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Evening star., 1939-11-26
Dug From Mound Fort Dupont Furnished Pirates
Just
Between
Yourselves
. ~ PHILIP n. LOVE.
Junior star Editor.

SuulOx 0tAE &oltoI.
One night last week,,I visited the
home Of . friend who has two
children, 4 boy OF IL and q girl about
two years younger. The youngsters
were beginning . game Of checkers
when I arrived.
"You won the last time we
played" said the girl, whom I shall
call Dot, because that Is not her
name. But I'll bet I win this
time"
Her brother, for whom Dan is
about as good q name q any, &C.
cepted the challenge. "How much
do you want to bet?" he demanded.
MY whole weeks allowance" Dot
answered.
Dan appeared to think over the
proposition. "All right" he said 1t
last. ITS beta quarter!"
After that. the children were
silent for q while, each watching
the others moves, both concen-
trating on the problem Of how to
win the game-and with 1t. the
money. Nobody paid any particu-
lar attention to them until, sud-
denly, Dan shouted:
Hurray! I win!" He clapped his
hands. PAY me my quarter"
/ "Oh, you didn't mean 1t when you
said you'd bet. did you?" his sister
hedged. II thought we were only
fooling."
Dan was indignant. Pooling, my
eye" he retorted. "You shouldn't
have bet II you didn't mean to
pay Oh. II you'd won, I'd have had
to pay-and you know It'll"
But it'll take my whole weeks
allowance" Dot pointed out. TT
won't have any spending money; I'll
be broke"
You should have thought of that
before you bet. Come on-pay of.
Don't be a-say, Dad, what do you
call . person who doesn't pay q bet
"a Welshman, or something like
that?"
"A welcher," the youngsters
father replied. But what is this,
anyway" Apparently. he had been
paving no attention to the game.
She's . welcher," Dan explained.
She bet quarter she could beat me
at checkers. and now she won't pay"
"Well, you're both in the wrong, in
q way" the father ruled. In the
first place, you shouldn't have bet
you should never bet. But since you
did bet, then you should stick to 1t,
whether you win or lose"
But it's my whole weeks allow
ance," Dot put in. 30
you should have thought about
that before you bet," her father
countered. "As I said before, it's
always best not to bet; but If you
do bet, then you should realize what
It's going to mean to you to lose,
and no matter how much it hurts,
you must pay. If you don't pay
when you lose. you'll be poor sport,
and nobody will like you-in fact,
there are a lot of people who
wouldn't have anything to do with
you II they found out you were the
kind Of person who welches on bet.
You'll have to pay the quarter, Dot,
even though it means being broke
al week."
II hadn't thought of it that way"
Dot said quietly. Tim sorry, Dan.
Here's your quarter"
Thanks" Dan pocketed the coin,
then began rearranging the check
ers on the board. Want to play
another game?"
DOT nodded.
Want to bet again?"
NO." Dot shook her head. BET
ting isn't as much fun Is thought
1t would be. Let's just play for
well, for fun!"
Evening star., 1939-11-26

turies, who discovered levers could
replace the hands in valving steam
on q steam engine.
In your history books, you will
find the names of the great men Of
steam engine invention, the little
known Newcomer and the we'll
known James Watt. who applied the
standard Of horsepower to machines
driven by steam power.
All the inventive progress Of re-
cent centuries, however, Is still only
new variations of those four sim
pie elements on which mechanics
are based. .a=~ .
Evening star., 1939-11-26
The
MAILBOX
Maryland Autumn. :

