The pro-
gram will include further Mozart S
"Divertimento in F Major, K. 138,''
Stix' "Pizzicato Polka" and McKay's S
arrangement of The Arkansas
Traveller"
Navy School Band Plays
The Navy School of Music Band,
under the leadership of Warrant
Off1cer Ralph Mack. will give a con-
cert tonight at $50 o'clock at the
Sylvan Theater, Monument Grounds.
The soloist will be Max Glatfelter.
Musician sd class, cornetist, who
will play L. B. Smiths Spanish
Caprice" with the band accompani-
ment.
The 80 musicians from the school
who are trained for future duty on
battleships and at naval stations
will be heard in selections from
Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess,' the
overture to Massenet's "Phedre," a
medley of tunes from Duke Elling-
ton and the currently popular "Poin-
ciana."
Warrant Officer Mack. formerly
with the National Symphony Or
chestra and now assistant officer in
charge of the Navy School of Music,
studied violin with DR.. Frederick
Hahn at the Philadelphia Musical
Academy and with Thaddeus Rich
at Temple University and viola with
Samuel Lifschey of the PHILADELPHIA
Orchestra.
The Junior Optimist Band of the
Boys Club OF Washington will wind
up the summer neighborhood con-
cert series at Lincoln Park on Tues
day at 8 pm. Adelbert w. Lee. vice
president Of the Boys Club of
Washington and prominent civic
leader, will address the audience.
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Returns to CITY

Kate Nellis Johnston, pianist and
teacher, has returned to her home
in Somerset after six weeks in New
York City, where she studied har-
mony, ear training and theory at
the Juilliard School of Music and
poetry and composition at Colum-
bia University. Miss Johnston will
reopen her piano studio In the fall.
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Recital

SS SAs
r o b er is and
Anthony Chan
aka. A commen-
tary on the mu-
sic will be given
by Mrs. Roberts.
Selected from
st ra v l n S k US
writings for this
recital are the
"Notturno" from
the concerto for
two solo pianos,
a set of five
duets, "Andan-
t e. "E S p a n
oloa f" "Ralala-
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Appointed Oraanist

Albert Fuller, jr., a member of
the Washington Cathedral Choir,
has been selected as organist and
choirmaster at st. James Church,
Eighth street NE. During the alb
sence OF Ellis Varley he will be act
ing organist Of Washington Cathe-
dral for the afternoon services
Evening star., 1944-08-27
Concert Schedule

To-Day.
Fanny Amstutz Roberts, Anthony
Chanaka, two-piano recital, Phillips
Gallery, pm
National Gallery sinfonietta Rich
Charnstrom. pianist, soloist. National
Gallery Of Art. pm
Army Air Forces Band, Capt.
george s. Howard. conductor: Helen
Olhelm, mezzo- soprano, soloist, Water
Gate. $50 pm.
Navy School of Music Band. War
Max Glatfelter. cornet, soloist, Sylvan
Theater, $50 pm.
Tomorrow.
Navy Band, east front, Capitol,
Marine Band. John Burroushs,
euphonium; Charles owen, xylophone,
Soloists, bandstand, Marine Barracks,
8 p.m.
Tuesday.
Marine band, auditomium, Marine
Barracks. 1890 pm.
-, Robert Ruckman, organ recital,
washington Cathedral, 7:3O pm
Boys Club Of Washington Junior
optlmist Band. Lincoln Park, 8 pm,
Wednesday.
., Army Air Forces Band. Sylvan
Theater, Monument Grounds, s:l5
Marine Band, Edward Masters,
corner: Oliver Zinsmeister, xylophone,
soloists' east front, Capital, Z pm.
Friday.
Army Air Forces Band. Capitol
Marine Band, auditorium. Marine
Barracks. 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

