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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-01-16
THE WEATHER

Observation taken at 7:30 a. M,
18th Mer. Time
Temperatures
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Collection of 1000
Autographs Given
School Library

Marshall Farmer, a student in
Handley High School at Winchester,
Va, has given to the school library
his collection of autographs Of 1000
prominent men and women, includ-
ing that Of President Roosevelt.
The collection represented three
years Of travel and effort and took
Marshall to virtually every State in
the Union.
President Roosevelts autograph
was the hardest to get. Marshall
wrote the President several letters,
but to no avail. Finally, the student
interested Postmaster General Far
ley in his hobby, and Marshall re-
ceived . sample Of the presidential
signature.
In return for the autographed
card, Marshall sent Miss Marguerite
LIE Hand, the Presidents secretary.
. box Of Virginia apple candy.
Marshall had some dimculty getting
the signature of former President
Hoover, but here, too, he succeeded
when he used apple candy as bait"
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Anna e. Moore. were smiling.
The wini was blowing through their
hair and their cheeks were rosy.
They looked very happy, indeed.
The next friends I met were Hans
Brinker and his sister, 0retel. They
were skating together on the canal,
preparing for the race Of the Silver
Skates. They had . smile for all
their friends.
My final visit Of the day Was with
Tom Sawyer. He was whitewashing
the fence, with q frown on hiA face,
but he smiled when some friends
came along. for he had an idea he
could trick these pals into doing the
work for him. Needless to say, the
whitewashing was finished without
more effort on Toms part.
II you are tired Of other things
some rainy afternoon, visit with
your friends in storybook land. You
viii be surprised to see how much
they cheer you up.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

told us that the crowd was smaller
than usual The quins live In .
nursery not far from the house
where they were born and where
the rest of the Dionnes still live.
The nursery opens on to a play
ground around which Is . wooden
passageway. While We waited, We
could hear the quins singing some
little French songs and also "God
Save the King" In English. They
sang together, and it sounded as II
some older person was leading them.
When the gate was opened we
went through turnstile and all the
way around the covered passageway.
The INSIDE wall Of the passageway
was made Of glass with a light
colored wire screen over 1t, 50 that
We could see them but they could not
see us.
The quins were riding their tri-
cycles, playing in q sandbox and
sweeping of the sidewalks with lit
tie brooms as other little children
do, although it seemed to me from
the way they acted that they knew .
lot Of people were watching them.
They were dressed alike in little blue
dresses and looked as cute and pretty
as anything could be. Two older
brothers and q sister were in the
playground with them, besides two
nurses.
The guards would allow the peo-
pie to stand in one place and watch
for only two or three minutes. but
We could 60 all the way around and
back through again as often - ws
wanted during the half hour the
gates were open. One guard told VI
this was the last year the public
would be allowed to look at the quinS
the way we did, and I think I was
lucky to have had q chance to ses
them.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
CHRIST OF THE ANDES.

