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Evening star., 1950-04-21
Power Squadron Commander
Learned to Swim to Get Boat

Dad said the day I could dive
of the end Of the dock and swim
I'd get a motorboat."
James (Alex) Gregory. newly
elected commander of Potomac
River Power Squadron. who was
II years old at the time, promptly
took swimming lessons and be-
came the owner Of 2l-foot mo-
torboat the same year.
That was 80 years ago, and
today his enthusiasm for boating
shows no sign Of abating. He
has owned seven boats in that
period.
Ironically. however, Gregory
has been so busy with power
squadron matters in the last sew
eral years he is not now a boat
owner.
For two years after the war he
served as chairman Of the impor-
tant local board Of admissions
of the squadron. Last year he
was squadron lieutenant COM
mander, and this week, at meet
ing in Capital Yacht Club. he was
selected as commander. He and
the other new officers assume Of
flee June 20.
The name Gregory has been
very much a part of the boating
scene here since World War ]
when his father. the late Alex
ander H. Gregory, formed Greg
ory's Boat Yard at Sixth and N
streets S.W. Later the firm
moved to it's present location at
Maine avenue and Ninth street.
Alex recalled the other day
cruising single handed in that
first boat some Is miles down the
Potomac. Powered with a one
cylinder engine, it wasn't noted
for speed. But that was before
the day of 18-knot, streamlined
Evening star., 1950-04-21

When 1t occurs, the rush Tor boats
at the bay resorts will begin.
All of which brings up the
question of rates on boats for
various types of fishing. We've
heard a lot of gripping in the last
few years about high party boat
rentals. Actually. balanced
against the cost of other serv-
ices, they are not at all unreason.
able. in fact quite the contrary
in our opinion.
Evening star., 1950-04-21
Fitting-Out Party
On Top Tonight

A fitting -out party will be
held by Potomac River Power
Squadron at $50 o'clock to-
night in the Corinthian Yacht
Club.
Members and their guests
have been requested to come
rugged in their fitting-out
clothes. There will be q prize
for the most appropriately
costumed couple.
The squadron's own orcheS-
ira will play dance music.
Evening star., 1950-04-21

the spring and fall champion
ships here last year and would
like TO make 1t three in a row.
Other schools racing are Hobart.
also q strong contender: Hofstra.
Adelphi and Lehigh. Sailors
compete In l2-foot decked
dinghy.
Three Washington yachts cruise
in company this week end for
their summer base on Rhode
River. home Of West River Yacht
Club. They are Past Commodore
Bill Fithian's 32-foot Truscott
cruiser Naihttf. Past Commodore
Roy Crockett's 42-foot Chris Craft
Carolyn. and r. Wesley Shades
2S-foot Truscott.
The club has a small house and
docks on Cadle Greek. It's q quiet
hideaway Of Rhode River.
Evening star., 1950-04-21

Georgetown University shippers
leave today for Ithaca. N. Y. with
high hopes of retaining the asso-
ciate member championships Of
the intercollegiate Yacht Racing
Association. Their strongest COM
petition on Cayuga Lake tomor-
row and Sunday probably will be
Maryland University's team Of
Jack Martin and Bob Clagett.
The Hoya sailors are Chet Peet
of Larchmont, Bud Rohrer Of
Rochester. Mike Igoe and Frank
Flaherty Of Chicago and John
Mccarthy Of Boston. They won
Evening star., 1950-03-19
DOROTHY DRAPER tells:
when Not To Be Frank
kARSH

wouldn't be attractive?" That will show
real interest; the hostess may take you up on
it or not and she won't be angry as she might
be if you'd said, II don't like this color COM
bination. Why didn't you get pink cur
tains?"
Don't be the one who shifts at low-budget
decoration. Any woman who has done her
home effectively within limited means de-
serves to be congratulated.
lF YOUR advice is asked before the final de-
cisions are made, and you feel the person
really wants to know what you think, speak
up. But if the damage is done, there's no
point in making anyone unhappy with her
choices. You don't have to 60 into raptures,
but you can say, How NICE" lingering
new fabric, you might ask, rs this yarn or
is it mixed with nylon?"
You don't have to be blatantly hypocriti-
cal, either There is always something to be
admired, even in the ugliest room. Concen-
trate on that. Today's standard of taste is
so much higher than it used to be that feel
YOU will seldom find it impossible to give
honest praise.
And one more thing you might remember:
if your friends taste differs from yours, it
doesn't always, unfailingly and inevitably,
indicate that her taste is at fault.
ARE YOU A BACHELOR? Read nest
,.eek's '.Euerybody's Etiquette" by
Radio Announcer Ben Crauer on the
problems of the extra man.
Evening star., 1950-03-19

