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Evening star., 1949-12-11
Table Photos
Topic for Meeting
OF National Society

Tie monochrome meeting OF
the National Photographic So
ciety Wednesday at 8:15 pm. will
feature talk and demonstration
by Miss Grace Hooper. an editor
Of the Camera, on tabletop pho
Biography. Miss Hooper will also
criticize and discuss competition
prints. Members should bring
their cameras and tripods for the
occasion. The meeting will take
place in the auditorium of the
Arts and Industries Building OF
the Smithsonian Institution
Tenth street and Constitution
avenue.
Mrs. c. A. Briggs. chairman OF
the Special Activities Committee
has arranged for admission OF
members to the main conservatory
Of the Botanic Gardens, First and
Canal streets S.W.. next Saturday
between IL and 2::30 pm. to photo
graph the poinsettias which will
be at their peak at that time
Further information may be OBJ
tanned by calling Mrs. Briggs al
Randolph $685..
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

Pare Boy for King Arthur, by
Eugenia Stone. (Wilcox & Fol-
lett; $2.50.)-Tor is q young peas
ant lad who loses favor in King
Arthur's court and must win the
right to return to the life he loves.
Illustrated in black and white. this
book is for children 8 years and
older.
Mercy Hicks, by Charlotte jack
son. Dodd, Mead b Co.: $2.75.)
"A love and adventure story for
older girls. Mercy Hicks, 15-year-
old daughter of a sea captain. lives
near the port of Monterey in the
early 10th century. The Cali
fornia background Of the story Is
faithful to the period.
The Davenports and Cherry Pie,
by Alice Dalgliesh (Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons; $2.50)-The Daven-
ports are q large Connecticut
family who receive aid in their
television show by visiting poodle
named Cherry. Illustrated.
The Amazing Journey OF David
Ingram, by Eric p. Kelly Qippin-
colt; $2.50)-A story OF three
young Englishmen who crossed the
ocean to land midst the hostile
Spanish In Mexico. and Their
journey through Indian country tc
Canada. Based on the original
story as told by David Ingram.
Candy, by Robb White Double-
day; $2.50)-The sailing adven-
lures Of a young girl of the coast
of Florida, and her search for q
home for a helpless young friend
Illustrated.
Berthe Makes A Break, by Henry
Gregor Felsen (Dutton; $3.50
Another of the series about this
chubby hero, the author tells OF
the humor and pathos Of Bertie's
try at being a businessman. For
the young teen-ager group. Illus
trateQ.
Our Town Has A Circus, by
Marie McSwigan Dutton; $500
"A story Of the gaiety and excit-
ment when a circus comes to. a
small town. All the colorful men,
bers Of typical circus group are
nicely illustrated by Peter Bur-
chard.
Frederic Chopin, Son OF Poland
by Opal Wheeler (Dutton; $2.75)
An excellent biography Of one
Of the worlds great artists, thia
work deals with Chopin's later
years In the capitals Of Europe
Illustrations depict the dress and
customs Of that time.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

|ise McLuckie: Thursday, Star
Point Society, with Mrs. Esther
Willer.
Bethlehem-Tuesday. reception
for officers; Thursday, Home Board
Christmas party with the asso-
ciate matron.
Harmony installed Mrs. Edna
w. Myers, matron: Mr.. Wesley A.
Coote. patron; Mrs. Margaret L.
Nagle, associate matron; Mr..
Francis G. Morrison, associate
patron: Mrs. Ada L. Toombs, sec
retary; Mrs. Anne D. Potter. treas
urer: Mrs. Mary Ellen McCorkle,
conductress: Mrs. Marye M. Muir
ray, associate conductress; Mrs.
Ada s. Wollett, chaplain; Mrs.
Neva M. Grant, marshal: Mrs.
Daisy B. Rees, organist; Mrs.
Adelia Myers, Ada; Miss Mildred
Crump, Ruth; Mrs. Thelma c.
Bussard, Esther; Miss Gertrude
Talbert. Martha; Mrs. Edith L.
Coote, Electa; Miss Louise T.
McDevitt, warder; Cassie Blanken-
ship, sentinel; Mrs. Anne D. Pot
ter, representative to Masonic and
Eastern Star Home.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
The Lord Spoke
Prize Contribution
by Anna Jeon Gosnell, II
Anoeestia High School

Anoee.tio High School
Christmas-the earth is hushed
and still.
Christmas-the Lord God speaks
His will:
"Go down to earth, today, My
Son;
Go down, and let Thy life's span
run. .s. -.
Teach men how to love the One.
"Go down a babe, and grow to
a man;
And help the people all You can.
Teach them how to live and
love,
And how to be like the angels
above.
Then, truly. they will know Our
love.
"Go down, My Son, and give
men peace,
Until they learn that wars must
cease.
Go down and teach them how
to pray,
And how to live from day to day.
Guide them on their homeward
way"
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Uncle Rays
Corner
-By Ramon Coffman.

