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Evening star., 1955-07-03

Gene attended Calvin Cool
idge High School. spent two
years with the Army of Occupa-
tion in Europe and in June, 81,
graduated from the University
of Maryland. where he majored
in business administration.
At Maryland. he struck up a
lasting friendship with Bill
Warner, runnerup to the 1910
champion, Bill Jennings, who
later died of polio while serving
in the Air Force in World
War II. Bill is now flying jets
in Europe.
Genes a real hero in the eyes
of the neighborhood kids.
Sometimes. they'll flock
around me when I come home
from work." he says. "Or some
times I'll see them across the
street. pointing at me. and
someone will holler::
Hey. fellas. he's the one
who won the Soap Box Derby!"
And Genes stories about the
Derby and counseling about
racer construction have whetted
their enthusiasm to the point
that some have entered the
race.
MY own racer is still a
runnin' combination of metal
and plywood." Gene says. II
recently gave it to a friend in
Silver Spring, Ray Simms. SO
his boy Mike and his playmates
could run It,"
Evening star., 1955-07-03

Soap Box Derby Winners
HOW DOES THE RACE AFFECT THEIR LIVES?

"AVE YOU ever wondered
LII what happens to a cham
pion when his day Of glory has
passed?
Take a Soap Box Derby win
ner. for instance. In years gone
by. 13 boys have flashed their
sleek racers down the Derby
course to victory. and next
Saturday there will be a 14th
race.
What does the Soap Box
Derby mean to champs of the
past? Are the winners for
gotten after the cheers of the
crowd are lost in time? How
does victory affect the years to
come?
For two local champs, now
grown and married. the race
yielded some unexpected prizes
far too valuable to put a price
tag on. they say.
Gene c. Bean, 1941 winner,
and Paul Boudrot. '46 champ
(see cover and p. p. find the
Derby still paying big dividends
in a manner that has helped
shape and guide their lives.
Both will be special guests at
the Derby track Saturday.
Hardly month goes by that
my Derby experience doesn't
reward me in some way" says
Gene, now 81. who holds a COM
bination public RELATIONSHIPS
job with an Office supply COM
pany here.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
By Meredith 5. Buel

In my job. I have to meet
a lot Of people. in both Govern
ment and private industry"
Gene points out. I've found
out that a good impression can
sometimes mean the difference
between winning or losing a big
order. It's surprising how
many personS-even though I
raced ID years ago-will say:
Aren't you the fellow who
won the Soap Box Derby some
years back? Say. I'd like to get
my kid entered in that when
he's old enough-how old does
he have to be?'
II seem Immediately to gain
their respect. Often. this will
break the ice and lead to
friendly conversation-and
successful business transaction.
Gene won the Derby on his
third try, at 13. He then placed
third in Akron. the closest any
local youngster has come to
victory in the national finals.
Il learned something then
that has always helped me-"
Gene recalls. 1T taught me
how to be a fighter--in a fair
way. Life is competitive and
tough. The Derby showed me
what competition is really like
taught me how to handle
myself well. especially in a tight
situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

When you learning your ABCs did you wonder
where the alphabet from?
writing developed slowly into letters Of the alphabet
Phoenans ancient people who traders
Travelled all the world of their time. They took the al
phabet them learned from them and the
Romans gave it the form we still
At first symbols into stone with chse pressed
them into wet clay with wedge shaped tool The Romans
scratched letters of tablets with
instrument called stylus People wrote broken pottery with
stones burned wood painted smooth wood with
plant juices.
of this writing went from left light
Some from right to left and up and down
Chinese writing is today.
The girl in the picture writing like the ancients you
too Fill shallow cardboard box with clay pressing
it down smooth and Then with wooden skewer
pencil scratch your carefully making
clear Set the in the thoroughly
when take the clay out of the box will have
ing tile
tvioiet Moore Hissn; AP Newseaues).
TOMORROW: A Moor Spain Teaches Arithmetic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
A WORD
TO THE WISE
Ry MRS. PRANK COLBY

