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Evening star., 1949-12-04
Cash PrisesO offered
For Work of Young
Wrifers 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 it is awarded a
prize. He also may withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found
not to be original.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following publi-
cation. Address: The Junior Star,
727 Star Building. Washington 4
Evening star., 1949-12-04

light. This is another Of the many
conditions that may be corrected
by individual treatment. An extra
bit Of exposure of that area while
the film is in your enlarger, while
holding back" the rest Of the
negative. may save you many a
shot that ordinarily would be dis
carded.
With your own darkroom you
will be able to make your own en-
largements and for much less than
you would pay to have them pro-
duced by a professional f1nisher.
Enlarging paper. bought by the
package or by the gross. results in
huge savings to the camera fan
who enjoys the larger-size prints.
Finally, you can get to see your
work in just few minutes after
it has been placed in the process
ing tanks or trays. And process
ing your own film will help you
discover in rapid order where your
faults of exposure lie.
Now that prices of Photographic
are down to q reason
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Student Handles
48 Million Dollars
On Visit to Bank
Prize Contribution
By Anna Szymczok, II

/ NtOOo oWonSoV JuhioF HtSH oSnoo'
| I had to witness a speech for my
speech class at school. I didn't
know how I would be able to do it,
50 my father suggested that ]
go with him to Philadelphia. as
he would be making speech there
for the National Association Of
Bank Auditors and Controllers. I
was, Of course. delighted. so we
set forth one Monday morning.
When we arrived In Philadelphia,
we had to wade through. thick
traffic on the narrow streets for
about a half hour. We got to the
bank just in time to see an ar
mored truck pass. I had never
seen one before, and it looked
quite impossible for any one to
hold it up.
Daddy took me up to the Office
of the president, and his (the
president's) secretary, Miss
Hickey, took me down to the vault.
It had q huge door that no batter
ing ram could open. Three men
had to open it. Then the manager
took me to look at all the bonds
and things. He gave me $48.0 900.
600 in bonds to hold. Now know
what clipping coupons means.
When it came time to go, Miss
Hickey took me to the hotel where
the speech was to be given. The
speech was very interesting, and
I took notes for my speech class
Miss Hickey and were the only
girls in the whole auditorium. It
lasted for almost two hours.
We went to the bank cafeteria.
When we were through, Miss
Hickey took me 10 see the bronze
eagle at Wanamaker's. Then we
went to Independence Hall where
I got some very good snapshots
with my camera. It was very old
and historic. I saw the Liberty
Bell. We went to Betsy Ross
house, and it was very small. I
got a souvenir pin there. too. and
a book on historic places In Phil
adelphia. After that, we had to
start back,
Evening star., 1949-12-04
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
at the following District schools:
Monday. am, Keene. Tuesday, 9
m. Rudolph: IL am, Health, Wednes-
day, 9 am, Bancroft. THURSDAY. am,
Powell; II am, Petworth. Friday, am,
Barnard.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Slides Collected
For Vets Hospitals

Amateur photographers .. and
camera clubs producing color slides
are being asked to contribute them
to a veterans hospital project nov
being carried on by the Photo
graphic Society Of America. -
Under the direction of Karl A.
Baumgaertel of San Francisco. to
whom color slides may be mailed.
slides in 2x2 and bantam sizes reg
ularly are sent in patches of 200
three times monthly to veterans
hospitals throughout the country
and are exhibited In projectors
supplied by American Red Cross.
The views most needed are scenic
shots of any part of America, but
any interesting subject will be
suitable.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Agriculture Club
To Elect Officers

The Agriculture Camera Club
will elect officers at its next meet
ing December 9 at 5o41 South
Building, at 7:45 pm. In addition
to the business meeting. there will
be display and judging of mono
chrome prints and color slides
Assigned topic for the month is
Snow" =
Leona Sportsman. acting secre-
tary, has been named club reporter
and the first issue of Club Notes
monthly publication edited by
Helen j. Koehne, bears a Novem-
ber date.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Lohr to Be judge

