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Evening star., 1951-05-18
Uncle Rays Corner

Years ago I knew a doctor who
used to spend some of his spare
time knitting sweaters or socks. In
"a sense he was brave, because he
did something which, according to
custom, is the work of women and
girls.
I also knew of another man who
tried, without much success, to learn
the art of knitting. He read printed
directions, and what a task he saw
before him! In efforts to follow
the directions, ne made one false
start after another-then gave up
the idea.
Girls usually learn to knit by
watching their elders. A mother
teaches her daughter, or q grand
mother shows a granddaughter how
Ito handle the big needles.
The history Of knitting has been
lost. to a large degree, but we
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Answer to ENLreHrEN.

Answer 70 ENAtGnTEN.
eight. elite, engine, neigh, ninth, nigh.
night. lent. length, Nege, linen, Tighten,
lien. line. ling, lint, 1.-THE, innet, inlet,
gentle. gentle, gilt, glee, glen, CLINT, heel,
hint. hinge, hilt, teen, then, thee. thine,
tile, tinge, tine, tingle.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Contract Bridge
By Culbertson

(Copyrisht. 1851. by Ely Culbertson.)
Today's declarer had to find a
pretty good break of cards for his
plan to succeed, but any other line
of play needed at least as much
luck.
North, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable
NORTH
AAJ10
2J102
164
&AK754
WEST EAST
AKQ974 A83
096 2875
oAQ10 1J983
&J82 %Q1096
SOUTH
A652
0AKQ43
1K752
The bidding:
North East South West
club Pass 1heart 1spade
2hearts Pass 4hearts Pass
Pass Pass
Three no-trump would have been
o sounder contract, but 1t was diff
ficult to reach.
Defending against the actual four
heart contract, West laid down the
spade king. Declarer played the
ace from dummy and, when East
followed suit with the eight, South
could be reasonably sure that East
had no more than two spades.
It was tempting for South to cash
the top clubs, discarding spade,
then to lead diamonds with the idea
of voiding dummy Of that suit and
ruffing couple Of diamonds. South
was sure, however, that if he started
this plan the opponents would
promptly counter with trump leads,
and this would confine South to
one diamond ruff in dummy. SO
South put his faith in a different
plan.
He cashed the top clubs, discard
ing a diamond, and ruffed club
with the heart ace. He cashed the
heart king and led the three to
the ten, then ruffed another club,
with the heart queen. Now he en-
tered dummy via the heart jack
and discarded another diamond on
the established fifth club.
South now had nine tricks home
and he was of course assured Of the
fulfilling trick. ALI he had to dc
was lead the spade jack from dunn
my. Actually, this resulted in
South's making an extra trick, be-
cause when West took his spade
queen he did not want to surrender
by returning the spade to dunn
my's ten-instead, he laid down the
diamond ace on the wild hope OF
setting the contract.
(Released by The Register and Tribune
Syndicate. 1851
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Secretary's Handbook.

Trumansburg: To satisfy myself,
please tell me which is correct:
The contents of this can is
The contents of this can are
I've had several friendly arguments
about it.-Mrs. F. L. B.
Answer: Though the authorities
show content" is the singular form,
and contents" as plural only, the
form content" is rarely used in
America except in speaking of the
content of a book. In American
usage contents" has the meaning
of that which is contained"
The rule is: A noun, plural in
form, when it denotes. collection,
group, or amount, is treated as a
singular, and takes a singular verb.
If individual items are thought of
separately, plural verb is pre-
|ferred. Thus we say:
That hundred dollars is here. The
contents of the carton is tomatoes.
But note:
There are 10 dollars bills in your
wallet. The contents of the carton
were damaged on arrival.
Syracuse: Not long ago you gave
us this rule for using the comma: !:
I'm series of three or more, use
the comma before and" as, iron,
coal. and STEEL" I have noted that
"a number of excellent publications
do not conform with this rule, and
in our Office they do not like us to
use a comma before and" Will
you please discuss this point again?
Mrs. L. j.
Evening star., 1951-05-18

know that it goes back several hun
dred years. Claims have been put
forward for Italy and Spain as
places where the art may have
started.
An old record states that Queen
Elizabeth wore a pair of stockings
knitted from silk. That was almost
four centuries ago.
During Colonial times in North
America there was a great deal of
knitting. Women in the English
Colonies made shawls, stockings
and so on. Little girls were taught
to knit as a part of their common
education. We read of one Colo
nial child who knit her name on
the stockings she made for herself.
Another lass, we are told, wove all
the letters Of the alphabet into her
stockings.
Knitting needles are Of large size.
Many Of them are more than a
Evening star., 1951-05-18

foot long. In some countries socks
and sweaters have become far more
popular than shawls as objects to
knit.
Knitting can be done with thread
which is thin, but the common
material is thick, fuzzy yarn. Wool
yarn is the favorite.
The word knit means "to draw
together" In knitting the yarn is
looped and the loops are inter-
locked.
Some rugs are knitted. One kind
of knitted rug is known as "the
|washboard." At least a dozen long
steel needles are needed to make a
washoard rug.
Knitting machines have been in
vented, and there are mills where
knitted cloth is produced in great
volume.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Word Come
Find 80 or more words in
CLAVIHARP.

