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PHILATELIC NEWS
From Idea to Stomp:
Labor Day Design
BY BELMONT FAIRIES

The attractive Labor Day
commemorative issued Sep
TENDER 3 looks like a rather
simple problem in stamp de-
sign. All the designers had to
do. it might appear at first
glance, was to copy from a
photograph the central figure
of a mural.
In practice, developing a
stamp design from the original
idea to the final model can
be a complex business involv-
ing dozens Of sketches and
hours Of consultations by Off
Gals of the various Govern
ment agencies concerned.
In the case Of the Labor
Day stamp. it went something
like this:
In November Of 1854 Secre-
tary of Labor Mitchell wrote
to Postmaster General Sum-
merfield proposing a stamp in
honor of the American worker.
It wasn't an entirely new idea.
A number Of people had made
similar suggestions before. But
Secretary Mitchell's letter put
the Labor Department ofi1cial-
" behind it for the first time.
Mr.. Summerf1eld was agree
able, but 1t was not until July,
1855, that the Post Office De-
partment asked Mr.. Mitchell
for specific ideas on design.
Labor Department officials
came up with one from Ed
ward Steichen's Family Of
Man" exhibition, a striking
photograph by Arthur Lavine
showing the arms Of two labor
ers tugging at a wrench.
A Labor Department artist
produced a water color sketch
in the form of a stamp. The
sketch and the photograph
went to the Post Office De-
partment and then to the Blu
reau of Engraving and Print
ing. There Designer Victor S.
McCloSkey. jr.. was assigned
the job of producing a model
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for Canada, G. r. in a circular
depression on both sides Of q
coin for Jamaica, and octag-
onal cut from the center for
Tobago.
Contaminated coins of the
rarer types are worth from
$50 to 500 apiece.
HARRY ROCKWELL.
The Washington Numismatic
Society tDiu make every effort
to reply to questions of a gen.
erGl interest nature addressed
to this column. 1t cannot price
coins described BY mail nor
find purchasers for material
so offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

will have to learn how to Judge
footage without reference to
the cameras range finder. Nat
urally it will be impossible to
keep your eye on the ball
handler and the range finder
at the same time. If you have
doubts as to your ability to
make quick and accurate adj
justments Of focus you can
pick up the trick by practicing
at home. Get someone to run
while you follow focus- to a
certain spot. Then tape it off
and discover whether your
guess was right or wrong. In a
short time you will find your
self estimating quick focusing
quite accurately. Even if you
miss by a foot or so stopping
down the lens will give you a
usably sharp image except at
extremely close ranges.
Use some of the newer
speedy films that will allow
short exposures even on over
cast or rainy days. And take
along plenty of film. If you
hope to get a few really good
action shots you will have to
shoot a lot Of film to do it. De-
ception is.a prime requisite Of
football and you will find your
self on many occasions making
an exposure where you thought
the ball to be when in fact it
was somewhere else. s
Aside from covering the
game itself you will get a lot
Of fun and some excellent pic
lures simply by taking shots of
the spectators during tense
a sidelight Of football photog-
raphy that even the box cam
era fans caf1 nartieinato in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

Mr.. Din was a commercial
artist and designer of stamps
for the Pakistan governemnt
before coming to the U.N. in
1854.
~. N. Postal Administrator
FIJI-Six stamps complet-
ing the new deflnitive series
will be released October /.
The V and 212 pence denomi-
nations are Of the same design
as the one penny with the
Pietro Annigoni portrait Of the
Queen issued June /. There
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
SONG SLEUTH
ANSWERS
See Quiz, Page E-4

/. Hello. Frisco. Hello" by
Gene Buck and Louis Hirsch.
2. Hello. Hawaii, How Are
You?" by Bert sKalman, Edgar
Leslie and Jean Schwartz. 3.
Hello, Aloha, How Are You?"
by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Abel
Baer. 4. Hello, Central. Give
Me No Mans Land" by Sam
M. Lewis. Joe Young and Jean
Schwartz. S. "All Alone (by
the Telephone" by Irving
Berlin.
Other famous "hello Gen.
trail" songs in the repertory
of the American Society Of
Composers, Authors and Pub
fishers (ASCAP) are requests
to Central to "give me dream
land" and to "give me Heaven"
in addition to such "hello"
songs as Hello, Montreal"
Hello, Swanee" and Hello.
Hollywood"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
PHILATELIC AGENCY
WINDOWS TO CLOSE
AT NOON FRIDAY

