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Evening star., 1950-07-13
u. 5. 10 Fight Order
HaIting AirIine's S Sale
To Pan American
BY the Associated Press

Government lawyers planned
quick attack today on court or
der which temporarily blocked
the sale of American Overseas
Airlines to Pan American World
Airways for $17,450,000.
The sale repeatedly had the ap-
proval and backing of President
Truman.
The court action was taken by
District Court Judge Henry A.
Schweinhaut at his suburban
Maryland home less than nine
hours before the Civil Aeronautics
Board was expected to issue an
order approving the transaction
and revising the route pattern of
competition between New York
and major cities in Europe.
Judge Schweinhaut acted at the
request of attorneys for Brian o.
Sparks and. other employees of
American Overseas and Seaboard
81 Western Airlines, Inc, a non
scheduled carrier seeking an air
freight route across the Atlantic.
The judge fixed a hearing for
July 10, but CAB and Justice De-
partment attorneys conferred on
possible steps to seek earlier disso-
luton of the injunction.
The restraining order noted
that once the order is issued the
plaintiffs remedy in court will
be inadequate and perhaps nom
existent" "a recognition of Su-
preme Court decisions holding
presidential orders in such cases
are beyond review.
CAB officials said yesterdays
legal move was a new approach to
the problem of preventing effec-
tivannSS of c1,ch- ordorc
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Wax Now Being Used
To Preserve Vegetables

CINCINNATI.-After 10 years
Of research, wax now is being tried
as a preservative for fruits and
vegetables. A grocery firm that
made the tests says the wax makes
the fruit ripen more slowly.
With wax coating, bananas
can be displayed as long as seven
or eight days without signs of de-
terioration.
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Foto-Craft Plans
Salon in Nav

Emphasis on lighting and posing
in fashion photography will high
light the continuation of the work.
shop on advanced portraiture of
the Foto-Craft Club scheduled for
Thursday night at 8 o'clock. The
class will be under the leadership
of James Allen and will meet in
the assembly room Of the Twelfth
Street YMCA. sponsor Of the club.
At the last meeting, Gilbert Diggs
was awarded print-of the month
honors for his monochrome flower
print. Eugene Myers was runner
up in the competition.
The clubs annual salon will be
held at the 'Y," 1915 Twelfth
street NV. May 1880. This is
the one club salon open to all
amateurs within the Washington
area. Awards will go to makers
of honor prints. There is no entry
fee, all costs Of operation being
absorbed by the club.
Application blanks and other
information may be obtained by
writing to the Exhibition Commit
tee, in care of the Twelfth Street
YMCA. May II will be the final
day on which entries will be
accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Cash Prizes Offered
For Work of Younq
Writers and Artists

Cash prizes of 81 are awarded
for original stories, articles, poems
and cartoons published in The
Junior Star. Contributors of ma
terial which the editor considers
of sufficient merit also are issued
reporters cards.
The contest is open to boys and
girls of high school age and under
Write on one side of paper (dou-
BILE 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 dc
not roll or fold.
The. editor reserves the right te
publish any contribution in what.
ever form he thinks best, regard.
less of whether 1t is awarded 9
prize. He also may withhold
prizes awarded for contributions
found not to be original.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following publ.
cation. Address: The Junior Star
l727 Star Building, Washington 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
LinoIeum Block Prints
Made From Potatoes
By Elmo WoItner.

OF course, you've heard of limo
leum block prints and woodcuts.
But here's different way of max
ing block stamp which is much
easier and just as effective for
some things. All you need is a
nice, firm Irish potato, a fairly
sharp knife. and some poster
paints or water colors.
Cut off section OF potato about
an inch thick. Be sure the cut
edge is level. Wipe the cut sur
face dry with q piece of soft cloth.
with a writing pen. draw your
oeslgn Oh the cut surface Of the
potato. Be sure the design is the
reverse of the way the printed
one should look.
Now with sharp knife. cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Sounds Used
To Put Out Fire
And Kill Bacteria
By Roy Block

