Evening star., 1940-09-15
koma Park Youth Holds National Indoor Boys Tennis Championship
Just
Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE-
Junior Star Editor.


initiate their older brothers and
sisters. Marion Ball, 13, Hyattsville
(Md) High School, is no exception
to this rather general rule-but
there, is definite point beyond
which she will not 60.
Marion's brother, Bill, 20. is inter-
ested in aviation. and so is she.
Bills interest in flying goes so far
as to include an enthusiasm for
parachute jumping, but-well, that's
where Marion draws the line, as the
saying is.
Some day I hope to be able to
operate an airplane as well as
Bill can" Marion writes. But he
can keep the parachute jumping all
to himself"
Thus far, Marion says, Bill has
made three parachute jumps.
He made his first jump last sum-
mer and his second followed soon
afterward," she continues. He had
to pay 50 to make the first two
jumps. but the third one was made
for the amusement of many on
lockers at the Queens Chapel Air
port"
Told to Count.
Bills first jump did not 60 of so
smoothly as he had hoped it would,
according to Marion. The instructor
had told him to crouch so as TO fall
head first, then to count 101. 1902"
He followed these instructions
precisely until it came to the count
ing" says Marion. He found that
all he could say was, I did it!'"
OF course, Bills failure to say
"10l, lO2" had nothing to do with
it, but-well, let Marion tell it:
Things went smoothly until ar
unfortunate experience occurred.
Bill landed in a tree. We have
picture of him standing on the
ground with the chute towering
about SO feet overhead"
Although Bills second and third
jumps (the last one was made only
recently came off without any
bitches, l don't wonder that Marion's
memory of the first one prompts
her to say. He can keep the para
chute jumping all to himself" I
don't want any of it, either!
ScrapbOok Is Lucky"
Peggy Briley, IS, Central High
School, has what she calls lucky
scrapbook.'
It began several years ago, when
she decided TO collect pictures Of
famous people in sports, politics and
foreign affairs" She pasted the
photographs in her scrapbook and
it wasn't long before she had ar
interesting collection.
And that. Peggy has decided, is
when her scrapbook became lucky
She wrote an article about it for
The Junior Star and, to her sur
prise, won a priZe-the first dollar
she hHd ever earned.
This was real luck" she con-
fesSes, but not many months later
this same scrapbook brought me
more surprises
At that time Peggy was attend
ing the Margaret Brent High School
in St. MaryS County, Md. One of
the teachers learned of her scrap
book and urged her to enter it in
the schools annual hobby fair
Il laughed at the idea. but signed
up to enter my scrapbook anyway"
Peggy recalls. 1t was placed with
many others on large table. This
was called the 'scrapbook section
The night of the fair my small
attend. Next morning, which was
Saturday, was walking to the store
when I met friend.
Why. Peggy she cried, you
have won a blue ribbon and a
genuine leather diary! Your scrap
book won first place in its class!'
Well 1 said, my scrapbook has
earned dollar, a blue ribbon and
diary, besides providing me with an
educational hobby. Believe me, it
really is luckyr"
Correspondents Wanted.
Evangeline Eaton, whose article
on wild flower collecting is a fea-
ture of today's j. S.. would like to
correspond with other girls and boys
interested in the same hobby. Her
address is Route 4, Anacostia, D. C.
incidentally, Evangeline has won
two prizes for her J. S. contribu-
tions in the past. Both of the
dollars" she writes, Il have spent