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Arizona sun., 1948-07-09

looking at Patty's happy face, 1t is
I who am without the magic.
The barkers called from their
concessions, drawing the crowds
with imperative cries. Girls
passed, carrying feathered kew
pies, spangled whips, bright birds
and monkeys on sticks. There was
a blend of hotdog and hamburger
Odors, coffee aroma, the roast
ing fragrance of peanuts and pop
corn. Everywhere were people,
eating ice-cream sandwiches.
drinking pink lemonade from
sweaty glasses.
Patty, high on the merry-go-
round, clung lovingly to her horses
bride and waved to Ellie every time
she passed.
"That was fun," she beamed, fin
ished at last, running to Ellie for
new adventure. They joined hands
and started over the grounds.
who's your girl friend, Sis?"
asked a mans voice.
Instantly guarded and alert, Ellie
turned to look. She gazed warily
straight into two gray eyes. So gray;
she thought. I'll always. be a push
over for gray eyes. He was not a
dressed up young man, but he
looked nice with his soft shirt open
at the neck. showing his tanned
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09

throat. His face was tanned too,
right up to his straight black hair.
"Oh," said Patty, startled. "She's
Ellie. She lives at Miz Blodgett's." ."
"Yes," agreed the man. "Remem-
ber, you told me that this afternoon
when I got your ball out Of the
street."
"Uh-huh, remember" said Patty.
Hes Mr.. Kenyon" she told Ellie,
"the man that was riding around in
the loudspeaker car. He told me his
name today"
Fun and frolic for ALL" mimicked
the young man, using his hands for
a megaphone, that's me-
"Since Ellie hasn't a boy friend"
Patty suggested, maybe you'd like
to take us on the ferris wheel?"
Ellie's chill expression warmed to
a flush. "Pat!" she exclaimed.
"Mr. Kenyon already knows you
haven't got a boy friend" soothed
Patty. 'I told him when he asked
this afternoon"
"Pat!" protested Ellie again,
feebly.
"She used to have one," Pat con-
tinued ,helpfully, but not any
more"
II used to have a girl friend too,"
offered Mr.. Kenyon. Il know how 1t
is. I'd like to take you on the ferris
wheel. Take over for a few minutes,
will you, Mike?" he called to a man
at the shooting gallery.
Helplessly, Ellie found herself
engineered along.
$50 you were asking about me-"
she managed at last.
'Yes," he answered. "In a little
place like this, who wouldn't be?
You're an attractive girl. you know.
This is nice town too"
What ever happened to her?"
asked Patty, "the girl friend you
haven't got any more?"
"She didn't like my job," replied
Mr.. Kenyon. "She said she couldn't
see any future in it, but it was the
only work I knew"
"Huh!" snorted Pat, "She must
have been sillyy"
"Oh. no." said Mr.. Kenyon, "but
she made me mad and we had a
quarrel. I told her there was another
girl who would like it fine. There
wasn't, of course, but my real girl
thought So"
pats right" agreed Ellie. "She
was very foolish. There's no more
future to anything, than love-"
They walked up the ramp and the
carnival man fastened all three into
a seat, with Patty in the middle. The
wheel started its wonderful back
ward swoop, taking them up, up,
above the tents, above the trees,
above the little trailers where the
carnival workers lived. The stars
were close, and the people, oh, so
small and far below. Ellie shut her
eyes, recalling another carnival, an
other time. She opened them when
a hand reached out to clasp her
own.
Hello, Ellie" said Mr.. Kenyon
softly, the gray eyes looking deep
into hers.
Hello, Bruce" whispered Ellie
witt quiet smile.
His arm, to reach her, had also
to encircle Patty, who seemed not to
notice. They had stopped at the
top now, rocking gently in the night.
Patty stared over the seat edge into
space.
"Oh, N.Y." she quavered. THIS
MUST BE ALMOST HEAVEN"
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09

