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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
WINGS & WHEELS
By CHARLES YARBRoUcH

AS yet. Americas big airlines
with fleets Of jet transports on
order, have expressed little con-
Germ over the lack Of furry to
get ready for them at foreign
points.
The Civil AerOnautics Ad-
ministration international region
Offices here defines this not as
a lackadaisical attitude, but
rather one of caution.
Big intercontinental versions
of the jets undeniably will need
runwayS up to 10000 feet fol
takeoffs. Much as in this coun-
try, the number of airports else
where in the world with runways
of that length can almost be
counted on one hand. johann
neSburg has one in Jan SHUTS
International; Cairo has $500;
Honolulu International has
1900 feet; Cologne-Bonn has
5000 and Dusseldorf is build
ing toward 10000.
Barajas at Madrid has 10000
feet, Zurich has $780,. Buenos
Aires MiniStro Pistarini has
1900, as do Paris Orly and LIE
Bourget; Mexico City's new CEN
trail has 10000 and London,
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
Women Bank Officers
Planning Convention

A group Of women officers
from Washington area banks
will attend the saith convention
and annual meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Bank Wom-
en- in Minneapolis September
1921.
This was announced today
by Mrs. Frances B. Poole, as
sistant treasurer and assistant
secretary of McLachlen Bank
ing Corp. who is chairman Of
the NABW's Capital Group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
'' n a',RzszNEss
Turnpike Bonds Offer
Very Attractive Yields
By DONALD B. HAnLEY

Declines IN turnpike issues have reached the point
customers have choice of attractive yields equivalent
to as much as per cent for those with high incomes.
AS these State authority issues free
income taxes from income their and also
from the District Columbia yield equva-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

Dodge is going to have to find
a replacement for that 1856
Sierra station wagon which has
been on display for weeks in
the Union Station concourse.
Sidney Kerl, long time station
master, had his eye on it, power
brakes. power steering and all.
He retired this week and fellow
workers up and gave it to him.
He is driving a Lincoln now;
plans to keep them both.
If you are a foreign car
owner and a purist, get with
the nomenclature. Horace
Denne, general export manager
OF the English Ford works. has
a fill-in. To an Englishman. a
fender is a wing the auto trunk
is the boot and the hood is
the bonnet. A glove compart-
ment is a cubby locker, a bump
er-guard is an over-rider and a
shock absorber is a damper. The
windshield is the windscreen
and when you clean out the
carbon you decoke,
Following the tradition which
brought out the Vega, Orion,
Lightning, Neptune, Electra and
the Constellation. LOckhee d
looks to the heavens to name
its larger-than-ever Comics. due
by early spring. They'll be
called the Super Star, will ac-
commodate about 20 more
passengers over a 6,500-mile
range if need be, at better than
$50 miles an hour.
Trans World Airlines has "a
on order and expects the first
one in February. Lufthansa,
Linee Aeree Italiane, Air France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
~ MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Aug. 2 educational
Association Of Securities Dealers. Inc:
Moon QuOtations)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Washington Metropolitan Area
Established % Years

Home improvement products with unlimited market
Aluminium storm windows, doors, awnings, Venetian
blinds, etc. Experienced plant and sales personnel
svaiable. Valuable, exclusive franchise included
Now serving approximately fifty dealer outlets Small
cash down payment. Attractive terms TO suit buyer.
Personal reasons for selling. Here's a wonderful
opportunity for more parties desiring to
obtain going business with excellent reputation.
Present mana cement will remain to assist il desired
REPLY 6OA.75-H, STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

Sometime last Sunday, sched-
uled airlines are supposed to
have carried their 800 millionth
passenger, the Air Transport
Association reports. 1t took the
carriers "a years to reach the
100 millionth in 1850 and only
four more years to hit the 200
million total.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

The Jeep is going hardtop too.
WHY'S Motors is producing its
own all-metal Enclosure for the
civilian Jeep-a cab constructed
of steel with a reinforced fibre
glas top and is available in a
variety of colors. The Enclosure
can be had with either hinged
or sliding doors and has optional
rear quarter windows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

and Varig of Brazil also have
orders in.
Frank C. Stone, administrator
Of the Civil AeronauticS Admin
istration's International region
painted the roof Of his house
white to reflect the heat and
help cool the residence.
Nov, every airplane coming
in from Chicago uses it for q
check point" he says. but he
laughs.
We're bringing up a race OF
beings who may never know
what a standard gearshift is-ol
was. OldsmobiIe says that al
most SO per cent of its 1856 auto
mobiles have automatic trans
missions. Power brakes were on
SO per cent and power steering
was on SO per cent Of the cars
built during the first six months
of this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-02

and Varig Of Brazil also have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

