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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

1. Where In the Bible 10 the Col
den Rule?
Q, Who participated In q famous
series OF debates with, Abraham
Lincoln7 =.
3. Name the large German liner
that was recently scuttled about
400 miles off the Atlantic coast OF
the U. 8. ;.
4. When should salad be served
at O formal dinner9
s. rs Treasure Island" by ROBE
ert Louis Stevenson. fiction?
8. Name the capital Of Tahiti.
Z. Name the commander OF tho
y. 8. cruiser Tuscaloosa.
8. Who was runner-up TO Sam
snead In the Miami Open golf
tournament
0. How many stories high Is the
r, @. A, Building In New York City?
10. What use 10 made Of amber
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
ODD TAX PROTEST MADE

Spartanburg, s. c. (UP)-A city
resident protested having to pay the
annual street tax In Spartanburg.
He said he served II Of the last II
months working on city streets as
a member Of the chain gang.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
A Thought for Today

Fer was an hungred, and ye gave me meati
I was thirsty, and no gave me drink; ] was
stranger and ye took me in.-Matthew 1880
He that viii not give some portion OF his ease,
his blood his wealth for others good, Is poor,
frozen churl.--Joanna Baltic,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
In New York


New York, January IL. First
nights: When critic bites
producer, II passes as an ordinary
morsel like breakfast cereal. but
when a producer bites back,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
DOUBLE ORCHTD

Mary Boland. whose hobby "
growing rare orchids, took a double
bloom to jeanette MacD Donald on the
set Of New Noon" 4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
Washington Merry o-Round
DREW PEA II y U N
ROBERT 9. ALLEN

Jackson Will
activities Justice Department Murphy
politicians will train his the
interests
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say, "There arc some
people whom ] cannot tell
their natl0nAlity"i nv,
"aobut whom"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
robson SHOW
DISAppOINTH

No better proof OF how hard
boiled Broadway can DO Ii there
than tho lavish negro folk play,
John Henry" In which Paul
Robson sings tho role OF that
legendary hero.
When Robson offers q concert
Oh Carnegie Hall, there are SELL
outs long before tho eVentful eve
ming and tho admirers OF his
mighty singing Voice run into the
millions.
But drama critics are not i'm
pressed by such musical worship.
They didn't like John Henry"
and Robson baritone or no, they
said 30 with that blunt-edged can
dor at which they excel,
SO tho Broadway death watch
wrote John Henry's obituary.
Not even Paul Rebeson's voice
could keep the show ahVe,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

q. Doeos the fact that Matthew
Arnold was one Of thirteen at dlile
1er and died the same year lend
weight TO the approximation which
predicts o death within O year u
thirteen sit at tabieS "a III
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

plaintiff Is that rotund, show
producing cosmopolite Clifford Q,
Fischer, who firmly believes that
he and his show, the Folies Ber-
gere, have been mallgned TO the
point OF libel by critic Anderson.
His principal plant Is that the
critic referred TO his show (Which
Is still running on Broadway rs
guilty OF blatant vulgarity," These
words, one infers, cut Fischer
his troupe and his press agent 70
the quick,
Sure, there are nudes presented
In varied poses throughout the
Folies Bergere and the theme Is
frank deshabille, But, says Flseh-
er, that does not make II either
blatant or vulgar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18
MIR. THURBER'S
AMBITION

No ono Is going TO DO sued Tor
what the critics said OF James
Thurber's and Elliott Nugent's
new show, 1.-THE Male Animal.
For with the exception OF o single,
mild dlSsenter, the general chorus
was "BraVow
You've encountered Thurber's
mad, nlghtmariSh essays and
drawings In the magazines, He IL
the gent who hears seals barking
In the night and draws every dog
with ears Tapping down TO the
ground
The show no wrote with Nueent
Is somewhat In that spirit, telling
q crack bralned story OF the col
lege professor who can't quite
braVely face the world, You get
some idea OF Thurber's mental
state by refleetlng on what he told
o friend who asked him what his
next ambition was, now that no IA
q successful artist, essayiSt and
playwright,
Next" replied Thurber, "Td
like to be able 10 play o contra
baSSoon,"
"Whyp" his friend asked.
well" said Thurber, "f'Ve al-
ways been crazy about ships on.
CINE rooms and q contra basSoon
reminds mo OF them"
Such madness Ia profitable.
"1he Male Animal" Ia q hit, the
second for Producer Herman
shumlin, incidentally, this theat.
rleal season,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

