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place to make safe home for the
pigeon-in the bathroom.
We were sure that the bird was
carrier pigeon. We bought some
chicken food for it. and occasionally
took it out in the yard for sun
bath. Each day, we put medicine
on its broken wing and tied it back
so the wing would mend together.
Often we would find Lucky sitting
outside the bathroom door await
ing his opportunity. and, had it
come, there would have been no
more pigeon to tempt him
I, Every day the pigeon became
stronger and would fly short
distance. Soon, We knew it would
be able to continue. One sunny
day, about month later, We agreed
that the pigeon was strong enough
to be given the chance TO prove its
strength in flight. We took it out
on the back porch and stood in
amazement as it flew upon the next
housetop. 1t tilted its head in a
cheerful manner as if to say thanks
and flew on its way.
Several days later we read in the
paper that a carrier pigeon had re-
turned after it had been missing a
month. In this way. it was shown
to us that some one besides the
pigeon appreciated our hospitality
and care.
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Girl Potter Sells
CLAW Products

Making mud pies sounds like a
pretty useless bit of cookery, but a
few deft movements of the fingers
can change what appears to be an
ordinary mud pie into an attractive
vase or bowl.
At least. that's the story Rozella
Christensen tells.
First get the clay, which is near
our house" she said. Then I mix
it with just a little water if it is too
hard. If want a bowl, shape it
into a round ball first, and then
make a hole in it large enough to
make the finished product resemble
a bowl.
After it's been carefully shaped
and smoothed, let it dry out and
then set it out in the sun to bake,
When it is dry, I paint it,
Rozella sells them at two for Is
cents as a rule, and occasionally
breaks down and quotes bargain
price of three for a dime.
Her able assistant is an Indian
girl who helps paint the vases and
bowls and sometimes aids in shaping
them.
Rozella's address is Box II, Oaks,
Okla.
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lPrises Tofaling IS
| offered for Best
Contributions

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and including high school age are
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awarded for the best five contribu-
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lowing rules must be observed
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tributiOn and on the back of every
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3. Stories, articles, poems, etc.
must be written on one side Of
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Boys and girls who wish to act as
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In a third Charles stebbins-
size model of Edison's workshop
these boys make miniature telegraph
KEYS and similar objects as part OF
their schooling. The machinery
used is quarter-size models of the
machines that Edison had in his
own shop.
Nineteen boys. stay at the fair
for one month at time and then
go back to the Greenfield Village
School in Dearborn, Mich, where
they are students. Henry Ford
established the trade school in
Greenfield and arranged the 1889
and 1910 year so that all the students
could spend at least one month at
the fair in the Edison Institute
workshop.
The institute is quite up to the
standards of the State public schools.
The boys not only learn things from
their textbooks, but they also have
a chance to make the things they
read about. In the shop they have
a chance to see and handle the
original models of some of America S
first inventions They can learn
how they originated and see for
themselves what difficulties were
met and how they were overcome.
While the boys are attending
school at the fair, they live at a
large estate rented for them by Mr.
Henry Ford.
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ground must be hoed well and
broken up. After that, all you have
to do is to water them now and
then and watch them grow.
have found that gourds will grow
better if they are allowed to Irvine
their way up a fence. When the
stems turn brown, you may cut
the gourds. and then the real fun
with your hobby will begin.
Many Things Made.
The gourds can be made into SO
many things that it is almost i'm
possible to describe them. Fol eX-
ample. there are birds nests. dip
pers. drinking cups, pots for plants,
bowls, trinket boxes and trays. Some
of the gourds, however. should be
saved for seed, so you will not have
to buy seed for next years crop.
One novelty that I have enjoyed
making is a fiesta string of gourds,
including not only the gourds them
selves but dried squash, pine cones,
dried okra and beans from honey
locust, with the gourds painted in
different colors.
To make a dipper gourd. cut off
a section on one side. It Is nice to
use at home or to take along on
your camping trips. Gourds of SIM
liar size are suitable for wren houses,
too. To make one of these. cut a
hole the size of a quarter in one
side, shake out the seeds. and it is
ready for the wren family to move
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Life

