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Smyrna times., 1940-06-27

anu opCoh
ing of gardens
h ere are two
handy baskets.
The garden scrap
basket with the
man-like cane is
a type which has
been a joy to me
for years. 1t may
sit right by you
in wedding ready
t o C a t c h t h e
weeds and dead
mowers you are
pulling out and
cutting off.
The other bas-
ket is a bit of an
extr a va G ance,
but it's one of
those joyous ex-
travagances we
want to indulge
in, or p per h aps
get given to US.
It's a glorified
wheel barrow,
with a basket
tray W hich is
wonderful for
carrying plants
to be transplant
ed, though its
real function is
to W he Ell cut
flowers to the
house where the
t r a Y m a Y b e
lifted out, easily
carried to where
they are to be
put in water.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27
Lewes Population Increases

After 20 years of gradual de-
cline, population of Lewes increas-
ed in the past 10 years to 2,236, a
new high in the history of the
town. Population of Lewes in
1920 was 2,074 and in 1910, was g.
1853.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

A "Y. M. c. A. for Seaford"
boom was given an enthusiastic
send-off at a dinner meeting of
citizens in cooperation with the
Wilmington Y. M. c. A.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27

Mr.. j. A Richard is a patient at
the Kent General Hospital, where
he underwent an operation Mon
day.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27

sheac will
oiled excellent
dig
which
and of family he grass.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27

Enrolment in the University of
Delaware Summer School, which
opened last Monday, is about 40,
according to William A. Wilkin-
son, professor of education and di-
rector of the summer courses.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27

We print attractive Sale, Bills at
reasonable prices.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27

Problems facing the plumbers of
the state We're discussed at the
fifth annual convention of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association of Della
ware in the Hotel Henlopen in Re
hoboth Beach on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27


the state were discussed at the
fifth annual convention of the Mas
ter Plumbers Association of Della
ware in the Hotel Henlopen in Re
hoboth Beach on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Contracts have been awarded by
the Diamond State Telephone
Company to j. A. Bader and Com
pany, Inc, Wilmington, for three
one-story brick buildings to house
dial telephone offices at FELTON,,
Frederick and Harrington.
Nineteen divorce cases are list
ed for action at the July term of
the Kent County Courts, which
will convene at Dover Monday,
July first. Fourteen of the divorce
cases are listed for argument, while
the remaining five are scheduled
for final DEGREES.
If Seaford officials can work out
a plan of cooperation whereby
water, sewer and power facilities
can be extended a hundred yards
beyond the present northern limits
of dupont Road, modern 100
apartment project and a so home
development may be started there
almost Immediately.
Restoration of aids to navigation
in Crisfield, Md, waters will soon
be made, according to Egbert L.
Quinn, Crisfield councilman. Mr..
Quinn said that watermen have
complained of the absence of
the light buoy on Great Point, in
Tangier Sound, which was carried
away by the ice last winter. The
matter is now in the hands Of the
u. S. Coast Guard.
The full quota of 26 under-priv-
ileged children who are to have
1O-weeks vacation at the Chill
dren's Beach House on Lewes
Beach, was reached with the ar
rival of 16 boys and girls. Miss
Nellie Pauline Lawton, director Of
the summer institution, said that
while the majority of the children
are from Wilmington and New
Castle County, two girls and four
boys are from the lower part Of
the state. A new feature this year
will be an athletic field on plot
of land acquired from the Lewes
Board Of Commissioners. The chill
dren will have a baseball team and
take part in other sports to keep
them out in the sunshine.
Smyrna times., 1940-06-27
HOW TO BE YOUR
OWN DECORATOR

N1eLs.> AGe1sd

Director, Good H0a5ekeebing Sfadio
Evening star., 1940-01-07

cold streams. Crippled people OF
all ages flock there during the winter
months with rheumatism and other
ailments and are benefited by the
mineral water, my friends tell me.
There are also many wonderful
sights for the tourist. Geysers OF
boiling mud and water shoot into
the air at fantastic heights, and
boiling springs and mudpots are
surrounded by volcanoes and beau
tiful lakes. The natives cook their
meals by placing pots in the boiling
mud.
Rotorua is occupied by the native
Maori Indians of New Zealand.
They are a brown race, branch Of
the Malay family, and are vigorous
and intelligent. About $1,000 OF
them inhabit the North Island, and
they have representatives in Parlia-
ment and participate in affairs OF
their country.
This resort is a natural safety belt
for Auckland as 1t protects the city
from earthquakes. The ground is
very thin, and it is an uncanny
place to live, according to the letters
I have received. Several incidents
have occurred to show how uncer-
tain the land is. One day a Maori
guide stook some tourists through a
thermal region which was perfectly
safe at the time. The next day it
had become boiling cauldon. An
old Maori woke one morning to find
his house in the middle Of q mud
Evening star., 1940-01-07