The Philatelic Agency will
close at noon Friday to clear
the way for the work of en-
larging the enclosures in
which the window clerks
work.
The new arrangement will
provide room for a table on
which to lay out stamps and
should speed up service for
agency customers. The clerks
have been working in some
what crowded quarters since
the agency was moved from
. the sixth to the fifth floor
of the Post Office Depart
ment Building last April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
AROUND THE BRIDGE TABLE
WBL Winners Play
For Section Awards

stein, Nora Tucker-Bernard
Newburg.
Championship News
Many area CBL-affiliated
clubs are sponsoring annual
championship contests this
month. WBL, Women's Auxil-
larry held its individual title
match yesterday, and the
Chess Club last night began
its two-session' open pair
championship. Final session Of
the latter event will be played
next Saturday at the Gordon
Hotel, 7:45.
Tomorrow night Federal
Bridge League holds its an
nual mixed pair title match at
Sneraton-Park Hotel, 7:45.
Open to members and their
guests. Defenders are Mrs. j.
A. Weber and Stuart Dunlop.
Arlington Bridge Club play
ers will stake their claim to
the open pair title in a two
session contest set for Sep
tembe1 IS and September 20,
both sessions at 7:45. For res
ervations call Mai. and Mrs.
Earl Buchan GA. 8-394D.
Featured Sunday, September
80. will be the initial two
session open pair title match
Of the Goren School of Bridge.
The contest will be held at 6
Dupont Circle: two sessions:
1890 and 6. Students and all
area ACBL members are
invited. Call c. s. Voight, jr.
CAD. 4-0116). The Lucille
Wooley Trophy will be in play
for this event. It was donated
by Mrs. Preston B. Wooley,
former school secretary, who
has just moved to AYdmore,
Okla.
A master point contest Tues
day will mark the resump-
ton Of the Silver Spring Du-
plicate Bridge Clubs Tuesday
matinee series. The weekly
afternoon sessions have a new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
NUMISMATIC NOTES

This is one of a series OF
authoritative articles on coins
and paper money prepared
for The Star By members OF
the Washington Numismatic
Society:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

COINS OF THE INDIES
Octagonal peso of 1911
upper Left; square cut
eight reales piece of 1888
upper right; Spanish dol
lar contaminated with
head Of George III dover
LETT and dollar with oc-
tagonal cut mark used for
Tobago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

(CroUn Agents.
JAMAICA The Spence
value Of the new definitive
series, a black and red stamp
picturing a doctor bird, was
released September 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

will be four bicolor EDITORIALS:
Spence. Loading Copra (illus-
trated); shilling 6 pence,
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STAMP AND COIN
CLUB MEETINGS
MONDAY

WONOAI
Northern Virginia Stamp
Club, 8 pm. Recreation Gen.
ter, 158 East Broad street.
Falls Church, Va. Election Of
officers.
WEDNESDAY
Collectors Club Of Washing
ton, 8 pm, 4l9 Seventh street.
NV. Auction.
THURSDAY
Washington Numismatic So
ciety, 7:3o pm, Natural His
tory Museum. Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
Traders Night.
Notes on club programs
should reach The Star By
Wednesday for publication the
Sunday before the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Too Late to Leorn?
INon-Swimmer Wonders
NJ. w. W.. GditherSburg

NJ. w. W, Gaithersburg
am wondering If any
Clearing House reader has
learned to swim after age 40.
Did you take lessons in Wash
ington and. II so. could you
give me a hint as to where?
When one is Al years old and
positively a swimmer,
even a nom floater, another's
experience would supply some
of the announcement needed.
So far l haven't had nerve
enough to call a certain hotel
on K street to ask if they do
teach middle-aged women to
swim. I've thought of YWCA,
but again, the Y stands for
young. I would be every so
grateful for a boost. Thank
YOU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Phonics Troininq
Proves Worthwhile
A C. d. Rockville

For KR.C. of Hyattsville.
whose son IS having difficulty
in learning to read: I have
found that all you need is a
little time. ability and interest.
and a child who is willing and
eager to learn, to get good re-
suits with the following book:
Reading With Phonics" IRE
vised), by Julie Hay and
Charles E. Wingo, published by
j. B. Lipplncott Company. Phil
adelphia, Pa.
When learned last May
that my son was getting no
training i'll phonics at school
Che was a first grader them, I
obtained this book. along with
the teachers edition of the
same book and three seatwork
booklets, at a cost of $500. I
began almost daily lessons,
starting in June. and I am still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26

devoting about three quarters
of an hour to this each eve
ming. 1t as very, very worth
while. My son was not having
difficulty III reading, but I felt
that some phonics training.
along with the sight method
which the school was using,
was desirable.
Reading With Phonics" is
the book recommended by DR..
Rudolph Flesch in his series
of articles carried in The
Star last year. entitled why
Johnny Can't Read" know of
at least one teacher in Mont
gomery County who is using
this book for instructing sew
enth graders who have had
little or 10 phonic training.
I will De glad to talk with
K.R.C. al greater length by
telephone, If she will contact
me through RICH. l have re-
ceived so much helpful infor-
nation through the column
that felt I should reciprocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Choir Gaming Glasses

The City-Wide Division of
the D. C. Recreation Depart
ment has chair Gaming and
basketry for adults on Wednes-
day evenings at the Thorn
son Center. Twelfth and L
streets NV. from 1880 to 10
pm. Registration may be
made at the time class is con-
Quoted. Those interested may
bring their own chairs to work
on, either with cane. spllnts or
rush. Materials are also fur
nlshed for the baskets. The
instructor is Mrs. Vesta McLa-
ney. For further information
telephone the Recreation Of
flee, Adams 4-2050 and ask for
the City-Wide Division. or
contact Thomson Center. Ma
tional $4,000, extension PAPA,
after $50 pm. and ask for the
director, Mr.. William Smith.
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irst Lady Guest;
DR.. Wells Speaker