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Enclose 10 cents In postage.
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What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn TO last page
for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

q, How many safety pins are
manufactured In the united ssates
annually ~ U :
A. The 1887 Census Of Manusae.
lures reported II 0,TO2 gross, valued
at $i,6OO, $3.50.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-18

q, What colleges have green
and gold as their eolofsp
A. Baylor University, Waco, Tex,
and the University OF Vermont Bur.
lington, W. There may DO other
schools that use those coloFs'
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Training Is Essential to
Success in Athletics

lar schedule. Making your stomach
work overtime pulls down the en-
cheney of your body.
Young athletes should refrain to-
tally from smoking and drinking.
No athlete should smoke or drink.
Don't participate in too many
sports, no matter how good you are
or how much you enjoy them. Be
careful not to overtax your body.
The health Of many promising
athlete is ruined because of over
participation in sports. Don't burn
out" your body.
Get a fundamental knowledge of
physiology in order to understand
how to take care of your body.
Learn to accept victory and de-
feat in the proper manner and to
maintain your composure. Above
all, don't become a "moaner":: get
ting the habit in high school will
probably make you 'moaner" for
the rest of your life.
Be wary Of training advice offered
to you by outsiders" Follow the
instructions Of your coach and
trainer. They are usually well
qualified to give you the proper
information.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

they have seen. The best way to
keep a record Is to have a notebook
which is used for nothing else.
Records are very important and
simple drawings also are helpful.
Here is a simple experiment:
What are microscopic skeletons?
What do they look like and where
may they be found? For materials,
get a cheap sponge that feels stiff
and sandy to the touch, a basin Of
water and some tooth powder.
Cut up the sponge in small Sec
tions and soak them overnight in
a basin Of cold water. The next
day. collect the sediment in the bot
tom of the basin and, If possible,
filter it. 1t is this sediment that
contains the skeletons, which are
quite interesting under the raicro-
scope.
Place a small amount of the tooth
powder on a clean glass slide and
observe it, too. Not all tooth pow
der contains particles Of skeleton
like form, however.
Now, what did you see if you tried
these experiments? If you cannot
answer for yourself, repeat at least
part of them. Then write your con-
clusions down in your notebook.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Making of Hot Pan
Holders Becomes
Profitable Hobby

Making hot pan holders as gifts
for her relatives led Betty Jean
Bubbers, IL, into profitable hobby.
Il learned to make the pan hold
ers in school," Betty reports. Each
one I made would be a little more
difficult than the one before. On
some of them I embroidered deco
rations, and I made them in the
shape of cats, bonnets, flowers and
so forth. For trimming, used bias
tape, rick-rack or materials in diff
ferent colors.
AT first gave these to relatives
as gifts. Other people saw them in
use and wanted some. This en-
couraged me, so I began by show
ing them to friends. Then I walked
sround the neighborhood selling
them.
II priced them at cents each,
and before long I persuaded some OF
my friends to help me sell them
In one week I earned $235. I am
glad now that I learned how to
make pan holders in school,"
Betty lives in Sioux Falls, S. Oak
In addition to her sewing, she likes
to play the piano and violin, and
she has the leading chair in her
school orchestra. She has taken
piano lessons for six years, and
violin lessons for two. She also
makes money from her music, for
her father pays her cents for each
new piecs she leaYns.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