keys and all the other things you
like so well; you'd wind up feeling
that you never wanted to see any
of those things again. About the
only thing you wouldn't get tired Of
is Santa himself-and even he would
have to step pretty lively to keep
you happy.
No, the Christmas holidays spread
throughout the year wouldn't do.
They're much better, much happier,
the way they are. They give US
something to look forward to dur
ing the rest Of the year, something
to make plans for, to save for-and
to enjoy to the very utmost while
they last.
The one thing about the holidays
that could be extended through the
year is the fine spirit that makes
all of us want to initiate Santa by
spreading happiness among others.
The Babe whose birth we celebrate
during the yuletide didn't mean for
that spirit to be confined to q few
days at the end Of one year and the
beginning Of the next; He meant 1t
to become a part of our everyday
lives, to guide us constantly in our
relations with others-in short, to
make my young visitors wish a
happy reality but without the trim
mings.
So, although Christmas and New
Year Day have come and gone, let's
try to act as If they were still with
us-today, tomorrow and every day!
Evening star., 1940-01-07

ences in a war Irene Fritssehins.
ring country were surprisingly pleas
ant. The blackouts were uncom-
Portable at first, but we fixed blan-
kets at the windows at night, and
everything turned out to be quite
cozy. Hardly any private cars were
seen in the streets. and instead,
huge army trucks roared about.
Businessmen mounted the invalu-
able bicycles, and streets were
crowded with these iron ponies"
We had ration cards limiting our
sugar, coffee, chocolate and butter,
but potatoes and bread we're plenti-
full. Although a few Of my uncle's
farm hands were drafted into the
army, the farm work went on just
as usual.
Then on October 9, we received a
letter from the Swedish American
Line saying that the ship on which
we had booked passage for October
%. was not sailing and that we could
sail either October IL or Novem-
ber 10. We feared that October II
would be the last sailing Of the ship
as the mine danger was constantly
Evening star., 1940-01-07
| Uncle Rays
Corner

Except in the case of a blizzard,
snow usually is soft and fluffy" az
it falls. The flakes tumble gently
out of the sky, and in some parts
of the world they keep falling so
long that a person is likely to Won
der, will the sky ever get through
sending down snow?"
Perhaps whole day passes with
snow falling, and the next day 1t
may be the same. At such a time
we may think of Whittier's famous
poem, "Snowbound." which tells of
people blocked inside the home after
a huge snowfall.
A quart of snow does not always
weight the same amount. Old, close
packed snow weighs more than
loose, new-fallen snow. Usually from
8 to IL quarts of snow are needed
to weigh as much as one quart Of
water.
If left on the ground long time,
a layer of snow may become icy.
1t is common for it to turn to ice II
other layers gather above and press
it down. That is the secret of how
snow turns into the ice of glaciers.
Eight years ago something hap
pened in Western Colorado which
showed how hard snow can get.
Along one side of the Animas Can
yon, in the San Juan Mountains, q
railway line was blocked with snow,
or snow-ice. This was due to one
snowfall after another, plus several
snowslides from the canyon slope.
A railway train with workmen
steamed as far as possible up the
canyon. Then pickaxes were tried
on the close-packed snow, much Of
which had turned into ice of q
greenish color.
The pickaxes were of little help,
so plan was made to blow up the
mass over the tracks. Holes were
drilled and dynamite was placed In
them. The blasting did q great deal
to break up the snow-ice, but did
not make it quite ready to be taken
away.
The engineer backed up his train,
then unlocked the locomotive,
which was fitted at the front with
strong plow. Next came .
charge" the locomotive battering
into the snow and ice.
Again and again the locomotive
charged, getting a start each time
Of 10 to 100 yards. At last the work.
men were able to clear the tracks
by tossing chunks of the snow and
ice into deeper part of the canyon.
So the way was freed for train
service to the little mining town of
Silverton. Without food brought by
train, the people Of Silverton would
have been in danger Of going hun
cry, possibly starving.
qu~eA Ra3
Read ~Usels Rays Csrss,s 1ssry
Dsy II The Esssiss Saw
Evening star., 1940-01-07

