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Evening star., 1939-07-23

"Now I am kept busy crocheting
different things for the neighbors,
and I'm making quite a bit OF ex-
ira money"
Handy Boy.
Laurence Stoughton, 16, of Mani
tou Springs, Colo, was very glad to
win dollar for his letter because
he needed it for school expenses. He
writes:
Il live in a small town where 1t
is difficult to find anything to do to
earn money. But have. some
neighbors, an elderly couple, who
need handy boy, and try to fill
the bill.
During cold weather I go over
twice day and empty ashes, get
in coal and kindling, and get their
mail. I drive their car when they
wish to 60 to the city. This may
seem very Insignificant, but I am
earning from 81 to SO a month, I
am learning not to despise small op-
portunities, and I am doing some
thing to help some one. This summer
I hope to get some lawns to NOW
and water"
Our other two prize winners are
Robert Baker of Mount Crawford,
Va, and Constance Kiegan of SAL
South Central Court, Indianapolis,
Ind. Robert bargained with a farmer
to thin and replant all his corn for
so cents an acre. It was an 8-acre
field, but Robert finished the job
i'm three and a half days and got
dollar extra for fast work. The
money came in very handy when
Bob bought his bike.
Constance, who is IL, had a little
school last winter, helping four chill
dren from S to 9 years of age to
catch up in their regular school
studies. She charged them 10 cents
each, and she says that the children
were helped and she had nice time.
There you are, you readers who
would like to earn money. If you
have already cashed in on a similar
money making idea, write the editor
Of the Boys and Girls Page about
1t. You'll be paid . dollar II your
letter is used.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Silver Spring Youth Stars Hobby Shows With Insect Collections
Prizes Totaling SIS
Offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star.
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the five best contributions published
each week. The following rules must
be observed:
l. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age, address, telephone
number df any and school of the
author must appear at the top of
the first page of every contribution.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side Of paper; If typewriter,
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be final, and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received, in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether 1t is awarded
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
s. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents Of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the principal
stories on this page today are good
examples Of what is wanted) to-
gether with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however,
to decline to issue reporters cards,
or to revoke those already issued,
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, Star
Building, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

made from an ordinary can. Notice
that the strip left to fold over for
the handle includes the seam Sec
ton Of the can, thereby adding
strength. The plate is shallow
section of a larger can.
The corn pepper, figure 2, is from
2-gallon square oil can, the left
on strip being folded down and
tackled to stick handle. A square
piece of tin with edges folded to hold
it in place forms a lid to keep the
corn from popping out. Be sure to
punch air holes and tack a whitfield
knob on to lift it.
Figure is a saucepan or, made
shallower, it can be used as frying
pan. The candle holder, figure 4,
can be made from a small can. Or
you can cut a gallon size round can
to the same shape, to serve as a re-
f1ector and to hold a squat oil lamp
instead of the candle. Such a re-
Evening star., 1939-07-23

left on to fold back and forth, not
only for feeding wood, but to shut
down the fire for slow cooking. The
stack collar is made by punching a
hole with large nail, then cutting
back from it, star fashion, in half
dozen places. Fold these flaps up,
and over them fit small cans, one on
top of the other, with tops and bot
toms out. These act as a stack to
carry smoke away from the cooking.
Such a stove cooks and holds heat
better If the sides and back are
banked with earth.
This tin camping gear is not only
easily made and light to carry, but
having no cash value, it need not be
lugged back home when you break
camp. The pieces shown are merely
few of the many which can be
made. Others include wash basin,
soap holder, match box, salt and
pepper chakers, minnow trap, boat
bailer, candle lantern, etc.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

