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Evening star., 1938-04-10
Boy Manages
.Greenbelt
Store
Says Living in
Model Village
Is Adventure.

JAMES L. CAMERON. IA. has some
thing new to offer in the way of
exciting adventure stories
My most exciting adventure" he
writes to The Star. has nothing to do
with danger. It is something much
more leasant-that is, living in
Greenbelt. Md, the Governments
model community of 1,60O acres"
James interesting experiences at
Greenbelt include managing the Candy
Bar coop store at the Greenbelt
School and also active work with the
Greenbelt Boy Scout Troops.
His letter giving these facts was sub
mitted to the Junior Page Letter Box
in the first weekly contest. and though
it did not receive prize 1t was so
interesting we are going to quote parts
Of it:
The Candy Bar coop store, he ex-
plains, lis run on a cooperative basis
the same as the other stores in the
community. We have a board OF di-
rectors and shares are sold at 10 cents
each and not more than five can be
bought by stockholder. The idea has
proved to be a success. After six
weeks of operation the Board OF Di-
rectors announced that 20 per cent
rebate on member purchases was ready
for distribution. There was $l2 reserve
crying for activity The Board of Di-
rectors set aside 10 per cent Of their
surplus in a special fund with which
they will purchase a gift for the
school.
Due to the fact that as manager I
have had number of write-ups in
the newspapers and magazines, get
letters from all over the United
States" James continues. 1T is very
exciting and also educational"
James, or ~. L." as he is known.
also tells of plans for the Boy Scouts
at Greenbelt
The Boy Scouts will have large
Colonial farmhouse of 18 rooms to use
for meetings and also SO acres here on
the project to use for camping" he
said. I'VE expect to remodel the house
and make gym downstairs. Each
patrol will have a part of the house
for meetings.
Il am leader Of the Beaver Patrol
and we are planning to have hunks in
our section Of the house so when the
weather is too bad to go on an over
night hike in the woods we may stay
there. There is a big fireplace in this
house, with spits to use for cooking
Our troop has made wonderful prog
ress. owing to the grand opportunity
we have out here, especially for hiking
and outdoor activities"
James address is 47-E Ridge road,
Greenbelt, Md.
Evening star., 1938-04-10
kay's Corner
By Katherine Houison.
A WEATHER BAROMETER.

HERE'S an idea for making ba-
rometer of your own to watch
the changes in the weather. You
can adapt 1t to any season, if you
want to use it as gift or favor, by
using the various "emblems" of the
day-hearts for Valentines Day. flags
for the Fourth of July. lilies for Easter,
bells or holly for Christmas. Or you
can use bunch of flowers if you want
one for yourself or your classroom.
FOR these instructions we'll use flowers.
Cut number of tulips, roses, cos
mos. or any flowers you prefer, from
white blotting paper. Then cut enough
green blotting paper leaves and stems
to 90 with them.
Now cut basket or bowl, or flower
pot, from colored blotting paper. and
arrange the flowers and leaves as at
tractively as you can behind the bowl
Mount the whole thing on a heavy
piece OF dark cardboard, which has
been cut to suit the shape and size of
your bunch of flowers.
Get some cobalt nitrate at the drug
store and stir as much of 1t as will
dissolve into about an ounce of water,
then soak your flowers with this solu-
tion-just the flowers. not the leaves.
The easiest way is to use a medicine
dropper. Be sure the blotting paper
Is thoroughly saturated.
Now hang your card beside an open
window and watch the flowers turn
pink when there's rain on the way, or
signal fair weather by remaining blue
Evening star., 1938-04-10
; Residents Of Capital Area Follow VA
Unpvelc0nne Visitors ::
INSTALLMENT v.

