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Evening star., 1946-09-01

chance to investigate. -'
After the rest of the family was
asleep, Snoopy got out of bed and
lit a candle He went to the cup
board and lifted the cover off the
box. In trying to see what was in
the box, he leaned over too far, and
the candle fell out Of its holder right
smack into the middle of the fire.
crackers.
Then things started to happen
with a bang-and what a big bang
lit was! They tipped and zoomed
all over the room and clear out of
the house and over into the house
of their next-tree neighoor, Mrs
FATAL. The poor lady had her tail
badly singed and threatened to sue
Snoopy's parents for 10 bags of nuts
She finally settled for a big basket
of acorns, and Snoopy was made
to gather them.
When Snoopy had the basket full
to the brim, he took it to Mrs.
FATAL, who told him to put it
under her table. Our nosey little
squirrel friend noticed a round box
on the table and, of course, wanted
to investigate. He shifted and
shifted very close until something
snapped and caught the end of his
nose and wouldn't let go. Snoopy
had shifted too near to a mouse
trap. He ran home, trap and all,
and after his mother had removed
it from his nose Tor was it his nose
from the trap0, Snoopy made a
promise to keep his nose out of other
folks affairs.
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them are the work of 18th and 10Th
century American miniaturists.
Among the few sculptures included
in the centenary exhibition, is a
bronze Ecstasy" given by the Span
1sh-Mexican sculptor, Francisco AL
bert, who was honored with a one
man show at the National Museum
in June. The life-size head of Ten
nyson by William Ordway Partridge
concluding the alcove showing. is
one of the finest works in the Ma
tional Collection Of Fine Arts, ac-
cording to Mr.. Tolman.
There are many things, which in
their line, are outstanding" he con-
tinued, "the cameo glass (Pegasus)
vase by John Northwood, which took
six years to finish; jewelry, ancient
and modern glass. the priceless
emerald cup, the Byzantine neck
lace" and many other items.
Indeed. the whole purpose of this
little display in the Smithsonian s
centennial exhibition, is to direct
the visitor to the many collections
OF which these few works are sam
pies. Although the National Collec-
ton of Fine Arts is overshadowee
by the glamor of the National Gal
lery of Art, spaciously at home in its
own palace, the collection has many
superb things which will amply re.
pay one to search for, among the
stuffed animals, fossil skeletons anc
other miscellany in the Natural His.
tory Building.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Deal Boy Describes Vacation
Train Trip. Across Continent
Prize Contribution
By Paul Sheets, IA
Alice Deal Junior High School

I arrived in Chicago on my way to
California after short night on
the train. I could see the skyscrap-
ers towering above Union Station as
we pulled in. I couldn't locate the
taxi service at first. Then I saw
the sign. The limousine carried me
to my new station-Northwestern. ]
checked my bag and then started
exploring Chicago.
Crossing the much -bridged Chi
cago River. I hurried to the shore OF
Lake Michigan. 1t was very hot be-
tween the tall buildings, but here
the breeze was cool. The water
front on Lake Michigan is beautiful
I went over to the Adler Planetari-
um, but, unfortunately, it was closed
I walked down to the immense
Field Museum and spent several
hours looking at the exhibits. I am
particularly interested in natural
history.
My train did not leave for the
West Coast until 7:30 pm, but ]
went to the station early and waited
When the yellow streamliner came
into the station took a picture OF
it. went into my car with bateo
breath, until saw my seat was
near the window, which was a re-
lief. Music was playing softly, anc
there were many comfortable seats
The train was very smooth. AS We
left Chicago, I realized I was on the
longest trip of my life.
Night-next morning-the' great
plains-flat as far as the eye coulo
see. We soon started to climb. We
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Trip to Gettysburg
Interests Student
Prize Contribution
BY Mary Ann RobiIIord, IS
St. Anthony's High School