A monochrome competition with
an award to the print most i'm
proved since the last criticism will
lighlight the Wednesday meeting
of the Naval Research Laboratory
Camera Club. The group, which
will meet in the reception building
(37) at Anacosta at 8 pm. will
have for its speaker George Lollr,
who will also act as judge of the
competition and select the print
of the month.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Jobs Daughters

Friday, Bethel No. 2, covered
dish dinner for the girls and their
parents, 6 pm; meeting. 8 pm
Thursday, Bethel No. 3, MONS
and dads night.
Saturday. Bethel No. 4, install
lation Of Queen Nancy Willoughby
and her officers. Bethel No. 6.
installation of Queen Emma Mae
Walden and her officers.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Closing Dates Set
For Salon Entries

Closing dates for entries in the
international salon Of Washing
ton Camera Clubs, to be held in
January at the Smithsonian In
stitution, are rapidly approaching.
The National Photographic So
ciety's monochrome meeting De-
cember IL will be the last chance
for monochrome entries to be
made and the color meeting De-
cember 81 will be final for slides.
The advanced portrait class of
the society will meet with DR..
Sidney 8. Jaffe. 407 Dorset ave-
nue.. Somerset, Md. Wednesday
at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Hobby Show

Employees of the Civil Service
Commission, conducting a hobby
show at the main building, Sew
enth, Eighth and F streets NV.
next week will have a section on
photography. Judging will take
place Thursday morning by A. j.
Wedderburn, curator Of photog-
|raphy at the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Session With Model

The advanced workers in photo
graphic portraiture Of the Twelfth
Street YMCA will witness a dem
onstration in lighting and model
posing by Osceola Madden at the
Thursday evening session which Is
to be held in the assembly room
of the "Y," 1916 Twelfth street
NV, at 8 o'clock. Setups in both
monochrome and color will be pro-
vided and members should be sure
to bring their cameras, tripods
and other accessories.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Sights in Cuba
Attract Student
From Chevy Chase
Prize Contribution
By Carol Common, Is

Chevy Chase Elementary School
Last summer our family decided
TO go to a different country and
compare it with America. So We
decided to go to Cuba.
In September we boarded the
Constellation. It took three hours
to get to Miami. There we
changed to the Pan American
World Always and arrived In
Havana, Cuba. in less than an
hour. We stayed at Hotel Presi-
dente. The day after we arrived
we went swimming at La Concha.
The beaches are arranged differ
emily than ours. Instead of UNI
brellas. they have palm leaves and
poles to hold up the leaves.
One night we ate at Ell Tenn
peleto on the waterfront. 1t was
somewhat like sidewalk cafe.
While we ate, two natives with
guitars serenaded us with songs
in Spanish. -.....
zone Of the most popular meals
IN Cuba is chicken and yellow rice.
The rest Of the time we spent
sightseeing. First Of all. we saw
the capital of Cuba. It was much
prettier than our Capital. In one
Of the rooms in the floor was a
diamond, but one night some one
stole it. Then later they recovered
1t by mail. Nobody knows who
returned 1t.
Another interesting place is
called Morro Castle. It is 500
years old. When the Spaniards
captured Cuba. they built it. The
guide showed us the torture cham
Der where enemies were killed.
There are many beautiful views
from the windows.
Later our guide took us on a
country tour. At a farmhouse we
had dinner. Before that the guide
showed us an India rubber tree
and we got samples Of the rubber,
which is really sap. Then a man
demonstrated how you climb a
palm tree with ropes. We saw a
cock fight.
We spent the rest Of our vaca-
ton in Miami.
This was the most interesting
and exciting vacation I've ever had.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Restless Hours
Prize Contribution
By Jeon Corey, II


Tokoma Park Junior High School
I put on my nightgown,
Switched off the light,
Jumped into bed,
And whispered, Good night"
I stayed awake
Sleep would not come!l
Just to do something
I started to hum.
/ watched cars pass
With wide-awake eye.
Oh what's the use
Hours have gone by.
I heard everything
And my fathers snore
Sounded like a buzz saw
And ratified the door.
Finally sleep came .
And befuddled my brain.
And it carried me away
On a dreamland bound train! |!
Evening star., 1949-12-04

president; William r. Schmucker,
second vice president. and Arthur
S. Pike. steward. Henry F. Broad
bent was reelected treasurer.
Elmer F. Stein reelected secre-
tary for his third term and Fred
erick A. Schultz, steward for his
fifth term. "a ,
Max Rudolph was appointed
tiler, the Rev. William L. Mayo,
chaplain: Reuben A. Bogley, jr.,
marshal, and James r. String
fellow, chairman of the Member
ship Committee.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Fairies
Prize Contribution
By Joyce Hill, II