Czechoslovakia long has
been proud Of its mineral
springs such as those at Carls-
bad tKarlovy Vary, a spa
famous since the time of
Charles ~. who gave it his
name as well as his patronage.
A girl bathing in steaming
waters at Piestany helps call
attention to these health re-
sorts on a new Czech propa-
ganda stamp-and suggests
that the Czechs have learned
something from American ad-
vertising techniques.
Other values in the set of
four picture colsnnaded build
ings at Karlovy Vary and
Marianske Lame, with patrons
slipping their mineral waters.
and a woman patient relaxing
in a chair at a mountain
health resort, Tatry Vysne
Ruzbachy.
STAMP illustrated from
Knickerbocker Stamp Co..
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Ollie Fife to Speak
On Salon Requirements

The National Photographic
Society color section will meet
Wednesday at 8:15 pm. at the
Natural History Building to
hear a lecture demonstration
by Ollie Fife on What 1t
Takes for a Color Trans
parency or Picture to Win in
Salon Competition" He has
had more than 200 accept
ances in salons. NPS will post
pone it's election to May 8.
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ICinemutogruphers
Push Movie Contest

The Washington Society Of
Cinematographers annual am
ateur movie contest has en-
tered the final stage. Con-
test films by members will be
featured at the meeting to-
morrow at 8 pm. at the
General Services Auditorium,
Eighteenth and F streets NV.
Prizes totaling $185 will be
awarded at the end of the sea-
son. Only members are eligi-
BILE. New members may quail
ify. For information contact
President Everett A. r. Scarf
COL. 4-122D.
The meeting also will feature
film from the PISA library,
Little Cinders."
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PHILATELIC NEWS
Israel Stamp Official
Here on u. Tour

stamps in the April issue Of
SCOTS Monthly journal.
France will issue a stamp In
November marking the 250th
anniversary Of the birth Of
Benjamin Franklin, lie Monde
DIES Philatelistes reports.
y 4 X 4
Slogan Slants, the monthly
publication for collectors of
slogan cancellations. is begin
ming its second year with the
April issue. 1t is available at
$3.50 a year from Moe Luff,
1877 Hoe avenue, New York go,
N. Y.
New Issues
CANADA-Two new stamps
in the secondary industry"
series will be issued June 7.
The 25-cent red, designed
by A. C. Pollock of Toronto.
will honor the chemical in
dustry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

80, mems and Women'S pair
championships. June 20 and
81; mixed pair title match,
July 10 and Is; pair cham
pionship, August % and 30.
Other Bridge Notes
Mrs. c. Virginia Dye and
David R. Anderson last Mon
day scored 1884, match points,
264 possible. to top "a duos
competing for the first annual
pair championship of the
Thomas Circle Duplicate Club.
Runnersup were Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher and Wilson Satter-
field with 1863.
Other high scores in the title
event that marked the first
anniversary of the club went
to Mrs. Hazel Loftin-H. P.
Stillwell. Alexis Gilliland-Rob-
ert Cruise, Mrs. Margaret Nc
Ginnis-Mrs. Evelyn Williams,
who finished third. fourth and
fifth respectively.
On April S, first session Gem
petition for the Playfair Clubs
individual crown found Mrs.
Gladys Middlemiss leading So
players with a score of 1876.
Others in contention were
Phillip Mintz. 1912; Mrs. Lucy
McCOnchie, 1856; and Robert
Cofer. 1854.
Stanley johnson was the
winner BY a close margin in the
recently concluded slx-month
high percentage series spon-
Sored by the Chess Club. Run
nerup was Robert w. Byrns,
with Hardee Allen third. Re-
suits in other Chess Club quar-
terly series just completed are:
Thursday sullivan; - Stanley
Johnson, Henry Rsu. 3-Francls
Drake
Dr. 4 Brigham
saturday Point Award: l-R w.
Byrns tied with Mrs NJ. L. Fisher.
3-Larry Reynolds
Newly elected officers of the
Congressional Secretaries
Bridge Club are: George Baker,
president; James Brown, vice
president: Beryl John, secre-
tary; Mary Bristor. treasurer.
The Labor partner mt
Bridge Club announces its
afiiliation with the American
Contract Bridge League. Ini-
tial master point game will be
held April % and bi-monthly
thereafter. The club, di-
rected by Lazard Self. meets
on alternate Mondays at 7
pm. in theeLabor Department
cafeteria.
Master Point Results
Andrews. - Mrs Iris Wheat ley-
Mrs; Kay Fields. Cool John Geddes-
Paul z Ncff
Arlington: Mrs W W Watkins
Mrs T. {, Keath Mrs Karl Yunker-
Mrs llene Taylor Mis-. CLYDE
Rowe-Ed McNulty. Mrs. H G. Camp
Lyon VILLAGE; MIR. and Mrs p
Patrick DOrmady. Mrs T. C. KeaLh-
Mrs. " W Watkins. Mrs John
Fletcher Robert Wilson. Mrs Betty
Wilson Mrs RUBY Young
MOnday: II Mrs Fred Windsor DR..
c c. Mcdonnell 1t Col Ruth C.
Anderson Mrs William p Withets
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k. of c. Events
Are Announced

