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Evening star., 1939-12-31

should know what's going on. Let's
have something about the war!
The grownups' paper is too hard for
some kids to read, and the war
would be more interesting in The
Junior Star, anyway" Does any
body second the motion? Char
lene Beckert of Seat Pleasant, Md,
is saving the dollar she won with
recent poem toward buying a
piano" From Margaret Sager,
Vienna, Va: II am writing to
thank you for publishing my two
poems. I received the check today,
and I want to thank you" And I
want to thank you, too, Margaret,
for the fine poetry. I. . Sol Datz, IL,
of 965 Randolph street NV, de-
clares he'll never forget the time
he got lost" in Soldiers Home
grounds. 1t was, he says, an "awk-
ward incident" Bernice Will
liams, 16. of 5000 Sheriff road NE,
reports she was shocked with ex-
element when she saws the words,
Prize Contribution" printed above
one of her contributions to The
Junior Star. She added half of the
prize money to her Christmas saw
ings and spent the other half for
a shorthand book I wouldn't have
gotten otherwise" The hobby
of Nancy Raw, II, of 1882 Monroe
street NV. is clipping coupons
from advertisements and using
them to obtain free samples. "I
have gotten playing cards, yarn,
ipstick, rouge, powder, cold cream,
wallpaper and cook books" she says.
\ X X
To Betsy Hayford, IS, of Hay
market, Va. and Helen Good. 13.
Of Branchville, Md: Thanks for
the fine Christmas contributions.
It's shame they arrived too late
to fit into last weeks scheme of
things-and now, of course, the j. S.
is done with Christmas until next
year.
And to all J. S. readers, including
Betsy and Helen: May the year
that begins at 1901 am. tomorrow
be the happiest you've ever spent
on this earth!
Evening star., 1939-12-31

k1OllCld I'LL, Il, u 4A44 1NOIGIl cOSC.
wood street, Arlington, Va, says her
pet, Sport, "is a very nice and funny
dog at times" To prove it, she tells
how the animal once entertained
some visitors to her home: sport
went into the playhouse, dragged out
q rubber doll and started playing
with it. He attracted the visitors
attention by barking, then rolled
over on his back and started throw
ing the doll up and catching 1t"
Some dog, Pat! Mary Alice
Novinger, IL, of 227 Longfellow street
NV. describes the home of her
grandparents, in Harrisburg, Pa, as
her "favorite vacation spot" .
Marian Dixon, IA, of 819 Gibbon
street, Alexandria, Va, likes to play
''make-believe" OF a recent game,
she says: my brother made believe
he was a doctor, mother and my
doll Alice sick baby. The doctor
tested her heart and inspected her
tongue. She only has a stomach
ache he said. He gave her some
medicine and soon she was well
again. How happy I was!"
X
Spraining her ankle while trying
to run away from a snake stands out
in the memory of Dorothy Zatz, IL,
of 1916 D street Sc. as her most
thrilling adventure" Also classed
as an adventure" is this incident,
described by Annie Laurie Day, IL,
Of Monrovia, Md: "One night I de-
cided to try out a kite. 1 put it out
my bedroom window and it caught
on the rainspout. I tried leaning out
the window to pull it loose and came
near falling. Then threw my ball
of cord into the yard, dashed down
in nightgown and bare feet, got the
cord, pulled on it and down came my
kite" Some fun! From Nancy
Lee Tucker, IA. of Pine street,
Alexandria: The strange things
that men are inventing seem to
change almost everything: but I
wonder if anything will ever change
the oceans?" You've got me, Nancy.
Suggestion from a reader whose
name we've lost: II think all kids
big enough to understand war
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Girl Traveller Has
Souvenirs From
Many States
BY THELMA vAUGHT, n,
Hyattsville tMd.) Hish School.

