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Uncle Rays Corner

the stars marks shoulder of Orion
and has the special name of Betel-
geuse, 1t is millions of times the
size OF the earth and is far larger
than the sun. It's diameter has
been estimated at 230,000,O0o miles.
The Great Orion Nebula is another
reason why this constellation has
become famous. With the naked eye
almost nothing of the nebula can
be seen, but with telescope a great
deal comes into view.
Even better than looking at Orion
through telescope is to study.;a
photograph taken through a tele-
scope. Such picture shows that
the Great Orion Nebula spreads al
most clear across the constellation.
1t Is, however, much brighter in
some places than in others.
The Great Orion Nebula Is about
600 light years from the earth. This
means it is several quadrillions of
miles away. From one side to the
other 1t measures about 55 300, ,009-
000, 900 miles. u
Scientists have had trouble IN
learning the contents of nebufa.
The viewpoint has been expressed
that nebula contains billions and
billions of small objects like meteoGs,
along with gas which glows brightly
in some cases. ss.
There is reason to believe that
each bright nebula is lighted by one
or more stars. Dark nebulae also
appear to exist, and it is believed
they are too far from any star TO
be lighted up. -
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Gunner and the Dumbo, by 1t
Dwight w. Follett. U. S. N R., with
pictures by Don Nelson (Wilcox &
Follett: sD-The BIS bomber Busy
Bee is shot down after sinking 6
Jap warship. The flyers and theil
mascot, Gunner the dog. have many
exciting adventures that should ap.
peal 10 boys and girls from about
8 up.
The Circus, by Garth B. Follett
and Nat Distelhorst (Wilcox & Fol.
lett: SD-A pull-out panorama bool
for readers from 2 to 6.
The Mystery of the Windmill, BY
Harriet Evatt (Bobbs- Merrill: S2p-
The creaking old windmill on the
Chapelain farm in French Canada
was the subject of many strange
tales. but none more interesting
than that of 10-year-old Jacques
hunt for treasure. Illustrated by
the author.
A Child's Treasury Of Things t.
Do. by Caroline Horowitz (Hart
81 50)-Boys and girls from to Il
will find many interesting sugges.
tions in this valuable book. There
are games to play, things to make
something to while away just about
any kind of day. The book is printed
in "a colors on waterproof paper
which means it will stand rough
handling-and there are 261 illus.
trations.
Little Squeegy Bug, by Sergt. Viii
liam I. Martin and Bernard H
Martin (Tell-Well: $D-First of &
new series of picture STORY books
this one on the firef1y: others to b<
on the bumblebee, butterfly and spi.
der. Worth watching.
Poodey, by Margaret Friskey ant
Katherine Evans (Wilcox g. Follett
$D-Boys and girls from to
should enjoy this little book. IT.
an object book" with action car
ried by a large colored picture OF
every page. The story begins with
baby's hat and coat and goes on tt
other objects, one after another
My Mother Is the Most Beautiful
Woman in the World, by Becky
Reyher and Ruth Gannett Howell
Soskin: $150)-Retelling of an ole
Russian folk tale, dressed up bi
with drawings.
Mother Goose and Father Gander
by Ben Aronin and Fridolf John.
ston Remington-Morse: $2)-Yo,
may like the idea of bringing Mrs
Goose up to date and introducing
her husband, but this reviewer viii
stick to old Ma Goose, thanks al
the same.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

