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Evening star., 1940-03-10

do not stay longer than you hnd
1t necessary"
When Roderick Usher came In, his
old friend found him dark, pele,
hollow-eyed and q victim Of fear,
living inside with the windows
closed and with very little light. He
told his guest, II shall perish, I
must perish. in this deplorable folly =
Lady Madeline, Roderick's twin
sister, suffered from . strange
malady In which she had lost her
senses Of emotion and feeling. When
Roderick believed her dead, he had
his guest help him take Madeline,
In her CONN, to q subterranean vault
for interment. For many nikhts
afterward, the narrator heard her
screams. They became stronger on
the night Of . great storm, and
Roderick told his friend, I'VE have
put hsr living in the tomb"
There was Q knock ut the door.
There stood Lady Madeline. She fen
across the threshold upon her
brother and bore him 10 the noor.
They died, there. The narrator ded.
and ~ he turned outside 70 taxa q
last look at the Houss q Ushsr, u
erashed under . bolt q NShtntng.
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50 put It in the bank. It may go
to help me attain my ambition to
major In scientific agriculture.
CHATS what they call 1t at colleges,
I am told, but I like Just plain
farming better.)"
And speaking of prize money,
here are notes from Clinton Dalton.
Carol Curtis and Urquhart Dixon,
all on the same subject.
Clinton, who Is assistant editor Of
the Oxon Hill CMd) High School
student publication. won q prize with
a story published In the J. s. Of
February l1-"my first contribution
to big newspaper" he writes, add
ing: Il enjoy The Junior Star very
much. and I always look to see If
any Of the Oxon Hill students have
q write-up."
Carols prize was earned by ar
article on how she set up bird
feeding station" at her home. Its
the first money I've earned by writ
ing story" she says, $50 feel like
framing It"
The morning before she wrote her
letter, she continued, she was
awakened by the barking Of . dog.
She looked out the window and
saw . big gray cat trying to catch
. bird.
II banged on the window" she
reports. '"The cat looked up, but
didn't move. I tried to open the
window, but 1t was stuck. opened
the next window and yelled. Scat:
Still the cat did not move, 50 got
out Of bed and hunted for some
thing to throw at him. found a
toy and threw it. I didn't hit the
cat, but he ran, with the dog at his
heels"
A poem entitled Farewell to
Parker Gray" brought Urquhart his
prize. 1T has given me great in
spiration, and also q great deal Of
popularity" he declares. II gave the
dollar to my mother 20 that she
could buy some provisions for the
household"
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1t was q rather detailed piece OF
writing that Robert turned In and
it seemed to cover Just about all
phases Of the subject. Now, how
ever, comes q letter in which Bob
explains that he overlooked one
important thing.
80 many people asked me how we
get our pigeons to the place where
they are to be turned out to fly
home" he writes. II am sorry
forgot to put this in my story. be-
cause I would like people to know
how elegantly the railroad people
cooperate with US.
I'VE put all the birds in one large
crate, then take them to the rail-
road station and ship them with di-
rections as to where and when they
are to be turned loose. The station
man turns out the birds at the right
time and then ships the empty crate
back to us.
Sometimes, II the weather Is very
bad, the station agent will keep the
pigeons several days, feed them, and
then, II the weather doon3 CHAR.
ship them back to us.Dont Vou
think that's pretty fine? Station
agents are swell fellows!"
Station agents must, indeed, be
swell fellows" to 60 to 20 much
trouble to help Bob and his friends
to enjoy their hobby. What the
world needs. I've decided after read
ing Bob's letter. is more people with
a station agents outlook on Life.
- 4 4
But Bob's letter wasn't confined
to pigeons and station agents. He
also took occasion to thank the j. s
for the check that his article
brought him.
II wanted very much to keep the
check" he says, because 1t Is the
first one I ever received with my
own name on 1t and ali. But
decided that would be rather foolish,
Evening star., 1940-03-10


