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Evening star., 1945-01-18
Rear Admiral Wright
Given Silver Star
For Work in Pacific

Rear Admiral Jerauld Wright
TIT Twentieth street NV, received
the Silver Star yesterday in cere-
monies at the amphibious training
sbase at Coronado, Calf, according
to an Associated Press dispatch
The award was for service against
the Japanese.
At the same time Commodore
Thomas B. Britain of Richmond,
Wa, was awarded his second Legion
of Merit.
Admiral Wright, now commander
of an amphibious group, has re-
ceived five previous decorations, in
Guiding the Legion of Merit, for ac-
companying 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark
on the secret mission to North Africa
preliminary to the invasion there.
At that time also, Admiral Wright.
then a captain, commanded the sub
marine on which Gen. Henri Giraud
escaped from France.
Admiral Wright's wife is the for
mer Miss Phyllis Thompson, one
time society editor of The Star and
now active in the work of the Dis
trict Chapter of the Red Cross, for
which she is chairman in charge
Iof newspaper publicity. The Wrights
have one daughter, Marion. 4.
Admiral Wright is the son of Mrs.
William Mason Wright, 2340 Mas
Isachusetts avenue NV, and the late
Evening star., 1945-01-18

1t. Gen. Wright, who died in Au-
gust, 1943. He is brother Of Col.
William Mason Wright, jr., Of the
Army and of Mrs. David M. Key.
The Silver Star was presented to
Leslie A. Nickerson, 2408 North Up
ton street, yesterday at the Penta-
gon for his son, Corpl. Forest G..
Nickerson, who was killed on Nor
mandy beach June 6. In ceremonies
at Boiling Field yesterday, Col. John
M. Hutchinson, commanding officer
gave awards to next of kin of three
Washington area heroes.
Presentation of Corpl Nickerson's S
award for gallantry by Maj. Gen.
C. F. Thompson, commanding gen.
eral of the Washington military
district, was held up until his
brother, Capt. Thomas S. Nickerson,
who was wounded on Saipan, was
released from the hospital in Staun-
ton, Va. Mr.. Nickersen is employed
in the Signal Corps.
Mrs. Lois c. Kelly, widow of Col
Robert H. Kelly, who was killed in
action last April while leading a
group of heavy bombers over the
Evening star., 1945-01-18

Harvey r. Watts, q prisoner OF war
in Germany.
The Oak Leaf Cluster was pre-
sented Mrs. Anna S. Dintaman.
1523-A Third street NV, for her
sons Air Medal. Sergt. Charles D.
Dintaman, top-turret gunner on a
medium bomber, has been missing
in action for a year.
Evening star., 1945-01-18

Cherbourg peninsula, accepted the
Distinguished Flying Cross for her
husband. Mrs. Kelly lives at 5531
Manning drive, Bethesda, Md. with
her two young sons.
Mrs. Carrie A. Watts, 2130 Lee
highway, Arlington, Va, received
the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf
Clusters for her son, Staff Sergt.
Evening star., 1945-12-09

a friend in the U. S., of her home
coming in Czechoslovakia.
Six and a half years lay between
"Zuzka" LAWYERS and that morn
ing in Brno. In that time she had
gone to the u. S., married and be-
come an American citizen. She had
enlisted in the Wac. and. while serv-
ing with the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices in Italy, had won the Bronze
Star for conducting the surrender of
600 Czech troops fighting for the
German Wehrmacht.
Now she was back in her old
surroundings. Many things had
changed. But the biggest change
was in herself.
I'VE went into the house. The
roof is gone. There's big hole right
Evening star., 1945-12-09