If Nero, fiddling while Rome
burned, had been playing an ultra
sonic fiddle, he might have helped
put out the fire!
The fiddle story about Nero is,
of course, only historical myth.
But sound variations will extin-
guish flame. kill bacteria and, in
theory at least, sink a battleship
or destroy gigantic bridge.
Years ago a vaudeville actor
named Charles kellogg amazed au-
diences by putting out candle
flame with a high sound barely
audible to the human ear. Fire
departments, in public demonstra-
tons, have often put out fires
with piano-tuning fork.
Most Sounds Are Audible.
It is all a matter of disrupting
the energy of nature, which is In
constant vibration. Every time
you sing musical note you Gre
ate energy. Theorists have figured
out that q symphony orchestra or
a high school band creates enough
sonic energy in a single concert to
run 300-horsepower motor.
Only a small percentage of pos
sible sounds can be detected by
mans ears. A sound with a vibra-
ton rate of more than 10000 per
second isn't a sound at all, as far
as we are concerned. because we
can't hear it.
Dogs can detect sounds of great
er vibration frequency. as is dem
onstrated by the dog whistles that
the blower cannot hear.
Possibilities Untouched.
Sounds with vibration rates be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 each Sec
ond are known as superSonics
Canning companies use vibrations
set up by sounds in that group to
kill the bacteria in milk. A high,
G-sharp vibration will make milk
more digestible.
Beyond the supersonics are
ultrasonics, with vibration rates
that run into astronomical figures.
The possibilities of their use
haven't even been touched.
Possibility that present subma-
rine- relocating devices are only
crude beginnings is seen by some
scientists. who believe it may be
possible to contrive locating de-
vices that will operate over vast
distances of sea. Whether some
means could be found to destroy
the submarine by sounds Is only
idle guessing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Fun With Day
Prize Contribution
By Emily WenzeI, 10
81. Jsroms's School

When I was a little girl, we
lived tn Greenbelt. where they
didn't allow pets. Every night for
years, I prayed for a dog-a real
live one. Then one day, Mommie
and Daddy bought q house in
Sunnybrook and my prayer was
answered.
Day is my pet collie dog. He is
six years old, with rusty color,
white feet. white tip on his tail
and white chest. He has pretty
stand. I have so much fun with
him. He does lots Of tricks
begging, rolling over, saying his
prayers. playing dead dog. He
sits in a chair and yaps. He is
not friendly to strangers, but is
a one-famlly dog. His latest trick
is the funniest. Mommie asks
Day to dance. They waltz, then
they jitter-bug. I don't know
which is funnier, Mommie or the
dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05

cal in the picture you will have
to check this before each ex-
posture. A properly leveled tripod
at the outset will prove valuable
insurance against this sort OF
trouble.
Naturally you will want as
much perspective as possible in
an interior shot. To effect this
you must look out for and avoid
any merger Of line or tone. Even
though the objects be on different
planes they will appear to be on
the same plane If they touch.
When faced with this problem,
you need only move an object a
bit one way or the other to main
tain the illusion of depth in the
picture.
Once your camera Is in position
you can turn your attention to
the lighting situation. Your first
concern will be to insure that all
of the interior is fully lighted and
all objects are clearly visible. At
the same time you will need to
maintain that effect of perspec-
tive or depth by so placing your
lights as to avoid any suggestion
of flatness. This brings up the
point of what type of lighting to
use. I have seen many beautifully
lighted interiors where flash was
the sole source Of Illumination but
in all instances the pictures were
the work Of those skilled in the
use Of flash technique.
1t is a suggestion, therefore,
that unless you have had success
before at lighting interiors with
flash, use either natural illumina-
ton coming into the room through
windows or floodlamps. We con-
slider the latter better for the be-
ginner because he can control the
lighting with ease. A mixture Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Guide to New Books
For YounQ Readers

