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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-28
Troy Moose to Entertain.

The Troy Moose lodge has invited
the Libby Moose and their ladies to
a combination card and dancing
party next Saturday night, March 80.
Regional Director A. j. Sartori Of
Spokane and Fred c. Yarbrough,
president of Montana Association Of
Moose, will be in attendance. All
Libby Moose urged to be present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-28
Egg Hunt Big Success.

Approximately $50 youngsters
participated in the first annual East
er egg hunt which was sponsored by
the local Lions club last Sunday.
Although the day was rainy the
children lost no time in getting
started on the hunt and it is pre-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-28
NOTICE.

/ will not be responsible for bill
contracted by my wife, Dollie Re
memo of Troy.
44-45 OLAF RENEMO.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-28

sumed that every one of them came
back with at least one egg. Races
took place after the big hunt was
over.
The Lions extend vote of thanks
To all those who had to do with max
ing the idea a success and hope that
the same enthusiasm will be shown
next year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-03-28
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Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Driear left
this morning to drive to Kalispell.
Bert Wilke Of Fortine was here
Tuesday on court business.
What happened to Mister Wayne2
Naiva know. Ask him Friday night
at 300. 1t
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Prises TOfaLing IS
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 contribu-
tions published each week. The fol-
lowing 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.
5. 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 be final. and The Star
reserves the right to publish any
contribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable. re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
5. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Boys and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
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 =,
together with the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them as re-
porters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however, to
decline to issue reporters cards or
revoke those already issued when
ever such action appears advisable
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
Star Building, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

bone of English aristocarcy. Mos
of the officers in the fighting serv-
ices and 80 per cent of the ruling
class of Britain come from the
5000 boys who graduate annually
from the public schools.
The morning SUN greeted the boys
as they rushed out of the century
old buildings. Soon they were doing
physical exercises on the dewy grass.
Ten minutes later whistle blew
and every one rushed to the open
air swimming pool for quick swim,
and then returned to the dornls
sleeping rooms) to dress.
Breakfast came next. and due to
wartime rationing, the boys did
not get so much to eat as before.
but just enough to keep fit. Por-
ridge and milk, bacon, bread and
butter, tea and sugar were quickly
eaten. and after grace was said every
one left. Between breakfast and
classes the boys had to make their
beds. Although in peace time, beds
were made for them, in war time
they have to make them themselves.
Evening Tea.
The bell for morning classes rang
at 9 and the boys collected their
books from their prep rooms (study
halls and proceeded to the class
rooms. There we're five periods in
the morning. with a break in the
middle At lunch the boys had stew.
which was very popular among the
cooks because meat was rationed.
After lunch most boys listened to
the radio for news Glasses were re-
sumed at 2:30 pm. and by school
was over Then the boys changed
clothes for games. Many played
cricket an English game resembling
BASEBALL. or tennis, some went
swimming and others chose running
but whatever it be. every boy was
required to take some form of ex-
erciSe.
Tea was served at $50 pm. and
actually this was the last meal for
the day 1t consisted only of bread
and butter and cakes, and they were
quickly devoured. as every one was
hungry after games. After tea came
prep Chome work., which lasted for
an hour and a half. During the
later part of prep lights were turned
on and blackout curtains were
drawn because of the danger of air
attacks. After prep the boys either
read or went to some club meeting.
At $50 o'clock, after little sup
per. consisting usually of bread and
cheese, every one went to bed.
So another DAY went by quietly,
soon a week, soon a month, soon a
term, soon year passed. Time goes
on, but the British public schools,
II peace or war, remain unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Two Easily Made Gifts

three of them. Use the box top
marks to mark the sides of the
cheese box.
Measure 6 inches from bottom of
each leg and make a mark. Now
fasten the legs to cheese box (which
Is upside DOWN and the top at the
places you have marked, using
screws or nails
Give the entire surface of the
stand two or three coats of enamel.
1t is a good idea to select colors that
will harmonize with the room in
which the stand will be Used. Apply
the transfer pictures. using them
between the legs and one in the
center of the tray.
Line the stand with bright colored
cretonne, tacking or gluing it in.
Be sure to make several little pockets
sewn to the sides, to hold thimble,
scissors, etc.
To make a plant stand or oc-
casional table, follow the same
directions, except that the box is
used bottom up. OF course, it is not
lined,
Evening star., 1940-12-08
By BERT SACKETT.