Prize Contribution
By Joyce Hill, II .
Kroner Junior High School
! look on fairies in their glen,
Cembing their golden hair.
And I watch them polish their
co1ored wings,
With the greatest of fairy care.
I see them do their daily good
deed,
When they go to the homes of
the poor,
And wash and dry the dishes,
And do much more, I'm sure.
But their life is not spent in a
daily flight,
For I've seen them dance meath
the, moon
And the fun that they have on
a glorious night,
Comes to an end much too soon.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

OCut ht y IL e
annual meeting
on Monday.
The associa-
ton. formed in
1879, Is COM
posed of Ma
sons who have
been members
of the Masonic
Fraternity for
a period Of 81
or more years.
Other officers
el e c t e d were
Samuel r. Far
Evening star., 1949-12-04

able level. there is little reason
why the amateur should not have
his own lab. Even enlargers have
dropped to new price lows that
will enable almost any one whose
film expenditure justifies the move
to have a f1rst-rate processing
plant of his own.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
A. J. Richards Heads
Masonic Veterans

Arthur j. Richards. who served
as secretary of the Masonic Vet
erans' Association from 1941 to
1947, was elected the 50th presi-
Evening star., 1949-12-04
The United Nations
n ~>a19

~ EuhS SS""S"1 -
t Prize Contribution
Eliot Junior High School
The United Nations!
It has q simple sound,
But this great organization
Is peace and freedom bound.
This name we hear most everyday,
But few of us really know
Just what the U. N. means to us
And why we need it so.
The United Nations will never stop,
Until the world is free,
And then we'll know just what U.N.
Means to you and me.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

it very much.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
DevaIuation Stirs World Turmoil,
London Banks andExchanqeShut;
Effect on Prices in u S. Uncertain
Some Imports Will
Be Cheoper;;Cut
May Not Be Large

An atmosphere of uncertainty
and confusion today engulfed
American businessmen trying to
guess how far British export
prices will fall and how soon.
To the American purchaser, the
cut in the value of the British
pound is expected to mean that
some British goods will be some
what cheaper for Christmas shop
ping.
In the weekend devaluation of
foreign currencies, Great Britain
cut the pound 3o1a per cent, but
that doesn't mean British tweeds,
Scotch whisky. china, automobiles,
Irish linen, tea, burlap and other
imported items will be that much
less expensive for Americans.
Prices for Scotch whisky, for in
stance. are expected to drop very
little. possibly about As cents a
bottle.
Most Washington firms selling
imported goods were adopting a
"wait-and-see" attitude today.
Department and speciality stores
Evening star., 1949-09-19
50 Injured in Wreck
OF AsheviIIe-Bound
Southern Train
Two Trapped in Diner
May Be Decd; Pullman
Cars Stoy on Rails
By the Assoeiofsd Press