where my room used to be. And it's
raining in the kitchen. But it still
stands and it's home"
The family had come through the
war comparatively well. Zuzka's
father was home from concentra-
ton camp 40 pounds lighter and
"a very old man." Her uncle had
died in a gas chamber in the same
camp. only 48 hours before it was
liberated by the Russians. Her two
sisters were alive. and her brother,
haggard but in good spirits, had es-
capped from German labor camp.
Still, the future of my family is
not dim. My father is working on
factory project. My brother is work.
ing in Bren gun factory"
The family was satisfied to re-
build its life in the old location, but
Zuzka found that she had broken
forever with the old ways. 1t was the
difference between the Old World
and the New. She had experienced
the subtle change that affects all
voyagers from one nation to the
country OF all nationalities.
She's 0kAy Now
HAVE discovered that I am truly
an American" Zuzka wrote, with
wonder and conviction. "Never be-
fore did l feel it so strongly as over
here, in my old home and among my
own people. l carry the change of six
and half years of new continent,
new horizons, and new interests with
me. l was touched to see all the old
things and places, but l looked at
them from far away, and there was
nothing that could bring my 1899
world back into focus.
s1It's hard to explain, but there
was the fact. I'm glad 1 went
home to realize it. Otherwise l
would have kept wondering
where really belong. / don't have
to now. No longer will be haunted
with the thoughts: I've lost contact
with my old home, the place l be-
long Or, DO l belong in the United
States, my new home?
That's all over now and my mind
is clear. The old Zuzka is back there
in Bno; the new one is scarcely re-
lated to her. The problem is now
solved and can never exist again.
I'm American"
Evening star., 1945-12-09
She Found America

A visit home to the Old
World showed her that
she belonged in the New
ssVEE LEFT Prague Wednesday
" night and drove into Brno
the following morning. We crossed
the wrecked town and headed for
the suburb where we used to have
our home. On the road we met my
mother. The war had changed her.
She was gray, like Grandmother. l
took her in my arms crying" So
wrote Wac Sgt. Barbara Lauwers to
Evening star., 1945-12-09

HERE is no peace treaty tn the var ON disease
Buy Christmas seals put one on every letter
Evening star., 1945-12-09

Although aspirin powder can be purchased ready made
from outside suppers. every grain Of aspirin that goes
into BS,sr tablet made IN Bayers own abofaeores.
And, although normal size rablets could be made from
aspirin powder in its original STATE the process Bayer
uses requires three Steps instead of only ss<:
l. Bayer makes its own aspirin powder tests It,
presses it into giant tablets Qike the one above)
l8 times larger than normal.
4. These giants are reduced again to powder
which is passed through an extremely fine screen.
Z After the binder is added the familiar Bayer
tablets bearing the famous cross are made.
This painstakng Sway operation gives Bayef Aspirin
asoonishingy fast disntegraeing action-an action $
sw;T Baye1 Aspirin srarts to work almost Instantly!
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Girls Should Learn
Correct Methods of
Using Perfumes
Rr KntLa.ino Ha.;ro.
By Katherine Houison,

Today almost every girl uses per-
fume as regularly as hpstick and
powder. But not every girl knows
that there are rules and regula-
tions" to assure that alluring fra
GRANGE which makes for popularity.
The first and most important rule
is to choose a perfume you especially
like and then stick to it. Don't use
one odor in your bath salts, another
in your face powder and still an
other in your perfume. That creates
discord in fragrance which is as
fatal to real charm as a discord in
notes is to the beauty of musical
selection.
And never, for any reason, put
perfume on your clothing. Even the
most expensive ones get stale, and
nothing will kill your glamour more
quickly than the smell of stale per-
fume. Use it on your skin where
1t can be washed off before it loses
its fragrance.
Don't put perfume Just every-
where, A drop in one or two stra-
tegic spots gives you movie star ap-
peal, but douse it on and watch
your popularity disappear. Try a
drop IN the little hollow of your
neck, on your temples or your wrists
but not on all three the same eve
ming If you want to be smart.
Use perfumes that harmonic with
you, fresh, clean-smelling, delightful
fragrances that match your gay,
"have-a-good-time" spirit. Leave
the heavy, exotic perfumes for older
people.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
By Florence s. Bergman

Fragments of early memories are
themes Of drawings by Sam Rosen-
berg, which constitute the latest ex-
hibition at Caresse Crosbys Gallery
Of Modern Art. 1t opened December
20 and remains only through next
Tuesday. 1t is an unexpected addi-
ton to Mrs. Crosby's program for
the season, and is a discovery
brought to her attention by Mai.
10 Mielziner, eminent theatrical de-
signer, and Zero Saarinen, architect.
Mr.. Rosenberg, formerly of Cleve-
land, is now employed as a photog-
rapher for the Office of Strategic
Services. In moments of relaxation
he enjoys making surrealistic draw
ings. many of which embody objects
from his earlier environments. Dur
ing his high school days he was an
iceman's helper, butchers appren-
tice and clerk in the grocery store
in which his mother undertook the
support Of her family after his father
lost his sight.
Certain tools and gadgets associ-
ated with these various jobs have
haunted Mr.. Rosenberg: the ice
tongs. meat blocks, string holders
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Prizes for Best
Contributions

