Evening star., 1939-01-22
Shuffleboard
Given Manv
Names
Girl Ice Skater, 16,
Started Winning
Medals at II
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Page Editor.

fdse LQltOT.
Switchboard, the game which has
made Jean Barinott's cellar so pop
ular with other children in her
nelghborhood, has been known by
a variety Of names during its long
history. Called shove board" back
IN the 18th century, when first mem
toned In English history, it has
since been known as "shove-groat,"
"sllde-groat," "shovel-penny' and
"shovel-board." All these names
are, OF course, descriptive of the
game, in which crutch- shaped cues,
or "shovels," are used to shove metal
or wooden discs around a board"
as shown in the photograph accom-
panylng Jeans story.
Most shuffleboards are made of
wood-usually pine or poplar-but
Jeans is painted on the concrete
floor OF her basement. The most
famous Switchboard in history con-
sisted of 26O pieces of wood loined
In an exquisite design. 1t was in
Charley Hall, Staffordshire, Eng
land.
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Dorothy Smell, the 16-year-old ice
skater pictured in The Stars roto-
gravure section today, has been win
ming medals since she was 12 She
took to the ice at 8, after Watching
her skate-making grandfather per-
fect blades for some of the worlds
greatest skaters. Her favorite stunt,
she says, Is "backbend spin"
which she learned from Audrey
Peppe, one OF this countrys greatest
skaters.
Brownie Scouts at Phoebe Hearst
School, under the direction of their
Tawny Owl, Mrs. j. c. bort, re-
Gently made baby blanket and
presented it to needy family. The
blanket consisted of knitted squares
which were seWed together and en-
bellished with a wide variety of en-
broldered animals-dog, cat, COW,
pig, etc. The Brownies sent us a
couple OF snapshots Of their handi-
work, and although the pictures
were not clear enough to reproduce
we'll, we could see that the cover was
very pretty, indeed. The Brownies
who worked on the blanket were
Janet Ritter. 3702 Thirty-fourth
street NV; Clarita and Lois Perry,
4245 Wisconsin avenue NV, and
Betty bort, 3407 Rodman street
NV. All the girls are in the fourth
grade except Betty, who is in the
third.
Carolyn Anderson, II, Of 1909
First street NV, was just doing
of when she heard strange noise.
Il thought 1t was a burglar she
tells us, "and I was so scared
didn't move an inch"
The noise persisted, and finally
Carolyn mustered enough courage
to climb out of bed and tiptoe into
her parents room. Her father lis
tened long enough to determine that
the noise came from the direction
Of the back porch, then arose to
investigate.
What do you think 1t was?" asked
Carolyn. "Ir was a kitten-and she
has been worth the scare she gave
us!'
Aside to Shirley Randall, IL, of
Lakeland, Md, and Gladys Arnold,
13, of Monrovia, Md: Thanks for
the poems in praise of the Junior
Page. We're not printing them.
however, for fear other readers will
suspect we're easy marks for kind
words.
Junior jottings:
The annual doll show OF the
Chevy Chase MD Elementary
School last Tuesday and Wednesday,
staged to raise funds to purchase
additional kindergarten equipment,
was we'll worth seeing Also worth
seeing, we think, is the current ex-
hibition at the Children's Federal
Art Gallery. BIG independence ave-
nue. S.Ws consisting Of paintings.
drawings and crafts by children in
the schools Of Poland :. Vivian M.
Key, IA, of Laurel, Md, reports that
her pet dog, Prince, is so high-hat
that he won't eat his meals unless
they're served on plate -. Ruby
Barb, II, of Fairfax, Va, writes in to
tell us all about her hobby-music.
She has new guitar, she says. add
ing: please wish me luck" All
right, Ruby-here's wishing you
luck :. Mary Lee Thompson, IL,
of Cedar Grove, Md, contributes this
exciting adventure: "One night we
went to Ellicott City and coming
back our car caugh. on fire. I was
never so scared in my life The car
filled with smoke and we all had to
| ge. out. We worked on it for an hour
before we could get home" That
was exciting, Mary, and we're glad
you and your family escaped injury.
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