A famous man of ancient time
was q Greek who made far trav
els and wrote down things he say
and heard. His name was Herod
otus, and he Is known as 9TH
father Of history" In tellin
about the religion Of the Persians
he wrote words with this mean
ing:
"The Persians do not have
temples or affairs. 1t IL their
custom to 20 to high parts Of
mountains and there to offer
sacrifice to the sky god.
"They also offer sacrifice to
the sun and moon, to the earth,
to fire, to water and to the
winds. These are the only truly
Persian gods, but they also
have . goddess named Mira
whom they borrowed from the
Arabians and Assyrians.
'When q Persian wishes to
offer sacrifice he takes his vic
tim to . plot Of ground which
is clear and clean. Then he
cuts the animal into pieces and
boils the flesh, which he lays
on . bed Of clover or other
tender herbaxe. When all Is
ready . magi comes forward
and chants . hymn which tells
about the beginning Of the
gods.
"The person who offers .
sacrifice is not allowed to pray
for himself alone. He must
pray for the welfare Of the
king and for blessings ON all
the people Of Persia"
When the Greek writer spoke O.
"a magi," he meant . Persian
priest. There were thousands O
magi In the Persian Empire ant
they were looked upon as eth
most learned Of the people ant
the keepers Of sacred things.
People would not set out on a lonl
journey, or go ahead with an.
other important action, withou
first asking their advice. If tn
magi said mo-" the deed woul,
not be done. The priests ha,
charge of teaching, young prince
and even the king listened to thei
words.
That was how things were whel
the Persian Empire was In 1t
time of glory. In later times tn
magi lost much Of their powe
and came to be jugglers, FORUM
tellers and workers Of magic trick,
Our word magic" came from tn
name "magi."
The greatest leader Of the oil
Persian religion was Zoroaster, o
"Zarathustra." He lived abou
$500 years ago. and some say tina
he was the first magi. His mai
teaching was about . god calle'
Ormazd or Magda. At this da
his religion is followed by peopl
called Parsees, who live In certail
parts of Persia and in the Bomba
region of India.
Most Persians Of the presen
time, however. have given up tn
old religion. They now follow tn
Mohammedan faith,
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Square Dancing
Becomes Popular
In Cool Weather
Prise Contribution
By Borbro Thompson, II
Montgomery BIoir High School

Square dancing, an old Amer
lean favorite, is back in full swing.
With the advent of cooler wealth
er, the folks are ready to "do-si-
do" Not that square dancing is
merely a cold-weather sport, but
If you've ever done any, you know
that it can get powerful warm
doing that "swing your partner,
and four hands round"
Though you think of square
dancing as real American pas
time, most Of these dances came
over from Europe with the first
settlers. and were changed to suit
time and place. The Texas
polka" probably came from a
Scandinavian country. I heard
the other night that the Shawnee
Indians did the first jitterbug
steps.
A fiddle and a guitar are neces-
sary instruments that go with
square dancing. but there are
many variations. The band I
play with has a fiddle, a bass and
three guitars. There are some
bands that use accordions, ban
jos. drums, harmonicas, pianos,
and even trumpets, trombones
and other instruments.
Incidentally, there is a differ
ence between a fiddler" and a
person who plays the violin. A
violin is tucked in under the chin,
but fiddle is braced against the
fiddlers chest and held in the
crook of his elbow. A long time
ago they had the fiddler, and a
man who held two sticks, some
what like drumsticks. and beat on
the fiddle to keep time while the
other fellow sawed away.
The music is fast and so are
the dances. The square" Is
formed by four couples, one
couple on each side, the boys on
the left. The head" couple have
their backs to the caller" who is
the man who calls out the steps
or the movements, such as:
Head couple lead out to the right;
Hold your darling real tight.
Suing 1Dith the couple across the
1Ddy
which means that the first couple
goes to the second couple, joins
hands and swings in a circle.
Usually the head couple does the
action first and the other couples
follow in turn, clockwise.
Contrary to many other types
Of dancing, you don't have to
know the steps to have good
time. The caller runs through
the whole dance before the music
starts. There's no sitting on the
sidelines, or feeling out of place.
for In these dances there's no
time for that. So If you want a
good time for the whole family
try q. square dance.
"Do-si-do. a little more do,
Chicken TN the bread pan, r@
Chicken in the stoDe.
Meet your partner and promenade
homer"
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Emergency Proves
Girl Can Ride Horse
Prise Contribution
By Jonie Eble, Is
Atee DsoI Junior High School