Paris, Tenn: Can you give us
the correct origin of the express
sion skid row.? The dictionaries
| do not list it, but it is so common
an expression used in referring
to sections inhabited generally
by derelicts, that I'd like to
know why it is so called.-G. r.
Answer: Well. the dictionaries
do list skid road and skidway in
meaning "a skidway along
which logs are dragged; the dis
trict of a town frequented by
loggers."
| Nowadays the term Skid row"
is used in many large cities to
designate a district into which
drift the buns, alcoholics. and
other human jetsam. These mis-
cradle areas consist of flop
houses" cheap beaneries. low
dives. and a charity mission or
two.
Says George McCue, st. Louis
Post Dispatch: Skid row is not
only a place, but a condition. A
man who has lost his grip and
sinks into depravity and alcoholic
escape is said to be on the skids.
When he reaches the bottom he
is on skid row."
H. L. Mencken, "Tne American
Language" defines skid road as
"a city street frequented by ho-
boes," but does not give the ORR
gin.
The sordid story Of the typical
American skid row is graphically
told by Natalie Anderson Scott.
in her excellent novel, THE
Story Of Mrs. Murphy" (E. p.
Dutton & co... Although the
term skid row" does not occur
in the book. the author does re-
fer to the sordid places as Skid
way"
l suggest, for what it is worth,
that there may be a connection
for the American slang term
skid row" and the original
term, skid road" along which
the logs were sent down the skids
and into the river.
Distributed by MeNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

MOVING DAY: For many
years there hung in the Presi-
dents Office in the White House
an elaborate crystal chandelier
bought in Paris by Thomas
Jefferson.
1t remained more or less un-
noticed until Theodore Roosevelt
came T. r.. an outdoor man
who loved fresh air, usually
worked with the windows open.
The breeze blowing in caused the
prisms to tinkle. For some time
Roosevelt endured this distrac-
tion--with mounting impatience.
Then one day he could endure
it no longer.
Get this thing out of here"
he growled.
But, Mr.. President, where
shall we put it?" he was asked.
Roosevelt though this over.
Put 1t in the Vice Presidents
Office" he ordered. "He has
nothing to do anyway, Maybe
It will keep him awake"
A His order was carried out. And
there the chandelier hangs to
this @y. a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL

To-day is the 98th anniver-
sary of the birth Of the only
President who also became Chief
! Justice of the United States
Who?
Pin Philadelphia, 161 years
ago today, Mrs. Dolly Payne
Todd married a Congressman
from Virginia; IS years later
They moved into the White
House. Who were they?
u 3-The president of Princeton
University was nominated for
Governor of New Jersey As years
ago today; two years later he
became President of the United
States. Who?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

y IN AL RnSc
Following these rules was not
always the winning play. 1T
was Just more likely to be right
than not. There were many ex-
! ceptions.
In contract bridge you hear the
bidding and see the dummy
With these advantages there is
little excuse for failing to keep
your defensive game at top
strength by learning to recognize
the exceptions when they occur.
q OF all the old whist maxims,
the one that is still most often
true is cover an honor with an
honor" Yet there are many
cases where following that advice
is exactly the wrong thing to do.
In this and following columns
want to show you some hands
where the right play Is to cover.
and some other hands where you
should refuse to cover.
In today's deal MIR. New, the
avid kibitzer. was making one OF
his infreuuent appearances In the
game. On the sidelines. Mr.. New
is brilliant. In the game. to
put 1t as simply and charitably
as possible. he Is not brilliant.
He led the seven OF clubs
against Mr.. Dale's three no trump
contract. Mrs. Keen played the
king and it was permitted to win.
Mr.. Dale won the club return and
counted up his winners. He
found that he had only eight
even If the diamond suit broke
favorably.
The best chance appeared to
be to finesse against the king OF
spades. He laid down the queen
of that suit.
With the ace and jack showing
on the board, Mr.. New saw no
reason to sacrifice" his king. %
he did not cover. Delighted, Mr.
Dale now switched TO diamonds
He got a rude shock when Mr.
New showed out on the second
lead. !.
There was nothing for It nov
but to hope the spades were di-
vided 3-3 and that Mrs. Keen
was not cagily holding bach
the king. AS you see. q second
spade finesse and the play Of the
ace cleared the suit and Mr.. Dale
made four no trump. Covering
the queen Of spades would have
defeated the contract.
Mr.. New should have figured
that if Mr.. Dale had the 10 OF
spades in addition to the queen
the king was a goner anyway
But If Mrs. Keen had the i'm
portant 10, he had to cover the
queen with the king to help his
partners 10 to the status Of 9
potential winner.
tcopyright 1855. General Features Corp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
By EAsLEY BLACKWOOD