Here are two lovely gifts easily
made from old cheese boxes. One
is a sewing stand; the other is an
occasional table.
Get your grocer to give you two
round wooden cheese boxes. Cut
three legs from scrap wood, making
them 1X2x2 inches. You will also
need enamel. decalcomanias (trans-
fer pictures) and some bright
cretonne.
To make the sewing stand. sand
paper all of the wooden parts until
they are perfectly smooth Round
off the top outside edge of each leg
by rubbing with sandpaper.
Next, mark positions on box and
lid for the legs. The first step in
doing this is measuring the diameter
of the box top. Then cut strip
of paper one-half the diameter, and
with this as a measure, divide the
outside edge of the box top into
six equal parts, making light marks.
Now skip every other mark and
make a heavy mark; there will be
Evening star., 1940-12-08

was something OF novel eX-
perience for his new classmates, but
it wasn't long before they were used
to it.
AS to why Sam has become a
junior in high school at such an
early age the answer is simple. He
attended school in Virginia where
there are only seven lower grades
and skipped the second grade. This.
however, still leaves a great deal
of credit due him. because at Lane
High School in Charlottesville he
was an honor student.
Sam was born in Philadelphia
where his father was an English
teacher. He lived in several parts
of the, country. including Oregon
and Montana, before going to Char
lottesville. His home here is at 1926
Fourth street NE.
Throughout grade school Sam had
an average of B. He is a good STU
dent and at Tech he is studying
chemistry, second-year French,
geometry, English and history.
Chemistry is his favorite subject
and he displays much ability in it.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Prize Contribution.
By MARY JANE LINDAHL, II,
Truesdell School.
and
MARIE BELLER, IL,
Brishtvood School.

One day when We were playing
nice to make house for our dolls.
We wanted to have windows with
curtains. a front door that opened
and closed and other features that
would make it very realistic.
The idea was so interesting that
we went to work right away. Two
medium sized cardboard boxes, a
large one and a small one, gave us
the walls for the dollhouse, and We
cut out the doors and windows with
a knife Other pieces of cardboard
were used for partitions in some Of
the rooms. These were sewn in to
make sure they would stand up.
Then it was time for the wall
paper. We couldn't get wallpaper
book, so We collected extra paper
around our homes and made it
serve the purpose Before putting
in the paper we had to bind the
tops and the corners of the rooms
so the paper would not tear.
The next thing was to nail the
dollhouse to a platform We had
made for it and then to lay floor
ing of paper that gave the floor
an appearance of wood. We found
that picture negatives boiled in
water to remove the film gave US
transparent windows. Black paper
was used for the door, the window
sills and the shutters.
In the back of the house We tash-
ioned a little garden to give it
honey touch. When We finished
the house itself, we found that we
had spent 10 cents on construction
and II cents on furnishings, total
cost of 81 cents. We bought the
toy dishes and cut paper silverware
from the sides of cereal boxes for
the kitchen table.
The sink, stove and ice box were
made of cardboard boxes covered
with wide adhesive tape, and the
bathtub and washstand of boxes
covered with pink paper. A bent
nail sticking through the bathroom
wall, with thumb tacks in the wall
below it, made a nice imitation
shower bath. The chairs were made
of wooden blocks and cardboard.
1t took us a week to make the
dollhouse. 1t has six rooms,
Evening star., 1940-12-08

The northern part of the State
was truly beautiful. 1t was early
in April, and the spacious fields were
Just turning a light green. In the
distance could be seen the last of
the winter snow on the Big Horn
Mountains. The central part of
Wyoming was not nearly so beau
tiful. There, we drove through
country studded with many oil der
ricks, set on the vast, dry, sage
brush covered plains.
It was out on the plains that
trouble began. We heard low
"phff," which proved to be a fiat
tire. Out piled the busload of
students until the tire was repaired
and then We continued our journey
Fifty miles farther. we had a second
fiat, and just three miles out of
Casper we had engine trouble. This
time, we sent word into town, and
another bus came to our recue.
We arrived at Casper High School
In time to play our contest pieces
with the class c bands. although we
were an "A" band. Sheridan was
rated with the A groups, however
and I am proud to say we carried
away top honors.
That evening, we heard the all
State band concert. wish every
one interested in music could have
heard it. 1t was simply marvellous
that high school students could
create such music. The concert was
quite colorful, because the par
ticipants wore their uniforms.
Later. we were entertained at a
dance. After jitter-bugging for sew
eral hours, we were all ready for a
good nights rest. The next day,
many were sleepy as we rode back
to Sheridan, but nevertheless we
had a good time recalling our ad-
ventures at the music festival.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
The
Reviewing
Stand
By ROBERT A. ERWIN.
THE A NJ E RICAN MOT THEIR
GOOSE. By Ray Wood: Freder-
SoI- CyaI-,c /e1oE