A special Government exhibit,
comprising plans, models and draw
ings relating to the National Cap
ital, opened today at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art and will remain on
view through october 81.
The display has been arranged by
the Fine Arts Commission and the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, in cooperation with
nine other agencies. They are: The
Architect of the Capitol, the Public
Buildings Administration, the Fed
eral Roads Administration, the Ma
tionai Capital Park Service, the
United States Engineers Office, the
Director of Highways and the Mu-
nicipal Architect of the District, the
National Capital Housing Authority
and the Washingtonia Division of
the Public Library
The exhibits deal not only with
the dreams and realities of the past,
but also with plans for the future.
The collection begins with the orig
inal L'Enfant plan for laying out
the Capital and embraces the most
ambitious proposals for Washington
of tomorrow.
Display is Timely
1t is particularly gratifying that
the display should be presented at
this time. 1t is an indication that,
after having just stepped out of
an era of incompatible destruc-
ton, residents of the District are
turning their attentions directly to
constructive endeavor. The recent
announcement that actual con-
struction on the South Capitol Street
Bridge is to pegin within a few
weeks is heartening proof that the
planners of the Capitals beauty are
determined to transmute their
dreams into reality.
Civic art is one of our broadest
forms of culture 1t embraces many
other branches of the pictorial arts
Including architecture, landscaping
design, sculpture and painting. 1t
was Aristotle who said: "A city is
place where men live common
life for noble purpose.
| In the Book of Genesis we are
told that God planted garden in
Eden, but nothing is said of city
In fact, no further reference is
made to a city in the Bible until
Revelations, when mention is made
of the Celestial City of God. The
making of cities has been left to
man.
The "Master Pfan
Mankind has accepted this chal-
lenge too seldom. Cities can arise
by the accidents of necessity or by
careful planning. Too often they
spring up and are developed only
on the simple exigencies of the
moment. But once in while, care
full thought is given to laying out a
city, as was done when Maj. Pierre
Charles L'Enfant conceived and ex-
ecuted his master plan for the Ma
tional Capital of the infant repub-
! lie in 1871.
Maj. L'Enfant was engaged by
Congress in 1890 to prepare the
plan. He worked with the constant
advice of George Washington ano
Thomas jefferson and had the de-
sign ready the following year. Work
began soon afterward on the most
important buildings, the Capitol and
the White House, and in 1900 the
Evening star., 1945-09-09
A Victory PRAYER
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Stanley Kabian. Is,
Roosevelt High School

I have graduated from Roosevelt
High School and am waiting for
Uncle Sam to make the next move
Il hope to attend George Wash
ington University if I am not draft
ed) This poem, 1 think, sort of fits
with this occasion:
Today when I awoke I came into q
world which was free;
A world free from tyranny ano
where freedom and equality will!
forever be-
But remember our Leader went
before
After setting us on freedom S door,
And while we fete this glorious day
I beg of you, every one, to pray.
We have suffered losses both near
and dear,
But we have fought back with very
few shedding a tear.
Dear God, We beseech Thee or
hallowed soil again
That no one shall ever shed blood
of our young men.
The horrors and cruelties of wal
have passed,
We move into a world where this
peace will last.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
| lust Between
Yourselves
BY Philip H. Love

Now that all the enemies of the
United Nations have been given the
whippings they deserved, you will
want to resume the kind of life you
led up to December 7, 1941. And
youll want to forget all the un-
pleasant things you've had to do
since then.
With sthe reopening of school
just around the corner, you will
want to prepare yourself for 8. year
of study that isn't cut into by out
side work. You'll want no more Of
those Saturday and after-school
jobs. You'll want to devote what
ever spare time you have to the
things you used to do before the war
to hobbies, games and other rec
reational activities.
OF course, you'll want to 60 on
salvaging paper and tin-those
materials are still needed in vast
quantities-but you'll find plenty
Of time for that.
Do you remember how things were
before Pearl Harbor? The manpower
shortage had not yet developed: i:
therefore. boys and girls were not
needed in the many jobs they've
had to fill since. Their time was
their own, for the most part-time
for baseball, basketball. football,
tennis, badminton, swimming, boat
ing, hiking, camping, reading,
writing, drawing, sewing, and all
the other things young folks have
always loved to do.
There was time, too-and, more
Importantly, there were good auto
mobiles, good tires and plenty of
gasoline-for all the interesting
trips your family wanted to take.
You could move to another house
or apartment if you wanted to;
and if none of the existing houses
suited you, you could build the kind
you wanted And you could get a
new pair of shoes any time you
needed them, and all the food you
wanted, and sometimes even seat
on the streetcar or bus
Remember?
|
Well, that's the way everything is
going to be again-perhaps not to-
morrow or the next day, but soon.
AS the men and women in the
services return to civilian life. the
manpower shortage will be elimi-
mated. Gasoline rationing already
has been abolished and soon youl
folks will be able to buy new car
or, at the very least, new tires fol
the old one. BY next spring, thou
sands OF new homes will be under
construction, and 1t will be possible
for your family to get whatever kline
of living quarters are wanted. Shoes
food, nearly everything-even street
car and bus seats-will be more plen.
Itiful than at any other time in nearly
four years.
That's what the war has beer
about, really-to permit us to go OF
doing the things we want to do, tn,
things We did before the shooting
started. If the other side had wor
we wouldn't be going back now t
our preWar way OF living. we'd g
on living under war conditions-an
worse-all the rest of our lives.
There is no place else on cart
where life is so good to boys an
girls as it is in the United State.
Before the war. you could do jus
about anything you pleased, shor
of hurting some one else or damag
ing his property. Now-or very soor
Iat any rate-you can take up righ
where you left off. You can do al
the things you used to do, all tn
things you've been wanting to d
these last several years.
Let's sing Happy Days Are Her
Again"-and all join in real lou
on the chorus!
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Planning the Washington of Tomorrow
Designs the Future Placed
Exhibition Opening Today Gallery of Art

