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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-10
Mary Guarrera Is
 Guest At ShoUers

Miss Mary Guarrera of Walnut street, who will be married on Co., tober IA to Michael Mccormack of Laval street was honored recently at a currency and miscellaneous shower at Scovill Girls club. Hos- tesses were the Misses Catherine, Margaret and Dorothy Mccormack. Guests included: Mrs. Daniel Hogan, Mrs. Nicholas Martinelli, Mrs. Alex ander Guarrera, Mrs. Anthony Guar rera. Mrs, Thomas F. Moher, Mrs. Patrick Mulhall, Mrs. Thomas Rush, Mrs. Jeremiah Kenny, Mrs. Michael Kenny, Mrs. Edward Kenny, Mrs. c. Mccormack, Mrs. Franklyn Straw. Mrs. A. W. Schaff.
 Mrs. Bridget Quinn, Mrs. Daniel Blansfield, Mrs. Thomas McAdam, Mrs. M. Brady, Mrs. M. King, Mrs. Hugh Smith, Mrs. P. Calvin, Mrs. Allan Pilch, Mrs. Arthur Frageau, Mrs. Frances Lane. Mrs. Patrick Kenny, Mrs. Vincent Tucker, Mrs. Francis Herman, Mrs. Ellen Scad- den, Mrs. Jeremiah Mccormack, Mrs. Patrick Kenny, Mrs. John w. Quinn, Mrs. Catherine Bosley, Mrs. Ann Miller, Mrs. Nora Dillon.
 Also, the Misses Rita O'Neill, Frances O'Neill, Teresa Kenny, Ann Kenny, Eileen Mulvaney, Frances, Sue and Lucy Guarrera, Nora Carey, Mary Mccormack, Maria Chapman, Peggy Tehan, Catherine T. Nc Cormack, Kathleen Calvin, Mary Quinn, Nora Quinn, Grace McCor- mack, Helen McAvoy, Catherine Kenny, Mary Dillon, Julia Dillon, Elizabeth Herman, Mary E. McCor- mack, Catherine Mccormack, Mar garet Mccormack and Dorothy Me- Cormack.
 Mrs. Thomas P. Moher and Mrs Alexander F. Guarrera were hos tesses at a miscellaneous shower at the latters' home on Walnut street in honor of Mary Guerrera. The guests included: Mrs. Joseph Cor coran, Mrs. Thomas F. Moher, Mrs Alexander Guarrera.
 And the Misses Jane Schwartz, Marguerite Gunshannon, olive Schlegel, Josephine Barber, Gather inc Mccormack, Margaret McCor- mack. Janice Cimaglio, Mary Ci-. maglio, Frances, Sue, Lucy and Mary Guarrera.
 The Misses Josephine Barber and Olive Schlegel entertained at a per- sonal shower at the latter's home on Kenyon street recently in honor of Miss Mary Guarrera. Guests includ- ed: Mrs. Agnes Schlegel. Mrs. John Baird, Mrs. Charles Haggerty, Mrs Lucien Biondi, Mrs. Anthony Guar rera, Mrs. Alexander Guarrera, Mrs Thomas F. Moher.
 And the Misses Helen Ladden, Ann Donahue, Frances, Sue ana Lucy Guarrera, Mary Guarrera, Jo- seprine Barber and Olive Schlegei.
 An important business meeting oi the Mothers Club of SS. Peter anc Paul Church will be held tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock at the schoo hall. Election of officers will be helo All members are urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-10

An important business meeting Of the Mothers Club of SS. Peter ana Paul Church will be held tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock at the school hall. Election of officers will be held Ali members are urged to attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-10
Engagements

CODDINGTON-GALLIGAN
 Mrs. Hazel A. Galligan of Traverse street announced the engagement ol her daughter. Hazel E. Galligan to Clark W. Coddington, son of MT. ana Mrs. Clark M. Coddington of East Main street. No date has been set for the wedding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-10

good.
 If you observe it closely, the bid- ding will often give you the inform ation you need to make a dificult contract.
 Today's bridge quiz: Can more than four players play as a team in a bridge contest?
 .Answer-Yes, many organizations like college clubs and commercial bridge clubs hold matches between teams of eight, twelve, sixteen and twenty players.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