DEAR MRS. DRAPER: Do you feel it's
proper to offer criticism of a friends
new home and furnishings?
ANSWER: Like new hat, new home is
natural target for criticism. As soon as
guest enters he feels called upon to make
some comment, and often the hostess asks
for it directly with some such question as,
What do you think of my new living
room?" Questions like that always alarm
me, and since I'm professional decorator,
hear them pretty often.
The query sounds like an invitation to be
frank = but always have strong suspicion
the truth won't be welcome if it's unflatter-
ing. I've found it's best never to give criti-
cism or advice unless I'm asked for it, and
then try to give it sparingly and tactfully.
If the effect of redecorating is not good,
the guest who attempts to set her hostess
straight is treading on dangerous ground.
You're assuming responsibility you re very
apt to regret. The best thing to do, I've
always found, is to temper honesty with
strong dose of tact.
DoN'T be the person who can't be in a
room - newly done or not - without sug-
gesting that things be moved around.
If friend has an outrageous sense OF
color, you may feel it only right to put the
person on what you consider the proper
track before too much harm is done. You
might say something like this: Il wonder
if pale pink, or perhaps scarlet curtains,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10

music courses are offered. Secre-
tarial and stenographic courses
are likewise popular.
Joseph X. Strobel. director of
veterans framing ana education
service said that before approval
of any school is granted there
must be evidence to substantiate
the fact that the school has op-
Grated successfully in the state of
Ohio for a minimum period of one
year Immediately preceding the
date of application. This is a
protection to the schools, the pu-
bic and the Students said Mr.
Strobel, land assues veterans
of the best possible training in
that particular field
The Directory lists degree
granting colleges and institutes
accerdiated by the State Depart
ment of Education and the list
includes those institutions accredi-
ted for teacher training and those
which grant appropriate degrees
but do not prepare teachers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
London, Ohio

Rev. Greer S. Imbrie, Minister
The Senior Choir will practice
on Thursday evening at Z p. m.
Sunday, February II. 1880
Sunday School convenes at
9:45 a. m. for all classes. Murray
c. Lohr, Supt.
The Worship Service will be
at il a. m. The sermon subject
will be What Doth The Lord Re-
quire OF Thee?" For the anthem,
the Senior Choir will sing Come,
My Soul, Thou Must Be Waking"
by Franz. For the organ select
ions, Mrs. William Ensley will
play Steal Away" and Deep
Spirituals, Melody by
Cadman, and "Allergo Jubilant"
by Milligan. There is a nursery
for small children during the wor
ship service.
The Senior Choir and minister
will conduct the service at 2 p. m.
at the London Prison Farm.
The Westminster Fellowship
CIR High, Sr High will meet at
the church from $50 to 7:30 pm.
on Sunday. Hostesses-Mrs. w.
Hume, Mrs. A. w Barr The
movie "The Carver Story" will
be shown to both groups.
The Monthly Family Night will
oe on Wednesday, February Is,
beginning with a cover-dish at
$50. The speaker, Mrs. H. X.
Baker, of Fairborn, Ohio, recent
ly returned from the faculty of
the Institute for Educational
Leadership at Tokyo University
and will speak on Stories From
Japan"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
Valley Forge June %.

Valley Forge June %.
Scout officials of the Central
Ohio Colincff have eSs~4eHph
that the deadline for registrat-
ions for the National Jamboree
is February Is. Forty thousand
scouts are expected to attend the
Jamboree.
The Scouts will go to Camp
Lazarus June "a for pre-Jamboree
training and will break camp
June 27 in preparation for the
trip to Valley Forge by special
train.
They will see the President OF
the United States; visit Philadel-
phia and Independence Hall and
see The Liberty Bell At Valley
Forge they will see the Inner
Rifle Pit, The Sterling Redoubt
and Washingtors pEii tent.
After closing ceremonies July
6 the Scouts will travel through
Pennsylvania along the trails
followed by Washington, Forbes,
and Braddock to arrive in CO.
lumbus July 9.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10