Jill, who lived with her uncle
on a ranch. had known that Bits
was the horse for her the minute
she saw the ffee-colored filly,
but Uncle Jim was arm In his
opinion that she was too young to
have a horse Of her own. Now
her uncle intended to sell Bits,
who was 2 years old, and Jill was
in despair. She was 14 now and
determined to prove to her uncle
that she was quite old enough to
care for q horse Of her own. One
day Jill's cousin Doris came to
visit. Jill wanted Doris to come
because there were few girls near
her uncle's ranch. Doris would
always do whatever Jill suggested,
but she nearly always had a mis-
hap.
The day Doris arrived, the girls
were left alone in the afternoon
and Jill suggested that they go
swimming. They were in q great
hurry, and thus it was that Jill
failed to notice her dangling shoe
string as she raced after Doris to
the stairs. Alas! At the top Of
the stairs Jill tripped. crashed
into Doris and they both fell down
the full fight. Jill picked her.
sell up, only to find that Doris
was unconscious. She carried her
cousin to the couch In the living
room and raced out to the stable,
yelling to Tim. the hired man, but
only the bare stable with empty
stalls faced her. This was Tins
day off.
Out to the pasture she raced
where Bits was grazing near the
gate. Jill knew not what to do.
Her uncle never allowed her to
go riding without permission. Jill's
mind was made up. Shed ride
Bits for DR.. Bradford and take
| the consequences. Without a Sec
ond thought, she jumped on Bits
back. In less than half an hour
DR.. Bradford and Jill raced to
the ranch house. A few minutes
later Doris arm was In a sling
and the doctor was on his way
home.
When he returned home and
learned what had happened, Jill's
uncle told her that any girl who
was quick thinking enough to de
what she had done deserved tx
own a horse. Jill was now the
happiest girl In the, world.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Photo Seminar

The United States Department
of Agriculture Graduate School
Photographic seminar will meet
Friday at 8 pm. In room 5965
of the South Building for a print
and slide clinic.
A committee consisting Of Edna
Quantrille, chairman; Moody Hall
and Gus Ledner, will report on
nomination OF officers for next
war
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Foto.Craft Club

The Twelfth Street YMCA
Foto- Graft Club will conduct the
first Of q series of workshops In
movie making Thursday at $3.50
pm. under the direction Of Rod
ney P. Savoy. Practice work will
be provided in set lighting for
indoor movie-making. Members
should bring their cameras, tri-
pods and one roll Of film. The
meeting will be in the assembly
room of the "Y," 1916 Twelfth
street NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

ity, Is then the reason for every
pictorial or portrait photograph
taken with q camera. This ap-
plies to the snapshots taken at
the beach as well as to the care
fully executed salon entry. This,
in view Of the atrocious work Of
certain amateur photographers,
may seem a strange postulate.
But, after reflection. 1t is self
evident that the work Of some
painters and other artists" is
equally offensive by recognized
standards of art appreciation.
Then. though our subconscious
is really the directing genius Of
our Photographic efforts. there are
more Immediately recognized and
practical reasons for the immense
popularity of the worlds No.
hobby. First is the ease and SIM
|plicity Of the process to the be-
ginner. Any one, even q child
can learn the rudiments and me-
chanical steps Of the initial act
Of taking a picture with q mod
ern camera in a matter Of min
utes. For this reason alone pho
Biography appeals to the LATEST.
A Tool of the Masses.
On the other hand. photography
has become a tool Of the masses
because practically no one Is
barred from its use by exhorbitant
costs. A few of the uninitiate
still choose to argue that good
photographs can only be made
with camera equipment running
into the hundreds Of dollars. This
false theory has been 80 thor
oughly disproyen on countless oc-
casions as to hardly justify q
further denial at this point.
The fact remains that If any
camera. however inexpensive and
basic Of construction, is used &C.
cording to the way it was intended
by its designer. it will produce pic
lures OF quality and beauty that
will be accepted by any panel of
salon judges. As a point in case,
some Of the best examples Of pho
tographic art viewed by the writer
have been pictures made In a
cardboard pinhole camera having
no lens at all.
Another point that has lent
impetus to the popularity Of pho
Biography is the fact that it can
not only pay It's own way as a
hobby but actually. where the
photographer is serious and skilled
in his approach to the problems
involved, turn in a handsome
profit. There are so many sources
OF revenue open to the lobbyist
photographer that 1t would be i'm
practical to list them in this space.
AS one example, the Universal
Photo Almanac. Falk Publishing
Co., New York, lists over 1000
individual buyers of photographs
IN its market guide. These pur-
chasers are actively seeking pic
lures ranging in subject matter
from agricultural scenes to tray
el shots. This market is wide
open to practically every form of
Photographic record from black
and white prints and Transparent
cies to color slides and prints.
For those who have not vet
had their fling at photography we
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Old Dominion Club