oranges growing in our backyard, I
decided to sell orange juice.
Il set up little yellow table and
put doilies on it. I also had a mu-
sical chair, which was partly just to
attract attention and partly for me
to sit on. sold a good sized glass
Of orange juice for 5 cents, and I
took in SITS the first day.
Every time during that day when
I'd decide to quit and go to the
movies another customer would
come along. So I had to wait until
the next day to 60 to the movies"
Dealers in Kindling.
The need of money Tor Christmas
led Kenneth Barlow of Candy, Ind,
into developing profitable busi-
ness. His chum and he put their
heads together and decided to make
money out of lot Of old boards that
were lying around on the back of
the place where Kenneth lived.
Dad gave the boards to U.s."
Kenneth reports, "and we broke
them up and sold them for kindling
to our next-door neighbor. He gave
us 10 cents a wheelbarrow load.
Before we were through we had not
only cleaned up our lot-which was
worth good deal-but we had sold
A loads of kindling, making $40
clear profit to use for our Christ
mas shopping.
1--WE now have a lot more wood to
sell, as we have been clearing off
another lot and chopping up the
small trees. I am 10 years DID,"
Thirteen-year-old Reuben Peter
sen, route 2, Irene, S. Dak., has
found several different ways of
earning money. He writes:
Last spring worked for a neigh
Dor at so cents a day. During the
winter I trapped, and at Christmas
time I sold Christmas seals. won
dollar prize for selling $50, the
most anybody sold in Yankton
County. At night I played for
dances and earned some more
money.
II also bought q little pig for ~,
took it home and fed 1t up and sold
It for $2o." .-.--...
And here's . good letter from
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Under the Ether

Prise Contribution.
BY SUSAN CORNELIA JONES, IL,
Gordon Junior High School
Music rolling over and over me
Like the roar of waves on an angry
sea-
Faster and faster, louder and loud
er rhythm.
Shouting, wailing, screaming voices,
One sobs wildly, another rejoices-
Louder, louder, yelling speech.
Lost in a maze of whirling sound,
My feet fly of the brown, hard
ground
Floating higher, higher, lighter.
Up and down, round and round.
While I hear the deafening sound
And I go falling, falling back to
earth.
Colors whirling, mixing. Bright
Colors, soft colors, round and round
in night,
Dazzling me to dizzy sleep.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

minute radio program for more than
a year. Il really liked this work
better than modelling or making
moving pictures, said Claire, be
cause 1t gave me chance to sing
and that's my ambition-to sing
with a dance band"
She already has a good start
toward achieving her ambition, for
since her arrival in Washington last
November Claire has attended Nc
Kinley High School, singing in the
Cash and Can" assembly, The
Swingtime Revue" and the tourna-
ment plays put on by the dramtic
club.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
HikingHints
MakeTrips
APleasure
Para&n Dipping
Fixes Matches
For Rain

When you begin packing for that
overnight hike, don't forget to take
along the following items: A match
safe, jacknife, a stout cord or
small rope from 20 to 30 feet long,
strong enough to sustain the weight
OF q person; a compass and, II pos
sible, pair of small field glasses.
Try making a match safe from two
empty shotgun shells, fitting one into
the other. Dip the matches in
melted paraff1n, and you will be able
to light them in the rain. II there
are any mountains or slopes to hike
over the rope may be very handy
when the going gets rough. The COM
pass will give you the correct direc-
tion in cloudy weather, and you'll be
surprised at how many times the
knife will be handy.
And there are few pointers about
the real business Of hiking. Don't
walk too fast when you first start
out. Keep your gait down to two
steps second until you get your sec
ond wind; otherwise you will wear
yourself out early in the hike and
not enjoy the rest of it. A rather
rapid, regular stride is important for
hiking. 1t might be wise to practice
walking along the walk at home to
determine your most efficient length
of step and your best speed.
Another thing to watch (this
should be done in dust or sand) Is the
position of your feet when they touch
the ground. The inside Of the feet
should move along a parallel line. II
you permit your feet to turn out, your
walking will be inefflcient.
Walk straight ahead, with your
head firmly erect and your back
straight. A pack on your back-not
too heavy, of course-will help you
assume and keep a correct walking
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Young People From Other Cities Pointers

Do you need spending money?
Put your brain to work and you can
figure out way to earn 1t. Boys
and girls ranging in age from 8
years up, and living in tiny villages
and in large cities, have already
solved the problem.
And they've written us letters,
telling us just how they have earned
money. We're passing on the ideas
to you. Letters on spending money
printed on this page are eligible for
the 81 prizes given weekly. Now
read what they have done.
Fishworms-plain, ordinary fish,
worms have proved to be minia-
ture gold mine for Emmett Jordan
Of Arnolds Park, Iowa.
when I was years DID," Emmett
writes, "a storekeeper asked me to
dig him some angleworms to fish
with. I dug them and sold them to
him, and this gave me an idea.
Since I live on the lake shore, and
many fishermen 60 by, I put up
sign offering angleworms for sale,
and did pretty good business.
THE next summer we had q
drought, and worms were scarce.
But I had good wet place by the
lake to dig them, and I found them
very plentiful. L sold them to a
boathouse for S cents a dozen.
Sometimes they would take as many
as 80 or 40 dozen in one day.
when I ran out of places to dig
at home, I went behind icehouses
where the wet sawdust attracted
the worms. In one summer I bought
$50 bicycle, shoe skates and other
things. I made about $50 out of
worms that summer, when I was 10
years DID,
Sells Orange Juice.
That's really taking advantage Of
an opportunity right at your door,
step. Another reader who cashed in
on a similar opportunity is Ann
Webster, 10 years old, Of 311. Inter-
lachen avenue, Winter Park, Fla.
"One day in March, 1885," Ann
says, Il wanted some money to 60
to the movies, and I didn't want to
ask mother for 1t. Since we had
Evening star., 1939-07-23