The Senior Lutheran League
meets at $50 p. m. in the par
sonage with Judy Hill as topic
leader. The Junior Luther
League meets at $50 p. m. in the
Parish Hall with Phyllis Baker
as leader. Both groups will meet
together at 7:30 p. m for a val
entine party
The Church Council meets
Monday at 500 p. M. in the
study
Adult instruction class next
Tuesday at 500 p. m. in the
study, the topic: "A. D."
The Dorcas Society meets next
Wednesday at 200 p. m. at the
home Of Mrs. Beatrice Scheel, l32
North Oak Street.
Bible Study is next Wednesday
at 500 p. M in the Parish Hall,
Exodus 30-40.
Choir Practice every Thursday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10

jects that may be studied in the
private and proprietary schools
of Ohio.
DR.. Clyde Hissong, state dir
ector of education, emphasized
the fact that this directory is a
compilation of the educational in
stitutions approved by the State
Department of Education, Vet
Grams training and education
service, the approval agency with
in the state of Ohio as qualified
and equipped to conduct training
under Public Law 346.
The variety of approved courses
is indicated in the following: a
graduate course in allergy, prof
essional dressmaking, tailoring
and costume design, mortuary
course, advertising, layout, photo
graphy and commercial art, meat
cutting and merchandising, speech
correction, neon tube bending,
cartooning, realistic oil painting
and tinting, horology (watch max
ing), psychoanalysis, swedish
massage, dental anesthesia, the
ater, radio and television, pen
manship and engrossing, neurop-
anthology and neurology, automo-
bile driver training and many
others.
A quick glance through the list
of approved private and proprie-
tary schools show that there are
more schools approved for private
and commercial pilot training than
any other subject. All kinds of
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
ssTHE METHODIST CHURCH
Arthur Nj. Shenefeit, Minister
[ Iondor Ohio

London, Ohio
The Sunday Morning Worship
Service will be conducted at 9:45
with the Organ Prelude beginning
at $50 The Wesley Foundation
Deputation Team of Methodist
students from Ohio State will be
guests OF the congregation and
conduct a large part of the SER
vice.
A trio of students will sing a
special number. One of the men
will speak to the children and
two of the students will take the
place of the sermon in speaking
of Student Summer Service" and
Your Church at Work on the
Campus, Mary Foster of this
Church and the Wesley Found
alton has arranged the deputation.
Students will speak and an
sWer questions in the Adult
Classes which follow the Worship
hour. The organ selections will
include the following: "Lachfy-
mae Paran' by Dowland; Alleg-
retto' by Nichelmann; "Andante
in F. by Smart; and "Andante
POGO Tranquillo" by Hollins.
WSCS Circle No 2 meets at
home of Mrs. Albert Mountain
Washington Avenue, Tuesday
evening 7.30
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
THE METHODIST CHURCH,
Sedalia- Newport Charge

j. A. Thornton, Minister
Address Sedalia Phone 3241
Services for Sunday February
twelfth 1850.
Newport Church School 10 a. m.
Worship Service Newport L
Sedalia Church School 10 a. m.
a. m. DR.. Geo. M. Wilson, Super
intendent of the Chillicothe Dis
trict will be guest minister and
will conduct the fourth quarterly
conference in connection with the
service. There will be reception
of members and The Lords Sup
per will be administered in dedi-
cation of the new communion
altar and table. This conference
IS for the whole charge.
DR.. Wilson has been designated
as Alumnus of the Year by his
alma mater Bowling Green State
University. NJ. Y. F. will hold the
regular bi-weekly meeting in the
evening.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
LAFAYETTE AND
SUM MERFORD METHODIST
Harry n. Hitch, Pastor

Lafayette
Eyler Andrews, Supterinten-
dent.
Worship e:15
Sunday School HOO.
Prayer Service Wednesday
evening 7:30.
Summerford-
Sanford Lacey, Superintendent
Sunday School 1000.
Worship 11:00.
Prayer Service Thursday even
ing 7:30.
Lafayette WCTU at parsonage
200 p. m.
Mrs. Rothwel's S. S. Class at
Mrs. Branford Gist's home Friday
evening.
Race Relations Day to be OBJ
served Sunday. Special offering
to be taken.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Negro History Day

