davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-02-06

that Or Of the Chaldees,
world center of its time,
probably had a density Of Q
little less than six persons q
square mile. Nineveh, cap
ital Of the great empire Of
Babylon, may have had a
population density of close to
seven per square mile. Even
the population of imperial
Rome hardly could have
reached eight per square mile.
The population Of London
about two centuries after the
start Of the Christian era was
only a little more than six
q square mile.
No Permanent Houses
About a half million years
ago, DR.. Peterson points out,
all the human race was in
the primitive food-gathering
stage. BY and large, man had
no permanent abode. The
population doubled in about
10000 years. From about
10000 BIC. to 1900 AID, about
the beginning of cultures
based on industry, the dou-
bling time was about 1870
years.
With industry came spurts
in the growth of cities and in
the increase in population.
1t averages cut, DR.. Peterson
says, at a doubling time Of
approximately 600 years from
the beginning Of agriculture
until quite recently.
But now the doubling time
has gone down to only 1853
years, according to the latest
census reports of the western
world-and cities have kept
pace both in population and,
to a far lesser extent, in areas
covered.
In little more than another
century and a half, both Lon
don and New York may well
be twice the size of today If
there is no overwhelming
catastrophe.
Evening star., 1961-02-06

Q. Who was the drama
professor at Harvard who
conducted the "47 Work.
shop?" Why did 1t have this
name?-O. G.
A. Up to 1924, George
Pierce B a. ker 1866-1935)
taught this course, whose
students included writer's,
stage directors and design
ers, in connection with his
course in drama listed as
English A." In 1925, Baker
became director of the Yale
University Theater and head
Of the department of dra-
matte art there. Among his
students were Eugene O'Neill
and Thomas Wolfe.
@. When did railroad con-
ductors first wear uniforms?
r. U.
A. In 1855. apparently, on
the New York and Erie Rail-
road (now the Erie). The As
ISOLATION of American Rail-
roads tells us that the maga-
zine Railroad Record for
August %, 1855, reported
that these conductors had
adopted an unnecessary,
superfluous and ridiculous"
uniform similar to those
Evening star., 1961-02-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mGy be used II
letters carry iDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All let
teTS are subject to condensd-
tton. Those not used icin be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied BY self = addressed.
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-02-06

tomobile and be strangled or
to develop q completely ade-
quate public transportation
system. M. Dex.
Evening star., 1961-02-06
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

% SsSes can Sst an onEsr BY mall to question fact
D. envelope
Evening star., 1961-05-02

world Of law built on a spirit
Of comfy and justice"
Senator Boothe, speaking at
a luncheon sponsored by the
Alexandria Bar Association,
said our security "rests only in
public opinion-educated and
uncorrupted." He added, Ger
tain principles Of law remain
eternal. Their application may
change from day to day"
Earlier in the day, Senator
Keating, Republican of New
York, eulogized the law. Speak
ing at naturalization ceremonies
for Is new citizens, he said,
Law is the safeguard of
liberty, the arbiter of justice
and the protector of freedom.
It protects every citizen
from oppression"
At the Georgetown University
Law Center luncheon, Mai,
Gen. Charles L. Decker, Army
judge advocate general, was
presented a plaque as the out
standing alumnus of the year
and Prof. John Shea Bulman
was named outstanding faculty
member Of the year.
The law center'S 1860 Moot
Court team of James ]. Hughes
Jerome F. Waterman and Jay
E. Kicks, was honored. A spe-
cial award for inspiration and
service" was presented to the
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Bid Showdown
Appears Ended
BY the Associated Press

Major textile Suppliers have
resumed bidding on Army con-
tracts after a showdown at
tributed to President Kennedy's
March 6 order dealing with
discrimination in employment
a Pentagon spokesman reports
There is evidence that most
major suppliers Of textile goods
for the Army will resume
bidding.
Some Of them never stopped, "
the spokesman said yesterday
Mr.. Kennedy's executive or
der prohibited discrimination
in any phase of employment by
any Government contractor.
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Fair Lady Opens
4th Yeur in London

LONDON, May 2 (AP)-
Champagne corks popped in a
backStage room of the Theater
Royal early today at a party
celebrating the start of MY
Fair Lady's" fourth year in
London.
The hit musical to date has
played to 2,875,000 people in
the British capital and taken
in more than f2.25 million
1858 million). Seats have been
booked to the end of 1862, by
which time MY Fair Lady"
will have played 1888 perform
ances, easily beating the Lon
don record of 1873 showings
set by Oklahoma"
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Automotion Called Key
To Economy's Growth