regular 15-minute radio program in
Florida.
Born in New York City, Claire
began modelling when she was 2
years old for such firms as Under
wood g. Underwood, John Powers,
Joel FEEDER and Mccall Patterns.
Il don't remember so very much
about It," she smiled, "but I do
remember that there were long
hours when I had to sit still under
very hot lights. But I didn't mind
that very much. Whenever I got a
chance to model, the principal Of
the school that I attended allowed
me to leave school for the day and
had my lessons sent to me at home
and always made up the work, too"
she added.
While she was in the third grade
Claire was selected to be the first
child photographed in Technicolor.
my picture was among the files
from which they made their selec-
ton" she said, land one day
mother received a phone call saying
that had been chosen for the
part. The picture was a short SUBJ
ject advertising linoleum" After
that Claire played in several other
shorts, one Of them being Musical
Mysteries" in which she portrayed
the character Of Little Boy Blue.
She was also engaged as one of the
Adendorf children in Music in the
Air" a Jerome Kern-Oscar Ham,
merstein production which played
II months on Broadway.
Due to her fathers poor health
Claire moved to Gainesville, Fla,
where her brother went to college.
The University OF Florida has a
radio station, owned and operated
by the university. 1t was here that
Claire and her sister, who was q
dancing teacher, had their own 15-
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Rare Beetle
Given to
Museum
Hunts Bugs Under
Logs and Around
80 Light Bulbs
Prize Contribution
BY MILDRED SEARS, 16,
Roosevelt High School.

insects may mean picnic nuisances
10 you, but to 14-year-old Dwight
Smith of Silver Spring, Md, they
stand for an interesting hobby and
. promising future.
With the guidance Of his father,
DR.. Floyd Smith, an entomologist
who studies the control of harmful
garden insects. Dwight started his
hobby Of collecting insects when only
years old. Until three years ago
ohe had In his collection everything
from bees to dragonflies, but then,
with the realization that there are
over 100000 different species Of in
sects, he dropped all except the fam
. lily in which he had the most inter-
st-coleoptera or beetles.
Although Dwight has at present
over 1000 beetles of about 1000 diff
: ferent varieties, they have no money
value-only scientific. With the in
formation which he sends to them,
concerning where and when the in
sects are caught, entomologists are
able to learn more of their life
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Rayburn Garrison of Laurence, Ind:
Il am Is years of age, and I
learned how to make birdhouses in
1885, when I was in the nth grade.
The first birdhouse I made was for
wrens. It won first prize out of
group Of Is houses made by pupils
in my class. The prize was a hand
painted book called AT Home with
the Birds
r then started to make birdhouses
to sell, getting s. to 50 cents each
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Discarded Tin Cans Used
For Camping Utensils

flector doubles the amount Of light
thrown by either lamp or candle.
Pals, figure S, are always handy
about camp, and you cannot have
too many of them. Large ones for
Juggling water should have rope or
strap handles passed completely
around them for strength. A smaller
pail used inside larger one as a
minnow bucket should have holes
punched as shown.
Even cooking stove, figure 6, can
be made from a large 5-gallon oil
can. Notice that the front flap is
Evening star., 1939-07-23

her how to crochet, and she learned
very quickly.
AT first I crocheted only small
pieces" she says. Then I started
a luncheon set. The thread cost me
IS cents, and it took me two weeks
to finish it. Everybody was crazy
about the pink and white combina-
ton I had used. Lots Of people
wanted to buy it, and q friend Of
my mother offered me q for It.
Naturally accepted.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
1t Might Habben Aeain

