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Evening star., 1949-10-02

There is George, who breeds
Jerseys on his farm near Boons-
boro. in Washington County, and
John and Frank, who are located
in the Mount Airy neighborhood
of Frederick County. Stanley, the
youngest, is now working with
John, but is building his own
Jersey herd against the time he
will settle on farm of his own.
John is a past president and
now is a vice president Of the
Maryland Jersey Cattle Club, and
the other boys have served as club
directors. All use the show rings
as a means of comparing their
work with that of other breeders.
Back on the home farm, Bob is
making quite a showing Of his
own. His herd is strictly a farm
herd-that is, it doesn't get the
pampering that a lot of fancy
breeders give their cattle. So the
tests mean something to the aver
age dairyman who is looking for
cows that will fill the milk pail
under ordinary farm conditions.
Bob has the cows that will do
just that. While Jerseys are
looked Upon as low producers of
milk high in butterfat, Bob is
developing COWS that will give
10000 pounds of milk and more
and as much as 700 pounds of
fat.
THE future in Jerseys" he
says. sis the development of high
producers Of top quality milk.
That day is coming, too."
The Stiles brothers have worked
on the principal that good bulls
are essential to breeding high
production COWS. Two of their
bulls, Grayburn Valiant Marine
and Gold Standard Prince, have
proved their ability to increase
the milk production powers of
their daughters and are being used
in the artificial breeding stud at
the University Of Maryland.
Then there is Walnut Basileus,
used in the home herd, and Same
ras Valiant Checkmate, a bull that
was twice grand champion Of his
breed at the State fair at Timo-
mum.
Bob. like his older brothers, got
his first show experience In All
Club work, and has continued in
the open classes since graduating
from the 4-H classes. He is a Al
leader and works with younger
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Prises offered
For Work of Young
Writers and Artists

Cash prizes of 81 are awarded
for original stories. articles, poems
and cartoons published in The
Junior Star. Contributors of ma
terial which the editor considers
of sufficient 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, telephone
number and school in the upper
left-hand corner. Draw with black
India ink on white paper and do
not roll or fold.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any contribution in what
ever form he thinks best, regard
less of whether 1t is awarded q
prize. He also may withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found
not to be original.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following publ1-
! cation. Address: The Junior Star,
727 Star Building. Washington 4.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Jersey Herds in Their Blood
Stiles Brothers Have Made Fine Record;
Got Start in Ali Club Activities

The Stiles brothers In Mary
land have purebred Jersey cattle
in their blood.
Five of the six brothers, sons of
N. c. Stiles, are Jersey breeders
or have an interest in Jersey cat
tie. And Bob, who is next to
the youngest and operates the
home farm near Rockville, says:
If it wasn't for purebred Jer-
seys. I probably wouldn't have
stayed on the farm"
The Stiles boys, although they
operate independent farms. are
still a family unit. Their inter-
est in Jersey breeding stems from
their early experience on the
home place. which still is oper-
ated by Bob as N. c. Stiles &
Sons.
As usually happens in areas
where All Club activities are
brisk, the older Stiles boys got
interested in purebred cattle
through their club work. This
led to the development Of the
N. c. Stiles herd, one Of the best
Jersey herds in the State, and
the boys continued as Jersey
breeders and showers after they
went out to farms Of their own.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, direc-
tor Of The Stars school safety
program and former chief of the
Metropolitan 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 cooperation with the District
Board Of Education and school
authorities in nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
Talks are scheduled this week
1T the following Maryland schools
Monday. $50 an. Poplar Hill; Tues.
day, 1870 pm, Chapel Hill. "Wednesday
iO:46 am, Berwyn; 2 p.m.,. Clinton
fhursday. I:so pm, Brooks Road. Friday
$50 am. Greenbelt Center; l Pm, Cot
tage City.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
War History Made
Easier by Visiting
Nearby Battlefields
Prize Contribution
By Potricio Elliott, Z
i.Is.l t,,n;.r Hioh Srhoot

