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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
SHOP TALK
ny MARY L. VAUGHAN

Grandmother would really
be astonished II she could see
what's happened in 1855 TO
the old crank style wall tele-
phone.
II she were to lift the re-
ceiver on these authentic Old
Salem reproductions, she would
turn on q six-tube radio with
fully automatic volume con-
troll and q built-in aerial.
The up-to-date version Of
the old phone would be even
more startling to its inventor.
Mr.. Bell, who might even be
elated to discover the radio"
also can act as either an inter-
com or music system for the
entire home.
Today's modern homemaker.
as well, will find 1t adyanta-
geous. Turn 1t on in the
kitchen, push q button, and
the same program can also
be heard in the game room.
The individual speaker mike"
boxes-it will take up to six
also convert, by the push of
q button, to an intercom sys-
tenn throughout the house.
Installed near the front
door, it viii answer the door
bell; in the nursery, 1t will act
as Q baby sitter, picking up any
sounds from q distant part Of
the house.
The "phone-radio" can be
bought as . radio only. and
for Q higher price. the inter-
com and music system 10
added.
Along the same line Is an
authentic reproduction of
grandma's Early American
spice chest which hides behind
its hand-rubbed doors q
powerful five-tube. five-ineh
speaker table radio. The little
chest. only l4xl1x7 inches
has two drawers and solid
brass H" hinges.
1t comes with shutter or
solid panel doors and an addi-
tional extra" Is . speaker
grill cloth designed In Grand
ma Moses pattern.
Both types are available In
Washingtonl ct Mechanics.
Inc, Camalier & Buckley,
Hscht's and In Virginia at
Barnes d KiInel Co. In Mary
land. The Graft Shop Of
Gaithersburg BELLS them.
= 4 =
II Junior ends up In later
life with q uranium mine and
some semiprecious stones, q
hobby starter kit on today's
market might be the thing
that sent him on his Way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
Daughters
To Hold


The Daughters of America
Of the District will hold their
annual State session today
through Wednesday beginning
at 9 o'clock tonight with q re-
ception ct the Washington
Hotel for past State and ma
tional officers.
Mrs. Kathryn C. Skinner is
chairman of the three-day
meeting.
The opening business session
will begin ate am. tomorrow,
with Q massing Of the c0lors
and q memorial service under
the supervision of the past
State counselor. Mrs. Clara
Owens.
Speakers will include the
present State counselor, Mrs.
Ruth Stroker. and Mrs. Skim
ner who will give the address
of welcome.
Highlights of the conven-
ton viii be o banquet at 8
pm. tomorrow and election Of
officers on Wednesday. The
officers will be installed at the
closing session Wednesday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20

For three days I had worked
from dawn ia. dark. each night
falling into bed 80 tired and
stiff from strain that ! had
trouble getting to sleep.
On the fourth day ! sat be-
fore q desk still piled high with
tasks to be done. And sud-
denly I knew that what ! need
ed was q holiday. But ! went
on. picking up papers and put
ting them down again while I
contemplated going for Q drive
or at least q walk.
just as I was about to de-
eide sadly to stick grizzly to
work. I picked up an old press
release and read: tits tragic
that our culture retains enough
of the idea that play is waste
full to make some of US feel
guilty about having . good
time" declared Prof. Edward
v. Pope.
! stared at the words for q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
MARY MARGARET.
MCBRIDE
Try Ployinq Hockey Sometime

long time. then replaced the
paper firmly on the desk, des-
cended to the terrace and an
nounced to al within earshot
that r had finished work for
THAT day and proposed to
take . drive over Peekamoose
road to look at my favorite
waterfalls.
1t was . wonderful after
noon. We drove slowly along
the narrow road that runs be-
side tumbling Peekamoose
Greek. There was q bracing
suggestion of autumn In the
air. The summer storms had
Sorked more damage than
usual and on the mountain
side Of the road were great
corpses Of trees lying like
fallen soldiers. There had been
rock slides here and there. even
washouts, and the car had to
60 slowly much OF the time,
but that was good. for squir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
Miss Choconus
To Be Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Aristides H.
Chaconas announce the en-
gagement of their daughter
Nina to DR.. George c. Mitchell,
son Of Mrs. Athena c. Mitch
ell Of Cheverly Forest. Md. The
wedding will take place In
October.
Miss Chaconas Is 4 graduate
Of Mount Vernon Junior Col
lege.
Her fiance is . graduate of
Nebraska State Teachers Col
lege, Georgetown University
and the Sorbonne. He is q For
eign Service officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-20
SHOP TALK
Old Crank Phone
Is Now q Radio

