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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

selves about his ham acting, and
admired him just the same.
The chief U. S. Army phychiatrist
and surgeon at Nuremberg, DR..
Douglas M. Kelley, describes
Goering as "a buccanee- who could
have been a hero instead of a
pirate" who 'had the classic type
of extroversion," and whose devo-
ton to the Hitler aus was born
of disappointment and disillusion-
ment following World War l."
One cannot forget that the Nazis
rose to power partly because the
Germans in the mass were WalloW-
ing in that same disbursement.
Hermann Goering did big things in
a big way, and as long as he got
away with them the Germans found
little to criticize. There is a diff
ference between laughing at an Of
fetal and u~nseating him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Your CT Rights
Questions and Answers
On Servicemen's
Problems
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN

WASHINGTON, - All veterans
who are holders of National Serv-
ice Life Insurance should name a
contingent beneficiary if they
haven't already done so. This is
made necessary by a re-
cent change in the NSLI Insur-
ance law.
Before the amendment changed
the law, if a veteran died the pro-
ceeds Of his policy went to a
regular order of relatives if the
primary beneficiary no longer was
alive. And if the veteran had Sc
lected no primary beneficiary it
went to widow, children, parents,
brothers or sisters, in that order.
But now, under the amendment
which went into effect Aug. l,
1916, the veteran has to name a
primary beneficiary as well as a
contingent beneficiary or the pre-
ceeds of his policy will go to his
estate When he dies. There are
Disadvantages of property's going
into an estate. When this happens
the insurance money left by a vet
ersn may be subject to all laws
governing estates, such as claims
of creditors, administrators fees
and court expenses.
Veterans Administration claims
that under the amendment it is
row possible, where the insurance
of a deceased man goes into his
estate, that those b%eneficiaries
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Religion
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
THE SILENT BIRDS
BY WILLIAM T. ELL

have a new bird love. Our looms
on the lake, with their forlorn call,
are old friends. The great blue
herons. which are usually silent,
when disturbed near their nests
make a noise like the clatter of
machinery. The crows do nothing
with caws. In their Spring flight,
the robins and their companions
make sweet music and the twit-
ter of the swallows is always melo-
dious.
Then 1 discovered that the pines
and other trees of Jul woods were
astir with noiseless life - demure
little birds that fitted from branch
to branch, ever busy, but never
making any commotion about their
work.
Gradually, my appreciation of
them has grown; for they repre-
sent the great company Of unvo-
cal folk, who do their daily tasks
diligently, but do not tell the
world their feelings - the I'M
counted number of mothers and
homemakers, the workmen who
plod diligently about their tasks,
and all the other quiet souls who
serve with out drawing attention
to themselves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
The World Series

The St. Louis Cardinals victory
In the World Series leaves Bos-
ton Red Sox fans in a sorrowful mood,
from which they can rally by consider
ing that their favorites made a heroic
effort against physical handicaps which
left several members of the club below
par performance and that victory was
determined only in the eighth inning
Of the seventh game.
It vas no push-over for the Cardi-
nails. And truth to tell, in view of the
magnificent burst the Cardinals made
toward the close of the regular season
to win the National league pennant, it is
doubtful if any aggregation of base
balls great picked from all other players
in both major leagues could have stem
med their winning streak.
What is especially impressive, we be-
lieve, to all fans who must be content
to take their baseball vigorously is that
the great American pastime enjoyed a
particularly good playing season despite
a dearth Of stellar youngsters and the
detection of established stars who de-
serted to Mexico.
Come wars and domestic economic
turmoil, baseball survives in it's finest
form. This fact outweighs the jubila-
ton and the disappointment of sup
porters of either team, as the case NAV
be, in the outcome of the World Series,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Metered Parking Lots