meaning. "a harp played by means
of a keyboard" Average is So;
limit, 80 minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
BY the addition Of ''s," such as bats, "
Seats" are not used. Only one form OF o
word is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1951-12-21
EXTENSION NOTES
MVBA NoMINATES DIRECToB

MVBA NoMIN MATES DIRECToB
At the Ia st regular
meeti ng Of the MVBA tn g
members nomina ted H. L.
Thma, Wv. Wi l1iams,
L. NJ. DePr1est, A.A.
Rempel, We. Hecker to
the board Of di rec tors.
An cleo tion wi II be
he Id at the next reg
ular meeting to f i'll
the ext ting vacancies
on the board. Mr.. A.A.
Rempel wi IL be the hos t
for the Jan uary meeti ng
Due to the New Year
holiday the NEE ting has
been pos tponed one week
to the 9th Of January.
RED DANE REGISTRATION
Dairy farmers inter-
ested in regi STEERING
their foundati on an finals
which may be Of any
breed, wi IL have until
the LIST day Of January
1852 to join the Assoc
lat ion and report the
birth dates Of the ir
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1951-12-21

anima l s. This conc e SIS
ion on the part Of the
Red Dane AS SOC iatton
saves one or more gen.
erations for most farm
ers who have been bre ed
ing to the Red Dane
Bull Is under the MVBA.
1t wi IL cost about $2O
to join and get IS
birth reporting 70 rms.
If you are sti IL inter-
es ted we can supply the
detail Is at the Exten-
sion Service. The New
&c omb-Snodgrass comb Inc
are also we'll informed
= in fact, we got our
inf orma tt on from the ir
fl les.
R.T Blue
Tho Ted Mornnsen home
in Yasi1lo va tho scon
last Sunday Of O birthday
party in honor Of Mrs.
Benson Of Palmer. Mrs.
Benso on, who was cele-
bra ting her sixty-ninth
birthday, is the mother
Of Maud Hosler.
Tho 'fatanuslza Elec t.
next column
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1951-12-21

LOTS FOR SALE, Brix
Sub di vi i on. See
RAY FERRIN.
LIST YOUR FnOPERTY....
wi tn M D SnodGrass for
quick sale. office in
home on Lower Bal ley
Hill Street West Of
Lumber Yard.
rtc Association onloun-
ced today that thoir =
offico in Palmer wi II
be closed on December
FL and again on the 81.
Evening star., 1951-03-31

Travis was known, Jerry gave
credit for his own successful career
on the links.
Travis won the National ANA
teur championship in 1900. 1901
and 1908 and the British Amateur
in 1904. Both Travers and Travis
used mallet-headed Schenectady
putters. After Travis won the
British Amateur, the tourna-
ment's authorities barred use of
the club.
Named to Hall of Fame.
TraverS, who never was success
full in his quests for the coveted
British title, considered it, with its
long series of 18-hole match play,
the most difficult of all titles to
win.
Travers was the fifth person to
be named to the Professional
Golfers Association Hall of Fame.
He was preceded only by Jones,
Hagen, Gene Sarazen and Francis
Ouimet.
TraverS was named to the Helms
Hall of Fame in California in
1919, one of five amateurs and
five pros SO honored. Others are
Chick Evans. Jones, Lawson Lit
tie, Ouimet, Tommy Armour,
Hagen, Nelson. Hogan and Sara
zen.
Travers died at the age Of "a
and is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Dyna Travers, who was his child
hood sweetheart; daughter,
Gerry-Anne. and two sons, David
B. of New Haven and Jerome A. of
Meriden. His widow and daughter
are both too i'll to be told of his
death.
Travers will be buried Monday
in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meri-
den. following a requiem mass at
st. Roses Church.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Senor Rodriguez
To Be Tea Guest