~ AN broke all records for dress
ing and rushed to the front
door Of the fiat, where Mary
- Roden was waiting.
What is it, Ma-y?" he demanded.
"Is anything the matter?"
"Oh, no, nothing's the matter"
Mary replied quickly. I'm sorry If
1 got you out of bed, but know this
| is important to you. A half hour ago
Mr. Heron, manager of the Sheridan
Apartments. called our house. He said
he'd given you two suits to be pressed
and returned to him by tomorrow aft
ernoon"
That's right" Dan agreed
well, he's changed his plans, and
is going to take a plane in the morn
ing, so he has to have those suits not
later than 8 o'clock. Father went
clear out on the West Side to see his
brother tonight. and is staying all
night. The presser lives so far away
that we could not reach him. So I
said I'd come over and get you to go
down to the shop and press the suits
L ildC way JOu CdIl uCLECl tIlcIu w MI /.
Heron first thing in the morning"
Sure" said Dan I'm glad you
came because I wouldn't disappoint
Mr.. Heron for anything Did you
bring key to the shop?"
Yes"
Dan and Mary walked down the
stairs to the street. 1t was almost de-
serted. Dan turned to Mary.
You'd better come down to the shop
while I press the suits, and then let
me take you home" he said. Your
father wouldn't want you out this late
alone"
All right" said Mary. Maybe
can help you, and to tell the truth
was a little frightened on the way
over.
IT TOOK them only few minutes
to reach the shop. Dan knew how
| to operate the pressing machine, and
with Mary plying an iron to help, they
had Mr.. Heron's two suits pressed in
no time. Dan hung them on their
hangers and surveyed them with sat
! isfaction.
"There!' he exclaimed. I'll take
them with me and deliver them be-
fore come to the shop tomorrow"
Then he told Mary about what he
| had learned that afternoon. While
they talked, they turned off the light
in the rear of the shop and moved up
front. The only light there was dim
one which burned all night, and Mary
was listening so breathlessly to Dams
story that the thought of turning on
another never occurred to them
Il think you're right, DAM" Mary
exclaimed at last. Il believe this
whole thing has been plot by old Mr..
Silver. OF course father won't be able
to prove it. but maybe he can get a
lawyer and do something anyway"
And if Mr.. Heron hadn't happened
! to tell me about the new apartment
building, your dad would have moved
out at the end of the month and gone
out of business. He was frightened to
Evening star., 1938-04-10

death that the racketeers would do
something to you"
Mary nodded Il know" she said
Hes been terribly upset"
THEY had reached the door leading
to the deserted street when Dan
suddenly paused, listening intently.
What was that?" he said in q
startled voice.
For a long, silent second they lis
tened. Then Dan turned wide eyes to
Mary.
Sounds like some one at the rear
door Of the shop" he said. You stay
here by the front door. Mary, and run
and yell for the police If say the word.
In going back to have a look"
Cautiously Dan tiptoed to the cur
tain that covered the door leading to
the Workroom in the rear, while Mary
stood tensely at the street door He
pulled the curtain aside an inch and
pressed his eye to the opening.
Dams body stiffened. Dimly he
could see the form of man outlined
against the back door, which was open.
The door was closed softly. and Dan
lost the figure for moment. Then
he saw it again, over in one corner,
stopping. fumbling with something.
Another Iomb! was the first thought
that entered Dams head. He prepared
to yell warning to Mary Then he
Tho AicLor nf p,,t
fuse was lit. Instead, the intruder
touched the match to pile of waste
and paper that he had hastily piled
in a corner. As it flared into flame
Dan leaped around.
Fire, Mary" he yelled. Run to
the corner and pull the alram box!"
He heard Mary dash from the front
door as he flung the curtain aside and
raced back through the shop The
blaze was already licking its way to
the ceiling, but he did not stop. He
had to catch that man!
HE LEAPED through the open rear
door and saw him in the alley,
stumbling away. Evidently he had
been startled almost out of his wits
by Dams sudden cry. In half dozen
jumps Dan was upon him. With a
savage dive he landed on the mans
shoulders and bore him to the rough
bricks of the alley.
To his amazement, he encountered
no resistance. The mans body was
shaking with fright. Roughly Dan
turned him over and then he uttered
gasp Of amazement. In the dim
light he recognized the fear-crazed
face of Old Man Silver.
You'll cried Dan. Why, I thought
it was one of those fake racketeers
you sent over here"
Evening star., 1938-04-10

Rob started out his business career
several seasons ago AS a theater man.
ager. His moving picture machine
made it possible for him to offer to a
juvenile neighborhood audience the
opportunity to see favorite film char
acters for small charge, A small
playhouse rigged up in the basement
enabled him to seat IS or 20 patrons
The films shown were films he had
already purchased for his machine but
soon Rob discovered that specially
number such as dramatic skit added
considerably to his performance A
friend who was good in presenting
magic tricks assisted him on his pro-
grams for while but when the boy
left Washington Rob turned to mar
ionettes.
Il can make the marionettes my
self and I write the skits, so tnev
aren't expensive" Rob explained
And they add lot to the programs E"
WHEN he received an electric needle
w for making wooden plaques by
burning design on a piece of soft
wood. Robert went into plaque-making
for time and arranged to place some
of his articles in store his aunt oper-
ates
Business was good but Rob had an
other idea. Why not use the plaques
in his theater business? So he plan
ned a Hendon version of the popular
bank night" idea. Patrons attend
ing his shows were given tokens and
at the conclusion of the program prizes
were distributed, the prizes being
Rob's plaques
You see, 1t works like this" Rob
explained The prizes don't cost me
much and they add to the business.
When the kids take them home and
show them to their parents. maybe
their parents like them. Then I have
some new customers for my plaques. +"
incidentally. Roberts work on his
plaques is very good. Instead Of buy
ing stamped designs he draws most Of
them from pictures and then traces
them on the wood before using the
needle.
Evening star., 1938-04-10
Medicine Mems
Indian Tricks
BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.

BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN.
IN MY investigations into the origin
Of magic, ] came across a very in
terestmg story regarding the medicine
men of the American Indians.
1t seems that the old fakirs had a
favorite trick which they offered as a
final resort when nothing else would
convince their redskin audiences Of
their powers
As the story goes. the performer
would draw line on the ground with
the pointed end Of a stick He would
then challenge any brave to step over
the line
Many would try, but would always
find that some powerful force seemed
to hold them back just as they neared
the magic line" The story is prob
ably nothing more than a legend, but
it does smack of the supernatural and
so is very interesting to magic inves-
! tigators.
Our trick this week is somewhat the
same effect as the magic line" in the
legend above related, and although it
isn't quite as fantastic. it will prove a
real mystery If you introduce it with
the story that I have just told you
concerning the ancient medicine men
Effect-The magician shows paper
napkin to be absolutely unprepared in
every respect, even allowing the spec
tators to examine it most minutely.
| He then tells the legend concerning
the magic line" drawn by the Indian
magician. and tells his audience that
he is going to draw such line on the
napkin. and then set fire to one por-
tion of the napkin on one side of that
line Since the line Is Of magic origin,
the fire will not pass the pencil mark!
Sure enough, when he lights the
napkin, the fire rapidly devours the
lower half Of the napkin. but it stops
abruptly at the pencil line, as if gov
erned by some unseen force!
Explana tion-This trick is per-
formed with the aid Of a chemical
which is quite harmless and which
can be secured from your corner drug
gist Just buy about a dimes worth
of sodium carbonate or washing soda.
When you get home pour about
four tablespoons Of this powder into
| a saucepan and add two or three cups
of water. Place this mixture upon the
stove and let 1t heat up enough SO
that the soda will dissolve.
Now all that you need to do is draw
pencil line on the napkin that you
intend to use. Dip it in the solution
up to the line and remove 1t, allowing
it to dry.
When it is dry, erase the pencil line
and the napkin will look quite ordi-
nary.
Now, when you are ready to per-
form this trick, draw the line once
more. and be sure that when you touch
the match to the napkin, you touch it
to the part that was not placed in the
solution. This way the fire will burn
UP to the line and will stop instantly
where the soda begins!
Evening star., 1938-04-10
By Boyce
Morgan

'Let me up, let me up!" Old Man
Silver quavered. IN tell you every
thing. I didn't mean any harm. The
buildings going to be torn down in a
few weeks, anyway"
Yes, but if it burns down. you'll
collect insurance on it and also get out
of your lease with Mr.. Roden! But
it won't work, you old crook! In
stead. you'll pay Mr.. Roden plenty and
probably go to Jail In the bargain"
AS Dan jerked the trembling, mum.
bling man to his feet, he heard the
vail Of fire sirens, He looked toward
the shop and saw flames fickerlng
redly inside, He pushed Old Man
Silver in front of him and rushed
down the alley to the boulevard and
around the corner. The five engines
we're already drawing up in front Of
the shop.
He found Mary there, white of face,
talking TO a policeman. She gave a
glad cry Of relief when she saw Dan.
Dan pushed Old Man Silver into the
arms of the policeman.
There he is" he said. II caught
him setting fire to this building
A T minutes before 8 the follow
ing morning Dan was knocking
on the door of Mr., Herons apartment.
The building manager greeted him
with smile.
We'll, there you are with my suits,
bright and early" he cried. Good
boy. Say, hear you had a fire in
your shop last night"
Yes, but your suits were out front
and weren't damaged" Dan told him,
1T wasn't much of fire, anyway. and
the flremen put it right out But did
you know I caught the man who
started it?"
mol"
"Yes. sir! 1t was Old Man Silver,
| and he's in Jail this morning I don't
know what they'll do to him. but he
has confessed to starting the fire and
to setting couple of fake racketeers
on us to try to get Mr. Roden to break
his lease"
Mr.. Heron exclaimed again. then
demanded all the details. When Dan
had supplied them, he shook his head.
Our company knew nothing about
Mr.. Roden's lease when we arranged to
buy the property from Silver. But
you tell Mr.. Roden not to worry. Well
see that he gets a shop when We tear
down those old buildings. and I think
we'll make place for him in the new
building when its built. That is
and Mr.. Heron grinned-"ve'll do that
If you keep on working for him"
Don't Worry!" said Dan. It'll be
there!"
THE END
Evening star., 1938-04-10
Riddles