Hyattsville (Md) High School.
Lillian Gordon, Hyattsville High
School student, makes q hobby of
collecting souvenirs from States and
foreign countries she has visited.
Lilnan's collections include stones
of many shapes and colors, gathered
on the shores Of Lake Michigan;
post cards, pins and bracelets.
During the past summer Lillian
went to Canada, where she added
to her souvenirs and saw the stone
laid by King George and Queen
Elizabeth of Great Britain for a new
bridge between the United States
and Canada.
Her most valuable object is a
small gold pin with detachable
chain, bearing an engraving of
Niagara Falls and the date 1899 In
black letters.
Lillian said she would be glad to
exchange souvenirs or post cards
with any one interested In trading.
She lives at 10 Guy avenue, Hyatts-
vile.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Gifts
By MILDRED MEYER,

BY MILDRED MEYER, Is,
MiIlersville (Md) School.
God made this beautiful world,
The birds, their nests and song,
The flowers, their colors and honey
sweet,
For which the bees all long.
He made the insects. flighty and
. small,
So they could get their food I'M
harmed.
He made the animals. the large and
small,
And the plants uncultivated and
farmed.
He made the air, the stars, the
moon, the sun,
The trees with spreading limbs, He
made them every one.
He made the earth and the planets
far away,
And placed on the earth minerals,
metals and clay.
He made man and gave us minds
wise and strong,
To rule the world, our subject, with
rightfulness, not wrong.
He defends us from all sins and
protects us from all cares,
He helps In Ill troubles, and %
Him let's al send prayers.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
In Winter

BY BETTY ALICE WRIGHT, 8,
Ovensville (Md) School.
I like to throw snowballs
And play with my brand-new sled
And to dream Of the happy fun 1'vs
had,
At night when I 60 to bed.
I like to look out the window
And see the ground so white,
But, although I see the cardinal,
= I do not see bob white.
! like to watch the cardinal
Fly about in the snow.
hut why he stays all winter
1 That I do not know.
Winter saves me money,
For will not buy ice cream.
III Just go out on the ground
And get some snow that's clean.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

dI ally OIlC e41IiC So4 ACo.
"A lot of my friends have given
me harmonicas," Gary said. Since
they know + make a hobby of COL
lecting them, they send me harps
for souvenirs"
Gary learned to play harmonicas
by ear. He just picked up a harp
one day, started to fooling with it,
and blew out the tunes of my
Country, 'Tis of Thee" Since then
he has been real harp player, i'm
proving with practice. He has
played for school assemblies and has
entertained his friends at home
many times.
His collection includes one of the
first harmonicas assembled in the
United States. Most harps, as you
know, are made in Europe. He has
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Happy New Year
Prize Contribution
BY MILDRED EDLER, Is.
Anacostia High Scho<

Today a carol sweet and clear
Was waited close upon my ear.
Three words so full Of deep content
That they to me some peace have
lent.
know the world is racked with
pain.
I know that strife and sin still
reign
And that across the sea afar
The world is crushed by needless
And yet above this dreadful din,
Above the cry of strife and sin,
Above the means of cruel disease,
These words a note Of hope still
breathe.
And hint that tho the skies are
gray
Around the corner Is the day,
And so it makes me thrill to call,
"A Happy New Year" to you all
Evening star., 1939-12-31

another harp called the Goliath"
because it is so big. His auto
valve harmonica is different. 1t
has a birdlike trill and a tone like
real organ.
The "cromanica" is one of Gary S
favorites. This has a little button
on the side. When it is pushed, the
tune changes to a minor key.
Gary's prizes probably are the
1-inch-long, extra-small harmonica,
which he bought from friend for
a nickel, and the trumpet" har-
monica which has five horns. He
has collected the mouth harps from
many places. He found one on a
mountain in Virginia.
Before Christmas Gary often
played Christmas carols on his harps
in the 5B classroom at Horace Mann.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

