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Evening star., 1948-11-19
Virginia Court Hears
Arguments in Test Of
School Election Law
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 19.-The
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
heard arguments today in a test
case involving constitutionality of
Arlington County's School Board
election lava suit which may have
far-reaching effects on other local
legislation" of the General Assem-
bly,.
At issue is the validity of 1947
law to let residents of Arlington
conduct elections for members Of
the county School Board. The act
was a general law, but was worded
so as to make it provisions applica-
BILE only to Arlington County, al
though Elizabeth City County might
qualify eventually. In all other Vir-
ginia counties school boards are ap-
pointed by school trustee electoral
boards which in turn are appointed
by local circuit courts.
A referendum in Arlington i'll
May, 1947, resulted in an over
whelming approval of the plan of
electing School Board members.
Last November. an entirely new
board was elected to Office. Men,
bers of the former board, with
the exception of Harry w. Porter,
stood for election, but ran far
behind.
When the returns were in, MI.
Porter and the other members of
the former appointed board brought
suit in the Circuit Court of Arling-
ton to have the law declared un-
constitutional The lower court re-
fused to accept their contention,
and Mr.. Porter and his co-plaintiffs
won an appeal.
The high courts opinion in the
case will be watched closely by
members of the General Assembly,
because the principal issue is the
method of classifying localities in
so-called general laws to make
these bills actually apply only to
single counties.
Evening star., 1948-11-19
Australia Gets Migrants

MELBOURNE (P.-Another 5000
European migrants are due to ar.
rive in Australia this year. Five
thousand displaced persons, mainly
Balts and Poles, already have ar
rived. Fifteen nationalities will be
represented in the new groups COM
ing this year. Most of them, how
ever, will be Balts, Ukrainians,
White Russians, Czechs and Yuge-,
slavs. .,r.
Evening star., 1948-11-19

strength of units in particular areas
Except the announced force at
Tsingtao) the Marine Corps now has
about $4,000 men and officers.
The Marines at Tsingtao are the
only sizeable organized American
force on the Asiatic mainland. Some
Marine detachments are assigned to
guard duty at diplomatic posts in
China.
The carriers and cruisers of Task
Force 38, in the Tsingtao area, also
have small numbers of Marines
aboard. Normally carrier has
about 125 Marines in its detachment,
plus whatever Marine aviation units
may be operating from the f1attop.
Cruisers usually have about 30 to
100 Marines.
Evening star., 1948-11-19

the personal appeal of the Chinese
President, nor comment on 1t.
The New York Times, however,
said in a story from Nanking thai
Gen. Chang asked for a strong
statement from the United States
on its future moral and material
aid, as well as for a more vigorous
participation in China's war effort
and for the immediate increase of
its material aid to China. l
Mr.. Truman's reply. the Times
story said, pointed out this coun-
try was speeding up its shipment
of military supplies to China, but
made no commitments beyond the
present S40O, ,O0O, 900 program.
Evening star., 1948-11-19

question for AFL's General Counsel
]. Albert Woll. He wanted to know
whether it was legal under the Taft
Hartley Act for the AFL and its
unions to spend their union funds
for educational purposes-that is
political educational purposes.
MIR. Woll replied that while the
Supreme Court had not yet ruled on
the point, it was his opinion there
is nothing in the law to prevent
union use of funds when the monies
are not to be used for political cam
paigning. The AFL has decided to
support its between elections politi-
cal activities directly from its treas
llry.
Evening star., 1948-11-19

A Roman farmhouse is being ex-
cavated in Sandringham, England.
Evening star., 1948-11-19
AFL.
= Continued From First Page.)

gress $3.50 of the $500. other Fed
eral employees $3.50, while District
of Columbia employees got nothing.
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing, a convention
speaker, today predicted the new
Congress will enact the administra-
tion's great social programs" which
include national health insurance.
Il believe that the election showed
that the people of this country want
these programs carried out and
made more effective" he said.
"A victorious Democratic Party
must now carry out the peoples
mandate" Mr.. Ewing said.
Lists Three Objectives.
To accomplish that, he listed these
detectives:
/. "Obligations to labor that must
be redeemed-the Taft-Hartley Law
must be repealed, the minimum
wage must be increased, and all of
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Brief Revie1Vs Of Current
Books for Young Readers

