Evening star., 1940-02-18
1aand Youths Raise and Train Homer Pigeons Distance
Just:
Between
Yourselves
By PHILIP h. Love,
Junior star Editor.

Junior Star Editor.
Newest recruit In The Junior Stars
ever-growing army Of correspondents
Is Doreen Hurwitz, whose home ad.
dress is II Avenue du Pare Borely,
Marseille, France.
But Doreen isn't going to do her
correspondence from Europe. She's
living in Washington now-at 2100
Massachusetts, avenue N.W.-and
probably will continue to do 50 for
the duration of the war.
You see, she came to the United
States about six months ago for a
brief vacation. But, as she explained
in the letter that accompanied the
story published under her name to-
day: "Unfortunately, events have
prevented our going back"
Il have always longed to be a jour-
nalist," she wrote, "and I saw q
chance to fulfill this ambition when
I read The Junior Star. My numer-
Gus trips around France, italy,
Switzerland and other interesting
countries will provide material for
descriptions and adventures which.
when local news is exhausted, will
come in very handy for The Junior
Star.
II sincerely hope to receive one OF
your reporters cards." she concluded.
"and II I do, will do my best to send
in contributions up to the standard
Of your so interesting paper"
On the merit Of the story printed
today, reporters card has been is
sued to Doreen. She writes surpris-
ingly well for a newcomer to this
country, and The Junior Star will
welcome further contributions from
her-regardless Of whether or not
local news is exhausted"
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Perhaps Doreen would ike to know
about Nelly del Regato. author of an
other story published today. Al
though Nelly was born in Cuba and
lived there until she was years old,
she also knows something of
Doreen's native land.
1--WE lived in France for three
years before coming here" she said
In a note accompanying her contri-
button.
But 1t was in Cuba that Nelly
had the most fun, judging by her
letter, which ended: I'VE often Wis
tied the farming country, and used
to ride horses about the planta-
tions."
More on the always interesting
question of what becomes of those
prize dollars-this time in q newsy
letter from Alice Louise Reed, 16. of
1912 Eighteenth street Sc, a stu
dent at Anacostia High School:
MY first prize I spent for odds
and ends. The only thing I remem-
ber buying is a banana split-my
first, at that!
"The second check my mother
forwarded to me as was enjoying
the balmy sea breezes at the time.
kept it until went to Culver's Lake
N. j., where I found that slack.
| were the most practical things in
the world to wear (mostly because
Of the mosquitoes). bought a pair
In a little country store"
AS for the third dollar-Alice still
had 1t at the time her letter was
written, but was in the midst OF
trying to make up her mind how to
| spend it to best ADVANTAGE.
Here's an interesting note on
Rose Marie Lesher, 13, of 1900 Sev-
enteenth street N. Arlington. Va.
author of one Of the stories printed
on this page last week:
When Rose Marie came to The
Junior Star Office to have a picture
made for use with her contribution
j she remarked, while waiting for the
photographer to set up his camera
This is red-letter day for me
It's the first time I've ever beer
downtown by myself and the thirc
time I've ever had my picture taker
for publication"
Her first published photograph
was made when she appeared in 9
pageant, and her second when sh.
marched in a May procession at st
Charles School, where she is in ths
eighth grade.
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Junior jottings:
Yetta Belcher, 10, of 1922 Four.
teenth street NV, tells of a chicken
that her grandmother brought from
market and placed in a basket
when she took the chicken out o.
the basket, she saw somethin;
white" says Yetta, "and guess wha
1t was? An egg!" Tracing pic
lures Of animals and birds is thl
hobby OF James Veeder, 13, Of Ana
costa School. His collection Of trac
ings include deer. rabbits and wood
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