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Evening star., 1940-11-03

uniformed men trying to tug valnly
at a locked door. I told them that
that door was not being used and
to go TO the front entrance.
When I was sitting in the office
with nothing to do there was never
a dull moment. Many men would
wander absent-mindedly into the
office and sit down. l would tell
them that they were in the wrong
place and they would shamefacedly
march off the find their designated
rooms.
About 10 o'clock band rode up
in three wagons. The musicians be-
gan to play patriotic marches in
an off key, but nevertheless they
kept going strong. Their selections
consisted of Beer Barrel Polka"
Anchors Aweigh" and We're in
the Army Now" When the last
tune was played noticed several of
the younger men gulp.
While trying to locate teacher
I had to look in the doors of the
rooms in which the men were reg
istering If some of these gray
haired, bald-headed men were only
35 they certainly didn't show it.
On another errand I overheard
two men in their 30s talking. One
was explaining that he had three
children and had no desire to go to
camp for year. The other, too,
was making excuses to stay at home.
Directed by Boys.
We had very systematic ar
rangement of registering. The men
would enter the front door, where
several boys would give them num-
bers of the rooms in which they
were to register and point out the
direction. The men would go into
the room, where they would wait
until the teachers called them to
register and fill in the proper form.
Throughout the building Anacostia
boys were stationed to help any one
find room or way to get out.
There were designated rooms where
the registrants could put their hats
and coats.
Reporters and photographers were
seen continually. Commissioner Mel
vim c. Hazen was also at Anacostia
with complete police escort.
Another day like that will not
happen for quite while, and 1 am
sure many men will not forget it.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Wings for Youth
By /, r, HFGEL,

NON-FLYING JOBS FOR BOYS.
Plotting an airplane has glamour
no one can deny that. But the
minded boy must realize that
ground jobs offer the greater op-
portunities. For every man in the
air there are 10 men in the airport
and 20 others in the factory who
are doing equally vital work.
Groundwork means specializing in
the particular field for which you
are fitted. With a few exceptions it
means training in a Government
approved school.
Take radio. Civil Aeronautics
Board regulations require two-way
radios for all aircraft engaged in
scheduled Interstate or foreign air
commerce. Air lines need radio ex-
perts to design and repair such
equipment. Airplane factories need
trained men to build and install
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stayed but a few months and then
joined her parents in Indo-China.
1t was in Ponem Poneh, near ths
palace of the King of the Cam
bodians. one of the main tribes Of
Indo-Chlna, that Ethella grew up.
There were many schools there for
the native children" she said. but
only one for the missionary children,
which l attended through the fourth
grade. This was boarding school.
We did not have a vacation in
the months of June, July and
August, as you do here, but instead
IN December and January" Ethella
continued. 1T really made no
difference to us. because in Indo-
China it was hot all the year
round"
Her studies in the missionary
schools were much the same as in
American schools. In the native
Indo-Chinese schools, which Ethella
attended for only two days, French
was taught rather than English.
There were formerly five states
in Indo-China." Ethella explained,
each ruled over by a king. When
the French conquered the country,
they abolished all rulers except two.
and they are now merely figureheads
and have no government control
whatever"
Before she departed, the tribes
were rebelling among themselves,
The Cambodians were fleeing from
the attacks of the Siamese. Her
father has taken snapshots and
motion pictures of their experiences.
Two years ago Ethella and her
parents returned to the United
States and took up their residence
In Allentown, Pa. She attended
school in Allentown for a year and
half and then moved to 4425 IVY
street, Brentwood, Md, where she is
now living.
Asked for a personal opinion Of
the United States, she said, 1T
seems as though there is no patience
whatever and every one is always
rushing around"
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it was there that we first learned
to speak English. We didn't know
it then. but this later was to be-
come very helpful to us in the
United States. We were really
lucky to get out of that terrible
Germany.
When the war broke out between
Great Britain and Germany a year
ago in September. Henry and I
were evacuated again, to different
places in England, but a short time
later We were sent back to Holland,
where mother and father also had
gone from Germany.
From Holland, mother, father,
Henry and 1 came to the United
States, and it was just in time, too,
because six weeks later, the Ger
man Army invaded the Neither
lands and Belgium.
Now that We are settled down in
Washington, 1 am going to Ray
mona School and Henry to Roose-
welt High School.
I hate Hitler and I sure am happy
to be here in America where there
is Liberty and Justice for All
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lilOob POA Odllt
thing was the guns. Two of my COM
panions took along two 45-caliber
automatics. A friend and I selected
two .30-30 rifles with which we
were very familiar.
We had a 30-foot boat. pro-
PEELED by Diesel engines, in which we
were to go part of the way into the
swamps, these being located about
half way between New Bern and
Wilmington, N. c., on the New River
After proceeding part of the way,
We transferred to a large roWboat.
AS we roWed slowly up the river
we played our powerful flashlights
over the water. Soon we saw two
eyes shining at us through the
blackneSS. We came as close as we
dared and then opened fire. Imme-
diately the alligator began to thrash
around, and We knew direct hit
had been scored.
Quick as a flash one of the boys
threw harpoon into its body which
enabled us to tow it ashore and also
kept the gator from sinking to the
bottom of the river. If on any occa-
sion our first shots had not been
accurate, the alligator was liable to
have overturned our boat and pos
sibly caused some loss of lives.
During our two-week stay on the
river we accounted for several alli-
gators, all of them between seven
and eight feet long, and also a croco-
ollie, which was said to be the only
one ever found in that part Of the
country. One of the alligators we
killed had eight small ones, about
six inches long, fastened to her back,
but they were dead when we reached
shore, so our chances for some real
souvenirs were gone.
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lcllOll luIIlS OuI. we we're QulUe q
distance from the blaze, but it was
so large that it lighted the whole
sky.
1t did not take Mother, Dad and
me long to jump into our clothes
and get to the fire. When we ar
rived, we found it was the lumber
company ablaze. The winter supply
of wood had just been put in, and
it was all burning. The small but
competent police force was on duty
keeping people from getting too
near.
1t took several hours to get the
fNe under control. and even then,
it was some time before it was COM
pletely extinguished. I did not stay
until the end, however, because the
next day had to 60 to school.
The following afternoon 1 went
down to see what once had been
thriving business and now a COM
plete ruin. I have seen several large
fires since, but never one to equal
that.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Girl Saves Stories
And Pictures of
Others Hobbies
BY MARJORIE HERDE, If,