Arbitration, the peaceful means of
settling controversies over the con-
ference table, paved the way for the
famous Christ of the Andes, the
bronze statue that stands high In
the mountains on the border of
Chile and Argentina, two of South
Americas greatest nations.
In 1900 the nations were locked
m q boundary dispute over $4,000
square miles of valuable land. War
mongers were busy. Generals and
politicians were urging the people
to go to war to win the land that
was at stake.
In winning their freedom Argen-
tina and Chile had fought side by
side. Now they were urged to fight
each other. The women whose sons
would have to pay with their lives
for land won on the battlefield took
up the cudgels for peace-and arbi-
tration.
President Roca Of Argentina re-
eeived from the President Of Chile
m ultimatum, not threatening war,
but demanding arbitration. Presi-
dent Roca overruled his generals
and agreed to arbitrate.
Bishop Benevente Of Argentina,
N his Easter Sunday sermon in 1900,
pleaded from the pulpit for peace.
His plea and the pleas Of the women
of Argentina and Chile helped sway
President Roca's decision.
|. Three years later the arbitrators,
headed by King Edward VII of Eng
land, handed down their decision
defining clearly the new boundaries
Of the two countries, eliminating the
0,0O0-square-mile danger zone.
Cannot the day come when .
statue Of Christ the Redeemer be
placed on . peak Of the Andes where
from its great height the people Of
Argentina and Chile can zee Him
and remember His preachment and
tsirn away from thoughts Of war?"
asked Bishop Benevente.
Sonora Angela de Costa, an Ar
gentine woman, led the movement
for the statue. Women whose sons
had been saved from possible war
and death united to ralse the money.
AGateo Alfonso, . sculptor, made the
statue, and It was cast in bronze
With metal from war implements Of
the Buenos Aires arsenal
From Buenos Aires the great
statue was taken by train to Men,
doza and then carried by burros and
men to Its Anal place high In the
mountains. There, with great cere-
mony and with cannons firing 4
greeting Of peace, the statue was
dedicated. There 1t stands today,
and Argentina and Chile are still
~ peace.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Evanseline Eaton. them to the au-
thor, Mrs. Frances Royster Williams,
who lives in Kansas City. That
was my first attempt at writing for
publication.
The letter I received from Mrs.
williams in 1885 and a second one
. short time ago both are so pleas
antly informal that I feel as If I
had actually met her.
One reason that her rhymes de-
light children is that first they must
be approved by two youthful crit
les, her young son and daughter,
who are the real Cuddles and
Tuckie. The pictures are sketched
with a special drawing pen. It was
made by Tuckie for his mothers
birthday two years ago. Even
though the pen is crooked, she uses
1t just the same. q.
Probably the secret of the verses
popularity is the fact they are
drawn from the activities Of the
authors own children. I'VE use
anything that interests the family.
the school, the neighborhood or the
Nation at the moment" Mrs. VIII
Iams wrote me.
Tuckie's own scrapbook of Cud-
dies and Tuckie strips weighs Is
pounds. It contains over 400 verses
and 1000 pictures.
I like the poem written by B. s.
RADON in tribute to Mrs. williams.
It reads:
II know q lovely lady whom I'd Ike
to introduce.
Some day perhaps they'll christen
her . second Mother Goose.
sShe writes about the little things
that happen every day
INSIDE the land of childhood where
they live and laugh and play"
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Prises Totaline IS
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 best i've contributions published
each week. The following rules must
be observed:
/. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name. age, address, telephone
number Gf 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
they must be double-spaced.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will be Anal, 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 q
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication Of their contribution.
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 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-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. G.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Sensible People
Prise Contribution.
BY MARY BARR FISHER, II.


BY MARY BARR FISHER, II.
Anacostia High School.
They persist in taking umbrellas,
And wear galoshes, too,
When q wispy bit of fearful cloud.
Fits across the blue.
They never flaunt q crimson scarf,
Nor flowers in their hair,
staid, sober woolen garb for them.
They know that 1t will wear.
For them. there are no magic words,
Like "Shalimar" or heather"
Spring holds no thrill for them, ct
al,
It's just pneumonia weather"
When April zephyrs invade March,
The Joys of nature they don't
share,
They gaze at the thermometer,
And think Of summer underwear.
They merely eat, and sleep. and
breathe.
The thrill Of living, they'll not
know.
Perhaps, they think I'm quite
berserk-
Could be I am? All. maybe 20.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

her great-grandmother. Another
one Patsy likes particularly is =
carved bell from Italy. This and
the duplicate of q bell used by the
high lama Of Tibet were given to
her by . friend.
Patsy started her hobby when one
Of her aunts gave her six bells.
Since then the collection has become
her favorite pastime. Last summer
Patsy added a bell made from VOL
canic clay. She secured it from q
bell dealer at Atlantic. City. Also
new to her collection is an old COW
bell from q Virginia farm. She
believes it is about IS years old.
Other bells have come from most
Of the 48 States and from other
foreign countries.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