Life
BY MARGARET SAUNDERS, Is,
st. PauTs Academy.
That word, so small, so softly said,
Means love and hate, and God DER
head,
1t means each day and what we
make it,
It means each care and how we
take it,
1t means the bitter with the sweet,
1t means the troubles we chance
to meet,
1t means all joys and happiness,
; And a tower composed Of Luck
and Guess,
For some, it means the Hall of Fame,
For others, just an unknown name,
For those who travel the restless sea,
1t means a life of poverty.
For those who dwell within their
home
1t means a peace, that will never
roam.
But, no matter what L1FE means
TO you,
There is one real thing we all
can do:
Just smile and walk the road ahead
With peace Of mind, and God Ger
head.
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1ully COlUlCu clay.
The name suggests just what the
Badlands area wasteland of coun-
try, marvelously wrought into weird
hills and deep gulches, in every
shade of red, gray, orange and
bluish-green colorings. Formerly
the bed of an ocean, now baked dry
and harsh, with the various strata
formed by minerals at an earlier
time in this country's history, these
lands are good for nothing but
scant grazing in the plateaus where
coarse grass ekes out existence in
the shallow soil formed by volcanic
ash.
Queer shapes and forms doomed
before us-hilltops lighted by
brilliant sun, and the valleys, still
dark and mysterious, seemingly
miles deep.
Driving slowly along the rims of
the hills, we saw small black objects
moving far below When our eyes
became accustomed TO the distance,
We made out two small herds of
wild horses grazing in the shadows
Of high cliffs and drinking at a
small pool of water which cleaned
from the floor of the valley.
Legend has it that those horses
are descendants of wild horses lost
hundreds of years ago in those Bad
lands, in that identical spot, and
being unable to find their way out
Of the maze of crumbling, Jagged
hills, spent their lives behind that
impenetrable barrier. They had
their. water hole and scant desert
grass and all the freedom of the
wilds, and they were satisfied.
We were fortunate to come upon
them, for people native to that Sec
ton told us that it is only at sun
rise and shutdown that they may be
glimpsed.
1t is said that ocean and tropical
growth once covered that nov desc
late place. Proof is found in the
petrified seashells, oranges, coral
and seaweed.
This country is a treat for fossil
hunters. and we enjoyed securing
the hills for rare objects. Beautiful
rose quartz, agates of every hue.
and even perfectly formed imprints
OF fern and other vegetation we
found in short time. These
trophies of the trip I added to nv
rock collection.
No mementoes will be needed.
however, to remind me of this trip.
for l shall always remember the
Badlands as saw it, by sunrise.
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na Girl Produces Variety of Novelties From Gouds Raised at Home
Youth Relates
Adventures
In England
Survived Air Raid
And PerilOus Trip
To United States
BY KARIN E. SHEA, II,
Mckinley High School.

Charles Howard, jr., an American
boy. who has spent most of his life
in England, is back in the United
States after surviving an air raid
and a perilous crossing of the At
lantic.
Charles was here recently, visiting
friends, and I had the pleasure of
interviewing him at the home Of q
neighbor.
In London he attended a school
with about 900 other boys, and after
the war began the boys were evac-
uated to house in the country not
far from military camp.
One night Charles was awakened
by the drone Of airplane motors
and the resounding boom of guns
He found his schoolmates leaning
out the windows, watching the burst
of bombs. The German raiders were
attacking the military camp. They
few over the manor house, where
the boys lived, in great numbers.
II was too sleepy to be frightened,
guess" Charles said. None of the
bombs dropped near the house, so
we boys came through the raid
safely.
Are the English people confident
they will win the WARP" Charles
was asked
Yes" he replied, IF they receive
satisfactory aid from the United
States. I do hope, though, that
America will change its policy Of
demanding immediate cash for sup
plies that are purchased"
Family's Car Sold.
Charles predicted the war will
last for about three years and that
Great Britain will not show her
superiority until near the end.
Before Charles and his parents
left England they sold their big new
automobile for a mere 500.
The chief reason for this is that
gasoline is rationed, and car OF
high horsepower is a drag on the
market" Charles said. For in
stance, just 10 gallons of gasoline
was allowed each month for car
of the kind we owned. II was
worth 500 only because 1t was to
be converted into small ambu-
lance"
Plane Convoy.
+ How about your trip to the United
States?" 1 asked him.
quite uneventful," he answered
except for our boat being chased
by German submarine"
"A submarine!' I exclaimed
YES" Charles continued calmly.
The submarine was reported Turk
ing about while our boat was pass
ing through the English Channel.
For this reason. Royal Air Force
plane lowered over us until We were
we'll out TO sea"
Instead of being terrified by the
war. Charles plans to prepare for
service in the Navy At present he
is attending military school in
/ the East.
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Boy Visits Famous
Places on Motor
Trip to West
By JOHN ". MEGGERS, ii,