My favorite hobby is saving clip.
pings of stories and pictures Of
other peoples hobbies. I started
this at the suggestion of the teacher
in charge of our Hobby Club at
Emery School.
Henry Ford. I find, has some
quite interesting hobbies. Among
othe items, he collects clocks. stoves
and bicycles. The clock collection
in Greenfield Village at Dearborn.
Mich, has in it everything from
fat gold watches to grandfather
clocks. Mr.. Ford started out in life
as a clock repairer, and today he
enjoys few things more than taking
watch apart and putting 1t back
together again.
The history of heating Is told
very well in his stove collection.
One of the stoves was used to warm
his fathers home. Mr.. Ford's bicy-
cles include everything from early
"boneshakers" to today's models.
I read one article that says
America has become a land Of
lobbyists" and I agree with it.
II you are looking for an Interest,"
ing hobby, here it is.
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rubber balls, drinking glasses, Ameri-
can flags and the like.
To perform his best one, Dick
calls for some one in the audience
to lend him a watch, and, when
it is handed up to him, says: Don't
be surprised If it is returned in a
slightly different condition" He
wraps the watch in a cloth, then in
paper, and finally he sets the bundle
afire in a tin pie pan. Flames roar
up and the lender of the watch
stares at the fire in terror.
After it is all destroyed, the lender
is permitted to inspect the remains.
Finding only ashes, he prepares to
buy new watch; but, presto, Dick
produces a box from within a box,
and still another box, and then the
watch-unharmed.
His tricks have cost him only 81.
He makes most of them himself with
odds and ends from the 5-and-l0-
cent store. Most of his equipment
comes from unwanted materials
around his home.
Self Confidence.
One might think Dicks ambition
is to become another Houdini, but
this is not true. He wants to be a
printer and some day hopes to end
up in the Government Printing
Once. He plans to carry on his
magic as hobby.
Dicks advice to any one who
wants to become a magician is to
develop a quick mind so he may
save the show if anything goes
wrong. He must also gain self
confidence. and, above all, must not
be Self-consciouS.
Dick thinks he has chosen an
excellent and inexpensive hobby
and suggests it to any one who is
looking for a suitable pastime. He's
quite sure conjuring will fill the bill.
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C n e S I e +, Eng
land, where we
lived with a very
nice family. The
! a d Y in I h a /
+ a m lily treated
us like a mother.
We were with
out our parents,
who had re-
manned behind
in Germany, but
We maze the
best of il.
In Manchester,
W e W e n I [ o
school for sew
raj months, and
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POsers

