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Evening star., 1960-12-06
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: This query will
seem a little late to you because
it's about Halloween-but it
came up in the course of max
ing decorations for our little
girls party and I don't want
to have to wait until next Hal
loween to learn the answer
Briefly. is there any connection
between "hexagon" and the
hex" symbols used by farmers
in the Pennsylvania Dutch
country to ward of evil spirits?
L. P. c.. Omaha. Nebr.
Answer: The colorful "hex
signs" painted on barns in the
Pennsylvania Dutch country
are som mes six sided,
(hence, "hexagonsD but this
is mere coincidence.
There is no direct connection
between hex" and "hexagon."
The former comes from an old
German word "hagazussa,
from which the Anglo-Saxon
word "hag" ais ocomes. "Hexa-
gon." on the other hand, comes
straight from the Greek "hexa-
gonon," a six-sided figure.
AS a sort of postscript to the
various items that have ap-
peared here recently on the
origin of the old slang phrase
"twenty-three skidoo," we have
now bit of verse sent in by
readers from several areas of
the country. 1t appeared in q
popular song-a very popular
song. apparently-that was in
vogue about the turn of the
century.
With bows to readers from
San Bernardino, Omaha, Pitts
burgh and Washington-all of
whom sent one version or an
other of these touching verses
here goes:
I'VE ,Dere sitting in the parlor
Just as happy as could be,
When the clock upon the
mantle
Struck the hour of t,Oenty-
three.
"Then she softly whispered
to me.
Can't you take a hint or
ttDo?
TWenty-three don't mean
eleDen-
1T means Skidoo-Skidoo
for you"
That, dear friends, was a
gentler age. Instead of drive-in
theaters, the front parlor. In
stead Of rock m roll, such songs
as this one. The world does
change!
Evening star., 1960-12-06

touch it but to his surprise the
pop-eyed fish was out of his
reach. Through the mask
everything looked not only
larger but closer than it really
was.
A fish with a head like a
horse and long pipe of a body
darted between Michael's legs
and made a sound like a trum-
pet is 1t disappeared.
A school Of flappy- tailed crea-
lures with wings on their
bodies swan round and round
Evening star., 1960-12-06
Michael felt he was flying in the sea.

ing colors. The water shim-
mered with reds and blues and
yellows. Gaudy forests of sea-
weed danced beneath him.
Strange and wonderfully COL
ored fish darted about. They
didn't seem to mind having
Michael there at all. To them
he was just another fish.
A fat creature with popping
eyes and a mouth as wide as its
plump body swan lazily UP and
stared curiously into Michael's
mask. Michael reached out to
Evening star., 1960-12-06
SANTA and the BOY FISH
Dy LUcRECE HoDGINS BEALE
HI AND LOIS
THE TooDLES

SYNOPSIS: Michael Is the son Of
Q poor fisherman. He loves the sea
HIS greatest wish is to be able to
90 beneath It's surface and examine
the wonderful things that are there.
mask TASK and md . I pair re Of iiSi fiippers. = o''ia Hs
puts them on and plunses into the
water.
Evening star., 1960-12-06
.SHEINWOLD
ON BRIDGE
Don't Underrute
Your Opponents
BY ALFRED SHERWOOD

