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Evening star., 1946-01-06
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Central Pupil Earns Money
Making Photos for School
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Betsy L. K0rs0n, Is,

NcHtIaI dlSn ccnool.
He'll be millionaire before he's
out of high school," some one was
heard to remark about Thomas
Beale, Centrals student photog-
rapher. Though this may be an
exaggeration, Tom admits that the
Central football team pictures, TAX
en- by him, financed his Christmas
shopping.
Wherever Centralites congregate-
at games, parties and dances-Tom
can be found peering from behind
the working end of a camera.
In the past year he has expanded
and, in addition to group pictures,
he now makes portraits. He has
expensive portable equipment, two
cameras and darkroom complete
with enlarger trays and tanks.
Tom first became interested In
photography at the age of IL and
developed his technique through
hard experience. He worked as a
darkroom technician at Underwood
d Underwood during the summer.
IN addition to his photography,
Tom finds time to participate in
various school activities. He is
president Of the Camera Club,
first lieutenant in the cadet corps,
business manager of the Review,
member of the National Honor So
ciety and a member of the Quill
Clique. His hobbies are singing and
playing the piano.
After graduation Tom intends to
make photography his career, spe-
cializing in publicity.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
How to Hang Picture
On Drawing of Nail

To prepare for this clever stunt,
draw the picture of nail or hook
on a piece of paper and then hang
the paper on the wall. Announce to
your audience that, through your
magical powers. you are actually able
to use this picture of hook to hang
something on.
A ring, key or any other small
object made of steel can be used for
the trick. You take this object,
walk to the paper hanging on the
wall and carefully hang" the object
on the picture of hook. And 10
and behold, it stays there!
The secret of the trick is a small
but strong magnet. In hanging up
the paper on the wall, you secretly
hang the magnet under the paper SO
that it is just behind the drawn
hook. The steel object is held by
the magnet, of course, and appears
to be hanging on the wall.
The trick will be still more mysti-
flying if you take down the paper
and magnet, conceal the magnet and
then ask your friends to try the
stunt. Naturally, they will be un-
successful.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Harmony
Continued From Page C-1)

here, Hussein Ala, then urged the
Secretary to use his good Offices at
Moscow to halt Moscow's impinge-
ment on Iranian independence A
similar appeal was made to Foreign
Secretary Bevin of Great Britain.
Iran May Prefer Charges.
Just how far Mr.. Byrnes and Mr..
Bevin went in opposing Russian pol
icy in Iran is not yet clear. The
Secretary said in his recent radio
speech that tripartite commission
to delve into problems there was
considered, but was not agreed upon
Press reports, meanwhile, have said
that Mr.. Molotov blocked discussion
of Iran by refusing to enter into the
question unless the United States
was willing to discuss evacuation of
it's troops from China, an entirely
unrelated matter.
At any rate, the amount of pres
sure which Mr.. Byrnes and Mr..
Bevin saw fit to exert on Mr.. Molo-
tov with regard to the Iranian ques-
ton was not sufficient to yield any
action.
Iran, as an original member of
the United Nations Organization,
now threatens to prefer charges
against Russia before that body
when it meets in London on Janu-
ary 10.
Russia insists, of course, that it
has not violated its guarantees
toward Iran. But there is a formi-
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Tobacco Was Money
To Virginia Planters
In Colonial Times
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Joseph ". Morton. IS
Washington-Lee High School.

Washington-Lee High School.
One of the interesting things to
me in studying the history of my
native State is the fact that at one
time tobacco was the common form
of currency.
The earliest Vlrginians learned the
cultivation Of tobacco from the
Indians. 1t was not long before the
planters found tobacco such a
profitable crop that they made it
their chief industry, and from about
1850 to l776 it was the currency of
TideWater Virginia and Maryland
Clergymen and public officers were
paid in tobacco, as were merchants
and landlords. The smaller farms
were rented out by large landholders
for so many pounds of tobacco
yearly.
The Potomac River and its trib-
utarieS made it easy for trading ves-
sells to bring in the planters goods
from other countries and receive
their payment in tobacco.
A law was passed establishing
PUBIC warehouses, or inspection
houses" as they were called. Here
the tobacco was hauled, often many
miles over the special roads called
rolling roads" A rolling road was
sort of a glorified ditch, wide enough
to accommodate the great hogsheads
in which the tobacco was packed. A
pole was inserted in the middle OF
the hogshead before packing. Thus
it was easy to roll along the roads
the hogshead being propelled by the
poles by men who walked along the
bank of the road. After reaching
the inspection house it was graded
and only the best quality allowed to
be shipped.
In 1870 tobacco was worth
shillings a pound, six times as much
as wheat.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Powell Pupil Plays
Piano and Saaobhone,
Sings and Dances
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Jane Lanier, II,