tain material is laid down. The
rug itself will hold the material
nicely in line.
Tear the curtain fabric whenever
possible rather than cutting it be-
cause it will be straighter. If you
cannot tear the fabric, draw out a
thread and cut along the line made
by this so that the curtain will be
straight.
Remove all selvage. Many people
like to use the selvage as fin
ished edge, but selvage does
shrink and often will give the cur
tain a poor appearance after wash
ing.
Turn side hens first before sew
ing. If you want to save basting
them, press in place and they can
be sewed nicely.
If the curtains have a wall ruff
fle, hem only the wall edge.
Allow a shrinkage tuck at the
top of the fabric which hangs be-
hind the heading so that it does not
show. Most curtain materials shrink
a certain extent and it's better TO
have this extra tuck so the cur
tains do not look skinny after
laundering.
It's a good idea to iron the cur
tains on the floor before hanging
them as they won't have any wrin-
kles in them when done this way.
A blanket may be placed on the
floor, or you may use small IRON
ing board that can be moved from
place to place.
How to Make
Nice RuffleS
When your curtain fabric is cut
across the grain you will need from
one and three-quarters to two yards
of ruffling for each yard of curtain.
For bias ruffles you need only one
and one-haf yards.
Ruffles are customarily three to
five inches wide, and in many cases
the material for the ruffle can be
torn instead of cut as it was done
for the curtain.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09

With perky. fresh ruffIes ..
either side, with print or solid
colored flounce across the top Of
the windows.
Some people like curtains that are
attached to the windows with rod
at the top and at the bottom. These,
of course, may be edged with a bit
of color that will give ruffled ef-
feet.
For regular ruffled curtains use
tiebacks of color if you are using a
colored ruffle on the curtain itself.
If you use rods at both top and bot
tom and run the curtain across the
window, the curtain may be tied in
the center with bit of color to give
an interesting effect.
Or you may use separate cur
tains with a rod at the top and
another one at the bottom, and tied
at both sides.
Double Dutch curtains also are
effective when used in the kitchen,
especially when you have only one
window. In this type you use two
sets of curtains-one for the. top
half and the other for the lower
half.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09
Observation-Disclosures

Consider these things before you
start sewing curtains.
If your kitchen is a soft pastel
yellow, green or blue with a lot
of large white equipment, it's pos
sible to introduce some solid color
or print into the curtains for con-
trast. If you are especially fond Of
white, use some of that too, but plan
to have colored piping or a seal
loped edge along with the white.
Here Are Tips
For Style, Color
The colored edge may be solid
with white polka dot, an attrac-
tive print or plain color. 1t may
be put on plain or ruffled if you
don't care for a piped or scalloped
edge.
This may be done in the standard
type of ruffled curtain that criss-
crosses, or one of several other
styles. Plain straight curtains
which are gathered are good along
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09
MFICTIONc0RMER
CARNIVAL NIGHT
~
N@|a>
By MARY KEMPE CHEATHAM

ALL along Elm street to the old
"A park grounds, the carnival was
drawing people like magnet. From
where Ellie sat, on the top step in
front of Mrs. Blodgett's boarding
house, she could see them hurrying
along in groups and couples, laugh
ing and chatting, their merriment
floating back to her on the early
summer air. Cars whizzed by, carry
ing others, till it seemed the entire
population of the little town was
rushing in one direction. All, that
is, except Ellie-and possibly Mrs.
Blodgett, who, now that the supper
work was over, sat contentedly in
the kitchen, resting her feet.
There was nothing in the world
like carnival music, reflected Ellie,
leaning her head wistfully against
the porch rail. The nostalgia ripple
of tunes, half sad, came to her on
sudden bursts Of breeze, cutting into
her heart with the sharpness of pain.
She closed her eyes to shut out the
sight of the couples-always the
couples, passing through the early
dusk, smiling into each others eyes,
murmuring words of which only the
tone need be heard.
Carnivals are for couples, she
thought. No, for children, too; for
families, even for old people, visit
ing their neighbOrs and winning
lamps and blankets. But not for
someone alone. Never for some
one alone. You could walk
through the crowded grounds un-
der the blaze of lights, caught In
the blare of melody, and become
the loneliest person in all the
world. She had been doing fine
till the carnival came to Grey
vile. Why, she thought, oh, why,
did the carnival have to come?
She opened her eyes, at a soft
touch on her knee, and saw Patty
Brown, a little neighbor girl, sitting
on the step below her.
"Gee," sighed Patty, on long
mournful breath. isn't it LONE
SOME?"
Ellie smiled. "For you, too?" she
asked.
Patty nodded, hard, eyes," she
said soberly. "Everybody's gone to
the carnival but us. guess you and
me, and Miz Blodgett and my
Grandma, we're about the only ones
in town that didn't go. Miz Blodgett
she never goes anywhere, anyway,
and neither does Grandma since my
Grandpa died. My Grandpa was
swell! He always took me to car
nivals." She shook her head in rap
turous recollection.
"You live with your grandmoth-
err" Ellie asked. She felt suddenly
dSIldII1SO VI 1lOW 1lIIlC S1lS hI1CW LAlC
neighbors. She had been boarding
at Mrs. Blodgett's several months,
since first she came to Greyville 70
work in its dress factory and to
work even harder at the serious
business of forgetting Bruce.
ever since I remember" an
swered Patty. MY Grandpa loved
carnivals like do. Grandma was
always scoldin' him about it, but
he'd take me every night and we'd
go on the rides and buy cotton
candy. N.Y." she breathed, Il sure
miss Grandpa" =
Ellie studied the serious small
face, framed by the smooth brown
pigtails. Here too was someone
adjusting to loss, and she had not
even taken the trouble to find it
out. She had seen Patty often
enough, running errands for Mrs.
Blodgett and playing hopscotch or
jacks on the wide front sidewalk,
but she had been too absorbed in
her own affairs to ask about the
child. How selfish people are,
thought Ellie.
PATTY" she asked humb bly.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09
Highway Construction