The Junior Star awards as many
as five prizes of ST each for the best
contributions 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 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 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Safety Chalk Talks
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 on
safety to pupils of elementary,
junior and senior high schools. The
talks are presented under sponsor
ship of The Junior Star in co-opera-
ton with school authorities Of the
District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia. This weeks schedule:
Monday, 9:45 am, and Tuesday,
11:15 am, Briggs-Montgomery; !;
Wednesday, 11:15 am, Monroe:
Thursday, 2:15 pm, and Friday,
11:15 am, Morgan.
All elementary schools in Divi-
sion 10 will hear Inspector Mans
field this week. His lectures will be
given in the auditoriums of the
above schools, since all the schools
in this division do not have as
sembly halls.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.
Constitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings and sculpture by great
masters. spscial loan ,r.;sas collections: sns
cial exhibition French prints and
drawings 18th century, through jan
uary IA.
NATIONAL MUSEUM. National Art
Collection; Constitution avenue a, a. and ID
from private collections and other
gifts and loans. Soecial exhibitions.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDING. pivi.
sion of Graphic Arts. Independence
avenue and Tenth street--Artists
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
and B streets S.W.-Oriental and
Far Eastern works of art; paintings
and etchings by Whistler and osner si.s
coRcoRAN GALLERY OF ART,
Seventeenth street between New York
avenue and z. street N.W.-AmsTican
paintings and sculptures, the w A.
Society Of washington Artists 54th
annual; Miniature Painters. Sculptors
and Gravers Society Of washington
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY
1s 1900 r.onsr Twsnty, s.n,sly street-c0sed'
10 LfsRARY IeeRen Ssh9sF' oF CONGRESS, East
Capitol and First streets.-Division
Of Prints-Special exhibitions.
PUPLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K
WHITE GALLERY, 1890 Connect.
cut avenue.-PaintinTs by Nicolai
CikovSky. through January.
CARESSE CROSBY GALLERY OF
MODERN ART. 1905 Twentieth street
N.W.-Drawings by Samual Rosen-
berg, to January g. paintings by Jean
Helion. January 10 to 80; o,e
DAVID PORTER GALLERY, a16
G place N.W-Paintings by Lynn
Linares, through January.
OAR MUSEUM, Seventeenth and
d streets N.W.-Old glass. Colonial
period to 1880 To June, 1915.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Is Groups Meet This Week

Metropolis View-2O0 Rhode Is
land avenue NE. 8 pm.
Michigan Ps rk-Bunker Hill
School, Fourteenth and Michigan
avenue NE, pm.
Mid City Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV, 8 pm;
film.
National Gateway-Church of
Christ. Twenty-e eighth and Douglas
streets NE, 8 pm.
Northeast-Ludlow School, Sixth
and G streets NE, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of George
town-Curtis School, o between
Twenty second and Twenty-third
streets NV, 8 pm.
Stanton Park-Peabody School,
Fifth and c streets NE, pm
West End-Police precinct No. 8,
20l7 K street NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday.
Benning-Eenning School. 400
block of Minnesota avenue NE, 8
pm.
Logan Thomas Circle-1536 Six
teenth street NV, 8 pm.
Summit Park-Ann Beers School,
Thirty sixth place and Alabama
avenue Sc, pm.
Wednesday.
Kalorama-John Quincy Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets NV, 8 pm.
North Randle Community-Kim-
ball School, Minnesota avenue and
Ely place Sc, 8 pm.
Rhode Island Avenue-Woodrid
Public Library, 2206 Rhode Island
avenue NE, 9 pm.
Thursday.
Congress He G h ts-Congress
Heights School fieldhouse on play
ground, Randle place and Alabama
avenue Sc, s pm.
Park View-Park View School,
Newton and Warder streets NV,
SPIN.
Friday.
Brightwood-Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Concord avenue
NV, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures, Cali
fornia and Connecticut avenue NV,
pm.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Business Groups
Robert Borrowmun
To Be Honored