Dear Editor: My purpose in writ.
Ing this letter Is to describe 70
your Washington readers what
autumn In Southern Maryland Il
like. I think they would ind Q
drive through the country at this
time Of the year especially inter-
esting and enjoyable.
In Southern Maryland now, every
one has that 'it's great to be alive
feeling. No wonder, for the crisp,
cool, tangy air really sends you Oh
with Q bang.
As far as your eye can see, there
are'trees literally covered with many
brightly-hued leaves that make q
perfect blend with q here and
there" patch Of evergreen, pine or
cedar. What q picture they make
against q morning sunrise, . blue
midday sky or an evening sunset.
Still more enchanting Is q walk
through these whispering forests
with sailing leaves falling around
you that make q carpet that even
queen would thrill to walk on.
Every stream is full of them, which
sometimes gives the impression that
1t has stopped running, until We
hear that never failing mumur tell.
ing us it's the same lively brook.
Here and there squirrel runs busily
back and forth to his hollow, each
time with q nut or some winter
supply.
At night the owls hoot sounds
louder and more distressing, for 1t
Is he who knows this beautiful
autumn season is only q forerunner
to cold, sullen winter. Sometimes
fox sends his shrill bark echoing
through the woods and the tinkering
Of the cowbell sounds nearer. At
almost any time Of the day or night
one hears also the report of Q sports
mans gun resounding from hill to
hill.
At various times during the day
and night, If one looks on the hori-
zon, he may see . Hook of wild
geese migrating southwark where
instinct tells them they viii not
know winters bitter sting.
Everywhere the fields are full Of
fodder and huge orange pumpkins.
and store bins are full and the har-
vest has been reaped. This u also
the season Of husking bees, quitting
parties and country dances.
These things and many others COM
bine to form the grand and glcriS
ous" autumn season IN Southern
Maryland. HELEN nlLAR, IL.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Prizes Totaling SIS
Offered for Best
Contributions

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and including high school age are
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:. Contributions must be written
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Evening star., 1939-11-26

movie cowboys"
and that cow
boys do not dress
and act like that
any more.
Dorothy Danly.
is, Of Foxhall
road can tell you
q different story,
h o W e er. For
the ast two
summers Do t
has gone out
West to q dude
ranch for part
Of her vacation.
She saw plenty
OF CO " BOY q
Evening star., 1939-11-26


tractable landing gear and the pro-
peller and motor alone contain
about 400 separate parts. It Is made
Of balsa construction with balsa
planking one-thirty-second Of an
inch thick. ALI the insignia are
painted on the plane except the
squadron insignia, which are Of
paper"
Even though Norman purchased
q kit, amounting approximately to
46, none Of the parts were made
for him. He had to make and a.
semble every part Of the plane him
self.
II took 1t down to the. supertn-
tendent Of airway mail 1t tae Post
o0oe Dspastmsut," Norman want
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Junior High Br0adcasts

EDIToRs NOTE The to!o0no artte Is Of series sub
cooperation National
broadcasting and District Watch
ming Star for eract times of these broadcass.
their homes their boats and till water their elds
Today these principles machines
highways at 80 miles through
ments simple yesterday They today difference
their application application
mechanics?
Evening star., 1939-11-26
BY
JOSEPHINE TIGHE WILLIAMS.

ny
JOSEPHINE TIGHE WILLIAMS.
There is q pirates den on the
grounds of old Fort Dupont in
Southeast Washington, where the
District nurseries are now located.
The den is the work of Clifford
Lanham. superintendent Of trees
and parks for the District, who lives
at the fort. He dug it out Of the
side Of large mound and furnished
1t in pirate style as q place for his
own grandchildren and the children
Of the neighborhood to play.
Mr. Lanham has done other things
at the fort for the children's bene-
At, including a playhouse made
from an old henhouse and a pony
cart which runs on rubber tired
wheels that once belonged to .
jitney. -. ,.
The home which Mr.. Lanham- oc-
cupies belongs to the Government,
but he has used sparetime and vaca-
tions In developing its handicapped
grounds in the matter Of fountains,
cascades, grottoes and goldfish pools.
The place Is especially priced by the
three grandchildren who spend their
summers with Mr.. Lanham. They
are Samuel Conley, jr., 7; Alice, 13,
son and daughter Of Capt. Samuel
Conley, U. 8. A.. and Shirley Lam
ham, child Of Clifford Lanham's son,
| u,hn 01eo fo n, thu Arv,oy
The pony cart, swimming pool,
the pony itself and the playhouse
have done valiant service in the
amusement line for several years,
but last summer there was large
and loud demand for a real pirates
den." No pirate would think of en-
tering his hide-away in upright po-
sition, and the Lanham cave is no
exception, one having practically
to get on ones hands and knees to
gain access to it.
Gradually the roof becomes high
enough for even an adult to stand
upright and there is a stony walk
leading into the cave proper. The
sides Of this walk and the den
itself are shored with trunks of
young trees, and. strange as it may
seem, the trimmed trunks are
sprouting.
The den Is inhabited by dummy
life-sized Indians as well as three
hula girls In grass skirts and span.
gled head gear-but the youngsters
wanted 1t that way. Entering the
dimly lighted lair, one Of the two
simply vicious-looking Indians, by
a series Of hidden contraptions
raises his arm and pokes large
and business like revolver straight
at your face. soaring you out Of a
years growth. On the walls hang
two cockcaded West Point caps
worn by MIR. Lanham's son and SON.
in-law while training at the mill
tary academy, as well as service
swords and a German helmet and
old German guns. Several theat.
rical masks also sneer from the
walls
Artificial palm leaves, donated by
a florist, make proper island set
ting for the hula girls.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

