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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Yout Solves Household ProemsWh Own Invention
lust Between Ourselves
By Philip II. Love,
Junior Star Editor.

where you can help-for instance,
Bacon Hollow The people there
need such things as shoes, clothes
and similarly useful things. Wilson
students are trying to do their part
Through your church and school
or the welfare agencies you can OBJ
tain the names of people who need
help.
You will find a big need for
toys that you no longer use. Maybe
you can dress old dolls. I have lots
of things I'm going to give for this
cause, and III bet you have some,
too"
Such activities, Barbara points
out, will help to win this WARRIOR
now is a time when nothing should
be wasted" And she is right, Of
course.
A somewhat different-but none
theless commendable-slant is taken
by Charles Stebbins. ID, of Central
High School, who writes:
Recent world events made me
mad. Since then. all my friends
say to me, You're going to look
good in a uniformn 1 think I'll
look good because it'll be the uni
form of the United States Army.
Chances are. l won't be called
for year or two. I'm still in school,
and it's my privilege. as a free
American to finish. But I would
gladly postpone my education. I'm
not letting anything worry me now,
with Christmas and everything.
Should the need arrive, III register
for defense and be proud of it.
II think my words can be spoken
for all boys my age. All this is new
to me-or rather us. It's A against
A-Allies against Axis-and we're in
the thick of it.
Il take this grand liberty, as an
American. Of appointing us members
of the Watch Axis Run Commit
tee"
Of course, Charlie isn't likely To
be called" anytime soon But he
shows the good old Valley Forge
spirit-and I hereby nominate him
for chairman OF his proposed COM
mittee.
From Nan Marie Austin. IA, OF
Anacostia High School: The Home
Economics Club. in cooperation
with the American Red Cross, has
completed an allotment Of garments
to be sent to British refugees. A
group of IS girls has met every
Tuesday for the last two months
to work on the project. Some pre-
ferred TO knit. and either made
squares for an afghan or else helped
with toddler's pack. consisting of
sweater, beanie and mittens. Others
have been sewing on baby sacks.
wash cloths and binding blankets.
jeanne Meyers, our club artist, de-
signed miniature animals that were
appliqued on the blankets"
II must brag about the AFRAID
drill at Coolidge" writes Demetra
Bacas, IA. When the short bells
began TO ring, every one hurried to
his locker, with very few pupils
running or rushing. The building
was cleared in minutes"
y
Word picture by Mary Ellen DON
ahue. Is, Langley Junior High
School: Have you ever been in the
large stores in downtown Washing
ton about week before Christmas?
A crowd Of people rushing. a
counter being all but turned upside
down by excited shoppers, another
shopper moving along as if lost, but
really just looking and wondering
what to buy next. :"
-Four more days, and then
Christmas. And even though it
Is different from all the others
you've experienced. may it be every
bit as happy in its way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Christmas Eve
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Ruth VI. Davis, IS
IS


BY Ruth VI. Davis. IS,
Paul Junior High School.
From the far-aWay land where
Santa Claus dwells
You hear the faint tinkle of tiny
bells.
They jingle so clearly here and
there.
Making silver notes all through the
air.
A sleigh comes gliding through the
snow.
Just who it is you surely know.
And ere it lights upon your roof,
You hear the paving of each tiny
hoof.
Old Santa steps from his sleigh
AS the clock in the belfry chimes
out Christmas Day.
And brushing the snow from his
jolly self,
He glides down the chimney as
quick as an elf
His cheeks are as red as a big red
rose.
His spectacles slide all over his nose
AS he quietly trims the Christmas
tree
With gifts and toys for you and me.
Then he drops in a chair that's
placed close by
And gives a deep and hearty sigh,
While a smile lights on his jolly face
AS he finds each toy in its proper
place.
He thinks of each dear little tou-
sled head
Asleep upstairs in warm, snug bed,
And he chuckles again as he thinks
of the JOY
He has brought to each little girl
and boy.
And as he returns to his waiting
reindeer
His heart is filled with love and
cheer,
And the last faint words I hear him
call
Are: Merry Christmas and good
night to ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

