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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
NUMISMATIC NOTES
u. S. 2-Cent Piece

Congress authorized the
issuance Of the 2-cent coin
in 1864, to relieve the Civil
War shortage of cents, but
its action seemed a half
hearted one. The new coin
was made legal tender only
to the value of 20 cents, and
the next year this was re-
duced to 4 cents. The series
was discontinued in 1878.
Only proofs were struck in
that year.
The 2-cent piece is bronze,
containing 80 grains, IS per
cent pure copper and 5 per
cent tin and zinc, the same
composition as the 1864
bronze cent.
The diverse contains a
large shield fianked by two
sprays of laurel with berries
backed by crossed arrows.
Surmounting the principal
device, engraved on a PEN
nant. is a new motto for our
coinage. I'm God We Trust"
The reverse shows a large
Arabic 3D." surrounded by
two sheaves of wheat.
Use of a religious motto
on our coins was first sug-
gested by the Rev. M. R.
Watkinson, a Civil War
chaplain. 1t was Secretary
OF the Treasury Salmon P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

honoring the teachers Of
America, issued last Monday
at the National Education
Associations centennial con-
vention in Philadelphia, were
presented to District area
school superintendent at q
luncheon Tuesday at Wood
ward & Lothrop's. jacques
Minkus. whose organization
operates the stores stamp
department, came down from
New York for the affair.
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Silver Spring Club Elects
Harry Dodge has been
elected president Of the Silver
Spring Philatelic Society.
succeeding Benjamin Kali
man. Eugene L. Askew is
vice president. Angus Alex
ander. secretary. and James
E. Medbery was reelected
treasurer. Courtlandt Van
Vechten was reelected q
trustee for q three-year term.
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The Knickerbocker Stamp
Co. will be closed all this
week while Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Strassman are on vacation.
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New Issues
EGYPT-Opening Of the.
rebuilt Shepherds Hotel,
the world-famous hosiery
burned by q Cairo mob in
1852. will be marked by q 10
millieme violet stamp to be
issued July 20, the Egyptian
Philatelic Office reports.
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SNAPSHOT CONTEST

In the national contest,
there will be four first prizes
of $1,000, four second prizes
of $500, four third prizes of
$3.50. So Special Merit Awards
of $50. and 200 Honor Awards
of $25.
Here are the contest rules,
condensed:
/. The contest is strictly
for amateur photographers.
2. Pictures taken after July
l. 1857. are eligible.
8. Snapshots may be taken
with any camera, on any
brand of black and white
film, but not with color film.
No art work or retouching is
permitted on negatives or
prints-no composites, null
tiple exposures or multiple
printing.
4. Any number of prints
may be entered. Contestants
name, address and the class
in which the picture should
be entered must be written
clearly. in ink. on the back of
each print. Mail prints to the
Snapshot Contest Editor. The
Sunday Star, 401 Star Build
ing, Washington, d. c.
5. No prints will be re-
turned. Contestants must be
able to furnish the original
negative II requested by the
Contest Editor. The Star and
the sponsors Of the National
Awards assume no RESPONSE
bility for negatives or prints.
6. Contestants are permit
ted to submit pictures to only
one newspaper participating
in the National Awards.
Z. To be eligible for a local
grand prize, a contestant
must sign a statement that
the picture. or another closely
similar picture Of the same
subject or situation, has not,
and will not be entered In
any contest. nor offered for
publication.
8. IMPORTANT: Be sure
you know the names and ad-
dresses Of any recognizable
persons appearing In your
picture. This is necessary be-
cause in order for 1t to be en-
tered in the national judging,
you must be able to get the
written consent Of such per-
son or persons to permit use
Of the picture for advertising
purposes. etc.
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STAMP CLUB
MEETINGS
MONDAY

MONDAY
HyattSville Stamp Club
Guniors) 1880 pm, Public
Library. 1880 Farragut street,
Hyattsville, Md.
WEDNESDAY
Washington Philatelic So
ciety. 8 pm. Arts Club, 20l7
I street NV. Auction.
Woodbridge Stamp Club, 8
pm. Turkey Thicket Field
House, Tenth street and
Michigan avenue NE.
THURSDAY
Silver Spring Philatelic
Society, 8 pm, County Build
ing, $500 Colesville road,
Silver Spring, Md.
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TWO-CENT PIECE