Powell Junior High School
Frank Robinette, 12-year-old stu
dent of Powell Junior High, is a
triple-threat MUSICIAN. At the age
of 6, Frank was a WOW" on the
piano and he's still going strong.
He plays the saxophone, too, and
has a good singing voice.
At Bancroft, Frank played on the
class-day program and at the gradu-
alton exercises. At Powell, he fol-
lowed up these performances by
playing on the last day of school
last June, and at another musical
assembly recently.
Frank was member of the school
orchestra last year, and when the
orchestra disbanded, he joined the
school band. He is also a member of
the Boys Glee Club and often
sings solos.
Frank also has done exhibition
dancing at tea dances, Halloween
dances, party dances and school
dances.
Evening star., 1946-01-06

arts division the history and de-
velopment of the State from earliest
times is revealed in manuscripts,
rare books, prints. maps, broadsides,
newspapers and music, drawn from
the Library collections. Among the
rare books is one nearly four hun
dred years old: Relation" of Alvar
Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, published in
Spain in 1855 Second edition. and
containing the earliest printed ac-
count of what is now Texas.
Even more interesting is Fran
cisco Lopez de Gomara's "Historia
General de las Indias," published in
1854 in Antwerp, comprising the
first printed account of Coronados
journey across Texas in 1540-42.
The woodcut of buffalo in this
work is generally considered to be
the first picture of that animal in a
printed book. 1t is a fantastic beast,
Other early illustrated books include
the biography of the Texas mis-
sionary, Padre Antonio Margil de
Jesus, with an engraved plate show
ing him preaching to the Indians.
Spanish-French rivalry In Texas
Evening star., 1946-01-06

produced many handsome maps,
engraved and hand -colored, some of
which are in the exhibition. Also
featured are representations of the
fierce Comanche Indians, who kept
the Texas frontier in state of ex-
citement until the 1870s. They were
depicted by George Catlin, travelling
artist who journeyed among them
in the 1905.
Many curious old photographic car
toons and broadsides dealing with
the political campaigns of hundred
years ago have as their theme the
main campaign issue of 1874, Texas
in or out. Incidents of the Mexican
war depicted in colored Autographs,
plates from the Index of American
Design, showing furniture made in
Texas, and portraits of famous
Texans of many periods enliven the
literary and historic records in the
exhibition.
Incidentally, Texas is the native
State of the librarian of Congress,
DR.. Luther H. Evans.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Vim a Cash Prize
flirting, Drawing
For Junior Star

II you are not more than 18, or
have not yet finished high school,
you ale eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. AS many as five
cash prizes of 81 are awarded for
the best contribution published each
week, and writer's of stories which,
in the opinion of the editor, are of
sufficient merit are issued cards
identifying them as Junior Star
reporters. Here are the rules:
l. All contributions must be original.
stories, articles, poems, etc, must be
written on one side of paper; if type
written they must be double spaced Draw
lngs must be in black ink or crayon on
rolled or folded.
;. Name, age, address. telephone num-
per snd school OF the contributor must be
in the upper left-hand corner of written
contributions and on the back OF drawings
4, The EDITORS choice of winners is
maj and he reserves the right to publish
any contribution in whatever form he
thinks pest, reeardIess Of whether it il
awarded prize. He may also withhold
prizes awarded for contributions found not
to De original
). No contributions will be returned.
ChecKS Tor contributions awarded
prizes today will be mailed this
week, Address your contributions to-
JUNIOR Star Editor, 727 Star Build
ing, 1l0l Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Washington 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Businessmen
Four Meetings
Slated This Week