The rock kit comes complete
with an assortment of rocks
and minerals and q booklet
revealing the dramatic story
of their uses in addition to q
location guide" Labeled ex-
amples include marble, beryl.
basalt, feldspar, garnet, quartz,
tale, coal, limestone and many
others.
Also available Is O shell col
lection hobby starter kit con-
tanning q variety OF shells and
including q tiny sea horse.
Both kits, for boys and girls
from eight years on up. are
sold at the Play Center. 1913
Eighteenth street NV.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24
1000 Columbus County Youngsters Ready
To Attend Glasses Starting Next Monday

School bells will ring Monday
for approximately 1900 Column
bus County youngsters.
A slight increase is expected
in the first grades as prepara-
tons are being made 70 handle
over 1850 beginners.
T. Ward Guy, superintendent
of schools, said that a short
schedule, from 8 a. m. till one
o'clock. This schedule will be
observed for two weeks but will
be extended if circumstances
warrant such action.
The teacher situation in Co.
lumbus is bright. All posts, ex-
cept one vacancy in the Tabor
City School, have been filled.
The Tabor City vacancy is ex-
pected to be filled this week.
When public schools through
out the Nation are opened next
month, an estimated 36,7l8,000
tots and teenagers will trek off
to classes.
OF this number there will be
at least a million and a half
getting their names in teachers
attendance books for the first
time according to the U. S. Of
flee of Education.
Columbus County will fare
much better along the teacher
phase than many Of its sister
counties throughout the country;
The U. S. Office Of Education
terms the teacher shortage "des-
perate" despite the fact that
1886 qualified teacher candi-
dates were graduated from COL
IlegeS and universities in June.
Approximately 10000 teach
ers leave the profession each
year. The greatest demand for
teachers is in the elementary
grades.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24
Mixes n Matches

Dyed-to-match separates for
big and little girls are the news
highlights for fall.
Mix-and-match-ables in true
color harmony lend themselves
to varied wardrobes.
Corduroy, tweeds, flannels
and felts, whether in solid COL
ors or plain, all carry the same
harmonious hues so thar jacket
and skirt, vest and skirt, pants
and tops, sweater and skirt, and
many other separates-can all
be matched.
Darks combine with brights
plaids with solids, tweedy
patterns with solids and
checks with plain-to make
the go-togethers for a gl.l's fall
rardrobe!
Particularly note the import
ance of black and green (the
Black Watch Plaid colors) that
banner the color themes in back
to-school wearables!
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24

There are two things about a
child's eyes which place a heavy
responsibility upon paren.S.
First. a young child usually
cannot let you know he doesn't
see well, since he does not know
the difference between good and
poor seeing.
Second, because child's eyes
are marvelously flexible and a.
daptable, he can often manage
to see pretty well in spite Of de-
fects, but only at the cost of an
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24
LONG TORSO IS FASHION THEME

The long torso look casts a
lovely shadow Of this seasons
silhouette for back-to-school!
Overblouse treatments and
cropped waistlines help achieve
the long torso look.
Jacket dresses endorse the
overblouse effect with boxy,
hiplength jackets, new looking
over full or pleated skirts.
The tunic appears as a natur-
al extension of the long line and
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24
Care OF Children's Eyes
Responsibility OF Parents