Photographs of special interest re-
lating to the Capital.
Plan for the proposed Baltimore
Washington parkway.
Plan for the proposed George
Washington Memorial parkway,
Plan for the Fourteenth Street
(Highway) Bridge.
General map of the National Cap
ital Parks area.
Plan for the sports center, built
around the National Memoria,
Stadium, at the foot of East CapitoI
Street
Various plans for grade separa-
tions, new road developments, park
and recreation areas and buildings.
Plan for general recreation sys-
tenn in the District.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

Raymond Morgan. street in a sleepy
town. America is home. It's winter
evenings by the flreside with Dad.
Nom, Sis and the boys. It's summer
evenings on the lawn with the frag-
rant odor of neW-cut grass filling
the air.
! There are little things like a pic
mic, ball game or hike in the
woods. We like the luke boxes.
movies and songs that every one
sings. There is the milkman, the
postman and enjoying our favorite
pastime of stretching a coke" at
the corner drugstore. All these are
symbols of America. All of us en-
JOY freedom and liberty.
| AS Americans, we must be true.
We must show our spirit of Ameri-
canism and face the difficulties with
great courage We will develop and
grow strong in the American ideals.
We must work unselfishly for the
interest of America-then we will
remain American.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

Government of the United States
moved to Washington.
L'EnfantS plan remained the
master design on which the city
grew in the early part of the 18th
century. but departures from the
basic layout became more numerous
with the passage of time. BY the
Civil War, the Capital still was
little more than a careless conglom-
Grafton of buildings, separated by
unpaved streets. and without ade-
quate lighting, sewage, disposal and
other municipal services. The Civil
War itself intensified these de-
flciencies with great thrush of new
residents. Under the territorial
government of 1871, many municipal
improvements were made.
The Real Renaissance
1t was not really until the early
1900s, however, that the real renais-
sance in civic consciousness began
and it was directly inspired by the
White City shown at the Chicago
Exposition in the late 1905. Sen
ator Mcmillan of Michigan spear
headed the movement toward de-
velopment of the Capital with q
resolution which passed the Senate
on March 8. 1901, and provided fol
the establishment of a commission
of nationally recognized experts
which came to be known as the
Mcmillan Commission.
Members of this commission were
Daniel H. Burnham and Charles F
McKim. architects; Frederick Law
Olmstead, jr., landscape architect
and Augustus St. Gaudens, the notee
sculptor. These men, like their sue
cesSors on the Fine Arts Commits
sion, served energetically withou
salary. Charles Moore. who wa
secretary to Senator Mcmillan a
the time, also took over the dutie'
of secretary to the Mcmillan Com
mission.
L'Enfant Plan As Basis
The committee brought in re-
port in 1902 which recommended
that the LEnfant plan be retained
with some extensions to meet tn,
needs of Capital larger than tina
conceived by the planner 100 year
before. 1t has often been observed
that this decision reflected credi
not only on L'Enfant for the endur
ing quality of his conceptions bu
also on the committee which recog
niZed the intrinsic merits of tn,
plan. Since then many of tn,
specific suggestion of the commits
sion have actually been put int
effect.
The first Fine Arts Commission
was set up by President Theodor
Roosevelt in 1907 but was abolished
later that year when President Taf
took Office. In May, 1910, however
President Taft established the pres
ent Fine Arts Commission, whicl
has played leading part in civi
planning since that time.
There have been times when tn
beauty of the Capital was seriousl
threatened. The era of the frs
World War was such time whel
plans to set up beauty y-destroyin
installations along the Capital
parkways were overcome only b
the narrowest of margins.
| In Prominent Roles
Besides those already mentione
those who have played prominen
Evening star., 1945-09-09