to kill the super sweetness. Crust SO f1ak1
must have been made with pure butter. A :
two mans-sized portions, Holly decided |
wouldn't need the poached egg. Wouldn't il
fun to write nice little bread and butter RI
to Mr. Stone.
"IHke lemon pie because ii is so rich /
,udieestible" she wrote. The first prize in i
contest will be one of DR.. Yankum and II
lum's beautiful, natural, all-rubber up
plates The consolation prize, to all !
have failed to make the boat, will be gen'I
hand made, horse-hair rope with which I
will be able to 60 out and hang themselves Y
Feeling highly pleased with her days VIC
Holly left the note on the kitchen table, bes
the empty pie tin.
About an hour later, frantic HarrlY
came beating on her door. I've been robbeI
he explained breathlessly. Rachel baked Z
pies today and one of them is gone. I'm expd
ing guests for dinner and one pie will nel
serve u.s. What can do? Do you think y
could help me to rouse Rachel?'
MAYBE l COULD" she agreed. MAYBE
could help you to rouse Mt. Vesuvius.
Let's see if we can't think Of something heat.
If you expect Rachel to be on the
tonight"
At this point conscience smote her. Alws
like that First the splash, then the afterma
He looked so much like helpless little boy'.
and she felt so guilty stuffed with his lem
pie. IL know what we can do. You run down
the nearest grocery and get package of bisc
flour and a box of berries, or can of peaches.
bottle of cream. I'll make shortcake.'
In twenty minutes the shortcake was do
the cream whipped and set in the icebox
Evening star., 1939-01-22

A wire haired terrier. Not thoroughbred, but
most lovable scamp With hope in her heart,
Holly watched for her chance and showed him
brskly out of the door, headed toward Ginger.
"Sic 'em, she suggested.
There was furry of legs and fur, followed
by few frightened yelps. Muggins came
home :. with Ginger riding his back and
gouging cruelty at his eyes and ears. After two
or three such experiments Holly gave up.
Muggins refused to venture at large without
her chaperonage. She loved him none the less,
but she admired Ginger much more. No hope
for victory there. She'd just have to wait till
something else turned up.
Opportunity knocked in the form of lemon
pie. All one morning Holly heard the gin hymn
and the egg beater. So she wasn't surprised to
see two handsome lemon pies perched in the
window to cool, pies with great puffy noun
tains and deep valleys of meringue. sweating
golden beads of dew. What on earth could any
man do with tco lemon pies? About eleven
o'clock the hymns ceased She knew that Rachel
would be dead to the world.
With the best of intentions, Holly began
preparing a tasteless poached egg for her
luncheon But every time she turned around
she looked out of the window and saw those
pies One pie would be plenty for Harrison. One
pie would be plenty for Holly. In fact one pie
became an obsession with her.
She slipped through the hedge, opened the
rear screen door, stepped lightly over the
PROSTATE mountain on the back porch that
was Rachel snoring . and helped herself
to lemon pie.
1t was gorgeous. Rich and creamy filling,
with that biting lemon flavor, just tart enough
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Junior Star Scropbook
BY Florence B. Alexander.
EARLY AMERICAN MONEY,

Indians, being realistic people,
called their money "seawan," which
in our language means scattered"
Two kinds of seawan, which were
beads made from shells, were in
general circulation.
One kind was called 'suck-a-u-
hock,' from the black or dark pur-
pie part of clam shells. 1t was con-
sidered worth twice as much as
"wampum," which was white and
made from the conch, or periwinkle.
After being chiseled into shape and
highly polished the beads were
strung on cord made from the
tendons of deer or other animals
They were graded by the simple
process of drawing them across the
nose. Those with rough edges had
q low market value.
They were often woven into belts
and other ornaments with which the
Indians adorned themselves. Thus
they were available, at a moments
notice, for scattering" purposes.
Old records seem to indicate that
the colonists used wampum more
extensively than suck-a-u-hock. In
fact, certain palefaces introduced
counterfeiting to the Indians by
supplying them, for a consideration,
with imitation wampum made of
white porcelain. Occasionally the
more intrepid dyed the counterfeit
wampum black to double its value.
The French colonists even called
their Indian money 'porcelaine."
The Dutch renamed Seawan ''ze-
want and New Amsterdam-now
New York City-valued four beads
OF good, black, well-strung wam-
pun, or eight of the white, at
styver, or about l cent. The British
set their rate of exchange at q
fathom of wampum equal to S shill-
lngs and a fathom of suck-a-u-hock,
10 shillngs. fathom being a string
OF beads as long as the spread Of
the purchasers arms.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

