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Evening star., 1950-07-10
Engagements
Announced

Mrs. Addams Stratton McAllis-
ter announces the engagement Of
her daughter. Miss Lydia Addams
McAllister, to Mr.. Hall Preston
Mefford, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fen
nell Mefford, Clearwater Park.
Covington, Va.
Miss McAllister is the daughter
of the late DR.. McAllister, who
was assistant director of the Blu
reau of Standards for many years
She was graduated in June
from Randolph-Macon Women's
College, where she belonged to
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. E
Mr.. Mefford served two years
in the Navy during the war and
was graduated in June from Ran
dolph- Macon, where he was q
member of Beta Beta Beta bio
logical fraternity, Phi Kappa Sig
ma, and B.L.A.K.I., secret society
At present he is at the University
Of Miami doing postgraduate work
in marine biology.
The wedding will take place In
August at Rose Dale, Covington,
Mrs. McAllister's present home.
II y II
Miss Helene Haines' mother.
Mrs. George Haines, announces
her daughters engagement to Mr..
j. Edward Schoonover, son of
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Schoonover.
Miss Haines attends the Uni
versity of Maryland, and Mr..
Schoonover attends George WASH
ington University, and is a mem
Der OF Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1950-07-10

Miss Constance Edna Tashof,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan P.
Tashof, Chevy Chase, became the
bride of Mr.. Horace Wright Bern
ton. son of Mrs. Harry S. Bernton,
at 4 o'clock yesterday. The cere-
mony was held at the home of
the brides parents. with Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld officiating.
Miss JEANNE Harris of Chicago
was maid Of honor. and the matron
of honor was Mrs. William Bern
ton, sister -in-law of the BRIDE
groom. Mr.. William Bernton was
best man for his brother and Mr..
Jesse I. Miller, jr.. acted as usher.
After a reception, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernton left for Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Bernton attended Connecti-
cut College for Women and Mr..
Benton is a medical student at
Georgetown University. They will
be at home in the late summer at
Alban Towers.
Evening star., 1950-07-10

Miss Barbara Lee O'Hare,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Edward
o. O'Hare of Chevy Chase, Md.
was married yesterday to Mr.. Rob-
ert Mckenzie Shaw, jr.. son Of
Col. and Mrs. Robert Mckenzie
Shaw of Falls Church. Va. The
ceremony took place at the
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment, the Rev. E. Carl Lyon Of
f1ciating.
Miss Virginia Galliher was the
brides only attendant and Mr..
Irving Byers was best man.
After a wedding reception at the
home Of the bride, the couple left
on a trip through the South. They
will make their home in Falls
Church.
Evening star., 1950-07-10

York just counts the noses inside
the city limits. If New York to-
tailed up its metropolitan area it
would zoom ahead of London with
the whopping figure of 15,540, ,697.
The New York metropolitan
area includes the big city itself.
plus four New York and eight
New Jersey counties.
Evening star., 1950-07-10
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. B-3


settled the argument once and
for all. but it didn't.
London-that is, Greater Lon
don-claims 8,203,942 people. The
city itself has about 4 million.
The new census figures give
New York 7,841 $40. or about AGO.
900 short of the London total.
But London counts it's en-
tire metropolitan area, while New
Evening star., 1950-07-10
Farm Wife Puts Plaque
Where Army Flyers Died
BY the Assoeiqted Press

CLINTON, Ill.-On the night of
February 5. 1943, an Army plane
crashed on the John A. Gibson
farm. Five officers and men were
killed.
Mrs. Gibson decided that they
should not be forgotten. She put
up homemade plaque bearing
their names at the scene of their
deaths. Each Fourth of July.
Armistice Day and Memorial Day.
she places five flags in a half circle
about the plaque and lays a bou-
uuet in the center.
Evening star., 1950-07-10