June Robbins. gather together
and begin to decorate their tiny
village. They are not the least bit
stingy with lights, and so from the
hard work of these skillful workers
comes beautiful display of lighted
scenery.
Each house. regardless of how
poor its occupants, has lighted
pine tree in front. Thousands of
red and green lights are strung
through the center of town and
along the roof and windows of the
church.
AS one enters the town, he sees,
first of all, a large Welcome" sign
in glorious bright lights, and once
inside he sees on the right section
divided off that is entirely given
over to the JOY Of small children.
1t contains figure for every mag
Unable Mother Goose rhyme, besides
Ferdinand the Bull, and a Santa
Claus riding a small train round
and round. This always delights
the youngsters and amuses the older
folks
Further ahead and still to the
right one sees Santa Claus and his
reindeer on roof top, all splen-
didly frightened with lights and
ringing with the jingle of many tiny
bells. On the left one looks upon a
hill and sees the modern version of
Jerusalem with its houses and
streets placed very attractiVely
One of the sights that attracts
much attention is group of figures
of angels high on a hill. The hill
remains dark, so they appear to
be in the sky. They slowly come
into view as the lights turn on one
by one. Then they slowly fade
away as the lights switch off. Dur
ing all this change, one can hear
the best loved Christmas carols be-
ing played softly near the angels.
AS one drives slowly through
town, he sees many Christmas
scenes on every side. One that is
always remembered is a small shed
with life-like statues and live sheep.
The scene is that of Mary holding
Baby Jesus as she sat on the first
Christmas in the stable outside of
the inn.
On hill in the distance a star
shines down and completes the
workmanship of the people of this
happy little village.
People from many miles around
gather to enjoy the beauty of this
display and to share the real spirit
OF Christmas. They forget their
everyday troubles and think for
a while Of Baby Jesus and of God,
who made all. this possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

-Four more days, ana tnen-
Christmas. :.
But, alas, a Christmas differen,
from any you've ever experienced.
Maybe you won't be aware Of the
difference. 1t will be subtle kind
of difference, one that will not be
apparent on the surface. The same
old Santa Claus will 60 about his
Same old business of trying to
| spread joy in the same old way
And there will be-just as there
always has been, for as long as you
can remember-trees and holly and
colored lights and toys and candy
and exchanges of jolly greetings
But something important will be
missing-the very thing that makes
Christmas the grandest of all holi-
days:
Peace on earth :"
And yet, on second thought, per-
hapS that is the best of all possible
reasons why you and l should try
in every way we know how to make
this the most meaningful Christmas
we've ever experienced.
After all, it is not our fault that
peace has vanished from the earth.
1t is not our fault that the United
States is at war. 1t is not our fault
If Santa and all the happy things
he represents seem to have lost
some of their meaning.
1t was Japan that first disrupted
the peace of the worldly invading
Manchuria. In the decade that has
followed, Italy and Germany, and
Japan again, have been chronic dis
turbers of the peace. And now what
little peace that remained mas been
destroyed-by the same ruthless ma
tons and for the same selfish
reasons.
So we are at war, not for wars
sake-not for the same cruel -ea-
sons that Germany. Italy anG Japan
are at War-but for the sake of
peace, because We really and truly
believe in:
Peace on earth -
And this Christmas will mean
more TO all OF us-more. perhaps
than any previous Christmas-if we
will remember that. For in the final
analysis what we and all the other
freedom-loving peoples of the world
are lighting for is simply the true
spirit of Christmas.
There are several WAYS in which
boys and girls can play important
parts IN this battle to make the
world safe for the kind of peace that
the first Christmas was supposed to
bring: Cd BY investing their dimes
and quarters in Defense stamps:
t2) by refusing to be frightened by
talk Of air raids; 80 by doing what
they can to help the American Red
Cross, the United Service Organ
izations and other groups trying to
aid our fighting men.
And If that isn't enough to keep
you busy, maybe this interesting let
ter from Barbara Hauter. IA. of
Woodrow Wilson High School will
suggest some other worthwhile
things that you can do:
Christmas, more than any other
time of the year. makes you feel
the need of helping others. There
are many ways in which you can
help them. Have you done your
part?
Being member of the Firesides
Group of the Chevy Chase Presbv-
terrain Church, I had the oppor-
tunity to help the people in Tenn
pie Center. A group goes out to
the center every Saturday and helps
to do small things, such as making
blocks and beads and other simple
gifts.
There are many other places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
The Junior Stars
Radio Program

Boys and girls who write for The
Junior Star have a radio program
of their own-The Junior Star of
the Air-broadcast every Saturday
at 10:45 am. over Station WMAL.
Taking part in yesterdays pro-
gram were Billy Kramer and Danny
O'Flaherty, author and subject OF
today's banner story; Harold Snyder,
ID; Ruth Davis, 10. poet, and the
Powell Junior High School Creative
Writing Club which dramatized a
scene from Charles Dickens Christ
mas Carol"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
| Prizes Totaing 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-
tons published each week. The fol-
lowing rules must be observed:
l. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name, age, address. telephone
number III 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; 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 II Is awarded q
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
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Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the prin-
cipal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted
together with information called for
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poters 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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Riddles

l. Take the whole away, yet some
remains. What is it?
2. What's the difference between a
hill and a pill?
3. Why is a ship the most polite
object in the world?
3. What is the center of gravity?
S. What is it that We often return
but never borrow?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