In the days of whist. grand
daddy of contract bridge. there
was no bidding to hear and no
dummy to see. Playing prac-
tically blind compared to today's
camel, players latched onto a lot
of maxims such as second hand
low" third hand high and al
ways cover an honor with an
honor"
Neither side vulnerable.
South dealer.
NORTH
(AHr hol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15
WORD GAME
Find rs or more words In
PENSILE,

meaning, hanging, pendent
Average is %: time limit. 20
minutes.
Rules Of the same--1. Words must b
of four or more letters. o Words which
acquire four letters by the addition o.
IS" such as bats cans" are moi
used. 3. Only one form OF a word IL
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer 10 BREAKAGE
baker. bark, barge. bare, berg, beak
bear, beer. beaker. brag. break, brake
rage, rake, reek, eager. agar, ager
agree, area, kerb, Rarb, gear. grab
grebe
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-23
We, Of ROCCO Take Pleasure IN M
Announcing Our NEW Broiler Mushes!

the RESULTS We HAVE SEEN ON THIS BROILER RATION
ARE so GOOD THAT WE CONSIDER 1T THE BROILER FEED
OF TOMORROW" We ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE ABLE
TO OFFER 1T TO OUR CUSTOMERS today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

All Development Guaranteed Meyer zs2 Any
Since Exreu Hos Tho ALgpot ohe Doe Survive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
.MANY-BLOOM TULIPS REPORTED:
HALF-INCH STEM HAS 5 FLOWERS

Bulb culture in the Washington is widespread.
especially tulip culture according reports of multiple
blooms in local gardens.
James Rankin. 1o1o9 Greeley avenue, Silver Spring.
reports tulips with five heads single fascinated stems
and four with four flowers each Mr. Rankin has 80 Golden
Harvest tulip bulbs most with multiple blooms
the Potomac in Virginia Lake Bancroft and
Baleys Crossroads SOC Blair road Mr. and Mrs Raymond
W. Blanchard two bulbs that have produced five
yellow blooms EACH The stem about half inch in diam
eter Mr. Blanchard landscape architect reported also
two bulbs that produced three blooms each and with
four blooms EACH The bulbs purchased four
and replanted in the summer Of 1853.
Mrs Blanchard said she plans exhibit tulips of
value at the meeting Tuesday evening of the Falls Church
Garden Club at Madison School
Louis Aaron Pnck, 5805 Bradley boulevard Bethes
da, Nd sent The Star catalogue from Boston supply
house which offered flowered tulips capable of
ducing three to five blooms bulb It called the I'm
proved Frespray Kaaba) variety The Illustration shows
the stems are not bundled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Rhuburb Culture
Is Difficult Here
COLLEGE PARK.

In Maryland special care is
necessary to get good growth sot
rhubarb. Each spring broadcast
and work in lightly about Is
pounds Of pulverized limestone
per 1000 square feet. Follow this
treatment with about Is pounds
of a 10-10-10 fertilizer on the
same area. This should main
tain rapid growth and produce
a large number of heavy, leaf
stems.
At the end of the cutting sea-
son (early summer) broadcast
an additional Is pounds of
10-10-10 per 1000 square feet
and cultivate it lightly into the
soil along the row.
Rain won't hurt the rhubarb
if there is plenty of fertilizeE
present.
Seed stalks that develop
should be pulled of as soon as
they appear. q
Rhubarb plants which are
killed by disease should be dug
up and removed from the gar
den. Only one disease, "foot
rot" is likely to be serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

as the blooming season ends
prune the lilacs. Every third
year cut the. old stems out at
ground level. Cut off the poor
bloom and the crossing stems.
If there are too many suckers
cut part of them away. Then
feed the lilacs well, for they will
be setting next years buds. If
lime has not been added to the
soil lately, use about two hand
fuls for each bush. Water well
and the lilacS will bloom more
luxuriously next season.
If there are signs of borer
damage on the lilacs spray with
DOT. Tt may be necessary to
repeat the spraying in two weeks.
Strawberry Culture
If the strawberries in your
garden are newly planted, pinch
off the first blossoms. Keep the
plants watered well. Cultivate
when the soil is dry and not too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