Far be it from me to tell you
what kind of opponents you
have at your left and right;
you can see them, and I can't.
But I can safely say that you
won't get rich relying on your
opponents to be hopeless idiots.
Give them credit. for a modest
amount Of intelligence.
South dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
NORTH
AJ10763
2QJ84
oJ32
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WEST EAST
AA4 AK
2952 Vl063
1AQ74 KlO96
%J1095 &KOS42
SOUTH
AQ9852
0AK7
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South West North East
IA Pass - All Pass
Opening lead: Jack of clubs.
West opened the jack of
clubs. and South won with the
ace. Declarer decided his only
chance was to get the oppo-
nents to play the ace and king
of trumps on the same trick.
He wondered whether to lead
a low trump. slyly, from his
own hand in the hope that
West would put up the king
from K-x-or whether to lead
the jack of spades from dummy
in the hope that East would
cover an honor with Xxx.
Mind you. it is sometimes
necessary to hope for some
such miracles. Your opponents
do sometimes clash their trump
tricks, and this is good for a
huge laugh when it happens.
But the odds are very much
against any such foolishness,
and you should look for another
play if anything reasonable is
in sight.
When this hand was played
South led a sneaky queen of
spades at the second trick. It
did no good. West played low,
and East won. A shift to dia-
monds then doomed the con-
tract.
Should Make Game
South should make his game
contract by a very simple line
Of play requiring only moderate
luck. See if you can find it
before you read on.
After winning the first trick
with the ace of clubs, South
should run the four hearts. He
discar1s a diamond on the
fourth heart no matter what
happens.
AS you can see. there is no de-
fenSe against this. If East
ruffs. he wastes a trump trick
while South gets rid of a loser.
If West ruffs, instead. he uses
a low trump. but then the ace
and king Of trumps will fall
together as soon as South can
lead a trump.
South needs a reasonable
break in hearts and trumps,
but the odds are not high
against this. What's more, IL
the cards are right. South
needs no cooperation from
foolish opponents.
Daily Question
Partner opens with one heart.
and the next player passes. You
hold:
AJl0763 0QJ84 0J32 ~
What do you say?
Answer: Bid two hearts. Your
hand is worth only one bid. so
you cannot afford to bid the
spades first and later show the
heart support.
Copyright. 1860. Gen. Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Inmates Riot at Jail:
One Shot, Guard Hurt

and kicked. then locked in an
other cell block.
The prisoners tried first to
find guns in a guard ready
room. Failing, they locked the
cell block door to bar authori-
ties and began trying to ham
mer out the barred windows.
1T was very stupid" Sheriff
Lambert said. 1T would have
taken them three weeks to
break those bars and then they
couldn't have done it,"
Man Shot Rushing Guard
Jail Supt. Jack Mathews
fired one tear gas shell through
a window, but the gas failed
to calm things down. The
prisoners washed the cell block
with a fire hose. then played
water through a window to
keep guards back.
Mr.. Mathews kept firing and
after five more shells had been
hurled into the cell block
guards broke through the door.
It was then that Paquin was
shot as he rushed Guard Carl
Dentler, the sheriff said.
The jail is at the northeast
edge of the city.
The guard who was beaten
was reported not seriously in
jured.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Assembly Raises
Religious Issue

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. 10
(AP).-The Church of God
passed a resolution at its 4Sth
biennial assembly yesterday
questioning the fitness of a
Roman Catholic to be Presi-
dent Of the United States.
I'VE honestly doubt that a
Roman Catholic President
could or would fully resist the
pressures of ecclesiastical hier-
archy," the resolution said.
Introduced by the Rev. Louis
Willis of Cleveland, Tenn, the
resolution did not mention the
name of Senator Kennedy of
Massachusetts,, the Democratic
presidential nominee. It passed
without a dissenting vote from
nearly 1000 ministers. About
1000 lay delegates also are at
tending the assembly.
The resolution said the
Roman Catholic Church has
always exhibited a political
religious nature, clearly main
tanning a position of church
over state with absolute papal
authority over both. . :"
The Church Of God claims a
membership of 325,123.
Evening star., 1960-08-19

PORTLAND, Oreg., Aug. 19
(AP).-Fifteen prisoners rioted
and made a 30-minute bid for
freedom at the county JAZZ
here last night. Guards
stopped it all by shooting tear
gas into a cell block and a
bullet into an inmates stomach.
The inmates tried to break
out of a barred window and
spent 80 futile minutes ham,
mering on the steel bars with
wooden benches.
Even if they had gotten
through the window they would
only have been in the prison
courtyard-and still surrounded
by a 16-foot fence.
Guard Seized, Beaten
The wounded inmate was
identified by Sheriff Francis
Lambert as Edward A. Pacquin,
"a, of Hartford. Conn, and
Portland, Oreg., who was
awaiting trial on an arson
charge. He was shot in the
stomach and today was re-
ported in critical condition at
the county hospital.
The riot started at the sup
per hour. AS guard James c..
Mastne began to take the men
to dinner, he was jumped by
four men, armed with home
made knives. He was beaten
Evening star., 1960-08-19
u. 5. Warns
Shoe Buyers
Onx-RuyUse
By the Associated Press