The city of White Plains, N. Y, is
hot, if not bothered, over off-the-
street metered parking areas. The
mayor, Silas S. Clark, is all for it and
proposes to seek legislative creation of
a White Plains Parking Authority to
rim the entire business area with meter
speckled municipal parking lots. The
idea has taken him by surprise to such
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

who would otherwise have bee
chosen will never realize the ber'
fits. It also means that a relat'
of a deceased veteran WHO rlg1
not have been his choice as
beneficiary can receive benei'
from his insurance while anotns
person whom he might have wan
ed as a beneficiary gets LETT o-
in the cold.
Regardless, the vet who tals \
name a contingent and primal
beneficiary subjects his o.
pendents to the risk Of unnsHs'
sary expense and delay.
Veterans should get the addfsA
of the nearest VA regional lns-
ance office from the local l y:
office and ask for VA Form W,
fill it out and take care Of .s ID,
m~atterx Immediately il m1
haven'F already named a prIn1'. !!
and contingent beneficiary >
their insurance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
BY WILLIAM E. MCKENZIE
Americas Card Authority

While it is true that life is a
gamble, a good. gambler does not
make a good bridge player. Even
brilliant card players are not
necessarily good bridge players
The winner at bridge is the one
who's plays most carefully, reason
ing out the why and wherefore
of the opponents bids and plays
Eugene Bauer of New York Is a
keen student of the game. Al
though his contract on today S
hand was only two-odd, he played
it carefully to make four.
The opening club lead was won
by Bauer (South) with the jack
when East played the nine. "A
spade was led, East won with the
ace and returned a diamond. West
won this with the queen and
played back the club, which Bauer
won with the ace and then cashed
the king and ten of spades.
A diamond was led next, which
East won with the king, returning
a diamond. Bauer trumped and
led a heart, but he did not make
the mistake of fitness sing the queen.
He went up with the ace of hearts,
and played back the jack of dia-
monds, which started the squeeze
on East. Bauer trumped, then oss-
carded the queen of hearts on his
last spade, and East was squeezed
again. Thus declarer o four
odd.
It is true that a finesse has a
$3.50 chance to win, but very
often the finesse can be eliminated
entira1v
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

For all the lives, that serve Thee
in quietness aud confidence, Meth
er making clamor nor disturbed
by the worlds jangling voices, we
thank Thee, o Lord of natures
silent processes. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Goering Gets Last Word In Battle
With Legal Giants of Allied World

In death he outsmarted his guard
and made one last gesture.
He had the last word, and if
you ever have argued with a Nazi
you will realize how important that
is in his mind, os
1t will be surprising if -%unrecon-
structed Germans don't like it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17
Doctor Says
CIRCUMVEN1,
|C0RON0RY DISEAS
BY WILLIAM A.. O'RRIFN =,

NJ NJ. h
When the coronary ar..'
which supply the heart with NJ.
are narrowed by thickening ~ .0'
emotional disturbances or nr W..
lar effort may cause hear ~.
due to the failure of the bloo ~. \
circulate properly through =
muscle. &s
The pain, except in severe ~.
usually disappears in a lew ma
ents. 1t is felt in the left sho,l ,s''
left arm, head, or neck as volI
in the chest. I"
The cause Of the thickenjn,
the coronary arteries is not ~
nitely known. The disease is m ao'
common in men than in wons'
and it SENS to be on the iDcrssa,
in younger persons.
One factor possibly associ...,
with its development is an ~incrs,.'
in a FATTY substance (cholestsra'
in the blood which is deposita5
the lining membrane of the W.,
sells. High blood pressure is also =,
factor, but the disease is M, :,
common in old age.
When a clot forms at one nj Il.
narrowed points, coronary throm
bosis develops. Some investigato,,
believe that the ciot results fron
a hemorrhage under the linn,
membrane of the vessel wall wbr,
clogs the passageWay.
The use of medicines to slow n.
CLOTHING Of the blood is being tried
in cases of coronary thrombOs,
which involve repeated attacks,
The most hopeful Informant
pertaining to coronary sclerosis N
thrombosis is the fact that N.
blood has a way Of getting around
the circulatory blocks through ID.
opening of new channels. 1t is tr
this reason that the majority Of nj.
tents recover from so man,
attacks of coronary difficulty.
The coronary disease padsn
may find it difficult to follow n,
physicians advice by taking H
easy. If so, he should talk this ma,
ter over with the doctor and ak
for more specific advice. UsuaLE
patients are warned to avoid any
emotional or physical exert.
which causes distress.)
The person who has had a Col,
onary attack should try to lead
normal life following recovs?
Records indicate that those VIII,
go back to their jobs and carry on
with regular activities get along Il
well as do those who allow fear b
make them chronic invalids,
Many victims OF c%oronary at,
tacks develop heart nervousness at
a result of anxiety over their con.
dition, and this may cause pans
to develop independently Of the
heart.
Plenty Of rest each night, free
dom from worry about things
which cannot be helped, and GET.
ting the weight down to norma
are all recommended for those who
have had coronary attacks, If thee
patients learn 10 live within Their
means, they will not overtax tnet
blood circulation.
@YyrrTTNNY. IN 1850 wand
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