part OF the COL
lection here be-
cause she re-
Gently moved to
her new home at
1924 Thir y
seventh street,
Mount Rainier
from K g. n s q q
City, Mo.
Elvalou's COL
lection Of 40 dogs
was started fol
her two years
60 by hel !
~~ . - 4 ~ - <hAy
and has beer
Evening star., 1939-11-26

June !, = lew
minutes after
midnight, for
Cuxhaven, Ger
many. We had
some friends on
board. We ! had
q merry time
until ll:@ pm,
when the bell
boy came around
sounding his
gong and call
ing his familiar,
"All ashore who's
going ashore.
We stood at
tho ro}1 w,oxyi~n
Evening star., 1939-11-26


sleeping quarters. They were not
enough, 50 three girls spent the first
night, under the stars which ap-
peared later.
Hone Quarry is divided into lots
for public use. We wanted privacy,
however, and formed chain across
a mountain stream the size of Rock
Greek over which our baggage was
relayed to secluded spot. Stepping
stones were planted for passage
across the creek.
The next day was bright and clear.
After breakfast we went for swim.
A thunderstorm and cloudburst
came that night, much to our dis
may. Before daybreak all the beds
were wet. the streams bridge had
been washed away, and we were
marooned.
Rocks in the river bed were swept
downstream, so the foot crossing
was gone. Last and worst of all.
most OF our food. placed in con-
tainers and dropped into the stream
Tor refrigeration, was washed away.
too.
Sleep was impossible after that.
and 1t rained all the next day harder
than ever. It was all we could do
to keep a fire going. For breakfast
each girl had three pieces of canned
grapefruit, cocoa, two pieces of finely
chopped fried apple and damp
cereal. We carried hard-boiled eee
and mince-meat sandwiches for
lunch.
There was nothing to do but set
out tor civilization, hiking along
the stream. Our equipment was
strapped on our backs. There was
no trail. We had to ford streams
and climb muddy banks. was
nal1 way up an embankment when
my pole slipped and I fell like an
avalanche to the bottom.
Meanwhile Camp Flather had
notified forest rangers that we were
lost. BY 6 pm. a ranger reached
us and under his leadership we
started again. He led us straight
up a mountain, over jagged rocks
with no trail to follow. Just before
dark the ranger located q trail at
the top Of the ridge. We followed
1t to the bottom and met some
c. c. c. boys who were starting out
to search for us.
We learned we were 10 miles from
camp. A truck was sent out for
the weary refugees, but the return
trip was IS miles instead of 10 be-
cause the bridges between our DO
sition and camp had been washed
out.
Back in camp we received a warm
reception. Our first thoughts were
Of food, but the camp counselors
thought nrst Of medicine to prevent
colds.
The Washington area girls on the
lost camping party were Lathrop
Beall, Nancy jacobson and Dorothy
Webster, Woodrow Wilson High:
Virginia Craddock and Suzanne
Chambreau, Roosevelt; Alice Cof1-
man, Washington and Lee High
School; Mary Lou Aiello, Hyatts-
vile; Catherine Fowler, Leland
Junior High, and Dorothy Valen-
tine, Mary Adele Drummer and my
self, from Mckinley High.
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Life
Prize Costribxsiss