Do you know how history car
become interesting and easy Il
learn? Well. do. Last year II
the sixth grade I studied the Civil
War. but the battles were just 9
lot of names to me until I recently
visited two of the most famous
battlefields.
The fact that my father enjoyed
the study of Civil War history
made the visit much more inter-
esting, as he was able to outline
the progress of each battle.
Our first visit was the Bull Run
Battlefield. Here they have erected
a new museum. It is operated by
the Interior Department. In this
museum is an electrically operated
map which charts in detail the
route that the leaders Of each
side took and where each force
was located at the time Of the
battle. 1t also showed how they
maneuvered their troops during
the battle. Also in the museum are
Civil War relics such as rifles,
muskets and swords. There was
also a knapsack of q Union soldier
which contained q moldy paper
plate, moldy bread and a dusty
Bible.
While walking over the battle
grounds, my father pointed out
the location of the Henry House
and the Stone Bridge. The Henry
house is where the Southern
troops were stationed. The Stone
Bridge was a route on which the
Union troops retreated.
After leaving Manassas we
travelled to Front Royal. Va. where
we spent the night. The next day
we travelled to Gettysburg, Pa,
which is probably the most famous
battle-ground of the Civil War
Here also is a museum with an
electric map.
After going through the mu-
oCu441s LILY 4dt1iC1. GOOh u4C otC4 tAAC
battle-ground. We visited such
historic spots as Cups Hill. Gene
terry Ridge where the Union Army
stood fast, and also Big and Lit
tie Round Top, where the Con-
federates made an assault. We
also stopped to look at various
monuments, the Eternal Light
Peace Memorial, the Soldiers
National Monument where Presi-
dent Lincoln gave the Gettysburg
Address and all the State monu-
ments.
We also visited Jennie Wade's
House. She was a girl 20 years
old who was baking bread on a
morning when a bullet came
through the door and killed her.
She was the only citizen of Gettys-
burg who was killed during the
battle.
I am sure my visits to these
battlefields will help me q great
deal in further study Of the Civil
War.
Evening star., 1949-10-02


families of officers and those of
enlisted men is well illustrated by
the representation from both
groups among the clubs present
officers. President is Bill Pegram,
18, son of Staff Sergt. Julian
Chichoski; vice president is Bob
Meade, son Of Master Sergt. Rob-
ert Meade; secretary is Ellen An
derson, 13, daughter of Maj. Gen.
s. e. Anderson, and treasurer is
Patsy Everest, IA. daughter Of
Maj. Gen. Frank Everest.
The main idea in forming the
club Is to have guest speakers of
q professional nature, such as
doctors and educators, who will
speak on specialized subjects and
then have the group discuss the
ideas brought forth. OF course,
there are to be special events. such
as dances, to lend appeal to the
group.
The club is supported by the
chaplain's Office with Capt. j. M.
Viehman acting as guide and
mediator for the Is charter men,
bers. The group meets every Sun
day morning at various places at
the base.
The idea for club Of this ma
ture did not originate locally. 1t
has spread rapidly and there are
ut present several such organiza-
tions In various Army camps and
bases throughout the country.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
"A Story About Dew
Prize Contribution
By Hodo Hoshim, Is
katIenoI Cathedral School

Nofionol Cathedral School
On Mount Olympus. there dwelt
Juno, the queen Of the gods. She
was jealous Of every one and kept
q lot Of diamonds locked in a
secret room. Only Juno and q
servant, who was very faithful to
her, knew about the secret place;
but one day Apollo, the god Of the
sun, discovered the hidden dia-
monds. He told the other gods
and goddesses about 1t. While he
was telling them, the servant over
heard him and crept toward his
mistress dwelling to warn her.
Juno was much alarmed to hear
that her secret had been dis
covered. She kept on thinking
hard for days and days Of a way
TO get rid Of the precious diamonds.
At last she decided to throw her
diamonds down to earth: but this
demanded q lot Of precaution on
her part, for Apollo and the gods
kept Q vigilant eye on the jealous
goddess. However, she finally
managed to trick them.
And to this day, she keeps on
throwing the diamonds one by one
early In the morning. But every
time she does that, Apollo shines
down on earth and Juno's dia-
monds disappear; for by the time
they reach the earth they change
10 what We now call the dew"
Apollo, Of course, had no idea that
he was sending back Juno's dia-
monds to her by melting away the
drops Of dew; and 80 Juno was
never deprived Of her precious
diamonds.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
The Gold Rush
Prise Contribution
By Louro Looney, Is
Takema Junior High School