Chase who chose the final
version of the motto and
ordered it used. Congress
approved I'm God We Trust"
the next year and ordered it
placed on all subsequent
coinage.
There is only one variety
Of the 2-cent piece, the
small motto" coin of 1854.
This variety is in block type
and smaller than in other
coins of this and subsequent
years. The small motto"
coin is relatively scarce and
costs about 10 to IS times
as much as the usual large
motto" Except for it and
the 1873 proofs all dates are
relatively inexpensive.
w L. G. MATELIS.
The Washington Numis-
matte Society, whose mem
berS haze prepared this series
OF articles, iUill make every
effort to dnSwer questions on
coins or paper money dd-
dressed to this column.
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BY A. ]. WEDDERBURN
Curator Of Photography

AAS ohAAtAAooaAou AAotAtotAou
Vacation time will turn
ones thoughts to photogra-
ply If nothing else will.
Snapshots taken during the
summer holiday should be a
must for everyone. Pictures
of the children and adult
members of the family at
their most relaxed will be
worth their weight in gold in
the years to come.
About 40 per cent of all roll
film used In this country is
shot on travel and vacation.
A little planning ahead will
help insure better pictures.
We always suggest taking
along a good supply of film.
Estimate your needs-then
add 10 per cent to take care
Of unexpected demands. If
you are going where you are
sure Of a fresh supply of film
this may not be necessary
but it is sometimes hard to
find just the right size, speed.
etc., film to fulfill your
needs.
A General Electric techni-
clan says film should be car
ried in a thermos bottle or a
soft plastic picnic hamper
lined with an insulator.
When travelling your extra
rolls can be damaged by ex-
cess heat. This can easily
happen If you are out in the
sun all day. Heat builds up
in a car. The film need not
be refrigerated before pack
ing in one Of the carriers
suggested by General Elec-
tric-simply keep 1t cool until
1t is needed.
A supply of flash bulbs
will help your summer snap
shots too. Often. when pic
lures are made when the sun
Is high, harsh shadows make
unpleasantly contrasty mega
tives unless a flash is used
to provide a better lighting
balance.
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By MARGARET L. FISHER

ny MhhUAhEI II. FlSHEH
Neighboring sectional
tournaments are attracting
many area bridge fans these
July week ends. as favorite
partnerships busily groom for
the big matches-the Sum-
mer National championships
at Pittsburgh later this
month.
Today in Baltimore nearly
100 District players will be
on hand for the windup of
the Chesapeake champion
ships, in progress at the En-
erson Hotel since Thursday.
Two-session team play is fea-
tured today.
Next week end the Holiday
sectional meet formerly the
H ershey "Choclatetown"
EVENT. is available. This
three-day series, sponsored
by the South Central Penn
sylvania Unit of the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League,
will be held at the Holiday
Motor Hotel, five miles south
of Harrisburg on u. s. Route
Is at the Gettysburg Inter-
change Of the Pennsylvania
turnpike.
This tournament schedules
women's and mems pairs.
Friday at 1880 pm: mixed
pairs, Friday at 8 pm; open
pairs, Saturday at 1880 and
$3.50 p.m.; teams, Sunday
starting at / pm. WASH
ington's Mike Michaels de-
tends in the open event with
John Kunkel. former Dis
trict star, and again in the
team match with his wife
Terry, Mrs. Kunkel and
Richard Freeman, also Of
Washington.
July 1921 the Hampton
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fs:Tistss IVY W C. p.. Ms: william
Mrs. Marguerite Atchison. Mrs.
James P. ooode-Mrs. Richard w
Lyon Village: 1t. Col. Jeanette
sSssasiM 1. s Essi E$SSin' L ME 5.
~ MsC~Sa'. It Col, Jeanette Rl.ch-
Adsms:Mrs. Z. r. Shepard. ''''
gomsTy.o: II. Silk. sam BS iS
oiiesrs Service Club:
Louis salyatorel-Mathew Solomon,
FRANK Holtzman-James Lipman.
silver Spring; Mrs. James Bell
Walter Reed: Mrs. Robert Carr
Mrs. Carl Tessmer
Duplicate Bridse Calendar
pairs. $50. Goren, 8 Dupont circle;
roMoRRow: Gor,u. q pupOn. circle;
Qmcers Club; MP pairs. 7.45. All.
fax. 2g2O Arlington boulevard /;
pairs. 7:45. Federal, Bellevue Hotel
kenht 80 Auomht NtNclcs ADJ, IDN.
244Q Sixteenth pairs. 7.3O. Walter
p HssS. I wslter Reed ofhcers' Club
TUESDAY; xrllnEton. 5000 Lee hish.
way; MP pairs, 7:45. Montgomery,
400 Norwood drive. pairs. TAB
Oncers' Service Club, 1914 Twenty.
nrst; pairs, g. WBL Executive Board
4h0I stanford street, Chevy Chase,
Me- meeting. 5.45.
wednesday,: Bethesda. woman'a
Club OF Bethesda, old oeorsetown
and .-Sonoma roads; Mp pairs, IL,
washington Bridge League. (AcBI
Unit, Mavtiower hotel: pairs
monthly winners games. 7:4b,
THURSDAY: THURSDAY Neon, 8 Dupont
circle; MP pairs. 1880. Chess. Cor.
don Hotel. oairs. 7:4b, conRressional
Secretaries. House Once Building
Mp pairs, 4 Piayfair, 1881 Haf.
FRIDAY: Lyon vliiase, 5000 Lee hish.
way pairs. 1890. Euclid. Apt. 100
2440 Sixteenth: MP pairs, 5;45 (res.
srvations. DU. 7.7i34l. G0ren. q
Dupont circles Mp pairs. SIS sil.
s gsIr! sDE rias 1901 oeofsis avenue;
SATURDAY: Chess. Gordon Hotel.
MP Thirs 7:ls. walsh, i5g2 Ma.
saehusetts; pairs. 7:45.
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Bath Area Chamber Of Com
merce.
4 y + y
First Day Figures
First day covers totaled
365.933 for the Naval Re-
view stamp at Norfolk June
10. There we're 77l,434
stamps sold for $2S,I43.O2.
At Oklahoma City on
June IA the cover total for
the Oklahoma Statehood
stamp was only 327.l72, but
1.048,081 stamps were sold
for $31. 442.55.
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Teachers Stamp Luncheon
Framed sheets of the stamp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

