Evening star., 1940-04-07
Young Actress Plans Stage Career After
Just
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BY PHILIP II. LOVE-.
,yu0i0r DfAf Editor.

Junior star Editor.
June Wilkin used to envy girls
and boys who had permanent homes.
But now that she has attained the
ripe old age Of 10, she Is beginning
to realize that seeing something OF
the world also has its good points.
Oldest Of three daughters Of q
lieutenant commander in the Navy,
June writes: ''Daddy's position means
living in different places. and we try
to learn something interesting about
all Of them"
At the time of writing, June and
her sisters were staying with their
grandparents at 4429 Ninth street
NV. Within two days after her
letter was received at The Junior
Star ONCE, however, she and the
other girls were bound for San Diego,
Calf, where their father had been
assigned to duty as acting captain
OF the submarine Sculpin.
II attended PetworthNSchool when
was In the District of Columbia the
last time," June's note continues.
Then We moved to California-and,
luckily, attended the Worlds Fair
and learned about foreign coun-
tries"
While living in Maine. the sisters
learned to ice skate and ski. And
before that, in Panama. they learned
to swim 80 well that it became nat
ural."
But one day, swimming was too
exciting" June says. That was the
day We saw an alligator"
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John Meggers. II. Of 1904 Brandy
wine street NV, a pupil at Ben w.
Murch School, recommends a visit to
the Treasury as an interesting way
to spend Saturday morning. The
recommendation Is born OF exper-
ience. for John spent recent Sat-
urday morning there himself.
First. I visited the counting
room," he reports. I'm this room
there are eight machines. each set
to count q different kind of coin.
I saw one machine count 1000 dimes
IN q few seconds"
John was also interested in the
Treasury;s scientific methods of
Identifying mutilated paper money.
He saw scraps Of currency that had
been burned. chewed by mice, ground
beneath the wheels of a streetcar-
destroyed, in short, in every imag-
Unable way.
The pieces were given to woman
who Is an expert at telling the value
Of partially destroyed bills" says
John. They were then redeemed at
face value"
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Junior jottings:
Raymond Bellamy, 8, Cheveriy,
Nd, writes to thank the J. s. 80
much for printing my article on my
trip to Florida and for giving me
such nice check" The money, he
says, SIS going toward my college
education" -. Another thank you,
note comes from John Robert Pal
lansch, 10, Of 4621 Fourth street
NV, who says he bought a dandy
interceptor plane" with his prize
money :. Richard Dailey's poem.
"The 1892" published elsewhere on
this page today, was inspired by a
picture of the old train that ap-
peared recently in The Stars roto-
gravure section. Incidentally.
Richard is the brother of Douglass
Daley, j. S. correspondent at Cen
trail High School until his gradua-
ton last June Betty Mcmahon.
IA, of 22l3 First street NV, writes
in to say she thinks 'ttit's wonderful
the way the Weather Bureau can
tell you the weather conditions in
almost any part OF the United States
within q very short time" Being
exchange editor Of a high school
paper is an interesting job," accord
ing to Connie Campbell, l6, of Is U
street NE, who holds that position
on Tech Life. The papers of other
high schools all over the United
States, and even one from Canada.
come into my hands, she writes.
Not only Is 1t interesting to read
what others are doing, but these
papers give suggestions as to how
to improve our own" Vivian Nc
Neil, 13, Of 1924 First street NV.
writes IN to say that Kermit Nor
deem, schoolmate of hers at Lang
ley Junior High, is "a gifted young
artist. 1t is fascinating to sit and
watch him draw" she continues.
All through our building you can