Of interest here and in Mas
sachusetts is the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Jo-Ann
Mercer Lindsey. daughter of Mrs.
K. Mercer Lindsey, and Mr.. Roger
Sherman Gray, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Gray of Winthrop,
Mass.
Miss Lindsey is graduate OF
the Katherine Gibbs School 0:
Providence, R. l.. and Mr.. Gray
attended Muhlenberg College
Pennsylvania. No date has beer
set for the wedding.
Evening star., 1950-07-10
Maj. Lonond
To Join Family

Maj. John B. Lamond, Army
Medical Center post engineer, will
leave shortly 20 join Mrs. Lamond
and their two children, who are
visiting at her family home,
Monkcreg Farm, in Haddington
Scotland,
Returning to the States about
August Is. Maj. Lamond and his
family will proceed to Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans., where he will at
tend the General Staff School.
Evening star., 1950-07-10
Census Fails to End
New York-London
Population Dispute
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 10.-Which
is bigger-New York or London?
It all depends on how you look
at it.
The 1850 census might have
Evening star., 1950-07-10
Emily Post

Many a family disagreement
probably has resulted from this
misunderstanding. MY husband
objects to holding my umbrella
over me, which I insist every gen.
tleman walking on the street with
a lady would do. He says he
doesn't mind not sharing my UNI
brella but he thinks as long as
1t is not large enough to keep
both of us dry I should hold it
over myself"
He Is right. Your description
suggests instead the duties of
doorman protecting a woman
from the rain. A woman holds
her own small umbrella over her
self. A mans, large enough to
keep both dry. he would hold.
She would take his bent arm to
bring them as close as possible
under the center of the umbrella.
Serving Rules
Dear Mrs. Post: Cd Should
salad fork or regular fork be used
for cake and pie? 90 II meat
is carved in the kitchen, how
should it be placed on the meat
platter-arranged in slices alone
or in slices alongside of the par
TALLY carved roast or fowl?
Answer: Cd The salad fork.
Salad and dessert forks are iden-.
tical in size. (2) It is all carved
and put on a platter; or if only
a small part of a large roast or
fowl probably will be eaten, the
slices may be placed beside the
uncarved meat.
Mons Mother
Dear Mrs. Post: What is your
opinion of a girl who is not en-
gagged to a man but knows him
fairly well Che takes her out oc-
casionally) telephoning his mother
just for a friendly conversation?
OF course, she met the mother
and liked her very much, but this
is the sole basis for her tele-
phoning.
Answer: If the mothers voice
and manner is friendly and well
coming. and in no way shows Gu
rioSity. there certainly Is no i'm
propriety in what seems to me a
very natural impulse.
Misguided Children
Dear Mrs. Post: Someone has
told my teen-age children that
you have said it was permissible
to eat chicken with the fingers. r
fear that you have been misquoted
again.
Answer: Unless they are quot
ing from a chapter or article on
"picnics," I am being misquoted.
Even at picnics. the chicken must
be cold (meaning dry and the
joints cut so as not to have to be
pulled apart.
Where should salt cellars and
pepper pots be placed on the
table? When should place cards
be used? Mrs. Post is sorry she
cannot d1,stDer personal mail,
but her ledfet ESQ giues details
for table setting and serpice.
To obtain copy, send cents
TN coin and stamped SELF
addressed envelope to her, care
OF The EDening Star. P. O. Boz
80. Station G, New York 19. NY.
lndio's Rolls Employ Million
India's railroads have 1855 loco
motives, 15.500 passenger coaches,
and 1913 900 freight cars. A mil
lion persons are ernnIovod bty tha
Evening star., 1950-07-10

The engagement of Miss Mary
Pleasant Judy of this city to Mr..
Otto Theodore Kuehster, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto w. Kuehster,
Colo, was announced by
her mother. Mrs. Hannah Judy,
Va.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Goren on Bridoe