About SO miles from Washington
is Gettysburg, Pa, the little town
where one of the most decisive
battles of the Civil War was fought.
The museum there should be visited
first If the sightseer is to appreciate
fully the many monuments on the
vast battlefield. Among the collec-
tions exhibited are Confederate
soldiers cap, the flag used by the
Union during the three-day battle,
together with many pairs of spurs
and hundreds of bullet shells.
One of the main attractions Is an
electric map made by George Rosen-
steel. 1t contains small bulbs which
may be lit one by one in order to
show the different manuevers of the
battle. -
+ One of the most beautiful of the
monuments was erected by the State
OF Pennsylvania. It has statues all
around, including ones of Lincoln,
Meade, Hancock and Sickles.
There are many small monuments
| which, though simple in design, are
equally as interesting as the larger
ones. - -
A great bronze book and two can
mons mark the place where the
famous Pickett's charge ended. In
this battle as many men were lost In
so minutes as, the Americans lost in
fiye days in the invasion of Nor
mandy. ~ ,.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Gordon Junior High Girl
Writes Ab0ut Puerto Rico
Prize Contribution
~ Morilyn Jones, Il

Gordon Junior High School
What I am to write about l. an
island called Puerto Rico. / lived
there for six and one-half years and
enjoyed 1t very much. AS you can
see by the name, it is Spanish
Everybody talks Spanish and small
bit of English. The Spanish Ian
guage is very much like French.
The island is situated in the trop-
ical waters, southeast of Florida. 1t
is about 1,400 miles from New York.
The island in size is from east to
west about 100 miles and north to
south about IS miles.
The capital of Puerto Rico is San
Juan, the second most important
commercial center in the West In
dies.
The most important industry is
sugar. In Puerto Rico they grow
tobacco, cotton, pineapples, coffee,
grapefruit, oranges, coconut and
many beautiful flowers.
Puerto Rico means rich port.
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reached the Platte River and high
bluffs on each side of it's valley soon
began to appear. We climbed into
hilly country, passing through Colo
RADIO for few miles. With the
Wyoming line, mountains started to
appear. We stopped 10 minutes in
Cheyenne, and took a picture and
ran around in the high mountain
air for some exercise.
The snowcapped Front Range.
with 14,255-foot Longs Peak promi-
nent, appeared so miles to the south
The rolling brown land, with wooden
snowbreakers, was in the fore
ground, and the Laramie Range
came up in the west.
saw plover or a sandpiper high
in the mountains. I could see Elk
Mountain in the distance. An air.
plane crash occurred here a few
years ago. This is desolate land
covered with sagebrush. Then we
struck the Green River. with fan
tastically carved buttes and domes
occurring around.
We passed many of the curious
yucca or Joshua trees, which prob.
ably have the slowest growth of any
tree in America. One tree was re.
/ ported to grow only "a inch in girtf
in 68 years.
The train crossed the 3,820-foot
Cajon Pass and descended into the
orange groves and flowers of South.
ern California. A few moment.
more brought me to Los Angeles
the end OF several thousand mil,
trip across the greatest country ir
j the World-America.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Bounetheau Gift
Includes Originals

