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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04

to them. Wait a minute while ]
get out of this thing"
There Were Two Elves.
Suddenly, instead Of one elf
on the fountain there were two.
They were exactly alike only
one of them was made of stone
and the other was a real live
elf. Now the live one was climb
ing out of the stone one!
"It's a nuisance being cooped
up in that thing" complained
the live elf when at last he was
free and had climbed down to
where Tom sat on the fountain
steps.
do you-do you get out Of it
often?" asked Tom.
Every night. This is the first
time I've been out In the day.
time, though. Come along now,
we'll get to the witches"
He took the boys hand and led
him out of the park and through
the streets of the town. Tom
was dazed. Whatever will people
think?" he wondered.
But, though they passed any
number of people, no one seemed
to think anything at all of the
fact that a real live elf was walk
ing through the town.
"He must be invisible" Tom
suddenly realized. mo one ex-
cept me can see him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04

to them. Wait a minute while
get out Of this thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04

They walked on until they
came to large oak tree which
stood right in the middle of a
cemetery. The elf scratched
away a piece of bark and-to
Toms amazement-there was a
keyhole right in the tree! Hand
some put a key in the lock. and
turned it. Instantly a door in
the tree swung open and Tom
and the elf went inside.
Narrow steps led down and
down and Tom followed the elf
until they came to the bottom
Then they were in a tunnel
which seemed so long Tom
thought it would have no end
Cobwebs clrifted against his
face as he felt his way after the
elf. It was a dark and frightful
place.
"Just right for witches" Tom
thought and he shuddered.
Suddenly a crashing noise
sounded through the tunnel, like
water rushing down. Tom real
lied with a start the elf had dis
appeared.
Handsome! Handsome! Where
are you?" Tom screamed and he
began running madly through
the tunnel.
ZAP Newsfeaturesl
(TOm0rrOU. Tha Witches, EiaIdl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
SANTA AND THE MARS KING
By Lucrece Hudqins Beole

SYNOPSIS: when q flying saucer
was seen by q farmer in Toms town
SELF. one day ne was thinking aloud
about his great desire In front OF
stone elf named Handsome. The statue
surprised Tom BY suddenly sneak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
MRS. LUCKY DUCKS POND

Ducks love water and build their nests ponds and
mother duck lines with pucked from
breast and lays about 10 pale Here's how to make
pond and nest for Mrs Lucky Duck
Use two wide strips of construction
to make Cut these shown in and From another
piece of cut circle and then trim the edge TO
look like A. This is used in the nest
Use shallow round for the pond, and fill it half
full of water you're playing indoors place the pan folded
newspaper water won't splash the floor.
Arrange strips Of around pond and hold them
upright with small stones Cut circle from sheet Of
and place fiat water in pond Then gently place
Mrs Lucky Duck on the piece of wax paper Cd.
Curl edges of the nest spread some cotton in it. and
place marbles small candy inside look like eggs OBJ Put
nest at side of pond Mrs Lucky Duck will
nest while she swms.
violet Moore P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04

Husband: Joan Caulfield
plans to visit one in-law but
is sWamped by .16.
1890, WNTAL (7)-Stork Club:
Songstress Teresa Brewer
visit.
1890, WRC (4)-George Gobel:
Guests are Actress Faye
Emerson and MonologiSt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04

stars Ingrid Bergman, Charles
Boyer. Charles Laughton and
Louis Calhern.
$500. WTOP (9) Jackie
Gleason Show: The Look
Magazine All-American foot
ball team pays a call.
900, WRC (4)-Imogene Coca:
The star and Bib Osterwald
sing and dance in q Paris
setting.
900, WMAL ~ - Saturday
Night Fights: Middleweights
Peter Mueller and Ralph
Jones in a 10-round match.
$3.50. WTOP (9)-My Favorite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
Answers to Our Presidents

George Washington babe
farewell to his officers, Dec.
4, 1888. r...
2-Theodore Roosevelt wrote
this about Jefferson in 1907.
3-William Howard Taft's
father was appointed Minis
ter by President Arthur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
RIVETS

Tomorrow: The Witches Field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-04
HiehIights
TeIevision Today.
HEAVENLY DAzE
THE FLiBBERTYS
THE TooDLES