Little Golden Books, (Simon;
25c)-The publisher presents the
following six new books in this
series: The Color Kittens, Duck
and His Friends. Baby's House,
The Happy Man and His Dump
Truck, The Little Trapper and
The Big Brown Bear. All with
color Illustrations
The School Game Book, by
Margaret E. Mulac and Marian S.
Holmes (Harper; $2.50)-Nearly
100 games. activities, songs, and
recreation ideas prepared espe-
cially for the teacher who is look
ing for new and unusual ways of
filling in recreation periods in the
classroom.
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religion and he was converted,
along with many mobiles.
The legend goes on to say that
the shipwrecked men left the
country, but one of them came
back again to act as bishop.
In Egypt lives the head of the
Coptic Church, which is Christian
but does not have quite the same
articles of faith as the Catholics
or Protestants. The head of the
Coptic Church is known as the
patriarch" and he names the
archbishop who rules over church
affairs in Ethiopia.
Worship Native Gods.
Among the Philippians who fol-
low a native religion are some
known as Gallas. Their skins are
dark brown or black and they
worship god named WAX, as we'll
as many lesser gods. They wear
black clothes and own black cattle
and donkeys.
A famous Ethiopian King, who
ruled before Halle Selassie, was
known as Menelik. He decided
to try to make Christians out of
the Calais. Whenever he could,
he put them in fear of his power
and caused them to be thrown
into the nearest river or creek,
as baptism. Around the neck
Of each one he tied a piece of
blue silk cord.
That treatment failed to turn
the majority of Gallas into
Christians.
Ethiopia has many wells and
springs, but it has little in the
way of pipes and faucets. Even
IN Adds Ababa, the capital city,
people go to wells to obtain water
for drinking and bathing.
Meat Is Costly.
Christian Ethiopians have re-
fused to eat the flesh Of animals
which have been killed by Mos
lens. On the other hand, the
Moslems will not touch meat
which has been handled by
Christians.
Meat is costly in Ethiopia. The
food of the people is made up
chiefly of bread. vegetables and
fruits. The most popular bread
is made from millet seed flour.
The -four is mixed with water,
so as to form thin paste and
the paste is poured into an iron
container. After being cooked
over an open fire, the loaf" looks
like large pancake and is ready
to eat. 1t is about a foot and
q half in diameter.
Sometimes the bread is eaten
with butter and jam. At other
times, the natives grind up lentils
or dried peas, mix them with
butter, cook them and roll them
tn the pancake bread"
To season their food, Philippians
use a great deal of pepper, and
they also employ red chilli sauce.
Potatoes and bananas are i'm
portant foods in Ethiopia. A
widely used drink is known as
tel; it Is made by mixing honey
with the Juice of a plant.
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been prepared to serve as the
basis Of discussing those aspects
of print or picture quality which
are influenced by the selection of
paper surface, stock, tint and
image color. The talk will include
a comparison of the potentialities
of the standard image toners and
the hexichrome process in con-
trolling image color. -
A native Of the Midwest, Mr..
Ter Louw specialized in genetics,
cytology and bio-chemistry in col
lege. and during further studies
with the Marine Biological Labo-
ratories at Woods Hole, Mass, and
Johns Hopkins University was en-
gagged in scientific research. Later
he joined the staff of Eastman
Kodak as an expert in medical and
scientific photography. For the
last nine years he has been with
the Camera Club and School
Service which supplies lecture ma
terial to clubs and teachers of
photography.
Warren B. Burgess will act as
judge of monochrome prints SUBJ
mitted at the meeting.
The meeting will take place in
the auditorium Of the Natural
History Building OF the Smith
sonian Institution, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue, at 8:15
pm.
At the last monochrome COM
petition the judge, DR.. Raymond
is. Sites named the following
winners: Grand honors-C. w. l..
Briscoe, Peyton r. Evans and
Mortimer Friedman: honors-
Shirley Thompson, Mrs. E. c. Wy
and Mr.. Briscoe; honorable men,
tion-A. c. Thompson, DR..
Bernard Berman and Mr.. Fried
man.
Group II Of the portrait class
Of the society will meet Tuesday
at 8 pm. at 3101 Aberfoyle
place NV
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around the outline OF the design,
removing the background and
leaving the design in relief. Paint
over the surface of the design
with poster paints or very thick
water color Lay the design on the
paper cut side down, and press 1t
down firmly with your hand. Lift
off the stamp and you have a
printed picture.
The designs must be kept
simple, and no fine lines are pos
sible, but a very nice silhouette
effect can be obtained. This type
of printing can be used to deco
rate stationery, place cards. book
plates, wrapping paper or any
number Of things. It is easy to do
and gives very striking effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Agriculture Club
To Hear Speaker