There was some discussion at
the committee meeting yester-
day Of q shorter work week as
urged by some union leaders,
but no agreement was reached,
Mr.. Goldberg said.
The committee plans to meet
again June 5 to discuss practi-
cal measures to achieve eco
nomic growth and seek to
develop specific recommended
tions for the President on how
to meet problems resulting from
automation.
Proposals
Among the committees gen.
eral recommendations yester-
day were:
/. Broad new training pro-
grams designed to train work.
erS in the skills needed as the
chronological revolution ad-
vanceS.
2. The unemployment COM
pensation system should en-
courage new training programs
by providing that a worker be-
ing trained in new skills while
out of a job should not be re-
quired to accept unsuitable en-
ployment or lose his unemploy-
ment benefits.
3. Employe rights in pension
plans and other such benefits
should be protected even when
a worker moves from one plant,
industry or area to another be-
cause Of chronological changes.
Mr.. Goldberg said President
Kennedy met briefly with the
committee to emphasize the
urgency Of its work "in the
light of both our domestic and
foreign problems"
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Basic Justice
|nLaWUfged
Speakers

Law on two levels-national
and international - was dis
cussed yesterday by two speak
erS at annual Law Day activi-
ties here.
Theodore C. Sorenson, special
counsel to the President, said
the United States seeks a world
of law based on the spirit of
comfy and justice"
Virginia State Senator Armi-
stead L. Boothe, said laws and
government are not enough for
national security.
Mr.. Sorenson, who spoke at
a luncheon meeting at George
town University Law Center,
said LET us not put all our
hopes, nor spend all our time
scoffing at the idea of an in
ternational court and police
court, but let us strive for q
Evening star., 1961-05-02

Industry and labor repre-
sentatives on President Ken
,nedy'S Labor Management
Committee agree that automa-
ton and chronological changes
in American industry are "es-
sential to increasing the eff
ficiency and growth rate of the
economy"
Labor Secretary Goldberg re-
ported the agreement on this
and on several recommenda-
tionS on how to deal with un-
employment problems resulting
from automation after a meet
ing Of the 21-man advisory
committee at the White House
yesterday.
Mr.. Goldberg said the group
agreed that the problem posed
by automation "is how to
achieve full chronological eff
ficiency without significant and
and lasting unemployment" 1t
called the present level of un-
employment "intolerable."
Prosperity and Growth
The answer, he said the COM
mittee believes, is that achieve
ment of general prosperity and
the highest practicable rate of
overall economic growth "is
the best insurance against I'M
employment, including unem-
ployment resulting from auto
nation"
The Labor Secretary said he
regarded the agreement as "a
quite significant achievement
of this committee" although
there still are wide differences
Of view among some committee
members about specific steps
to meet the problem.
Evening star., 1961-05-02

Rev. William H. Powell, S. j.,
the center's spiritual counselor.
Other Law Day activities yes
terday included observances at
Howard University Law School
and the final session of a two
day series on law and diplomacy
held by the District Bar As
sociation at the old State De-
partment Auditorium.
Evening star., 1961-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Speake of S717 Jones Mill
road, Chevy Chase, cele-
brated their 5Oth wedding
anniversary recently. Mr..
Speake retired in 1857 as
an official Of the Post Of
flee Department. The cOu-
pie has three children,
eight grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-16