The Board of Directors of the Fed
Grafton of Businessmen's Associa-
tions and three member groups are
scheduled to meet this week. They
are:
TUESDAY.
Columbia Heights Businessmen
Association-Tivoli Building, Four
teenth street and Park road N. w.
1890 pm.
American Business Association
Board of Directors-1429 F street
NV, $3.50 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Chevy Chase Businessmen Asso-
ciation-Barnhart's Restaurant, $50
Connecticut avenue N. W., pm.
Board of Directors, Federation OF
Businessmen's Associations-Amer-
ican Security 81 Trust Building
boardroom, 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1946-01-06

collection of modern Chinese paint
ings this afternoon from to 7.
Among those on display will be
the virile and arresting works of
Chang Shan-tzu and the ETHEREAL
presentations of Luke Chen, as we'll
as a group of scrolls by the young
kansu artist, Pan Chieh-tzu, whose
mastery of the "kung pi hua" (care-
full brush stroke) style was enthusi-
astically acclaimed at his recent
Chungking exhibition. ,
Pan Chieh-tzu studied with Prof.
Hsu Yan-tsun, head of the National
Art University of Peking. Living as
he does close to the ancient cultural
center, Hsian, the artist has had
access to the cave-chapels money
combing the hills about the old capi-
tai, preserving for future genera
tions Buddhistic art and sculpture
at its brilliant efflorescence The
impress of these Tang reliefs and
murals in the rock-hewn chapels on
the great northwest road from Turk
estan to China is discernible in the
entire group of presentations of
beautiful women of forgotten ages.
This will be the first time Pan
Chieh-tzu's scrolls have been eXhib-
tied in the United States.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Texas Centennial
Exhibition,

The centenary of the entrance of
Texas into the Union on December
20, 1845, is commemorated with a
comprehensive exhibition at the
Library of Congress. Opened in
December, it will remain through
March Is. Like the exhibition hon
oring Florida's centennial last year,
the Texas show is of greater interest
from the historic and literary than
from the esthetic standpoint. New
ertheless, it has artistic aspects
which, with its many other facets,
commend it to our attention.
The exhibition is divided into two
sections, both on display in the main
building. In the ground floor gallery
is special showing of large photo
graphs of architecture from the His
toric American Building Survey and
views of modern Texas from the
Farm Security Administration mega
tives now in the Library of Con-
gress. Among the former are sew
eral admirable photographs of 18th
century Spanish missions taken by
Hirst Milhollen of the Library staff.
In the south exhibition hall on
the second floor gallery of the fine
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Song of the First
Of the Month
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION

PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Margaret K. Leifhiser, II.
Holy cross Academy
The Yuletide's gone, the old years
done,
The bills are flowing in;
And am sad and desolate,
For pocketbooks are thin.
Receipts for this and bills for that;
My fathers going mad.
He thinks I bought the city out,
Which makes him very sad.
III never buy another gift"
He said on New Year day,
Until these gifts are fully paid,
(About the first of MayD
And so please sympathize with me
In this great woe of mine,
Because, you see, my birthday falls
On January nine!
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, direc-
tor of The Stars school safety pro-
gram and former chief of detectives
is giving a Safety Circus" series OF
chalk talks to pupils of elementary
and junior and senior high schools
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star in cooperation with
school authorities of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
This weeks schedule:
Monday, 2:15 pm, Kimball;
Tuesday, 2:15 pm, Maury; Wednes-
day, 2:15 pm, Ludlow; Thursday
2:l5 pm, Benning, and Friday. 2:1s
pm, Benning.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
X X X X
Pan.A m erican Gifts
Go on Exhibition,