Randolph williams. 1411 @ street
Sc: Floria Seabolt. p. o.. Box 500.
r., Nd: Jaekiyn j. Hines. 3i6
2221 Twelfth place NV: Harold B.
Profitt. 462 H street S.W.; Ceola Nc
Neil, 421 @ street Sc: Gladys Wright
Kinney, $40 Fifty-flrst avenue. Capt.
toll Heights. Nd: Wallace Turner. 1909
Morris road Sc; Margie Lonon, 4403
c street Sc: Gerald Thomas Sample.
1921 G street Sc; Louis Brock Mar
igney, 1912 Seventh street NV;
Mamie Branch. 1S41 E street NE;
James Juanito Edgerly, 646 Chesa-
peake street Sc: Shedrick Vincent.
jr.. 1119 v street NV: William Bry-
Reese Ret Rf ssEeney s1d i FS
NV; Abelia Amy Goodloe, $40 First
street Sc; Adele Nanny Payne. .317
Twelfth street NE; Gerald Melvin,
1871 summit place NE; Edward A.
Hill. 1244 Columbia road NV: Jua-
nita Bertha Walker, 634 @ street Sc;
Mary Katherine Marshall. 427 Thir-
zenith street NE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
CAMERA ANGLES
Don't Fail to Take
Vocation Snapshots

Flash viii give your day
light color film a needed
hand when blue bulbs are
used to supplement the nat
ural light. You needn't worry
about guide numbers when
shooting flash out of doors
in the sunshine. Don't bother
to change the camera setting
at all when adding a flash
to the exposure. At distances
Of 6-7 feet place a handker-
chief over the refiector-two
thicknesses of handkerchief
at As feet. At greater dis
tances than these the flash
may be used without any
precaution such as this at
all.
Do, however, be certain
that you are using a speed
that works with flash. For
instance, if your camera
synchronizes only at a 25th
Of a second don't try Shoot
ing at 1/100th.
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A CONTEST is being Spon-
sored by General Electric's
Photo Lamp Department
with prizes totaling SIS, 900.
1t closes September is and
contestants will find rules
and blanks at photo dealers.
NATIONAL SOCIETY of
Photographic Scientists and
Engineers elected a Wash
ington attorney, Norton
Goodwin, secretary treasurer.
He is past president of the
former Society of Photo
graphic Engineers. The new
groups president is George T.
Eaton of Kodak. The annual
conference of SPSE will be
held in Asbury Park, N. j.,
September 9-13.
THE FOOTLAMBERT is
not a disease of the foot. but
a unit denoting the bright
ness of a surface illuminated
by a light source of / can
die power l foot away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