former citizens
of Boys Town,
Nebr.
Georges hobby
is drawing, while
Ralph's is me-
chanics. At Boys
T o W n, R a l p h
m a d e quite a
name for him.
self as a me-
c h a mic. Using
the p a r t S OF
a b a n d o n e d
clocks, he made
S e v eral minia-
ture vehicles of
Evening star., 1939-12-31

in q collection
he started six
years ago.
Il just wanted
a h b by and
S t a m ps inter-
ested me more
t h a n anything
else," said Harry.
He is such an
eager collector
that he drops
everything else
for q chance to
get q new stamp.
He re d S all
available infor-
Evening star., 1939-12-31
By DOROTHY McCLELLAND, Is
Bladensburg (Md) High School.

BY DOROTHY McCLELLAND, is,
Bladensburg Odd.) High School.
Have you ever arisen on q rainy
day and wondered how you could
make the best Of it7 Here are q
few suggestions on how to enjoy q
rainy day.
First, you may like to read. If
so, why not cuddle up In an arm
chair and enjoy q candy bar and
q good book and thus forget all
about the weather outside.
If you are not q bookworm per-
haps you have some letters from
friends and these letters haven't
been answered. A rainy day is just
the time for this. It may take up
only . few hours, and you might
wonder what else you can do.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Maryland Girl Likes
Tap Dancing
By CATHERINE HEITMULLER,
Oxon Hill (Md.) School.

Oxon Hill (Md) School
One of my classmates, Beverly
HulIngs, who is in the seventh grade
at Oxon Hill School, has tap dancing
for her hobby. Since she was 8
Beverly has taken lessons from
Dona and Charles Demma.
She has danced at the Mayfower
and Willard Hotels, Maryland Club
Gardens and other places. Il enjoy
tap dancing" Beverly said, because
1t is fun and because I like to en-
tertain people" She expects to con-
tinue with her hobby because 'it's
even fun to practice"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Good Measure

Good Measure.
Edith and Eunice, sisters. were
informed that twin boys had been
added to the family circle.
We'll, that's sure a joke on us"
Edith commented joyously. "Eunice
and I both prayed for a new baby
brother, but we thought we were
talking about the same one"
Evening star., 1939-12-31

leading role in
the opera, Mar
tha," on one OF
the two nights it
was presented at
Roosevelt High
S c hool h is
month.
People often
have described
James voice as
I" S W e ct b u t
small" and Jane
considers thi S
"the worst COM
pliment t h e y
could pay me-"
Evening star., 1939-12-31
4 Tragic Tale.

He looked around to see if all was
ready. It was. He gazed into the
strained, tense faces, but none made
a move to stop him. Suddenly he
lifted a short .38 revolver toward his
temple-a few painting words, and
he pulled the trigger. Bang!-and
amid the cheers of the crowd, four
athletes sped down the track.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Prize Contribution
By ANN STREETER, IA,

Rhea Black c Eliot High
School, found hobby designing clothes
In her own home Rhea has easel paint SETS model books and
other things for this
beautiful fashions Rhea discovered had
artistic touch and now she is developing it rapidly
OBJ
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Collects armonicas Ranging From Onench Trumpet Style
Just Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor,

Notes found in editors desk during his
ing:
NV awarded
prize entitled which published
first dollar
to his l0year old sister, Elizabeth,
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Prise Contribution
By FLORENCE M. HUNTER, Is,

Mount Rainier (Md) High School.
George Dreves, IS, sophomore at
Mount Rainier High School, and his
brother. Ralph, l3. who live at
35O8 Hill street, Brentwood, Md, are
Evening star., 1939-12-31

part OF the COM
bat zone Of the
warning nations.
When Sidney,
whose chief hob
by is map COL
lecting, visited
Fl n ! an d last
summer, he went
to the border
country. T h e
creek which di-
vides the two
nations is not
m uch wild e r
than our own
Rock Greek, he
said
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Student Tells
OfViSit to
Finland
Russian Border Is
Point of Interest
To Tourist
By JANET MORAN. II.