l. How many days are there in a
century?
2. How many cubic inches in one
cubic foot?
3. How many pounds in a kilo-
gram?
4. How many inches in one meter?
S. How many feet in one rod2
6. The correct abbreviation for
bushel is (bui.; bu.; bus0.
7. Pick out the three words in the
following list which are not the
names of planets: Mercury; Venus;
Earth; Mars; Milky Way; Jupiter;
Thor; Uranus; Plato; Neptune.
8. What is the real name for
Shooting STAR?
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PriseS TOfaling SIS
offered for Best
Contributions

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write and draw for The
Junior Star. Prizes of 81 each are
awarded for the best five contri-
buttons published each week The
following rules must be observed:
l. All contributions must be origi-
nal.
2. Name, age, address. telephone
number (if any, and school of the
author must appear at the top of
the first page of every written con-
tribution and on the back of every
drawing.
8. Stories, articles, poems, ETC..
must be written on one side Of
paper; if typewriter, they must be
double spaced. Drawings must be
in black-and white, and must be
mailed fiat, not rolled or folded.
4. The editors decision as to the
winners will he final and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether ii is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
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5. Contributions will not be re-
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Boys and girls who wish to act as
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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 =,
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revoke those already issued when
ever such action appears advisable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
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Evening star., 1940-11-03
Starlight
BY MARY RUTH PARRISH, /

ny MhhI NJ III hhhlSu, Id
Alice Deal Junior High School
The tiny pins of brilliant light
Now prick the darkening skies;
The magic wonderland of stars
Appears before my eyes.
And along these silver paths of light
Into the night I roam
The paths now crumble into dust
And I am left alone.
So through this wondrous fairy
land
This brilliant land of light
I 60 until dawn warns me of
The departure of the night
Down the fading Milky Way,
l climb till earth is near.
And then I watch my starlit world
And see 1t disappear.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Boy Picks Peanuts and
Cotton in Virginia
BY KEITH DOTY,
Friends School.

On recent Saturday, my mother,
some friends and I went to South
ern Virginia.
We gathered cotton and peanuts,
and I brought them back to scnool
to show to the children. The cot
ton fields were very white and the
cotton was being gathered to take
to the cotton gin.
I liked the large peanut fields.
but I found that the fresh peanuts
are not so good until they are
roasted.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

ueep, tne Town
was awakened
by the shrill
blasts of the fire
whistle and the
bells and horns
of the fire en-
gines.
I m m ediately,
every one in our
house was awake
and looking out
tne WINDOWS. A
fire in a small
t o W n l / k e
Stoughton is an
event for which
the entire popu-
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Dog Leads Way to
School Every Day
BY PATRICIA ROBERTSON, 10,
Oakton (va.) School.

Oakton (va) School
A short time after we moved TO
the country, a neighbor's dog came
over to our house to make friends.
He is pretty dog. and we came to
like each other. He plays with us
lot, and lets my brother, David.
pet him.
Not knowing the dogs name, We
decided to call him Boy" He Is
good to everybody. Every morning
he comes to our house and waits
until we are ready to 60 to school.
Then Boy leads the way to school
and always meets tis when We ere
ready 10 60 home again
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Nature
BY PAULINE MAILMAN, IL,
Vienna Elementary School.