Timmy was in the habit OF coming
to the table with dirty hands. AL
though he repeatedly was sent away
to wash, he kept repeating the Of
tense.
One day his mother lost patience
with him. "Timmy," she said, why
do you persist, week in and week
out, in coming to the table without
washing? You know I always send
you away!"
"Once," said Timmy, you for
got"
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Music
Prize Contribution.
BY VIOLET SWEENEY, II,

ny vAOAEx S"ECNEx, IL
Montgomery Blair Hish School. '39.
Music. to me, is a hidden path
Down which I walk alone;
Sometimes it leads to the open sea,
Where waves are white with foam.
Sometimes it leads straight into the
glow
Made by the setting sun,
Only to end where the twilight falls,
Blending the beauty spun.
Sometimes it leads to a tiny brook,
Murmuring as it winds
Down through the green Of the
woodland trails
A song to the scented pines.
Music, to me, is hidden path,
An open sesame,
A magic wand to change my world
Into sublimity.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

tunlty 10 prove
their talentsin all
these lines as has
Claire b ra c k.
mann of 1446 N
S t r e e t NV.
Claire, who is q
student at Nc
K inl ey High
School, be g a n
her career at the
age Of 2, model
ing baby clothes,
and since then
has been in sew
eral movie short
sub J e c is and
participated in q
Evening star., 1939-07-23
BY JIM EMMETT.

Up North, Indians and white trap
pers make many pieces OF camp
equipment from discarded tin cans,
using a pair of old scissors. a file, a
punch made from a nail and a
heavy knife as tools.
Cans of the correct size and shape
for whatever you have in mind
should be selected and cleaned by
holding them over hot fire few
seconds before securing with sand
and water.
Figure l shows a drinking cup
Evening star., 1939-07-23

for them. like to do this kind of
work very much, and find 1t profit
able. I teach children how to place
the houses so the baby birds will
be safe from harm until they are
old enough to fly away"
Up until a few months ago Shir-
ley Allen Of 804 Evanston street,
Nashville, Tenn, thought that girls
couldn't do much to make money.
But she decided to have 4 try at
it, 10 she got her mother to teach
Evening star., 1939-07-23

The definitions:
Across.
l. Advertisement (abbr).
3. Name Of this animal.
S. To grow old.
7. To make a mistake.
10. High.
H. In disorder.
13. Where the bison roamed.
Down.
/. To question.
2. Perform.
3. Gong.
4. Tidings.
5. Near.
6. An opening.
8. Railroad (abbr).
9. A grain.
II. Musical note.
II. Indefinite article.
IA. Within.
No picture Of Indians would be
complete without papoose In 1t,
so we've built our word diamond
around one. The second word Is q
chart, the third Is q tree, the nth
Is the plural of a farming imple-
ment, and the sixth q feminine
suffiX.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

-" S e v e r a |
m o n t hs ago."
said Dwight, Il
took $50 beetles
to the American
Natural History
Museum to show
to DR.. E. A.
Chaplin, museum
curator of in
sects. A m o n 6
them was one
large, handsome
specimen from
South America
which I had re-
reive5 in O fro do
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Mckinley Girl Trains
To Sing With Band
Prise Contribution.
BY JANE PHELPS, II,
AcKiNlAv Hiuh arhool SqO

Every girl at one time or another
has the desire to become either q
movie star, model or q radio per-
former-but few have the oppor-
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Puzzles

When we see a tent pitched for
camping we always think Of In.
dians. Our crossword puzzle shows
an animal which was the favorite
food Of Indians in the pioneer days.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
pTTZzIES

l. The words in the picture puzzle
are volley, serve, backhand and
drive.
2. The words in the diamond are
r, pan, PAGES, needy, sty, S.
3. BALL-bale-gale-GAME.
LOB-lot-let-NET.
4. Cross word puzzle solution:
Evening star., 1939-07-23
P A p o o S E

The Indians were great hunters,
as you know, and that suggests two
word chains. Change one letter at
a time, making a good word with
each move.
Change HUNT to KILL In four
moves.
Change DEER to VEAL In three
moves.
-
In the picture below are the names
of three Indian chiefs. Can you
guess them?
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Superior Knowledee

Pat, while laying bricks, fell from
the fourth story to the sidewalk. His
friend Mike and doctor ran to pick
him up. Hes dead" said the doctor
sadly. Whereupon Pat sat up and
said, II am not deadw
Gently Mike pushed his friend
back down. Now you shut up, Pat"
he said firmly This mans a doctor
and he knows best"
Evening star., 1939-07-23

whats the difference between
pneumonia and ammonia?"
pneumonia comes in chests and
ammonia in bottles"
Evening star., 1939-07-23