OF trains ana 14m1uar 1allTO9o
scenes taken in Forest Glen and
Bethesda, Md: North Carolina and
Virginia, Is well as Silver Spring.
One of these-a section gang tn
Silver Spring-was accepted and
printed in q railroad magazine. IAN
I received for that one was q letter
Of thanks" Marshall said, but I'd
like to sell and even trade them II
I could"
He might be considered "jack
Of all hobbies" for he also has in
his collections 125 airmail stamps
autographed by famous flyers, in
cluding Amelia Earhart and Cal.
though not a flyer) Mrs. Roosevelt:
more than 65 miniature elephants
from all over the world, and un-
usual stamps, such as 16-ounce to-
bacco stamps, and over 800 United
States internal revenue stamps.
Marshall, who lives at 5552 Nam
ming drive, Bethesda, is kept active
at school as head of all mimeograph
work and as one Of the student in
stallers Of the new gym amplifying
system.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Junior High
3
BrOadcasts

Editors Note - The tollotuin0
article Is one OF q series on sub
5ects drdmdttsed by the Cross
roads Thedter Players In pro-
grams arranged by The Star and
broadcast oper Station WMAL In
cooperation Dith the National
Broddcdsting Co. and the Dis
trict Junior high schools. Watch
The Star for exact times of these
bfoddcdsts.
Evening star., 1940-04-14


playing hop-scotch. and riding their
bicycles. Two lovely kites were
flying high In the sky. Some
mothers were wheeling baby car.
riages containing their small. happy,
chubby cargoes. Little girls had
pulled all Of their doll furniture
out on their porches' to play dolls.
Dogs and cats were rompine mer-
rily to and fro ON the green turf.
They seemed to enjoy being roughed
and rumpled. Tho newly turned
earth In gardens showed that many
were thinking Of growing things.
Returning home, / wrote this 70
encourage you to take walks and %
enjoy the beauty Of this time q
the year.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Virginia Student
Is Stamp Fan
BY CALVIN O'RoURKE, Il.
Mount Vernon tva.) High School.

Mount Vernon (Va.) High School.
A few years ago, a friend and I
Joined . stamp club. At the time
we had no particular interest In
stamp collecting. BY trading with
the other members, however, and
buying all available stamp packages,
we have built up our collections,
and at present, this Is my favorite
hobby.
Ihave about 2,400 different stamps
and like to ind the older and rarer
ones. My oldest Is dated 1860.
Stamp collecting Is . very interesting
diversion, and I have learned q lot
Of history from it.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

WIN my SWIye
book friends.
The first per-
son I visited was
Heidi. She was
out on t h Q
m O u n tainside
with her little
lame fricn d,
Clara, making
wreaths of dow-
ers and clover
and watching
the goats as
they jumped to
and fro. Heidi
and Clara both
Evening star., 1940-04-14

them in boxes. Shirley Turner.
I also have q collection of picture
post cards from the New York
Worlds Fair, as well as some actual
photographs Of fair scenes. I ind
1t interesting to compare my photo
graphs Of certain places with the
scenes as shown on post cards.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

my" I said to
myself, Spring
certainly is COM
ing" Continuing
my walk, ! saw .
blue bird high
overhead In .
maple tree that
was beginning to
bud. In the park
tiny blades Of
grass were push.
ing up through
the sweet smell.
ing earth.
On tho side.
walks I saw girls
Evening star., 1940-04-14

President q n d
his wife, In COL
or, b ut now
turning yellow
with age, and
another with. a
picture of the
American flag
and beneath 1t q
poem. This, too,
Is very old.
1t is quite a
pleasure to look
through the s e
cards or show
t h e m to m y
friends. I keep
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Riddles

1. What nut u made from crsams
2. What nut stould b given 70
bad children7
3. what nut comes from the ssa-
shore?
(. What nut u the mama of . gir19
), what nut hurts your foot3
LINDSAY CRAleY0A0.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Calender, On.
tario. We turned
north across Up
per Michigan to
Sault Ste. Marie
and crossed into
Canada to spend
the night.
The quins were
to be shown at
10 o'clock In the
morning q n d
when we arrived
at 8, there al
ready were sew
e r al hundred
people waiting.
alfholl1h a r11ard
Evening star., 1940-04-14
City Noises

ny BETTY JANE GROSS, II,
Powell Junior Hish School.
What u al this hustle and bustleI
What's 1t al about7
Honking horns that seem to shout,
Fire engines bells changing out,
People rushing al about.
Tradlc Jams In the street.
Pitter.patter Of hurried feet.
What very busy place;
Well, that's the city.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Powell Student Has
Rare Post Cards
BY SHIRLEY TURNER, IA,
Powell Junior High Qchool