1!ICe btdl JuliuI F4sH OStIOU4
Sights that we stopped to see
along the way made our family S
automobile trip to Wisconsin in
August very interesting. We were
going to Clinton, Wis, to visit rela-
tives and Pittsburgh was the main
stop on the first day out.
There, we toured the University of
Pittsburgh, known as The Cathe-
dral of Learning" with its main
building, a skyScraper. standing out
in the sky. The university has nine
so-called nationality rooms, each
one made of native woods and other
materials from nine countries-Scot-
land, Poland, Russia, Hungary
China, Sweden, Germany, Czecho-
Slovakia and Yugoslavia.
e. They demonstrate the industry
the education and the art of the
Various countries.
Our next stop was Henry Ford S
Greenfield Village, in Dearborn
Mich, collection of old houses OF
famous people, a cotton gin, a
glass-blowing shop, sorghum mill
and many other interesting build
ings. 1t was built as memorial
to Thomas A. Edison, the late in
ventor whose Menlo Park, N, j.,
laboratory has been transported
there and again set up.
Arriving at Clinton we re-
NAMED Is days and then returned
home through Springfield, Ill. where
we visited Lincoln's tomb; Cincin-
natl and the famous Serpent Mound
of Southern Ohio. The mound
built by prehistoric men, extends
1885 feet along the crest of a ridge.
The mouth" of Serpent Mound
holds a stone resembling huge egg
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Posers

Our posers this week deal with
personalities and acts in the enter
tainment field Can you answer
them correctly?
/. Glen Gray is "a famous sports
announcer; a band leader; the man
who plays the part of Amos in
Amos n Andy"D.
2. Who are the Andrews Sisters?
8. frankie earle, the composer of
Sunrise Serenade," plays drums;
piano; trumpe) in Horace Heidt's
band.
4. Who played the part of Dracula
b the movies?
5. Arturo Toscanini Is The ncD-
ductor of "a newspaper column: the
Twentieth Century Limited rail-
road train; symphony orchestral.
6. Who plays the part Of Andy
HardyS sister,
.. Who's "Yehudi9"
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Youth Makes and
Sells Saw Handles

Trying to use a saw without a
handle is like trying to butter bread
with your thumb. Even q poor
handle can make the job Of saving
a headache for any man. Arthur
Larson realized this, and as a result
he has developed a good way to
make money.
Arthur, who is a. has quite a
business making and selling saw
handles. He produces them in all
sizes, shapes and designs. They're
very easy to make. All you have to
do is copy the pattern from the
broken handle you want to replace,
and trace it on a piece OF l-inch
board.
Then you cut it out with
another saw and sandpaper it until
it is smooth and all the corners and
sharp edges have been eliminated.
Finally, you paint it. Arthur says
any color will do. You can suit your
own-or the buyers taste.
Arthur lives at 3465 Jefferson
avenue, Ogden, Utah.
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The Wind
By JOANNE HAMILTON, IL,

John Marshall Junior High Schooi,
Pasadena, Calf.
1t whistles through the barren field
It sings among the trees.
The bushes on the hilltop yield
To windstorm from the seas.
The waves dash high, the winds
cold blast
Brings young gulls to then
mothers
Around the point ship appears at
last.
It's fog horn warning others.
Then off the blustry windstorm goes;
Away, far, and away;
And who among us even knows
Whence came the windy day?
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Each Stamp Has
A Story to Tell
By WARREN SLABY. IA.


