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Evening star., 1948-06-18
Weekend Hikers to Discover
New Look Along Rock Creek

There will be an all-day caravan
to Patuxent Bottomlands, Md, for
those who like their trips long and
off the beaten path. This will be
on Sunday, also, the meeting place
being the Patuxent Research Ref
uge Administration Building near
Bowie, Md. at 10 am. The tour
will include visit to quail farm
and bird banding station and two
hour hike to see fine specimens OF
oaks and beeches.
A stroll nearer home, through pic
turesque Glen Carlyn Park along
Four Mile Run in Arlington, Va, il
scheduled between 3 and 5 pm. to-
morrow The party will meet al
Columbia pike and Buchanan street
Arlington.
The C. g. o. Canal barge trip is
regular Saturday and Sunday fea-
ture. The barge leaves at 2 pm
from the dock at Canal road, Fox
all road and M street NV. and re-
Evening star., 1948-06-18

A new look" trip along Rock
Greek in Maryland is one Of num-
Der of featured attractions for
Washington's nature lovers and
mixers this week end, the National
Capital Parks announced today.
The walk along Rock Greek will
start at 3 pm. Sunday from the
East-West highway and Beach drive
Md. Leon Eisen, United States
Forest Service expert on watersheds,
will be the guest leader. To most
people. Rock Creek is just a pretty
woodland stream, but Mr.. Eisen
will enable them to look at it with
new understanding.
Another attraction is an historical
tour of Lafayette Park, opposite
the White House at 2:30 pm. SUM-
day. Historian Stanley w. Nc
Clure will meet the party at the
Jackson statute in the center of
the park and explain all the his
toric points in the area. Close by
are the Blair House, the Dolly
Madison House, the Decatur House
and many other old homes of pre-
Civil War days.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Hearing TO Resume Monday
On Shore Passenger Planes

The hearing on All-American
Aviation's petition to establish pas
senger service between Washing
ton and cities in Maryland. Della
ware and New Jersey will be re-
sumed Monday before Civil Aero
nautics Board officials here.
The company, with headquarters
in Wilmington, Del, has asked the
CAB for permission to drop most Of
its mail pick up" service at small
towns along a system extending
from Delaware as far west as Ohio
and to substitute passenger serv-
ice along parts of the route.
Objection was raised by Chesa-
peake Airways, operating between
Baltimore and Maryland's Eastern
Shore, and by a number Of small
communities along the mail pickup
route.
The company's light planes pick
up and discharge mail bags in
fight at towns not provided with
airports.
! Stops on the proposed passenger
service from Washington would in
clude Cape May, N. j.; Rehoboth,
Dover and Georgetown in Delaware,
and Ocean City, Salisbury. Easton,
and Baltimore in Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
turns from Brookmont At 4:so pm

turns from Brookmont at 4:30 pm
on both days.
Any one interested in "Antartit
Wildlife" can satisfy his curiosity
by attending the Rock Greek Park
campfire session at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow for a lecture by Carl Eklumd
biologist Of the Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Mr.. Eklund was q member Of the
1867 Navy Antarctic Expedition
and is . veteran OF other voyages
into the southern ice foes. He will
illustrate his talk with q color movie
The campfire site is located ad-
jacent to Sixteenth street and Colo
RADIO avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Cub Scout Peck Here
Receives Churter

Cub Scout Pack No. II Of the Ma
tional Capital Area Council, Bo.
Scouts Of America, received 1t
charter last night in q ceremony q
the Hearst Elementary School.
William A. Brown, representing
Evening star., 1948-06-18

the Hearst PTA. which sponsors the
pack, presented its charter to Alan
r. Klompus, pack committee chair
man. A member Of the District
Chapter, Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, gave the scouts an
American nag.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

Brazil will launch campaign fol
more eflicient use Of highways.
Evening star., 1948-02-22

in all sizes and are inexpensive. This
type of pi1lbox consists of two
sections fitted together. The top
half is removed by slight twisting
motion.
To alter one of the boxes for
observation purposes, cut a hole IN
the top section. Be sure to leave q
margin of at least quarter OF an
inch from the outer edge, except
at one side where q straight cut is
made across the box top. This cut
should be about one-half inch from
the outer edge. When this Is done,
convenient space is available for
writing in the data about the speci-
men kept in the box.
Handy for Field Trips.
The window of the box is made
from cellophane. Cut a circular
piece just large enough to fit loosely
inside the box top. The cellophane
is then made fast with glue and
allowed -to, dry.,--a-a--. -.-.--~ 7----.4--e- --
1f your, box is to house . living
insect, It is completed by piercing a
few holes along the sides and fnthe
bottom with a large sewing needle;
The holes furnish air for your speci-
men. : j
Several of these boxes can be
made and taken along on your next
hike or held trip. The specimens
are placed in the box. as soon sas
captured and the proper notations
made directly on the box top. The
size of the boxes will determine
how large your collected specimens
will be. On your return home the
boxes can be arranged on top OF
your study table or in your nature
corner, and the specimens kept
under constant observation.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Contest Rules