The Public Health Service
says all States should either
prohibit or strictly regulate
the use Of X-ray microscopes
for shoe-fitting purposes.
The service advised all indi-
viduals-particularly children
to avoid using the devices.
Surgeon General Leroy E.
Burney made the recommen-
dation in reporting that at
least 80 States and the District
of Columbia have taken action
regarding the devices within
the past three years.
When used in shot-fitting
machines, the fluoroscope SUBJ
jects the customers and, in
particular, the shoe statesmen
to radiation which is unneces-
sary and potentially harmful" "
he said.
Latest reports show the fol-
lowing States have banned
e-t1tting microscopes:
Alaska, Arkansas, Connecti-
cut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas. Louisiana. Maine,
Massachusetts. Minnesota, Mis-
SisSippi, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ore
gon. Pennsylvania, South Da-
kota, Texas. Vermont, Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin. A pro-
poSal to ban the machines is
pending in Hawaii.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Navy LAUNCHES
Another PoIuris

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla,
Aug. 19 (AP).-The Polaris
submarine missile, on the
brink of operation readiness,
scored another test flight sue
cess over an 1,100-mile course
yesterday.
The stubby, 28-foot rocket
flashed from a land pad and
IA minutes later dropped a
dummy nose cone in an in
tended target zone northeast
Of Puerto Rico.
This was the 23d success in
81 Polaris launchings this year.
The f1irings have been from a
submerged submarine, a ship at
sea, an underground tube and
a land pad.
The shot was another aimed
at improving Polaris perform
ance and reliability before the
Navy declares it combat-ready,
probably by October.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Roin Delays Planes,
Autos in New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (AP).-
Heavy rain drenched New York
City today, flooding some roads
and slowing transportation.
Airports reported delays Of 5
to 10 minutes in arrivals and
departures.
The downpour dumped 1853
of water on the city in early
morning.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
MISSES and
W0MEN'S SAVINGS

Sneer cool dresses for town, travel or potio
Pastel shodes. 1920, l2h-24R.
Were $50 and more 500
Were 1925 and mere. 700
Were I295 and more. 900
Short formal dresses. Small group SIG. Were
1885, "a M
Were 22e5. 1900
Misses cotton suits Fitted and box-stye tronsi
tonols Slim and full skirts. Short and 81 -Ienoth
sleeves. Prints. checks, patterns and solid coIors
8l8 Were 1885, 1000
Were l7.95. 1900
Misses lightweight wool toppers. Clutch and
button styles with rolled or club collars Green,
blue red 8-l8, but not every color in evew
size. Less than v price. 500
Fomous-make daytime dresses. Washable cot
tons Nice range Of styles and coIors l4R-
22h, l2-2o. Were 1895. 500
Casual dresses of docron poIyester and cotton.
Assorted colors and styles. l2-2O, 38-44. Less
than v price. 800
Fomous-name bros with stitched, reouIor and
contour cups. A 32-38, B 32-38, c 34-4o Were
| 90 and more soc
Misses skirts. Some all cotton Some Arne tri-
ocetote shorkskin and ArneI jersey Solid coIors
including white. Were 39e and more. 2.so
Swimming suits. Some all cotton. Others o39 %
lostex rubber, 279o cotton and 1923 rubber
Misses and wonen's Sizes Less than v price,
800
Sun bros. All cotton. Nice selection of coIors
Also some black and white Were 25O 100
Two-peee play suits. All cotton. Assortment Of
coors. Misses and women's Sizes Were 800
and more. ZOO
U. S. Kedettes. Discontinued styles and coIors
Washable canvas cosuos. Choose from fIots,
wedges and IttIe-hee styles. Were 800 and
more. poir 2SS
Footwear for women and teen-osers Group in
cludes black suede fots, also boots in white, red
grey, black and brown. Ideal for school wear
Were 4.9o and more pair. pair 3.99
Women's play shoes by "Pretties" Comfortable
sondoIs and popular thongs in tan. black and
white. Were 800 pair. poir 2.99
Fomous-nome dress shoes for woren Pumps,
sandals and step-in styles. White navy, bone,
red, patent and pastel Shades Not every size in
every style and color. Less than " price.
Poir 2.e9
Evening star., 1960-08-19