When I write about stamps it is
not to tell about watermarks or
perforations. 1 like to think that
each stamp has definite story or
background behind it.
For instance, I have a stamp
bearing the picture of King Albert
of the Belgians, who was a hero
during World War l. AS you look
at this stamp you cannot help but
visualize stirring pictures of battle.
I also have Canadian war tax
stamp that was used during the
first World War. ANY one who has
spare moments should have some
hobby to fill them up, and stamp
collecting is my favorite pastime.
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took camera down inside of the
helmet and made some underwater
pictures, which turned out rather
we'll
The helmet came in handy quite
often when we cleaned the pool.
We found it easier TO breathe in
than a diving mask. The mask
just fits over your eyes and mouth.
The helmet weighs about IS pounds.
This is rather heavy, but you don't
feel its weight under water.
This winter I plan to secure a
diving suit with a telephone set,
and then I will be fully equipped
for diving. Some day I hope to
make diving my hobby and ulti-
mately nv career.
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ly staying down
under water as
long as possible
without fire S h
air.
AS an expert
ment. several of
us went down
with the helmet
alone and found
we could stay
under 3l2 min
uteS. or | l m e
enough to walk
a out rs feet
along the bottom
of the pool. On
ona oococio,, MO
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October
By MILDRED BROWN. IA.

Damascus Md Hish School.
October rolls around again
And fills me with content.
There isn't child more glad than /
On this armament.
The cellars filled with apple smells,
And on the Shelves are set
Jars of Mas preserves and such,
The best you've ever "et."
Mas pullets raised from chicks last
spring
Are starting in to lay;
With pasture nearly gone. our cows
Are munchin' grain and hay.
I feel almost that I've no right
To be secure from harm,
Enjoying all the blessings of
October on the farm.
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In as soon as you find a place to
put it.
An odd-shaped gourd is suitable
for a trinket box. Saw off the top
third of the gourd very carefully
because it is to be the lid. Take
out the seeds and the pith, and
then sandpaper the top and the
bottom. 1t can be decorated in any
way you please. A circle of card
board glued under the bottom of
the lid will keep it from falling of.
Raising gourds is a very interest
ing hobby and hope you will try it,
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Edison Institute Is
Most Outstanding
School at Fair
BY CHARLES STEBBINS, II,
Central High School

WORLDS FAIR. N. Y.-Even at
the Worlds Fair one can't get away
from the mention of school. At
nearly every exhibit there is
some sort of school, but the
most famous of them all is the
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Although
BY AMELIA NORRIS, 4

by AMELIA NonnlS, IL,
Dennison Vocational School
Do you tackle the trouble that comes
your way
With resolute neart and cheerful.
Or hide your face from the light of
day
With craven soul ana fearful?
For troubles a ton CT troubles an
ounce,
Or troubles whateve. you make 1t.
And 1t isn't The fact that
You're hurt that counts.
But only how did you take it.
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Girl Collects Many
Miniature Charms
n I'LL IIEI NINA STARIER 1.
fSF II"
Richard MONTGOMERY Junior
uiuh SrhoOl Rockville, Nd.