: dolls together for about two years
We have about 25, all together.
These dolls are easily and quickly
made. Take your yarn and fold ii
in exactly the length and thickness
you wish. Then allow about an
inch for the head. tying a small
piece of yarn there to make the
neck, as shown in the photograph
Of one OF our dolls reproduced
above
Again allow about an inch or an
inch and a half and tie This tie
will serve as the waistline
The rest of the yarn should be
used for the skirt. The loops at the
bottom should be cut. The arms are
folded in the same manner as the
body and inserted through the side
between the neck and waist ties
Hair, eyes. nose and mouth are
then added-in appropriate colors,
of course.
These dolls can be worn on sweat
ers, dresses, coats, etc, and they also
make attractive tassels for por-
there's and ornaments for light-pull
cords. They can be used as gifts, or
you can keep them yourself, Just to
play with.
Some girls already know about
yarn dolls, but Frances and I hope
that those who don't will soon learn
for themselves how much pleasure
a ball of warn can be made to pro-
vide.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

she got the hiccoughs. Then she
went over to the phonograph. After
she had broken all the records, she
got the phonograph going. Around
and round she went. If a big hic-
cough hadn't bounced her off she
would be there yet.
She was so dizzy that she fell in
the fish bowl and killed the fish
Then she flew out into the corridor
and managed to turn on the foun-
tain.
Now it happened that the drain
was stopped up and she could not
get the fountain turned off. The
water almost flooded the school The
janitor had to come and turn it off
Here is the damage that PeeWee
did that exciting day: Nearly flooded
the school, killed the fish, broke the
clock, ruined the phonograph rec
ords. wrecked her cage. Oh, what
a pest!
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Most of Harry's short stories are
detective mysteries written late at
night when he can't sleep. He al
ways has a definite outline planned
before he actually starts writing
You have to do that-otherWise
your story doesn't hold together
WE'LL he explained.
Quite a few of Harry's stories
have appeared In real newspapers,
and he also wrote extensively for
the Bladensburg (Md) High School
paper before transferring to Tech
The only kind of writing the
young author has not tried is poetry.
That's just too much for mel" he
admitted.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Walter Reed and Naval Hospitals
She receives no compensation-"just
the experience" she pointed out,
"and, of course, the satisfaction of
doing something for people less for
tunate than myself"
I've never had any voice train
ing" Sylvia said, but I sing prac-
tically all the time. I guess I inher-
tied what talent I have from my
father; he's singer, though
not professional"
Recently Sylvia's singing was a
feature of the entertainment pro-
gram at a banquet in Shepherd
Street Synagogue. Her favorite
song is And the Angels Sing"
Il like to sing, but I'd rather be
a good stenographer when I grow
up she said.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
TO a Piece of Pie
Prise Contribution

BY URQUHART DIXON, Is,
Parker-Gray High School.
My, how I'd like to have that piece
Of pie!
1t looks so tempting there,
But dare not take a piece Of It
Cause I'd be put in chair.
Why, I've got my finger on It;
Gee, it feels so soft and nice
wonder If it d hurt
Just to take little slice7
My, this piece tastes mighty fine:
l think I'll take another.
But after I've eaten this,
I'll leave the other.
But, gosh, temptations are so great:
They're things I can't resist.
To them 1 try not to yield.
But, somehow, they persist.
Golly, that pie tasted good,
But, gee, there is no more.
I guess I'll get the usual thing
A seat behind the door!
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Paul Revere
BY IRENE FRITSCHING, Is,

BY IRENE FRITSCHING, Is,
Roosevelt High School.
Listen, my children, and you shall
hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
He jumped in his fivver and stepped
on the gas;
He drove through the meadow and
drove through the grass.
His car did rattle as he chucked UP
the road;
He scared all the cattle and ran
over q toad.
When he came to a river he put on
more steam,
And drove his old fiivver right
through the stream.
bitches and fences ne'er had him
stumped;
He just gave the word and his
faithful car jumped.
When he came to village, he
shouted, Hey!
The British have landed-they're
coming this way!"
And all through the night, his car
puffed on;
The old, old fivver he'd had so long.
So when e'er you hear mention of
Paul Revere's name,
Remember twas his car that brought
him to fame.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
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 1if 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 typewrit-
ten they must be double-spaced.
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 it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
"AihiSio aol ing Vic NCth IOilOWlllE
publication of their contributions.
5. 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 princi-
pal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted)
together 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-
yisable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, Star
Building, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Baby's Intelligence
BY BESSIE BLAFKIN, IL

heene SCHOOL.
Baby is smarter than adults, know;
The grown-up who's smarter, I'd
like to meet.
Of course, he hasn't any foe,
And into his mouth he can put
both feet.
I wish I were like my little baby
brother;
All he does is cry and scream
And gets what he wants from
mother.
That's a swell way to get ice
cream.
One day I tried to do 1t,
And it turned out pretty bad;
It didn't get me anything
Except something that made me
sad. .>
Now that's the reason why 1 say
Baby is smart to get his own way!
Evening star., 1939-08-06
This Summer Heat
BY BARBARA ELLIOTT. u.