Postwar highway program is
steadily gaining momentum. Con-
struction expenditures for federal,
state and local highways are ex-
pected to reach 81, 500, 900, 600 this
year. Highway expenditures will
represent some 40 per cent Of all
public construction.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09
AHENkEe that makes folks
VE ww0 SIeep all night!

Thousands now sleep undisturbed because Of
the news that their being awakened night after
night might be from bladder irritation, not the
kidneys. Let's hope sol That's condition Foley
Pills usually allay within "a hours. Since blad-
der irritation is so prevalent and Foley Pills SO
potent Foley Pills must benefit you within "a
hours or DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK.
Make 24-hour test Get Foley Pills from drug
gist. Full satisfaction or DOUBLE YOUR
MONEY BACK
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09

They're pretty as can be and
always flOwer-fresh, besides max
ing lots of hat sense, these fabric
hats with brims that tie on. A
lovely example is the model
sketched, of birds eye pique, all
dressed up in a brim of crisp
organdie permanent finish. of
cOurse) trimmed with lace and
gathered onto a self band that
ends in a pretty little bow. You'll
be meeting. ever so many in
triguing variants of this same
basic idea.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09
Tear Curtain Fabric
Rather Than Cutting

Very few of us have table space
which will let us spread out cur
tain in all it's fullness. It's best to
use the floor, but do not line it with
papers as this will make the fabric
slip while you work with it.
A rug covered floor should be
freshly vacuumed before the cur
Arizona sun., 1948-07-09
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Easily installed. We also furnish recoverS
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Dealer Inquiries Invited
CALIFORNIA TENT & AWNING co.
Sunnyvale, California
, 1948-05-20
HEIL.MAN.

the FSA in Washington, in
icharge of all farm manage
ment work.
Conditions in Venezuela be-
ing similar to those here
they were interested not only
in farm operations but also
in equipment used. Keen in
|terest was also manifested in
the growing Of tomatoes and
Mr.. Heilman has indicated
they might purchase some Of
the next tomato crop.
He left on Tuesday for St.
Thomas thence to visit the
Exeriment Stations in Maya
guez and Rio Piedras, back to
Venezuela via Barbados.
, 1948-05-20

Application has been made
by his Company to the Civil
famous Buccaneer Hotel.
Aeronautics Board to fly the
direct route to Washington,
D. G. and thence to New
York. If permission is grant
ed the big four-engined Con
|%stellations will be used on the
run. He said also that arrange
ments have been completed to
connect with Caribbean At
|lantic Airlines SO that passen-
gers will be dispatched with
out delay.
Mr.. Osbourne said he is con
WINGED that the Virgin Islands
will have a tremendous
growth and mentioned the
excellent airfield here.
, 1948-05-20
MAIN

Lloyd won the 18th; and Miss
Agneta Hansen the 9th.
Official presentation of the
prizes will be made at a spe-
cial party at the office of Mr..
Downing tomorrow by Cor
don Skeoch executive of the
Company. Mr.. Walcott will be
given a trip over for the oc-
casion. Mr.. Grigg will be un-2
able to make the trip and Mr..
Burnett is at present on the
mainland.
The judges Of the contest
were Ariel Melchior Of the st.
Thomas Daily News; Randolph
Ottley of the Photo News and
Attorney David Mas.
, 1948-05-20
OF COMM.