Vienna Elementary School.
As from my window I look out,
And gaze across the hill,
I see the charm of natures face,
So beautiful and still.
I see the fields all freshly plowed,
The plowman plodding home,
Oh, how I'd love to get out there,
To wander and to roam.
I see the trees and bushes green,
The gay spring flowers. too,
But in the background of it all,
see the sky so blue.
And all these things that God ha;
made,
How wonderful they seem,
1 even have to pinch myself
I think I'm in q dream!
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Riddles

/. Runs as smooth as any rhyme;
Loves to fall, but cannot climb
2. Both a bird that flys the lea
And what people do at tea.
3. Neither father, sister, brother;
Yet it always has mother.
4. What playing card is spoken for
An aviator in the war?
5. In a tree, or in your books,
But they never grow in books.
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nifty to try my
hand at it. On
one of my visits
to Eastern North
Carolina, some
friends asked me
if I would like to
go hunting with
them. That be-
ing one of my
ia vorite hobbies,
| could not resist
the temptatio
so we began to
make plans for
the trip.
The first and
pooct iponnrtopt
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Silence Is Golden

Nephew: That cornet you gave
me is the best present 1 ever re-
ceived."
Uncle: That's fine"
Nephew: Yeah, Pop gives me so
cents a week not to play it,"
Evening star., 1940-11-03

Captain-Smith, what's that mud
doing on your collar?
Private (after carefully examin-
ing his collar)-It's not doing any
thing right now, sir.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
By Frances Royster
Williams

But after the shower, you can't
shut them down,
They're specially made for the
toads of the town.
For every umbrella. you see. as
rdle,
h used by q toad for . nice little
stool.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

d u m b l 0QndeQ.
One young man
had a humorous
view and came
out of the build
i n g laughi n g
loudly. Sew
eral boys, who
seemed to have
just reached the
age of 81, had
proud express
SionS on their
faces.
AS | came up
the walk of
High
I noticed two
Evening star., 1940-11-03

Such dainty umbrellas for ladies
to choose,
And strong ones and long ones that
gentlemen use,
And cute little squatty umbrellas,
my dear,
For all Of the children who come
every year.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

mas figured re-
Gently in the war
news.
Ethella is the
daughter of the
r e v. N. M
Gresham, mini
S t er of tn e
Christian Mis-
sionary Alliance,
and was born in
P aris, France
She first visited
t n e Unite d
States at the age
of 3, but re-
members little of
this trim She
Evening star., 1940-11-03

recently the SUI
dents of Central.
He has learned
scores Of tricks,
three Of which
are his own in
ventions.
One of Dicks
own tricks con-
S / S t S of six
brightly colored
cylinders, all of
which appear 10
be hollow. From
them, however.
the young con-
jurer pulls
Evening star., 1940-11-03
School Worker Amused BY
Registration Day EVents
Prize Contribution
BY VIRGINIA BUTLER, II,

Because work in the assistant principals Office at Anacoa High
School had the privilege
supposed to the office doing
1t quite amusing the
of the school would
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Cuddles and Tuckie

Umbrellas for sale," Hear the call
of the toad,
Who sits in his shop by the side of
the road;
Some little ones, big ones and fancy
ones, too.
80 buy any style that Is suited to
you"
Evening star., 1940-11-03
German Boy Refugee Finds
Haven in United States
Prize Contribution.
BY JOE DARMSTADTER, II,

and half brother 16 and left home
live
could refugee Holland live in
Germany,
sands of our people in concentration
Leaving Germany leaving orefaters
Evening star., 1940-11-03

waiter-Where's the paper plate I
gave you with your pie2
Customer-My word! I thought
that was the lower crustl
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Poser answers

/. 36.524 days. 2. 1,728 cubic in
ches. 3. a. pounds. 4. 39.37 inches.
5. 161z feet. 6 bu. 7. Milky Way,
Thor, Plato. 8. Meteorite.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

Girl Lived in
IndO>China
Home Near Palace
Of King of the
Cambodians
Prize Contribution
BY BARBARA GESSFORD. I6.