Shell Game
well, Ted, what are you doing
around this part of the country?"
"Oh, just getting the lay of the
land"
sort Of a business SCOUT"
mo, an egg collector"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Yule Customs
Came From
Other Lands
First Celebration
Recorded Was in
Alexandria, Egypt
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Phyllis Zimmerman, II,

We all know how we celebrate
Christmas in the United States, but
do we know where most OF our
customs come from?
Most of our Christmas customs
were started many years ago in
Europe and we're brought TO America
by our ancestors. The first Christ
mas of which We have a record was
celebrated in Alexandria, Egypt, on
May 20, 200 years after Christs
death. Later the calendar was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
POserS


l. A yellow perch is ca canary's
trapeze; a bamboo chair; fish,.
2. If you were looking for a min
aret, you would try to find "a church;
a mosque; the Empire State Build
ing).
3. A bagpipe is "a plumbing fix
ture; q rubber tube; a musical in
strumenD.
4. A gyrfalcon is a large bird which
lives Gin the tropics; in Arabia; in
the cold parts of Europe, Asia and
America.
5. A glockenspiel is "a musical in
strument like a xylophone; an old
fashioned clock: weather vance.
6. A blacksmith uses an (anvil;
arch; imber) to hammer on.
7. An antler is "a relative by
marriage; a winter lodge in the
mountains; the horn Of a deer.
8. A dahabeah is "a boat; an
animal; disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Youthful Poets Inspired by
Spirit of Christmastime
By Helene Scher, Is,

Stuart Junior High School.
The Christmas Day is white as snow
And wind that used to howl and
blow
Is quiet now and peaceful still,
And in that church beyond the hill
There Is voice, cry, a prayer
That seems to fill the chilly air
And says to all that can but hear
To help our boys and for them fear
That brought our country such a
wrong
Not for the power great and strong
That words can but describe the way
Thats cloud descended, dark and
gray,
Upon our country's peaceful light
To bring to us the will to fight,
And with that prayer to God we
The hope and dreams of a country
dear,
Which all Americans will say
Is the hope of the people here
today.
By Virginia Carraway, II,
Powell Junior High School
Dear Santa:
My parents want some happiness,
My sister wants some joys,
My brother always wants some fun,
But so do all the boys.
While for me, and all, St. Nick,
Please give the right to stay
In our own dear America,
Where life is run our way.
By Anne Crews, II,
Park View School.
Christ was born on Christmas Day
In manger made Of hay.
While the great star shed its light,
Shepherds came from fields by
night.
Incense, myrrh and precious things
Were brought to Him by three
great kings.
While angels sang on high,
The holy mother gave a sigh.
So amidst the Christmas bells,
Again in hearts the story tells
OF that first glad Christmas day
In land so far away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

CHdllStO, max
ing the date for
our celebrat ton
December Is.
The word
Christmas orig
mated in Eng
land, and comes
from the words
Christ's mass, a
religious service.
During the Mid
die Ages, Christ
mas was a fes-
We occasion
Plays were given
showing the Ma
tiyitv and from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

For instance,
Danny recently
rugged up a little
gadget whereby
his clock will
turn on the ra-
dio for him. He
likes to listen to
music in t h e
morning when
he wakes up, but
he is generally
too leepy to
turn on the ra-
dio. Since his
alarm clock
awakens him, he
decided that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

the hearts OF
people from
near and far.
1t is Madrid,
a small mining
community, and
most of its peo-
pie are rather
poor, but they
are the kind
who try to make
the best of what
they have and
b ng JOY to
others.
E &C h Christ
mas all the men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
By Raymond Bland, II,

Central High School.
The children danced around the
In blessed child elation.
The yearly feast came merrily
To cheer a saddened Nation.
The amber moon had found its
goal
Amidst a sea of blue,
And every heart and every soul
Held deep its sacred hue.
The countryside lay cloaked in
night,
With song and celebration,
Twas the night that gave the light
That blazed an entire Nation.
And may it be upon this sod,
The free, the gay, the just, the
right,
The glory of Almighty God,
Christ bless the Christmas night.
By Keith Dofy, 8,
Friends school.
Christmas morning will soon be
here,
Families will arise with joy and
cheer.
Trees will be decorated with lovely
toys
For many merry girls and boys.
The ground all round will be very
white
After hours of snow throughout the
night.
The day will be jolly, happy and
gay;
Merry Christmas to ALL" everybody
will say.
By Mmaie Walker, II,
Friends School.
Outside as the snow falls round us,
Uniting the ground snowy white,
We will all remember forever
That immortal Christmas night!
A host of angels were singing,
A star shone bright above,
Three Wise Men on camels bringing
Gifts to the-Baby of Love.
A shepherd in the hills was singing
So silent, so softly, and yet so
near.
All of the sounds as he lay there
The Baby Jesus could hear.
Mary, her sweet face glowing,
God, smiling down from above,
All of them smiling at Jesus,
Jesus, the Baby Of Love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
A nswers to Posers