must have a gift for modelling,
and certainly Bob has it.
His success as taxidermist has
brought him many special assign
ments from coast to coast and as
far away as Alaska. His most
priced assignment was the con-
tract to mount the famous white
buffalo, big Medicine" who at
tracted thousands of visitors to
the National Bison Range at Mo
Use prior to his death two years
ago. Big Medicine was the only
albino buffalo in the United
States. 'He had the poorest hide
/ ever worked with" Bob stated,
'but we did a good job consider
ing" This contract came from
the State Historical Society
where Big Medicine will be dis
played.
Other assignments came from
the San Francisco Museum at
which time SERVER was chosen
to mount a rare desert ram and
an almost extinct black-tailed
jack rabbit. He has done several
special assignments for the Mon
tana Fish and Game Commission
and the museum at Fort Benton.
Changing the subject back to
sculpturing, Bob remarked with
a grin, $50 far / haven't made
any money at sculpturing. Ac-
tually, / have had to rely on my
taxidermy and make bear rugs to
pay for the modelling clay"
A perfectionist for detail, Bob
uses all live models for his hum
an works, live or mounted mod
els for animals and birds. So de-
tailed are some of his works
that if one looks closely at the
Hunting Party" they will see a
tiny bird sitting on a bush and
a little chipmunk partially con-
cealed on a grass-covered log.
To achieve authenticity Of his
Indian sculptured pieces Bob has
invited criticism from authori-
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Il Just got fed up with teaching
and decided to do what / had
always wanted to ever since ]
was q kid. / never really liked
teaching and had always putter-
ed around mounting small birds
and animals as a hobby"
That was how Bob SERVER Of
Browning became one of Ameri-
cas- top taxidermists. If not one
Of the best known and recognized
on the continent.
Il was making a pretty good
living teaching music. first at
Malta. then Browning" he added,
and having a lot Of fun besides,
making a few extra dollars play
ing one-night stands three or four
times a week with a little get
together band, but / always
dreamed of having a business of
my own.
while attending my local art
display last Sunday. Vern Munt
recalled the time I made up my
mind 10 set up shop. We were
playing a dance and ! guess T.
wasn't exactly with il when VernI
leaned over and asked me what
was wrong.
How do you think a novelty
and taxidermy business would do
in Browning? I asked.
"Vern shrugged his shoulders,
grinned. and replied, You never
will know until you try
That was in 1850 and ! went
to work on the idea next day.
7 took down my Masters degree
diploma in music and hung upl
my taxidermist sign"
Since then Bob has come a.
long way. Not only is he q topl
man in the art of taxidermy, he
does a mighty fine job of paint
ing and is well on his way to
national recognition as a western
sculptor.
The original one-room. two
story SERVER taxidermy studio
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where he first set up shop in 1850
has grown with the increasing
orders and Bob's reputation. In
1859 a 30 20 foot display room
was added as a west wing, but
as the specimens became more
numerous and because his sculp-
tured pieces attracted attention,
still another wing was necessary,
so, another wing was added to
the west wing, giving birth to
the now spacious three-room Mu-
scum of Montana Wildlife. "a
real dream come true" Bob mus
ed as he leafed through the thick
registration book containing
many great names from all walks
Of life.
His first serious attempt at
sculpturing came when in 1857
the Charlie Russell contest was
announced. Prior to this time he
had made hundreds of miniature
animal and wildlife statues which
he nodded, painted and sold in
his wildlife museum, a highly
successful and expanding insti-
tute constructed after many not
able art personalities had offer
ed suggestions and encourage
ment.
Il really got my ears pinned
back in the Russell contest" he
grinned, but maybe that was a
good thing, because il made me
more determined than ever to
do some serious and original
sculpturing / always liked
animals - guess that's really
why I turned to taxidermy - sol
went to work modelling from
my mounted trophies and after
studying a few books. / even
bought a horse TO use as a
model"
Asked where all his inspira-
tons came from, he replied, Il
don't always know. Sometimes |
just sit down to watch TV and
pretty soon / pick up a handful
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Calfonians Sponsor Modelling Exhibit For Bob Server