effort which may permanently
damage his eyes.
For example, even good young
eyes may become near-sighted
from staring too long and hard
1t printed words.
Any way you look at it, a
child goes through tremendous
ordeal in learning to see proper
ly, even if the ordeal is an un-
Conscious one for the most part.
shortly after birth and infant S
yes look straight ahead in par
lllel lines, so the first things he
earns to see with any clearness
are distant objects.
Then comes the job OF learn
ing how to turn those eyes in
ward by a muscular pull, SO they
can focus on near objects. Also,
the child learns how to fuse
or see one object instead Of two,
He learns how to judge dis
lance.
When a child starts to school,
its eyes are still pretty much IN
the natural" stage. That is
they are built to look at large
objects a considerable distance
away. With an effort no adult
can sufficiently appreciate, Tile
youngster learns how to focus
those eyes on a page Is inches
away and hold them there, fix
ed.
Even more remarkable is the
jumping" process involved II
learning to read. The thilo
memories the look of more ano
more printed words and sends
Its eyes jumping along the
lines of type, as fast as the
words are recognized and as
sumo meaning in the brain. Sir
gle words are learned at first
then whole groups of words are
swept together by the eye as ii
Ileapfrogs along.
All his takes visual concen-
tration and skill of a high order
If there is anything wrong with
the eyes, progress is retarded OIL
halted, and you soon have {
problem child" on your hands
That is one reason why visual
specialist should be consulted
at first sign of trouble.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24

is successfully worked out In
oyerskirt effects.
Dropped waistlines continue
along more nodded lines. Jutting
hipline cuffs, crushed sashes and
narrow belts threaded through
h'pline loops are favored fall
treatments.
Bouffant skirts or gently nar-
Ing pleats combined with the
dropped waistline give emphasis
to the long, narrow torso line.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln
signed a bill to provide for the
establishment of college OF
agriculture and mechanical arts
IN every state.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-08-24

More than half of the nations
cne-room schools are located in
Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
South Dakota,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-22
Star Pair Finds Acting Easy,
But Not the Preparation

fiesh-and-blood person from
the skeleton lines Of the script,
endowing him with manners
and movements"
Agrees Magnani: once the
camera starts I feel q release
from the long tension Of i'm
agining myself some one else.
I find that acting like that
some one is easier"
In 1.-THE Rose Tattoo" Lam
caster plays a transplanted
italian truck driver in q small
American Gulf Coast town.
Miss Magnani Is a frustrated
widow whom he courts. Her
chore is doubly difficult, since
she is playing her first role in
English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-22
Now GIorio's Family
May Be Impressed

Tailor" the comedy starring
Oscar Karlweis. was held up
i've days until tomorrow night
for some last minute revisions.
-. Gloria Vanderbilt and Mar
garet Truman, the freshman
attractions of last summers
barn circuit. are set for an
other summer theater swing.
National company Of
plain and Fancy" opens on
the West Coast August 20.
Rodgers and Hammerstein
have ended a 10-year-ban on
benefit parties at their pro-
auctions. are selling blocks of
seats for their upcoming
Sweet Thursday" and explain
benefit audiences haven't
been as cold as they used to
be-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-22

Burt Lancaster and Anna
Magnani agree that the hard
est part of an actors life is
preparing for roles.
The pair is co-starring in
THE Rose Tattoo" taken
from the Tennessee Williams
play. In discussing their work
they come to the conclusion
that the actual emoting Is
nothing to the preparation.
Says Lancaster: TITS not
the long hours before the
camera or the physical and
mental exertion Of playing a
scene that tire. In my case,
at least, the most difficult
work is done alone with my
self, interpreting the charac-
ter I'm to play. visualizing .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-22
Continued From Page e.