lead, gold and silver. Many boys
brought in articles made Of these
same metals, and also Of iron and
steel. Each boy was assigned
topic for q talk, and guides were
named to show the exhibits 70
visitors.
The results were greater than our
expectations. The boys who spoke
were nervous at first. but soon over
came the handicap. After the talks,
the guides started guests on q tour
Of the displays.
On the first table were rocks, sand
and its products and tile and pottery
made from clay. The next table
was devoted to building stone. In
cluding limestone and white marble,
which Is used 80 widely by sculptors.
Asbestos was featured In one ex-
hibit. Would you believe that as
bestos is a mineral? It Is. In ap-
pearance 1t resembles cotton or
cloth and is used, among several
purposes, for covering water pipes.
Perhaps you have some asbestos
covering the pipes in your base
ment. =.
Salt and its various products drew
considerable attention. Matches are
made from sulphur, which Is . kind
Of salt. We learned that sulphur
would make sulphuric acid. which is
50 important to chemists, and that
iodine is a product Of salt.
Coal. one OF the most important
minerals of all, was the center Of
another exhibit. There were samples
of peat, q low grade Of coal; an
thracite and bitumipous coal and
by-products Of perfume, dyes ana
explosives. Gasoline, our motor
fuel, and asphalt, used In pavement,
were grouped around petroleum. the
natural crude oil from which they
are obtained.
Gold. silver, lead and tin at
tracted the attention of our women
visitors most. The displays Of iron
and steel, without which the world
would have no metal bridges and
cars and no modern defenses, made
US realize how important they are.
Maps, with small, colored electric
light bulbs. were used to illustrate
the talks. On the front blackboard
was q map Of the world showing
where various mineral products are
found. It was the work of our own
student artists. On another black
board were panels representing the
development Of coal, coal mining, oil
production and iron and steel.
Our project, besides teaching us
many interesting things about the
earth's mineral treasures, also
proved to US that seeking and oh,
tanning knowledge can be great fun.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Minerals and Metals Displayed Special Exhibit Gabres School,
Maltese Cat
Is Almost q
Years Old
Joined Family as
Kitten, Still Active
Despite Age
Prise Contribution.
By CHARLOTTE GIvANDAN, Is,
Alice Deal Junior High School.

BY CHARLOTTE GIvANDAN, Is,
Alice Deal Junior High School.
Betty Rue, our pet Maltese cat,
will have her 23d birthday next Au-
gust. Because of her age, she Is
deaf anG can't hear q thing any
member of the family says, but her
eyesight Is good, and she is quite
active.
She became q member Of our
household as q little kitten more
than ~ years ago, at the time q
cousin Of mine, who formerly lived
with us, was born. Gray and white
are the colors of her fur, and we
often send her to the dog -and-cat
hospital to have her washed and
brushed and her claws trimmed.
Betty Rue has travelled all through
the North and East with us, in trains
and automobiles, and has stopped at
hotels and restaurants, where we
saw that she was fed. She likes
these trips, but doesn't relish those
to the dog-and-cat hospital, al
though she Is more comfortable
when her old hair has been brushed
of.
AS for why Betty Rue has lived
such long life, all I can say is that
Evening star., 1940-03-10

We have taken good care Of her and
she never has been seriously sick.
We also have q dog-a cocker
spaniel named Duke. He is
months old and likes to play. When
we first bought him, he wanted to
make friends with Betty Rue. Betty
didn't like the idea, so she hit him
on the nose with her paw. Duke
yelped and barked because he had
been scratched.
On several other occasions Duke
has tried to be friendly with Betty,
but has found his efforts are useless.
Instead he finds. playing with old
shoes and rubber bones a more en-
joyable and safer pastime. He lets
Betty eat and sleep and lie in the
sun without bothering her.
Betty doesn't like to be held, but
managed to hold her for few mo-
ments while a picture was being
taken.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

is small, I often skip a day or two
in feeding him, 50 as to rest his
stomach. He lives in q medium
sized dark red bowl, and sometimes
he leaves the water to crawl around
on his moss and leaves.
When a sunny day comes, I take
Oscar outside. He likes the sun 20
much he nearly sits on his rear legs,
and when he is satisfied, he winks
and blinks at me. In the summer
take him out OF the bowl and let
him crawl on fhe grass.
Oscar often crawls on the table in
the house. but he never falls of.
When he comes to the edge, he
stops and looks down, as If there
were stop, Look and Listen" sign
there.
have trained Oscar, like all my
other turtles, to come to me when
whistle. He comes slowly but surely
when he hears me.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Riddles

1. What is that which never has
seen, felt nor heard, never was and
never will be. and yet has q name7-
Virginia Bartlett.
2. Why are women like salad?-
Jessie Lee McGahan.
3. What kind Of q hen lays the
longest?-Freddy Townsend.
4. What barks and yet has no
tongue?-Betty Alice Wright.
What bird has no wings?-Anne
Berlinr.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
The Blind Boy
BY JACQUELINE CHAMBERS, II
St Martins School.