Senor Augusta Rodriguez, di-
rector and founder of the chorus
of the University of Puerto Rico,
will be guest of honor at a tea
to be given by the Puerto Rican
American Women's Club at 4:30
pm. tomorrow at the Pen Women's s
Studio. 1851 Columbia road NV
Miss Teresa de la Herriot, who
has been chosen as the princess of
the Cherry Blossom Festival from
Puerto Rico, also will be honored.
Senor Rodriguez, whocis former
director Of the Philharmonic Or
chestra of Puerto Rico, will be a
guest conductor for the Harvard
Glee Club-Radcliffe Choral Society
concert to be given at $3.50 pm.
Monday in Clendenen Hall at
American University.
Miss Laura Herriot will be host
esS for the tea. DR.. Paquita Carr
is president of the league.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Derby List Includes Is Colts
Who Won't Be 3 Years of Aqe

month. The second largest num-
ber-35-were born in March.
Seventeen were born in February.
None Of the eligibles was born
on the date the race will be run.
Uncle Miltie, an outstanding colt,
was foaled two days earlier, on
May 3. while Elixir has May 6 as
his birthday.
Horsemen prefer early foals be-
cause of those extra weeks of
growth before they start racing.
However. they agree that an April
foal is at practically no disadvan-
tage against those born earlier.
They point out that a foal doesn't t
really begin to develop until he
can be turned out in the sunshine,
and that foals enjoy little sun
shine until April.
Middleground, winner of the
1850 Derby, was foaled March Is.
Only one eligible this year had
the same birthdate. He is Clifford
Mooers' Contact. Ponder, winner
in 1949, was foaled on April IA,
which is the birthday of Bulverde,
Duke j. Carver's 1851 Derby colt.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
.Ex-Anacostia HurIer
Shines for CoIoniaIs
In Shutout Of NIT

George Sengstack, one OF the
best pitchers ever to perform for
Coach Tommy Nolan at Anacostia
High School. is of to a good start
in collegiate, ball.
Sengstack. a fast right-hander
who made everybody's All-High
team in the 1948 and 1949 sea-
sons, made his debut with George
Washington University yesterday
with an eight-hit, 1910 victory
over Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology on the Ellipse.
NIT winds up its Washington
tour today against Georgetown
Sengstack had plenty of con-
troll yesterday. walking only one
and striking out six, while his
teammates gave him plenty oi
support with 14-hit attack, in.
|cluding five triples.
Pete Cordelli got two three
baggers, while Johnny Yednock
Bino Barriera and Jack Baum
gartner each got one. The Co.
lonials, who now have two VIC
tories in three games. whacked
across six runs in the fourth in
ming.
Georgetown ranked the favorite
to hang up its fourth straight VIC
tory while handing NIT It's
fourth straight loss today.
In other games today Catholic
University opens at Towson State
Teachers and Boiling Air Force
Base entertains New Jersey State
Teachers at 2::30.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
FurgoI and Bolt Pace
|AzaIea Golf Scramble
Into Third Round
BY the Assoeioied Press

WILMINGTON, N. c., Mar. 81.
Marty Furgol and Tommy Bolt
were the front runners as the
$4,000 Azalea Open golf tourna-
ment headed into its third round
today. But IS rivals, all under
par, were from two to four strokes
away. ready to take charge if the
co-leaders showed signs of falter-
ing.
Bolt, Texan who registers
from Durham, N. c., caught Fur
gol. flrst-day leader, with a Sec
ond 70 to go along with his open
ing-day 50 for 139 to start today's
play.
Furgol. Long Beach (Calif.) pre-
and the f1rst-day big man at 67
slumped q bit to par 72 yester-
day.
Six men were two shots away
at 141, two more were 142 and 10
others had 143, only four strokes
back of the pace settlers.
Furgol again had a hot putter
working for him yesterday. Going
out he canned 20, Is and 10 foot
ers for brides. but slipped to a {
on No. 8. On the back side he had
seven pars and went over twice
for 38 and par for the day for the
Cape Fear Country Clubs 6,652-
yard layout.
Bolt made up for two slips over
par by bagging birds on No. 3 and
No. 8 to turn in par SO. Coming
home he had seven pars and two
brides for his "a.
The leaders.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Held
For Children

The accent was on youth yes
terday at the weekly tea of the
Congressional Club, when chill
|dren of members were guests for
a program which featured Richar-
do j. Romulo. son of Gen. and
Mrs. Carlos Romulo, as speaker.
Richardo gave the Grafton, 81
Speak for Democracy" with which
he won the Voice of Democracy
National Contest recently. Shar-
ing the program with him was
Miliagros Sisson, who presented
vocal selections. dressed in her
native Philippine costume, accom-
panied by Benjamin Tupas. Chill
dren from the italian Embassy
also entertained with native dances
and songs.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
French Officials
Hosts at Dinners