A collection of % miniatures
painted by Henry B. Bounetheau,
10th century American artist, was
given recently to the National Col
lection of Fine Arts by Mrs. Henry
Du Pre- Bounetheau, and is now on
view in case in the entrance cor
ridor of the Natural History Build
ing.
The collection includes original
miniature portraits by Bounetheau
as well as copies "in little" by him
of earlier artists paintings (severa-
portraits of Washington and Napo-
leon, for Instance; an exquisite
little portrait of the artists aunt
by Malbone, and one of his mother
-in-law by an unknown French
artist.
Bounetheau's work is fresh and
rich in color. which is applied in a
stippling technique. There is much
individuality in the little faces, as
we'll as the appeal OF costume of a
century ago. In the artists self -por-
trait reproduced, he is depicted In
an earth-red waistcoat. His wife's
black dress is relieved by lace COL
lar, bright pink ribbon and pearl ano
jet brooch, and their son, painted
at the age of 7, is a beautiful lac
with golden curls, wearing an olive
green velvet suit. The artist himself
was only when Malbone die
the miniature of his aunt (also re-
produced, a fragile blond in q
shell-pink gown.
Henry Brintnell Bounetheau wa,
born in Charleston, S. c., in l797
His father, Peter Bounetheau, wa.
an offlcer of Huguenot descent, who
fought in the American Revolution
The son studied art early in his
| life, but went into a business firm
at the age of 16, and except for q
brief period, he remained through.
out his long life, a businessman
who devoted part of each day tc
painting miniatures. He was highly
respected for his reliability, compe-
tence and personal integrity, and
at various times he was an ofIicer
in the Bank Of Charleston, a part.
ner in a business firm and, finally
chief accountant in another con-
cern, with which he remained until
his death in 1877.
Despite hts business career, he
was so industrious as to produce
considerable work, which was skill
fully done and extremely popular
Although many of his miniatures
were destroyed in a disastrous fire
at Jacksonville, Fla, in 1901, in
which his son Henry Du Pre- Boune-
theau perished, numerous examples
remain,
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ters from mail boxes in apartment
house lobbies and includes the de-
struction or multiation of thousands
of covers which are taken only to
be discarded when they are found to
be empty of Government checks or
other remittances which feloneously
may be negotiated. Readers who
happen to see mail thieves operat-
ing are requested to communicate
at once with the postal inspectors
Office at the Post Office Depart
ment. District $500.
Benjamin Goodfellow, a British
stamp collector and writer of great
distinction, died on June II. His
albums of New Zealand and Nor
way won high honors for him, but
he will be remembered for the grace
and charm of his kindly personality
rather than for the philatelic prop
erty which he owned.
DR.. E. Albert Aisenstadt, ace phi
latelist of Pitcher, Okla, and
Kansas City, Mo-. has been on a
cruise in the Caribbean area with
his daughter.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing had some difficulty with
the corn stalks on the Iowa stamp
No less an authority than Secre-
tary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace
is reported to have been consulted
in an effort to make sure that they
should be above criticism.
Collectors already are asking what
variety OF plane it is that is pic
tured on the new airmail stamp,
scheduled for release on September
IS. 1t is a four -motored transport.
but nothing thus far has been said
about where the original photograph
used by the designer was obtained.
Paul s. Hedrick, stamp editor Of
the Tulsa World, accompanied by
his wife and their daughter, Mrs
Jack F. L. Casburn of Fort Worth,
as well as by Mrs. Hedrick's sister,
Mrs. Jacob Miller, was IN Washing
ton last week en- route to New York.
Entry blanks for the fourth Silver
Spring Hobby Show are ready and
may be obtained by communicating
with r. G. Clinte, chairman of the
philatehc department of the exhibi-
ton.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 8.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Uncle Rays Corner

BY Romon Coffmon-

una Proves Hard Task ins
fore he could do so, the animal
made leap to the ground 30 feet
below -
Then she bounded up like a.
yellow rubber ball." and ran with
the hounds yelping after her. The
chase led down ravine and became
so close that the puma ran up
another pine tree a few hundredsq
yards distant -. esd 5oh1
Out on a large limb went the =
puma, but this time it did not dare d
to jump-for the limb hung over =
the deep ravine. Jones climbed the 10
tree to point on the trunk above
the limb, then threw his lasso. Time
and again. he threw, but missed,eo
Then he circled her neck, and pul0s I!
led the rope quickly. EoE
The puma leaped. and Jones used 4
all his might to hold the rope. The
beast swung in midair, and Jones'
began to climb down. Before ffeat
reached the ground, he tumbled atdl .
let 60 Of the rope. siH
Slipped Down Ravine. sn,
IHe HcAC scene was q mass toI m
fighting animals-the dogs against,
the big cat. In the excitement.I,r =
Grey slipped and fell down the side ,
OF the ravine. When he crawledo.
back the fight was still going, on :,
but Jones had the end Of the ROPE :
again. 80,
The puma made flying leap at :,
the cowboy, but missed him. "A :,
moment later, he manged to tie, one, !,
end Of the lasso around a saplipg. :,
Selling a stout stick, Grey drove :,
the badly bitten and bSdly
scratched dogs away from the puma !,
Another lasso was thrown around .
her. and this was fastened to adif. :,
ferent tree. Then the anirnAl.1
legs were tied so she coulU ~ ;.
taken out Of ths forest.
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bad a n q v e r Y,
very nosey, and
because of this,
was always get
ting into trouble.
o n e d a y,
Snoopy's mother
brought home a
big red box Of
f1recrackers. She
Thought she had
them h i d d e n
until the Fourth
Of Jul y, b u t
Snoopy saw her
put the box into
the C u p b o a r d
and waited for a
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Blair Sub Deb Club
Aids War Orphans
Prize Contribution
BY Kothleen FouIeoner, II
Montgomery Blois High School