Mildred Elder and Alice Reed. plenty
OF competition!
Lots OF mail today-maybe there's
something in 1t can write column
about Hm-m-m. Mostly stories,
and good ones, too -. Here's a letter
from Mrs. David E. Warner, jour-
nalism teacher at George Washing
ton High School, Alexandria, Va.
There are three classes in jour-
nalism in this school," she writes,
and I'm sure I can find some j. S.
writers from this group" Fine, Mrs.
We've been wanting some good
correspondents at G. w. High!
More and more readers are writ
ing in about the war and subjects
related to 1t. Thomas Inglis, jr.,
l3. Gordon Junior High. observes:
I'VE need q strong defense. but we
also need the confidence of 13l 000,-
900 Americans to make 1t a success.
If we have confidence in our coun-
try's might and show no fear OF
other nations. there is certainly
nothing to worry about" Hilda
Gordon, IS, Roosevelt: When we
hear an ambulance siren. 1t does
not mean that some one has been
hurt by a bomb" We should all
thank the dear Lord for that! And
Laurence Ryan, IA, Bethesda-Chevy
Chase: With the defenses now In
preparation, Americas place in the
world becomes even greater than be-
fore. For America stands for peace,
liberty, democracy. faith in God -"
Junior Jottings.
Lois Marr, IL, Of 6424 Eighth street
NV, a recent prize winner, writes
that she was greatly thrilled" when
she saw her story in the j. S. Il
am always the first to awake in my
house and slip down and get the
Sunday paper" she continues. Il
was even doubly thrilled when I saw
that I had won a prize. My sisters
birthday came shortly afterward,
and I used my dollar to buy her a
present" Building miniature
Swings, boxes and beds" with tooth
picks is the hobby of Shirley Turner,
Is, Central High School. The best
thrill" she says, "is when the things
don't fall apart" Alice Fielding,
IL, Taft Junior High School, reports
she has made "a swell new friend
as q result of her j. S. article on
paper dolls. II received letter
from Jeannette Minnick, IA, saying
that her hobby was the same as
mine" Alice writes. I'VE have sent
each other samples Of our drawing,
and now we are well-established pen
pals" And from Norma Young
comes this note: Il received the
check this morning for my recent
contribution and thank you very
much. Are there any particular
kinds of drawings that you prefer?"
Yes, Misunderstanding that are as
good as your last one!
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Wings for Youth
BY I. r. HEGEL.
AIR SCHOOLING

There are three avenues through
which young man may enter avia-
ton. Private training is one avenue.
Government training the second
and c. A. A. training the third.
If the air applicant intends to en-
ter private flying school he should
write to the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority here and ask for q list Of
accredited flying schools. Such ac-
ton is to be recommended because
there are schools offering bargain
courses" all over the country. These
schools are worth little to the boy
who intends to take aviation Sc
riously. And a career in the air
should never be undertaken in any
other way.
The C. A. A. plan is one in which
specified colleges and universities
cooperate with the United States
in offering qualified students flight
training. The Bureau Of Air Com
merce will supply the future airman
with q list of these colleges.
The United States Army offers
rich opportunities In aviation to
young men with . high physical
standard and two years college
credit. If the applicant Is unable
to secure college credit, he must pass
a written examination, obtaining .
mark Of 10 or higher. Apply to the
nearest recruiting ofiice for Army
information.
To receive an appointment to the
Naval Reserve a young man must be
a citizen Of the United States, be not
less than 20 years Of age nor over
%; agree to remain on duty four
years, including the period Of train
ing at Pensacola; be unmarried, be-
long to q Naval Reserve unit, be edu.
cationally, morally, physically and
psychologically qualified, according
to the standards Of the United states
NAVV
Evening star., 1940-10-06