BY JACQUELINE CHAMBERS, IL,
st. Martins School.
II I were blind and could not see
I'm sure I would be sad;
Yet he sits there with q smile on hi!
face,
That poor little blind lad.
s'Why do you pity me?" he asks.
RI am blind and never knew
Anything Of the great big world
Or the things that trouble you.
IT won't miss the happiness
That I never came to know;
] have learned to bear 1t
For God has made 1t sol"
Evening star., 1940-03-10

very proud 10 see
that one Of our
talented pianists
has chosen this
work as her fu-
ture career.
| Virginia Cson-
ka, who has been
q student Of
Oxon Hill for
hve years. has
made quite q
name for herself. .
not only as q
good pianist but
also as q good
scholar. She is
a snnhomore and
Evening star., 1940-03-10

tney were ngnt-
ing for tn e ir
freedom " h e n
the Uni t e d
States battleship
M a Inc W q S
blown up in the
Port of Havana
on February IS,
1898.
Two hundred
and fifty Ameri-
cans were killed
in the explosion,
inclu ding the
bro t h er of a
w a S h in 6 t o n
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Youths
Print Newspaper
BY FRED PHILLIPS, Il,
Hyattsyflls (lSd ! rs,sh aohno,
Hyattsville t,ld.) Hish school.


During our spare time, my partner,
Jack Cumberland, and I have been
publishing q newspaper called the
Hyattsvtlle Weekly, which Is printed
by mimeograph and sells for ; cents
copy.
Each week we have news Of our
school and community, cartoons,
Jokes and advertisements which In
clude the theater schedule. Our
circulation now u about 80, and we
carry about 20 ads Q week. The
newspaper has been publshed for
16 weeks, and We hope to print II
indefinitely.
This work takes most Of our spare
time, but No flnd It 8 lot OF fun.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

ton courses can
be viewed at the
w. P. A. Chill
dren's Art Ex-
hibit now being
held at 816 In
dependence ave-
nue. S.W.
Under the able
ir c tion of
Philip r. Bell,
the project Is
proving to be q
very popular
one, jud gin G
from the num-
Der of pictures
Sllh m 1 tted hv
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Charles stesbins. New Jerse
There are eight each from Florida
and North and South Carolina,
seven from Illinois, and from Ohio,
California, Michigan and Kentucky
there are SIX each.
Indiana and West Virginia sent
i've students each to Central when
the. new school year opened.
Central has students from the
far corners Of the earth. There are
three from China, as many from
Greece, two from italy and onA from
Cuba. Canada, Norway, oGtmany
and the philipplnas.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

couldn't think Of
anything tina t
would suit him.
so I chriStened
him Oscar ~
because all my
other turtles had
b e e n ca lie d
Oscar.
Oscar gets a
variety Of food.
One day I feed
him q bite Of
tomato and let
tn ce , and tn e
next day I give
him some ant
o0pS SlrNo hA
Evening star., 1940-03-10

schools outside
the District.
Thirty-nine Of
- States and
ht foreign
nations are rep
resented In the
Central student
body. Maryland
tops the list with,
81, and Virginia
Is second with
81. There are
"a from New
York, is from
p e n n SylVania
and nine from,
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Wings Over Capital
Prise Contributes
BY ALICE AMRIN, II,
81 ALICE AMHIN, IL
Eastern Hish School

From the billowy clouds floating
lazily by
Comes the roar Of q plane as It
wings DER on high.
Although I can't see 1t, my heart
fills with Joy.
For know that It's there to pro-
tect, not destroy.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Just Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP II. LOVE,
Junior star Editor.

In the Junior Star Of February 49, Robert Jones' 3 Of Thirty
first Mount Rainier
ties of the Junior Prince Homer Pigeon Club which pre
arcle-for
Of 81 eac-tod
their ranging
Evening star., 1940-03-10
BY NELLY DEL REGATO, IL
Bethesda Elementary School.

Cuba was one of the first Spanish
colonies in America and was the last
to gain its independence. The
Cuban people wanted to be free, and
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Pet Turtle Oscar
The Fourth Likes
Lots of Sunshine
BY BARBARA LEWIS, II,
Racred ana ~ 0rhnni

My pet turtle ID named Oscar ".
He Is still just Z little turtle, and
hadn't had him very long when
decided he should have . name. ]
Evening star., 1940-03-10
BY CLINTON DALTON, Is,
Oxon Hill (Md.) High School.

Leopold Stokowski has quite aptly
said, An artist plays on an audience,
while q musician plays-notes!"
We at Oxon Hill High School are
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Boys Present
Interesting
Program
illustrate Subjects
With Talks, Maps
And Sketches
Prize Contribution
BY JOHN MAHONEY, II,
0t. 0abriel's School.