from noted artists, sculptors and
collectors, / just didn't feel / was
ready for that step, and then
too, / wanted to do some larger
and more complicated pieces"
After several more invitations
from the doctors and after hav,
ing completed the pieces he had
in mind, this year Bob accepted
the invitation and left Sunday
with his son, Jim, taking 20 piec.
es which will be displayed at
two private showings March 16
through 10. Attendance is by in.
vitation only and many collectors
and notables are expected to at
tend.
"It's the first big step, SO they
tell. me-" Bob commented with
a shrug 'but / don't know"
How do you feel about it? Are
you nervous?" the reporter asked.
, well, naturally I'm happy and
excited, but we'll just have to
wait and see. This is all new to
me-"
Modest and reluctant to dis
cuss the quality of his sculptur-
ing or his success as a taxiderm-
list, Bob always manages to evade
any conversation that might tend
to sound like a self-styled COM
pliment or an admission of job
well done. He has a shy knack of
switching the praise of his work
to a comparison with long recog-
nized artists, and makes a big
point of details he has been I'M
able to accomplish in his own
works. He will point to some
blend of paints or some nodded
gesture in the better known
works and end the conversation
abruptly with, "See what l mean?
! wish / had that!"
Bob's recognition in taxidermy
is no accident, nor is his turn
to scultpuring just by chance. To
build the mannequins properly
for naturalness, a taxidermist
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ties such as DR.. Claude E. Schaef-
fer, curator of the Museum of the
Plains Indian, and DR.. John c.
Ewers of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. ''They certainly were a
big help" Bob compliments, land
they pointed out a good many
details in dress and other stature
/ would never have thought OF"
Bob has been accepted as a
member of the exclusive Nation
al Society of Animal Artists,
which membership alone, gives
him national recognition.
Immediately upon entering
Bob's home, one knows it could
be the residence of none other
than an artist and sculptor. He
and his son, Jim, call it their
bachelor headquarters. Paintings
done by nationally known artists
cover the walls, ranging in size
from 4 inches by 6 inches to 4
feet by feet. Some of Bob's own
oils and water colors are not I'M
noticeable beside the better
knowns.
Sculptured models occupy every
corner, shelf, flat space, and even
the chairs. Just a minute and
I'll move this" Bob says as he
picks up a freshly started piece.
Il started this last night and
didn't finish it. Maybe we can
find room to sit down"
AS we sit down for a chat
Kitty No. 2" jumps up into Bob's
lap and takes his place around
the back of Bob's neck, looking
much like a grey and white
spotted neckpiece.
"Our housekeeper," Bob laughs.
Now what were we talking
about :"
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of clay, and when the show is
over / have something started
. so, I really go to work on
it."
II was three years ago that two
prominent California collectors
and lovers of art came through
Browning and stopped at Bob's
Museum of Montana Wildlife,
then a two-room structure.
DR.. and Mrs. c. L. Roberts of
Glendale, California, collectors
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of Russell and Remington works,
and DR.. and Mrs. B. Hill of
Northridge, California, who are
collectors and admirers of Indian
arts. They were so impressed with
Bob's work and displays that they
later wrote him, offering to spon-
sor private showing if he would
bring his displays to California,
Il was certainly surprised"
Bob admitted, although i had
received many fine compliments
Evening star., 1961-05-06
Proper Ventilation
By DOUGLAS TUoMEY
Contributing Writer

Of the floor below and from
there to the interior walls,
If you doubt it. Just climb
on a chair and place your
hand against the ceiling on
a good hot day. The inSu-
lation will do its part in
throwing back the heat, but
you have to help 1t by seeing
that there is an escape for
any heat generated.
Windows in an attic are
fine, but you always have
the problem Of running UP
and down to shut them dur
ing storms. Unless rooms are
finished off in the attic. the
most economical means of
ventilation, and the least
amount of trouble, is found
in the ready-to-install lou
verS.
These triangular aluminium
assemblies are very easy to
install. They cost but q
fraction of the price Of win
dows and are set where they
do the most good; right up
close to the peak Of the
roof, where summer temper
atures are the highest.
Be comfortable this sum-
mer. The cost is little and
the results are great.
(Relsased by the Bell syndieate)
Evening star., 1961-05-06

While insulation is one Of
the most important i'm
provements made in house
building, it is entirely
inadequate unless it is ac-
companied by some of the
other and older procedures
for securing a comfortable
dwelling.
BY that we mean that q
fully insulated house is no
warmer in the winter than
a poorly built shack, unless
it has q heating plant. A
fully insulated house is no
more comfortable during the
summer than a cloSed-up
canvas tent, unless it is
properly ventilated. When
sensible measures are taken.
insulation doubles their
value.
One Of the greatest mis-
takes made these days, is
the failure to ventilate the
attic of O house. If q roof
is insulated. or the floor of
the attic insulated without
provision being made for
ventilation, the attic will
soon become a furnace.
The high temperature de-
veloped there will soon
transfer itself to the ceiling
Evening star., 1961-05-06