2:55, WMAL ~ 49, Football:
Notre Dame VS.. Southern
Methodist.
$500, WRC ~ - Professional
Basketball: Rochester at
Boston.
500, WTTG 81 - Football:
Baltimore Colts VS.. Los An
geleS Rams.
$500, WTTG t5)-Million Dollar
Movie: Arch Of Triumph"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Slow School.
Workers
BY Angelo Potri

We will call them Slowboy and
Brightboy. 1t is mistaken idea
of justice on the part of some
teachers that Slowboy must do
every example Brightboy does
and in the same time. Penalizing
Slowboy does no good. for it fails
in helping either. Usually it dis
courages Slowboy and causes
him to be slower. This idea is
also apt to make Slowboy resent
full.
AS a rule, children do their
best to win approval and when
they fail there is a reason. Slow
boy is naturally slow. We found
it was better to say to him:
Here is a set of problems. See
how many you can do in the
next half-hour."
Keep a record of his work and
give him a word of praise. Next
day tell him that he managed
to do three problems yesterday
and ask him to try and do four
now.
After he has been at work
long enough to do one Of his
tasks, say to him: you're doing
very we'll. Keep it up" Rate him
on the basis of his effort and
don't penalize him. If he can
work out one example in long
division correctly he has sue
ceeded in one of the fundamental
processes of arithmetic.
The fact that one pupil can
do ten examples and another
does only three in the same time
is not so important. What is i'm
portant is success OF the work
done. Slowness is a handicap
and a teacher is quite right in
trying to get the slow pupil to
do his tasks a little quicker.
The idea of justice should not
enter into such situations. Bear
in mind the parable Of the work.
ers. He who began work at the
eleventh hour received the same,
pay as those who worked the
whole day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Why Grow Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

For one day each week while
my eight week Self Improve
ment Marathon is running, l
will print a letter from one of
my readers who joined it. I
think this will be interesting to
the rest of you and my COM
ments will also answer some
questions you may wonder about.
Here is today'S letter:
Dear Mrs. Lowman:
II have just finished my third
week and am as happy as can
be! 1 have lost eight pounds,
and listen to thiS-two inches
have disappeared from my waist,
two and a half from my stomach
and two from my hips. Nobody
on earth could make me stop
what I am doing! I actually
have hopes now of getting my
girlish figure back by the end of
the eight weeks.
II would like to ask a couple
of questions. please. I thought
about a week ago that I was over
the soreness in my muscles, Then.
all Of a sudden. my diaphragm
became very sore. Now. every
once in a while, I become sore
in new spot. Is this natural?
ALSO. does it matter if spend
more time now on my hip ex-
erciseS since I need to reduce
the most in that spot?"
This pupil brings up two
questions which may be bother
ing you. It is entirely natural
and expectable that you will ex-
perience new soreness once in a
while. This is due to the fact
that new exercises are being
added and some of them use
muscle groups in a new way or
the ones you have been using in
a more strenuous manner. This
will soon pass.
While you should use a we'll
rounded exercise routine as
general rule, especially if you are
overweight, it is a good idea to
spend more of your exercising
period on reducing the most out
of-proportion measurement. For
instance, if your hips are far
out of line and the rest of your
measurements in proportion,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
MARY Margaret Mcbride Soys-
.Riqhts Are Important

eyed fanatic. "And In our Gov
eminent today any branch,
down to the smallest bureau may
refuse employment. simply on
the ground of sex. There is a
law against discrimination for
reasons of color, race and reli-
gion, but women may be barred
just because they are women.
IAN editor who passed her ex-
aminations with fine grades was
turned down by a bureau chief
who admitted he didn't want her
because of her sex. We asked if
he would refuse employment on
grounds of race. color or creed
and he said: NO. of course not
Then, when we inquired why he
didn't want a woman, he ex-
planned that she might have to
climb ladder some time.
1--WE pointed out that this
woman had been brought up in
the country and was quite ath-
letic. We added that climbing
ladders seemed a bit outside the
usual editors work anyway. But
the bureau head was unmoved."
The Government regulation
affects firms of all types that get
Government contracts. These
firms can also discriminate le-
gally against women, Miss Paul
says.
So that's why I'm an angry
female on the verge of writing a
firm letter to my Senator and
Congressman about getting be-
hind the equal rights amendment
that Alice Paul and the Ma
tional Woman's Party are cham
pioning. And I want all those
Gripping riders taken out. too.
so that I can be flrst-claSs
citizen from now on-which I
mistakenly thought I was all
this time.
(From Up Newsfeatures)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Modern Marriage
Know How to
Money