in 1917 and was proclaimed King
in 1922"
Two additional Sun Yat-sen
stamps are announced by the postal
authorities Of China. Values are:
40c and So.
Ell Salvador has overprinted the
1889 Golden Gate Exposition stamps
again. This time the surcharges are
smaller than before.
French Indo-C China, occupied by
the Japanese, nevertheless seems to
be independent so far as new stamps
are concerned. The latest emissions
are u portrait adhesives, including
several representing Frenchmen who
have played parts in the history OF
the protectorate.
Mexico has issued Csc brown air.
mail stamp which shows bird in
flight. But whether the bird is
pigeon or dove or fried chicken
is a matter of debate. The compost
ton belongs to the category of mod
ern art and means anything that
ANYBODY wants to think it does.
The surrender of Ronania to the
Russians and the occupation of
Paris by the forces of liberation un-
douhtedly have been events with
phtlateIic connotations. It may be
days, or even weeks, however, before
the facts will be known on this side
of the Atlantic.
Collectors again are advised to
preserve war covers entire. When
peace has been restored, a flood Of
provisional stamps almost certainly
will pour into the market. Most of
the labels are apt to be Junk" Only
those specimens which have done
postal duty will be worth anything
to speak Of.
Stamps of Transjordania espe-
cially should not be soaked in water.
Don Houseworth, editor of the
International Stamp Review, st.
Joseph, Mo, wants a stamp author
lied for Manchuria-not Manchu-
kuo-as an occupied nation,
The Ice, l9c, 22c and 24c denom-
nations of the presidential series
are those which will be most sought
after 100 years from now.
Philip H. Ward, jr., of Philadel-
phia urges q commemorative for
the 50th anniversary of the motion
picture industry. Certainly, stamps
have been produced for less worthy
publicity purposes.
Mrs. Mabel Phillips, 2400 East
Twelfth street, Des Moines, Iowa,
is editor of Cancellations, published
by the International Postal Slogan
Society.
Franklin r. Bruins. jr., of the
New York Sun. Is arranging a pro-
gram featuring philatelic writer's
and their collections for the Collec-
tors Club of New York, November l.
Readers interested in poster
stamps showing Army aircraft in
sigma are invited to communicate
with the Poster Stamp Publishing
Co., 2445 South Damen avenue,
Chicago.
Guatemala has brought out q 80
dull green stamp showing q view Of
the National Palace.
The Fulton Stamp News for July
contains an editorial on the Philip.
pines reprints.
Mexico announces a &c stamp to
commemorate the founding of q
normal school at Saltillo. tOnly
1000 900 copies are to be printed.
Spectators ought to have q grand
and glorious battle over them.
The Collectors Club Of Washing.
ton will meet at the. Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Tuesday evening. Visitors welcome.
STAMPS AND COINS.
WASHINGTON STAMP co.
931 Pc. Ave. NV Ex. 3osl
COMA Annericnn and 1nr11~1 -oiI -
Evening star., 1944-08-27

will be the Cumberland Valley tour
nAment, which Is to be held at the
Wardman Park Hotel on September
Is, 10 and II. This event Is one Of
the four within the washington area
that have been transferred to WASH
ington because Of war conditions.
1t was formerly held at Frederick.
Md, and was organized by Louis
Tbbs OF Arlington, Va, now in the
Navy. It Is an American Contract
Bridge unit. and that organization
will sponsor it. It will be under the
direction Of william Cheeks, and
either Capt. Russell J. Baldwin, u.
S. A., or Paul E. Golden will be
tournament director.
II one were asked to pick the
best no-trump player In Washing
ton and failed to name Leon Hen
derson that would indicate lack
of familiarity with the personality
Of local experts, for Mr.. Henderson
enjoys that reputation among all
players who come in contact with
him and the reputation is well
earned. To say that he enjoys
1t Is putting 1t mildly, for he espe-
cially enjoys making no-trump
when many other players
would be In suit declaration, fire.
quent1y resulting In a smaller score.
Mr.. Henderson is one of WASH
ington big-wigs whose hobby is
bridge and it was even so before
he became a brain truster. He has,
however, what rs sometimes called
a no-trump complex. Other players
less skillful than he have 1t and 1t
often gets them into trouble. They
want to play too many hands at
when a suit declaration
is better. Mr.. Henderson sometimes
has that experience, but generally
manages to extricate himself, as he
did In a hand that he played at
the National Press Club. The deal:
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Early September is q good time to
give the ,evergreens q shearing to
keep them compact and healthy.
If allowed to become stragsly and
open, they lose much of their at
tractiveness. Avoid clipping them in
such q manner that they have a
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Mexico announces a &c stamp to
commemorate the founding of q
normal school at Saltillo. only
1,000, 900 copies are to be printed.
Spectators ought to have q grand
and glorious battle over them.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