BY PHOEBE KINNEY, l6.
Bethssde- Chevy Chase High School.
Why do We live, but to have fun9
To laugh, to be happy, not sad;
TO do the things we like to do,
Things that will make us glad.
OF course, life's full Of wasted tears,
But are they truly In vain2
Isn't life just like q month Of days,
And don't some Of those days have
rain.
But after the storm there's always 4
rainbow;
Our rainbow Is our smile
SO cry when you have to, but laugh
/ most Of all,
For you only live for . while.
Remember life Is Just what you
make it:
It can be sunny or sad,
80 why not laugh and have fun
while you're here
Cause In the end, you1l wish you
hadl
sWherea has Owen gomez"
'sWell, Il. the ics Il g strong - he
thinks Il y, hs has eons GkAting-
r nok ~ has gons swimuing."
Evening star., 1939-11-26

the Washington
Girl Scout Camp
in George Wash
ington National
Forest, Va, two
days before on .
three-day en-
campment at
Hone Quarry.
Thre atening
c ou ds hung
overhead as we
started the ex-
petition, carry
ing two baker
tents, q smaller
tent, and three
hammOckS for
Evening star., 1939-11-26

chinist who lives near me, and
talk to him. Now am taking q
years correspondence course on air.
plane metal fabrication from q
school In California"
Norman wants to take up the de-
signing Of planes in college and A.
nally, Be IN aeronautical engineer,
but his ambition Just new Il to de-
sign and build IN exmMtiou model
o4s his own.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

at Montgomery
Blair, lives 8 at
403 Carroll ave-
nue., Takom m q
Park, Md.
A "A - inch
m o d el is his
masterpiece thus
far. 1T is . Sew
ersky p. IS, and
it took . year to
build It," Nor
man said.
There are lights
in 1t, and al the
c on trolls are
movable. The
~AAAV AAA
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Claim AGENTS Take Notice

A lawyer received the following
letter from q client:
Dear sir. My boy got struck by
an automobile, No. 48726B. II the
owner Is rich, sue him at once. The
boy wasn't bruised any, but on your
notifying me that you have brought
suit, I will hit him In two or three
places with q hammer"
Evening star., 1939-11-26

about 1 quarts Of
berries when I
heard q rustic in
the bushes. I
looked around
and saw q rat
tlesnake coiled
and ready to
spring.
Rover, the dog,
sensed the dam
ger and started
to bark, thus at
tractin the
snakes q attention
from m e. M y
cousin grabbed
Evening star., 1939-11-26
By CAROL HOLLINGsWORTH, !

Woodrow Wilson Aigh school.
Have you ever seen q Wild West
movie with dressy cowboys? Maybe
you have, and maybe you believe
everybody knows they are only
Evening star., 1939-11-26

dressed "just like you would imagine
them"
Dorothy told Of . ride she took
up . mountain trail. Getting up
early In the morning, the horses
having been rounded up By ssvseal
cowboys, party set cut ca IN Ill.
day trip, led BY the ranch owner.
Ths trails might Just . Well
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Prize Contribution.
BY FLORENCE M. HUNTER, Is,

Mt. Rainier tMd.) High School,
Collecting glass dogs Is the hob
by Of Elvalou Galloway, 13-year-
old freshman at Mt. Rainier High
School. At present she has only
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Brave Dog Saves
Blackberry Pickers
From Rattlesnake
Prise Contributor.
BY ESTHER BERRY, IA.
Paul Junior Htgh School.

Last summer I went to visit my
grandmother in Kentucky. One day
my cousin, her dog and I went
blackberry picking. We had picked
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Knew Hoiu II Felt

Pessimist:: did you ever feel that
the world was against your"
Senior: Sure! felt 1t this morn.
ing, when I slipped on the sidewalk. "
Evening star., 1939-11-26
Local Scouts
Lose Way on
Camping Trip
Caught in Mountain
Storm, Girls Led to
Safety by Ranger
Prize Contribution
BY CONNIE CAMPBELL, 1s,

MCKINLEY Hi4h SCHOOL.
The date of July 80, this year, Is
. memorable one for II girls from
Washington and three from nearby
States, who left Camp May Father,
Evening star., 1939-11-26
MARYLAND Youth Takes Year to Build
Model Airplane Containing 200 Parts
Craft Will Compete
In School Show
And Other Events
BY ELINOR JAMES, 10.
MONTGOMERY Blair High School.

To be better prepared for the
study Of his chosen career. Norman
Gary, is, builds model airplanes as
his hobby. Norman, who is q senior
Evening star., 1939-11-26

Girl'Tens Of
Summer Trip
Ship Stops at Sea
To Take Aboard
Sick Sailor
Prize Contribution.
BY IRENE FRITZsCHNG, Is,
Roosevelt High School.