The Stars 1857 Amateur
Snapshot Contest offers cam
era fans an opportunity to
win as much as $1,105 for a
single picture.
Each week during the con-
test, The Sunday Star Maya
zine will publish the photo
judged best in each of these
four classes: (A) Babies and
Children; (B) Activities; (C)
Scenes and Still Life: CD
Animal Life. Each week four
SIS awards will be made. At
the close Of the contest, the
best entry in each class will
be awarded a 500 U. S.
Savings Bond. These four
grand prize winners then will
be entered in the Newspaper
National Snapshot Awards to
compete for cash prizes to-
falling $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

VATICAN-Four stamps
were issued June 81 for the
5th centenary Of Capranica
College in Rome, the oldest
Roman Catholic seminary.
Two values. a 5-lire purple
and a 35-lire black, show
the building which houses
the college and a portrait Of
its founder, Cardinal Do
menico Capranica. The other
two, a 10-lire brown and 100
lire blue, picture Pope Plus
XII. a former student at the
college and recall his visit
for the actual anniversary
celebration last January 81.
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OSD Club to Meet

The OSD Camera Club will
meet Thursday at 1880 pm.
at 906 D street NV. Future
plans for the club will be
discussed.
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28LoseDrivingP Permits,
81 Others Suspended

Twenty motor vehicle operators permits
voed and 81 others suspended last week. Department
Vehicles and Traffic has announced
In addition 81 charged with driving without
District permit registration and their privilege being
licensed here suspended until proof of financial response
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
PHILATELlc NEWS
NEWS
Argentine Stamp Best
lo56ReIigious Design
BY BELMONT FARES

2S DGAARMO1N1 y AAAEO
An Argentine stamp pic
turing the Christ Child has
been voted the outstanding
1856 stamp of a general re-
ligious theme by members of
the Collectors Of Religion on
Stamps Society.
The design of the one
peso purple airmaiI shows q
detail from Leonardo da
Vinci's painting. the Virgin
of the Rock" which hangs
in the Louvre in Paris. The
stamp was issued to express
the gratitude of the chill
dren of Argentina to the peo-
Piles Of the world" for as
sistance in a polio epidemic.
Other awards were:
Best Catholic design-The
Vatican stamp picturing Po-
lands Black Virgin, Our
Lady of Czestochowa."
Best Protestant design
West Germany's stamp in
honor of the Kirchentag,
featuring five crosses ar
ranged in the symbol of the
faith festival.
Best Jewish design-Israel's
regular issue showing the
symbols Of the Twelve Tribes.
Altogether 1870 stamps
with religious themes ap-
peared in 1856. Two United
States stamps figured in the
balloting for the first time
the Scent Alamo (the Alamo
was a mission church, and
the Scent Labor Day (the
artist has said that the book
from which the woman is
reading to her child is a
Bible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
No Flag Ceremony

The Accent American Flag
stamp went on sale without
fanfare here Thursday. No
first-day ceremony was held.
Postal officials said that be-
cause of holiday absences
from the city it was impos-
sible to arrange the type Of
program they had planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07
Maine Stamp First Dax

First day for the Virginia
OF Sagadahock" stamp COM
memorating the 350th ami
versary of shipbuilding in
America will be August is at
Bath, Me. The ceremonies
will be part of a month-long
celebration sponsored by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

Teachers Stamp Luncheon
Framed sheets of the stamp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-23
FAMOUS FABLES
By Z. z. EDGAR

DICTATION: Diplomat
Dwight w. Morrow was more
than q little absent-minded.
When he was Ambassador to
Mexico, he was in his Office
preparing q speech for delivery
In the evening. Suddenly the
words came to him and he
began to dictate at q rapid rate.
Some 80 minutes later he
was finished. Satisfied, he
leaned back in his chair and
turned to his secretary-only to
discover that no secretary was
there.
SUCCESS: After painting In
obscurity and poverty for IS
years. French Artist Paul &C.
zanne suddenly emerged into
the limelight. when q Paris
dealer held an exhibition of his
works.
The exhibition was q huge
success. Leading painters ac-
claimed the new master. Ce-
zanne arrived at the gallery on
the arm Of his son. The praise
of his contemporaries was
sweet music to his ears. Of
course, but it was not that
which impressed him most.
Nudging his son. Cezanne
pointed with a Quivering finger
at the canvases on the wall.
Look. he whispered. they've
been framed!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-23