Bethesda Chevy Chase High School.
Sidney Falk, 13, of Al West Kirke
street, Chevy Chase, Md, always
will remember his visit to the bor-
der of Russia and Finland, now
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Prize Contribution
By LYDIA BALLINGER, 10.

Collecting and playing hamonicas the hobby Of Gary Wilkinson H.
22 street NV attends Horace Mann School
probably
However them have
Evening star., 1939-12-31

A' N~S""' IIldIlOIl OH cdCll
stamp he puts in his album.
Most of the nations of the world
are represented in Harry's collec-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Central Boy Has
Stamp Collection
BY CHARLES STEBBINS, 16,

Central High School.
Harry L. Madison. jr., IA, of 1922
Fifteenth street NV, Central High
School freshman. has 1.500 stamps
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Talented Girl
Singer Loses
Opera Role
Teacher Believes
Voice Too Fine
To Risk Strain
By WAREHOUSE RALPH, II,
Roosevelt High School.

NOoSeveIt HiHh School.
Because her music teacher con-
ddered her soprano voice too promis-
ing to risk excessive strain, Jane
Snyder, II, was unable to sing the
Evening star., 1939-12-31
Cuddles and Tuckie
Trade Mark Pat on
BY FRANCES ROYsTER WILLIAMS.

My dolly had an accident,
For just the other day
She lost her little sawdust leg,
I'm very sad to saw.
Evening star., 1939-12-31

He sewed the leg on backward!
though,
A very bad mistake.
I guess the doctor didn't know
What trouble this would make.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
New County
Budget Again
Considered

The new l939-40 budget for Vance
county was discussed at length
again today by the Board Of County
Commissioners in a meeting at the
court house, but Chairman S. T..
Rogers said he did not think The
board would go far enough to adopt
the budget at the session.
Consideration OF the financial eA-
penditure proposals was again on an
item-by Item basis, much the same
as at a special meeting held early
last week. No indication Of the eX-
tent OF the budget has been given,
other than that it probably will not
vary greatly from last year in
amount. On tfiat basis, it is not be-
lieved the tax rate will have to be
raised, certainly very little if at ALL
Pending agreement of the board
on the expense items, no statement
was available as to precise figures or
estimates of costs for various de-
partlnents and activities.
The board had before it today the
tentative budget for the schools, and
this had to be approved before the
budget as a whole could be adopted
and the tax rate for the year set.
For 1888 80, the county tax rate
was 80 cents On the 500 property
valuation. Valuations resulting from
the 1889 listing of property in April
and May have not changed greatly
from last year. according to in
formation available.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
4-H Groups
To Jamestown
Encanpnent

One hundred or more All club
boys and girls of Vance county were
at Jamestown, Va, today for their
annual summer encampment, J. w.
Sanoers, county rarm agent, an
nounceG. They 1e1i tuesday morn
ing and will pe gone lor nearly 4
week, returning home next Satlr-
day afternoon
The group of young people, ac-
companied by county farm workers
and parents of several, Travelled by
motor truck and private automobiles.
They were in charge of Mrs. Hat
tie F. Pl1mmer, home demonstra-
ton agent for the county; Miss
Josephine Ranes, assistant home
demonstration agent, and j. T.
Richardson, assistant county agent.
Some Is to 20 adults are in the
party
The club members are using the
summer camp equip.l ent and site of
the Virginia All clubs at James
town. They took along required bed
linens, much food and other neces-
sites
While away the young people will
be given instructions in various ag-
ricultural projects, but will have
ample opportunity to visit York
town, Williamsburg, Jamestown and
other places of historic interest in
that section of Virginia
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
Salvation Army's Costs
And Activities Reported