NUuHI HaInIer IMd.) High School
Ethella Gresham, 13, a student at
Mount Rainier High School, has
spent most Of her life in French
Indo- o-China, an Asiatic colony which
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Release
By JANE FENDRICH, Is,

By JANE FENDRICH, Is,
Anacostia High School.
I stood upon the mountain top,
And saw the valley lying low,
I saw the rivers lazy swirl,
I saw the long grass blow.
I stood upon the mountain top,
And looked upon the world,
And DER the land to misty peaks.
The sandy, white road curled.
I stood upon the mountain top,
And thought my vision wide,
The hills and wales, the river small.
The land where men abide.
I stood upon the mountain top,
My mind could roam at will,
But something was not present.
Up there upon the hill.
I stood then in the valley,
Upon the good green sod.
And looked up to the wide. blue sky,
My soul scared up to God.
Riddle answers
/. Water. q. Swallow. 3. Vinegar.
1. Ace. s. Leavess
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Youth Hunts
Alligators in
East Carolina
Guns and Harpoon
Used in Dangerous
River Sport
Prize Contribution
BY NEWTON INMAN, %,

Perhaps cne of the most dangerous
and seldom heard of sports today
is alligator hunting.
Last summer I had the opportu-
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Family Turns Out
At Night to See
Lumber Fire
BY NANCY KAY LONG, ID.
Powell Junior High School.

During the winter of 1884 when 7
was 8 years old, I was living in
Stoughton, Mass. One cold night
when the snow was several inches
Evening star., 1940-11-03
Magician Amazes Central Students With of Indian Fa
Burning the Watch Trick
Is His Own Invention
Hobby Started in Summer of
1889, When He Performed
For Relatives at Home
Prize Contribution.
BY CHARLES sTEBBINs, II,
Central High School.

Feats Of Indian k" demonstrated to High
School student body recently by magician
IT, OF So Seventeenth street NV who attends Roosevelt High
Wearing white urban give his
pulled trick after another from his baghe magic
small sutcase-as he performed age
Like another hobby Dicks a
Evening star., 1940-11-03

Now listen my children, oh list to
the tale
OF fat Mister Toad with umbrellas
for sale.
This queer little fellow will give you
your choice;
He cracks out his wares with q
crack In his voice.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

back.
After four weeks in Holland,
Henry and I were sent to Man
Evening star., 1940-11-03

anceS. others seemed to have a.
gloomy outlook. A few looked as
though they we're glad it was over,
and naturally some looked rather
Evening star., 1940-11-03

ment at nome. He started N the
summer of 1899 by bewildering his
family, then their guests, and most
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-24
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
woman's page for the answers.
1. Name the two cities that
are the locale of Charles Dick
ems "A Tale of Two Cities"
2. What disease is called the
white plague
8. Name the five boroughs Of
New York City.
4. Is the antipodes OF the
United States in China, the
Indian ocean. or Africa?
8. Does the term continental
United States" include Alaska
6. when in the course of
human events" constitutes the
first seven words of the U. S.
Constitution, the Declaration Of
Independence, or Lincoln's Get
tysburg address?
Z. What is pediculus
s. Who said You shall not
cruelty mankind upon cross
OF gold?"
Q. Name two untries in
South America whose names
end in quay?
10. Which animal is fire.
quently referred to by its Latin
name Leo7
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Stories in


John JAMES AUDUBON, "citi-
y zen of United States" is hon.
ored on the 1-cent stamp of design
above, released for first-day sale
at Francisville, La, April 8. The
Audubon stamp is the first of the
scientists group of the u. S. Fa-
nous Americans series.
The naturalist-artist was born
In San Domingo in 1785. educated
in France and came to United
States as a youth. He began his
bird study as boy, continued IL
during his residence in Pennsyl>
vania. After his marriage to Lucy
Blackwell, he tried several busi-
ness ventures, failed in all of them.
But he kept on sketching and
painting birds.
He finally devoted all his time
to bird study, travelling over
America while his wife supported
the family. Audubon paid his way
by painting portraits. When he had
painted 1850 pictures of birds, he
went TO England to find a pub
Usher for his work.
Twelve years later his Birds Of
America" was complete - 35
plates Of life-size, hand-painted
bird portraits. Subscribers paid
$1,000 a set for 165 sets. Audu-
bon also published a seven-vol-
ume "Ornithological Biographies
sold more than 1000 sets at 500.