tokomo JUntof f1i0H SSHoot
When the early settlers were told,
They journeyed West in search of
gold.
Wearily over the desert plains
Came the covered wagon trains.
Some died of thirst-some from
starvation,
But finally they reached their
destination.
Some of the settlers had good luck:
Some Of the settlers got stuck.
To these little bands of eager
miners
They gave the name of Forty
miners"
One after another, settlers came:
One after another staked his claim
Soon they began to settle
Where they mined the precious
metal.
California increased it's population
And in 1850 joined the Nation.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
City Streets
Prize Contribution
By Johet Adams, 10

boreroft School.
There's too many cars on the city
street;
Too many corners and places to
meet.
Cars, trucks, taxis and all
| Sometimes take q tumbling fall.
Evening star., 1949-10-02

boys and girls getting started in
dairy projects.
Bob has eight animals on the
show circuit this year, and will
show this week at the Atlantic
Rural Exposition In Richmond.
The show ring is a way of keeping
his herd out In front. It means
recognition as a breeder.
"You can make a living in the
dairy business he said, "but it is
through the sale of cows now and
then that you get your spending
money" j. B.
Evening star., 1949-10-02

October promises q new nigh II
local duplicate activity. Top bill
ing goes to the District of Colum'
bia championships October 1923
Nineteen club master poln'
matches and over half hundred
rating point games rival for at
tention on the months calendar
In addition, there are at least flv'
sectional tournaments in neigh
boring States. Richmond's Old
Dominion annual, October 14-16
being most favored. The ALL
American regionals in Clevelane
will comand the attention OF fans
Cleveland's All-American mex
week end will beckon many loca
seniors now on the threshold o.
life mastership. Points won in thi'
series may be sufficient to pu
them over the top before the July
1850 deadline when the ACB1
raises life master standards.
The All-American. Oldest tour.
ney on the ACBL schedule, hav.
ing been organized before the turr
of the century when Whist was thu
vogue. will be held October SO al
the Hotel Hollenden. Multiple
session mems, women's, mixed
opens and team championship
are calendared. as well as ar
amateur pair title match. thret
one-session master point games
and a contest for players whit
have never previously competed II
a championship event.
Washington's life master duo
Col. r. H. Skinner and James G
Stone. demonstrated their care
prowess by capturing both title.
in the first annual Shenandoah
Fall Tournament held at Staun.
ton, Va. last week end. With &
margin of 46 match points. Col
Skinner and Mr.. Stone claimed thu
open pair trophy Saturday, team.
ing up on Sunday with two othel
Washington stars, Mrs. Mariann.
Boschan and David Murray tt
take the foursome title.
Mrs. BoSchan and Mr.. Murra!
also received show awards in ths
open field which attracted /!
Washington players. Runnerul
honors in Sundays team-of -foul
match further added to loca
laurels, Mrs. c. w. Zimmer, Johr
Fletcher. J. D. Boyd and George
Dickerman, finishing four and one.
half boards behind the champions
Topping field Of So, Ralph C.
Taylor forged into the lead in last
Tuesdays final session to capture
the 1949 Chess Club Individual
title. yielding combined total o1
353 match points. With AZ less
Mrs. Margaret Rucker netted run.
nerup honors, show position fall.
ing to Miner Ellis at 1921. A. E
Lane and James Lazard were
fourth and nth, respectively
Honorable mention to Miss M. s
Kramer and Albert G. Stone fol
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Autumn Leaves
Prize Contribution
By Lois Grohom, l3
Hotv Trinity Seho.

Leaves are falling everywhere,
Upon the hill and lane,
Scattered on the city streets,
Trampled In the rain.
Leaves that were once 50 bright
With hues that were our delight
Now are drab and desolate,
Old Man Winter is at the gate
Evening star., 1949-10-02
| lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love.