encourage commerce, George Spell
vim, American, said that to me just
today and I think he is going to
vote that way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

QUESTION: Do you reconmel
an operation for Parkinson's D.
ease paralysis agitans)?
ANSWER: Operations for hi
disease are in the experiment
stage at this time. Your physical
is in the best position to advise 70
in this matter, for individual case
differ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

1t is true that a finesse has a
$3.50 chance to win, but very
often the finesse can be eliminated
entirely
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-17

GI ) IGdSOIldUlS dOlAly, l.luS ICdOSllS 1IltSI-
state commerce., boycotts. Picket : lines. All
strangling interstate by warrant
mind you, of Wagner's fraud, designed to 're-
move impediments'' to interstate by
the smooth and peaceful settlement OF dis
putes.
think the Hartfords are nuts, paying wages
to the 5000 hands laid off by the
teamsters strike. Nice Fellows and good to
their help, but nuts. Because if those 5000
and their families had to rough it along with
out BAY on unemployment relief. I think they
would realize that they were thrownout of
work by Wagner's law and vote for candi-
dates who would promise to try to change it.
I think wore would get around that unions,
by throwing millions out Of work and onto the
unemployment rolls, are artificially creating
mass unemployment and Fastening a time
when unemployment relief must be ~curtailed
or abolished because it's principal function now
is to carry people through emergencies caus-
ed by union masters who call strikes at will
and wipe their feet on the poor rcnk and file
rank and file to vote for strikes or false
statements of the issues.
A strike of a thousand can throw a million
onto the unemployment rolls SO that the whole
body Of citizens pays taxes to carry iobless
men made idle by some few labor monopo-
lists, in restraint of trade.
Spelvin said he thought that if A. and P.
was a malefactor just for getting big enough
to restrain interstate commerce but without
actually restraining it, then Wagner's law GER
tainlv had frustrated the very purpose that
old Wagner offered it for in the first place, to
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Win q Cash Prise
Writing, DRAGGING
For Junior Star

If you are not more than 10, or
have not yet finished high school,
you are eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. AS many as five
cash prizes of ST are awarded for the
best contributions 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 re-
porters. Here are the rules:
!. An contributions must be orixinal.
written on one Side Of paper: Il type
Written they must be double spaced.
Drawings must be in black ink or crayon
on white paper and must be mailed dat,
not rolled or folded
3. Name, age, address, telephone num-
Der and school Of the contributor must be
IN the upper left-hand corner of written
CONTRIBUTIONS and on the back of drawings.
nnal and he reserves the right to publish
any contribution in whatever form he
thinks best, regardless of whether it is
awarded prize. He may also withhold
prizes awarded for contributions found
not to be original.
Checks for contributions awarded
prizes today will be mailed this
week. Address your contributions to:
Junior Star Editor, 727 Star Build
ing, 1101 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
Washington 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Uncle Rays Corner

Men as we'll as women have fol-
lowed amusing fashions during CEN
turies which have passed.
It is believed that the common
dress Of Stone Age people of Europe
was composed of skins taken from
slain animals.
Many North American Indians
wore clothing made from the hides
of deer or buffaloes, and almost all
these Indians were living in what
we may call a "Stone Age"
In Mexico and some other warm
parts, the Indians knew how to
weave cotton cloth and they made
use of it for clothing.
In ancient Egypt cotton cloth was
common. The men wore simple
costumes-usually no more than a
kilt" a wig and pair of sandals.
The kilt was band of cloth which
might reach from the chest down
below the knees.
Egyptians Shaved Heads.
Both men and women in Egypt
were in the custom of shaving the
head. Many wore wigs.
Sandals were used by both men
and women in Greece. Some men
had their hair curled SO that it fell
"in ringlets to the nape of the neck
or shoulders" Boards were in fash
ion during certain periods, but at
other times the custom was for men
to 90 Amooth Shaven
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Anacostians Attend
Many Plays as Part
OF School Work
Prize Contribution
BY Kolleope leontorokes, II
knoeestia High School