Nearly every daffodil has fin
ished blooming and is now busy
storing up energy for next years
poisoning. Do not disturb the
bulbs until the leaves have
turned yellow. Not even then.
unless you need to dig them.
They will multiply and continue
to bloom profusely for several
years If left undisturbed. It is
considered good garden practice
to dig and divide the bulbs every
3 to 5 years but even if left for
a longer period most varieties
continue to multiply and to
bloom. However, if bloom seems
shy it probably means that they
have become too crowded and
should be dug and divided.
The foliage may be tied in
bundles and allowed to ripen
without being handicap to the
cultivation of surrounding area.
Fill Those Vacant Spots
If the narcissi were grown in
clumps in a bed or border it is
well to have a lot of seedlings
coming along to hide the bare
spots. Petunias, verbenas, phlox,
drummondi. dwarf marigolds,
and number of other plants
will serve the purpose. If only
few are needed it is easy enough
to buy them from a nursery but
If the beds are large, requiring
many dozens of plants, it is
usually necessary to grow them
from seed.
Lilacs are just beginning to
put on their best show. Just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

deeply. 1t is time to feed straw
berries. Use / pint of 6-10-4 or
5-10-5 for each Is feet of row.
Water Immediately. After feed
ing and watering tuck straw in
around and under the plants to
keep the berries clean. Dried
grass, sawdust, or ground corn
cobs may be used. Any of them
will help to keep the weeds down
and the soil cool.
TuberOus Beg0niaS
If you have been growing
tuberous begonias preparatory to
putting them outside prepare
the bed by mixing into the top
AS inches of soil one-half pound
of 5-10-5 to each IL squareGeet
of surface plus a good thick
layer of peat and rotted manure.
Set the plants 9-12 inches apart
with the top of the tuber only
one inch below the surface. Keep
the soil moist.
Dwarf DahliaS
Have you tried the dwarf
iahlias? If you have a small yard
or a limited space you will find
the Coltness or Unwin hybrids
very satisfactory. Plant the seed
outside now. They will begin to
flower early In July. The Coltness
are single; the Unwins double
or semidouble.
Care of Camellias
If you are growing camellias
now is a good time to feed them.
Many growers give light, monthly
feelings from April until Sep
TENDER. Camellias require acid
soil.
Miscellaneous Notes
One of the incest of the low
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01

edging plants is the zinnia
linearis. 1t grows from 8-12
inches high, stands dry weather
very well and is a continuous
bloomer.
Don't be in hurry to plant
the dahlias. After May Is is time
enough.
Start planting gladiolas corms.
They may be planted at Today
intervals until about July /. In
that way long season of bloom
is aSSured.-A, S, Y,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-01
Lefty Crops

Lettuce, romaine, endive,
Chinese cabbage and salad herbs
are leaf crops. essential to a
daily salad which the family
will enjoy and thrive upon.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23

ed in the ambush of an Israeli bus by an armed gang last night near the Lebanese bor- der.
 The American victim was identified as Herunan Brach. 28, of Brooklyn, N. M, neph- ew of Rabbi Joseph Teitel- baum of Brooklyn.
 Mrs. Rogica Bercowitz of Montreal was among the nine wounded in the attack. She is now at the Poriah hospital, south of Tiberias. where her condition was reported as not serious.
 U. N. truce observers began an on-the-spot investigation today of the ambush after a
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23
TODAY IS THE DAY IN
 THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
jby The Associated Press

by The Associated Press
 This is the day the New York Yankees can clnch the Amer ican league pennant and offic- lally reduce the Cleveland In dians to a state of Illustration once again.
 The Yankees, runbling a- long on an eight game winning streak, can claim their sixth banner in seven seasons with a victory in either the day or night portion of a doublehead er at Boston. And they can do it without that should the In dians drop their afternoon game at Detroit.
 If the Tribe. losing five of the last six, comes up with am other clunker New York can lose all four of it's remaining lgames and still hang up the bunting in the Yankee Stadium
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23
2,233-Ib. turbine shipped bYair

SEATTLE [P) They chained the nose of a giant air freight CT to a ton block of concrete and piled 5000 pounds of sand bags in its nose before loading an $11,5 ,520 flare" for the Ori- ert.
 The fare was a 7,233 pound steam turbine. which North west Airlines officials said was the largest piece of air freight ever flown across the Pacific Ocean. It left here yes terday for Hiroshima, Japan.
 Because the loading doors of the big DC-4 are back of the main landing gear, the turtbine's weight had to be counterbalanced in the nose while it was being loaded on the plane. The ton of concrete and 5000 pounds of baggec sand did the trick.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23
FOOTBALL SEASON REALLY GETS UNDER WAY
,by The Associated Press

