Evening star., 1940-04-28
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Just
Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE-.
Junior Star Editor.

Princess Elizabeth, who some day
will succeed her father, King George
vi. on the throne Of Great Britain,
was II years old last Sunday. For
some unexplained reason, she cele-
brated the anniversary q day ahead
of time. The new date happened to
correspond with the 51st birthday
anniversary of Adolf Hitler, but you
can be sure that had nothing to do
with the change.
Whatever the reason for the pretty
princess decision to do her celebrat-
ing day early, the anniversary was
not a particularly jolly one. Because
of the war, the princess-in common
with all other Britons-is required
to make certain sacrifices in the way
of food, 30 that the countrys fight
ing forces may be well fed. And
the nature of those sacrifices is
such that 1t appeared impossible for
the princess to have a birthday cake.
Save Butter and Sugar.
But Elizabeth solved the problem
by entering into an agreement with
her sister, Margaret Rose, 9. Both
girls would save the butter and
sugar from their weekly rations so
there would be enough of those
essential ingredients to make cake
when the time came. 1t took weeks
of self-denial, but in the end Eliza
beth got her cake and, Of course,
Margaret Rose shared in it.
1t was only q small cake, however
so small, in fact, that Elizabeth
was able to invite only about a dozen
guests to have a piece of it. And
it will be the last cake that she and
her sister will have for a long time,
unless they are willing to get along
without their butter and sugar
rations for another several weeks.
American boys and girls should
thank heaven they live in country
that is still at peace. In the United
States. anybody who has the price
of a birthday cake can have one.
1t Is bad enough to want some
thing and lack the money to pay
for it; but 1t must be many times
worse to have the money and yet
not be able to buy what you want
at any price. And, although cake
is not a necessity Of life, to many
girls and boys 1t can represent the
difference between a happy birth
day anniversary and one that is
just the opposite. For it is not the
cake that matters so much as 1t
is the freedom to have what you
want and are able to pay for,
whether it be cake or spinach.
Junior Jottings. 4fjif
From John Meggers, II, of 1904
Brandywine street NV, winner Of
two prizes for contributions to The
Junior Star: Thank you very much
for the two checks. I am saving
them to spend on trip during my
summer vacation" A happy vaca-
ton to you, Johnny! -. And another
prize-winner. Thelma Vaught, Ber-
wyn, Md, writes: II was very glad
to get the prize. Eighty-fiv cents
of it went to pay bill. The other
IS cents I am saving toward my
summer vacation" And the same
to you, Thelma! >. Mildred Elder,
ID, Anacostia High School, spent
her last prize dollar for "a bottle
of very fragrant perfume" A sweet
investment-if you'll forgive a pun
that is just the opposite About
two years ago, Joy Bergeron, 9,
Blessed Sacrament School, planted
a tiny willew tree. Now. she an
nounces, it is twice as tall'' as
she is. Making up fantastic
stories" is the hobby of June Sickels.
13, Powell Junior High School. II
have found it rather interesting
when I have nothing else to do"
she writes. Let's see some of those
stories, June. ITO All Juniors"
the poem by Clinton Dalton, 16,
Oxon Hill (Md) High School, pub
lished on this page last Sunday, is
the song Of his class. I'VE sing it
to the tune of Aud Lang Syne,'"
he reports.