Anoeosfio nigh Sehool
We Anacostia High School stu
dents have great interest in dra-
matics. We have been given many
opportunities to see various plays
and some OF us have been greatly
benefited.
Among the plays we have at
tended are Peer Gynt," rip Van
Winkle," and Electra" given at
Catholic University; THE Winters
Tale" and The Corn is Green" at
the National Theater, and Eliza
beth, the Queen" at George Wash
ington University.
One member of the faculty has
done her utmost to get us tickets
for these productions. Anacostia
had approximately 30 pupils attend
the recent production Of Shake
speare's The Winters Tale"
These plays are more than Just
entertainment; they teach us acting.
AS a member of the Dramatic Club,
1 have learned a great deal about
acting and speech by attending
these productions. I wish we could
see more plays.
Why couldn't this city provide
more opportunities to see great plays2
If we could have small theater.
producing at least one Shake
spearean play each year, how that
would arouse interest in the thea
trical profession!
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

The Scrapper at Camp Blazing
Rock, by Leland Silliman CWinston;
so "A hot-headed boy learns an
important lesson through a series
of exciting adventures at a summer
camp.
Up Goes the Curtain, by Janet
Lambert Dutton; $2l-Penny Par
rish fans will like this story of their
heroine's adventures behind the
footlights
Riddles Around the World, illus
trated by F. Kredel pantheon; s0
Riddles for the very young, gath
cred from many lands.
Treasury of Things to Do, by Car
oline Horowitz (Hart; S125) An
excellent series for boys and girls.
Boys from to will like "A Little
Boys Treasury" and those from
to II should find "A Boys Treasury"
equally enjoyable. And the same
holds true for "A Little Girls Treas
ury" and "A Girls Treasury" also
for readers in the 6-to-9 and 9-to-
IL groups.
Tiny Tunes, by Grayce E. Long
DAY; $1.76-Nice music, illustrated
by Betty Bacon Blunt.
Evening star., 1946-04-07

When knights of old took off their
shining armor, they sometimes put
on skirts! This seems strange to us,
but we must remember that it was
the common custom among the an
cient Romans and Greeks for men
to wear long robes on the order of
skirts or dresses.
Fashions in Armor.
There were fashions in armor as
well as in dress. For instance, the
coat OF mail was 'in style" during
some periods, and "out of style" in
other periods. At one time, knights
insisted upon a kind of armor which
had a bulge in front of the chest.
They must have been feeling
"chesty" during that period.
With the increase in the use of
gunpowder, armor went out Of fash
ion in Europe. In the time of Henry
VIII, it was still seen, but it was not
very common. In place of armor,
soldiers and sailors commonly wore
clothing made of cloth or leather.
Bulging trousers, reaching only the
knees, were thought quite smart
and proper.
Various other kinds Of costumes
were worn in different parts of Eu-
rope. In Italy, during the time of
Leonardo da Vinci, it became a
fashion for men to wear very short
trousers, with straps wrapped around
their legs.
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Pictures of Animals
Preferred by Young
Stamp Collector
Prize Contribution
By Owen N. Roynor, Jr., 13,
Moeforlund Junior Hiqh School.