1. Pupils of elementary and Junior
and senior high schools are elieible
to write and draw for The Junior
Star. As many as i've prizes OF VI
are awarded for the best original
contributions published each week;
Contributors OF material Of special
merit will be DESIGNATED Junior Star
reporters and issued cards identity
ing them as such.
2. Written contributions must be
on one side Of paper and, II typeo.
should be double spaced. DrawnsS
must be in black-and-wh white and
should be mailed fiat, not rolled or
folded.
5. All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
ber and school Of the author.
4. The editors choice OF winners
is final and he may publish any
contribution in whatever form ne
thinks best. regardless q whether II
is awarded . prize: He also may
withhold payment for contributions
found not to be original. Checks for
prizes awarded today will be mailed
Before the end Of the week.
5. Contributions should De ad-
dressed to the editor OF The Junior
Star, 727 Star Building. 1101 Penn
syivania avenue NV, washington 4.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Tourist Rush Awaited
By a Changed France
By Judy Borden


PARIS, Feb. 21.-When the
United Nations meets in Paris in
September, the French government
will be prepared to furnish . royal
welcome.
Special lights will illuminate the
Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and
the Opera, and everything possible
will be done to give the delegates
an enjoyable stay.
This hospitality also awaits Amer
ican tourists, whose dollars the
French need. More than 10000
Americans are expected here. There
are 1000 applications for passage
on the liner De Grasse which can
carry only TOO persons. Hotels are
booked to capacity and business
men hope that the days Of the
tourists are back to stay.
But Paris itself cannot do any,
thing special for tourists because
Of the many shortages. Even the
best hotels ask guests for their
bread ration tickets.
Americans who knew Paris before
the war are going to find 1t very
changed place. Nothing can take
away its beauty. But the ma
ture of the people themselves has
changed, and without their gaiety,
Paris Is different.
Paris night clubs are still among
the best in the world and, with the
franc at around 800 to the dollar,
champagne at $500 francs bottle
is not too much of strain on the
bankroll. A 1000 franc note will
bring all the violinists to your table,
playing any special number you
fancy as though it were their special
tune, too. There is no cover charge,
and for the price Of q bottle of
champagne, you can sit for hours
drinking from silver goblets in the
luxury Of velvet-paneled walls, soft
lights and exotic music.
Transportation Is Problem.
But getting to and from these
places has its drawbacks. Paris Is
short of gasoline and by 0 pm.
there usually isn't . cab to be had
This is when the racketeering starts.
After the porter has said that 1t
is impossible to find q taxi, q mys-
terious character emerges from the
darkness and offers to drive you
to your destination in a private car
for 500 francs. These black mar
keteers do booming trade, charg-
ing according to the condition and
nationality of their customer.
A spring attraction for tourists
will be the Grand Prix in May. This
always is a wonderful chance to
see pretty women in beautiful
clothes. At the end Of May there
will be an international fete OF
Burgundy wines. During June and
July four new operas will be pro-
duced at the Opera and the Opera
Comique. Then, through the sum-
mer, there will be cycling, fencing
swimming and water-polo cham.
pionships.
But there are. two things thai
tourists should bring to France
soap, which is not available ever
on the black market. and cigarettes
which now cost 200 francs {
package. 5N~2 " 4
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Contests Under WaY

Judges of the $500 color slide
contest of Camera Magazine, which
closes March have been an
nounced. They are Alfred A. De
Lardi of Holiday. Franklin L. Fisher
of National Geographic, w. H.
Hunter of Baltimore's Peale Mu-
scum, H. j. johnson, past chair
man of the color division, Photo
graphic Society Of America, and
Victor Keppler. color photographer
Popular Photography is picking
up its contest series last held in
1912 and will award an aggregate
Of 100000 in savings bonds for win
ners submitted before october /
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Like Fairyland
Prise Contribution
By Joan Shapiro. II
Guide to New Books