GEE how we'll you can do these five
~ riddles. They were all sent in by
Georgia Wiseman, and the Riddle Man
thinks they are good.
/. What is it that you can keep
after giving it to some one else?
g. How does sailor know there's a
man in the moon?
g. Which is the swiftest, heat or
cold.
4. Why is a house full of married
people like deserted building?
5. If your uncle's sister is not your
aunt. what relation is she to y9u?
ANSWERS.
!. Your word. g. Because he's been
TO sea (see). 3. Heat, because you can
catch cold. 4. Because there's not q
single one in 1t. 5. Mother. -
Evening star., 1938-04-10

IF didn't draw the designs my
self he explains, I wouldn't feel
they were mine
After the design has been burned,
it's painted and then sfellacked and
finally the needle used again to bring
out the design.
YOU wouldn't expect an alert young
business man to ignore a popular
fad, thus it's quite natural that Rob
should capitalize on the current inter-
est in Snow White and the Seven
DWarfs" by featuring characters from
that troupe on some of his plaques.
Dog pictures also are good. he said.
In fact, he has more orders for dogs
than anything else.
Asked if he himself preferred max
ing dog plaques, Rob laughed.
Sure I like dogs-as long as my
public likes them" he said
Going back to the theater business,
Rob disclosed several more ideas for
promoting large audiences.
When I'm planning to give show
I send out printed postal cards adver-
tising the feature" he said.
"Somtimes in giving a speciality
skit I use some of the kids in the
neighborhood. Then all the relatives
and friends come to see them on the
stage, and that helps to fill the house"
OFTEN, however he does thriving
business by showing the same film
over and over again.
"A lot of the children around here
are real young" he explained. land
they want to see the same picture
more than once
"As long as they like to see the same
show, it's fine for me. 1t doesn't cost
so much to give it over again and
everybody's happy"
Rob said that when he grows up
his ambition is to own theater and
to design the bills himself.
II like commercial art" he said,
"and I like the theater They Ger
tainly ought to go together"
Evening star., 1938-04-10
.Posers

TRY these posers on your family and
see which member answers the
most correctly:
/. What is the largest island in the
world?
2. What is the bony case inclosing
the brain called?
3. Who are the "Leathernecks"?
4. What is the name of the docu-
ment forming the basis of the United
States Government?
5. For what work Is Noah Webster
noted?
6. Are bats birds?
7. What is the wooden plate used by
artists for mixing paints?
8. What does Amen mean?
ANSWERS.
/. Greenland. 2. The skull 8. The
United States Marines. 1. The Consti-
tuition. S. The dictionary. 8. No (they
are mammals). IA palette. 9. 30 be It.
Evening star., 1938-04-10
Development
OF Track Form

HERE are some pointers on devel-
oping track form:
Perfect form is very seldom natural;
It must be learned The first and most
important thing for any young runner
to strive for is relaxation. Any tense
ness you may have while running puts
a strain on every one of your muscles
and increases fatigue Therefore your
entire performance is slowed down.
You must work toward an easy,
natural running form, with your body
leaning forward and coordination
Of your arm and leg motion. Have YOU
ever tried running with your hands in
your pockets? Try 1t some time, and
you'll see how important your arm
movement Is in developing . good
running stride. .
Evening star., 1938-04-10
HISTORICRAMS X By Leslie Hartley
THIS BRONZE STATUE OF
l. rxrlnAc YrDErp c0N