Meetings this week Of the
Knights of Columbus are:
/ Monday. BIS pm. Washing
ton General Assembly fourth de-
gree, Mayf1ower Hotel, Faithful
Navigator, Addison B. Clohosey
presiding.
Tuesday. 8:15 pm, Carroll
Council, Grand knight Nicholas
Catucci presiding.
Thursday. $50 pm. basketball
tournament committee, final
meeting, Joseph G. MCGOWAN
presiding. Order of Alhambra
Alcantara Caravan. Grand Com
mander Ralph L. WHALE presid-
ing at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Record First Day

Total first day sales for the
IS Alexander Hamilton stamp
at Paterson, N. j., March 10
hit an amazing new high
sl96,965 for 39,393 stamps.
Covers Cancelled totaled 34.272.
Previous record was $780,
1870 for 3,638,990 of the Co.
lumbia University Scent COM
memorative at New York on
January 4. 1854.
AS an indication of the in
crease in the number of first
day cover collectors-or at
least Of collectors with SIS to
spend-the Hamilton figures
just about doubled those for
the IS Calvin Coolidge of the
presidential series in 1888.
Then 1880 stamps were sold
for $4,000, and 1876 covers
were Cancelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

other bars In the background.
Where the nature of the
animalmakes it inadvisa bic to
get close to the bars a tele-
photo lens will accomplish the
same thing With telephoto
lens always use tripod. 9th
erwise the slightest movement
will be greatly magnified on
the screen in the case of mo-
ton pictures.
Don't put off your camera
excursion TO the zoo too long
Now is the best time. Later,
when the weather gets hot the
animals will become lethargic
you too and will spend much
of their time snoozing in a
dark corner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
By MARGARET L. FISHER

Area tourney fans will be
of to York, Pa, next week
end for the Annual White
Rose championships. Spon-
sored by the South Central
Pennsylvania units of the
American Contract Bridge
League, the tournament opens
Friday afternoon at the York
towne Hotel with mems and
women's pair games. MiXed
pairs compete Friday at 8 pm.
The open pair event Satur-
day at 2 and 8 pm. and team
of-fom play Sunday starting
at l pm. round out the
schedule. Washingtonians
Alvin Roth and Said Haddad
are defenders in two events,
the mems pairs and teams.
together with John Kunkel
and DR.. A. J. Steinberg in the
latter contest.
WBL Winners Contest
Featured at the Washington
Bridge League last Wednesday
was the special competition
for double master point awards
in the monthly winners con-
test. High scorers in the two
section Mitchell were Mrs.
Marie Hilliard-Paul Kibler,
Simon Gerber Miller Roberts
(Section A. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry NJ Siegel. Mrs. Mari
anne Boschan-Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher (Section b..
Runnersup, netting a master
point apiece, were Col. John
Geddes-Paul E. Neff, Mrs. and
Mrs. L. F. Jones. Mrs. Freda
Bentley Mrs. Jean Ellis, Au-
gusta Chang-Don Farwell. Re-
suits in the concurrent nom
winners game: Lew Leven-
son-H. l.. johnson. DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. H. Stolar. 2-Mr. and
Mrs, F. NJ. Ney, Norman
Gormsen-Al Smegel.
At the initial meeting last
Tuesday of WBL's newly
elected board, w. Mott Ling
ley, president, appointed the
following chairmen: Wilson
Satterfleld and Manfred So
bernheim. membership: An
drew Gabrilovitch. duplicate;
Mrs. Glynn Skipper. Mrs.
Margaret L. Fisher, 1t. Ray
mond J. Fetzner, tournament:
DR.. E. M Short, DR.. Leroy
Robins. ways and means; Mrs.
Fisher. publicity; 1t. Fetzner.
DR.. Short, laws and ethics, and
DR.. Robins. duplicate club
liaison.
Also discussed were plans
for the next WBL-sponsored
sectional tournament, the 10th
annual Potomac Valley, slated
June 1917 at the Sheraton
Park. Other upcoming WBL
events are the annual indi-
vidual club championship, May
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Investment Note