High School. Rockville. Nd
NY latest hobby is collecting min
iature charms. and I now have Is
of them. They range in size from
IL inches down to only three
Fights of an inch. The largest one
is a rooster that seems to have
been made out of shell. The small
est are a shoe and two elephants,
one of celluloid. the other Of metal,
Among my favorites are a little
glass kewpie. a hand-carved ivory
elephant, a pipe that came from In
dia. tiny pistol and pitcher, some
of which were given to me by my
mother and my friends.
Others of these miniatures include
a. cute little celluloid shoe and a
"no-parking" sign that purchased
at the dime store.
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a r o S e e ar ! y
and drove my
family and Ia
few miles from
the little town
OF Wall, S. OAK,
over W / n d i n z
mountain roads,
h l 6 h er a nd
higher, until, as
we rounded the
crest of q fat
mountain, the
first rays of the
sun lighted the
unforge t t a b / e
view of this vast
waste of beauti-
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friends came to
see us one
afternoon and
brought along
a pigeon with a
broken W i n 6
that they had
found along the
way. We were
fon d or the
ig con and
sorry for 1t, too,
so we adopted
it. At that time
we had a cat
Lucky was his
name-So there
u-lC only one
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Edison Institute
W h 1 c h W a S
launched at the
Ford Building
last year.
Although this
school is an ex-
hibit, boys from
10 to Is years
old demonstrate
their shop work
in a model OF
Thomas A. Edi-
sons orig inal
Menlo Park, N,
j.. m &C h n e
shop.
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Calamity
Speed Fiend: We'll, I'm afraid
that train will beat us to the cross
ing"
Passenger: That's not what l am
afraid of. It might be a tie"
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Poser 4nSaCerS

Poser AnSzCerS
/. Band leader. 2. A trio Of singers,
3. Piano. 4. Bella Lugosi. S. A SYM
phony orchestra. 6. Cecilia Parker.
7. A mythical character on Bob
Hopes program.
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H,o0f of the PUDDING

Nervous Old Lady-If give you a
piece of pudding you'll never return,
will you?
Persistent Tramp-Well, Ma am,
you know your pudding better than
do.
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Prize Contribution.
BY ELIZABETH DEAN, IA,

my raising gourdsgods of all shapes
able unusual things
found this both pleasant
In fact is a
Before planting seeds the
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He Took No Chances
ALT ito Ralph, who is high up on
the ladder)-Hey, Ralph, that ladder
is upside down!
Ralph-I know it. put it up that
way so III be near the bottom if it
falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

Manager-Whats the idea OF SIT
ting out there absolutely silent for
5 minutes?
Saxophonist-That was request
number.
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Sunrise Over
The Dakota
Beautiful and RAJ
Sights Described
BY Young Visitor
Prise Contribution
By PAUL G. WILSON, IA,
Mckinley High School.

The most beautiful sight of my
life was watching the sun rise over
the Badlands of South Dakota.
Setting our clock for 1 am, we
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Spirit of rs
Adams-See that drum? My
great-grandfather used 1t In the
Revolutionary War
Adamic-Yes, and I suppose he
beat it when he saw the enemy.
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Macy Diving Helmet Used
To Clean Summing Pool
Prise Contribution
BY GEORGE WOODBURY., Is,

a that
diving helmet
dollar where the Anacostia
swimming pool where worked
The whom worked hooked electric paint
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Stray Pigeon
Nursed Back
To Health
Newspaper Story
Indicates 1t Flew
Home When Freed
Prise Contribution
BY ELFRIEDE TREBUS, II,
AnacoStia High Schonl

Have you ever cared for an in
jured bird or an animal? My
family did, last summer. and it led
to an unusual experience Some
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through a tube. Thus, We had two
ways to use the helmet, one with
the sprayer and the other by mere
Sunday Chicago bee. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1925-19??, 1940-09-01
kLANS, BUNDS
NEVER A c Rec
Says xxx HEAD

ATLANTA, Aug. 29-(ANP) In
the wake Of the widespread pu-
blicity given last weeks "Ameri-
canizatiOn" rally sponsored by the
Ku KluX Khan and held in a New
Jersey German-American Bund
camp, James A. Colescott, Khan
imperial wizard, pooh-poohed the
idea Of any merger Of the two
organization
Such a merger, he said, could
MT be achieved any more than
one with Communists and Ne
grOes." He said he thought hold
ing the New Jersey rally at the
bund camp was "a grieVous mis-
take" but that he had approved
it after learning the Khan would
have complete control over the
program.
Colescott said the Khan had
denounced the bund and oppos-
ed it for years and had urged
congress to dissolve it," He con-
tinued: 1T would be suicide for
anyone to attempt to ally the
Khan and the bund. At least 95
per cent Of the Khan membership
would resign. if such an attempt
were made"