Do you and your family know
how to handle your money?
Chances are you do not. Bank.
finance company and depart
ment store credit men will say
you are exceptional if you have
any very sound idea of how to
Mquidate your debts or even to
spend wisely. Too often the
family budget elf any is hit
and-miSs affair with the money
coming in the hard way and 60
ing out heaven only knows how
or where. AS for the seriousness
Of going into debt. some families
never think beyond the first pay
ment on an installment deal.
Why don't young people get
better training fol-. this important
part of life, before they marry,
then? Apparently because they
don't realize that they need it
and because their parents won't
give it to them. Even in the
later years Of high school, when
youngsters are only a few years
away from establishing homes
OF their own, they have not
learned by actual experience
what it means to spend or save
or share.
A Michigan home economist,
Denise Moore. recently made
study of family participation in
financial management in a
dozen selected families. High
school boys and girls in these
families were neither taking an
intelligent part in the family's
financial set-up. nor had any
desire to do so. We're too
busy" they said in effect. Its
our parents business. One boy
went further: "All we are in
terested in is getting three meals
q day and if We get that, it Is
enough" A fine picture of mod
ern home life!
Parents showed some evidence
Of guilt about not giving the
young people proper training.
but tried to cover up by assert
ing that the children would run
into financial responsibilities
soon enough-why not let them
enjoy a carefree life as long as
they could?
Miss Moore concluded that
when children reach high school
age it is too late to try to edu-
cate their parents on this i'm
portant point. They will have
to begin when the children are
very young, and let them learn
from year to year so they will
be able to meet their RESPONSE
bilities after marriage. For this
purpose Mrs. Alma H. Jones of
the American Institute of Fam
lily Relations has prepared a
leafiet called What about chill
dren'S allowances?" It gives de-
tailed instructions for educating
children in this all-important
part Of modern civilization, and
I'll be glad to send a copy. with
the compliments of this news
paper. to any parent who sends
. stamped, self addressed enve-
lope with the request.
Begin today with your own
children, if you have not done
30 long ago. Don't turn them
out into a money-minded civili-
Eation without the slightest idea
Of what it means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
CenturyCIub
ToHeur Author

Mrs. John S. Church, author
and lecturer. will speak at the
monthly meeting of the TWen-
tieth Century Club at II am.
tomorrow in the YWCA.
Mrs. Church. who is the au-
thor of several books including
"A Faith for YOU" will talk on
the subject. The Birth and
Growth of the American Novel"
The speaker, who is known
professionally as Brooke Peters
Church, was formerly with the
Associated Press and was a lee
turer at Columbia University.
She is currently teaching q
course in the Great Books" at
the YWCA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

in Washington needs to be told,
is the founder Of the National
Woman'S Party. Before we got
the vote she was jailed several
times, led marches on the White
House and went on hunger
strikes. A righteously aroused
Quaker, level-voiced. dedicated,
she's spent her energies and her
life for the cause. And in about
Is minutes the other day she
turned me from good-natured
skeptic into an earnest defender
of her campaign. If there's
anything I feel strongly about.
it's discrimination and Miss Paul
convinced me that right now my
own Government is discriminate
ing against me.
"Our country's biggest en-
ployer is the Government" Miss
Paul explained in the quiet. con-
vincing voice she must have been
using all the years she was
pilloried as a hysterical. wild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03
Why Grow Old?
Sure, Exercise Will Make
Your Muscles Sore at First

spend more of your time on hip
reducing exercises than on the
Others. think that every wom-
an should take at least one alb
dominal exercise for health. II
not for looks, and most women
need it for the latter anyway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

other q b GU t
t he gu a /
rights amend
ment that the
N a t / o n q !
Woman'S Par
ty is bent on
getting in t o
our ConStitu-
ton.
But all this
is behind me
for I've been
e xpose d to
Alice P au ].
Miss Paul, as
M lnniclofnr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

I've never felt an urge to pa
rade for women's rights. Nor
had I, up to q short time ago.
thought much one way or the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-11-05
Statement
OCTOBER 81, 1854