Coming together Of the two
Committees will mark the
second joint meeting between
bodies this year in the in
terest of the entire Virgin Is
lands. The first was held in
st. Thomas during Janu-
airy of this year, when Senator
Hugh Butler and, Congressman
Arthur Miller visited the
Islands.
, 1948-05-20
Tells Cong. Whats Needed BRITAIN

nue. to live up to her treaty
obligations with the Arabs
to supply them with arms and
equipment as well as military
assistance until such time as
the United Nations declare
the Arab action unconstitu-
tional.
, 1948-05-20
ADM. PRESENTS

AOI4s
about $240, 900 in contrast with
$40, 900 appropriated last year
is required for this purpose.
Diet for persons in public in
stitutions has never been ade-
quate. In addition, food costs
have increased greatly. About
$4,000 is required to provide
proper diet in our hospitals,
juvenile school, home for the
aged, and other institutions.
Detailed plans have been
made for establishing a prop
rly classified merit system in
the local public service with
increases and adjustments of
pay. To put this system into
effect would require about
$4,000 in pay increases in
the municipalities.
Pensioners and persons re-
ceiving direct relief now are
given from two to five dollars
per month from public well
fare funds. At least eight dol
lars per. person per month is
needed to assist these unfor-
tunate persons to maintain a
are subsistence. About 500,
600 is needed for the Virgin
Islands.
The two Public Works De-
partments have carefully pre-
pared a five-year program for
the repair of public buildings,
the replacement of old equip
ment, the repair of roads and
similar responsibilities. To
carry out this program prop
erly during the first year,
100000 would be required in
St. Thomas and $4,000 in St.
Croix.
A minimum Of $25, 900 is re-
quired for the promotion of
tourism, and no local funds
are available for that purpose
, 1948-05-20

There is nothing that has
given so much hope than the
demonstration that we can
grow crops here in winter
and sell them in the states.
We have known all along
that we could grow these
crops. 1t is one thing to put
them in the ground and have
them come up, and entirely
another thing to get them to
the mainland. 1t was shown
they could be gotten to mar
ket and sold at a fair price
for the grower. There are also
indications that many are will
ing to continue and enlarge
that enterprise.
His Excellency said that he
hoped and believe that we
are going to see owners of
large acreages, small farmers,
the Labor Union and people
who have access and privilege
in large scale enterprise pro-
ducing winter vegetables. He
expects that several hundred
acres Of vegetables will be put
into cultivation and will give
employment over a Z or 8
month period instead Of 3 or
A months.
Warns On Sale Of Property
Nothing has been so surpris
ing as the people coming in
to buy land, some Of whom
he said he knew before. It is
encouraging to see so many
persons of high ealiber are
taking an interest in the COM
munity. The prospect of them
buying land that have been
4 AK s2# H#E H.tEa ,#&&# A-E r.@MA
lying idle also is going to
mean much for the Island of
st. Croix. He said however,
that while he believes it is a
good thing for more people
to come in and buy land, Il
want to warn the man or wo-
man who just have one little
piece of land" not to be too
quick to sell. He said he
knew the temptation to ac-
cept what seems to be a lot Of
money and dispose of the only
piece Of land they have. The
money goes just as quickly,
he said. Those of you who
have 1;44l -
, 1948-05-20

IN recent months about the fl
nancial difficulties in this Mui
nicipality. You have been hear
ing about it every year as long
as you could remember. May
be for the last four or five
years the amount of revenue
and income in this Mu-
nicipality is just about theS
same. The trouble has been
that things just cost more. tt
cost more for the Govern
ment just as much as they
more for you, he said. He ex-
lplained that the government
has to feed people in hospi-
tails and make purchases to
keep essential services which
cost more today.
If we are going to improves
our government services we
will haveto have money. That!
is why we try to get Congress
Ito give US the Internal Reve-
nue.. In view of the temporary
setback in this the Governor
said we are asking for an in
Increase in the deficiency APP
preparation. We have been
getting $150,00O to help to run
the Municipality. Now that
Congress has been unwilling tol
give us the rum taxes, we are
making an effort to get a
large increase. We are giving
Congress the real picture of
how to run this island proper
~. He could mention any
number of things that we
should have done but have
been unable to do. He mention
led the fact that schools, hos
pitfalls and all government
buildings are almost falling
apart. He called it a race bet
Ween the termites, and mar
yelled that the Public Works
Department could keep the
old delapidate equipment run
ming and pointed to even car
No. l, belonging to the Admin
istrattion which he said, just
about stops anywhere. If we
are going to put our buildings
in shape, just for that alone
100000 is needed or $780, 900
over a period of 5 years. We
have told Congress we have
| the DlanS all made He Alec rn-
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Writer Says Nazis Head
Palestine Arab Forces