Moeforlond Junior High School.
Ever since I have been collecting
stamps have thought that one of
their most interesting features has
been the scenes which they picture.
I have always enjoyed saving stamps
with portraits of animals and birds
and I have been surprised at the
number which have those pictures.
The African countries, Nyassa and
Liberia especially, have printed
many colorful stamps to commemo-
rate the strange animals which in
habit their lands. Birds have often
been used as designs for airmail
stamps. Even Germany issued
stamps for eight years commence
rating the famous horse races held
annually at Munich.
I have noticed that most of the
stamps depicting wild life are issued
by the countries they inhabit. Aus
tralia, land of strange animals, has
issued more animal stamps than
any other British dominion. Other
British dominions and certain South
American nations have released in
teresting sets-even commemorating
fish!
The United States, however, has
issued only one such stamp-the 30
cent buffalo of 1923. With all the
interesting wild life in our country,
we ought to have more stamps about
them in the future.
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of detectives, is
giving 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, GAS am, Garfield; 2:1O
pm, Syphax. Tuesday. 9:45 am.
Morgan. Wednesday, GAS am, Mill
tary Road, Reno, and Wilson at
Morgan. Thursday, 9:45 am, Doug
lass-Simmons: 11:15 am, Walker
Jones at Douglass-Simmons. Friday
9:45 m, Giddings.
Evening star., 1946-04-07

IldTIOWluE. Apply AT CNe Tdtc OF
from 20 to go pounds per 1000 square
feet. If your soil is acid, 4 pounds
of ground limestone per 100 square
feet will reduce the acidity.
Lime is not a fertilizer but soil
conditioner. 1t makes soils lighter,
speeds the decay of humus, and
liberates plant food which would not
otherwise be readily available to the
young plants.
If you are working new ground by
hand, you will find the spade better
tool. For lighter soils, a spading
fork will be better. Be sure to dig
deep to prepare good seed bed.
Fertilizer Use Outlived.
Some gardeners prefer to spade
or harrow into the soil at least a
part Of the commercial fertilizer
they use, reserving some to be ap-
piled on either side Of the row
after the seedlings push through
the ground. The fertilizer offered
this season is the same Victory gar
den fertilizer used for the last three
or four years, a 5-10-5 mixture,
which means S per cent nitrogen,
10 per cent phosphate and S per
cent potash. This fertilizer is too
low in nitrogen content for the
green, leafy crops. Now that the
war is over more nitrogen may be
available. Four to five pounds per
square feet of garden space is
usually recommended. Manure and
lime should not be mixed or applied
at the same time.
Recommended varieties Of seed
for this area are Mary Washington
asparagus, Mcdonald or Victoria
rhubarb, Golden Acre for early cab
bage and Copenhagen Market for
Thomas Laxton and
Evening star., 1946-04-07
Girl Interviews Celebrities
To Obtain Biographical Data
By Betty Wixcey

Senators, quiz kids and headliners
on the Capitol Theater stage are all
the same to 12-year-old Judith
Koenig. Judy's hobby is writing
biographies in outline form. After
making an appointment, she ap-
proaches her subject armed with a
typewriter list Of questions and u
shorthand notebook. The victim"
usually enjoys the whole thing as
much as she does.
Up to now, Judy has written nine
biographies and collected some very
interesting data. For instance, she
learned that Tommy Dix, the singer
bites the nail of his left index finger
while driving; that Senator Hobbs
of Alabama loves peach ice cream
and that Quiz Kid Richard Allan
Freeman doesn't like to study-and
doesn't study.
Dislikes One Singer.
Judy asks everybody the same
questions, unless she happens to
think of another question not on her
list during an interview. Then she
usually adds that to her form If the
answer is satisfactory.
Every one she's interviewed has
been very cooperative so far, with
the exception of one singer. She
didn't like him at all, and she coulo
hardly keep from telling him sc
when she talked to him. She hasn't
finished his biography yet, and in.
dicates that she doesn't care If she
never does.
Her favorite subject up to this
point is Tommy Dix. because hi
joked all through the interview
Judy Is going to concentrate or
Senators for a while now. Eventu.
ally she plans to incorporate all hel
outlines into a book.
Aunt Is Poet.
Writing runs in Judy's family
Her father made money all through
high school and college by writing
articles about farming. He's with
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
now. The idea for the short biog.
Iraphies originated with Judy's aunt
who writes poetry.
The first draft for a biography i.
edited first by Judy's mother, ane
then her dad makes a few addi.
tional corrections or suggestions
Then she gets it typed up.
Judy was awfully sorry to mis-!
interviewing Shirley Temple wher
she was in town, but the actress
manager had full schedul.
planned for her. A number OF year.
ago Judy met the film star, ant
they've corresponded of and on eve,
since. Judy sent her the list of ques
tions with letter explaining he
new hobby, and expects an answe,
soon.