We southern educators representing
hern states and the District Of Columbia
Hot Springs Arkansas express point
IN respect to the Supreme Courts decision May
ring segregation in the public school unconstitutional
by virtue of the position which occupy
obligated to views
We welcome the decision signi-
milestone in the nations for
the Negroes long struggle to become class citizen
Courts decision part Of evolutionary process which
been going in the south and in the nation for long
decision sudden leap the American tradition
right thing do Moreover.
ieal inevitable step the context Of democratic
opment toward full democracy has resulted r
abolition the white primary, the curtain u
abolition segregation interstate travel
teachers salaries in the south the matic 0n
southern universities and the Indignation Negscs
ftes all of the armed forces
We hail the decision again dramatically distinguishes
way democracy that in such totalitarian
Germany Communist Russia Here the United
great wrongs rghted without booishei
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-11-05
Confab-..
Continued from maze one

Continued from page one
rotary, Charles N. Thomas, is the
son Of the presiding elder on the
BlytheviIle district.
Other distinguished visitors to
the Little Rock conference will
be J. Clarence Clouclough. mem
Der of the judiciary council and
from ST Louis, DR. M. l.. Breed
ing. indianapolis, Indiana, sacre-
tary of the department of mis-
Sions and church extensions:
Bishop J. A. Hamlet, senior Bish-
op of the CINE church and owner
Of the Kansas Plain Dealer; and
DR.. J. L. Tolbert secretary of
evangelism New Albany. MIS-.
Rev. P. L, Rowe, pastor High
land Heights Baptist church de.
livered a welcome address on
behalf Of the Ministerial alliance.
Rev. S. D. Levers, pastor. Cleave
Memorial Oklahoma City. Okla.
delivered the annual sermon We'd
nesday morning. Elder Ana~ias
Allen. pastor of the Church Of
God in Christ. at WriehtsvilIc win
deliver the address to the youth
Saturday night, Other local num-
bers on the youth program are
Lee, Andrew and Lonzo Baker.
and the Gospel Harmonette girls.
The conference youth supervisor
is Mrs. Effie L. Gray. and Mrs.
A. A Womack is the annual con-
ference missionary president
Presiding elders of the confer
ence are Revs. J. H. Taylor, J.
c. Criner and G. P. Pulliam.
Rev. S. A. Curry was secretary
Of the 1858 session; and Rev
Taylor, treasurer.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-11-05
(Continued from pace one

entail of fair play of the American people And speaking
Negroes themselves Negro educators should
ford to be party any plan designed nufy the Courts
cision."
In conclusion the conference calls upon the people the
nth and the nation strive with good will honest
implement the Court decision 1T firm
belief the educators, "that the augmentation Of
decision will strengthen the south and the nation morally
1nomcaly and spiritually We Negro educators stand
ldy cooperate Fundamentally in the progressive fulfill
mt of these democratic detectives
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-11-05
Dr.. Brown
CONTINUED from page onel

ty, observes DR.. Brown.
If this movement meets the APP
proval of the citizens in the com
munity, DR.. Brown says he VIII
be glad to visit with the local
cemetery associations, He further
states that communities that do
not have associations, he will be
glad to visit and help to organize
one with no expense to the com
munity.
Those interested in such move
ments can contact DIR, Floyd
B, Brown, l40l Georgia street in
Pine Bluff. Arkansas.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-11-05
Victims.
Continued from page onel


and he was taken to the Uni
verstty hospital where he was
resting easy at the moment of
this report He turned out to be
Allen Perry, age %, living at IS
Granite mountain road with a
wife and three children, aged IS
months to three years.
Near the same time Perry was
brought to the hospital, ]. c.
Lipsie, 80, was brought in with
knife slashes which he is report
ed to have said were inflicted by
Mary Toomer, 90, on a road near
Scott. He is said to have stabbed
the woman to death during the
cutting affray.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-11-05
Contest.
CONTINUED from page onei