BY BARBARA ELLIOTT, IL,
Brentwood tMd.D School
It's hot and sticky all day long,
It makes me very mad:
And when this heat is over,
I'll be very glad.
On me the flies just stick,
And I don't know what to do:
I swat and hit to kill
And then they bother you.
But soon Old Man Winter
Will come knocking at the door,
And then we won't have to stan,
This summer heat any more.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

ing and printing of pictures.
My father taught me photogra-
ply" Allen said. but now he says
1 could teach him. Of course" he
added modestly, that's an exag-
geration, but I have made GOOD
progress during the four years I've
been interested in pictures,
For two years Allen has been in
creasing his knowledge of photog-
raphy as a member of his school
camera club.
I've had good luck with all my
pictures" he said. Even the first
roll of film that I developed and
printed turned out swell
But photography is not Allen S
only interest. Chemistry also is his
hobby, and Boy Scout activities
he's member of Troop 73-take up
most of the remainder of his time.
My only other hobby is my dog y
he said. i've spent many enjoy
able hours with him."
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Riddles

Would you like the Riddle Man to
publish some of your riddles, with
your name? Just mail them to him,
and if they're good, you'll soon see
them in print!
!. Why are washerwomen silly
people?-Ann Kohlenberg.
2. What is the difference between
a gardener and a Chinaman?-
Beverly Schulman.
3. Why does "B" come before
"C"?-Helen Peterson.
4. What does a stork do when It
stands on one leg?-Dorotlly Hol-
lingsworth.
s.. What can a blind man see?-
Ethel Smith.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
The
MAILBOX
DOG FIGHTS ROOSTER.

Dear Editor: I am a boy 13 years
old. Ny father was killed while
working with saWmill when was
only 16 months old. I don't know
what 1t is to have dad TO love
and tell my troubles to. I have my
mother, and I also have my little
dog which I love very much.
Sport and I have lots of fun. We
go walking and fishing together. He
is very playful, but he sure does
hate our rooster. They started
fighting about bone that belonged
to Sport: now every time they meet
they fight.
Mother is afraid Sport will finish
the rooster some day. Our neighbors
say they never saw a dog and a
chicken fight before. So if any of
you boys and girls want to see a
free-for-all, come to see Sport and
the rooster fight.
STANLEY MUSGROVE,
Monroyia, Md.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

he QeClQeQ 10 ADOPT traCk-caStlng as
a hobby.
This medical student gave me
tour quarts of plaster of paris and
l went to it, Jack continued. That
first day it was muddy and we got
some swell tracks of dogs, ducks and
snipe."
Jack started his new hobby about
June l and since then has collected
track-casts in various woods along
the river and at the Zoo.
Il have about three dozen tracks
now" he said. Il keep them in an
old tomato box with cellophane
stretched across the top"
Jacks brother Robert. 8. accom-
panied him on one of his track
hunting expeditions to the Zoo.
I'VE got some dandy tracks there
Jack declared. Deer. raccoon.
squirrel and the finest dog track
I've ever seen"
Jack explained his methods as
follows:
You just hunt around until YOU
md good clear track. Then YOU
mix your plaster with some water
and pour it into the track. You can
make a cast of a track in 10 min
utes, If necessary, but it's better to
allow Is or 20 minutes After you've
got your cast you lift it out and
you're ready to go. I usually paint
the raised parts of my casts with
black enamel. to make the tracks
stand out better.
Il expect to get lot more track
casts during the summer-at the
Zoo and also on hikes I'm going to
take over in Virginia" Jack added
When school is in session Jack
attends Holy Trinity.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Randolph street
NV. for his
present hobby
writing. Not yet
IA, he has writ
t en- ver so
short stories -
That's just an
e stimate," he
S a | d in t h e
past three years
and has now be-
gun q novel.
Il began my
n O v e | la S t
March, Harry
said. ST h r e e
C h a p tiers are
Evening star., 1939-08-06

out of the room.
Peewee decided
to have a little
fun. How am ]
going to get out
of this cage?'
PeeWee a S k e &
h e r S e f. u
know" she final
ly decided. III.
fly against the
door real hard
and it may come
open"
So that is what
Peewee did, but
the door did not
Evening star., 1939-08-06