Daisy and Dobbin, by Gladys Ia
ber (Macrae- Smith; $2).-Daisy and
Dobbin are two little seahorses
who live at the bottom of the sea.
Great adventures loom before
them when they pass on the other
side of the Great Chasm. They find
a tiny Chinese mermaid. are cap
tured on the coast OF New Eng
land, 60 to Boston, fly in an air
plane-and finally get back home.
What Every Young Rabbit Should
Know, by Carol Denison Dodd,
Mead; $2.26.-A book for young
children, full of nature lore, fun and
beauty. Complete with Illustrations.
A Treasury Of Good Night Stories,
edited by Caroline Horowitz and
illustrated by Adolphe Barreaux
Hart; $O.-This book contains .
selected collection of 81 stories, each
accompanied by a full-page picture
in color. The tales are simply writ
ten for children from 3 to Z.
Sleigh Bells for Windy Foot. by
Frances Frost (Whittlesey; S2.-
Tish's coming to the Clarks' farm
for Christmas is cause for celebra-
tion, and Toby cuts down an old
sleigh to f1t his dappled pony, Windy
Foot. Sleighbells and other contri-
buttons are added to the beauty and
usefulness of the rig. All the warmth,
Joy and pleasant atmosphere Of q
country Christmas make up this
story, S. 8. B.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Camera Books
At Public Library

The Public Library of the Dis.
trict of Columbia has a section or
Photography in which some of the
leading authors of technical books
are represented. The following is
a list, by authors, Of available
books:
Angles. oA' ni
Bond, Fred
Kodschrome ssdIu: and Kodacolor From AL
Boucher, Paul Edward
ffshdamentals fshoaarerx Exn. Of Photosrsphy; With
Burton, Walter E.
Home Built Photo Equipment.
Chamberlain, Katherine
Darkroom Handbook.
Your Camera
Dunn, Carlton E.
Natural Color Processes.
Durham. H. N
The coloring OF Photographs, Lantern
Slides and Other Transparencies With
= Artists Oil Colors
Fanstone, Robert M
Colour Photography
Featherstonhaugh, Duane
phot4grsphy for All.
Rolleifiex Guide.
Gaskill. Arthur L, and Highlander. D. A.
pHictorisI HcnG1 a,,e continuity; How to Shoot q
Grabbe, Paul. and Sherman. J. E.-
Outdoors With the Camera
Hammer, Nina Fisher
History of the Kodak and Its continu.
ations.
Hammond, Arthur
How to Tone. Prints.
EnNrsins: The Technique Of the Posi-.
tive.
Johnson. Robert
The Art OF RetouchinE and Improving
Negatives and Prints.
Keppler, Victor
Commercial Photography.
lie Hart. Avenir-
coloring Photographs in OIL and wate,
Lootens. Joseph G.
Lootens on Photographic Enlarsing ane
Print Quality.
McGarrett. Vincent
Toward Better Photography.
Mohler. Don
Lighting Your Pictures.
Morgan. Willard. ed
100 Lessons in Photography.
Neblette. c. B.. and Others
Elementary Photography for Club ane
Home Use.
Metz, A. H
Theory Of Development
Resented. Morris
san-Ho, Great Yachting. Pictures, Cam
era Book
Warde1l. Raymond
Short Cuts to Photo Retouching.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
National Society
Will Entertain Two
Speakers Wednesday

The monochrome meeting of the
National Photographic Society,
scheduled for Wednesday evening
at BIS in the Natural History Build
ing of the Smithsonian Institution,
Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue., will feature two speakers we'll
known in local Photographic circles.
David B. Edmonston will discuss
and criticize prints entered in the
black and white competition. Mar
shall Aiken, vice president of Fuller
& d'Albert. will give a talk on what
to expect in the way of new equip
ment, availability of cameras and
equipment, and will also hold an il
luStrated nontechnical discussion of
the various kinds Of Photographic
papers and their uses. AS an added
feature there will be a showing Of
exchange prints from Cleveland.
Anne-Katrine Shaw, secretary of
the society, announces the final re-
suits of last months monochrome
competition as follows: Honors to
S.. A. ]. Mcdonnell, with honorable
mention to Hugh Everett. III. Morti-
mer Friedman. James M. Springer,
John A. Altman, Harry B. Shaw,
Mrs. E. L. Schleif and Max OsiaS.
Evening star., 1948-10-10