A very neat departure from the
orthodox permitted East to defeat
an enterprising game contract at no
trump In today's hand.
This department refuses to accept
any responsibility for the bidding
sequence leading up the final con-
tract, though it is willing to engage
in a slight discussion Of the auction.
Vests opening bid Of one club does
not conform with our own practices.
Though we are quite accustomed to
the light third-hand opening and
will make such bids on II points or
even 10, our one proviso is that in
such cases third-hand bidder should
have a reasonably good suit. This Is
not the type of hand with which we
would be inclined to start q fight,
North's double, OF course, was sound.
but East's bid Of one spade Is not to
be found In our own prospectus. It
was inserted, no doubt, for the sole
purpose of confusing the opposition.
South's bid Of two no-trump
might appear to border on the fan
tastic, lacking as it does complete
stopper in either of the bid suits.
Actually, however, I am not inclined
to be critical Of it. South had passed
q hand containing IL points in high.
cards and it was incumbent upon
him to take some drastic action, for
with that much homer strength it
was a moral certainty that his side
would have sound play for game II
the best contract could be found.
Curiously enough, there was no de-
Tense that could stop four hearts,
although, to be sure, 1t would re-
quire clairvoyance to reach such q
contract. There was little doubt
that the doubler would have values
In the black suits, since the only
thing left for him to have in the led
suits was two aces, which In them
selves would be considerably short
Of take-out double.
West opened the four Of spades,
the conventional lead under the cir
cumstances, dummy played low and
East could have won the trick with
the queen. But had ne done 50
there would have been no way to
defeat the contract. West would
win the second trick with the ace
and declarer the third with the jack
and then there would have been no
way for East ever to get In.
East's play of the ten Is very
sound. It forced South to win the
first trick, so that the defense could
maintain communication. and when
the ace Of hearts was driven out,
West was able to lead the ace and
another spade and run the suit.
There is no danger in the play, be-
cause South must surely have three
spades at least to the jack, or he
would have played the king on the
first trick. It is evident, therefore,
that declarer must win one trick in
any event. The idea is to make rim
win 1t now.
(copyright, 1880. by Charles H. ooren)
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Uncle Rays Corner
Romon coffmon

Think of an animal swimming
near the surface of the sea and
letting the wind help him get where
he wanted to go!
Sad to say, there is doubt that
finbacks had enough brains to
manage big sails in the wind. The
reptiles of long ago are believed to
have been dull-witted, and the fin
backs would have needed to be very
smart to manage their sails in the
wind
What other purpose could the
big fin have served? It is possible
that this reptile swan well below
the surface, and the fin may have
been used as rudder. Such rud-
der would seem to have been on the
wrong SIDE" since our boats have
rudders underneath.
These reptiles probably spent a
great deal of their time on land,
Evening star., 1950-03-03

Were there animal sailboats''
long ago?
That strange question comes to
mind when we think of the "fin-
backs" which existed in the Per-
main period of prehistoric times.
Fnbacks were reptiles, and it has
been estimated that they lived 215
million years ago. Rising above the
back Of each of them was huge fin
made up of prongs or spines which
were webbed together.
It is hard to say what the big fin
did for the animal, but one scien-
tist has suggested that it was used
for sailing over the sea!
The fins were from two to five
feet high, and sometimes had Is
square feet Of surface on each side.
They were large enough to make
good sails-if they were used for
that purpose.
Evening star., 1950-03-03
T axe Ny Word for 1t
BV FFonk Colby
some IS" Words to Watch