A comprehensive selection of orig
inal prints by recent and contem-
porary North American artists,
destined for presentation to Latin
American cultural centers, will be
exhibited at the Pan American
Union beginning Wednesday, under
sponsorship of the Department of
State. 1t will remain through jan
uary 81.
The exhibition ranges in style
from abstraction to naturalism, and
in subject matter from straight
forward visual aspects through social
commentary to surrealistic fantasy.
In an endeavor to reflect the scope
of North American printmaking, it
will include etchings, Autographs,
woodcuts, engravings, serigraphs and
monotypes. The group to 60 on view
here is cross section of the larger
collection comprising the gift, which
will be sent on tour in its entirety,
throughout the Western Hemisphere,
before being presented to the several
institutions in the other American
republics.
The quality of the collection can
be gauged from partial list of print
makers whose works are included
John Taylor Arms, George Bellows,
Pop Hart, Adolf Dehn, John Marin
Howard Cook, Charles Sheeler, Rock
well Kent, George Biddle and Will
liam Gropper are all well-known
Younger artists represented are Will
Barnet, Werner Drewes, Guy Mac
coy, Andre RACE and Louis Schanker,
The Pan American Union Build
ing is open daily from to 4::30;
Saturday, 9 to IL. and Sunday. to g.
X X
Modern Chinese Art
Collection on View.
-
Evening star., 1946-01-06
LEFT TREND SLOWS DOWN
Continued From Page C-1.)

but has shown no inclination to
control industry or business.
The provisional government of Po-
land, potentially the most socialized
state in Eastern Europe except Rus
sia, proposes naturalization of most
industries and cooperative opera
ton of farm lands on Russian lines.
Although the Polish workers and
largely Communist, ac-
cuse Stanley Mikolajczyk's Peasant
party of reaction" the latter claims
of Poland's 23,000,0 900 people.
Czechoslovakia is nationalizing
1900 industrial and business con-
Germs as an antidote for looted
private capital, but operation will
differ little from private control and
when the State moves in as owner
most managers and workers will
remain at their jobs.
Austria, least influenced by Mos
COW, has swung right. In recent
elections the conservative People
party, representing peasants and
middle class, won clear majority
over Socialists and Communists.
There has been no move toward
socialiZation and bill to national
ize heavy industry has been pigeon
holed for two months by the cabinet
Soviet Russia, colossus of the East
continues unswervingly along the
Lenin-Stalin line, moving from
Socialism toward pure Communism
In Russia everything is socialized
even horse racing and ice cream
vending.
Greek Status Undecided.
In Southern Europe, British-domi
mated Greece is torn between left
ist and rightist influences, with
neither able to force decision
Traditionally conservative, Greece
had few Communists until Ger
many invaded and then Communist
and extreme leftiSt elements helped
lavishly with funds and arms to
form a so-cslled national liberation
front (EAM).
After the liberation, the front
used its well-equipped army (ELAS)
to attempt Communist regime
but the British military intervened
and since then a half-dozen gov
ernments have followed. Pending
national elections, which may be
held next spring, party strength re-
mains obscure.
In Italy, the conservative Chris
tian Democrats were strengthened
by the upheaval which thrust, Alcide
de GaSperi into power. In the alb
sence of elections, party influence
is uncertain.
Spain, where Gen. Francisco
Franco has avoided naturalization
of any sort and remained hostile
to Socialism and Communism, has
had no elections for a decade and
has no political party but the
Falange.
The only opposition to Franco Il
the so-called exile Republican gov
ernment of Jose Giral.
Portuguese Trend Democratic.
Portugal appears to be tending
toward democracy and there has
been little Intervention to prevent
of political parties
banned since 1925. Its only two
naturalization plans are for the
Co. coordination" of railroads and air.
ways, and goyernment-controlled
hospitals.
France, meanwhile, is going mod
erately left under the socialistie
leadership of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, who advocates new but
reasonable reforms"
Communists Socialists and mod.
crate Republicans are approximate
ly equal in strength, while the old
prewar Rightiest parties are almost
extinct. Five banks already have
been nationaliZed and De Gaulle
Evening star., 1946-01-06