King Of the Wind, by Marguerite
Henry Bland (Rand, McNally;
$2.75.-A story of a fiery Arabian
stallion, swift as the wind. who be-
came the most honored horse in all
England. and of a slim, brown Moor
ish boy who cared for him. Born in
the stable Of the Sultan of Morocco,
this golden-red colt was named
Sham for the sun. Sham Is sent to
the court of France and then to
England, and changing fortunes of
the royal-blooded horse and his in
separable companion Agba, the
horse boy. lead to near-brutal dis
aster. The Earl Of Godolphin final
ly recognizes Sham's worth, and
later the great stallion wins the title
of father of the turf" This Is a
biography of one of the famous
horses of all time-the Godolphin
Arabian, ancestor of Man O War
and many of the fastest stars of
turfdom. Beautifully illustrated.
The Golden Arrowhead, by Louis
Capron Howell, Soskin; $2.5O.-A
story of two boys who found adven-
ture and mystery in Florida, land of
the Seminole Indians, when they
came upon a gold arrowhead sacred
to the redmen
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, and
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Utppincott;; $2.50 each) These two
perennial favorites are beautifully
bound and illustrated.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Baby.Sitting Chore
Has Its Problems,
Paul Girl Finds
Prise Contribution
By Borboro Crobtree, IA
Poui Junior High School

Most people think there is nothing
TO a baby sitting job, and some are
probably right. They kick of their
shoes. sprawl on the sofa, take a
magazine, turn on the radio and
amuse themselves while their prob
lem sleeps peacefully. Besides all
these advantages, they are paid
for their work
One bright day recently. I had
the opportunity of taking life easy.
My aunt woke me up at am. and
wanted me to take care Of her little
girl, Sherrie. I rushed over to her
house.
My aunt, after giving me a dozen
or SO rules for taking care of Sherrie,
went to bed, and there I was, in a
room with sofa, magazines and
a radio. I had just settled down,
when I heard ripping noise. 1t
was Sherrie, tearing up one mag
azine after another.
After salvaging some of the mag
azine, returned to the sofa. Next,
/ heard a noise that sounded like
the walls of Jericho coming down on
me. I looked up. and balls were
bouncing around, blocks lay strewn
about. and Sherrie was sitting on
top of her doll. playing with her
rubber dog.
The noise had awakened my aunt
and she suggested that take Sherrie
for a walk. Going down the stairs
was great fun, Sherrie decided, so
I had to take her up and down five
times before she had enough.
When We reached the sidewalk, I
headed for the nearest bench, hoping
to finish my mystery book. When
I looked up, Sherrie was running
toward the back yard, following
two boys with a tricycle. and
wagon. When I caught up with
her, she had the boys cornered
against the side of a building and
was playing with the muddy wheels
of their vehicles. I then and there
nominated her Miss Dirtpile of
1s4S.'
At last, my job was finished, and
I walked YEARLY home with my
earnings in nv hand
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Baby Robins Become Pets
OF Leland J. H. s. Pupil
Prize Contribution
By Mary Freeze, II
.slond Junior High School. Bsthe.,

teiond Junior high School, bsfheSdo
As I look back over the summer
that has just passed, I think it
might be fun to take inventory of
what that vacation has meant to
me. This was the first time in my
life that I had a close personal
interest In birds, and I would like
to tell you some of the things I
learned from them.
Early in the spring, a robin built
her nest on very low limb Of
tree In front of our home. She
seemed to have a lot of confidence
in us and expected us to protect
her, and we tried to live up to her
trust. She and her mate busily
brought twigs and strings and fash
ioned the snuggest nest you can
imagine. While the mother sat on
the eggs, the father hunted food for
her, sang to her from a nearby limb
and protected her from prowling
cats that looked hungrily toward
the nest.
1t was a happy day when the
eggs hatched. BY that time, every
one in the neighborhood was inter-
ested in our bird tenants" Then,
when their eyes were opened and
feathers were growing more BEAU
tiful every day, the baby birds be-
came my pets. used to think per-
ilaps their mother was jealous be-
cause they were so contented in my
lap.
One day, they heard the call to
fly. With their parents urging them
on, they tried their wings. and
soon they were gone off into the
blue of a morning sky.
Sometimes, my playmates and l
think we can recognize one of them
Evening star., 1948-10-10

the first and will provide the
groundwork for photographers in
terested in those phases of the art.
The treatment of color theory and
practice is particularly valuable be-
cause Of the extreme clarity of pres
entation-not usually found in most
books on the subject.
Both books, entitled "Photogra-
ply" Volumes l and 2, Navy train
ing courses, may be purchased from
the superintendent. of documents,
Government Printing Office, WASH
ington Is, D. c., at a total cost of
SITS. The volume on still photog-
raphy alone costs 81. Considering
the small cost and the real value
OF these books, in both content and
method of presentation, every one
interested in photography would do
well to have them in their photo
graphic library.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Vacation Memories
Prise Contribution
By DonoId EImendorf, 10
Pine Crest (Md.) School