With the FIPEX ll-cent
souvenir sheet due April %,
5 Long Green S, the brokerage
service for mint sheet inves-
tors, has a word of warning
don't load up on them. Best
offer last month for a lot Of
$4,000 Of the CIPEX l5-cent
sheet, issued in l947, was S762
only Sl2 over face. BY the time
the brokerage commission had
been deducted the owner had
lost 8 per cent on a nine-year
investment of $3.50.
y
Friends here have received
word of the death of Andy
Larman, the Baltimore stamp
dealer who had built up an
extensive approval business in
Washington through a series
Oh relaxed. conVerSationally
worded ads in The Star.
Il y
Lorne w. Bentham of Wash
ington is the author of an in
teresting articles on Greek
Ambassador George V. Melas
and his prize-winning collec-
ton OF Greek Hermes head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
BY A. J. WEDDERBURN

Curator OF Photography, the smithsonia
Institution
If your photography has be-
come a little stale lately you
can pep things up with a cam
era trip to the Zoo. This is a
good spring tonic for still or
movie fans.
With lots of pleasant weather
ahead most of the animals
will be back at their old stands
in the outdoor cages ready and
waiting for your camera.
Whether you will be using a
still or a movie camera make
it a point to find out ahead of
time the feeding schedule for
the various denizens of the
Zoo. There is always more
activity of interest at that
time. The big cats begin to
get restless just before feeding
time and a shot of a lion, tiger
or leopard chewing on a big
hunk of meat will make a bet
ter picture than one of the
same animal sleeping in a COR
ner of its cage.
The seals are a top picture
subject during the meal period.
They put on a big act as they
swim and dive after the fish
thrown by attendants. An
other big favorite of the pho
tographers are the bears. They
will go into all sorts of clown
ish acts at the drop of a pea
nut and we advise you to take
bag of COOLERS with you for
Just this purpose.
Monkeys Are the Tops
Perhaps the top entertain
ers of them all are the mon
keys. The monkey house is
always a place to find plenty
Of action. The classic picture
to get here is. of course. the
one of a mother monkey
picking f1eas' from one Of the
little ones. But these lively
fellows are constantly up to e
multitude Of mischievous
tricks that will liven your pic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
STAMP CLUB
MEETINGS
MONDAY

MONDAY
Northern Virginia Stamp
Club. 8 pm. Recreation Gen.
ter, l58 East Broad street, Falls
Church, Va. Auction.
WEDNESDAY
Collectors Club of Washing
ton. 8 pm, 4l9 Seventh street
NV. Auction.
Notice OF club programs
should reach The Star by We'd
1iesday for use the Sunday
before the meeting.
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Jobs Daughters
Meetings Slated

Jobs Daughters meetings thi,
week are:
Bethel No. Saturday. Line
Neighborhood. and DEM olay
night.
Bethel No. Friday and Sat
urday. Rummage Sale.
Bethel No To-day. Go-to-
Church. River Road Presbyterian
Bethel No. 5-Friday, Crane
Visitation.
Bethel No 8-Thursday. Pot
Luck supper. Mons and Dads
night. and Initiation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
BY BELMONT FARES