Some IS" Words to Watch.
The words sabotage and saboteur
are from the French sabot (sa-
BOE), wooden shoe" Now watch
the French words as they evolve
from the noun sabot: saboter, ito
make a noise with sabots"; sabotier,
workman who makes sabots";;
sabotiere, "a dance performed while
wearing sabots"; sabotage, manu-
facture OF sabots"; saboteur, per
son who dances In sabots."
It Is only in q f1gurative sense
that sabotage and saboteur have
their modern meanings which arose
from the practice OF damaging or
wrecking machinery or materials
by striking them with sabots.
In American English sabotage is:
SAB-uh-tahzh. Saboteur Is: SAB
uh-TURR.
The word sacrifice, noun or verb,
has no sanction whatever as SAX
ri-flss," or, worse still, "SAK-ruh-
fuss" In best American usage,
the -fice should rhyme with ice.
Say: SAK-ri-fyss.
Overheard on a radio forum:
"Such an act would be SAY-kri-
LIDGE-uss." The word used Is
sacrilegious. The speaker who used
1t is an educated and eloquent man.
It Is incredible that he does not
know that there is no say in sac
rilegious. In Standard American
the word is pronounced: SAK-ri-
LEE -juss; or, SAK-ri-LIDGE-uss.
The latter pronunciation, while
prevailing in the United States
and now enjoying dictionary sane
ton, actually is based on false as
sociation with the word religious,
nonrelated word. Sacrilegious
(note the -r-i-l-e- spelling) does
not come from religious (note the
-r-e-l-i- spelling), but from the
word sacrilege, which meant origi-
nally, "the crime Of stealing sacred
objects" Sacrilege stems in the
Latin sacer, Sacred" while religious
is from religio, taboo, restraint"
All authorities known to me pro-
nounce sacroiliac as: SAY-kroe-
ILL-ee-ak. However, the recently
popular song, which mentions "a
crack in the back of my sacroiliac," 7"
apparently has established the
sack" pronunciation firmly in
American usage.
Standard American: SAK-roe-
uL-ee-ak.
There is no "gash" in sagacious.
Not h-GASH-usS." The word
means "shrewd; farsighted; having
keen judgment" Be sure to say:
sub h-GAY-shuss. But note that in
the noun sagacity, the second "a"
is fiat as In gas, thus: suh-G -GASS-i-
tee.
How do you pronounce "a" when 1t 10
uSed az a word In n sentence? Also, do
Evening star., 1950-03-03
| Word Game
Find 81 or more words in
w r. A N G L l N G,
meaning. arguing: brawling.
Average is %: limit. Is minutes.

| Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of "s," such as ''bats, y
| cats" are not used. Only one form Of q
word is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-03-03

How do you pronounce "a" when 1t ia
You say san historical event? Mr.:
Colby's leahet. C-12. EXPLAINS the use Of
"a" and An" To obtain copy. send
addressed envelope TO him. care Of this
paper, 2. o. BOZ 90, Station q, New York
Evening star., 1950-03-03
An.ver Ia SIJRLJJNARY

but it is hard to see what good the
big fins. could have done them
there.
Finbacks reached a length Of only
about 10 feet. Some Of them (but not
alb had jaws which were armed with
strong, sharp teeth. Scientists call
those which had such teeth by the
special name Of "dimetrodons."
Evening star., 1950-03-03
Points for Parents Edy'h 7ho"o. wooe.
Comparing chdens grades Jealousy much oensr
it effort. f.

Father-YOur report card Is
much better than it was last time.
I'm very proud of your good marks
In citizenship and effort.
, 1950-01-16
N
from the Police

In accordance with the pro
visions of the Police Regula-
tons for st. Croix, section
fortyone (41), all owners of
dogs are hereby requested to
renew their license tags dur
ing the month of January, and
must do so not later than Jan
uary 81, 1850.
A puppy is no longer con-
sidered a puppy when it
reaches the age of three
months, it is then a dog.
Every dog licensed must
carry the tag attached to its
collar. The Police Department
will affix tags, but owners of
dogs are required to bring the
appropriate leather collars in
order to have the tags proper
ly attached.
Imported dogs must be Ii
censed within thirty 1907 days
after their arrival.
The fee for a license tag for
a dog shall be $500 per annum
for the town and legal sub
urbs, and $1.O0 per annum for
the country districts.
G. A. Matthias.
Actg. Director of Police
, 1950-01-16
MODERN ETIQUETTE
by Roberta Lee