1. A fish. 2. A mosque. 3. A
musical instrument. 4. In the cold
parts of Asia, Europe and America.
B. A musical instrument like a xylo-
phone. 6. Anvil. Z. The horn of q
deer. 8. A boat FUSED on the Nile
Piver in Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Mistaken Identity

Seasick passenger inGn bunk:
"What's that awful noise?"
Steward: That's whistling
buoy, sir"
S. P: well, tell him to cut 1t
bllt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Tiny Village
Dresses Up
For Holiday
Each Home Has a
Lighted Pine Tree
In Front Yard
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY June Robbins, II,


There is a quaint little village
nestled among the hills of New
Mexico that prightens itself each
year at Christmas time and gladdens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
Radio Turns On as Alarm
Clock Sounds in Morning
Switch in Bedroom
Serves for Lights
In Other Places
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Billy Kramer, Is,
George Washington High School,
Alexandria, Va.

A practical youth, and an ingen-
ious one, too, is Danny OFlaherty,
Is, OF Alexandria, Va, student at
George Washington High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

What has four arms and four
legs, can stretch, but can't Walk"
Il don't know"
1.-TWO suits of long underwear. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21
By Anne Crews, II,
Riddle AnSwers

/. The word wholesome. 2. One is
hard to get up and the other hard
to get down. 8. 1t always advances
with a bow. 1. The letter ~" 5.
Thanks.
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lfiSlaid

Collegian-Believe it or not, off,
Ger, I'm looking for a parking place.
Policeman-Parking place? You
don't even have a car"
Collegian-Yes, I do. It's in the
parking place I'm looking for.
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Takes Her Time

4 axes HPf me
Freshman-How come you write
so slowly?
Roommate-Im writing letter to
my girl, and she can't read very
fast.
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BY Bernice StevenS.

By Bernice Stevens
Gay holiday times bring with them the of lots of filled
parties play host interested
and make yours a lively gathering
Christmas quos lot of pasting
cood cardboard Then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-21

Four more days, and then
Christmas. And even though it
is different from all the others
you've experienced. may it be every
bit as happy in its way.
The guardian., 1941-08-09
SERMON E T T E S
Featured by
SHEL0H KHALL'S
ELECTRIC CHOIR
ONE STEP AHEAD
Simpson Turner, Speaker

Irving was engaged to very refined
young lady, but in the midst of his
prognosticated romance a smart but
Frivolous girl came in; broke up their
love affair, and being one step ahead
and dealing with one who was weak of
mind it did not take very long for her
to become the new partner. Irving,
after pondering and thinking seriously
over the matter decided that he would
be man enough to denounce this affair.
He paid her visit with the purpose of
explaining to her the mistake that he
had made and that he had decided to
return to his first love, but as he
entered he found out that she had pur-
chased an engagement ring to save
him the trouble and with a few sweet
words of fiattery his thoughts were
soon drowned in passion as she was
ONE STEP AHEAD.
Alone-again, as he pondered over
his predicament he made up his mind
to nip the bud Of engagement before
it blossomed into flower of marriage,
but as he went to fulfill this mission
he was told that according to conditions
which he was instrumental in bringing
on, that marriage was a necessity and
not choice: for she was always ONE
STEP AHEAD.
A few days had elapsed and the
home that was to be founded on love
was being destroyed by the storms of
trouble. He went to explain his story
to his sister, but she was ONE STEP
AHEAD as she had already told her
story about his exaggerated and
imaginary abuses. When he went to
speak with her mother, she was ONE
STEP AHEAD and he could not even
gain entrance; he went seeking a
divorce at the courts and she was ONE
STEP AHEAD, she had so spoken that
no one would listen to his story: he
consulted the minister of his church
but she was ONE STEP AHEAD-and
SO all through life of prolonged years
OF misery she was always ONE STEP
AHEAD.
Driven to despair and in agony and
revenge he seeks to destroy the woman
that had destroyed his life, and as he
enters her home-fings back the doors
and draws his pistol to shoot-to his
surprise she lies in a pool of blood on
the floor. A case of suicide-She was
ONE STEP AHEAD.
L say that to say this: That ever
since the beginning of Creation God
was ONE STEP AHEAD. When
Luclter made a disturbance in Heaven
and al was about to destroy the works of
coos most sacred palace, God called
on his strong angels to cast him out