way?
If there are, I'd like very much
to hear about them. I'm a chin
quapin fancier from way back,
and along about this time Of year
I develop terrific craving for
them. Unfortunately, however.
the craving is never satisfied; I
haven't seen chinquapin for
years.
Last year about this time. a
friend boasted that he'd found
some chinquapins in a woods near
my home. mo use for you to
look for 'em, though" he added.
II got 'em ALL"
Well. this year. I thought I'd
beat him to those chinquapinS.
I've searched the woods twice SO
far, but haven't found anything
even remotely resembling a chin
quapin. I don't know whether (a)
my friend was kidding me. CD he
got there ahead of me again or
(c) the chinquapins haven't come
yet. All I know for certain is.
I'd sure like to have some chin
quapins.
Chinquapins, in case you don't
know, are dwarf chestnuts. A
mysterious blight, believed to have
originated in the Orient. des-
troyed most of the chestnut trees
in this part Of the country. and
1t may be that the chinquapin
bushes suffered the same fate.
Anyway. the friend mentioned
above is the only person I've come
across in many years who claims
that chinquapins are still to be
found hereabouts.
When I was a boy, the woods
were full of both chestnuts and
chinquapins. The chinquapins
ripened earlier than the chest
nuts-along about now, if my
memory isn't out of whack-and
were much easier to gather. Since
they grew on bushes only 8 to S
feet high, all you had to do was
to pick them. Chestnuts. on the
other hand. grew on tall trees
some as tall as 100 feet-and get
ting them down wasn't easy.
Chinquapins, like chestnuts, are
covered with sticky burrs, but
these are easily opened.
They are. that is, If you can
find any. And If you can, you're
a better man than I am, Gunga
DIM"
Harold Gray, who draws Little
Orphan Annie" for The Star and
many other newspapers. has been
awarded an honorary life men,
bership in the National Sheriffs'
Association lin appreciation of his
fine work."
Mr.. Gray, the association says,
"has consistently caricatured the
sheriff as a kindly and under
standing officer, typical of the
type of sheriff who today is or
ganizing Junior Deputy Sheriffs'
Leagues. An engraved gold mem
bership card was sent to the car
toonist by Charles j. Hahn, execu-
tive secretary Of the organization,
which has offices in the Trans
portation Building.
Junior jottings: Shirley Turner,
Roosevelt High School correspond
ent of The Junior Star for three
years, and before that a junior
high school correspondent. was
recently in Our Lady Star
of the Sea Church. Atlantic City.
to Leon Rollins WAGNER. 4.
Peggy Carleton, Eastern High
School. spent more than q year
in Tokyo and, she says, found the
Japanese people friendly, gracious
and sincerely desirous of world
peace. A popularity Of the Japs,
she reports, is that they consider
rude any guest who does not show
his appreciation for meal by
burping. :. Three turtles. a lizard
and a dog are the pets of Adela
Rinen, Dunbar High School. She
also has had snails, fish, birds,
cats, white mice. rabbits. mole
md a crow
Evening star., 1949-10-02
D.. COlOred Masons
Plan Official Visits

Headed by Grand Master Cyrus
Parker. the grand lodge OF Colored
Masons. opened its official vista
tions to local lodges last night at
the Masonic Temple 10th and q
streets NV. to Acacia Lodge when
q banquet was held.
Other lodge visitations are:
October 3. Felix; October 6, So
cial; october 10, Eureka; October
IL. Fidelity; October IA, James H.
Hill; October 10, Charles Datcher;
October 81, Doric: October "a. st.
John; October ~, Harmony; Octo-
Der 28, Victory; November /,
Meridian; November 2, Warren;
November 4. Ionic: November 8,
John F.. Cook; November 10,
Widows Son; November is, Pyth-
agoras: November II, Prince Hall;
November 81. Hiram; November
%, Corinthian; November %,
Redemption.
Evening star., 1949-10-02

Grand High Priest Jesse Snow
den. Royal Arch Masons, will
make official visits as follows:
October S, Prince Hall: October
Z, Mount Vernon; October IL,
Keystone; October IS. st. John;
October 10, Union; October 81,
Divine services will be held at
the Masonic Temple on Novem-
ber 13. Elections will be held
November %.
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Teem-Agers at Boiling Base
Bar Nome in cultural Club
By Sam Eostmon

keeping with postwar trends toward democratic United
States Army Is the newly formed Boiling
September H. this cultural daughters
both officers and enlisted Boiling
personnel
Removal Of the old Army traditional line separation between
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Dogs
By Peter Bo9ss