to rain, and now look at 1t As clear
and sunshiny as. a day in-say,
there's an idea! Why not write
about trip to the country in the
fall, when the airs crisp and invig-
Grating, when the leaves are turn
ing all the colors of the rainbow?
-. That's where Id like to be right
now-in the country! Just sitting
on a log, of in the woods some
where, whiting and thinking. . .
But I wrote a column about the
country last year, didn't I? Yes
that's right. and Ruth Buchanan
said 1t was funny. She's nice girl,
one of the best correspondents the
Oh j. S. ever had, ard I'm going to
miss her now that she's graduated
from Central She was a regular
contributor for more than two years.
Turned in lots of good stories, too
And now she's freshman at Mary
land U.
Come to think Of it, Mildred Sears
is at Maryland. too She was an
other top-notcher-every bit as
capable as Ruth. Roosevelt High
School is going to miss her, but
well, there's still Mary Webster. and
Mrs. Robb, the Journalism teacher,
will be appointing scme new corre-
spondents any day now
Graduations nave played hob with
the list Of correspondents. Harriet
Wallis, Bethesda Chevy Chase
she's going to George Washington.
Doug DAILY, who used to work with
Ruth at Central-he's in some COL
lege out in the Middle West. Marie
Louise Ralph of Roosevelt-she's at
G. w., too. George Cross of Nc
Kinley-whatever became of George
anyway? And Morton Miller of
Central?
It was nice to heer from Margie
Moore, the J. SIS first high school
reporter She's in New York now,
attending college and writing a bit
of fiction on the side. 1t would be
nice also to have a word from Pat
Holden, Jane Phelps, violet Sweeney,
Janet Moran, Dick Rogers and some
of the other "old-timers
But there's no dearth of J. S. cor
respondents. Eastern has appointed
Dorothy Liddy, with another ap-
pointment promised later in the
week. Dots from Seattle, Wash,
and she's still homesick. Karen
Shea, already a contributor. has
been made Techs offlcial corre-
spondent, according to a note from
Journalism Teacher Brinker And,
of course, Connie Campbell still can
be counted on for some good stories
from Mckinley. Anacostia doesn't
believe in halfway measures. Jour-
nalism Teacher Manning sent in
four stories from the Southeast
school in q single dav-and all, on
first examination, pretty good
Bertha Marschat, Newton Inman,
Virginia Butler and Mary Jane
Thompson are the authors, and 1t
looks as If they're going to give our
present Anacostia correspondents,
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Prizes 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 contri-
buttons published each week. The
following rules must be observed:
1. 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.
3. Stories, articles, poems, etc,
must be written on one side of
paper; II typewriter, they must be
double-spaced. Drawings must be
in black 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 1t is awarded .
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
S. 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
reporters for The Junior Star. The
editor reserves the right, however, to
decline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when
ever such action appears advisable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
Star Building, Washington, D. C..
Evening star., 1940-10-06

had chosen, a grassy hillside, we
soon had a good campfire going, and
after we had cooked our supper over
1t and sat around talking for a
while, we crawled into our blanket
rolls and settled down for the night.
The nights are chilly in the noun
tains, even in July. and about mid
night my friend, Jeanne, who was
lying next to me, woke up because
she was too cold. The counselors
had brought some extra blankets
and told us we could use them if
we wanted to. Jeanne did not want
to go by herself to get another
blanket, because they were piled on
the ground some distance from
where we were sleeping. She called
me and we started off together with
our flashlights.
When we had gone about half
way we saw something moving
through the grass in front OF us.
We stopped and looked but could
not be sure of anything and had
about decided it was frog when we
heard rattling sound which We
thought might be a rattleSnake.
Then we called the counselors and
they came and looked, too, but none
of us saw or heard anything more.
Jeanne got her blanket and we all
lay down to sleep again, but it was
not so easy to sleep with feeling
that there was a "rattler" near by
In the morning when we woke up
we really did find a snake in the
grass. quite close to our beds. 1t
was asleep. We all wanted to kill
IL, but we were afraid. 1t made me
think of the rhyme in Mother
Goose about the 20 Tooley tailors
who went to kill snail but the
bravest one among them dared not
touch its tail" This was q snake,
however, and not a snail
Just then the man drove up with
the station wagon to bring us back
to camp, and we surely were glad to
see him. He killed the snake right
away with a stick 1t was a rattle
snake with II rattles.
Everything ended all right, but
we had something to talk about at
camp for the next few days. and I
think that Jeanne and I, at least,
will always remember it.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Columbus Tricks
Prevented Mutiny