.,Wasn'f Fired
Employer-You say you had your
1ast place three years? Why did you
leave?
Applicant-I was pardoned.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Mrs. English-Malcolm, I wouldn't
slide down the banisters like that II
I were you.
Malcolm - Well, mother, how
would you do It?
Evening star., 1939-07-23

He wet those boys, and I'm not jok-
ing,
And gave them all thorough soak
ing.
He said: II thought I'd have some
fun.
How do you like my water gun?"
Evening star., 1939-01-16
ANY One Of Five
Teams Can Lick
Yanks'- s'-Mack
Doesn't Bar Even As
And Browns; Has
30 Slab Rockies
BY the Associated Press.

6y tle Associated ffeSS.
FORT MYERS, Fla, Jan. 10
Connie Mack, who has Just turned
76, crossed his long legs as he sat on
a hard bench in the living room of
his winter home here today and de-
clared, without any apologies:
Those Yankees can be beaten"
The dean of managers. whose
Philadelphia Athletics in olden years
presented him with pennants in
punches, then elucidated:
There were five teams in the ,
American League last year besides
the Yankees who were all pennart
contenders. I don't say that s.
Louis and the Athletics were in tie
fight, but they may be this year.
Declares Macks Better.
"And this year you're likely to SCI
any one of those five teams givin2
the Yankees something to think
about. They can be beaten, those
Yankees"
It's not beyond the realm Of pos
sibility that either the Indians c.
the Tigers or the Red Sox," if they
fought like they did in 1898, "could
give those Yankees a run for their
money" he said.
Regarding the AS:
They'll be better than last year
Mack said, smiling. Some of ou"
veterans didn't hit their stride until
mid-season. If they get going early
this year, it'll be different.
Has 30 Rookie Pitchers.
Besides, I've got a fine gang Of
youngsters and we're going to make
trouble for those teams which
think the first division belongs to
them. Why" he added I've got
80 rookie pitchers to pick from"
Mack said he wasn't thinking
of disposing of Bill Werber. He
might have been once, he added, but
dropped the idea when he found
he couldn't get what he wanted
for him.
For number of years, Mack's
Athletics trained at Fort Myers,
including his best teams in the
early '30s. Though the Athletics
since have trained in Texas, Mexico
and Louisiana, the veteran pilot
continues to spend his winters here.
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Hig h Schools Enticing Athletes
With Ice Cream, Coast Fears

start an investigation behind
closed doors and later, perhaps,
we'll have something to report"
Meanwhile reports continued to
gather momentum that high
school basket ball coaches were
charging each other with enticing
outstanding graduates of junior
high schools to enter high schools
in other districts with promises of
free equipment, free street car
rides and free ice cream cones.
Fagin said charges of proselyt-
ing apparently are well founded"
Benny Neff, Lowell High School
coach, with whose school Gal
lileo, Commerce, Mission and
George Washington High Schools
are reported to be considering
severing athletic relations, said:
ANY reports that I ever have
offered any athlete any more
consideration than a chance to
play on the team are prepos-
ferrous"
Evening star., 1939-01-16
Grid Season Finished
Al Last as Giants
Defeat AII-Stars
Cuff Boots Field Goal
To Decide Come, 1910;
Boueh's Pass Scores

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.-A faint
smell of mothballs finally enveloped
the football season today after the
Champion New York Giants beat the
All-America All-Stars, 13 to 10, In a
professional finale.
Some $4,000 fans, undaunted by
the shivery temperature of Al de-
grees yesterday, saw the grid cur
tain rung down by the Giants with
4th-quarter rally.
Sammy Baugh, the slingin' man,
had put the All-Stars ahead with a
pass good for 10 yards and touch
down, after both Ernie Smith of the
All-Stars and Feets Barnum of the
Giants had kicked field goals.
Then Ed Danowski appeared in
the Giants lineup, spanked 73-
yard drive of 10 plays, topping it of
with a touchdown throw to Chuck
Gelatka.
The payoff came when Ed Cod
dard fumbled a punt and Jim
Howell recovered for the Giants on
the All-Stars' 10. From the II,
Ward Cuff booted the winning field
goal.
The All-Stars made 127 yards by
rushing, compared with the Giants
SO. Each team completed nine
forward passes, but the All-Stars
gained 1913 yards to the Giants SO.