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Evening star., 1940-11-10
First Thing
Needed Is
Microphone
Variety of Noises
Can Be Achieved
By Handy Objects
Prize Contribution
BY EUGENE COFFEY, IL,
Sacred Heart School.

Did you ever produce your own
radio show? It's a great deal OF
fun. This may sound puzzling at
first, but it is quite the contrary.
Let me explain-someone in your
family turns on the radio and to
his amusement hears you speak
ing. Or, perhaps, you are having a
party, and a voice from the radio
tells who is there and what is hap
pening Every one is eager to learn
what it is all about. And, as said
before. this is quite simple. There is
no ventriloquism either.
The first step towards the broad
cast" is securing a microphone. Most
of the novelty supply houses have
these at a reasonable price. Each
microphone includes instructions for
attachment to your radio.
After installing your microphone,
you should plan a program. The
entire family will want to settls
down and listen TO or even be part
of your radio station. One variation
of a comedy show is the imitation
of someone tuning in on his radio.
The switching from station to sta
ton will bring hilarious results. An
example: TRY crunchies because"
click changing station, the
chicken is now done" Be sure 10
change your voice with each station
change. Listening to actual pro-
grams will give you ideas for this
type Of comedy.
Thunder.
To add to the effectiveness of your
radio dramatizationS you can uss
sound effects. Manufactured kits
can be bought for two and three
dollars. The amateur, however can
use many handy objects for realistic
effects Thunder for instance. can
be produced by filling balloon with
about 25 'bee-bees." When shaken.
it sounds quite real.
Here are a few more effects YOU
can make with household objects:
Fire-gently crinkle celophane near
microphone. BY cutting a ball IN
half and pounding the halves
against a table or your chest YOU
get the effect of galloping horses.
If you plunge knife into a potato
near the microphone. the illusion Of
stabbing is created. When you crush
a berry box between your hands
near the microphone, the effect Of
crashing through a door or house
collapsing is created. To produce
radio chimes fill several glasses with
water at different levels. The amount
of water regulates tone Use a
mallet to strike glasses. To initiate
telephone or loudspeaker voics
/ speak into deep bowl or tin can.
Start Your Show.
Many other illusions can be
created by Cow moos," police
whistles and sirens. bells and break
ing glass kits which can be bought
at five and ten cent stores. Books
also can be obtained on radio.
You can even form a broadcasting
system with your friends. Your
equipment can be used for loud.
speaker work at plays and rallies.
Here's a real money making hobby.
Go to it and start your show"
rolling.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

that day on I have always had a
real scrapbook.
Rachel took her scrapbook to
teachers asked to look through it.
That was a thrill, but my great
est one was yet to come" she says.
Several days later the principal
stopped me in the hall to say he
had heard that l had a Scrapbook,
and would I mind bringing it to
school again for him TO see. When
he returned it he said: I found it
quite interesting.
Il recommend that all school
girls keep a scrapbook.'
X y
Junior jottings:
Janet Reid Ralph, author Of
recent prize winning contribution,
writes: Gee, was happy to earn
dollar!" Jane Winnings. one of
The Junior Stars several CORE
spondentS at Bethesda Chevy Chase
High. reports she is now getting
excellent experience" as alumni edi-
tor of the school paper, the Tatler.
Don Buzzell. 625 North Oakland
street. Arlington, Va. who was
awarded a prize for an article on
his collection of match holders,
writes: Il thought you might be in
terested to know that a woman who
read the article offered to send me
lot of folders that her son had
saved during his travels all over
the United States. I told her
would like them, and she sent me
a shoe box full So you see I really
got more than the 81 prize-I got
new friend and a lot more match
folderS!" Connie Jones, II, Ana
costa High. reports that her school
is organizing a girls marching team.
''Anacostia is proud of its boy
cadets" she observes, land I have
reason to believe that it will be
equally proud of the girls marching
team-or girl cadets, as some peo-
pile have called the group-for all
the girls are fairly bursting with
enthusiasm about it e. Mary Lou
Heffley'S postcard collection won
her the first prize for girls in the
hobby show held recently at John
Burroughs School, according to
report from William Leeman, IL. of
TIA Otis street NE. II won the
prize for the boys with my hobbies.
which were old coins, scrapbooks
and dummy dolls" William writes.
In my mail last week was a
letter that said: Il sincerely thank
you and the J. S. for the check I
received in return for my theme
A nice note that-but. unfortunately
its writer forgot to sign it.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