Columbus had to resort to some
pretty desperate tricks to keep his
men from mutinying during his
eventful voyage of discovery.
Many of the sailors were convicts
who had been ordered to man his
vessels against their will. They were
a tough group and Columbus lie
was In constant danger.
One of his tricks was to make false
entries in the ships log to make the
men think they were nearer home
than they really were. He kept re-
minding them Of the consequences
they would face at the hands Of an
angry king If they returned to port
without something to show for their
voyage.
Finally the crew forced him to
promise to turn back II land was not
sighted in three days. Fortunately
they arrived on the shores Of the
new world before the time had ex-
pdred.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Tour of New York Docks
Brings Reminder of War

monarchs. the Queen Mary. had
seen her once before on her maiden
voyage, resplendent in shining
white, with splashes of red and
black. and with her smoke stacks
towering above the deck. which was
loaded with England's elite. 1 had
looked forward with JOY TO seeing
her again, and as l approached the
White Star docks, I conjured a
mental vision of her.
How the sun would gleam on her
polished deck, how the brilliant red
stripes of her smoke stack would
shine. and how, by her very splen-
dor. she would dwarf every other
ship
Carrying this vivid picture in my
mind. I entered the dock and
looked up at the maze Of colorful
magnificence I knew I would see
But a dull gray mist seemed to have
settled over everything. I rubbed
my eyes. But no! 1t was not mist
The once beautiful Queen Mary
was now painted a deep. cold gray
I had forgotten-a war is going on!
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Vegetables Can Be
Baked in Clav

Potatoes. carrots, turnips and
corn with the husk on can be
baked in clay in your barbecue fire
Work the clay into sticky dough
and cover each vegetable k-inch
thick. Lay the clay-covered vege-
tables in the Goals.
Cooking time varies. but 10 min
utes is usually enough. When you
are sure the vegetables are cooked
crack open the clay shell and eat
them on the half shell" A wad
of grass or moss will keep the hot
clay from burning your fingers.
Fish cook beautifully in clay. Clean
but do not scale the fish. Cover
with clay and bake. Fish do not
take quite so long to cook as vege-
tables. The scales and skin come
off with the clay when you crack
1t open.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Letter.W Writing Club
Brings Nationwide
Circle of Friends
By NORMAN BROWN.

SPECIAL Dlspatcn 10 Inc 1uiiioi o'Ai'
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. y Young
oeope of Junior and senior high
school age like to form clubs. l
know. because I recently graduated
from high school.
Do YOU realize that an interesting
and novel club can be conducted
entirely by correspondence? Mem
bership is increased informally, by
word of mouth and personal letters.
Ideas and facts on subjects OF inter-
est to the members are exchanged by
letter writing.
began exchanging ideas on swing
music with fellow who once lived
here but moved to Denver. He wrote
to some one he knew in Ohio about
me, and soon we were corresponding
regularly. Seeing the possibility OF
expansion, 1 printed membership
cards with printing equipment
which I have in my CELLAR and or
ganized The Writers Swing Club OF
America" for both boys and girls be-
tween the ages of is and 81. We
write about ourselves, what songs
we like, our favorite bands and other
related subjects. It's amazing to
find out how close together scattered
parts of the country are brought by
a correspondence club.
You can form a club the same
way. Even If you know some one
who lives only 20 miles away, find
a mutual interest and write to him
or her about 1t. He or she might
know some one so miles away who
is interested in the same thing. 1t
Is sort of chain affair, and soon
you will have friends all over the
United States.
If one of the members has print
ing equipment available, as I have,
80 much the better. If not, simply
charge a small entrance fee, say
5 cents, which will defray the ex-
penses of a regular printer. It's
nice to have membership cards for
identification when members from
two different cities meet for the
first time.
There are many subjects Of in
terest to choose from. Stamps, OF
course, are always good, because
there are so many stamp collectors.
Radio programs make a subject
which is always changing and up
to date. Opinions can be aired on
every new program or unusual
broadcast that comes along.
Another good subject is sports.
There are fans all over the United
States who are ready to exchange
facts and information about their
favorite heroes in each sport the
year round.