Interstate Highway 81 in Rock
ingham and Shenandoah Coun-
ties.
1t would cost $22.S million.
The commissions choice was
one Of two alternative routes
considered at a public hearing
in June at Mount jackson,
Evening star., 1960-08-19
W0MEN'S ACCESSORIES REDUCED

Summer hondboss Wide range Of styles in white
and natural. Please add 1929 Federal tax. Were
80 and more 100
Sun Glasses Large assortment of styles and
shapes. Were 80 pair and more. poir 100
Sleeveless bIouses for misses. Nice selection of
tuck-in and over-bIouse Styles Were 80 and
more I.4e
Evening star., 1960-08-19
CHILDREN'S
APPAREL SAVINGS

Boys cotton shorts. Solid coIors and fancy pot
terms. Ploy shorts in sizes 6-l2, walking shorts
o-l8. Were 80 and more 1.59
Boys cotton knit shirts Short sleeves and collars
Shrink and fade resistant. GIG. Were 80 and
more. l5o
Boys cotton sport shirts. Short sleeves. Prints
and woven patterns. 6-l8. Were 80 and more
l59
PIoyweor for girls and preteens. Group includes
cotton shorts, sleeveless bouses, pedal pushers,
Bermudos and lightweight sIocks Were l59
and more 88e
Girls two-pieee play sets. Cotton popIn shorts
and sleeveless cotton knit Shirts Were 90 and
more. So Z for 8 90
Dresses for girls and preteens Sleeveless cottons.
Assorted styles and coors Were 299 and more
100
Little boys shorts. Half boxer style with Upper
front. Cotton seersucker. Assorted coors Were
100 59e por, z poirs 90
Cotton shorts for children. Boxer stye. Good
assortment Of colors. 2-6 Were 69c pair.
39e poir, 3 poirs 90
fodder girls cotton swim suits. Stretch back
and runobo styles. Many coIors and prints. 2-3x
Less than v price. 59e, z for |. 90
Shoes for children. Suitable for school wear
Long -weoring leather uppers and durable crepe
soes Black, eroy and black and white combino-
tons Were 500 pair. pair 800
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Old Pottery Found

HONG KONG, Aug. 10 (AP)
Archaeological finds ranging
from pottery of the 7th Gen.
tury BIC. to copper from the
5th Century Sung Dynasty
have been uncovered in the
Luanping area of north China,
the New China News Agency
reports.
Evening star., 1960-08-19

Assorted millinery. Many types and styles in
cIuding some bird coee wells. White and coors
Were SO and more. 100
Wosh-ond-weur lingerie. Cotton short gowns,
bikinis and short pojomos Assorted prints
S, NJ L. Were 299 and more. 1888
Cotton sIeepweor. Wosh-ond-weor short gowns
and short pojonos. Were 22o l.29
Evening star., 1960-08-19
President Plays Golf

President Eisenhower went
golf1ng yesterday at Burning
Tree Club in Maryland. 1t was
his second round there this
week. He tourned the course
Tuesday afternoon.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
MEMS APPAREL REDUCED

Shor-sIeeve sport shirts. Button down and
regular collar styles. Popuorp patterns and coIors
All washable cotton, many wosh-ond-weor. S, M,
L, XL. Were 29o and more. j.ee
TropieoI summer soeks. Labeled for fabric con-
tent. Cool and comfortable Many wosh-ond-
wear. Regular and plain front styling Groy, blue,
tan or brown. 28-44 in the group Were 500 pair
and more. poir ). 90
Knee-lensth summer poiomos. Short sleeves.
cotton, all embossed cotton, all cotton botiste.
Solid coIors and bold prints. A, B, c, D. Were
2.99 pair and more pair 1879
Evening star., 1960-08-19
Route Approved
For New Highway