more than 100000 carats Of
the stones.
Kenneth r. Beardslee, gem
eral manager Of the metallur-
gical products department Of
G-E which is located In Detroit,
said yesterday that all meth
DDS Of comparison "show our
man-produced diamonds to be
be identical" with the natural
stones.
He said expansion Of the
company's diamond section In
1858 should bring us well
along toward our objective Of
providing q dependable domes-
tic source"
G-E ofiicials said current
price Of man-made ungraded
diamond Is slightly above the
cost Of natural stones. They
said improved techniQues
should bring down the price
gradually until II viii meet or
beat the price Of the imported
gems.
So far the largest man-made
diamonds have been about the
size Of grains Of coarse sand.
G-E ofhcials. at a special
news conference yesterday. said
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quarters. at the same address.
q three-story frame building.
will be torn down. Two two
story row houses on either side.
which have been acquired by
the organization. also will be
razed to make room for the
structure.
The building will be con-
structed with Indiana limestone
and win have Q tower and caril-
lon. Plans call for ofiices for
the council. meeting rooms for
the Scottish Rite bodies. q re-
ception room and library.
About 100000 has been coll
lected for the project 80 far
from among $500 members in
20 Southern States and the
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they don't expect TO compete
at the jewelers. with natural
diamonds.
John d. Kennedy. manager
of G-E's diamond section. said
only q small fraction Of the
natural diamonds in the world
are suitable for decorative pur-
poses.
The man-made diamonds,
displayed yesterday In small
piles that looked like sand from
a boys pockets. appeared gray
ish black in color. individually
under microscopes. the stones
have many variations in color.
G-E estimates that 7 million
carats Of crushed diamonds
will be imported this year for
industrial use. Industrial dia-
monds are used mainly for
grinding processes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-23
Masonic Group
Plans 100000
Structure Here

Plans for q 100000 cathedral
at 1888 Eleventh street NV.
were announced yesterday by
the Negro Scottish Rite Ma
sons. Southern Jurisdiction.
A spokesman said construc-
ton Of the cathedral. which will
serve as headquarters for the
United Supreme Council Of the
organization. win get under
way early next year.
The present council head
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Test Machine Strong
Yet Highly Delicate

ATLANTA.-A Southern air.
craft plant Is using . $l75.0 900
machine that is strong enough
to exert q force Of ST. million
pounds yet delicate enough TO
compress an egg without crush
ing its shell.
It enables research engineers
to make extensive strength
evaluations of military cargo
planes. insuring maximum per-
Torrance and greater service
life for the aircraft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-23

District. q spokesman said. The
900 members Of the Jonathan
Davis consistory. who have been
meeting In the present head
quarters. will use the cathedral
for their activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-23
THE G0LDEN YTARS SNManr
/, Many Persons Prefer
y Retiring to Working

| PIE srow miserable IN retire.
ment-thsy don't anaiyze this
thing"
He gave up the city, rot tIl.-
900 out Of his house. and with
o retirement income Of S2ll q
month went to Missouri. He
picked . town Of 2. 900 popula-
ton where he had lived once as
. boy. He and his wife rented
an upstairs apartment in q
house, and he set out TO buy an
interest In some local busi-
ness.
II wanted q 50 per cent
partnership IN something. I
didn't particularly care what.
I didn't want 40 per cent and /
didn't want 81. / wanted a
partnership with a man who
was already running the BUSH
ness. knew 1t. and knew the
town. He could keep on run
ming 1t. My so per cent would
let me know what was happen
ing :"
Found General Store
It was about I'VE months be-
fore he connected. He bought
into . general store that car
ried dry goods, some canned
goods, farm feeds, and a few
farm implements and hardware
items.
Il had an auditor fly down
from the city to look over the
books. Everything was all right.
The net for each partner when
the crops were good was run.
ming about $500 q year, plus
buying everything you needed
wholesale. / paid $12,500 for
the partnership. and was COM
mitted, Of course, to do my
share behind the counters six
days q week.
But what q revelationi I
stroll up to the barber shop
about 10 every morning for my
shave. In the afternoon I go
over to the drugstore for Q
cola and conversation. When
things are quiet. say on Q Mon
day. I sit in a cane bottom
chair in front Of the furniture
store next door and talk about
hunting this fall.
Every merchant on the
street Is q friend Of mine now.
I hunt and fish with them. I
work In the Auxiliary Fire De-
partment with them. I 90 to
church with them.
I've got 1t easy. Neither my
partner nor I have to 20 to-
work any day II we don't want
to-except on Saturday. But
I've got more than that. I've
got the excelsior in the center
Of the package now. and the
job IL packed around it. I've
got friends who sim ply
wouldn't believe the city is
overloaded with scheming. am
bilious. hurrying business peo-
pie who are really concerned
only with themselves and their
Jobs. -
Ccopgright 1857. General
Features Corps
The Golden Yeon Appeen Eoeh
Wednesday