Miss Ruth Karpf, foreign cor
respondent, told an audience at
American University last night that
the recent Arab attackers in Pales-
tine were led by German Nazis, for
mer SIS men who fed to the
Mediterranean ~
The speaker, who has just re-
turned from Europe and the Middle
East, favored the partition of Pales-
tine and said a Jewish state was
inevitable. If the United States does
not back partition fascist forces in
the Middle East will take over, she
added.
1.-The spiritual leader Of the Arabs,
the Multi, who headed Hitler's
propaganda department to the Arab
world during the war, is definitely
preparing the Moslem brotherhood
which breaches world conquest, for
the determination of all infidels,
Jews and Christian alike" she de-
clared.
Miss Karpf spoke to the Students
International Relations Club at
American University.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Tickets Ready for Final
Neiqhborhood Concerts

Invitations for the last two
neighborhood concerts by the
National Symphony Orchestra
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star now are being
distributed.
The ninth concert will be
held in Armstrong High School
at 9 pm. March 8. Invitations
may be obtained from the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and from Armstrong'
Dunbar and Cardozo High
Schools, Terrell Junior High
School and at the business
counter in the lobby OF the
Star Building.
The 10th and final concert
will be held in Mckinley High
School on March 20. The tick
cts for this concert may be
obtained from the Recreation
Department, Mckinley High
School, Stuart and Hine Junior
High Schools, Buchanan, Eek
ington. Hilton Peabody, Lud-
low Edmonds, Blair, Langdon,
Woodbridge, Wheatley, Emery
and Bryan Elementary Schools
and at The Stars business
counter.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Calvary Baptist Church
Plans Emp|oye Pensions

A pension plan for employees Of
Calvary Baptist Church who have
reached 65 was approved at a meet
ing of the trustees last night at the
church, DR.. Clarence w. Crawford,
pastor, announced today.
The plan provides that employees
reaching 65 who have been with
the church for IS or more years may
retire on half salary of their average
annual earnings during the years OF
employment. Employees with the
church 10 years or more may retire
on half salary for the average of
their years of service minus 1/35
for each year under IS of service
at Calvary Church.
The plan, which goes into imme-
diate effect, will be financed by the
church in each years budget.
Evening star., 1948-03-04
District 5Ium Funds
Hinge on Decision Of
Senate Subcommittee

Action on funds to make q be-
ginning on the District slum re-
development program and to protect
park areas in nearby Maryland
today awaited a decision by the
Reed Subcommittee of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
A fight for restoration to the
Independent Offices supply bill OF
about $5,000,0 900 for these purposes,
denied by the House, was made late
Yesterday by a group of Federal and
District spokesmen.
The Senate unit handling the bill
has not yet marked up the bill and
has made no announcement, but
comments from some members were
unenthusiastic.
S3,400,000 for Slums.
OF the funds sought, $3,400 900 is
for slum clearance work of the land
agency, mostly In the Marshall
Heights and Barry Farms areas, and
81, ,494,000 for land purchases to pro-
tect the park system in Maryland,
under the Capper-Cramton Act.
An additional sum of $61 500 was
urged for completion and publicat ton
of the Capitals master plans as
guide to slum and other develop
ment programs.
On the House side, the slum fund
was denied partly because the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission had not completed plans
for the Marshall Heights and Barry
Farms redevelopment projects. At
the same time, the House rejected
a SCI 500 request for planning
money, saying work Of this kind
should be held to minimum when
dollars should be saved for matters
Of vital Importance" at home and
abroad.
Grant Explains Needs.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, chair
man of the Planning Commission
who led the group urging the funds,
explained the land agency was or
ganized nearly a year ago, under an
act of Congress, but as yet has no
funds of its own, even for salaries,
although had Congress authorized
a $40, 900 900 redevelopment program.
Senator Reed, Republican, of
Kansas said used of the word ''slum"
has been more exaggerated in Wash
ington more than in any other place
he knows. Declaring the District
has only a few bad areas, he said.
IF any other city is less bedevled
with slums than Washington, don t
know of it,
John Ihlder, director of the Ma
tional Capital Housing Authority
explained that slums here are in
"spotty" locations. At his invita-
ton. Senator Reed promised to in
spect some near the Capitol.
During the open hearing. Senator
Reed said he is In favor OF letting
the District run It's own affairs.