@. When a woman is indebted
to several people who have enter
tanned her, would it be all right
to give one large party and invite
all of them?
A. It would be better perhaps,
if a large number of people, to
give several smaller affairs, invit-
ing to each party only those per-
sons she think would be congenia1
@. What should one do when
with a crowd of people, following
a dance, and the others wish to
stop somewhere to eat, and one
is not hungry?
A. One can always order some
thing very light and make an at
tempt to eat it..
@. When calling on a friend and
she is not at home, is it all right
to leave a message Of some kind?
A. Yes. Sorry to have missed
you" may be written on ones
card.
, 1950-01-16
LOOK and LEARN
by a. G. Gordon

1. Why is the yolk of an egg
called by that name2
2. BY what name is a stamp
collector known?
3. From what musical show.
comes the song, "Slumber On, My
Little Gypsy Sweetheart?
4. What does eugenics mean,
literally?
S. What is a sextant?
ANSWERS on back page)
, 1950-01-16
LESSON in ENGLISH
by w. L. Gordon
WoR6s oFrEN M1susEp:

WORDS OFTEN MIsUsED:
Do mot say, "The letter was
dated from Chicago" Say, The
letter was dated at Chicago"
OFTEN MISPRoNoUNcED:
Brooch. The preferred pronoun-
citation is broch, o as in broke.
OFTEN MISSpELLED:
Ineligible; three is and three
rs.
SYNONYMS
Novel (adiective1. new, unusual,
unique, different.
WORD STUDY
R~EPUDIATE; to refuse to ac-
knowledge, or to accept. PRO
npunce the u as in cube, accent
second syIlable). '"The plan was
repudiated by members of the OPP
posing party
EAE
The Arizona post., 1950-01-06

Mrs. Max Schapira, E. 18th, cele-
brated her birthday last month,
and exchanged greetings with her
son-in-law, Lou Sanders, Duluth,
Mimi, whose birthday is the same
month.
There was much joy in the
Needleman home, E. Hawthorne,
with the arrival of Mitchell Need
leman who flew in from Long Is
land to spend the Thanksgiving
holiday and remained thru New
Year with his family.
The Arizona post., 1950-01-06
Social and
Rsr,ona(

Newcomers from Chicago due
to arrive shortly to make their
home here are Mr.. and Mrs. David
Levin and daughter, Judy II. Mrs.
Levin is the niece of Mrs. Sam
Mikell, E. Mabel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grammar,
owners of the Peckler Hotel,
South Fallsburg, N. Y. will spend
the season here, having taken an
apartment on E. End. They are
cousins of the Morris FeiferS, E.
3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fishman,
E. 9th, spent a week vacationing
in Hollywood.
Mrs. Meyer Berry, N. Tucson,
is spending a month at Gilman
Hot Springs.
Miss Mildred Saffron, former
Tucsonian, now living in Los An
geles, spent the recent holiday
with her relatives, the Ben SuhlS.
Leo Finkelstein, author and lee
turer, is spending the week in
Tucson as the guest of the Morris
Wangers, E. 9th. He spoke last
evening under the auspices of
Workmen's Circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Cohen, E.
Hawthorne, celebrated their 50th
W. dding 6 anniversary Sunday.
Present at a family gathering
were their daughter, Mrs. Richard
Shea, E. Water, son, Myron Cohen,
Chicago, and nephew, DR.. Geo.
Feiner, New York, accompanied
by his wife and children. The
couple were married at Hurley,
Wis, and have 3 children, and
2 grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shift, E.
4th, entertained 4 guests, former
New Workers, at dinner in honor
of Congressman and Mrs. Eman-
uel Celler preceding the mass
meeting at which the congress
man was guest speaker. Following
it, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brindis,
Canine Espagnol, entertained a
small group at a buffet supper
at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l. POZe at
tended the Rose Bowl game at
Pasadena on Monday. Joining
them were the Elmer Presents
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gold
wyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marks, E.
Edison, have as their guest Mrs.
Ethel Borkan, Brooklyn, indef-
initely. She is the sister of Mr..
Marks.
The Choral Group gave their
director, Fay Sonenblick, a sur
prise Chanukah luncheon at the
Peacock Inn recently. Present
were Mines Sam Brooks, Louis
Leeson, Robert Jens, Sol Levine,
Leah Passen, Arthur Scheff,
Sylvia Shapiro, Sol Silverberg
and Leon Steinberg.
Phil Berman writes from Pro-
violence that he'll be back in the
Spring.
The Arizona post., 1950-01-06
Muriel Woldenberg, N. Jones,