increasing. In the few remaining
hours we packed and left for Sweden,
reaching Gothenburg, the sea coast
city, on October II at 2:30 am. On
the following day we sailed. Our
ship, the Drottningholm, is more
than 10 years old, but a good ship
nevertheless.
We had a lovely trip up the coast
Of Norway, through the picturesque
fjords and seeing, one evening, the
indescribable northern lights" One
Of the most beautiful sights was a
huge, snow-capped mountain, the
sun shining on its glorious crown.
We continued up the coast of Nor
way until we were parallel to the
area between the Farce Islands and
Iceland. Here we crossed and sailed
past Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
to New York.
Our whole trip was not always
sunny. On the contrary, we hit Cor
rather it hit us) the squall that
damaged the S. S. President Hard
ing, but fortunately we only got the
outer blows of the gale. On Octo-
ber "a we arrived in New York. I
shall never forget this memorable
trip to Europe. Although it was try
ing at times, it really was a grand
vacation!
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Carol Hollingsworth. the way StOppeC
at Carlsbad Caverns where We ate
lunch 75O feet under the ground
From there We went to Grand
Canyon, and it was a breathtak-
ing sight to see the sun rise from
the rusty blue veil that hung over
the canyon in the morning. When
the atmosphere had cleared we
could see miles down, a tiny
ranch at the base of the canyon
The different rock formations along
the side were very interesting.
Once In California, we found that
our stay was limited and to save
time we flew home. 1t was exciting
to see the lights of the city and
surrounding districts as we landed.
Boulder Dam looked like q mere
speck of white rock from the air.
We went to Mexico the following
year, and there we saw snowcapped
volcanoes, the magnificent old
temples and the shrine OF Guada-
lupe. Also in Mexico we rode
through the floating gardens of
Xochimilco and explored the silver
shops of Taxco.
Riding bicycles up and down the
white roads in Bermuda was fun,
too, and a visit to the Panama
Canal brought its share Of excite
ment, but the most thrilling ex-
perience of all was being stranded
in the st. Lawrence River in an old
fishing boat with whales spouting
on either side!
Two summers ago at Perce, sail
ing around the island, our motor
stalled about a mile and half from
shore. Suddenly out of nowhere q
big fish appeared and despite all
efforts of our captain to deny it,
we were convinced it was a whale.
Our fears were confirmed when it
started to spout water. The next
minute, another one appeared on
the other side of the boat and
spouted, too. They were small, but
whales nevertheless, and I have
movie of it for proof.
We were very much relieved to
see rescue boat coming our way,
and much more so to step on dry
land again.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Stories of New Zealand
Told by Pen Friends

pool. Another returned home one
evening and found a stream under
his house. He directed it away by
means of pipes and is still living
there today. Several Maoris have
suffered horrible deaths in the
regions.
My pen friends have sent me
several souvenirs from New Zealand
These include a set of poi balls
which are used in native dancing
They vary in size and are made of
straw, paper and cloth of many
colors. A very interesting souvenir
is a Maori Tiki, which is grotesque
figure carved by hand by the Maoris
out of composition. They are of
various sizes, shapes and colors
Mine is 11s inches long and is green
with orange ears, eyes and mouth.
They are worn around the neck as
good luck charms.
One of the most priced articles of
my collection is glass pen made
by the boy pen friend who is a
glassblower. It is filled with eight
different colors Of sand taken from
Rainbow Mountain, located about
one-third Of the way between Ro-
torua and Taupo, New Zealand.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Central Girl Creates New
Hobby in litter Jewelry
Prise Contribution
BY ROSA LOU FARRELL, 16,
~>~t->l ut~k. 6ohna1