One Of my hobbies is collecting
post cards. now have 215 of them
from % States, Hawaii, Canada,
Bermuda and other places. There
are several rare ones in the group,
including one with the picture of q
Evening star., 1940-04-14

place during the Elizabethian Pc
riod. The boys stood out in tights,
plumed hats and doublets. The play
was presented to full houses on
three different nights and was well
received.
In the last two years the ORA.
matics Club has produced 10 ma
jor plays, including Capeki's "R. '.
R." the Broadway hit, Room Serv-
ice," and Shakespeare's Tanning Of
the Shrew" and Julius Caesar"
The club win present another
play, yet to be selected, next month.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

SaS and now In
The Junior Star
since I moved
near Washing
ton.
A scrapbook
that I made in
e ! e m e n t q ry
school contained
many pages Of
Gu d dies and
Tuckie clippings.
when ! was IL
years old I wrote
verses in Cud-
dies and Tuckie
style and sent
than f0 fha nil.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

Ou AAiHOSt any
good day" he
may be found
hopping around
on top Of box
cars for q bet
ter view" or rae
ing car t u uy
al o n gside the
tracks toward an
afternoon limit
ed for that per
feet shot,"
After q year
Of such after
Moons, Marshall
has an album of
over 120 photos
- k~mf~e A~A
Evening star., 1940-04-14
World
BY MARGARET

BY MARGARET HALL, H.
Ktngsuan School.
Tho world u such . happy place.
There's 20 much fun for al.
For girls there are always dolls 70
dress,
For boys . game Of ban.
There are hoops to roll and kites
to dy.
And also tops to spin.
We have all thsse things 10 make
~ ny
In the world " ars living q.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

two years and
now has SO odd
and un u s u q !
ones. They are
in the form of
bracelets. pins
and necklaces
which she often
Is seen wearing,
as well as In
larger sizes that
always are kept
at home.
One Of her
most priced bells
Is an old dinner
bell used before
kt> ~s,,s1 VYy>~h H.,
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Prise Contribution.
BY CHARLES STEBBINS, 16.
Nenfval H1}~h Aehnnl

Bells Of every description can be
found In the collection Of Patsy
Neuland, IA, Of 1641 Irving street
NV, student at Central High
School.
Patsy has been collecting bells for
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Hesr u Ger Wy;nkle.

s'WhAtf worrying your"
T WaS Just wondering how MANY
~ . oentipede would have Ia -
be(ers 10 would limp"
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Dionne Qllins
Are Seen in
Girl Tells of Visit
To Their Home
In Ontario 81.
Prise Contribution.
by MARY LOU JENSEN, u,
Alice Deal Junior High School,

Last summer when we were re.
turning from q motor trip through
the West, we decided to see the
Dionne quintuplets at their home In
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Walker Discovers
Signs of Spring
By JANET REID RALPH. II
Paul Junior High School.

As I stepped out Of the house, I
was surprised at the warmness Of the
air. In our front yard tiny yellow
and blue crocuses were peeping
above the ground.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Re1der Is a
yMddles and
Tuckie' Fan
Received Letters
From Author of
Sunday Verses
By EVANGELINE EATON, 16,
: oxon Hu (Md.) Hish School.

Every Sunday morning for several
years I have enjoyed reading "Cud-
dies and Tuckie," first in q Kansas
City newspaper, when lived in Kan
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Players Help Make
Own Costumes for
High School PLAY
BY BEVERLY ANN FICKAs, II,
HyattsyilIe ma, rs,,h a.ho,,

The Dramatics Club Of Hyatts-
Vile High School has just given
the last performance of Shake
speare's Comedy of Errors" a play
Evening star., 1940-04-14

tnat required q
cast Of Is boys
and girls. who
Joined with the
production stan
In making their
o W n costumes
and stage set
tings. Two SEN
tor girls assist
ed the dramat.
les teacher, Mr..
Brown, IN stag.
ing the play.
Costumes were
c colorful and
elaborate, since
the play took
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Visit Your Story
Book Friends on
A Rainy Day
BY ANNA E. MOORE, IA,
Macfarland Junior High School.