part in the development Of the city
include Elihu Root, Fred Delano,
former chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission: Maj Gen. u. S. Grant. Sd,
present chairman, and Charles D.
Norton, who wrote pamphlet for
the school children of Chicago on
city planning.
Efforts to educate youngsters to
the values of beauty in their cities
have borne miraculous fruit in
places where they have been tried
such as Kansas City and New York
City. The result is a decline in
the kind of vandalism that so often
causes irreparable damage to park
statues and fountains and other
public works of art.
Comprehensive Exhibition
The exhibit at the Corcoran Gal
lery will be set up primarily in the
special exhibits gallery but will over
flow into the upper atrium. The
first group of exhibits comprises
early plans for the Capital, begin
ming with copy of the L'Enfant
plan itself Along with it will be an
engraving of the plan made under
the direction of Maj. Andrew Eli
colt, L'Enfant's successor, and show
ing numerous changes made in the
original. Also on view will be the
Mcmillan plan and a bird s-eye view
of this design. the regional park
plan of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and a
plan proposed by the Mcmillan
commission for formal treatment
of the Washington Monument
Grounds. This latter suggestion
was abandoned in 1880 because OF
subsoil conditions which led engi-
neers to believe the excessive cut.
and fills called for would jeopardize
the stability of the shaft.
The exhibit of the National Cap.
ital Park and Planning Commission
| includes plans for the treatment o1
West Potomac Park when the tenn.
porary Navy and Munitions Build.
ings, built during the first Worlc
War, are removed; for the North.
west building area, including the ex.
tension of Rawlins Park westward
to Twenty third street, photograph.
of the Northwest building area made
in 1894 and 1914 and the plan tt
extend the Mall east of the Capito
to the Anacostia River.
The Public Buildings Administra.
ton has provided plans showing tht
proposed new General Accounting
Office, the George Washington Uni
versity Hospital at Washington
Circle and the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital and university
grounds.
David Lynn, architect of the Cap.
itol, is showing the proposed new
interior for the House of Represen'
tatives, which Is to be remodelee
with improved acoustics, skylights
ceiling and roof and general decora
ton.
Display Features
Other exhibits OF wide general in
terest, not only to Washingtonianl
but to visitors from all parts of tn,
country, include:
Prints illustrating historic Wash
ington.
Coat of arms of George Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Vacation Ends
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Jane Lanier, II,

Powell Junior High School
Vacation is over and school days are
near,
So pull out your notebooks and
pencils with cheer.
Give ear to the school bells which
ring in the air.,
A new term is coming and beckons
you there.
Don't feel a bit sad, for I'm sure
you can bet
That old 46 is the best school year
vet!
Evening star., 1945-09-09
DAUGHTERS of America

State session, Mayf1ower Hotel, to-
morrow, 7:30 pm. Initiation by
Golden Rule Council, September II; !;
business, memorial and banquet in
evening, September IL; election of
officers, with public installation of
officers in evening.
Unity Council No. II will not meet
September II.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
CHE 9urriot: &tai
Use Beads, Ribbon and Wire
TO Make AttractiUe Bracelets
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Harriet L. Billings, II,

IaIt Junior Hlen school.
AS you may gather from the ac-
companying picture, one of my IA
vorite pastimes is making bracelets.
It's really loads of fun, the necessary
materials are inexpensive and easy
to obtain and the bracelets make
wonderful gifts.
A variety of attractive bracelets
can be made from these simple ma
terials: A quantity of small beads,
which can be found in any 5-and-10-
cent store, some very thin wire and
some ribbon.
The beads can be any color or, for
that matter, an assortment of colors
Some interesting effects can be
achieved by judicious mixture OF
Evening star., 1945-09-09
'COlOrs Presented
To Pentag agon Post;
Other VFW News