GOOSE. Bu Ray Wood: Freder-
tck A. Stokes (u25J.
When the United States was a
new country. boys and girls learned
and recited verses from the Mother
Goose Of Old England and then
handed them down to their own
children and grandchildren. Mother
Goose is still popular today-and
always will be-but now there is an
American Mother Goose, a folk lore
of rhymes made up by early settlers
and pioneers to amuse their children
as they pushed their way westward.
Because American Mother Goose
was like Topsy-'it just erowed"-
it did not take on a tangible form
until this century. Ray Wood of
haywood, Tex. native of Kansas,
former country newspaper editor,
son and grandson of a blacksmith
and once a blacksmith himself,
decided to do something about it.
Mr.. Wood began to study Amer
ican folk lore. He found plenty of
it in the Ozark Mountains of
Arkansas and Missouri. He would
find in one place person who could
recite for him just few lines of an
old American rhyme, and elsewhere
he would find another person who
knew still another verse of the same
rhyme So it was that Mr.. Wood
pieced together the parts of his
first book entitled Mother Goose in
the OZarks"
After that, Mr.. Wood broadened
his travels and studies, and now he
has written The American Mother
Goose" a book refreshed by the
pioneer American touch and rich in
rhymes that hark back to the good
old days
John A. Lomax, curator of Amer
ican Folk Music in the Congress
sional Library, had urged Mr..
Wood to write his first book on the
Mother Goose of our country. Mr.
Lomax has written the introduction
for The American Mother Goose"
telling of his own boyhood days in
the West, where children played
around fireplaces at night and
recited their rhymes.
Many of these rhymes, said Mr..
Lomax, "have the American tang,
breathing the smoke and sweep of
the border settlements. One OF
them he recites as follows:
'Possum in the gum stump,
Cooney in the holler,
Little girl at our house,
Fat as she can waller"
A young Texas cartoonist, Ed
Hargis, is the illustrator of the book.
He has done it well, with cartoons
in the comic strip style that appeals
to boys and girls. Children will love
the book, and it wouldn't be surpris-
ing to find mother and father bor-
rowing it to refresh the memories of
their own childhood days.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Tom
i OIT
Nv NORMA YOUNG, Is,
Roosevelt High School.

Roosevelt hlEn SCHOOI.
The handsomest fellow I ever did
meet.
With a classical nose and bowlegged
feet.
Is the fellow who sits on the corner
each day,
On a basket of rags or a barrel
of hay.
He rolls his eyes and wiggles his ears,
Takes a big yawn and swallows his
fears;
Then with a jump and a leap and a
bound
He lands on something or other he's
found.
It's usually a nice, fat juicy rat,
Because, after all, he's-only cat!
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Riddles

/. Why is a cat going up three
flights of stairs like high hill?
2. What is the word of five letters,
of which, when you take two away,
only one remains?
g. Why are a railroad conductor
and a schoolmaSter alike?
4. Why is a church bell so much
like a good story?
S. When may q ship be said to be
in love?
Evening star., 1940-12-08