$2.45; War Cry income, $196.5O; self
$45; refunds, $1.24; total, $3,223.64; ;
bank balance January l, 1888, $1O.22;
grand total, $3,233.86.
Expenditures tor the calendar year
1888 were shown as follows:
Stationery and office supplies,
$18.78; postage, telephone and tele-
grams, $42.17; publicity and demon
strations, $58.66; travelling expenses
of officers to councils, $22.78; salary
corps officers, $916; automobile ex-
pense, $317.32; janitOr wages and
supplies, $2675; fuel, lights and
water for hall, $48.85; fuel lights and
water for officers quarters, $53.73;
rent of quarters, $162.5O; furnish
ings and corps equipment, $81.19;
War Cry costs, $37O.98; divisional,
1922. .88; assessments, $182; sick ben
eft and burial fund, $67; harvest
festival and self denial offering, $170;
young peoples expenses, Sunday
school literature and the like, $67 so;
family relief, $231.81; transient re-
lief, $3522; fruit, nuts and candy at
Christmas, $3O48; total, $3,22766;
balance, December 80, 1888, $500;
grand total, $3,233.86.
For the first six months of 2939,
receipts were given as follows:
Tambourine collection in Hender-
son, $25.74; out-of-t town collections,
$188.71; collection in meetings,
,z2.3o; from Community Chest, ST.
$50; War Cry income, $109.75; self
denial offering, $23; refunds, So;
total, $2,627.75; bank balance Jan
uary l, 1889, $500; grand total ST.
62775.
Expenses for first half of 1889
were shown as follows:
Stationery and office supplies,
$21 O8; postage, telephone and tele-
grams, $2066; publicity and demon
$79.40; travelling to coun-
ellis, $8.75; personal auto expenses,
$152.87; salary corps officers,
$4O2.75; janitor wages and supplies,
1925; fuel, lights and water, $38.58;
rent of quarters, 500; furnishings
and corps equipment, $2497; proper
ty repairs, $500; War Cry costs,
S118.75; divisional, $152.85; assess
ments, $81; sick benefit and burial
fund, $27; self denial offering, $23;
young peoples expense, $49.15;
an,nv ralief. S187.51: transient re
lief, $7794; total, $1,62362; bank
halancn June so, $4.14; grand total,
81 1,627.75.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
White Canes
Will Be Sold
On July %, 20

Sam Afford has been named CHAIR
man of a 'White Cane Drive" to be
sponsored here July % and ~ to
raise funds for the prevention OF
blindness in Vance county.
Mr.. Afford pointed out that an es-
timated 100 INDECENT people were IN
need of glasses, and 10 were in need
of operations, funds for which are
to be provided through the sale OF
miniature "white canes.
Other members of MIR. Affords
committee are Hubert Palmer and
Robert Turner.
Various members of the Lions club
will offer the canes for sale during
those days, and the club solicits the
cooperation of the community in the
project.
Work among the blind is major
activity of the local club, and at the
recent convention of the state or
ganization in Winston-Salem, Hen
derson was cited for its activity in
this field.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
School Costs
Coming Year
Are Offered


Vance county's school budget for
the new fiscal year is about the same
as last year, according to Superln-
tendent E. M. Rollins, of the city
county school systems. He presented
tentative figures to the Board OF
County Commissioners today tor
their consideration and approval.
Vance has no school supplement TO
pay for services over and above
State appropriations, other than
maintenance oil property ana the
like, and none is contemplated at
this time. The cost Of schools has
been greatly lessened in the county
since the State assumed responsible
ity for operation of the eight months
term several years ago.
Mr.. Rollins said no final decision
had been reached by the city school
board with reference to teacherage
provisions. Teachers who were quar-
tered in the structure last year be-
fore it was badly damaged by fire
in April will have to find accOmmO-
dations in private homes when they
return here. for the start of the term
in September 1t is not anticipated
that permanent quarters in the way
of teacherage can now be provided
by the time of the start of the new
school year, tentatively set for Sep
tember IA. Meantime, the old teach
erage was sold by the school board
and has been demolished and re-
moved from the site on Church
street adjoining the First Methodist
DarSOnaOe
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
$1,627 Collected and
Spent First Half Year;
Over $500 Attend
ance at Meetings.; III
Conversions Listed