The Agriculture. Camera Club
will meet Friday at 7:45 pm. in
room $685. Of the South Agricul-
ture Building to head q continued
discussion OF what constitutes a
good picture and how to get it,
w. J. Mead Of the Bureau of
Plant Industry will be the speaker
and has suggested that members
bring kodachrome slides for ques-
lions and criticism.
For display purposes and judg-
ing. prints win be accepted for
the June competition for the club
award and those on the assigned
subject, Indoors" There is an
other class for slides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05

natural and artificial light IL to
be avoided except by the skilled
photographer.
In most cases two floodlights
will be ample. Since time expo
sures of any convenient length are
possible, the lights can be moved
about during the exposure to
paint in" areas of the room that
are in shadow because OF inter-
vening pieces of furniture. How
ever, there should be one main
source of illumination that re-
mains stationary throughout the
entire exposure so as to prevent
a double or triple shadow. A
smaller, fill-in light can be moved
around at will so long as it does
not cast its rays into the lens.
Mirrors and highly polished
furniture surfaces will draw I'M
due and unnecessary attention if
you are not careful to see that the
lights do not reflect from these
objects. sYou can either move the
light or turn the item of furniture
slightly to get rid of the offending
hot spot
Should the room you are to
photograph have light walls and
the furniture is mahogany or some
other dark wood, somewhat con-
TRASHY negative may result unless
you cheat" a little on your ex-
posure and the following develop
ment. In such a case contrast
can be controlled by exposing for
the dark furnishings and slightly
underdeveloping the negative.
Whatever. film you are accus-
toned to using will be satisfactory
for this type Of job. Fast films
are not needed for interiors in
any case except where people are
to be included in the picture. The
only point In using a very slow
film will be minimize grain where
engagements several times the
size of the negative will be re-
quired.
Beautiful interiors can be made
with whatever camera you own
whether it be a IS box camera
or a $500 job with all the gadgetss
Careful composing and careful
lighting plus the usual care in
focusing and exposure are all you
need be concerned with. The
prints will look best on a smooth
surface paper-glossy preferably
to place emphasis on TEXTURE
sharpness and detail. e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Safety Circus Talks
By 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 Sc
ries 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 schools:
Monday, 9;4b an, Harrison at qrimke;
LIS pm. Bundy; Wednesday. $50 am
Park View; Thursday, $3.50 am. and
I0:45 am, Douglass-simmons; Friday
$3.50 am, Bruce at Monroe; 10:45 am
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JumPy
Prise Contribution
Lawrence B. Sorensen, Jr.. 9

Movry School
Jumpy was a graSshopper. He
lived in q bunch of seaweed right
in front of q rushing river. He
didn't think much about his
home until some mixers came
around where he lived. One of
the mixers nearly stepped on him.
He tried to hide in the seaweeds.
The mixers kept walking until
they were far away.
After they had gone. Jumpy be-
gan to think about how unsafe
his home was. Along came his
friend Chirpy. the cricket, so he
told him about the mixers. Chirpy
said, II live under fiat rock
and it's safe. You could come live
with me. There is plenty of food,
too" So Jumpy agreed and he
and Chirpy set up housekeeping
under the fiat rock. The mixers
passed over their home many times
after that, but they never knew
Jumpy and Chirpy lived under
that rock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Disappointment
Prize Contribution
By Shirley A. BornhiII, II

Dun lorins elsmsntory School
AS I was walking down the road
What do you think found?
Three dollars and twenty cents :.
Laying on the ground.
I hurried home to show my nom
And plan what I would spend.
But, Of course, I found the loser
And so-now I'm broke again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
Camera Angles
Hints on Taking Interior Pictures
By Alexander J. Wedderbur,
Cvraior Of Photography
The Smlthsonion Institution