NuTlC1 WO1uCuDCASS 4Ns OOAOS1
returned last week after spending
a month at Santa Barbara with
her sister and brother-in-law, DR..
and Mrs. Fred Weinfeld and view
ing>her new niece. MuriePS par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wolden-
berg, Madison, Wis, spent a few
days here last week before pro-
ceeding to Santa Barbara to see
their only granddaughter. They
will return later in the month to
remain for the season.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Mass and chill
dren are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyman Brown, E.
7th, and were present for Mrs.
Browns birthday which was cele-
brated with family dinner Dec.
Is.
Mrs. Max Cohen, Ell Rancho
Renie, wants to thank her friends
for the many courtesies extended
during Mr.. Cohen's recent illness.
He is now at home and much bet
ter.
Mrs. Max Reinman, E. Helen,
is spending two months with the
family here. Visiting them is
their daughter and son-in-law, DR..
and Mrs. Morton B. Lesser, De-
troit, and children, Jimmy and
Lanny. They will remain two
months.
Mrs. Pauline ROSenbaum, N.
Campbell, held benefit card at
her home which netted $50 for
Hadassah's Youth Aliyah.
The Nat RheingOlds have gone
to Phoenix where Mr.. Rheingold'S
business takes him. They expect
to keep in touch with their Tue
son friends thru the Post.
Morris Bravstein surprised his
family with Holiday visit. He
returned to New York to wind up
his business affairs and will re-
turn shortly to join his family
permanently. He's pharmacist.
Guests at Rancho Hillel for the
season are Mr.. and Mrs. l. B.
Kornblum, Los Angeles, and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Steinman, San
Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Messing, E..
Pima, had several guests over the
recent Holidays. They were their
son, David, CPA of New York;
Mrs. Messing's brothers, Harry
and Abe Altman, New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Altman,
Salt Lake City. Now here are
Mr.. Messing's sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Dia-
mond, New York, who are staying
two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Walder, E.
3rd, were gladdened by the news
of a granddaughter born to their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morton Walder, Los Angeles,
Dec. 26. Mrs. Walder went over
last week to visit them.
Winter guests are Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Bloch and children, Sheldon
and Constance, Minneapolis. Mr..
Bloch heads mems sportswear
manufacturing firm. They have
taken house on Gale Barcelona.
The Arizona post., 1950-01-06
(Photo by McVey-Photocenter

Jonathan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Oates, E. Helen, cele-
brated his sixth birthday last
month. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steinman and
sons, Eddie, Jerry and Stanley;
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. Rudolph and
Jimmy; Richard Kramer, Joseph
Oppenhein, Sherwin Lipsitz, Les
lie Laws, Michael Leiboff and
md Jonathan's sister, Leslie.
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
movies were shown.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
| 100 D. {. Naval Reservists
Sail for Defense Exercises

About 100 Naval Reservists from
the Washington area left today
for Norfolk, Va, to join other
units of the armed forces in week.
end harbor defense exercises.
The reservists from Washing
ton are aboard the Robert F. Kel-
Ter, a destroyer escort, and Patrol
Craft No. 1853 of the Potomac
River Naval Command. In charge
is 1t. Comdr. William M. Robin
son, 1924 Southern avenue Sc.
assistant director Of the areas
Naval Reserve.
The exercises will include a
simulated air, surface and subma-
rine attack on Hampton Roads.
The operation is scheduled for to-
morrow morning and the reserv-
lists will return to the Naval Gun
Factory Sunday afternoon.