Under command OF Capt. Valen-
tine Mayer. the honor guard of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars presented
colors to Pentagon Post at the last
meeting. They were dedicated by
Past Department Comdr. Dan
Campbell. The occasion was the
second anniversary of the post
which was celebrated with its auxil-
iary.
Addresses were made by Brig. Gen
Robert N Young, commander OF
the military of the District of Co.
lumbia. Col John C. Smuck of the
general staff, 1t Col H w. Morris
Ordnance Department; Capt. E. T
CASTOR, Regular Infantry Associa
ton; Frank Topash, department
commander, VFW, and Mrs. Roberta
Fawcett of the department auxiliary
| Comdr. Eugene Orrell and Presi-
dent Henrietta Hinrichson presided
Those obligated to membership
were Col. Smuck, Sergt, Richard
Hackbarth, Christian johnson and
Ernest N. Reid.
At the last meeting of the Council
of Administration. Jay D. Coulter
of Equality Walter Reed Post was
elected judge advocate of the de-
partment to take the place vacated
by the resignation of Stephen B
Jones of Washington Post.
Department Senior Vice Comdr
Charles NJ O'Malley reported on q
meeting of a committee with the
Secretary of the Navy relative tc
having super battle cruiser named
for the District of Columbia.
Open house was held on Tuesday
by Follow Me-Defense Post, with
Comdr. Earl Maud presiding. Cut
Pack No. SO baseball team, which the
post is sponsoring. was presented
jerseys and other equipment.
Frank Werner, one of the Older
members of Front Line Post. who
recently returned from Red Cros.
work in Europe, will address the
meeting tomorrow night.
Department Junior Vice Comdr
Albert M. Armstrong presided at 9
meeting of the Armistice Day. Bal
Committee last week and announced
that arrangements have been com.
pleted for the event at the Willard
Hotel on the night of November
A letter was read from Presiden
and Mrs. Truman granting permis.
sion TO rtheir names to head the lis
of patrons for the ball.
The family of Joseph o. Acker.
man, steward of the Gold Chevror
Club, were given party at the clul
yesterday on his 66th birthday an.
niversary.
Meetings this week are:
Today-Goernment Printing OF
flee Post, 713 D street NV.
Monday-Front Line Post, 1919
street NV.
Tuesday Admiral Robert E
Peary Ship, Hamilton Hotel.
Wednesday - Follow Me-Defens,
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Washington and Columbia Posts
1919 K street NV.
Thursday-Potomac Post, 1919
street NV.
Evening star., 1945-09-09

S1Sh Ak4 oS44 b44d v
question. and I
can answer it in
one word: Amer
icat
America is the
word that means
S o m u c h. w e
h a v e different
thoughts W h e n
we hear it spo-
k e n or S e e it
flashed on the
screen. 1t may
be thoughts of a
busy city or of
a n e lm-lin e d
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Riddles

BY Catherine Blevins, 49,
Farview School, Fairfax, Va.
l. Why do hens lay only in the
daytime?
2 Why was the sailor going
ding-dong' as he walked down the
street?
3. What did the little dog say
when he slid on cinders?
Evening star., 1945-09-09
St. Anthony's Student
Tells What America
Means to Its Youth
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
4, Rnntnnnd Marian

St. Anthonys High School
What do you treasure most? Have
you ever been asked that question?
Many Of our fighting men have, and
we have heard their answers. I
Evening star., 1945-09-09

Plans for the Development of Washington
east of the Capitol enpision an extension OF
The Mall to the AnacoStia River. This draW-
ing lat top sho,Ds the proposed improvement
from the Capitol to Lincoln Park. The bottom
draDing continues the plan from Lincoln Park
to the Anacostia River, 1oith the National Me-
mortal Stadium at the far right.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Nurse

Nurse
Louisa May Alcott, known to every
boy and girl as the author of Little
Women" and other books. was g
nurse in a Federal hospital during
the Civil War.
Evening star., 1945-09-09
Riddle Answers

l. Because they are roosters al
night.
2. Because he was wearing bell
bottom trousers.
8. "Ruff" trough).
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-18

PINE TREE CLUB TO MEET
The Pine Tree Club will meet
January 81 at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Waylett.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-01-18
THETO RHO NEWS

The Theta Rho Girls have recent
" completed their installation of
officers, as follows.
President, Erlene McCrory; vice
president, Marie Solem; recording
secretary, Phyllis Anger; treasurer,
Dolores Oertel; financial secretary,
Betty Riley; chaplain, Wilma Nc
Rell; marshall, Jackie Gompf; war
den, liza Mae Whitefield; conduct
ress, Joyce Fuller; musician, Char
lotte Becker; right supporter to
president, Mary Maurer, left sup
porter, Shirley SWitzer; right sup
porter to vice president, Beverly
Gunther; left supporter, Peggy Nc
Coy; lst herald, Dorothy Benedict,
End herald, Carry Williams; Bird
herald, Mary Jane Michner; 4th
herald, Donna Adamson; inside
guardian, Naola Munsel; outside
guardian, Peggy Rawlings; advis-
Dry officer, Mrs Nj. r. Karnes; adj
visory board, Mrs. Oertel Mrs.
Gompf, Mrs. Sauer, Mrs. Barrett;
reporters, Joan Dennis, Dolores
Ritzman; sick committee, Betty
Wuest.
Initiation was January Is for cam
didates, Norma Solem and Paticia
Peterson. The next meeting will be
February 6.