We rode up to Milford, Conn, on
our vacation. We had a cottage right
near the beach, and we went in
swimming every day. I 60 to the
beach to visit my aunts, uncles and
cousins. One of my cousins has a
sallDoat, and I had a ride in it. He
also has speedboat that steered
by myself way out over my head.
They had swimming race one day,
but did not win prize.
Up at one of my aunt's, We had a
hotdog roast. My little cousin had
his birthday on the day of the hot
dog roast, and he had party after
awhile.
I went to visit my grandmother
not far away. At her house, we Went
to deer farm. The deer would take
food from my hand. When We came
home, we went to an amusement
park that was lot of fun.
I collected some shells and made
some little miniature sailboats out
of them.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
OF The Stars school safety program
and former chief Of the Metropoli-
tan Police Departments Detective
Bureau, is giving a series of chalk
talks on safety to pupils of District,
Maryland and Virginia schools.
The Safety Circus" cartoon talks
are sponsored by The Star, in CO.
operation with the District Board of
Education and school authorities in
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Talks are scheduled this week at
the following Montgomery County
schools:
Tomorrow, 1890 am, Montrose.
Tuesday. 10:30 am, Alta Vista: 1870
pm, Rockville Elementary. Wednes-
day. 1890 am, Westbrook; l:3O
pm, Potomac. Thursday. 1890
am, Lynnbrook. Friday, 1890 m,
Bradley.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Old Dominion Club
10 Hear Lecture

The Old Dominion Camera Club
of Arlington will meet tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock for a lecture dem
onstration entitled THE Simplicity
Of Color" by H. r. Harmon of the
Ansco Co. Mr.. Harmon will illus
trate his talk with color slides.
Members and guests will participate
in a question and answer period
after the demonstration.
Tomorrow is slated as the last day
that monochrome prints, 8 by 10 or
larger, properly mounted, will be
accepted for the next black and
white exhibit which is scheduled for
October 27. Tomorrow's meeting
will take place in the Buckingham
Community Room, 313 North Glebe
road, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1948-10-10

camp. Turning back, we went out
on the Chesapeake Bay and pad
died by Beverly Beach. Passing
the mouth of the South River, we
were long distance from shore,
and the waves were big. A storm
was heading for us.
We finally passed Thomas Point,
where the big lighthouse is, and
the radio towers of Annapolis could
be seen. When We were almost
there. could see some Navy ships.
We tied our boat up and went into
town to find a place to eat. On
the way, it started to rain. and we
had to seek shelter in q filling sta
ton.
After dinner, we went padding
around Back Creek to find a good
camping place. We put up our
jungle hammocks, got everything
fixed for the night and went to
sleep. During the night, it rained,
but we didn't even feel it. In the
morning, we were going to catch
some fish, but we had forgotten
our gear, so we padded into An
napolis Harbor and bought some
fish.
After that, we padded around
the Naval Academy and saw the
Reina Mercedes and the Academy
buildings and grounds. Some sailors
were having a life-boat rowing race,
which was very exciting.
We then started for home. When
we came to a nice beach near
Thomas Point, We stopped to cook
the fish we had bought. I did the
cooking over q camp fire. After
we had eaten we rested and swan
a while and started off once more.
When we came to Beverly Beach,
it started to rain hard. We
couldn't see anything but rain. 1
was sitting In a puddle of water.
We almost went into the wrong
inlet, but finally arrived at our
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Cash Prizes offered
For Work of Young
VriterS and 4 ArtiSts

Cash prizes of 81 are awarded for
original stories. articles, poems and
cartoons published in The Junior
Star. Contributors of material
which the editor considers of sufii-
cient merit also are issued reporters
cards.
The contest is open to boys and
girls of high school age and under.
Write on one side Of paper double
space if you type), and put your
name, age, address and telephone
number in the upper lefthand cor
ner. Draw with black India ink on
white paper, and do not roll or fold.
Contributions cannot be returned.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any contribution in whatever
form he thinks best, regardless of
whether it is awarded a prize. He
also may withhold prizes awarded for
contributions found not to be orig
inal.
Checks for prizes are mailed dur
ing the week following publication.
Address: The Junior Star, 727 Star
Building, Washington 4. D. C.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Camera Angles
Expanding Photographic knowledge