RICHMOND. Aug. 10 (AP) .
State Highway Commits
sion yesterday approved a rout-
ing for a 30.7-mile section of
Evening star., 1960-08-19

The route selected woulc
start at the east side Of Routs
II from the Harrisonburg by
pass to a point near Route So
where it crosses Route II.
Thence it would run to the west
of Route II to the intersection
of Route AZ at Woodstock.
Evening star., 1960-08-19
SAVINGS ON HoMEFURNISHINGS
tAT WASHINGTON AND BETHESDA BUDGET ONLY

Comfy" furniture sIipeovers. Uphostery-type
and woven textured cotton. Six chair and three
SOTO styles. Prints, floral patterns and solid
coIors. Were 799 and more $50
chose lounge replacement cushions. Urethone
foam filled with viny plastic coverings. Less than
u price. 800
Six-pieee glider sets. Replacement cushions
filled with cotton liners and covered with vnyI
plastic. Were 1920. $50
Evening star., 1960-08-19

chintz bedroom accessories. lO096 Everglades
cotton. Assorted COTE curtains. dust ruffIes,
pillow shors. Prints, stripes and solid coors
Were ! 80 and more. zoe
Cotton seotter rugs. Machine washable Skid
resistant backs. Assorted coIors and Styles Sizes
from q by 3o inches to 4 by feet Were 2eo
and more. 100
Bostonion mirored train cases for women. Blue,
beige, eroy. Please add 1922 Federal tax. Were
799 400
Evening star., 1960-08-19

Swim trunks. Boxer and beach boy styles Built
in supports in boxer types Meat prints, potterns
and popular ploids. S, M, L, XL. Were 29e and
more. Poir 2.59. poirs 500
Summer dress shirts. Short-sIeeve styles are
washable cotton broodcIoth. Lone-sIeeve types
collar models. 4-l7 Were 25e and more. l.ee
Tan walking shorts. Washable polished cotton.
Bor-tocked pockets for added strength 28-40
Were 2.99 poir poir l.se
Evening star., 1960-08-19
REDUCTIONS
FOR JUNIORS

Cotton Jomoieos. Poids and solid coors. As
sorted dark and pastel Shades It's. Were 2.99.
100
Cotton BIouses. Sleeveless and roI-up STYLES
Prints ond solid coIors. us. Were 80. 100
Were 299. ! %
Were 3.99 40
Were SO 3 On
Cotton eo-ordinotes. Group includes skirts,
bIouses, sIocks, weskts, Jonoicos and some two
piece sets. PIoids and solid coIors. IT'S. Were
299. I 90
Were 399 200
Were 400 and more. 800
Were 7.99 and more. $50
Orion aeryIie eordisons. Lone-sIeeve and short
sleeve styles in pastel co!ors. 34-4O Were 299
200
Cotton dresses. Assorted sheath and fuII-skrted
styles. Dark and pastel shades. SIS. Were 1895
and more. 700
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-01-02

Jesus Christ is Gods Son, Who
was sent into the world in the
likeness of our flesh, and took
upon Himself our sins so that
by faith we may possess His
righteousness; and confess in
repentance your sins, and turn
from your sins to following
Christ, you ~ saved on this
your faith. This is the most inn
portant decision you can make.
At the close of this year will
you not pray with me these
words:
20 Lord, in the passing year
Thy loving kindness was new
unto me from day to day. And
yet, how little have I been alive
to Thy glory, how often have
I failed to redeem my time,
or to improve my talents. o
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-01-02

how many duties have I neg
lected or left undone? I pray
Thee, o God, be merciful to
me a sinner. Pardon my mi
guilty. Cleanse me from all I'M
righteousness; make me pure
in heart and work in me to
do Thy will. Let me not carry
one of my old sins with me
into the New Year, unforgiven
and abhorred. With a new por-
ton of time, grant me a new
heart, that I may become a
new creature filled with Thy
Spirit and seeking Thy King
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-01-02