COntlnueu from rage Eel
years later. finds movies were
never like stage work.
This is q lot tougher and
more taxing" she says. II
haven't had q lunch all
week"
The pressures of rehearsal
and tryout. however. have put
no such restrictions on the "a
year-old Ricardo. who has no
family tradition to worry about
on his Broadway bow.
Son Of a Mexico City dry
goods merchant, Montalban
arrived in show business be-
cause his brother was touring
the United States as a beer
salesman. Ricardo came along
and got bitten by the acting
bug while in school in Los
Angeles.
He's Been Lucky
Next came some summer
stock. Later he got into Aims
In hopes that he could realize
q kid dream Of being a bull
fighter. But the moguls kept
him doing sleek Latins. He
went back south Of the border,
took torero lessons and even
tually slew 80 bulls-"They
were little ones mostly in
charity benefits"
1--WE struggled a little, but
most of all I've been very
lucky" says Ricardo. Every
thing I've ever wanted to do,
within my limitations. I've
DONE"
He's got several songs in
Seventh Heaven" and since
! it's q musical comedy, must
also dance.
But I'm just q mover, not
Q dancer" he says.
Ricardo has four children,
aged from 8 to 3. Gloria, now
divorced has two, 8 and Z.
None Of the youngsters will be
here for the debuts. But Mrs.
Montalban will, and SO will
Gloria's father, Carter De
Haven.
Moppet Dramatics
Edith King and Dorothy
Colt are grey-haired, black
gowned teachers from Boston
who conduct one Of show bus
mess most unusual and
charming ventures.
For 80 years they have been
running q school in New York
which uses drama and stage
business to teach youngsters
Of 4 to IL about culture and
art.
Annually they give public
productions and to sit in on q
performance is an intriguing
experience. For the shows the
go pupils play are from the
legends and half forgotten
heroic pasts Of many cultures.
This year they have been
doing "Aucassin and Nico-
lette," a story from medieval
France.
No Comics or TV
A third Of the children are
from wealthy families, a third
/ are talented prospects from
settlement houses who receive
scholarships, the rest from
artistic minded families.
Miss Colt, who picks the
plays and directs while Miss
King designs and teaches
painting, is firm about one
thing-this is one school de-
void Of comic books and TV
shows.
youngsters like one thing
as well as another, if they are
properly interested, whether
its Crockett or Achilles" she
says. 1T is up to the older
people to provide the things
for their future betterment.
The cultural riches of the old
stories are far greater than
what television gives"
Regretfully, she admits, TV
has changed today's moppets
from the youngsters who came
when the school was young.
"They were readers in the
old days. If you ask them now
II they have read this or that,
most Of them haven't.
4 X
N~--
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13

for feather picking unless adequate precautions
are taken.
Plenty of room to ID square foot per bird :.
will not only help to prevent cannibalism but will
improve feed efficiency.
Birds AU- Pellets drink more water and you will
need more water fountains than with mash. Give
your birds ample ventilation watch litter condi-
tion and keep it stirred.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13
Home In Cold Weather
A Haven For Insects

This is the first of a series of
articles dealing with insects which
make their appearance in public
buildings and private homes dur
ing the cold months of the year.
Much of the information for the
articles is obtained from the Uni
versity of Delaware Agricultural
Extension Service.
Now that cold weather has roll
ed around a great variety of in
sects will use public buildings and
private homes as warm, rent free
residence. Some of the unwanted
guests are destructive to food
stuffs, wood, and various types of
material, but others are an an
noyance because of their presence
only.
The Boxelder Bug and Elm
Leaf Beetle are examples of in
sects that are harmless in the
home. They do not destroy foods
clothing or other household artic-
les.
The Boxelder Bug, when seen in
the house, is an adult bug which
is fiat-backed and rather narrow.
1t is about one-half inch long,
brownish black, with three longi-
tudinal red stripes on the body,
and narrow red stripes along the
margins of the wings. Damage
done by Boxelder Bugs is light,
and usually of little Importance,
but their habit of wintering in or
about houses, and flying or craw-
ling about the rooms makes them
very annoying.
AS cool weather approaches the
bugs congregate in greater num-
bers on the sunny side of trees,
fences and buildings. AS weather
becomes colder, they migrate into
buildings where they winter in
cracks and crevies. During warm
periods of fall, winter and early
spring they come out in great
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13
Potatoes in State
Steadily Increasing

Cash farm income from pota-
toes has been on steady in
crease in Delaware since 1943, ac-
cording to report recently is
sued by the department of agri-
cultural economics at the Univer-
sity of Delaware.
Potato acreage in Delaware has
nearly doubled in the last ten
years. In 1943, $500 acres were
planted and by 1858 the acreage
had jumped to 5000. Diamond
State farmers realized a years
cash farm income of over ST, ,5O0,-
900 from potatoes in 1858, while
an 1914 this figure was only $T84,-
900. In 1858 potatoes were the
9Th leading crop in Delaware as
related to the amount of cash
farm income received, while in
1914 they ranked only 18th.
Kent County produce nearly 80
per cent of all the potatoes pro-
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13

spoonful of Dreft per quart of
water is recommended. Household
sprays viii paralyze them. and in
this condition they may be easily
swept up and burned.
An insect of similar habits is
the adult Elm Leaf Beetle, which
is very destructive to Elm trees.
This insect goes through the win
ter hidden away in sheltered plac-
es, often in buildings, where they
may be a nuisance in the fall or
during warm winter weather.
They are about one-fourth inch
long of light yellow to brownish
green color, with several small
black spots on the body, and a
black, or slate colored stripe on
the outer margin of each wing
cover.
The Elm Leaf Beetle may be
held in check outside by using
so percent wettable DOT at one
ounce in three gallons of water,
or some of the common household
fly sprays. The best time to con-
troll the Elm Leaf Beetle in the
home is when they are congregat-
Continued on Page TweIvel
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13
Sound Picture Shows How Chicken CzzardS Grind Feed