trical power and the insurance COM
panies. Railroads, radio stations,
air lines, automobile and aviation
factories and the tobacco industry
were nationalized before the war
In Switzerland, stronghold of
small enterprises, railways and COM
munications have been nationalized
for years, but industrial public own
ership is exceptional.
Although Swiss party strength will
not be tested until the autumn of
1947, slight leftward trend is sug-
gested in some industrial areas such
as Basle and Zurich where Labor
party candidates formerly the
Communist party) won seats.
Lowlands Slightly Leftist.
Belgium is expected to move left
in elections scheduled for next May,
but the moderating influence of
conservative elements may prevent
violent upheaval. The conserva-
tive Catholic party, with pluralities
in the Senate and Chamber of
Deputies, has cannily adopted a
progressive policy intended to Offset
Socialist influence.
The political complexion of Hol-
land remains doubtful until the
general elections next April. OBJ
servers expect a leftward trend, but
doubt if it will be pronounced OF
will produce significant national
ization.
Britains labor government-ap-
parently firmly in power for the next
five years with 290 seats in the House
of Commons, against $50 for the
combined opposition-plans sweep
ing naturalization. High on the list
are coal mines, the Bank of England
external Recommendations, air.
lines, docks and canals, railroads
gas and electricity.
Nevertheless, the government has
found many difficulties which may
slow the conversion from private to
public ownership, such as co-ordina-
ton of sprawling industries and the
compensation of many private
owners.
There is possibility private own
ership of railroads may continue
with a greater degree of govern
ment supervision.
Scandinavia Divided.
Scandinavia appears divided in its
political trends, with Norway moving
steadily left, Sweden pursuing mod
crate socialism and Denmark and
Finland showing considerable con-
servatism.
Denmark's new minority govern
ment is one of the few right wing
administrations formed since the
war, although it holds but 38 of the
l48 Folketing seats and it's members
must shift from party to party fol
support of any proposed measure
NorWay's first election in nine
years showed a strong swing to the
left. The Labor party won 76 of the
Storting's $50 seats and the Com
munistS, II.
Sweden has strong leftiSt ma
jority in Parliament, but the labor
movement theoretic program is far
from fulfillment and naturalization
is mainly in the discussion stage
Railways and water power already
are largely public property, and gov
ernment committees now are in.
vestigating possible naturalization
Of insurance companies, banks anc
credit, and foreign trade.
Finland, in the throes of an acute
economic crisis as result of Rus
sian war reparations. finds social
iZation a matter of minor i'm
portance.
Meanwhile, right wing parties won
a majority of Finland's recent mu-
nicipal elections-the first since 1886
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Evening star., 1946-01-06

dable array of evidence to the con-
trary. 1t will be interesting to see
whether expediency or principle will
govern the United States and Great
Britain in dealing with the Iranian
issue, whether at the UNO Assembly
or in further direct diplomatic ne
gotiations.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
No Blood

A student reports that her family
maid called up one morning and
gave this as her reason for not COM
ing to work:
Il don't have any blood, ma am
so I have to go and get a trans
fusion"
How about trying that on your
section teacher some morning?
Woodrow Wilson Beacon
Evening star., 1946-01-06

in oak, in which one side is very
to be the fruit or pondering too
long on the present era's cherries
aspects. Leo Steppats sculpture,
painting and graphic arts entries
show the influence of central Amer
ican and Alaskan Indian arts.
The guilds fourth annual will re-
main on view through January 80
1t is open to the public free daily
from 10 to 4:30, excepting Mondays
02 to 4:30) and Sundays from 2
to 5.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Alliance Franchise Speaker

Andre Morize, Harvard University
lecturer and writer, will address the
Alliance Francaise of Washington on
"L'Actualite de Victor Hugo" at 4: 80
pm. Friday at the Sulgrave Club.
This year is the Goth anniversary of
the death of the great French lyric
poet and liberal.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
New Openings.

A special exhibition of portraits by
Alfred Jonniaux will open this after
noon in the foyer of the Natural
History Building, United States Ma
tional Museum. 1t is held under the
patronage of H. E. Baron Robert
Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador to
the United States.
The central Public Library has
just opened an exhibition of paint
ings by Henry Olson, well-known in
Washington both as an artist and
scientist.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Above the Blue, by Mary Cath
crime Rose and Ruth Ruhman
Bruce; S1.75)-Above the Blue is,
of course, Heaven, and this beauti-
full little book tells about it for chill
dren from 4 to 7.
Evening star., 1946-01-06
I he ArtWor|d
Washington Artists Guilds Fourth Annual
Exhibition Opens at Corcoran Today

much more interesting than the
other. Pietro Lazzari's polychromed
cement horse has a classic feeling,
whereas his large painting, Dust
to Dust" Is repellent in subject and
presentation, a work which appears
Evening star., 1946-01-06

The one who thinks our jokes are
poor,
Would straightway change his
views,
Could he compare the jokes we print,
With those We could not use.
Woodrow Wilson Reacnn