NEWTON, N. c.. Sept. ls.-Six
cars and the locomotive of a
Southern Railway passenger train
jumped the track and spilled down
an embankment here today, in
juring about so persons. some
seriously.
Railroad sources said two Negro
cooks were trapped In the diner
and probably were dead. An
emergency call for steel-cutting
equipment was sent out by police
in efforts to rescue them and any
others possibly trapped in the
mass Of wreckage.
Newton is . town Of 5000 about
40 miles northwest Of Charlotte.
Ambulances Race to Scene.
Ambulances raced the injured
to the Catawba General Hospital.
where DR.. Frank Jones said
"about so" patients had been
admitted. Some were seriously
hurt, ne added.
The accident occurred about
6:10 am, as the westbound train,
No. Is. approached the Newton
station where it had been due at
5:48 am. It was inside the city
limits.
The two-unit diesel locomotive
tipped off the rails and rolled
down the embankment. Following
it off were the diner, a passenger
coach. a combination passenger
baggage car and three mail and
express cars.
Pullman Passengers Undisturbed.
Miraculously, the track was not
torn up and four Pullman cars on
the rear rolled on past the scene
about 100 yards. their passengers
undisturbed.
All available rescue workers
here and at nearby Hickory were
modified Immediately. Facilities
of the hospital were taxed to
capacity.
The train was made up at Sails
bury, N. c., picking up Pullman
cars from Washington and points
north to take them to the noun
tain resort city of Asheville.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
| British Decision,
| Made in August,
| Well Concealed
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 19.-The British
cabinets decision to devalue the
pound-made last August before
the Washington financial talks
was one of the years best-kept
secrets.
Australian Prime Minister Jo-
seph B. Chifley and DR.. Herbert
Coombes. governor of the Com
monwealth Bank, helped guard
the secret by making it a practice
to talk of devaluation plans only
when driving in an automobile, to
avoid 'leaks."
Even the treasury's prepared
announcements didn't show the
exact extent of the devaluation.
Sir Stafford Cripps linked it on
his own copy while walking up to
the microphone last night to
broadcast his statement. The
chancellor said it was kept secret
to allow time to advise United
States. Canadian and Common
wealth officials before the an
nouncement was made public.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 19.-Sir Stat
ford Cripps said. "No, No, No"
Then he said it again and again
and again. And then he devalued
the pound anyway.
A search of the records today
showed that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had made nine public
denials since January 26, 1948,
that the pound would be cheap
ened.
Since July 6, of this year, he
has been standing on his state
ment made that day in the House
of Commons: THE government
have not the slightest intention to
devalue the pound
The explanation, perhaps, was
given by Sir Philip Snowden, when
he was Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer In 1891:
IF q chancellor ever admitted
Evening star., 1949-09-19

indicated they would sell current
stocks at the prices now being
asked and lower prices when the
new stocks come in from Britain.
Several importers here predicted
prices would not go down before
Christmas.
Surrounded by Many IFS"
The question of prices was sur
rounded with "ifs." The largest
of these is the attitude of British
manufacturers. If, in spite of the
appeal from Sir Stafford Cripps,
British firms raise their prices,
the price cuts here will be corre-
spondingly simmer.
To some extent, it was ex-
planned. British manufacturers
will have to raise their prices be-
cause it will cost them more to
buy raw materials from countries
which have not yet devalued their
currency"
Take automobiles, for instance
Some of the leather, steel and
aluminium that goes into them
has to be imported by Britain.
If any of these materials come
from countries maintaining their
present currency level, the Brit
ish manufacturer whose currency
has lost 3012 per cent of its value
will have to pay more pounds for
the materials and some Of that
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Stock Market Calm
After Early FURRY;
Commodities Drop
=. t-+s
Selling Move Brief,
Steel and Coui Moves
Claim Most Attention
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-An
opening burst Of selling, over in
a few minutes, hit the stock mar
ket today in the first reaction to
British devaluation. Most COM
modify prices dropped.
Stock prices dropped a few cents
to around 81 a share but leveled
off almost Immediately. Many is
sues in later trading cut down
their losses or erased them en-
tirely.
Gold issues struck out on their
own with gains running to 81 a
share. '.'
After opening sales had been
taken care of, trading slowed to
a routine pace while the financial
district tried to gauge possible ef-
fects Of the startling British move.
Credited to Professionals.
The initial selling was credited
mainly to professional traders
trying to take advantage of the
psychological effects of the mark
down of the British pound.
The general feeling in Wall
Street was that the British move
was long overdue but should have
a tendency to raise the value of
United States securities. 4
Effects of a walkout in the soft
coal fields and the problem of
negotiating a new steel contract,
brokers felt. were far more i'm
portant from a market standpoint
than British devaluation. !,
Trading was resumed by New
York banks today in American &C
count British sterling for spot de-
livery at around $3.50.
Traders reported fairly heavy
trading for delivery of sterling
Wednesday. There were numer-
Gus bids for delivery on Tuesday
but there was lack of sterling
available for delivery then. There
was no trading for delivery today.
In the commodity markets. wool
futures dropped the permissible
-
Evening star., 1949-09-19