S0T0r0t OF FhoTO8t0Pny
The Smithsonian Institution
At this time of year the weather
can be nice or 1t can be thor
oughly disagreeable. In any event
there will be a few more days be-
fore Spring lures us out for pic
lures of flowers and outdoor life
and If you have been planning
interior shots of your home, now
is the time to do it. Photograph
ing interiors, while not hard
chore by any means, will test your
workmanship with the camera
and at the same time pose some
tricky questions of illumination,
perspective and distortion.
There is more than first meets
the eye to taking a good picture
of the interior of a room. First,
there is the problem Of placing the
camera. It's obvious that no mat
ter what kind OF camera or lens
you are using, you can't possibly
take in the entire room with one
shot. And If you must restrict
yourself to one shot per room your
first thought should be to select
the best point from which to take
the picture.
Set the camera in the middle Of
the floor and naturally you will
only be able to show small part
of the room. Therefore, scout
around a bit and look for the
best point of view. If the room
is tiny and you have an ordinary
lens, you can do one of three
things: /. Use a wide-angle lens;
2. Back yourself into a corner or;
3. Go out of the room entirely
and shoot in through a window or
door.
Wide Angle Lens Trouble
For most of us, the answer
would be the last named for not
all of us have or can borrow sup
Elementary lens and backing into
a corner has disadvantages that
will become apparent the moment
you try it. The most important
is the trouble you will have in
focusing particularly If you use
a tripod and have a ground glass
fnder). But. if you are outdoors
with your camera pointing in
through the window or shooting
from another room or hallway,
you won't have this factor to con-
tend with.
Should you have the wide-angle
lens handy for the job. you will
have to look out for distortion of
objects at the sides of the picture
as well as those closest to the lens.
If you notice some nearby chair
or other item Of furniture affected
by lens distortion. move the object
further from the camera or else
remove it from the scene alto
gether. There is yet another
point about the wide-angle lens
that may or may not matter to
you. It will make the room ap-
pear considerably larger than it
really is. Yet, through its use you
will secure a much finer sense of
perspective than you will with the
regular lens. .s--'
A common mistake among
photographers when approaching
this problem is the practice of
making a headon view of the
room showing only one wall. A
much better composition will re-
suit If you place your camera so
that two sides of the room are
shown. s-..
Watch Vertical Lines
It will also be wise to remember
the proper placement of structural
lines of the room. To insure that
the vertical lines of.4the room and
its furnishings are actually verti-
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Photoqrophic Notes

An exhibit at George Eastman
House in Rochester, N. Y. con-
tains cartoons and caricatures of
cameramen dating back to early
days of photography. 1t is called
1.-THE Cameraman in Caricature. "
Two thirds of all the photo
graphic materials produced today
is consumed by utilization of pho
tographic processes in industry.
according to William F. Swami of
Rochester in the PISA Journal
technical supplement.
Whitehouse Products, Inc, of
Brooklyn is issuing new Beacon
Two-Twenty-Five camera, de-
signed to use $40 film, supplied
with coated 10 nm. lens, safety
devices and flexible focus. Flash
equipment can be attached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
The Ghost Horse


By Borboro Streicher, Il
loft Junior High School
The night was dark and the
pale moon shone.
AS I walked through the woods
all alone.
My eyes wandered to the top Of
the hill
Where, bathed In moonlight
everything was still.
When suddenly. out Of the
night.
Sprang a giant stallion, framed
by the light.
Silver was his color. magnificent
his bearing;
AS I stood there watching him
staring. .
He stood a moment and then
was gone,
And slowly the stars faded
with the rising sun.
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Judqinq DELAYED

It has been announced by
Stronghold, Inc, that circum-
stances have delayed the judging
of the prints submitted In the
Sugar Loaf Mountain contest but
1t is expected that the winners will
b announced shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05

graphic society
as prin ciple
speaker at the
w e d n e S day
monoch r o m e
meeting.
Mr.. Ter Louw
W i'll introduce
to the group
the Kodak hex-
ichrome process
as a new pic
torial tool for
t h e m o n o.
chrome work..
or - fomporo-
tive prints have