Central High School.
There are Utter bugs and Utter
jackets, and now I have discovered
a new hobby, Utter jewelry, some
thing you can make yourself.
This is how it is done. Collect
empty spools, paint them different
colors and string them on an elastic
Then have your friends autograph
them and you have modern litter
iewelry, either a bracelet made
from smaller spools or a necklace
from larger ones.
I stumbled on the idea. Getting
autographs had never appealed to
me before, but now realize I had
missed something. Several weeks
ago my home economics teacher
gave a talk on costume jewelry, Its
popularity and how it is made.
never thought Of the lecture after
class until just the other day.
While looking through my
mothers sewing basket I noticed
a number of empty spools. My
mother was painting flower pots
for the recreation room at the time
so the thought came to me, why
not paint these spools and make q
set Of costume jewelry?
I went to the 10-cent store and
bought a small brush for a nickel
and a yard of narrow brown elastic
fer 3 cents. I went home anc
started in. The enamel used fol
flower pots was just the thing.
painted the spools green, yellow
red, blue and ivory. After they
were dry I strung them on the
elastic. I've had . lot Of fun get.
ting them autographed. used BLACK
ink on the yellow ones, red on the
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Cash Prizes Are Offered

prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution.
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 to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address: Junior Star Editor, The
Sunday Star, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

seem to recall having done some
rather fervent wishing along that
line myself once-or maybe even
twice-upon time.
Suppose the Christmas holidays
did last all year." said to my caller,
a boy of 10. what would you do?"
"I'd do the same things I do now, "
he answered. Except that I'd do
them straight through the year. I'd
have a Christmas tree all the time,
I'd have Santa Claus come to see
me every night, I'd have stuhed
turkey for dinner every day. and
I'd never stop eating candy and
fruits and nuts
"And you think that would be
fun?"
"Oh, it would be loads Of fun!"
But he was mistaken, OF course.
No matter how much you enjoy q
thing-whether it's holiday, a visit
from Santa, a turkey dinner or
plenty of candy and fruits and nuts
it ceases to be q pleasure once
you've got your fill Of it. During
the school year, you look forward to
every day away from your classes
and you find many interesting ways
to enjoy those days when they come;
but when school closes for the sum-
mer, and one day off runs into an
other and another, week after week,
you're very likely to become bored.
In fact, before the summer is over,
the chances are that you find your
self wishing for the reopening OF
school. That's the way 1t was with
me when I went to school, anyway,
and I imagine that most other boys
and girls have pretty much the same
feeling.
And the Christmas holidays would
have the same effect II they lasted
too long. You'd get "fed up" as the
saying Is. with Christmas trees, tur-
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Model Air Corps Builder
Makes Penny>Size Craft

Theodore Goldsborough (Teddy)
Proctor, 10, Of TITO Blair road NV,
is a boy who never believes in doing
things by halves.
When Teddy started building
model airplanes, he didn't rest until
he had whole air corps and models
Of all sizes ranging down to one so
small you can put it on a penny.
First of all, Teddy is quite a
whittier, and furthermore, he's q
pretty good mechanic. For bigger
and better whiting, his father lent
him a set Of Chinese carving tools.
This set, however, was not employed
on the miniature plane. Using his
own hands, Teddy took up q small
piece Of balsam wood and with .
razor blade whitfield out his extra
small model in less than five minutes.
It has q Widespread Of three-quar-
ters Of an inch.
II wanted to make the smallest
possible model and at the same time
show all its parts" Teddy explained.
"You can see the wings, the propeller
and the cockpit, and, mind you. I
held that with my hands while I
made it. I didn't even use q pair
Of tweezers."
From balsam Teddy already has
made a Kings racer, two Fokker
D-8 models, a Heinkel (HE) 81, and
from hardwood, three American
bombers, two transports, one an
English model and the other Ger
man; q japanese cabin plane and
q United States Army seaplane.
Teddy has other hobbies, too. He
collects stamps and milk bottle caps,
As for his mechanical ability.
Teddy believes he inherits it from
his sreat-ereat-srandfather the late
J. GoldSborough Bru6, former super
vising architect Of the Treasury De-
nArtmAnt.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