THIS BRONZE STATUE OF
THOMAS JEFFERSO
WHICH SHOWS HIM HOLDING
A COPY OF THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE, WAS THE
FIRST STATUE PLACED IN
THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAP
ITOL. EXECUTED BY DAVID
DANGERS, IT WAS PRESENTED
TO THE NATION IN 1884 BY
URIAN P. LEVY, LIEUTENANT
IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
WHILE Thomas Jefferson is re-
w membered first of all as a
statesman and the third President
of the United States, he is recalled
also as a scholar and a man Of
great versatility.
Born April 13, 1743, IN Virginia,
Jefferson as boy was taught to
swim, shoot, ride and jump, and
became a skilled horseman. He
also played the violin and his be-
loved fiddle" contributed much to
happy family gatherings.
Jefferson's famous home, Month
cello, and the buildings at the Uni
versity Of Virginia, among others,
today stand as monuments to his
skill as an architect, and he has
even been called the father of
our national architecture.
Summing up his versatility in
other fields, one writer observes in
part that when Jefferson spoke
Of law one Immediately thought
him lawyer; when he talked of
mechanics you thought him an
engineer; at the mention of medi-
cine one was sure he was q doctor,
and in discussion Of literature
your mind was made up that he
was a college professor.
Fifty years to the day after the
signing Of the Declaration Of In
dependence, Jefferson died and at
Evening star., 1938-04-10
Prizes Still
Offered for
Letters
Writers Should
Consult List
OF Topics.
TODAY'S winners in the
weekly letter. writing con-

\OOAY . winners IN Cne
weekly letter. writing con-
L test conducted by the
Junior Page are announced as
follows:
Warren Bowman, 8, Of 337 North
Carolina avenue Sc.
Mercedes Fritzsching, II. OF 500
Cedar street NV.
Avis Anne Baber, g. of 2ll North
Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va.
Fanny Ashby, Is, of 320 Eleventh
street Sc.
Russell Davis, Is, Of Rockville. Md.
Checks for ST each will be mailed
next week to the above contestants,
whose letters were selected for today'S
Junior Page Letter Box
The Star has arranged to pay Ave
ST prizes each week for the Ave most
interesting letters submitted On one
of five given topics. The letters Sc
lected as the five best from those re-
ceived by Friday will be published on
this page two weeks from today.
Topics are:
"My Hobby"
"HOw l Make Spending Money"
"My Most Exciting Adventure"
"An Interesting Pet"
How Spent One Vacation"
Rules for the contest are simple.
Here they are:
1. Select your topic from those
listed nboue.
2. Place your name. address, age
and school at the beginning OF
your letter Also oipe your home
telephone number if you haze one.
3. Write simply, as il you mere
'rriting to a friend or to your
family.
q Write letters as neatly as pos
s'ble. 1t is better to use only one
side OF your paper.
Letters should be addressed to the
Junior Page Editor. The Sunday Star,
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, Washington. D. c.
In addition to the prze-winning let
ters the editor will publish few of
the interesting letters received in the
contest. Prizes this week will be
awarded only to the five writer's named
above, however
In selecting prize-winning letters
the editor takes into consideration
the age of the writer. An effort also
Is made to select letters which will
be of the most general interest to
readers of the Letter Box.
Evening star., 1938-04-10

mother but she would not let one Of
the lambs follow her She would not
own one of the lambs.
Il was very much excited, For many
days my cousin fed the deserted lamb
on bottle. Sometimes she let me
feed it. 1t was great fun to watch
the little lamb drink Three days
after that when I went to feed the
lamb, could not find it anywhere I
was worried because I thought that
the lamb was lost, but my cousin said
that it would come back.
"A few days after that she told me
that my uncle had found the little
lamb with the COW. The COW had
adopted it. I was sorry that the COW
had taken it, but in way I think the
COW was very, very kind to adopt the
baby lamb
my HOBBY"
TWO 6-year-old writer's are among
today's prize winners in the Jun
ior Page Letter Box, The following
letter by Warren Bowman. who is 8,
and lives at 337 North Carolina ave-
nue. Sc, describes rather unusual
hobby:
Dear Sir:
MY hobby is spiders, Yes, fuzzy.
wiggly spiders, and I spend most Of
the summer studying them. Most of
the people in the chemistry lab in
Huntingdon know it and all my friends
know it. I collect all the information
about them I can get and paste it in
a scrapbook A friend gave me a
National Geographic magazine with
spiders in it and I spend my time
reading it.
Il can tell spiders by looking at their
feelers. The male spiders have a fer
tilizer on theirs but the females don't.
Il guess you wonder why I like spi-
ders like them because hardly any
body else likes them
Here Warren has drawn a picture
of Central American tarantula,
which the editor regrets cannot be
published.
C'This tarantula eats birds" he
adds. Its bite is painful but not
deadly")