It was rainy Sunday afternoon.
There was no place to 60 and no
thing especially to do 80 I decided
to sit down by the fireside and visit
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Star staff Photo.
Prize Contribution.
BY MILDRED SEARS, II,
Roosevelt HiRh School.

The hobby OF Marshall Van Wagner student Of Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, that with him
developed into college ambition study engneng
At early started watching the
Spring station then blocks
Now at 16, Marshall bicycles miles
from Bethesda 20 |
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Patriotic Poems
Prise Contribution.
BY MARY L. HURD, II.
Randall Junior High School.

Randall Junior High School.
My country is the finest land
That God could ever give.
She Is the homeland Of the brave
Where happy people live.
kere freedoms nag is ever unfurled..
It floats from shore to shore.
It stands for truth and liberty,
Twill stand forevermore.
Ny country is . noble land
OF all the lands most fair.
She proudly stands for honor bright
And being on the square.
God bless our dear America,
And may We worthy be
OF this land and flag that mean
So much to you andme.
BY HELEN BAKER, 13.
Lincoln High School. Rockville, Nd.
Here is q nation that makes us
happy.
Here Is . land that makes us true.
Here is q nation that's full of pep,
Which has something for each to
do.
Let us see the task before us
And be willing to do our part
Dear old nation, how we love you
From the bottom Of our hearts.
Evening star., 1940-04-14
Riddle A Axssrsys

l. Butternut. 2. Hickory nut. 4
Beach (beaeh) nut. {. Hasel nut. 8.
Acorn.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

What this country needs, as any
teacher can tell you, is good loose
leaf geography.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

A new safety device for drivers
Is an automatic tuning control for
auto radios.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
YOUNG McADoOl

About the liveliest man in Wash
ington during the World War was
William Gibbs McAdoo. He set a
pace by getting blank check for
2 or million dollars out OF father
in-law, Woodrow Wilson, and put up
a big Government building with it,
after Congress had refused to ap-
propriate the money for thai purpose.
McAdoo was in Washington and reg
istered for the draft. giving his age
as '76 and eager tp go" Your Wash
ington correspondent asked McAdo0
how he kept so young, and he ans
wered in real Georgia style That's
it, how the do do it,
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
HARRISON


Mr.. and Mrs. L F. Mason enter
tanned az dinner last Sunday: MI
I and Mrs George Simpler, afte
which they attended the home com
Ting services at Whites Chapel
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Waplei
entertained at turkey dinner las
Sunday in honor Of their niece, little
Gladys Jefferson's third birthday an,
adversary. Those who enjoyed the
feast were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E
Carey Mrs. Laura White, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dudley Walker, Mr.. and Mrs
William H. jefferson and children
Eleanor and Truitt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Del
mer w. Jefferson and little daugh-
ter Gladys.
James Hudson of the U. S. Navy
is spending some time with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hudson.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer McCollsy en-
tertsined friends from Philadelphia
over the weekend.
The Ladies' Aid was entertained
in the hall here last Thursday eve
ming. A very nice program was en-
joyed by all. Ice cream and cake
were on sale as usual. Mrs. COnwell
Dodd, Mrs. Rudolf Kopple and Mrs.
Robert Veasey were the hostesses.
Mrs. Nora Howard of Lewes is
spending a few days with Mrs. Cora
Prettyman at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Mason have
treated themselves to new Chevro-
let
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley George of
Md. and Mr.. McIlvaine
of near Reynolds Church were Sun
day dinner guests of Rev. and Mrs.
P. George.
Mr. and Mrs Melvin Prettyman
have been on the sick list the past
week.
Several from this community en-
ioycd the church supper served in
he basement of Whites Chapel by
the ladies of the church. Among
hose who enjoyed the feast from
his community were Mr. and Mrs |
L. F. Mason, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Veasey. Mrs. Sallie Thompson and
Mr. and Mrs. George Simpler.
The prayer meeting was held at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. f.
Mason on Wednesday evening with /
/ fine attendance. You should at
end these meetings.
Services next Sunday as follows:
Sunday school at 10 a. IN. Albert
Davidson, superintendent. Preach
ng at IL a. m. by Rev. J. p George.
welcome to ell.