Color Is magic. It Is the
chief factor in achieving q
beautiful decor. Whether
your home Is extravagantly
or modestly furnished, you
can have beautiful interiors
by using colors wisely. Quail
ity paint is the easiest and
most economical. means of
using color. Ten dollars is
the approximate cost of re-
painting an entire room. Be-
fore choosing your paint
colorS, consider these impor-
tant "do's" and "don'ts"
which will help you take
full advantage of the power
Of color in your home.
Do use deep colors in q
large, harn-like room to
Evening star., 1961-05-06

create q friendlier, more IN
timate atmosphere.
Don't use colors in equal
proportions in any one room.
Do use light colors in a
small room. Light colors Gre
ate an impression of greater
size.
Don't use too many cool
colors in a room with north
ern exposure. Cool colorS
will make. the room seem
even cooler.
Do emphasize the warm
reds and yellows in rooms
that face northeast or that
are windowless.
Don't use very bright col
ors on large areas because
Evening star., 1961-05-06
BuiIdinq
Permits

Recent building permits is
sued by the District include:
The American University
owner, $500 Nebraska ave.
NV; builder not selected;
WaldrOn Faulkner, architect:
to erect Seven-story dormi-
tory. $500 Nebraska ave.
ne; cost, $1.2 million.
Maret School, Inc, owner;
5000 Cathedral ave. NV;
builder not selected; Mcleod
g. Ferrara, architect; to erect
addition to gymnasion and
classroom, 5000 Cathedral
ave. NV; cost, $125,0 900.
william w. Morrison,
owner and builder, 5112 Mac
Arthur blvd. NV; Frank G.
Beatty, architect; to erect
two-story dwelling, 4444
Hadfield lane NV; cost,
$4,000.
A. E. Maxwell, owner, $500
Univ ter. NV; r. B. Morgan,
builder; C. T. Ward, archi-
tect: to erect two story
dwelling, 2800 University ter.
NV: cost, $25,000.
David r. Byrd and Ruth
Byrd, owners 1886 18th st.
me-; builder not selected;
David r. Byrd and Andrew
Byrd, architects; to erect
two-story apartment (four
units, 2642 18th st. ne;
cost, $4,000.
r. L. X. Dew. Corp, owner
and builder, 6406 Ga. ave
NV; Cohen, Haft O. Assoc.
architect; to erect one-Story
dwelling, 5S43 4th st. me-;
cost, $14,500.
Har Dor Builders, Inc,
owner and builder; 3642 Cam
den st. Sc; E. w. Syme, ar
chitect; to erect two 2-story
dwellings, $500 block Camden
st. Sc; cost, $11, 900 each.
Evening star., 1961-05-06
Some Dos and Don'ts
For Using CoIors

this will detract from your
furnishings.
Do mix both warm and cool
colorS in each room.
Do mix both light and
dark colorS in each room.
Don't paint the woodwork
and trim a different color
from the walls in q small or
average size room. This will
make the room seem smaller
and more cluttered.
Do keep in mind that COL
ors are relative and must be
seen together.
Don't use glossy paints on
ceilings or on walls except in
kitchens and bathroom
where instability Is q neces-
sary factor. Flat paints are
your better choice because
they distribute light evenly
without glare.
Do make your ceiling color
full and attractive. If the
ceiling is very high, paint it
a deeper color than the walls
to make it seem lower. Paint
low ceilings q pale tint or
your wall color.
Don't use too much red.
orange or yellow in rooms
with southern exposure or
they will seem warmer. Cool
blues and greens are ideal
for such rooms.
Do remember when select
ing colors from paint chips,
that color looks darker on q
large area than on O small
area.
Don't choose neutral colors
simply because they are
safe" You want colorS that
will be nattering to you.
your room and your furnish
ings.
Do study colors in both ar
tificial light and daylight.
Artificial light tends to
change colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-28
By HARRY BACAS
Star Staff Writer

With Hats Off to Larry"
Del Shannon, a nervous
young man from Grand
Rapids, Mich, has his sec
ond big record in a row.
Del, 81, has been a pro-
fessional singer only since
he got out of the Army
recently. Two years in a
CT revue in Germany con-
WINGED him he ought to try
singing for a living.
He was playing in a club
in Ann Arbor, Mich, last
spring when two New
York record producers, Irv
Micahnik and Harry Balk,
saw his act and signed him.
They took him to New
York, introduced him to
executives of Big Top
Records and set up a record
ing session. 1t was a flop.
The studio, the big city
musicians, the demanding
atmosphere of a recording
session were too much for
the young singer. He tenSed
up and couldn't deliver.
The producers sent for
Max Cook, the Michigan
pianist" who had accom-
panied Del in his night club
appearances. With Max in