$50 a. m. Sunday School, Rob-
ert Wilson, Supt.
II a. m. Sermon by Pastor.
Music by Gospel Choir.
3 p. m. Rev. ]. p. Wilson and
Choir of Urbancrest will be with
us.
Program for this service fol-
lows: National Negro Anthem,
Prayer by Rev. Robert Wilson
Music by Grbancrest Choir, Read
ing, Mrs. Elizabeth McNeal, Solo
by Mrs. Fern Henderson accomp-
anied by Marcea Pollard. Piano
selection Miss Gloria Jean Brown,
Song Urbancrest Choir. Sermon
Rev. j. P. Wilson, Offering. Song
by Urbancrest Choir. Benediction.
Prayer service Wednesday 7:30
pm.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
CHURCH IN PERFECT
FELLOWSHIP

Tradersville, Ohio
Rev. Curtiss B. StultZ
Sunday school 1000 a. m.
Mrs. Grace Watson, Supt
Morning Worship HOO a. m.
Young Peoples meeting Sunday
evening Ills p. m. Leaders Mrs.
Freda Smith and Miss Pearlie
Pitts.
Evening Worship 7:45 p. M.
Midweek prayer services Thurs
day evening 7:45 p. m.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Kenneth r. Peck, Layreader

$50 Church School.
10:45 Morning Prayer and
sermon.
Sunday, February 10, the Ven
cradle William Crittenden will
be celebrant for Holy Communion.
Choir practice every Wednes-
day night at Z D. m.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
100 S. London Street
Mt. Sterling, Ohio
c.. c. Reed, Minister

u. I. ReeQ, Minister
Sunday Feb. II, Sunday School,
$50.
Divine Worship, 1870, Theme,
Lincoln Friend of God and Man. !"
This is Scout Sunday and the Boy
Scouts and Scouters will be in
the service.
Junior Church, kindergarten
and Nursery, 10:30 s -
Youth Fellowship, $50 to 8:45
Wednesday Feb. Is is FAMILY
NIGHT. Covered Dish Supper at
$50. Speaker, Winston w HILL
Attorney, City Manager i'd
teacher of the Mems Class in the
Methodist Church at Washing
ton c. H..
Nursery for children.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
Scouts Register
By February IS

William c. Holton, London
Scoutmaster will be one of the
leaders in charge of the scouts
from the Madison county area
going with the 200 from the Cen
trail Ohio Council area to the Ma
tional Boy Scout Jamboree at
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10

Someone saii to Foreign Minis
ter Andrel Vishinsky: Il suppose
Soviet Russia will be planning an
invasion of Mars any day now?"
Replied Vishinsky, laughingly:
No indeed, Mars is on our side"
pessimist forgets to laugh.-Ray
Portland Oregonian.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
Church of Christ in
Christian Union
C. n. Rice, Minister

Z. n. NICE, WInIsItT
9:30 a. m. Sunday School lesson.
Topic: The Gospel moves West
ward
Mr.. Churlus Grove, Supt
1890 a. m. Morning Worship.
7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service.
Wednesday 7:30 p. m. mid
week Prayer Service.
Thursday 7:3O p. m. Choir
Practice.
Friday 2:30 p. m. Ladies prayer
band.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
ST. JOHNS EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
Lawrence r. Rugh, Student
Supply

$50 Church School, Maynard
Shasteen, acting Supt.
1920 Worship service. The Ser
mon topic is: Which Soil Are
You" The children's sermon
topic is Getting Ready
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
New Directory On
Training For Vets

A new directory of institutional
training facilities for veterans
training and education service
shows an amazing variety of SUBJ
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10

from Springfield and his Choir
with an accomplished saxophonist
will be with us.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
LILLY CHAPEL METHODS
PARISH
j. G. Deeds, Pastor

Lilly Chapel Sunday school $3.50
Mrs. ]. G. Deeds, Supt.
Worship service, 1920. Sermon
subject: Our Faith In Love. >
Big Plain Sunday school, $50.
OriNI Cummin. Superintendent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
News Of the Churches

Georgesville Sunday school,
$50. Mrs. Myers, Superintendent.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-02-10
ST. PAUL A. M. e. CHURCH
Rev. Vance D. SheIto, Pastor