The Old Dominion Camera
Club of Arlington will meet to-
morrow evening at z o'clock for q
dinner and showing Of Govern
ment films at the Evans Coffee
Shop, Alto Lee highway. At the
last meeting, Betty Carpenter was
awarded top honors for her print.
Tender Care" The print rated
s points under the club system
Of point awards.
Glen Turner of Springville.
Utah, a Brigham Young Univer-
sity art instructor, won the Hiram
Penny Maxim Award for 194s
with an 8-mm. Kodachrome fan
tasy production, "One Summer
Day" It was his first filming
contest.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
- Camera Angles
By Alexander J. Wedderburn
Curator Of Photography
The Smithsonian institution

will admit there are q few
people in this country who do not
own cameras and who have not
seriously considered taking up
photography as q hobby. But these
few people are as rare as Z frigid
day in July. I feel sure that q
survey would reveal that almost
every American family will own
at least one camera addict, with
other members Of the group af-
fected in some degree.
There are good and ample rea-
sons why photography has taken
sue ha firm and unyielding hold
upon the everyday life and Gus
toms Of the people regardless Of
station or degree Of afnuency.
At the root is the human and
natural desire for a means Of
artistic self-expression. From time
immemorial members Of the hu-
man race have answered the urge
to express their impressions and
record for posterity scenes and
happenings of their own expert
ence through one medium or an
other. In the beginning, this
urge was evidenced by the crude
drawings Of the cave dwellers.
Over the centuries this practice
evolved praduallv and became
what We now acknowledge as
forms of the fine and graphic
arts. This includes oil and water
color paintings. pencil or crayon
sketches, etchings. etc. But these
various means Of self-expression
were beyond the reach Of the
masses for the primary reason
that skill and natural ability were
required to execute q faithful. or
even imaginary. representation OF
subject matter worth recording.
Along Came Photography.
Then, a little more than 100
years ago, along came photogra-
ply. And what a profound change
in the way of life 1t made. Al
most overnight 1t became every
mans medium Of artistic SELF
expression. At last, after CEN
turies of mute awaiting, the man
who could sense and appreciate
the beauties Of q scene, and who
had an instructive feeling for COM
position and lighting. yet had not
the talent to express himself
through the fine or graphic arts,
could now avail himself Of q
means of self-expression, mechan-
ical though it might be.
This sometimes unrecognEed
sense Of appreciation for things
beautiful or things bizarre, coll
pied with the instructive desire to
record and perpetuate for poster
Evening star., 1949-12-11

o. C | o C K . Mr..
Landow. grad
uate of Balti-
more Poly -
technic Insti-
tute a n d Uni
versity Of Roch-
ester will speak
on "The Practi-
cal Applications
Of Some Latent
Image Theor-
les"
The talk will
be in the nature
Of a brief resu-
~aa Af %hA 1otact
Evening star., 1949-12-11

Bobby Bergnes 22 months DID, cautiously mounts hobby
horse at the Santa Claus Club nc OF Kansas CITY, No. 0hs
William D,oye founder OF tho club lends moral support
Bobby young IN loue uth his 5ob He tests all rem
ouated riding before they sent to needy children
throughout the city, The club operates the around
and supported entirely by roluntee contributions and voun
teer labor. Wide World Photo.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
About Oil

About Oil
Madison, Wis, has the largest
percentage of home oil furnaces
of any city in the world.
Approximately per cent OF the
crude oil refined in the United
States Is made into kerosene.
- &
Consumption Of diesel oil in the
United States has trebled since
1941.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Landow to Speak
To Engineer Group
Tomorrow Night

Bernard Landow of the Bingh-
anton Office of Ansco will ad-
dress the Society Of Photographic
Engineers tomorrow evening at 8
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Photographic Notes