The Collectors Club Of Washins.
ton will meet at the. Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Tuesday evening. Visitors welcome.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Remove the spent flower heads of
phlox to avoid crop of unwanted
seedlings. - 9 G--- =
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Bunker Hill Post No. 81 admitted
its first World War II member, Mar
shall L. Norris. He was wounded
in action in France on July 26 and
just recently discharged from the
service. He attended Stewart Junior
High School and was employed at
the Bureau of Engraving. His STEP
father, Ben Grimm, is also member
of this post.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

The Fulton Stamp News for July
contains an editorial on the Philip.
pines reprints.
Evening star., 1944-08-27

Tank Corps Post No. 10 will meet
tomorrow night at the Legion club
house and Victory Post on Friday
night at the same place"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26

'"The Man of the Week" at this Christmas season, that Stalwart Norwegian bishop, Eivind Berggrav. The date this time is December 25 1944. Again there is the dark blue winter sky. It is the face rather than the figure that stands out agains the background his time, a facet hat is strong, a face that is kind, face that is patient and determined. There is barbed wire between the Bishop and the blue sky for he is kept in close con- finement.
 The world at large is beginning to sense that the Bishop, like the soldier is a symbol, that the Bishop stands for faith and that he rep resents power. When this war is over, all this bloodshed will have been in vain unless men havet he faith and vision to build firmer and stronger foundations for our civiliza- tion. It is not by mere chance that the churches formed the stubborn core of opposition to the Nazis. There was reason why it turned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26
TWO WATERBURY
 MEN RECOVERING
Wounded Recently in Ace ton, GraveIine, Howard
 Relate Experiences

Two Waterbury men wounded in action recently are recuperating in Eiglish hospitals. They are Private First Class Walter Howard, formerly of VERY staff, and Corporal Camil H. Graveline. of 1074 South Main street, veteran of D-Day landing in both Normandy and Holland. He presently holds the Oak Leaf Clus- ter to the Purple Heart, having been founded in the Normandy campaign. Explanations from both soldiers have been released by the War De- partment.
 T was doing some forward ob- serving for my combat patrol al Weghal," Corp Graveline, Water bury paratrooper said, wren the sniped got me. I guess I was the last CT he ever hit, though"
 Treated on the spot by medics, he was taken to the battalion aid sta- tion, and soon was flown to Eng land.
 Formerly a baker with the Won der Bread Continental Baking Con- pany, Waterbury, and later em- ployed by the Waterbury Time Cor poration, he enliste din December, 1942. volunteering for the para troops. Son of MT. and Mrs. Albert Graveline of Waterbury, he has a brother, Albert, %, also a para trooper in the United States.
 We were holding a line in the Hurtgen Forest" reports Howard Two companies were coming up to join us, and as radio runner, it was my job to warn my platoon so its fire could be steered away from the approaching friendly troops"
 The Germans were pouring everything on us as I ran from fox hole to foxhole, speaking to the squad leaders. I hurt my knee, and a piece of shrapnel from a Garman mortar shell hit me in the night eyebrow. It was very small. ] immediately reached up and picked it out myself, but it sure was close "
 The soldier was evacuated to a rear echelon hospital for treatment and later flown to England for re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
BY UNITED PRESS