Child's Book of Carpentry, by
Jeanne Taylor (Greenberg; $2.50-
This book will teach you how to
make useful things out of wood with
real tools. It uses pictures with ex-
plantations.
Towboat Pilot, by Elston ]. Melton
(Caxton; $A-Tom Briggs wanted
to be towboat pilot. He loved to
spend his youthful days lying on
the river bank, watching the boats
sail by, dreaming of the day when
he would be in command of one.
This is the story of his efforts to
achieve that ambition.
Evening star., 1948-02-22

postage stamps, seeds or small living
things from the plant and animal
kingdoms. Besides. it is easy and In
expensive to make.
You will need small hand or
reading lens. some medium-welght
cardboard and. of course. some glue.
AS you will note in the diagram, the
box consists of two parts. The first
is an open-sided box much like
matchbox. The second is an open
ended sliding cover. Perhaps you
have a small cardboard carton that
will serve without much remodeling.
Glass Determines Size.
The actual dimensions of the
viewing box are determined by the
reading glass you have at your dis
posal. The diameter of the lens de-
termines the size of the ends Of the
box, and the focal length Of the
lens determines the height. The
focal length of a lens is the distance
an object must be held from 1t so
that the object will be In focus or
seen clearly.
The lens is fitted over a circular
hole cut in one of the ends of the
first section Of the box. The open
ended section is fitted over the part
that carries the lens. 1t Is just snug
enough to slide without binding.
This makes a sliding cover which
regulates the amount of light falling
on the object to be viewed.
To make the box more efhcient,
the interiors of both the lens box
and its sliding cover are painted
black. This prevents light reflection
inside the box.
To use the box, place the object to
be examined in the end opposite
the lens. Then turn the open side
of the lens box toward the light and
adjust the sliding cover.
When the proper amount OF light
has been admitted, the object in
the viewing box will be highly mag
nifed and all OF its details will be
clearly shown.
Observation PilIb0x.
Another handy collectors aid is
known as an observation pillbox.
You may have some small object
In your collection which you like
to show to your friends, but which
YOU do not want them to handle.
This box will serve just that pur-
pose.
Or, if you are a nature student
YOU may want to examine small
living things at your study table.
In that case, the pillbox observa-
ton chamber answers your need.
From a physician or druggist
obtain q few empty round paste
board pill boxes. The boxes come
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
of The Stars school safety program
and former chief of the Metropol-
itsn Police Departments Detective
Bureau, is giving 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.
This weeks schedule:
tuesday, e:1B am, Stuart Junior Hixh;
II am. and 1:15 pm, Douslass-simmons;
"wednesday, IL am. Crummeil; Tharaay'
ii an, Morse-Twinins at Bundyi Friday,
III am, Bundy.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Winter Inspires Young Poets
New Birth ~ 49,. ILL Spring
Till Spring
Prize Contribution
BY Dorothy {. Inslee. Is
Anaeestia High School


Down come the snowfiakes,
Dropping from the sky,
Fluffy, white snowhakes.
Glistening as they lie.
The lead-gray sky drops It's burden
OF swirling, frozen rain,
Cleaning like the first dew
Upon the windowpane.
Lighting on the tree boughs,
Though no leaves remain,
The trees are once again filled
With the shining drops of rain.
Settling on the barren wastes
OF winters rotted fields,
Slowing up the trafic
As It its mighty power vields.
Yielding to no man
As 1t drifts and banks,
Swirling through the frosty air
without benefit Of ranks.
II feeds the land with ice and frost,
And makes the earth one level
plain,
And there 1t will remain
Till spring shall come again.
Evening star., 1948-02-22

Prize Costribatios
By Joy Ronald Baker, 9

Rudolph School
Half way to my house and half way
to the square,
I lost my little dog, but don't
know quite where.
He's merry and he's frisky, and he's
always hungry. too,
80 II you And my little dog, return
him to me, won't you?
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Local Masonic News
Sneeial lodge noticas this week