The American Business Associa-
ton will honor Robert Bmrowman,
past president, at testimonial din
ner this week. Two other business
groups will install their newly elect
ed officers. The schedule of business
groups meeting this week follows:
Monday.
Southeast BusineSsmen's Associa-
ton, 314 Pennsylvania avenue Sc
$50 pm.
Cleveland Park Businessmen's As
sociation-The Broadmoor, 1901
Connecticut avenue NV, tbs pm.
Tuesday.
American Business Association
Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, $50 pm.4
Columbia Heights Businessmen S
Asssociation-Tivoli Building. Four
teenth street and Park road NV,
1920 pm.
Wednesday.
Chevy Chase Business Associa-
tion-Barnhardts Restaurant, $50
Connecticut avenue NV, pm.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Paper Route Pays
Boy Over 500
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
Bv Charles Schoeneman, IS,
st. Adams School for Boys.

st. Adams School Tor BOYS
For three months last summer, I
had a newspaper route. Every eve
ming for the entire week. I delivered
1875 papers, and on Sunday about
1876. Serving the paper was fun,
There are some tricks to the trade:
First, to throw the papers quickly
and accurately onto the intended
porch; second, to remember which
people have stopped or started the
paper.
Of course, when Sunday morning
rolled around, I needed few shakes
to awaken me.
1t was certainly interesting to note
how many people almost do not ex-
ist without news. Every evening at
least IS people would come out to
the street as soon as I would come
into view, and few people on Sum-
day were out on their porches while
still in their night clothes, waiting
for the paper. But about twice as
many weren't nearly so eager to pay
me when came around to collect.
Every month made $50 This to-
tailed up to 90-odd dollars. Surely,
next summer will deliver papers
again.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Mexican Artist
At Porter Gallery

Another art debut took place in
washington when an exhibition OF
paintings by Lynn Linares was OPP
ened at the David Porter Gallery
last Thursday (too late for a review
today to remain through January.
Senior Linares was born in Mexico
in 1917 of German parentage. In
his youth he travelled extensively in
Europe, visited cathedrals and mu-
seums. He was most impressed with
the work of Altdorfer, Bosch and
Paul Klee. He completed his edu-
cation in Mexico and began to ex-
pertinent with paint chemistry. De-
string to work out his career inde-
pendently of his brother, an estab-
lished artist, he left Mexico City
and went to live in remote village,
Attic. in Jalisco.
He is said to paint personal inter-
Ipretations Of Mexican jungles,
ranches, fiestas and native crafts, in
abstract forms. He is not interested
in picturesque transcriptions of
Mexico, nor in aspects of its social
struggles.
The David Porter Gallery has an
nounced new hours: Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings from
to 9 o'clock; Sunday afternoon from
q to 8.
Evening star., 1945-01-07

Twenty-Five citizens associations
have scheduled business meetings
this week. The schedule for the
week follows:
Monday.
American University Park-Chil-
dren's Museum, 42l5 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, SIS pm.
Brentwood Terrace-1251 Saratoga
avenue NE, BIS pm.
Burleith-Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty-fifth and T streets
NV, 8 pm.
Citizens Association of Takoma
Park, D. C.-Takoma Park Public
Library, Fifth and Cedar streets
NV, pm.
Dupont Circle-Mayflower Hotel,
4::30 pm; round table discussion on
area problems.
Observation-Disclosures Commu-
nifty House, Ord and Kenilworth
avenue NE, pm: election of Off
GERS.
Manor Park-Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV,
pm.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By June Sickels, II,
Central High School,


Meet Ray Parker-the only boy
to teach girls swimming classes at
Central High School! No, I'm not
kidding, he really does, and that's
not an-he gets credit for it. You
see, he's taking swimming as one
of his subjects.
Last year, in Centrals Victory
Carnival, Ray did his bit in the
swimming show. He was billed as
a comic swimmer and amused every
one with his funny antics.
However, this was not the first
time his swimming ability had been
recognized In February, 1943, he
received a medal from the PTA for
being on the C. H. S. swimming
team. In May, 1943, he passed
the senior course of instruction in
life saving and water safety. And
in June of the same year. he was
admitted to the National Life Guard
School and passed the examination
AS result of all his training, Ray
worked last summer as life guard
at the Meridian Hill Hotel. Only
once during his time there did he
have cause to use his knowledge of
life saving. He claims that he wasn't
nearly SO nervous during the rescue
as he was when it was all over.
You might think that spending II
periods a week in swimming would
dampen Rays ardor for any other
hobby. But it seems not to have
done so, because for hobby No. 2
he has joined the ranks of those
who collect stamps. He has two
books-one devoted to American and
the other to foreign stamps. At
present, he has 5000, his most
valuable being Samoa stamp worth
S35.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Modern Art Gallery Offers Surprise
Showing of Surrealistic Drawings