Moshe Cohen, Israel's direc-
tor of philatelic services, got
a thorough briefing on Ameri-
can stamp production and
Philatelic Agency procedures
here last week.
Mr.. Cohen is visiting a num-
Der Of cities while in the
United States to represent
Israel at the Fifth Interna-
tional Philatelic Exhibition in
New York April 28-May 6.
Robert E. Fellers, director Of
the Post Office Departments
division Of philately, showed
Mr.. Cohen around the Philate-
lie Agency's new quarters
Tuesday afternoon and ex-
planned the agency's rules and
methods of handling orders.
On Wednesday Donald Nc
Leod, superintendent Of the
engraving division, took Mr..
Cohen on a tour of the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing to
show him how United States
stamps are turned out in the
huge quantities needed to meet
postal requirements.
Mr.. Cohen was guest of
honor Tuesday at q Woodward
IL Lothrop luncheon attended
by postal officials, stamp club
presidents, newspaper editors
and philatelic writer's. Earlier.
guided by Jacques Minkus, he
had visited the stores stamp
and coin department and
chatted with collectors there.
+
PhilateIic Agency Moves
Transfer of the Philatelic
Agency from the sixth floor of
the Post Office Department
Building to smaller quarters in
Room SSH on the floor below
has resulted in a number of
complaints from it's regular
customers.
collectors and dealers report
service has been slowed down
by cramped working space in
the window clerks cages. With
no room for table to spread
out stocks Of sheets, clerks
must remove them from the
safe and return them for ~
most every transaction. Also.
customers say. they have no
place to examine purchases.
Mr.. Fellers pointed out last
week that work is still in prog
ress on the new quarters. and
said that either tables or
counters will be provided for
the convenience OF the public
He said he wanted to give
the new layout a far trial.
but that if the reduced work.
ing space for the window
clerks slowed service materi-
ally, additional space would
be found. BY knocking out a
partition and using an ada
cent room, he said. each cage
could be widened about 90
feet. providing an area roughly
comparable to the old quarters.
There has been no difficulty
about the space available for
the mail order, Clerks, Mr.. Eel
lers noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
RoundtubIe to Meet

A print and slide competi-
ton will feature the 8 pm. Fri
day meeting of the Photo
graphic Roundtable T the
USDA in room 1905 South
Agriculture Building.
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Zoo Animals Pictures
Best at Feeding Time

ture album or screen story of
the Zoo.
There have been some i'm
portant film changes in the
last year that will enable you
to get shots of the animals
that were heretofore extremely
difficult to get because of adj
verse lighting conditions. Both
monochrome and color films
have jumped in the speed rat
ing column to the point where
it is now possible to shoot top
quality pictures inside many of
the buildings without the use
OF additional light units.
If you find it still necessary
to use flash or floods to get
exactly what you want in the
way of pictures, you must be
sure to secure the permission
of zoo authorities as some
animals became alarmed by
unusual activities and may in
jure themselves in trying to
escape.
Color for Birds in Cages
More and more photogra-
pliers are turning to color film
and the zoo is one place
where color shooting is called
for. This is particularly true
in the photography of birds
where color is often the best
means of quick Identification.
Many of the birds will be in
the outdoor cages and photo
graphing them will be no
problem,
For shots of those in cages
inside the building it is best to
use as fast a lens as possible
as well as one Of the high
speed film. Implement these
items with an exposure meter
and you will be able to take
pretty much what you want in
the way Of pictures. Inciden-
tally, to prevent the wires of
the cages from showing. get
your came close to the mesh
as possible This will throw
the wires so far out of focus
that they won't be visibly
noticeable in the pictures.
Build a Story Sequence
Both still and movie photo
graphers can very we'll use the
story sequence idea as basis
Tor their zoo photography. In
stead of just swapping away
aimlesSly at a scene here and
there use your camera to tell
an interesting photo story Of
your visit to the ZOO.
Your first shot or scene
might well be one of your
family entering one of the
main gates with the zoo sign
plainly visible. Then follow
along from one place of inter-
est to another. showing not
only the animals but the reac-
lions of your family members
or perhaps those Of other Wis
itors.
Stick to continuity through
out. especially If you are film
ing with movie camera.
Don't leave any unexplained
gaps in the film. From OPEN
ing scene to the closing of the
film, follow through, on all Sc
quences. showing your subjects
moving from one area to an
other.
Can Use TelephOtO Lens
Whenever possible. when the
animal is to be the sole sub
ject. use the natural appearing
backgrounds. Avoid whenever
possible showing the bars of
the enclosures. In some in
stances you may accomplish
this by getting close to the
bars and shooting between
them, meanwhile angling your
camera so as not to pick up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Foto-Croft Meeting

The YMCA Foto-Craft Club
will meet Tuesday at 8 pm. at
1916 Twelfth street NV. Pro-
gram theme: Adventures in
Photography.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

directorate General OF Posts,
TGiirdnJ
ICELAND - The new ordi-
nary series of eight stamps
showing electric power plants
and waterfalls still unhar-
messed was released April 4.
Values are Is. so and so aur
illustrated. $50, 2. 245, 8
and kronur.
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PleOse tell your Masonic friend,
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