were busy packing the next few
days for our trip to America, David
said, Il found time to have a peep
at wartime London. I must admit
London looked like an armed camp
soldiers, policemen and volunteers
everywhere. Balloons Uttered the
sky and searchlights lighted up the
capital at night"
A few days later, David and his
father set out for Liverpool, where
the great transatlantic ocean
liners dock Upon arriving, they
were told that no one could leave
the country without the proper
checking Of exit permits, passports,
ration books and identity cards
which made it about impossible to
secure passage.
BY late afternoon, however, they
were aboard ship, a little tired and
glad to settle down for the voyage
to the United States. Late that aft
ernoon, the English coast had dis
appeared from view America was
ahead-America, land of freedom.
On the first few days out of Liver
pool, the giant liner was escorted
by destroyer and seaplane. which
finally turned back about 300 miles
west of Ireland.
"One day when we were all groan-
ing from SeasickneSS, a Nazi sub
marine was sighted David related.
Luckily, we escaped, but another
ship in our convoy was torpedoed
and sunk AS the day wore on, we
felt somewhat safer, but still carried
our life belts about, and the ship
was blacked out at night"
On the eighth morning out of
Liverpool, the majestic skyscrapers
of New York became discernable in
the mist. 1t was America, at last.
I'VE were certainly glad to reach
the New World said David, but
out sympathies will always be with
England"
David is a Chinese citizen and the
son of a diplomat His father
formerly was Press Attache of the
Chinese Embassy in London and
now is assigned to the Embassy here.
Evening star., 1940-11-10


was exciting enough, but we arrived
safely, completed our program plans
and then prepared to return TO
camp. While we had held the camp
fire the wind and the waves had in
creased, and had mnerved some OF
the gang. About half the boys
nutinied and refused to return on
the boats. The only thing left for
us to do was to give them flashlights
and let them walk back to camp
through the woods That we did
The rest we're distributed evenly
among the boats, according to the
size of the craft.
One by one the little vessels
showed off, answering the challenge
Of the raging sea. The huge waves
rolled and tossed them from side
to side and threw them forcibly back
toward the beach. With added ef-
fort the oarsmen saved themselves
from being cast back upon the shore.
Little by little, foot by foot, each
little boat drew away from the
beach and headed out to sea.
The wind blew fiercely, sending
white-capped breakers crashing
loudly against the rocky shore.
Clouds overhead were to be seen,
dark and menacing against the
moonless blackness of the night.
Rain Pours Down.
I was manning one Of the larger
roWboats, dubbed the Flying Nag.
We CARED two oarsmen and one
rudderman A lantern was lashed
in the bow with the anchor rope
Landmarks served to guide us.
These were in the form of boat
docks, lights and precipitous cliffs,
sometimes hardly visible in the
blackness.
The wind blew. The waves rose
and fell, dashing forcibly over the
gunwales, drenching US from head
to foot. Rain poured down from
the nurky skies in sheets. Such was
the force of the wind that progress
was impeded for fully IS minutes at
one time. No amount of heaving
on the oars could combat the force
of the wind and the waves. A huge
wave would come up carrying the
light boats with it on its crest, up,
UP and up, often feet into the air,
where they would hang suspended
for second; then they would sud-
denly begin to drop swiftly with the
receding wave until they would hit
with terrific force and founder
around in the wake. This tossing
about made oars useless, for an oars
man could not dig in when sus-
pended in midair, and as the boat
came down the shock threw him off
balance.
To top it all off, just when we
needed the services of a good sound
oar most, mine broke! The rudder
oar had to be substituted, and we
lmped the rest of the way back to
camp, the rain having stopped, al
though the wind and the waves con-
tinued unabated. That homeWard
Jaunt took fully two hours over a
3-mile course. Landing at the camp
dock was no problem after we found
1t. The huge waves literally flung
the craft attempting 20 land right
up on the beach.
And so ended a great adventure,
one that I shall remember for quite
some time
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Riddles

/. When is a man above his ears
in debt?
2. What did one wall say to the
other wall?
3. Why do they use knots instead
of miles in ocean travel?
4. Why is woman driving nails
like lightning?
5. Why are hens the most eco
nomical things a farmer can keep?
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Wings for Youth
BY I. X. HEGEL.
MODEL AIRPLANES.