Costs of the operation of The Sal
walton Army corps here for the first
half of 1889 and for the entire calen-
dar year 1888, together with various
activities of the corps during these
periods, were shown in detailed re-
port today by Envoy and Mrs. Lu-
ther Morton, in charge of the corps.
"A total of $1,627.55 was collected
and expended during the first six
months of the year, allowing for a
bank balance of $500 on January l,
and balance of $424 as of June 80,
it was shown For the calendar year
1888 receipts amounted to $3,233. SO,
including a bank balance of $10.22
as of January 2, 1888, and all of the
amount was expended, except $500,
the balance at the end of the year,
the report showed.
For the first half of 1889, atten-
dance was more than $500 at the
various senior and young peoples
meetings held and conversions were
given as III for the period. For
the calendar year 1898, attendance
was more than $4,000 at meetings
held, and conversions during the
year amounted to 274, the report
showed.
The report was prepared for the
Army's advisory board in consider
ing activities and plans for the
coming year, which must be made
up well in advance of the start OF
the fiscal year 1910.
For the full calendar year 1888,
the report revealed the following &C
tivities:
Open air meetings, 200; indoor
senior meetings, 354; attendance, 49,
58l; adults processing conversion,
1873; meetings for young people, 229;
attendance, 1908; children profess
ing conversion, 1886; hours spent in
pastoral visitation, 960; homes Wis
tied, 613; children given summer
outing 81; children given Christmas
treat, 502; Christ has baskets given,
76; persons given Thanksgiving sup
per, II; I5dgIng furnished to 399
transients; meals given to transients,
613; grocery OrC.ers given, 81; fuel
orders, IL; medicine orders, IL; eye
glasses given four persons; ten per-
sons visited by doctor, pairs SnOeS
given, 80; quarts of milk given, 1865.
For the first half of 1889 the fol-
lowing activities were reported:
Open air meetings, 1872; indoor
senior meetings, 100; attendance at
senior meetings, 4,679; senior con-
versions, 121: yor/, peoples meet
ings, 1872; attendance, 1882; young
peoples conversions, so; hours spent
in pastoral visitations, 313; homes
visited, 1862; people given picnic, IS;
grocery orders given, 54; fuel orders,
16; pairs new shoes given to 10
persons; medicine orders given, %;
persons visited by doctor 9; persons
qiven eve glasses, one; transporta-
ton tickets given three persons,
transients given lodging, 557; meals
served to transients, 967.
For the calendar year 1883 cash
receipts were reported as follows:
Tam5ourine collections in Hender-
son, $148.40; out-of-town collections,
$420.56; income from Christmas ket-
ties, $30.43; from Community Chest
$2,358.01; collection in meetings,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

l. On which continent is the Sahara
Desert?
2. Who holds the worlds land speed
record?
8. What is the name of the branch
of social sciences which deals
with the organization and life OF
the state?
4. Which country suffered the heav-
lest casualties during the World
War?
5. Name the tallest of all mammals.
6. What is the correct pronunciation
of coincidence?
7. What was the main issue in the
big AprilMay coal strike?
8. Name the capital of Tahiti.
9. With what sport is the name of
Glenn Cunningham associaasl?
TO- What is another name for the
chickadee?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-19
Rotary Club
Has Cue, Stew

The regular weekly meeting of the
Rotary Club last evening was bar
becue and Brunswick stew at South
Lake Lodge, some five miles south of
the city, and about 95 Rotarians,
their wives and other guests were
present to enjoy the event, which
was held at $50 o'clock.
The invocation was led by Rev.
r. E. Brown.
Barbecue, Brunswick stew, with