Supt Ernest H. Lowery.
$50 a. M Sunday School.
HOO a. m.-Allen Day program
by the Sunday School. Rev. Moore
of Springfield guest speaker.
$50 p. m. Rev. n. L. Biddell
Evening star., 1950-09-18

feeding domestic animals" Man
geoire stems in the French verb
manger, ito eat," pronounced
nah (n) -zHAY, (n) indicating the
French nasal sound.
It is interesting to note that the
English noun, manger, feed
trough" and the French verb
manger, "to eat" have the same
spelling but different meanings and
pronunciationS. The transforma-
tion of the French mangeoire into
the English noun gave our language
a lovely word without which the
Christmas story would lose some of
its poetic beauty. In illustration,
substitute the harsh Anglo-Saxon
feed trough" for manger in these
familiar verses from the second
chapter of Luke:
And she brought forth her first
born son, and wrapped Him in
swaddling clothes, and laid Him
in manger; because there was no
room for them in the inn.
And this shall be sign unto you:
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in
manger. X
And they came with haste. and
Evening star., 1950-09-18
7 axe Ny Word for 1t
O.. Eel
What's the Origin2

Q. Is there a name for the, toy
like reproductions of the manger
scene which are seen in churches
and other places during the holi-
days?-Mrs. T. w.
A. The correct name is creche,
pronounced: kraysh; or: kresh, to
rhyme with fresh"
Creche is a French word which
means, "a manger; a day nursery
for very young children" The term
creche for day nursery is customary
in England. But in America the
term day nursery is universal.
Creche is used only to designate
the small reproductions of the
manger scene.
It is said that the custom of dis
playing creches at Christmas was
introduced in Latin churches by st.
Francis of Assist -SEE-zee)
italian friar who founded the order
of Franciscans in the 18th century.
The English word manger is from
the French mangeoire, "a trough for
Evening star., 1950-09-18
What do Vol hid2
Uncle Ruy's Corner

The place now known as Mexico
City, or Mexico, D. F., existed for
centuries before the Spaniards
under Cortez reached it more than
400 years ago. 1t was the chief
center of Aztec power.
An Indian legend is meant to-
explain how the location was
chosen for Mexico City. The leg
end says that a warrior was told
to look for "a place where an
eagle was eating a snake while
perching on cactus"
The warrior succeeded in his
quest df we could believe the
Legend and a monument in the
shape of a small pyramid has been
built in memory of the supposed
event. At the top of the little pyr-
amid is a statue of an eagle on a
cactus, with a snake in its beak.
Eagles are among the few kinds
of birds which dare to seize
snakes. The snakes which they
take care of are rather small.
Over in Africa there are birds
which capture much larger snakes
Known as secretary birds, they are
famed for the way they destroy
venomous serpents.
After spying a snake, a secre-
tary bird will rush to the attack.
The snake may strike at its enemy,
but the bird knows how to take
blow on its outspread wing with
out harm to itself. Selling the
snake, it may fly high into the air.
Then the snake is dropped to the
ground below, usually dying from
the fall. The secretary bird comes
down, and has feast-of a sort.
Among animals, there are few
kinds which destroy snakes. These
include swine. Many areas have
been freed from rattlers by swine
which were set free to roam about.
The mongoose is another enemy
of snakes. 1t is a clever, fast
moving animal In India, it's native
home, it does battle with the dan
gerous cobra, and usually wins.
Several pairs of these animals
were set loose on Jamaica. In the
course of the years, they cut
down the number of snakes and
rats on the island. Looking around
for other food, they started rob-
bing the nests of birds and even
attacked dogs and cats.
Facts about Mexico's people and their
Evening star., 1950-09-18
Answer to PERGOLA.

Pale, page, pare. parole, peal,
pear, pearl, plea, pole, pore, polar,
earl, rale rage, regal, reap, real,
role. rope, gale, cape, gaoler, geal,
gear, glare, goal, gore, grope,
grape, ogre, ogle, opal, opera, oral,
lager, large, largo, leap, lope, loge,
lore, ager, aloe, aper.
Evening star., 1950-09-18
@. AS South Vol hold.

@. 5As South you hold:
KQJ952 "a HAKQJ -
The bidding has proceeded:
East. South.
hport
Evening star., 1950-09-18
Word Come
Find 20 or more words in
RICHNESS.

meaning, wealth; aff1uence." Av-
erage is q; limit, 20 minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four
or more letters. Words which ac-
quire four letters by the addition
of s." such as bats" "cats," are
not used. Only one form of a
word is used. Proper names are
not used. A list will be published
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-09-18

found Mary, and Joseph, and the
baby lying in manger.
"Manger' was Indeed q happy
choice. 4
Evening star., 1950-09-18
FOR Parents By Edyth Thomos WoIloes

Mother-Doctor, will you test
Mary's hearing? Her teacher
thinks her hearing is defective and
we want to do all we can to help
heqA