Almost every air-minded boy, at
some time or other, tries his hand
at building and flying model air.
planes. 1t is the most fascinating
kind OF hobby, and it gives the young
builder an excellent education in
the principles Of flight and aircraft
construction. II is good practice for
mathematics, geometry and blue
print reading, too. Orville Wright.
you recall, received his first interest
in mechanical flight through a
winged toy.
Start out with small rubber band
powered planes and progress to
the larger models motivated by
gasoline. Experiment! Make your
own wind tunnels. Join the model
Evening star., 1940-11-10
| PriseS T0taling 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:
]. All contributions must be origi-
nal.
2. Name. age, address, telephone
number Gf 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; IL 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-
kdTuleSS Oh WnetnSF IL Is aWdTEeu 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. G.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

nal Building. I sat there with other
guests including diplomats, Army
and Navy officials, and several for
eign military attaches. The sur
rounding parking areas we're crowd
ed by an estimated crowd of $4,000
An announcer told us over a loud
speaker when the President entered
the airport runway. 1t Is 6,555 feet
Evening star., 1940-11-10

10 re2d. Inc
story was one of
those enhancing
narratives which
ans sport a
reader to far
worlds of ro-
manticism; one
of those stories
in which you be-
come easily, pro-
foun ly lost.
And so I was.
S I'D d e n ly I
head a rapping.
a scraping. Was
l Poe? Was his
immortal raven
Evening star., 1940-11-10

line is attached
at each end to a
buoy which in
turn is con-
nected to an
a n C or and
stretched across
the creek.
I received my
one and only
experience as a
c o m m e rel a ]
crabber's assist
ant when I per-
suaded Jack, the
boy down the
road, he needed
,. AnI,1 The
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Autumn Night
Ry IANET REID RALPH, II,

Paul Junior Hish School.
I see the shining moon and stars
Upon an autumn night,
Enthroned in regal splendor,
Endowed with calm and might!
The crickets in the dewy grass
Are chirping loud and clear,
In nope that all who stroll tonight
Will pause and lend an ear.
And, as I gaze upon this night,
+ thank God l am strong,
That can see the moons cleal
light
And hear the nights sweet song!
Evening star., 1940-11-10

National Airport.
T was excited
because I was
going to see
President Roose-
welt, but later l
was even more
excited. 1t was
announced that
there would be a
mass flight Of
war planes be-
fore the Presi-
dents speech.
There was a
sm all grand
stand in the un-
finished Termi-
Evening star., 1940-11-10

history, Ine arts
and S C i e n C e S.
education an d
Government.
I live near one
of these build
ings and never
knew what 1 had
missed until I
entered it about
a week ago and
saw the many
priceless books
and interesting
objects. 1t is
t h e Carnegie
Institution of
Wa S h ing ton.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

and given an
u n e xpec t e d
thrill.
Our Boy Scout
Troop 88 W S
camped on the
Bay. We decided
one night to row
down the Bay
some three miles
for a little camp
fire program. We
showed off just
b e fore dusk,
three large row.
boats and five
dinghys.
The trip down
Evening star., 1940-11-10

tuning Game
P re S erv ve in
Northw e S t e / n
P e n n S ylvania,
for it was there
that I spent a
very interesting
afternoon dur
ing my vaca-
ton last sum-
mer.
There is a
large artificial
lake IL miles
long. Above this,
but still con-
nected with it
- @lI1
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Their teacher said: You know
enough.
You've learned the most important
stuff"
And so she closed the school at last
And said that all her pupils passed
'M-m-m, but that popcorn has a
heavenly SMELL" she exclaimed as
they drove past the stand.
Hasn't it?" he agreed. I'll drive
a little closer"
Evening star., 1940-11-10