and brightly colored grocery pack
ages. These and other objects he
manipulates to make profles smok-
ing cigarettes in many of the draw
ings, and eyes are introduced in un-
expected areas.
Mr.. Rosenberg's brand of surreal-
ism is his own and hence different
from other surrealists' works: but.
like the others, it is generally unin-
telligible. 1t is said to be psyche
analytical in idea, which should
make it interesting to psychiatrists
and psychologists. But whereas
some Surrealists' paintings are effec-
tive decorations despite their strange
subject matter, Mr.. Rosenberg's
drawings are small in size and not
impressive from the standpoint of
technique. There are 60 on view
done in ink, colored crayon and other
media.
In reading the praiseful introduc-
ton to the catalogue, written by
Jerome Weidman, one gets the i'm
preston that Mr.. Rosenberg's pri-
vate life has been enriched by his
portrait of such creative hobbies as
composing ballads, writing plays and
essays and making drawings. He
enjoys these activities as personal
recreation, to Judge from the ac-
count; it appears that his friends
are responsible for this first exhibi-
ton. He already has profession; !;
one hopes his friends will not spoil
his pleasure In creative diversions by
attempting to turn them into voca-
tionS.
This exhibition will be followed
on Wednesday by one of paintings
by Jean Helion, French abstraction
ist and author of "They Shall Not
Have Me-" written after his escape
from Nazi internment camp
The gallery is open daily from !
to z o'clock.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Never the Same
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Judith Solomon, Is

By Judith Solomon, Is,
Paul Junior High School.
When you've had a wonderful din
ner,
That was not burnt and yet not
too raw,
Be satisfied. don't be glutton
And come back and ask for more.
If you've seen a very fine movie,
Or even a marvellous play,
If you go tu see it all over,
Your interest will dwindle next
day.
If you nave a very small brother
apd you think that he's awfuliy
nice,
Don't ever wish for another
It's never the same thing twice
Evening star., 1945-01-07

was not signed until three years
later. In the last year and a half
of that period, Pontiac was busy.
No longer was he seen in Detroit.
He had decided that he would not
live at peace with the British, that
he would try to drive them clear out
of the Great Lakes region.
Knowing very well that his own
tribe would fail in a war with the
British, Pontiac travelled through the
Mississippi Valley, and talked with
Indians of other tribes. One by one,
the other tribes agreed to join in
a great attack.
Twelve British forts were marked
out for the attack, and a plan was
laid to attack all of them in May,
1853. For the most part, this plan
was kept secret.
At the appointed time, the vari-
Gus bands of warriors made their
attacks, and eight of the forts fell.
In some cases, every person cap
tured was put to death by the war
riors.
In Detroit, the British commander
got word of the plan little in ad-
vance. Ordering his soldiers to make
ready for defense. he beat Off the
first attack, which was led by Pontiac
himself.
Failing to take Detroit by sur
prise, Pontiac and his warriors
|camped nearby, but the little set
tlement held out. The siege was
given up five months later.
Thus failed what is known as
Pontiac's conspiracy. Pontiac lived
until 1859. In that year he was mur-
dered by Kaskaskia Indian while
he was making a visit in Illinois.
At the time of his death, he was
about 49 years of age.
Indians friendly to Pontiac later
made war on the Kaskaskia tribe,
and almost wiped it out. They could
not, however, bring back the life Of
the chief. Pontiac, city in Michi-
gan, now bears his name. This city
was laid out in 1918. Pontiac was
a native of Ohio, but for a time
he had . home on Apple Island, in
larsmall lake near Pontiac.
Evening star., 1945-01-07
Needle Point MMrals
By Natalie Hammond

Needle point murals by Natalie
Hays Hammond, formerly Of this
city, were exhibited in the Architec-
tural Leagues rooms, in New York,
recently under the auspices Of st.
Briavel Guild. These unusual mu-
rails, of which there were "a, showed
walled cities, semiabstract designs
and designs Of a narrative character
or suggestive Of mood. Miss Ham
mond both designed and executed
these novel and engaging hanglngs,
which, by the way, when shown in
Boston previously were highly praised
by the critics Of that city. Miss
Hammond once studied with Nicho-
las Roerich and has always shown
strong and original talent.