It was all like q dream! Packing,
driving to New York and then the
frst night on the ship. Our liner,
the Hamburg, left New York on
Evening star., 1939-11-26

The king IL gentle as can be
With all his royal family,
But II you paid the king . call,
You'd wish you hadn't come st al.
Evening star., 1939-11-26

They drag their dinner to their lair
And feed their little babies there;
And when the tiny cubs are
through
They romp and play as kittens do.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-11
CITY COUNCIL
GIVES WARNING
ABOUT CANNES
Will Deport Useless CANNES 10
Quarters Of Worcester
Humane Society

The City Council has taken action
concerning the dog nuisance in POGO
moke, and that body is authority for
the statement that after August 10,
all dogs found running the streets OF
this city and not wearing license tags
will be caught and deported to the
shelter provided for such by The HUI
name Society of this County-an insti-
tuition located on the Berlin Ocean
City highway.
This is a good move, but it is not
difficult to understand that a dog with
a tag dangling from his collar may
be as troublesome nuisance as one
without such; and if these licensed
cannines are going to be nuisances,
it would be a blessing if they could
be made to confine their activities to
their owners premises. There is not
much more reason for allowing dogs
to run over other peoples property
than to allow hogs or horses; indeed,
the dogs have just one characteristic
-noise-that makes him a greater
nuisance than other quadrupeds. A
city or town is no place for a dog,
on account of proximity of neighbors;
but if they are allowed, the owners
should get the benefit Of all their
propensities by being compelled to
keep them at home.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-11
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
FUND GOES OVER TOP

CONTINUED From Page u
ed ahead again to take the lead IN
subscriptions away from Salisbury
men. The women brought in $4,499
and the men $S,267. The highest fig
ure of the night was set by team 81,
captained by Mrs. Harry L. Harcum,
with $1,4O1. This gave the division
led by Mrs. Fred P. Adkins the lead
in the final lap.
Gifts for this final lap in the in
tensive drive from outside Salisbury
included: Fruitland, $144; Wetipquin,
and Tyaskin $137; Delmar, 1882; Cir
dletree and Stockton, $S0s; Chincotea-
que 5000; Deals Island, $400; Sharp
town, 500; Hebron, $257; Qantico,
$77O; White Haven, $26; Princess
Anne, $1,S27; Pocomoke, $3.50; Allen
500; and Mardela, sos.
Because of delay in the organizing
of teams, many of the places outside
Salisbury started their solicitation
late, and therefore will continue their
local campaigns for some time yet.
These include Princess Anne, POGO
moke and Ocean City.
After the figures were chalked up
on the blackboard showing that the
campaign had attained its goal, the
entire audience of more than 300 vol
unteer solicitors stood up and chanted
eve have done it," revising their
chant of the last experimenting when
they were $4,000 behind, which was:
eve will do it."
Then the audience broke into the
hymn, "Praise God from whom all
blessings flow" and as soon as this
was concluded the fire department
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-11

change of kilograms between cam
paign headquarters at Salisbury and
relevant to the recent acci-
dent that killed three of Pocomoke's
best citizens. The telegram received
by Mr.. Ross follows:
"Three hundred Peninsula General
Hospital campaign workers in their
meeting at Salisbury last evening"
august ~ unanimously passed q
resolution of sympathy for Pocomoke
in it's loss of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
C. Dryden and Mr.. James Thomas
Powell in Thursdays tragic automo-
bile accident.
'SThe desire was expressed and
voted that an expression of this sor.
row be sent to the Pocomoke' cam
paign committee with request that
a copy of this be communicated to
the bereaved families. William s
Gordy, Jr., General Chairman, PENN
sula General Hospital Campaign.
The reply sent to Salisbury follows
"Thanks for the wire expression Of
your Salisbury workers in the loss Of
our valued citizens in last Thurs
days accident. This appreciated very
much by families Pocomoke and your
workers here. Ralph Ross.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-11
HUSBAND AND WIFE
In A SUICIDE PACT

Mrs. William A. Daily is patient
in the Peninsula General Hospital suf-
fering from shock in what Chief Of
Police at Ocean City termed an appar-
emit double suicide attempt.
Mrs. Daily was found lying on the
beach at Ocean City, near the inlet,
Wednesday at 100 A. M. In semi
conscious condition, she whispered
"he's in the water" referring to her
husband, William ]. Daily, Salisbury
investment broker.
It is believed Daily drowned but
the body had not been recovered at
the time of going to press.