Actually, scientists have known
for some time that the gizzard is
in reality a miniature feed grinder
"a processing plant where feed is
ground mechanically after passing
through the glandular stomach fol
lowing its release from the crop,
where it is stored after eating. Leav.
ing the gizzard, the feed particles
are mixed with digestive juices for
assimilation through the intestinal
walls.
Therefore it is especially impor-
tant that feed be mechanically
ground into sufficiently fine parti-
cles so that the nutrients are ex-
posed to the digestive juices for
good feed conversion. Poultrymen
have found through scientifically
conducted tests at leading colleges
and experiment stations that gram
ito grit makes ar extremely efficient
grindins: agent.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13
Poultry and Egg Production
Featured af Farm a, uon,a xUaaIz

Poultry and Egg Production
Featured at Farm e. Home Week
Panel discussions and talks on
egg and poultry production will
be held Tuesday, February 8, dur
ing Farm and Home Week at the
University of Delaware.
T. d. Runnels, associate pro-
fessor of animal and poultry in
dustry at the University, is gen.
eral chairman of the session on
Egg Production. On Tuesday
morning beginning at 1000 am.
R. F. Gentry of Pennsylvania
State University will speak on
'iRecent Findings on Fowl Leu
kosis." At 1o:40, C. M. Dossin, al
so Of Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity, will speak about Cutting
Costs in Egg Production" G. f.
Combs of the University of Mary
land will talk about Recent De-
velopments in Poultry Feeding
at 11:20.
w. j. Mellen, associate profess
sor of animal and poultry indus
try, will be chairman of the broil-
er and turkey production session.
"The Latest Development in the
Control of Broiler Disease" will
be given at 1000 am, by M. S.
Cover, poultry pathologist at the
University. Meade Summers of
the Ralston Purina Company viii
speak at 10:40 about Trends in
the Turkey Industry" r. White
Stevens of Lederle Laboratories
will speak at 11:20 on "The Use
of Antibiotics in Broiler Produc-
ton"
In the afternoon R. o. Baus-
man, head of the department of
Agricultural Economics, wilr be
chairman of the general poultry
session. Mr.. Summers of Ralston
Purina will speak on Expanding
Markets for Poultry Products. :"
There will also be a panel discus
sion Consumers Appeal-Every-
ones Problem" with r. c. Smith,
assistant professor of agricultural
economics, as moderator. The
panel features ]. C. Hammond of
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13

Through the Oscillograph pictured
above, scientists can better study
the workings of the gizzard muscles
in poultry. For example note, on the
left, that the sound picture of a
chicken gizzard grinding with grit
shows much stronger and more COM
plex sound waves than the sound of
a birds gizzard with no grit, pic
tured on the right.
1t took long study and research to
assemble a specially designed mi
crophone sensitive enough to bring
the gizzard grinding sound to the
human ear for further study as to
how the gizzard actually works.
The gizzard is the strongest or
gan in a birds body - in fact a
turkey gizzard can crush iron tubes
capable Of supporting 635 pounds!
Yet it remained for engineers Of the
Granite Grit Institute to record this
sound Of chicken gixzard in action,
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13

numbers scatter throughout the
house, and become a nuisance to
the housewife.
Boxelder Bug control is best
done when they congregate in
large numbers outside the house.
Use percent chlordane spray or
dust. Once inside, control may be
somewhat more difficult. Of the
more effective contact sprays,
Dreft (soap) mixed in water has
proved very successful. One table
Smyrna times., 1955-01-13

You can grow broilers at lower cost with the
Beacon AH-Pellet Program. BUT some adjustments
are required Look !. before you leap.
You'll be interested in this comparison from Beacon
Poultry Research Farm test No. 1923. 1854
LOT NO. H.. 1854 Beacon Storter-BroiIer and Finish
ing Program.
LOT NO. 8 ). Beacon Al-Peet Program, offer the
third week.