British announce sinking of Ger man battleship, Scharnhorst &C., GOO tons), by units of the British Home Fleet off North Cape. at the northern end of Norway; German news agency, DNB, confirms Brit ish report.
 Russian troops open a powerful offensive south of RadOmyshi, west of Kiev: capture more than 15O places; in the Vitebsk area, Rus sianS take 60 more places and drive to W , in eight miles of Vitebsk.
 In Italy, American 5th Army launches two attacks, capturing a height near San VittOre; Allied b0mbers strike the Brenner Pass and Venice areas.
 Allied carrier based aircraft sink Japanese destroyer and two large cargo vessels in attack at Kavieng, New Ireland; 41 enemy aircraft shot down; we lost II fighters.
 Ground fighters in New Guinea capture Wandokai on HuOn Peni n-sula.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26
Gayety of Former
 Yuletides Missing
Waterbury Observes Christmas in Quiet Manner;
 Churches Crowded for Services; Factories Resume

did BroOkside Home. the latter to over 125.
 A total of 4S7 persons or o7 fan- flies, were provided full dinners by the Salvation Army while the lat- ter organization also distributed 523 Sunshine baskets to the hospitals. Cheshire reformatory and else- where.
 Thousands of Christmas gifts were unwrapped in gaily decorated homes yesterday while similarly thousands of Waterbury parents were aroused at the first crack of dawn by sleepless, quiyering ex- cited children unable to contain themselves longer to view what Santa Claus had left.
 Incoming mail at the post-office had dropped considerably although late cards still continued to come. Local merchants today began prep- arations for inventory and for the rearranging of stores after holi- day shopping spree said to have been the heaviest ever experienced here.
 Hundreds of children's parties were held and on Saturday morn ing the East End Community Club held their sixth annual Christmas party for the children of the corn- munity. The party was scheduled for the Hamilton theater with over a thousand children receiving gifts of candy or fruit from Santa hiEa- self.
 Christmas generally was celebrate ed as the men overseas wished their loved ones to celebrate such an oc- casion. All traditional customs were observed and the gaiety and good cheer were there, but there was the gap of loneliness and wor- ry experienced by all whose rel- ativeS, friends and sweethearts were observing Christmas under heavy fire, and in the mud and stale dis corragement.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-26
DIR. WALKER VIEWS WORLD OF SORROW
Soldiers Christmas FO- cuses Spotlight on
 Tragic Events

Tt is strange, heartbreaking anomaly that Christmas 1944 brings us to a stage in the worlds history where there are more men under arms, greater mass production of the weapons of death and destruc- tion, more homeless people, more wounded men, more prisoners Of war, more widows and more or- phanS than ever before in the long long story of man," stated Rev. Dr. Johin 0. Walker, Second Con- gregational church pastor, Sunday morning in his sermon, "The Sol- dierIs Christmas"
 Dr. Walker said in part:
 T was always one for taking the facts into account for facts are stubborn things, the more so when they are tragic, brutal, heartbreak- ing. We must hold our Christmas faith in spite of all this tragedy, taking it into account. 1t will not do to say Peace! Peace!' when there is no peace. We must try to answer some of the questions that must rise up in the soldiers heart and soul at this Christmas season as he contemplates the tragic paradox of the message of the angels and the state of world at war. It may be that you can be satisfied with a conventional Christmas message but for one at least, cannot. I have said that this is 'The Sol- dier's Christmas" and so it is. Our thoughts are with him, our prayers are for him. But this is also "The Bishops Christmas" A year ago that picture on "The Saturday Evening Post" dated December 25 1943, was a soldier against the back ground of the blue winter sky. That picture would be appropriate today and more appropriate mayhap. But there is something that we can set in contrast with that first picture, God be praised! Time gives us as