Outstanding opponents of the split T and single wing styles of football clash tomor- row when Jim Taturn's Mary land Terrapins and Red Sam ders' Bruins from UCLA meet in what shapes up as the na- tion's No. 1 college gridiron at traction
 Colleges of all sizes swing into action for the first big Sat urday of the new season but the meeting of top ranking UCLA and fifth ranked Mary land at College Park, Md, fig ures to be the 'fbig'' game. Both came through unscathed in their openers last Saturday.
 The USCLA-Maryland game is the only one involving two teams ranked among the top
 lcontinnad nm page two)
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23
FulI sturts

New England and upper New York state to the sos in Penn sylvania and New Jersey.
 Moderately cool weather prevailed across the Great Lakes region, the upper Miss issitppi valley and in the far west.
 The warm region extende over the gulf states and the
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23

The company using the big turbine needed it now to keep a project going. That's why they sent it by air freight in stead of by steamship, a three week jaunt.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23

for the opening game of the world series against Brooklyn next Wednesday.
 Even a victory doesn't figure to perk up the hstless Injuns,
 1continued on page three)
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23
Montgomery Ward will open 3 offices

CHICAGO (P) Montgomery Ward & %. today announced plans to establish catalogue or der offices in three Alaskan cities.
 John Barr, chairman and pre- sident of the mail order house, said after board meeting that the offices will be set up at An choralge. Juneau and Fairbanks ''by the first of the year"
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23

TEL AvIv, Israel (R) An
 American tourist was among three passengers killed and a Canadian woman was wound
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23

extreme southwest desert re- zion. Temperaturs were most ly in the 70s although they were near or a little above 30 in most of Texas.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-23
M. V. cALENA

Cl-MAVI Coastal freighter type), formerly Levers Bend" 5000 tons, purchased from Munargo Lines Company, Weehawken N. J for Alaska service
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27
OF APPLICATION FOR
RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE

Notice is hereby given that on
this Bird day of May, 1855, one
Magee-Stevenson Post No. 1876,
American Legion Dept. of Mont
ana filed an application for a re-
tall liquor license with the Mont
ana Liquor Control Board, to be
used at Legion Club, E, 70 it.,
lot 6, block 3, Dawson townsite,
E. Glacier Park, Montana and pro-
tests, if any there be, against the
issuance of such license will be
heard at the hour of 1875 o'clock
am, on the 10th day of June,
1885, at the office Of the Montana
Liquor Control Board in Helena,
Montana.
Dated May 3, 1855.
Signed
]. E. Manning,
Administrator
pub. May 6, 13, 20, q, 1855
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27

erick Peterson of the National
Board of Missions of the Meth
odist church will be the preacher
at the morning worship service
You are cordially invited to at
tend. Rev. Peterson is with the
office of Missions in Philadel-
phia, Penn.
Tuesday, June Ia: The Wo-
mems Sociey of Christian Service
will serve Patterson banquet
in the church.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27
BROWNING BAPTIST

Bible Study pm. every Tues
day evening at the Browning
Bank Annex. Pastor list Babtist
Church of Cut Bank, Teacher All
interested may attend.
Starr School Bible Study 7:30
pm. every Wednesday at Starr
School. Teacher is Dr. King.
Bible Study Craft Class at
Starr School $50 pm. every
Wednesday for teen age young
people.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27

SEE the new % and Al #. Crest
liner mobile homes on display
at M & NJ Trailer Sales of
Shelby. Find out how easy you
can own one. We will take in
your furniture, car, old trailer,
or most anything of value as
part payment. We still have a
few older models you can buy
on rental purchase plan. 44tf
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27
AGENCY BRIDGE CLUB

The Agency Bridge Club meets
the first and third Wednesday of
every month, and the 16 men,
bers of the club take turns in
entertaining at their home or an
other members home.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27

PIANO BARGAINS - New and
used. Wurlitzer, Chickering
and Conn Electronic organs.
Inquire at SHELLS Gift Shop in
Browning. Dickinson's Music
Center, Kalispell, Mont. 9-4c
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-27

FOR SALE - Crocheted bed
spread, and all kinds of Gro
cheted articles; wooden blan-
ket, Navajo rugs, etc Maggie
Fox, Browning. 5,20-2tp