Two French officials hosted din
ner parties last evening preceding
the huge reception at the French
Embassy in honor Of the President
of France and Nine. Auriol.
M. Jean Marie, chairman of the
board of directors of The French
Lines, entertained at formal din
ner in the North Lounge of the
Carlton Hotel, while at the same
time, M. Henri J. Lesieur, general
representative of Air France for
North and Central America, gave
a smaller dinner in the South
Lounge.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
81. John S Edged Out
OF Catholic Tourney
snssial pisnotsh 10 The star

NEWPORT, r. T., Mar. 81
st. Johns High of Washington,
D. c., now knows what it is
like to have an "off night" on
the basketball court. The john
nies, who lost on'v one high school
game previously this season-and
that in The Washington Evening
Star postseason tournament-reg-
istered only Is field goals in los
ing, $3.50, to Camden IN. Jo
Catholic in the semifinals of the
Eastern States Catholic High
School tournament here last
night.
The Johnnies just didn't have
1t. Roscoe Sweeney scored six
field goals and Is points, but no
body else on the team made more
than two baskets. Coach joey
Gallagher's boys did not register
a field goal the entire third pc
riod.
The free-throw line kept the
Johnnies from being swamped.
They made their first in a
row and wound up with "a in 33
tries. Camden scored only 9
points from the foul line, but hit
for Is field goals.
Camden will face st. Peters of
Jersey City in the championship
game tonight. st. Peters defeated
All Hallows Of New York, 50-45,
in the other semifinal. st. Johns
and All Hallows will play in a
consolation preliminary.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Palace Service Is Used
AtDinner for rumuns

Everything on the delicately
decorated dinner table at the
French Embassy last night ex-
cept the glassware was brought
all the way from France by Pres
ident Auriol's encourage for the
state dinner at which he would
entertain the President Of the
United States.
The four huge elaborate silver
candelabra and two smaller ones
Travelled all the way across the
ocean from the Elysee Palace in
Paris, the residence of the French
President. as did the three sets
of beautiful Sevres plates-one set
dating back to Louis Philippe; the
silver service and the cleaning
gold service used with gold dessert
plates and gold fingerbowls.
When the two Presidents en-
tered the dining room, each es-
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Terp Golfers Appear Weak
In Defeat by Cornell

The University Of Maryland
seems doomed to one Of its worst
golf seasons in years. Coach
Frank Cronin, who lost seven let
termen from last years team, says
he isn't expecting too much. Last
year the Terps won eight Of nine
matches.
Yesterdays loss to Cornell by
q rs count was the first in four
years for the Terps on their home
course, Prince Georges. Cornell
has dropped its first three
matches. It was the opener for
the Terps.
Medal honors went to Bob
Miller of the Terps with rs on
the par-72 course.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Speeiol Dispofeh TO The siar

LOUISVILLE, KY. Mar. 81
Thirteen of the 122 eligibles to the
Kentucky Derby, including two
which are ranked very high, ac-
tually will not be three years old
when the 100000 race is run at
Churchill Downs May 5. George
D. Widener's Battlefield was
foaled May 8. 1948, and Phil D.,
owned by the K. T. Potter ranch,
was born May 18 the same year.
Youngest of all the Derby ELI
gibles is Sam E. Wilson, jr.'s Corpus
Christi, which was foaled on June
2, and thus will be IS months old
when the race is run. Other horses
eligible to start that were foaled
later than May S, 1948, are Fix
alton, Lord Balladier, Snuzzle,
Irish Flare, Sonny NJ, Iliad, Mon
taera, Graphic, Elixir and Refun.
Oldest of all the candidates is
Clifford Mooers' Aegean which
was born on January 27. More
1851 Derby eligibles-50-were
born in April than in any other
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Exhibition Baseball
BY the Associated Press