mendations of a presidential fact
finding board. The board recon-
mended no fourth-round wage in
crease. but proposed . package"
OF company financed pensions
and social insurance to cost up
to 10 cents an hour per worker.
Mr.. Murray said:
I'VE are ready and we will pro-
ceed now to negotiate with any
and all companies and to conclude
a prompt settlement on the basis
Of the boards recommendations. u
1T is in the national interest
that all parties do so if the strike
in the steel industry is to be
averted."
The union has declared it i.
willing to accept the boards
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Crpps Said No Nine Times;
Brown Forecast Cut on JuIy23

devaluation was likely, it would
Immediately become inevitable, be-
cause foreigners would stop buy
ing our goods in the hope of get
ting them more cheaply later on. !"
Constantine Brown, foreign af-
fairs expert for The Star, stated
fatty on July % that the British
government had decided to deval-
oate the pound by 20 per cent
during September. after negotia-
tions had been completed with
countries of the sterling bloc.
He said at that time that the
principal obstacle encountered by
the British government was the
reluctance of the Dutch gov
ernment to reduce the value of
the guilder by an equal amount.
The Dutch government today
decided to follow the British ac-
ton.
Evening star., 1949-09-19
British Business
AtStundstilI;; Stock
ruded in Street
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, Sept. ia 30.5 per
cent cut in the dollar value of the
pound sterling hit the British
public today like a blow in the
face. There was financial turmoil
the world over.
The Labor government, in a
desperate gamble to save the ma
ton from threatened bankruptcy,
munger and misery, slashed the
worth of the pound last night
from $4.03 to $3.50.
Banks were closed. The London
Stock Exchange and those in
France, Holland. Greece, South
Africa and many other countries
were shut down. Foreign exchange
trading was forbidden in much
OF Europe and the sterling area.
In London, harried brokers traded
stocks and bonds on the side
walk.
Business at Standstill.
Business was at a virtual stand
still in this great city which once
was the financial and economic
heart of the world.
Eleven nations of Europe and
Asia quickly cheapened their
money to match the British move.
Cabinets in other world capitals
held emergency sessions to decide
what to do.
1t was the biggest financial tur-
moil the world has seen since
Britain went off the gold standard
on another September Sunday
night almost 18 years ago to the
day.
Devaluation of the pound was
intended to solve Britain's grave
financial crisis by selling more
and cheaper goods to America.
Called Only Permanent Solution.
To Americans devaluation of
the pound can mean cheaper
Scotch whisky. English tweeds.
Staffordshire china and scores of
other British-made products.
president Truman was in
formed Id advance of the Brit
ish step, Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said. The President
had no comment today
The British economic boss, Sir
Stafford Cripps. said last night
in a nationwide radio address
that Britons are banking on a
big boost in dollar earnings
enough for Britain to become
self-supporting by the time the
European Recovery Program ends
in 1852.
THAT is the only permanent
solution for our difficulties
more dollars" Sir Stafford de-
clared.
He warned that if Britain's
gold reserves continue to drain
away as fast as they have in re-
cent months. Britons will suffer
Flower standards (of living) and
widespread unemployment"
The same problem faces most
of the other countries of the
world outside the Soviet orbit.
Within a few hours after Brit
aims announcement, similar cuts
in the value of their currency
Evening star., 1949-09-19
Russia Agrees 10 Resume
Austrian Treaty Talks
BY the Assoeiaied Press


The State Department an
nounced today that Soviet Russia
has agreed to resume four-power
negotiations on a treaty with
Austria. ..--.-
The negotiations, interrupted at
London September 1, will be re-
newed Thursday in New York.
The State Department said
Andrei Gromyko, acting Soviet
Foreign Minister, consented to the
new talks at a conference yester-
day in Moscow with the American,
French and British Ambassadors.
They called on him in a group
to discuss the plea made here
September is by Secretary of State
Acheson. British Foreign Secretary
Beyin and Foreign Minister Schu-
man Of France that Russia go
along with the proposal to try to
work out terms Of a treaty.