Mrs. Eisenhower is sure to
meet many old friends on
Thursday, February 2, at the
Fort Myer officers Wives Club
luncheon at Patton Hall.
DR.. Kenneth D. Wells. di-
rector of Freedoms Founda-
ton at Valley Forge, will be
guest speaker. His subject
will be From Martha to
Mamie"
Mrs. j. Paul Breden, presi-
dent of the Women's Club,
will receive the guests. Mrs.
Samuel Laboda is program
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Washington
Club Hears
About Austria

Members Of the Washington
Club gathered yesterday for
luncheon at the clubhouse.
The guest of honor was Nine.
Gruber. wife of the Austrian
Ambassador.
Nine. Gruber spoke on the
famous Lippizaner horses.
Nine. Schiller, wife OF the
Counselor discussed Vienna
and Nine. Lichtenecker, wife
of the Press Attache, talked
about the women of Austria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
WEDDINGS


Mrs. Charles Howard Bull
lock of Chevy Chase an
nounces the marriage Of her
daughter Anne Marie to Mr..
Robert Burr Flickinger, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Flickinger
of Winthrop, Iowa. The we'd
ding took place Monday in the
Shrine of the Most Blessed
Sacrament. The couple will
live in .Vnchhl1rq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26

Winter coaeny the wpoy
price YOU January Sales coooen less than
price Of mark downs!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Verzi-MucMilliun

live IN Lynchburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence c.
Macmillan of Chevy Chase an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Helen jeanette to
Mr.. Paul N. Verzi. jr., son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Verzi. ST., of West
Orange, N. J. The wedding
took place Sunday in the
Shrine Of the Most Blessed
Sacrament. The couple will live
here.
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Clearing LINGERIE, CORSETS

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READERS CLEARING
HOUSE
Thinks to ThirtY-One
:. A. S.. Arlington

I wish to take this means to
thank Mrs. r. E. S. of Upper
Marlboro and the thirty other
kind persons who responded to
my request for the poem "One.
Two, Three" about the "old.
old, old, old lady. and the boy
who was half-past three" With
only the one verse, I knew that
this must be a good poem. but
I was amazed at the number Of
persons who cherish this poem
and consider it one of their
favoriteS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-26
Phillips-Dorn

DR.. and Mrs. Harold Fred
Dorm announce the marriage
Of their daughter Eleanor
Louise to Mr.. Richard Arlan
Phillips. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William G. Phillips of Detroit.
Mich. The wedding took place
last Thursday in the Unitarian
Church in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The couple will make their
home in Venezuela.
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Sheltmun.Sesso

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r.
Sesso announce the marriage
of their daughter Sandra to
Mr.. Richard N. Sheltman. The
wedding took place Saturday
in the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church.
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PRIZE WINNER
End Door
Makes Plan
Versatile

This is the ninth in a series
OF articles Which will discuss
and illustrate Award Winners
in the Second Annual Resi-
dental Architecture Compett-
ton sponsored jointly By The
Star and the Washington Met
ropolitdn Chapter, American
Institute OF ArchitectS.J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-20
BY ROBERT J. LEWIS


This Star-AIA award-winning
entry was commended by a jury
of out-of- town architects for Its
attractive handling of a simple
rectangular plan which works
very well and at the same time
gives an impression of friendly,
residential quality"
The design was worked out for
IL development homes built in
the 1900 block of Richland place,
Rosemary Hills, off EaSt-West
highway, Silver Spring. The ar
chitect was Joseph Miller. The
builder was Burt M. Tracy.
The corner entrance allowed
the houses to be placed on the
lots either lengthwise to the
street or endwise to the street,
thus achieving a desirable va
riety of orientation in the devel-
opment. BY taking advantage of
the sloping topography, it was
possible to provide above grade
exposure for one end of the
basement floor of each Of the
IL homes.
Ceiling Beams Exposed
Plank and beam construction
was used in construction. Cell
ing beams were left exposed
throughout the house. The ar
chitect said this provided an
atmosphere of "openness" inside
the homes that makes them APP
pear to have a greater amount
of space than the average con-
ventionally arranged home.
The design provided for three
bedrooms, one of which could be
used as study; a living room,
dining room. kitchen and two
bathrooms. In addition. ground
floor unfinished space can later
be turned into a recreation room,
or two additional bedrooms. and
a bathroom. Other space on the
ground floor is used as a laundry,
and for the furnace providing
gas-f1red, forced warm air heat.
The house has dimensions of
As by 20 feet supplying a total
1905 square feet of finished
space. plus 1850 square feet of
unfinished ground-floor space.
not including a covered entrance
porch and a covered terrace
porch.
Face Towards Winter Sun
The character of the design
and lots made it possible for ALI
IL houses to be placed on the lots
so that the living rooms, two
bedrooms of each house and the
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