:
When six Montgomery Blair High
School sophomores decided last sum-
mer to form Sub Deb club, their
purpose was to hold social gather
mgs. Now, with the organization
only a year old, the girls report
that. besides having loads of fun
they have adopted two orphans
through the. Foster Parents Plar
for War Children. s-=
1t was in January that the club
which now boasts IL members
adopted its first youngster. She
was 11-year-old Corrie Leleyeld, q
native OF Netherlands. The grour
managed to send SIS monthly tC
the colony which cared for ths
child in England. Now Corrie has
rejoined her family in Italy, but
the Sub Debs still receive occa-
sional letters from them.
The second war orphan, Carmels
Mazzella, an 11-year-old Italian girl
was adopted by the Sub Debs in
June. She is one of a family Of
six children which endured the re.
peated bombings of Naples. Hel
father was killed by the German.
because he opposed their occupa
ton. Now the Sub Deb Club i.
providing for her at a foster parent
colony.
The six charter members of tht
club are Elizabeth OConnor, presi.
dent; Enid Bean, vice president
Elizabeth Smith, recording secre.
tary; Katherine Bliss. correspond
ing secretary; Miriam knight, treas.
urer, and Shirley Hall. Other mem.
bers are Mary Lakeman, Barbars
Mitchell, Dolly Burr, Jackie Lusby
Marcy White and Charlotte Cruzan
All are students of Montgomery
Blair except Charlotte, who attends
Calvin Coolidge, and Nancy, who
has moved out of town.
The Sub Debs meet every two
weeks at the home of a member
Evening star., 1946-09-01
@be 9unior $tar
| lust Between
Yourselves
BY Philip H. Love.

marry IL. CdSUSTilN, VINO lOuuu
many outlets for his talent in draw
ing and painting as = student OF
Woodrow Wilson High School, has
been awarded a partial scholarship
to American University by the
Washington Chapter Of the National
Society of Arts and Letters. :
During his three years at Wilson
Harry Illustrated the handbook and
yearbook and drew cartoons for the
newspaper In his senior year
the graduated last June) he also
designed the scenery for the spring.
play. .-. ..,-.,. -,
While working in the Chevy Chase 5
branch of the Public Library Harry
drew posters advertising various
/ childrens books Recently, he has
been making advertising display
signs for business establishments in
the vicinity of his home, 3S45
Stephenson place NV.
| At A. U. this fall Harry will begin
training for what he hopes will be
successful career In both CONNER
cial Illustration and fine art.
|
Overheard in crowded bus:
"He got married in England while
he was In the air forces. Married
British WAAF about 6 feet tall.
"Hm-m-m A gee-WAAF!
| This letter came to The Junior
Star recently from Naples, Italy:
Il beg your pardon If permit
myself to write this letter without
to know you. I read your address
by chance, and since, in Naples, there
is nobody who can help me, write
to you, hoping that you take to
heart my misfortune.
II am 20 years old and am prom
ised to fine young man, but now
it is not possible to marry because,
two years ago, during the last war
my parents died and my home was
destroyed with all my trousseau
Now l am alone at home without an
occupation. Therefore, I pray you
to send me whatever things that
your family or friends is not more
necessary. In this way, you will
certainly do a good action for a poor
girl who will ask you this favor only
once. shall pray always for your
health, happiness and good luck.
, Il kiss your hands, and thank
you very, very much. hoping In the
magnanimity of Free, fine and
compassionate American heart.
America forever!"
The letter was signed Orlando
Rita, Vico Avvocata A Forfa No.
70, Napoh Italia" postscript gave
her height as feet 5 inches and
her weight as 128 pounds.
x X
, Junior jottings: Jim lemon, i6-
year-old editor publisher of the New
Moon. Congress Heights r1eighbor-
hood newspaper, has launched an
> other publication. It's, the Lemon
, Drop, a little four-page monthly is
sued for the American Amateur Press
Association. He'll tell about his
AAPA work in an early issue of the
j. S. -. Shirley Turner, long time
]. S. correspondent at Roosevelt High
School, has been working as q re-
porter for the Atlantic City Press
She'll return to the University of
Maryland this fall. though, In
New Rochelle. N. Y..srio girt or boy
, who has not received q Red Cross
swimming and life-saving certificate
can graduate from the public high
schools.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Washington Artists
Exhibit in Maine