A gadget which enables the
picture -taker to get into the pic
ture by delaying the shutter trip
up to 10 seconds, is marketed
by Eastman as an auxiliary for
cameras not equipped with self
timers.
Data on indoor picture light
ming is contained in a booklet
issued by Victor (the James H.
Smith & Sons Corp. Of Griffith,
Ind0.
California judges sitting In con-
ference. have banned photogra-
pliers from courtroom sessions In
the State.
Berenice Abbott has 10 photo
graphs in a pictorial book.
I"Greenwich Village" tHarper &
Bros, So. accompanied by Henry
w. Lanier's broad history of that
colorful New York district.
A color correction filter for
outdoor color shots when at
mospheric conditions lend blu
ish tinge is an Eastman product,
known as the slylight filter, avail
able in five series numbers.
E. Leitz, Inc, Of New York,
agent for Leica. has tandem,
using two Leicas in synchroniza-
tion. Color and black and white
can be made simultaneously. or
stereoscopic views In either color
or monochrome.
Graflex. Inc. has q spring kit
which permits use Of the Graphic
roll holder on Pacemaker % and
miniature Graphics having Gra-
phic backs. It replaces the focus
ing panel. "
John Pemstein, Army Air Forces
photographer for many years and
graduate of the Air Forces Pho
Biography School, has set up q
repair shop in the Fred S. Gich-
ner Iron Works Building. Twenty
fourth and M streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

Data on indoor picture light
ming is contained in a booklet
issued by Victor (the James H
Smith & Sons Corp. Of Griffith,
Ind).
Evening star., 1949-12-11

California judges sitting In con-
ference. have banned photogra-
pliers from courtroom sessions IN
the State.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

shredded break. The entire loaf u
brown, although the top may be
somewhat deeper in color than the
sides and bottom.
The crumb of good bread is silky
in appearance, uniformly creamy
white in color, and reasonably fine
and ever in grain. The combina-
ton of texture and grain that makes
the freshly cut surface of bread feel
velvety or silky to the touch is
called pile"
Good bread tastes good. It has a
somewhat bland flavor, yet at the
same time the delicious indescrib-
ably flavor of wheat. Because flavor
and texture are so closely related,
and because the sensation of taste
depends to such a large degree on
texture, bread is often scored for
its "eating quality rather than for
taste or flavor. An experienced
judge of breads and rolls is often
heard to say, Good bread eats
good" - Clara Gerhard Snyder,
Wheat Flour Institute.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01
OPTICAL

Cut out this circle and shove
through its center a pin or a sharp
ened half wooden match stick. to
make a top.
Spin the top in one direction and
the curves will appear to move to-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01
For Children
Fun at Home
By CARLETON J. LYNDE
COLORS

/. Cut out this circle and paste
it on a cardboard circle IA inch
smaller in diameter. Shove a pin or
a sharpened half wooden match stick
through its center to make a top.
2. Spin the top slowly in one di-
rection under strong artificial light
and you will see: Pink at its center,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

ward the center. Spin it in the OPP
posite direction and the curves viii
appear to move toward the circum-
ference.
The curves appear to move be-
cause your retinae retain an image
of an object about one-tenth second
after the object has moved to a new
position. This is the basis of motion
pictures.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

Write MONTANA FARMER
STOCKMAN for information about
LOW-cOST ACCIDENT INSUR-
ANCE POLICY.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01
MEASUREMENTS

In determining O froction of q cup
of shortening, first fill the measure
with cold woter to within the want
ed fraction of being full, then drop
in enough shortening to bring the
voter level to the full cup mark;
pour off the voter ond you have
on exact measurement.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

Here's a refrigerator with all
that extra space you need for
country living-11.4 cubic
feet of cold storage from top
to toe. Big zero-zone freezer
locker for homegrown
foods; giant to keep
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

placed in q fruit ior with the top
screwed or tightly, will keep In
definitely.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01
MACHINES

otter being oiled should have blot
ting paper run through them q few
times to obsorb any excess oil.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

Bologna moy be substituted TO,
hom in mony recipes.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

Is cooked enough when 1t sheets
between the tines of O fork.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01
MILLING

The Montana Flour Mills Com
pony selects the finest wheat in
the worId-hord wheat grown in
the greet Northwest-to mill into
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-01

vegetables crisp; complete
shelf adjustability to accom-
modate large ~watermelons,
bottles, turkeys; new odor-
proof removable snack box
to keep cheese. butter and
lunch materials handy.