Yesterdays Scores.
Ghn1laiae1phia Gn innf1 (N), 8; Washington A)
Pest. Boston = 1NS, Il i; BROOKLYN tN,. o tnisht,
Eisnsia ES1StSn ., ~; u New York (Nl.
Detroit 1A.j. 10; St. st'tIosn Louis Mi5' 49,
,pTii pRTihiiaaslphia g "a p ss.' 1' II; Miami Nam Beach
=. ] IPh,ilaSelphIsH 5ais }A3 VS.. Baltimore Il. L.,
Cancelled rain Today. Schedule.
At Phh,lIadelphia hrIa anap tN) VS.. Washington a.
st. LOUIS N So0ssR vs.. New 'S FORK ~ tMp NAM q,
:, ~ chiesse0 ~ f'si Us. Cleveland a., a,
Boston " "a VS.. Cincinnati IN, al
Boston tNo VS.. Atlanta Is. A. al
pnpaai4 nPittfeursh si,, tNo VS.. New York Ao al
St; I, Louis 1A) VS.. Chicago tA> at sar
,,, Philadelphia a. VS.. Toronto e. L. a,
Tomorrow's Schedule.
Of LS9nllsyille SllsEds a; A. VS.. Washington A.)
at r4h,1adslphia 4amas 'No VS.. Cincinnati cN.)
81 NfS York tNo VS., St. Louis IN, al
BHstGn BistsSn,S5 sN5 Ks rs Brooklyn ~ st Miami
Chicago tN) VS.. Cleveland (A.) q,
=. Boston IN, "B" VS.. Atlanta Is. A.,
p lpetTSit tA> VS.. Boston A3 at Sara.
IS s.; /, Louis Ao VS.. Chicago A) at san
Baltimore. II. L. VS.. Philadelphia tA.)
at West Palm Beach, Fla,
Evening star., 1951-03-31
.odossoh Chapter
Dance Tomorrow

The Silver Spring Chapter of
Hadassah will hold its first donor
dinner dance tomorrow night at
the Indian Spring Country Club.
Honor guests will include Mrs.
Hyman, wife Of the Economic
Counselor of the Israeli Embassy;
Col. Chain Herzog, Military, Naval
and Air Attache of the embassy,
and Mrs. Herzog. and A. S. Kay.
president Of the Brandeis Zionist
District. and Mrs. Kay.
The program, arranged by Mrs.
Sidney Gross, will feature vocal
selections by Beatrice Orleans, ac-
companied by Ruth Shepsle, and
a dramatic reading by Larry
Frommer. Mrs. Aaron Levy,
chapter president. will extend
greetings.
Mrs. Albert Preisman is chair
man of the dinner, assisted by Mrs.
Archie Green as co-chairman.
Mrs. Gilbert Yarchever Is in
charge Of reservations.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Brookmeade Pair Due
For Favoritism TODAY
In Maryland Handicap

Thoroughbreds over 3 years old
get their only chance for big
money in a long race at Laurel in
today's Maryland Handicap. Nine
vell-seasoned horses are entered
in the / 1/16-mile race for which
the track is putting up $4,000.
Emphasis so far at the 24-day
Laurel meeting has been on sprint
ing. The first stake, on March %,
vas the three -quarter-mile $500
Capitol Handicap.
Two starters in the Capitol, in
cluding Carolyn K Stables Whit
fenpoof, which was in a dead heat
for first. are returning to try the
Maryland's distance. The other
is Sam Adelson's Manchac. a
st-finishing fourth in the Cap
itol.
Brookmeade Entry Choice.
Inclusion of at least three other
stake winners within the last year
is due to spread out the favoritism.
These include Mrs. Walter JET
fords' Post Card. Brookmeade
Stables Dart BY and M. Kahl-
baum'S Risk Whirl.
Brookmeade has Why Not Now
also entered with Jockey Joe Cul-
none due to ride either that horse
or Dart BY. The entry probably
will be favored.
Rokeby Stables County Delight
also is expected to draw strong
betting support off respectable
winter campaign in Florida.
Grandview Stables Balan, win
ner here March "a over Risk a
Whirl, and R. Loves Regal COM
plete the probable field.
More Gimmicks Slated.
Taking a leaf from baseball's
book on customer attractions, next
Wednesday will be Ladies Day at
Laurel. Women will be admitted
by paying only the tax. And the
first 1000 will get corssge OF
three orchids flown in from
Hawaii.
Starting today, q committee will
20 through the Laurel crowd look
ing for q typical fan. The choice
will be treated royalty by the track
on April II in another of the new
managements next gimmickS.
A limousine will call at the win
ner's home to take him. or her.
and three friends to Laurel.
They'll be dined and the typical
fan given $50 to bet.
Every fans urge to show his
handicapping skill will be satisfied
on April 7. Customers VIE jot down
their one-two-three selections for
eight races. The person with the
best percentage will win a horse.
No wonder Maryland racing fans
are asking what next,
Evening star., 1951-03-31
.B'nui Birth Portv

Members Of B'nai Birth Won.
en-. Argo, will have a smorgasborc
and card party at noon Wednes.
day at the home Of Mrs. Louis
Furr, 1920 Iris street NV. Fina
returns on the chapters year book
directory will be made.
Mrs. Furr and Mrs. A. Samue.
Feldman are chairmen for the
party and Mrs. Allen Baer ano
Mrs. Paul Shapiro are co-chair.
men of the year book project.