tress, furnishes Norman silverman.
the tools for the class Good tools,
she said, are just as important as
materials when it comes to produc-
ing good work.
Robert Nash, 16, is sculpturing
fellow students head in oil clay and
is now ready to cast it IN plaster.
In addition to clay and tools, he u
using tincture of green soap, lnseed
oil and shellac. The process OF
casting the figure Is a long and
tedious one. First, a thin layer OF
blue plaster is applied and after 1t
dries, the clay is taken out and
scraped and the mold is cast. Then
the mold is painted with linseed oil
and green soap.
After the two-piece mold has been
soaped and oiled, it is tied together
and sealed tightly. A new batch OF
plaster is poured inside and allowed
to set. The mold is then removed,
and we have the finished product,
a beautiful piece of art cast In
plaster.
An 18-inch angel is being carved
in walnut by Bill Berger, IS. His
tools include chissels, mallets, q vice
and knives. After Bill drew the out
line of this angel on wood, he
chiseled and hammered to get a
rough outline Of the figure. Then
came the long process of carving
the angel to the smallest detail.
Every stroke must be perfect, 50 as
to make it real image. After
many hours, the figure will be
finished, and is expected to be a
good specimen for the art exhibit
we hope to hold after all the works
are completed.
Next door in the storeroom, Irving
Hughes, IS, and William McGrath,
IS, are chiseling two figures in
limestone. The boys 1ugged the
stone over a mile to school, and
after some persuasion, Miss Fon-
tanini consented to let them chisel.
These are just a few of the items
being made in the artroom, and
under careful guidance, the pupils
are creating real pieces of art.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

Boys and girls of all ages up to
and including high school age are
invited to write for The Junior Star
Prizes of 81 each are awarded for
the best five contributions published
each week. The following rules
must be observed:
/. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age, address, telephone
number Gf any and school Of the
author must appear at the top Of
the first page of every contribution.
3. Contributions must be written
on one side of paper; if typewriter
they must be double-spaced.
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
Evening star., 1940-01-07

RNcu S1N4o NC-
scriptions Of the
wonders of their
country which is
really a modern
England and a
little world all
by itself.
The section of
New z e a ! a n d
that I would
like most to visit
Is ROtOrua. RO-
torua is a ther-
NAL wonderland,
a mass of gey-
sers, mudpools
ond hnf anH
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Snow Fun
Prize Contribution


BY Elizabeth Daniel, Is
PoolesvilIe (Md0. High School.
In winter time when the wind
blows,
The thermometer goes down and
1t SHOWS.
The children really use their sleds
Until it's time to 60 to bed.
They can't wait until the next day
To have some more fun, so they
say.
After saying their prayers, their
very best,
They're tucked away for a little
rest.
The next morn, early and bright
They're at it again, what a sight
Making snowmen and sliding fast
Oh, but it's fun while it will last
It gets so warm, and the snowman
will 60.
The children hate it because they
know
That very soon. it'll be no fun,
Just because of Old Mister Sun.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

ivory and white on the blue and
green.
The spools are very colorful and
60 well with my sweaters. They
also should match spring and sum-
mer dresses. Some Of the girls have
asked where I bought my litter
jewelry. told them 1t was In
expensive and easy to make. My
home economies teacher likes 1t.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Resolutions
Prize Contribution
BY ALICE LOUISE REED, 16.

Prize Contribution
BY ALICE LOUISE REED, 16.
Anacostia High School.
Being for writer styled,
On New Year Eve when bells rang
wild,
I sat on the divan,
My resolutions for to plan.
Ideas started to unfurl
Resolved, to be a better girl
Twas only natural that came,
It wouldn't do to be the same.
Resolved, to climb bit in school
To stick more to the Golden Rule.
Resolved, to think more of my goal
It's just the gypsy in my soul.
Resolved, lay off the telephone
And let the cat and dog alone.
But here's the last, now comes the
fun
Resolved, to keep them-every one!
Evening star., 1940-01-07

mad q chance TO
write to the Of
fl c. es Of tn e
steamship CON-
panies Of neutral
coun tries, we
found that ships
had been booked
for W e e ks to
CO me. So we
W aite d, from
September Z un-
til Ocober 8, for
our sailing date,
which was Oc-
tober %,
our expert
Evening star., 1940-01-07
A nimaI Talk

Animal Talk
The new seal had arrived at the
zoo. All the inhabitants thereof
crowded around the newcomer and
gaZed on him in wonder.
did they send you in baggage
ear?" ventured the stuckup porcu-
pine.
mo, no." was the answer. I'm
not a box car seal.'
Evening star., 1940-01-07
lust Between Ourselves
By PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

young Star office the other day pretty
about the Christmas holiday had ended
school, he said II think Christmas
and New Year are eande calendar wish
they could last all year round"
wish expressed In fact