Boys In the seventh grade Of et.
Gabriel's School decided to have Q
project, and after discussing the
matter voted to hold . mineral and
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Art Classes Help
Children Develop
Their Talent
Prise Contributions.
BY JANET MORAN, II,

At last the children of Washing
ton have been given . chance to de-
velop their talent in the field of
art, and the results Of new instruc-
Evening star., 1940-03-10

her name has been a perma-
nent fixture on our honor roll.
Virginia inherits her musical abil-
ity from her mother, who Is teach
ing number Of other pupils in our
school to play the piano. Quite
Evening star., 1940-03-10

mole Indian village with huts built
on stills. The Seminole women
wear their hair built upon high
frames like q big hat. They wear
bright-colored dresses and row
upon row Of beads around their
uecks.
Sarasota, winter home Of the
Ringing Bros. Circus and some OF
the big league baseball teams, va
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Nations Oldest City Wins
Interest Of Boy Traveller

Editors Note-This is the sec
onG and final story By a young
Uriter Dho relates his adventures
on a motor trip to Florida.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Cook Would Kno,U That.

Chief Petty Officer: "The enemy
are as thick as peas. What shall
we do?" ...
Onicer Of the Day: Shell 'em,
you idiot, shell 'eml"
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Junior High Broadcasts

Editors Note Tho follosDtng
article 10 one Of q series on sub
5ects dransattzed by the Gross.
roads Thedter Players IN pro-
grams arranged BY The Star and
broddcdst ore1 Station WMAL IN
co-operatton NTH the National
Broadcdsttng Co. and the DIS
trtct junjor high schools. Watch
The Star tor exact times OF these
broadcdsts.
THE FALL or THE HOUSE OF
USHER.
This is one Of the most weird tales
written by Edgar Allan Poe. It
opens with the narrator on his way
BY horseback to the home Of hts old
friend. Roderick Usher, eccentric
survivor Of . noted family, who lived
IN . centuries-old house.
The story teller came In answer
to Roderick's plea. He arrived on .
dark autumn night and viewed the
bleak house from acrcss the moat.
A servxnt let down the drawbridge.
and the narrator. rode In. He met
The family physician Who made his
outlook mare gloomy by advising.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

AlCt0A VAAAOAts
They soon dis
covered, as they
started on their
plans, that &C.
ography and &C.
ology are more
interesting when
they are illus
trated and dra-
matized.
O U r teacher
o o Z u ] II z q tQe
names Of several
firms. and at her
request they
kindly loa n . d
Evening star., 1940-03-10
By RAYMOND w. BELLAMY, Jr., 8
Cheverly (Md.) School.

q We spent q pleasant morning see
ing beautiful Miami. It has fine
stores and hotels and gorgeous
homes, mostly Of Spanish, italian
Evening star., 1940-03-10

and m o d e r n
arch hitec ture
with their lawns
running d o W n
70 Biscayne Bay
Or to the Allan
tic Ocean, and
trim "a h t S
moored at their
landings.
In the after
noon we lef I
Miami on the
Tamiami Trail
through the Ey-
erRlades. Every
little bit We
CA-i
Evening star., 1940-03-10
ANs,rers fo Rfdlies

/. Nothing. :. Tney nesd 4 lot
q dressing. :. \ dad oos. I. Tree.
). jailhdrd.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Central High School
Has Students From
Thirty.nine States
BY CHARLES STEBBINs, 16,
Central High School.

Out Of 355 i1ew students enrolled
IN Central High School at the be-
ginning Of the 1939-40 school year,
235 came from public and private
Evening star., 1940-03-10

know. This started the Spanish
American War that gave independ-
ence to Cuba.
On our last trip to Cuba, the boat
we took In Miami entered the Port
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Fourteen
Prise Csssyibsdes.
Nv MILDRED EDIER- IL

Prise Contribution.
By MILDRED EDLER, Il
Anacostis Senior Hish echeol.
It's q lot Of fun to be II,
And gaze with wondering eyes,
On all the world surrounding you
In sweet and glad surprise.
It's nice to have . faith In life
That nothing can allay,
To know at once the deepest grief
And pure ecstatic Joy.
To thrill at roguish. boyish srinS
And dark unruly hair,
And then to see them pass you by
As If they didn't care.
It's fun to try to march ahead
With banners all unfurled,
And think you have the stun It takes
To beat this weary world.
Oh yes, It's fun to be II.
OF course, you know that's true.
I'd not exchange that precious year
For centuries, would you?
Evening star., 1940-03-10

The following notice was inserted
In farm weekly:
ANY one found near my chicken
house at night will be found there
the next morning."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Sunset-MagnoIia
School Fight Goes
Into Second Round