CWyO.) II l g n
School Band, Of
which I former
ly was a MEM
ber, was taking
a trip to Casper,
in the same
State, for a mu-
sic festival. The
60 eager men,
bers of the band
met at the City
Hall. After the
last one had
boarded the bus,
up went the
,-xy
shout, We're
oH -
Evening star., 1940-12-08

silver or STAIN
less steel.
An attractive
candy dish is
easy to design
from aluminium.
First determine
the size of dish
you want and
then be sure it
is suffice n t ! y
larger than the
desired size to
allow space for
"wor k g" the
edges.
Take a ball.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

forth across the lot. Then we set
fire to one end of the row and per-
mitted the flames to burn their way
along. We stood by with our rakes
to see that they did not spread away
from the row.
AS a further safety precaution,
we connected up the garden hose
prior to the lighting of the fire. In
this way we were able to keep the
flames we'll under control and en-
tirely eliminated the danger of the
fire spreading over too large an area
for us to attend.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

buy the cellulOld
dolls at the dime
store.
1t is quite sim
pie to cut a hole
in the back of
the doll and fill
it with powder.
Then seal up the
hole and make
small holes in
the top of the
dolls head so
the powder can
be sprinkled out.
Dress the doll
in ribbon and
n1l+I o~l ~,,t n
Evening star., 1940-12-08
,Posers

,POSerS
Here are some pOserS to test
your powers of observation. They
have to do with very common
things which we all should know
about, but which we usually take
for granted and never notice.
1. When a horse is lying down,
which end of him gets up first?
2. Which end of a dog gets up
first?
3. Which end of a cat gets up
first?
4. Which part Of a man gets up
first?
S. Does a COW ever trot?
6. In which hand does the Statue
of Liberty hold the torch?
7. What does she hold in her
other hand?
8. How many wheels on a freight
car?
Evening star., 1940-12-08

formed a thick
mat around the
house, and 1t
was feared they
would be a fire
hazard If left
lying about. >So
we chose a day
when the wind
was still and at
t q C ke d t h e
] e q v eS with
rakes.
w e rak e d
them into rows
about a yard
wide, zig-zag-
Qinq back and
Evening star., 1940-12-08

AL tAlC1L AAA3N1oC
as a new addi-
ton to the STU
dent body.
The source of
amazement was
Samuel Rainey,
m o S t recently
from Charlottes-
vile, Va, who
entered Tech in
the fifth semes-
ter in o t h e r
words, the first
part of his Junior
year. The sight
of Sam walking
through the halls
Evening star., 1940-12-08

His hobby is collecting stamps and
his collection is quite stable.
Tech is pretty good school,"
Sam said, and that was about all he
had to add to our interview. He is
a pleasant and quiet young fellow,
usually wearing a broad smile, and
his classmates, most of them older
than Sam, like him very well.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
FewChanges
Stew Is Popular
Because of Food
Being Rationed

Editors Note: The ,0riter- OF
this article is the son of q Chinese
diplomat no,0 assigned to the Chi
neSe Embassy here. He uent to
school in England until recently
and is no1O junior at Woodrow
Wilson High School. The Junior
Star recently printed a story,
1Dritten by q telloU-Student at
Wilson, of the Chinese youths
dangerous trip to the United
States.J
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Wings for Youth
BY 1. r. HEGEL.
NOT ONLY PILOTS FLY.

Not every boy wants to pilot
plane, however much he enjoys fly
ing in one.
A good photographer may be at
tracted by mapping. And II you
think air mapping was not an eXclt-
ing Job in its early stages, you ought
to read veteran air photographer
Eric Dixon's account of the day he
was crouched on his toes in the
doorway of his plane.
The plane hit an air bump. Dixon
lost his balance and was starting to
slide to his death. when quarter OF
an inch of his elbow struck the door
frame and arrested his fall. Now
planes have special doors and win
dows for air photography Yet all
the thrill of flying is still there.
A young man, if he passes certain
physical and educational qualifica-
tions, may become a steward on a
clipper or a transport plane. The
meXimum age for this position is
IS years.
The Government employs many
IIltIl VIII uO IlOG k'iiOC n BioiiS' wv
they fly. There are the meteorol-
ogists who go aloft to make obser-
vations of upper air temperatures,
humidity and pressure. There are
research men who fly in an attempt
to solve technical problems of verti-
cal dives, distribution. etc. There
are the smoke jumpers" of the
Forest Service. who bail out from
a patrol plane and extinguish a
blaze that might otherwise send
miles of forest into a raging inferno.
We ought not to forget the in
spectors in the border Bureau OF
Customs, now more important than
ever. The photographers in the
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey. The plant pathologists who
fiy to collect disease spores In the
air. The naturalists and wardens
In the Biological Survey, who fly
over wide areas to study waterfowl
and enforce the game laws.
Today it is winged world, in
which naturalists, biologists, pa
biologists and others all fly along
with the airman:.' And every one is
benefited accordingly.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Peace on Earth
BY DONALD ABBOTT, IL.