lake. The ground this covers was
once swamp. Now it is the home
of millions of water fowl. The
water and marshy shore is used
as a breeding place for birds that
range all over eastern North Amer
lea.
Some of the birds are the blue
heron, cranes, egretS, sea gulls,
sand pipers and many species of
ducks. In the fall, large flocks Of
wild geese rest here on their flight
south At the outlet of this breed
ing place is a bowl-like structure
% feet deep through which the
water flows
This is the largest fishbowl I
ever have seen and the strangest
thing of all at the preserve. Fish
are SO thick that ducks walk around
on the backs of the fish. You
can feed the fish bread, and they
will jump out of the water to get it.
Stale bread is sold for cents
a pound, and summer visitors keep
the fish well fed. Of course, this
being a game preserve, tine fish are
protected by law.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Alter a SIeepleSS
a n d terrifying
night, the small
train fin a lily
pulled into Lon
don. six hours
overdue.
The Got h i c
towers Of the
House of Parlia-
ment were dimly
outlined in the
c a I l Y morning
fog of London.
Everything ap-
peared quiet and
peaceful.
"AIthOugh we
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Cuddles and Tuckie
Trademark Reg. U s Pat of.
BY FRANCES ROYSTER
WILLIAMS.

The teacher said: Vacation S
through,
And now there's something else to
do"
She placed each pupil on a stool.
And then she started teaching
school.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Prise Contribution
By PATRICIA WALSH, II.
washington-Lee High School,

On Saturday, September %, I saw
the President of the United States
lay the cornerstone of the Terminal
Building at the new Washington
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Riddle A nsacers

/. When he wears wig he hasn't
paid for. 2. III meet you at the
corner" g. To keep the ocean tied
(tide). 4. She never strikes twice
in the same place. 5 Because for
every grain he gives them they give
q peck.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
One Try at Commercial
Grabbing Was Enough
Prize Contribution.
By MARY JANE THOMPSON, Is,
hnscostis High School.

grabbing?
and dropping line piece tied
mercial Grabbing
poolk extending the right
capable slowly steadily trot line buoys anchors
o line is baied intervals
bait being ees
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Chimney Noises
Herald Visit of
Baby Squirrel
Prize Contribution.
BY JANE Winnings, II,

Bethesda Chevy Chase Hish School
Outside the weather was cool and
the sky was overcast. Inside 1t was
warm and cozy, and the corner Of
the couch proved an excellent place
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Girl Surprised by
Visit to Carnegie
Institute Here
BY ESTHER DEMAS, 13.
Powell Junior High School.

All over Washington are buildings
which help to entertain and teach
the residents of the city and the
many visitors interesting facts of
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Chinese Youth Survived
Air and Sub Raids
Prise Contribution.
By RALPH ID. JONES, 16,
WnodrnW Wilson High School

David YYung Chinese youth junior Woodrow
Wilson High School, probably Washington who
actually ridden ship that
of being Odoed and all the tragedy OF modern warfare in
eral tell S all about it.
the David his
father
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Ducks Walk on
Backs of Fish
In Big Bowl
BY RUTH DAVIS, IL,
Paul Junior High School.

Game preserves, as we all know,
are areas of land set aside for the
preservation of wild life. I am
going to tell you about the Pyma-
Evening star., 1940-11-10

They both knew how to scratch
and lick.
But wouldn't learn arithmetic,
They didn't like to read or write,
But they could pick a dandy fight.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
m Broadca Tells How Produce Radio Show With Sound Effects
Boats Tossed
About in Big
Blow on Bay
Scouts Hit Storm
For Two Hours on
Return to Camp
By ROBERT e. WILLENBoRG, II,

Eastern High School.
I'll remember all my life that
night last August when I was caught
in rowboat in Chesapeake Bay in
the midst of blowing "nor'wester"
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Bill-If dog starts after q cat
what Is his INTEREST,"
Phil know one purr scent.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

skins of calves heads. or other
equally smelly meat. This baited
Evening star., 1940-11-10

father had the exciting experience. :.
OF passing through Bristol while :
Nazi bombers droned overhead /
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-21
Cotton Added To
Food Stamp Plan