Several Washington artists are
showing work In the Ogunquit Art
Center's 26th annual exhibition
which opened in July and closes
the end OF this week. Eben r
Comins' portrait Of Mrs. Harry
Grant Meem of this city, an excel
lent likeness; two lanscapes, one oi
the Potomac, by DR.. Robert E. Mot
ley, and two by Edith Hoyt, one
done in Mexico, are among the
more than 200 oil paintings or
view. Miss Hoyt is also twice repre-
sented In the water color and tenn.
pera group.
Evening star., 1946-09-01

Among the large animals OF tn,
cat family is one of our own CONT.
nent with several names. Per.
haps the best names are puma
and cougar" but it also is callec
panther" painter, and ever
mountain lion." although it is not
correct to class it as lion.
The puma is fierce and power
full beast with sharp claws, and with
teeth fitted for tearing flesh. Often
it grows to length of feet, moi
counting the tail.
Up to about 1925 punas were tc
be found in almost every province
of Canada and in most American
States. Nowadays, they are seldom
seen running wild except in certain
parts of the Rocky Mountain area.
Garry Cubs in Mouth.
Many ZOOS contain pumas, and
sometimes We may observe such an
interesting sight as mother puma
carrying cub around in her mouth
Like lion or tiger, she knows how
to hold a cub firmly enough so 1t
doesn't fall out, but not SO tightly
as to hurt it.
Most pumas In ZOOS were captured
as cubs out in the wilds, or else were
born in captivity. Now and then,
however full-grown puma is taken
alive, either in trap or in some
other way. 49,
Buffalo Jones, a cowboy. and Zane
Grey, a widely known writer, took
lassos with them when they went
out to capture a full-grown puma
They also had the help Of several
hounds.
On Branch of Tree.
Before long large female puma
was seen on the branch Of a pine
tree. The dogs howled as they
jumped about the trunk, and Jones
made ready to throw his lasso. Be-
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Uruguayan Vatican
To Exhibit Here

An exhibition Of paintings by
Pedro Figari, eminent artist OF
Uruguay, who died in 1888, will
open at the Pan American Union
next Tuesday, under patronage of
Senior Don Mateo Marques Castro
and Senor DR.. Jose A. Mora. As
sembled by the Council for Inter
American Cooperation, 1t will re-
main to September "a.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Snoopy the Squirrel
Learns a Lesson
Prize, Contribution
By Marguerite L. Foke, 10
Anne Beers School

This is a story of little squirrel
named Snoopy who lived in the hol-
low of Big Oak and who came by
his name honestly. He was very
Evening star., 1946-09-01

The design shows the green and
white Egyptian flag over the citadel
at Cairo, occupied by British forces
for GA years. Denominations are 10,
30, so and 100 milliemes.
Australia announces set of three
stamps for the Tooth anniversary of
the exploration of Central Queens
land by Sir Thomas Mitchell. Values
probably will be 2lap, 3hp and 1sh
German stamps of the Nazi era
have been banned from sale or ex-
change inside the Reich. The mill
tary authorities of the four occupy
ing powers-the United States,
Great Britain, Russia and France
have proclaimed severe penalties
for violation of the prohibitory or
der. All stocks of the Nazi stamps
discovered in post offices and other
government buildings are being de-
stroyed. This, naturally, will have
the effect Of raising the market
prices on German postal issues out
side Germany.
Charles Kohen of the Hobby Shop
leaves this morning for the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars convention at Bos-
ton. He will be accompanied by his
wife, will travel by plane and be
away until Monday, September 9.
Stamp enthusiasts are warned
against a new criminal racket which
recently has become common in the
large cities of the United States. 1t
involves the systematic theft of let
Evening star., 1946-09-01

arrived in Chicago reached
California after short night bluffs side
towering above Union Station hy