The Sunset Magnolia school fight,
first aired before county supervi-
sors Nov. 10, Monday was ordered
to go still another round.
Supervisors cleared the atmos-
phere somewhat by denying a Pc
titlon that strip of the Sunset
district be added to Magnolia dis
trict. permitting Sunset pupils to
attend Magnolia school the remain
der of the school year if they de-
sired, and recommended formation
OF one or two union elementary
schools to help cut down operation
expenses.
1t was suggested that represen-
tatives of the Sunset, Magnolia
Hlghline and Eastside school dis
tricts meet with representatives Of
the Brawley, Holtville, and Imperial
high school, the county school SUI
perintendent, and the county as
SCISSOR to discuss the problem OF
where the elementary children
should be sent to high school when
ready, the logical division of land
into districts, and the union ele-
mentary school idea.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. CUPo
Confronted with the problem of con-
trolling a growing epidemic, the
state department of public health
today asked all full time public
health officers in California to re-
port daily any new cases of influ-
enze or deaths from the disease in
their territories.
The daily check, which will sup
plement usual weekly reports, will
cover 80 per cent of the state S
population, DR.. Bertram P. Brown,
state director of public health, said.
During last week $50 new cases of
influenza were reported throughout
the state, against sis for the pre-
ceding week. The official list, COW
ering only part of the cases under
doctors care, served as a barometer
of the situation which had reached
epidemic proportions.
1t was emphasized, however, that
the germ which was going the
rounds causes only a mild form OF
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Relief
S pitts
SoHorns
SRAHe ad PIE dses
House, Gle anins in
Personnel Board

SACRAMENTO, Dec. ;.
(UP)-Unemployment relief
controversy and general ap-
proval Of most Of the nation
al defense measures on the
agenda today featured the second
day CT the special session as the
legislature hurried toward adjourn
ment tomorrow night or Thursday
Gov Culbert Olson declined COM
ment on the clash between relief
Administrator S. C. RubinoW and
several high administration officials
over relief policies, resulting in
RubinoW'S premise to abolish the
SRA board of personnel standards
and appeals today.
On the defense front, the senate
moved swiftly through non-contro-
versial bills. The governmental
efficiency committee voted do pass"
recommendation on bills to create
home guard, exchange a small
land parcel at the San Luis ObiSpo
national guard camp, and author
ize aviation studies at San Diego
State college. Also favored was a
bill to permit Martinez to operate
the Benicia- Martinez ferry
The home guard bill was first
to pass the senate, 80 to 0.
The legislatures advisory commit
tee on defense, composed of Is
prominent citizens, met today with
the joint legislative committee on
employment. The group was told
of the new state defense council
bill, drafted by the Hays govern
mental efficiency committee, which
will replace b 1T h the governor S
and the legislatures respective de-
| fense councils.
The committee defense bill, set
ting up a 15-member council named
by the governor with the advice of
the legislature and confirmation by
the senate, was due for senate
action later today.
Each house had three session run
ming together, so confusing law
makers and attaches that colored
flags were used on the rostrum as
the session interchanged.
adjournment was predicted fol
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03

meet Ell Centrans at 5th and Main
streets and greet his friends all
along the street as far as Seventh.
He will have candy and small pres
ents for all who meet him.
The work of creating toys and
other presents for all the boys and
girls is already complete, according
to reports from the North Pole and
Santa VIII accept letters from
youngsters with their Christmas
lists.
The best ChristmXs letters will
win cash prizes donated by the
Post-Press.
Santa plans to appear in down.
town El Centre daily until Christ
mas eve in the various stores. on
Saturdays and on the day before
Christmas. Santa will greet chill
dren and accept their Christmas
letters all day, starting at 10 am.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-03
Police Rebuild
Character from
ScrawIed Notes
BY LOGAN JENKINS

81 am sending you the some
Of IS now 1t has binn to
bad that l couldn't get the
money before now :"
Because of this penciled scrawl,
found in the effects of Lowell T.
Low who was fatally bludgeoned
over the head as he lay in a sleep
ing bag alongside the railroad tracks
in Ell Centre, investigators Tuesday
deduced that Low had been slain
for his money.
The pitiful letter, badly spelled
and phrased, was addressed to a
store in Sumas, Wash.
". would have Wrot before
and tolde you but I didnent think
you would believe me am no
crook and will show you all yet
that I am all rite and you will
get all that is coming to you "
Low never had chance to mail
that letter for an instrument that
police believed was a two-by-four
club cracked his skull early last
Thursday. He died Sunday after
noon without regaining conscious
ness.
Other unStamped, unmailed en-
velopeS found in his possession
threw only half light upon the
stranger. One was addressed to
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