WASHINGTON OPP -Inaugura-
ton of a cotton stamp program fol-
the distribution of surplus cotton
goods to relief families was announced
here by Secretary of Agriculture Hen
ry A. Wallace.
The program will be launched on an
experimental basis by the middle OF
March, Wallace said, following the
great success of the stamp program
for distributing surplus food through
the regular channels of trade.
Through the cotton stamp plan"
Wallace said, (which utilizes private
business channels, it is our hope that
an even better market can be found
domestically for our cotton supplies
and that more cotton goods and cloth
ing can be made available to needy
families"
Wallace pointed out that the cotton
stamp program will have an employ
ment feature not prominent in the
existing food stamp plan. Considera-
bly, more than half of each dollar spent
at retail for cotton goods goes to pay
wages of those employed in manufac-
turing, transporting and distributing
the goods, he said.
Under the food stamp plan and the
plan to be applied to cotton, relief
are given stamps increasing
their purchasing power 500 for goods
designated as surplus.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-21

boris Non-Partisan League l issue an
invitation to the American Youth Con
gress to became affiliated or come to
working arrangement with Labors
Non-Partisan League of America"
| AS the 5000 delegates jab-packed in
the hall whooped and hollered their
approval, Lewis added, at is time for
labor, it is time for the common peo-
pie, and it is time for the youth of
America to get together"
Before Lewis spoke, the president
told delegates standing in apouring
rain on the White House lawn that
a resolution adopted by one of the
congress affiliates opposing loans to
Finland was "unadulterated twaddle."
He counseled them not to pass resolu-
lions on subjects in which they were
inexpert.
81 am not sure" Lewis declared,
that the president himself, if he ap-
piled the rule to himself, would not
find his efficiency impaired"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-21
Green, Padway
Deny Collision
Charges, Report

| WASHINGTON (FP) Denial o
charges of collision between the All
and anti-labor groups in preparing
amendments to the national labor re
lations act was made by AFL Pres
VIM. Green and AFL general counsel
Joseph A. Padway at the declarations
executive council meeting in Miami
Fla, according to reports here.
The charges were made by CLIO
Pres. John L. Lewis who presented
letters to. the senate education and
labor committee which, he said, proved
the .AFL-sponsored amendments to the
labor act were actually prepared by
attorneys representing large anti-labor
corporations.
Green termed the Lewis charges
"dastardly" and declared he had never
met with the persons mentioned by
Lewis and that he did not know of
the correspondence
lots of people while preparing amend
ments to the act and charged, This
is another attempt by Mr. Lewis to
smear the ALL"
The council also adopted resolu-
ton declaring that a statement signed
by first vice president VIM. l.. Hutch
eson and nine other prominent AFL
leaders ibid not emanate from the
AFL executive council"
The statement sharply criticized the
new deal and charged IL with "tink-
ering'' with labor and industry.
Frederick Stampfer, representing
the executive committee of the Ger
man Social democratic Labor party,
appeared before the council and asked
for aid for the underground move
ment in Germany. The council in
structed Green to call upon affiliates
to give financial support to the anti
Hitler movement.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-21
Montana Company
Kicks Through
Under Wage-Hour Act

Restitution totaling $2,932.93 has
been made to IA employees of the
West Mayflower Mining Company of
| Whitehall, Montana, representing the
Indifference between wages and over
time pay received and what they were
entitled to since October "a, 1888, I'M
der the Fair Labor Standard act, it
was announced today by L. A. Hill,
official representative of the Wage
and Hour division, u S. department
of labor, at the regional office of the
division in room 406, Post Office build
ing, Minneapolis, Mimi.
In announcing the payment Mr.. Hill
pointed out that the company made
restitution without the necessity of
court action. This policy has been
approved by the administrator of the
Wage and Hour division, in cases
where investigation discloses that EN-
ployers did not Intentionally or will
fully violate the law, and where no
aggravated circumstances of any kind
are present.
While the amount paid in restitution
averaged 1888 per employee, the
amounts paid ranged from $1.20 to
$11656.
well as other violations of the Wage
Hour law, may be filed in person, or
in writing, at the regional office of
the Wage and Hour division, Mr.. Hill
said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-21

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