NSsoutiuueu from page Onef
Arkansas among the State Press
readers.
Fond mothers, fathers, sisters,
uncles and aunts who have sent
in their favorite baby's snapshot
are hoping that their little darl-
ings will qualify for one of the
prizes being Offered for the baby
judged the healthiest.
The babies who enter the con-
test must be Carnation Milk ba-
bies, fed on that Carnation evap-
GRATED milk with vitamin D.
If your baby was reared on
Carnation Milk and is years
old or younger you are eligible
to enter this contest, If you are
State Press reader living in
Arkansas, Employees of the State
Press are not eligible to enter
their young ones for competitien)
All you have to do to enter is
to clip the entry blank from last
weeks State Press or next weeks
Press, or contact your agent if
you are not a resident of Little
Rock and ask for blank. send a
recent photo with blank to the
Carnation Healthy Baby Contest,
T o Box 1918, Little Rock, Ark.
The contest closes at Midnight
November II, so hurry and send
that snaphot in. Your baby might
be $500 winner.
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Continued from page one

Continued from page one
Rev. Bass were Arthur Walls and
Ben Williams, who were fined
Sl09 each. Others charged in the
Bass operation and who were
fined $50 each are William 81 m"
Jones F ScoGeins Ta-es w.
frriaI t10vt C0-~7 w b.
-s'1r "rF E.g.# n ore.
They appealed the case.
Judge Harper Harb stated. that
it was a vicious racket and should
ne stopped.
Evening star., 1954-01-03

this move. The housing mar
ket Is finally swinging in favor
Of the buyer.
This 800 assumes your
monthly mortgage payments
will amount TO about $64. The
balance will be absorbed by
taxes. insurance, household
maintenance such as elec-
tricity. fuel. etc.
If you're paying $500 a
month rent and have the saw
ings to swing a 20 per cent
down payment. you can pay
$4,000 to $27 900 for a home
In 1854 without hiking your
monthly housing expense. And
again. 1854 well may be the
best time In years for you to
take this step. Certainly you'll
get more housing for your
$26. .000-$27 900 and have less
trouble getting what you want
than you would have had this
year or last.
As for that $500. 1t assumes
payments for principal and in
terest on your mortgage will
come to about $138 q month.
The rest Is earmarked fol
taxes. insurance. maintenance.
II you're In the market for
the best housing bargain. shop
the owners Of older houses in
your area. Such houses are be-
ing shaved In price. Large
houses particularly are into
buyers market.
II your dream Is to build q
new house, shop the builders
In the area you select. Compe-
tition Is mounting steadily in
the industry. You may not be
able to do much bargaining on
price. but you should be able
to do some bargaining on quail
ity and extras.
tCopyrisht, 1883, Pt
Evening star., 1954-01-03

ment. you can
pay $4,000 to
$4,000 for a
home in 1854
without in
creaSing your
monthly hous-
ing expense.
And 1t will be
the best time
in years for
you. to make
Evening star., 1954-01-03

4hC yC0A JOOt C11OGO t11A1 ACO
a phase Of significant transi-
ton in the building industry
among the most basic in our
land.
What happened and is slated
to happen is of vital interest to
every American-buyer. builder
or seller. The building indus
try smashed all records in 1858.
Total construction for the year
Is oficially estimated at $34.7
billion. 6 per cent over the 1852
peak. For the NTH consecutive
year. more than q million
homes were built.
These figures, however. OBJ
scure the fact. there has been
a deeply important change.
Shortages Of building materials
and Of labor have disappeared.
Sellers Of houses no longer can
get whatever price they ask
from a painting public. The
building boom Is still boom.
but it's no longer feverish. It's
settling down"
This year also will be boom
by any past standard. The
ofncial estimate Is the dollar
volume of construction will
reach $34 billion. on only a
picayune total from 1855 top.
While the number Of new
houses built may dip under a
million. spending on repairs
and modernization Of older
houses Is scheduled to climb
sharply. While business Is
expected to spend less on plant
expansion. spending for COM
mercial warehouses. ofices.
lofts Is slated to mount. While
construction of public housing
Is heading down. more money
will be laid out for schools.
highways. sewers and water
systems. The chances are 1854
will 60 down on the books as
the second-beSt building year
Of all time.
But under the surface the
switch is unmistakable. Time
is against you. the seller. Time
Is In favor Of you. the buyer.
Competition Is back in all
phases Of the industry.
II you're planning to buy.
build or modernize your home
in 1854. you should be able to
stretch the dollars you own or
earn as you haven't been able
to stretch them In years.
Hall Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1954-01-03
Buying a House
Your Moneys Worth
By Sylvia Pertsr

IF YOU'RE paying 500 a
month rent for an apart
ment and have the savings to
swing a 20 per cent down pay
Evening star., 1954-01-03

Hall syndicate