Special lodge notices this week:
washington Observation-Disclosures
l pm, annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon. Tuesday, officers meeting
and degree team rehearsal.
Dawson-Monday, meeting called
Of
Lebanon - Tuesday, Fenowcraft
Club, 8 pm.
Samuel Gompers-Tuesday, initia-
ton. -....
Federal-Tuesday, special, M. M
Degree.
Acacia-Tuesday, initiation.
Myron M. Parker - Wednesday
special, M. NJ, conferred by past
masters.
National-Wednesday, special, M
M. Degree. "
Theodore Roosevelt-Wednesday
officers meet with Frank B. Black
burn.
Anacostia-Wednesday, special, r
G. Degree.
The New Jerusalem - Thursday
initiation.
Washington Centennial - Friday
officers and degree team to confer
M. M. Degree in Evangelist Lodge
in New York City. Train leaves
Union Station 11:40 am.
National - Friday, Fellowcraft
Club dance, Statler Hotel.
Anacostia-Saturday. Q pm, tur-
kev dinner. 2002 Fourteenth street
Sc.
Grand Lodge school of instruc-
tion-Saturday, exemplification OF
F. G. Degree, under direction OF
Grand Lecturer E. E. Bageant.
King Solomon-Saturday, 2 pm,
oyster roast, 523 Eighth street NE.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Guide for
eterans
BY Moi. Thomes M. Mol

bility compensation exempt you from
paying income tax7
J. A. s., Underhill, Wis, thinks 1t
does. But he's mistaken, because
disability compensation most GER
tainly does not release q veteran
from his income tax obligation.
But there Is one important con-
nection between disability compen-
sation and income tax-no tax has
to be paid on any disability COM
pensation. You don't even have to
report compensation when you make
out your income tax return.
Query from H. R., Charlottesville,
Va: "Is it possible for q veteran
with q blue discharge to apply fol
and receive a pension for . service
connected disability"
Yes. So long as your discharge
was given under conditions other
than dishonorable you are just as
entitled to disability compensation
as any honorably discharged vet
eran. File your claim at the nearest
VA ONCE.
What can YOU do II your claim
for disability compensation is turned
down by the VA? An ex-servicer
wrote the Guide" and said he had
gotten help from three veterans
organizations and the Red Cross In
filing his compensation claim. but
that the VA still wouldn't agree
that he is still more than 10 per
cent disabled.
He'd even appealed the decision
of the VA to the Board of Veterans
Appeals in his regional VA ofiice
and to the Appeals Board in Wash
ington. The appeals were turned
down, too.
So, he wants to know what car
he do, and can't get q pension fol
him?
can't: not a chance. If the VA
decides that veterans service-con'
nected disability Is not 10 per cent
in degree, after looking at all ths
evidence, and If the Appeals Boart
agrees, the veteran must consider
himself not disabled.
The only way he can change thu
VAS decision is by digging up new
evidence and asking for review o.
his case. If he can't find any new
evidence he might as well resigr
himself to the VA decision.
Question from Mrs. G. c., West
minister, S. c. MY husband wa!
killed in action. AS dependents HI
left myself and his son by former
marriage. I am receiving compen;
sation of $50 a month and am MOI
responsible for the upbringing Of the
child. But isn't the child, too, sup
posed to receive compensation? i
so, wouldn't that cut mine down?"
The answer to both questions Il
Eyes" The son should be getting
$50 a month and you should be
getting $48 month.
t-1ouery from Mrs. r. s.. SCOTS.
boro. Ala: "I am the widow Of Z
veteran who did not die from serv'
| ce-connected causes, and I hav'
one minor child. My pension Is S.
month. How much am I allowed
to earn and still keep my pension?"
Since you have a dependent, S.,
500. If you had none, your annua
income would have to be undel
$1,000. II it exceeded either figure
you'd lose the pension. a.. ~
Maj. Nial and his stof are
equipped to a,stoer any question
from a World War II Deterdn.
Send your questions to him IN
care OF this newspaper and In
close a selt-addressed, stamped
envelope.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
raveIer,s Notebook

The Notebook is siven today to frauei from
cidey separated pacaon Florida and France.
Dipsyse as they aye they haze toiat
ox-hey kaps chansed from former days These stories
sips byief outlines Of "fhs ne,c Iook."-J. F, r.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
By Carol &. HoII

Collecting things lot If the aids
which collection instance wished
which small object collection could
examined? will interested knowing
make viewing box
mineral specimens shells
Evening star., 1948-02-22

The lemur, a nocturnal prowler
in African jungles, is about the size
of q baby fox and It's name In Latin
means ghost"
Evening star., 1948-02-22

Local Ben Hur News
United Court meets Tuesday at
Pythian Temple. Preparations will
be made for a membership drive.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
New Birth
Prize Contribution
BY Joon Robinson. Is
Foirfox tva.l High School