Dy Do4NHLD *.
Patrick Henry School. Arlington, Va.
This world has need of Christmas.
Good will to men would be well
coined today
The Christ in the manger should
mean to each of us
Peace on earth that will come to
stay.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

quickly thrown
a S i d e, gym
c ! o t h e S and
shoes were put
on. and within
five minutes ev-
cry boy was out
of the buildings.
The Brit / S h
public S C ools
are what people
in other coun-
tries call private
b o a r d j n e
sch ools. The
public schools
are for boys and
are the back
Evening star., 1940-12-08

hammer with one end round and
the other fat and make small dents
in the aluminium A small block Of
wood is good foundation for this
work. To form an outer edge on
the dish, to make it deep, turn the
hammered side down and hit on
the edges of the metal.
After the dish is pounded and the
sides are set high enough to form
a dish or tray, it should be polished.
When this is done, the dish is COM
plete.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

tiny hat on her head. if you wish.
To finish the doll, add note
something like this:
Take off my hat,
Tip up my toes,
Shake me hard and
Powder your nose"
You can fill dolls with talcum
powder for men, too. and dress the
dolls like men. They brighten up
a room considerably.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Prize Contribution.
BY DAVID YI-YUNG HSIA, Is.
odrov wilson High School

woodrow Wilson High School
The rising bell rang through the
old buildings of the British public
school I attended in West England.
Every one got up, bed clothes were
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Powder Dolls Are
Practical Gifts
For Christmas
Prize Contribution.
By PATRICIA HEAD, II,

Most of us, now that Christmas
is rolling around, are wondering
what to use for gifts. Powder dolls
are practical and cute. You can
Evening star., 1940-12-08
A Safe Way to
Burn Leaves
BY GRACE v. HALL. 13,

Langley Junior High School.
When I was spending the week
end at my brothers home in the
suburbs recently, helped him burn
a lot of fallen leaves. They had
Evening star., 1940-12-08
13>Year>Old Boy Is Junior
At Mckinley High School
Sam Rainey Was
Honor Student
In Virginia
Prize Contribution.
BY BETTY JUNE KARLE, 16,

Students of Tech High School
were amazed when school opened
last September to find a 13-year-old
junior, young man in short pants,
Evening star., 1940-12-08
High School
Band Plays
In Festival
Girl Tells of Trip
To State Contest
In Wyoming
Prize Contribution.
BY CHARLOTTE ZEIGLER, Is,

Although I am unaccustomed to
getting up at o'clock in the
morning, the event of which I write
was an exception. The Sheridan
Evening star., 1940-12-08

What is the tactful way for a
girls father to let her boy friend
know it is time to leave?"
He may casually pass through
the room with a box of breakfast
food"
Evening star., 1940-12-08
This Time of Year
By MABEL E. BUSSARD, 16,

Gaithersburg (Md) High School.
This is the time of year
When the snow is falling down,
When all the trees are bare
And not a blade of grass is found.
This is the time of year
When the meadows are covered
with soft silver lace,
And the glittering snoWdrops are
dancing
Down through the blue space.
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Variety of Gifts
Can Be Made
From Metals
BY SHIRLEY E. TURNER, Is,
Central High School.

Many Christmas gifts can be made
at very little cost. Candy trays,
ash trays and other articles can be
fashioned from aluminium, nickel,
Evening star., 1940-12-08
Riddle Ans

Riddle Ans,cers
/. Because she's a-mountin "a
mountain). 2. Stone. 3. One minds
the train and the other trains the
mind. 4. Because 1t is told (tolleO
so often. 5. When 1t needs a mate.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

April Fool
Professor (to freshman entering
class late): when were you born?"
Freshman: "On April g."
Professor: Being a little late
must be q habit with you"
Evening star., 1940-12-08

His clothes are made of Stars and
Stripes,
His hat is very fine;
And when I see his kindly face
I'm glad to know he's mine.
Evening star., 1940-12-08

Poser Ansvers
1. Front. 2. Either. 3. Either. 4.
Head. S. No. 6. Right. 7. A book.
8. Eight.