Photography as a hobby probably
produces more fun per dollar spent
than any other national pastime.
Most of us get great deal of en-
joyment from the simple act of
taking the picture-whether it be
portrait. still life, landscape or
other subject matter. From that
point we go into the darkroom for
additional hours of pleasure. But
inexpensive though the hobby may
be, the average amateur undoubted-
" spends two to three times as
much as is really necessary. This
is due almost entirely to waste of
Aim, chemicals and paper and this
waste is the result of a lack of
knowledge of the fundamentals.
If every amateur photogra pher
knew exactly what he was doing
when he made an exposure in the
camera or in the enlarger, very
great saving would result. The
next time you expose a roll of film
count the number Of unusable neg
atives. Then ask yourself why you
missed 50 many shots. After a ses-
sion in the darkroom count the
number of sheets of paper reposing
in the wastebasket. Then prorate
the cost of the number of negatives
and wasted sheets of paper and the
result will probably give you an un-
pleasant surprise
Although the total loss may be
less than a dollar for q completely
processed roll of film, it may be
readily seen that over q period Of a
year losses may amount to the price
OF some badly needed equipment.
Some mistakes are due to faulty
equipment, others to carelessness,
but most are the result Of lack
Of understanding by the photog-
rapher Of one or more of the steps
In making a finished picture.
Guidance Needed.
If, after our suggested self analysis,
you find yourself wanting in this
respect, you will find several courses
Of action open to you as corrective
measures. Without question you will
be able to learn more from expert
ence under the guidance of an
expert than in any other way. If
you have the time and the money
both can best be spent at profess
sional school of photography. The
next best answer to your problem Is
the local camera club. Here you
will be able to have both expert
guidance for little or nothing and
the good fellowship of others with
similar interests. Practically all
Evening star., 1948-10-10
@be. 9uniof &ta2
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love.

Janet Hilferty, who used to report
Hyattsville High School activities for
The Junior Star, is majoring in
journalism at the University of Col.
orado. In q recent letter to the
editor of this page she said:
Say hello to all The Junior Star
writer's for me and encourage them
to contribute. It is great help for
future writer's. How are correspond
ents at Hyattsville doing? Are there
any budding journalists there?"
Unfortunately no one has taken
Janet's place as The Junior Stars
regular correspondent at Hyattsville,
so I'm unable to answer her ques-
ton about journalistic buds I can
only hope that If Hyattsville has
any buds, at least one of them will
get busy and burst into full bloom
this year.
+ 4 + Il
AS a matter of fact, there are
openings for Junior Star reporters
In all Washington area high schools.
Each year some correspondents are
appointed by their journalism teach.
ers, but there's nothing to stop other
boys and girls from applying directly
to the editor. If you'd like to write
for The Junior Star, the thing to
do is go ahead and write.
There are many interesting stories
in your school and in the neighbor-
hood in which you live-stories Of
student activities, of the adventures,
achievements, hobbies
and talents of your schoolmates and
Write them up and send
them in, observing the rules for con.
tributors published elsewhere on this
page. If your contribution is good
you'll be given a card iden-
tifying you as a-Junior Star reporter
and an opportunity to earn a bit
of spending money besides.
OF course contributions to this
page are not limited to stories. Es-
says, poems and cartoons also are
eligible for cash prizes. Only writers
Of factual material-news stories and
feature articles-are issued report.
ers' cards, however.
Getting back to Janet. whose home
address is 1923 Ensenada street,
Lemon Grove, Calf, here are some
more quotes from her letter:
The University of Colorado is
very good. I like the people; ! like
the weather; 1 like the topography:
I like the campus-and I even like
the school work! I have decided to
minor in geography, as I find me-
.eorology and climatology very inter-
esting. And I just love the field
trips! =
"On one all-day field trip. our
class drove in station wagons to
Central City, Idaho Springs and the
Divide. We even ex-
plored an old gold mine and panned
for gold in a stream. The only
journalism courses I have had are
History of the Freedom of the.
Press and Ethics of the Press I
have to wait until am Junior to
get into real journalism work. :
But I am still writing when I +
get a chance. I am trying to put !
some of my travel experiences in
story form and have them published
n a magazine. You will be the
irst one to hear when my first ar
,icle is accepted" =
Id like to get a letter like that :.
from you some day.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Club to Elect ,

The Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Camera Club of Washington
will hold its first meeting of the
season Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
in the auditorium OF the Mather
Building, GIG G street NV. The
group will convene to elect officers
and plan . schedule for following
programs.