The other day q friend regaled
his neighbors with the fact that
his hospitalized dog had q canine
nurse-that's right. a dog nurse.
Many leading veterinarians have
discovered that certain injured
and sick dogs respond to treatment
much more readily If they have
canine company. The nurses"
help keep injured dogs quiet.
Your dog rips up the flower beds
of the man next door, or digs
ghastly holes in his lawn, or kills
his cat. In that case, the rights
and wrongs are clear. You are
wholly to blame. and you ought
to pay damages. But, suppose
your dog barks gaily for a moment
or two when first he is let out OF
doors in the morning; or barks
once or twice at hearing some
suspicious sound during the night.
The barking wakes your neighbor.
He complains. Your dog has done
q wholly natural thing in voicing
these few barks. He is not to
blame; nor. perhaps. are you. Yet.
it is equally natural for your
tneighbor to hate to be wakened
from q pleasant sleep.
The rule, bear and forbear."
seems to me the only solution of
the dog-and- -neighbor puzzle and,
indeed, of all relationships be-
tween folks who live next door to
one another or in the same apart
ment house.
Last week I warned you Of the
danger involved in allowing au-
tumnal weed or grass seeds to be-
come imbedded In your dogs eyes.
There is another autumn pest
that is a menace to dogs.
In September or October your
dog may come home with perhaps
q hundred burrs. big or little,
tangled in his coat.
The burrs work deeper and
deeper into the coat, forming the
nucleus of snarled Jumps Of hair.
The pestered animal sometimes
tugs frantically with his teeth at
such of these Jumps as he can
reach. Out he yanks them, along
with punches of hair and often
with a patch of skin as well. Even
If he endures their presence, they
make a sorry mess of his coat.
Go over your dog daily in au-
tumn for burrs. Don't rip them
out with hard strokes Of a comb,
for if you do, much of his coat
will come away with them. Work
them out carefully by hand, one
by one. till all are gone. Some
you may have to cut out with
scissors. Yes. it's tedius job. but
a highly needful one.
Rid yourself of the idea that
your dogs excellence or lack Of
excellence depends on his ability
to thrash some other dog. Your
dog is loyal and wise and friendly
but, because he does not care tol
fight, you needn't despise him. Al
dog is pest and a menace if he
is always itching to get into a.
flght-just as a man is. If he|
always seeks a chance to punch
his inoffensive fellowman or toI
kick friendly children.
(Released by McNausht Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-10-02
Bridge Players
By Margaret l. Fisher

splitting the first session hig
score.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-04-08
MRS. LULU KALB PHILLIPS

Mrs. Lulu Kalb Phillips, 81,
daughter of Mrs. Mary Kalb and
the late Lawrence Kalb, passed
away unexpectedly last Thursday
morning in the home of her bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. kalb, East Second
street.
: Mrs. Phillips, a lifelong resi-
dent of Bloomingville, Erie coun-
ty, had been living at the Kalb
home for several months.
Survivors include one son, Rob
ert A. Phillips ,Bloomingville; one
daughter, Mrs. Edward Hardy,
Long Island, New York; one bro
ther, A. w. Kalb, Port Clinton,
and sister, Mrs. Ada Mallory,
Toledo.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon in the Frey Flu
neral Home, Sandusky, the Rev.
Herbert Loomis, pastor of the
First Congregational church, Lo-
rain, officiating. Burial was made
in Oakland cemetery, Sandusky.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-04-08
GEORGE SCHMARDEBECK

George Schmardebeck, we'll
known Ottawa county farmer and
fruit grower, died Friday in Ma
gruder hospital following a three
weeks illness. He was a native
of Ottawa county, having been
born February II, 1873, and was
76 years and 20 days of age at
the time of his death. Mr..
Schmardebeck for years was a
prominent farmer in the Bay
Shore area.
He is survived by a son, How
ard Schmardebeck, of Port Clin-
ton; a daughter, Mrs. Jesse Ea-
ton, w. Third street; eight grand
children and one great-grandchild;
brothers, Edward, William and
John Schmardebeck, all of Carroll
township, and Ferdinand Schmar-
debeck, of Port Clinton; a sister,
Mrs. Lille Clary, also Of Port
Clinton.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon from the Ger
ner & Wolf funeral home, Rev.
William Miller officiating. Bur-
ial was in Lakeview cemetery.