dom and Thy Righteousness.
IF this coming year should
prove my last, may death
prove my eternal gain: and If
my days are prolonged, may
I ever walk in Thy presence.
Let Thy Spirit abide with me.
Prepare me for all; be with
me in all: let not Satan pre-
vail against me, bring me
safely through all, unto the
rest that remaineth for Thy
people, there forever to praise
Thee, the Faher, and the Son
and the Holy Spirit, for
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-01-02

Christ's sake. Amen"
At the beginning of this New
Year of 1869, will you not pray
with me these words?
80 Lord Thou hast permitted
us to enter into a New Year.
We know not what it may
have in store for US. Let us
examine ourselves and in Thy
strength resolve to do what
Thou wilt have us to do. Pre-
pare us for the duties of the
New Year. = 4 y Grant us the
necessary wisdom and
Continued on page III ;.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-01-02
The OUTLOOK
BY Pastor Stephens

DEAR FRIENDS, I have en-
- joyed coming into your
homes through the pages of the
"OUTLOOK" ANOTHER year.
Behind us is the past, it cannot
be changed. 1t is history. But
before us is the future. What
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-01-02

it holds for us
we do not know.
If you, dear
r e a d e have
not made peace
w h God by
coming to faith
thru the hear
of the Word
of God, I want
you to k n o W.
If t o d ay you
will believe that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-09-10

wreckage of the Mission Bap-
fist Church.
A native woman dried copies
of the Bible and other books on
the top of a trunk containing
all her remaining possessions.
1T was a frightening thing"
said Pearl Gomez. lingering, the
pages of one of the Bibles.
Thank the Lord we still have
our lives"
Some Start to Rebuild
Around her men and wom-
en- probed the shattered rem
aants of what had been their
homes. A few started to re-
build.
These were scenes yesterday
in Abraham's Bay. a village of
400, largest of three on this
Bahaman island. Eighty per
cent of the people were home
less, many left with only the
clothes they wore.
The other two towns. Pirates
Wells and Betsy Bay, were sim
ilarly. damaged as Hurricane
Donna swept across this 90
mile-long island Wednesday.
Eight of 10 buildings at a
United States missile tracking
station were nearly demolished.
Miraculously, no one was hurt
during the Is hours Donna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-09-10
ANTI-RAcCOON
"WAR" PROPOSED
IN ARLINGTON

Arlington County Mana
ger A. T. Lundberg wants
to make streets and yards
unsafe for raccoons.
He has rec o m m e n d e d
that the county, which al
ready is officially at war
with crows and squirrels,
add raccoons to its roster of
public enemies.
Noting that gardeners
have contained about de-
struction of their vege-
tables, he wrote the County
Board:
"Since raccoons have not
been the object of County
Board action, it is recon-
mended that the county
manager establish proce-
dures for destroying rae
coons when the property
owner involved certif1es
they are damaging a vege-
table garden"
The, County Board, which
two weeks ago authorized
the dog warden to shoot
certain crows, was to pom
der raccoons today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-09-10

Florida. Two of the shelters
an armory at Homestead and
a school building on the Keys
lost parts of their roofs to
Donna but no evacuees were
injured.
Miami Beach authorities
barred all but residents and
those with legitimate business
from visiting the area this
morning. Water was two or
three feet deep in some streets
along the ocean and many
pavements we're Uttered with
broken glass.
Donna's vicious slap at the
Keys was in character. The
mighty storm had taken 116
lives and done millions of dol
lars in property damage in its
progress across the Atlantic.
Heavy Toll in Puerto Rico
Most of the dead were in
Puerto Rico but Donna also
claimed victims in the Leeward
Islands.
In addition, some weather
experts think that in its in
fancy the hurricane struck
from the skies a French air
liner which crashed in a driv-
ing wind and squall OF the
African coast. That disaster
August 90 claimed So lives.