the cage crashed to the floor. There
was no more cage after that-and
not much Peewee.
When she hit the floor, Peewee
went right through the glass in the
pendulum part of the clock AS you
know, the pendulum in a clock
swings back and forth. Peewee sat
there in the clock until the pendu-
lum struck her; then out came
PeeWee
You could never guess where she
landed. In jar of paste!
She swallowed so much paste that
Evening star., 1939-08-06

himself in the
cellar.
T h a t littl e
room, made OF
lumber and tar
paper, is the Is
year old Paul
j u nior Hig h
School student S
photo crap hic
studio" In it
he keeps his ex-
penSive camera,
an enlarging de-
vice and all the
other equipment
needed for the
making, develop
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Summer Rain
Prise Contribution.
By MILDRED EDLER, IA,
Anacostia High School.

Soothing, gentle summer rain
Splashing on my windowpane;
Softly falling all the day,
Sweeping dust and dirt away.
Leaving not until it's seen
All the world is fresh and clean;
Then with misty, murky eyes
Slipping back into the skies.
How I wish that I could find
Ram to wash this heart of mine
Rain to soothe and steal away
All the sorrow of the day.
Could I once erase its stain,
Id keep 1t sweet as summer rain.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

makes a spe-
cialty of enter
taing patients in
hospitals-to try
to cheer them
up she ex-
planned. Its the
C h e eric Club
and I've been
doing its blues
S i n G ng for
nearly a year"
. y 1 v ! a, a n
eighth gra d e
pupil at Langley
Junior H i G h
School, has sung
of NENy,~f A1t4
Evening star., 1939-08-06
LEECH FRIGHTENS GIRL

Dear Editor: l would like to
tell you my most exciting adven-
ture. 1 was in swimming; my girl
friend was along. We were play
ing in the water. She laid leaf
on my leg; then l looked down,
and there was a leech.
1 got out of the water. Ny friend
got a stick and knocked the leech
off my leg. She tried to kill it but
couldn't. l ran to my friends house
and she put some iodine on my leg
Then l was SO excited l ran all
the way home. Mother told me l
couldn't 60 swimming there any
more. MARY BOVINE. 13,
Poolesville md i School
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Boy Author Turns
Ont so Stories
In Three Years
BY JANE PHELPS, II,
NcRirIey Eirb Srhpoi

"As the tWig is bent, so the trees
Inclined Early training i'll news
paper Office, where his father
worked prepared Harry Luber,
Mckinley High School student of 81
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Making of
hobby of Jack Graham, II. of 3542 NV
L got the idea fom explained
me with MIN one day hike along
him to make of the he
The lot of fun Jack said that
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Adventurous Bird
Creates FurOr
In School
Prize Contribution.
By RONALD PETERS, 9,
Raymond School.

Peewee is little canary. During
the school term, she lives in a cage
in Miss Kaplan's classroom in Ray
mond School.
One day while the TEACHER was
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Singing to Patients
In Hospitals Is
Girls Hobby

Sylvia Helm. 13, of 1902 Warder
street NV, likes to sing anywhere
but preferably in hospitals.
You see, I belong to club that
Evening star., 1939-08-06
A Biz HeIb

Fat man in show to little boy be-
hind him: Can you see anything,
sonny?"
Boy: Not a thing"
Fat Man: Then laugh when I
do"
Evening star., 1939-08-06
AnacOstia Girl Tells How
Yarn Dolls Are Made
Prize Contribution.
BY MARY JANE REID, u,


girls be
they in
to younger girls leas-woud be
learned how to make dolls from
High street Sc Frances has making
having been shown how by
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Riddle AnSwers

/. They set their tubs out for soft
water when it rains hard. 2. One
keeps the lawn wet, the other keeps
the laundry. 3. We have to be
before we can see. 4. Holds up the
other. 5. A joke.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Prof: Give an example Of COL
lective noun
Third Row from Rear: Vacuum
cleaner.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Youth Builds
Photo Studio
In Cellar
Boy Scout Prefers
Room to Others
In House
BY STANLEY LEVY, Is,
Central High School.

OF all the rooms in the house at
1921 Eighth street NV. there is
none that Allen Rubenstein, IS, likes
better than the one he made for
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Puzzles

We know you'll recognize the fig
ure In today's crossword puzzle
you've probably had to use one often
on rainy days.
THE UMBRELLA.