Silent Is the pure white snow
AS 1t falls toward the earth;
It bathes the trees in silvery white
And gives the world new birth.
And when the world is all confused
And north winds start to blow,
Comes the ever calm and soothing,
Slowly falling snow.
1t hvens up the branches
OF the trees all bare and bleak;
It whitens up the waters
OF the winding, ripping creek.
1t coats the world in loveliness,
It turns the earth to white;
1t brings to us o newborn day,
Instead of dreary night.
II brings to us such happy dreams
AS it falls to us below
The ever-silent, lovely whiteness,
The slowly falling snow.
Like Fairyland
Prise Contribution
By Joan Shapiro. II
West School
How I love the winter,
When the snow falls on the
ground:
The world seems like fairyland,
With beauty all around.
The trees take on magic look,
Like fairies in the lanes;
Jack Frost paints pretty pictures
On all the window panes.
We make O pretty snowman
For all our friends to share,
But when the sun comes out,
The snowman isn't there.
Evening star., 1948-02-22

The 14th Degree will be conferred
by the Scottish Rite on Tuesday eve
ming. Degrees are scheduled for
each Tuesday evening. concluding
with the 32d Degree May IS.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
BOY SCOUT COMMITTEE PLAN FOR SCOUT CAMP

The Boy Scout Committeeman met las evening in the office of It. Stan Morgan to discuss plans for the Boy Scout summer outing at their Dexter Camp.
 It was announced that the Girl Scouts are at Camp now and will be enjoying the outing at Dexter for the next two weeks. The boys will take over when the girls are finished on Sunday July 25.
 Members of the committee. pres ent were John Hudert, chairman, Gordon Osborne, representing the Rotary Club, sponsors for the Boy Scouts; It. San Morgan; Carl Glavinovich, Wilfred A. Boucher,
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Spirits of Famed
 Return to Tokyo

TOKYO, - R Tomorrow is O-Bon - the day ghosts of the departed come back to Japan.
 Kyodo News Agency noted it will be the first homecoming of the following who have died dur ing the year:
 Former Premier Baron Kantaro Suzuki.
 Former Premier Adm. Mitsu- masa Yonai.
 Former Ambassador, to the US. Katsuji Debuchi.
 Yoshiko Kawashima, the Orient al spy who was executed by the Chinese.
 Returning spirits, Kyoto said, will be feted with special feasts, festival dances and other cere- monies.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Building Moving
 Ordinane Passed By City Council
Continued from Page Ore'

Continued from Page Ore' moving. The Ordinance will be published in full, in the Friday is- sue of the Nugget, and in two subsequent issues.
 The Ordinance is designed to protect city property, and to have a check on what buildings are moved from and to what locations.
 Gordon Osborne, of the Ceme- tery committee reported much diff ficulty in getting the plans of the cemetery formulated and the obtaining of new ground for fut- ure use.
 He stated that the USSR & Min ing Company officials were very cooperative and would try to make such property available to the City.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
Wednesday. July l4. ls48.
Ketchikan Man Charged With
 Intent to Kill

KETCHIKAN, - H0 Mitchell Widner, 53, was arraigned before the US. Commissioner yesterday on charges of shooting with intent to kill. Bail was set at $25,000.
 Widner was accused of shooting Herbert Kingston, hotel clerk, here Monday night. Kingston's condition was described as seri- ous but not critical.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
MRS. CARL NEWMEN AND FAMILY VISIT IN ANCHORAGE

Mrs. Carl Newman, wife of the operator of the Nevada Bar, and her three children left on the AL aska Airlines' plane for a months visit in Anchorage. She will also renew old friendships a sAichor- age was her home before com ing to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14

sec-treas.; and Walter DoWd, act ing scoutmaster.
 The committee discussed the possibility of getting some young man, to take over the job of Scoutmaster. At least for the period of summer camp, between July 25th and August 7th or 9th.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
A. C. BROWN. IN TOWN FROM COUNCIL AREA

A. C. Brown, former Chief of Police for the City of Nome, who is now mining in the Council dis trict, is in town for a few days on business.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-14
MS KoTzEBUE DEPARTED FOR KoTzEBUE WITH TOW

The MS Kotzebue, under Cap tain Jack Bullock, departed for Kotzebue yesterday with an oil barge in tow.
 Archie Ferguson, owner of the vessel, and his nephew Billie, left last evening by plane for Kotze- bue.