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Evening star., 1941-08-10

expand the method this way: Sup
pose YOU can see some points from
A but not from b Choose a third
poinC. c. from which you can see
them. Locate c on the map. from
A and B Now locate the problem
points from A-C base line. You
can map as large an area as YOU
wish pv extending this exact method
If you're going 10 use YOUR map as
a wall decoration. or possibly as a
gift or scrapbook memento. YOU
might like 10 use more ingenuity and
give it more personality after the
bare facts are drawn. When the
mapmakers Of long ago had drawn
the boundaries Of an ocean. they
sketched in fish and other decora-
tions Instead of Ks. you can draw
in pictures of the features on your
map in much the same way Use
imagination-and gay colored inks!
Draw q windmill at the intersection
of those number lines. Draw the
cherry tree. the house. the brook.
Then you'll have a scientifically cor
rect and very attractive bit of ham
dicraft, one of which YOU may well
be proud.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

! board with A straight edge long
enough to draw a line from one
corner of your paper TO the other
And. for the rest of your equipment.
a medium hard pencil will serve.
If, for example. YOU want TO map a
small farm with house. barn. trees
and A small brook. YOU begin by
reducing the problem to the location
of points on your map. Write down
all the points YOU wish to locate. in
the form of a list Give each point
a number and brief description. as:
3-east corner of house. 5-flrst
fence corner past house. point
where brook runs under boundary
fence. etc When these points are
located on your map. the details of
your farm may be sketched in
properly.
Locate a Base Line.
Now pick out two points. as far
apart as possible. from which YOU
may see all the points you wish TO
locate These will be points A and B
Mark A and B where they will ap-
pear on your map. and draw line
connecting them. This is the base
line and it determines the scale of
your map-the longer the line. the
bigger the map.
Now go to point A and set up the
paper board there, parallel to the
ground. Turn the board until line
Alb is pointing directly toward point
B. This must be accurate. or all the
points located on the map will be a
little ou: of position. so line it up
carefully. Now fasten down the
board so that it can't move while
you're drawing on it.
Next draw a series of lines on the
map, running from A toward each
of the points YOU wish to locate.
The easy way TO do il is TO set pin
in the map at A. put the straight
edge against it, and sight along the
edge. lining it up with the point.
For example. you line it up exactly
with the windmill, point 4; then
draw pencil line along the straight
edge on the map you'll erase this
line later. so draw it lightly and
put a number 4 on the line to
identify it. Do this with each point
to be located.
Now take a map board over to
point B. Set it up parallel to the
ground. as you did before, with line
B-A pointing exactly at point A.
Fasten the board down, and draw
lines toward each of the points just
as you did at point A. Where the
corresponding lines intersect on the
map will be the location of the
object sighted on. So. the intersec-
ton of line 4 from A and line 4
from B will locate the windmill on
the map!
Look at the diagram. 1t shows
the location of three points from
the base line by this method. 1t
explains more completely what you
have done and why it will enable
you to make true map.
Expand the Map.
It's possible that you may not be
able to see all the points you wish
to locate for points A and B. You
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Prises T0taling SIS
| offered for Best
| Contributions

Bows and girls of ali ages up to
and including high school age are
Invited to write and draw Tor The
Junior Star. Prizes of 81 each are
awarded for the best five contribu-
tions published each week. The fol-
lowing rules must be observed.
/. All contributions must be
original.
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.
2. Stories. articles, poems. etc.
must be written on one side OF
paper; II typewriter, they must be
double spaced. Drawings must be
I'm black and white and must be
mailed fat, not rolled or folded.
a. 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-
sardIess of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
s. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Bows and girls who wish to act as
news correspondents of The Junior
Star may qualify by submitting at
least one feature story (the prln-
cipal stories on this page today are
good examples of what is wanted)
together with 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 when
ever such action appears advisable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
Star Building, Washington, D. C..
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Wings for Youth
BY /. II. HEGEL.

WHO WANTS A PARACHUTE?
So you'd like to Jump from a plane
with a chute just once! But how
would you like to do it day after day,
and week after week? That's what
the jumpers in Uncle Sans para
chute battalion down in Fort Ben
ming, Ga, are doing And fine job
they are making of it. too.
Volunteers are healthy Young men
between 81 and 80, unmarried. In
the first weeks of training. special
physical exercises, tumbling and
jumping are taught Lessons are
given on how to fold, pack and air
a chute. There are more lesson
on how to guide the silken umbrella
Fort Benning parachute N~s: wear
ur-point suspension harness and.
by pulling down on the right COM
blnation of riSers or lines. they can
maneuver chute almost like an au-
tomobile. Landing. back to the
wind, is another trick.
Parachute men wear special boots
helmets and jumping suits. This
new equipment has cut accidents
considerably.
But If you think the Fort Benning
jumpers have only the jump and
landing to think about, you are mis-
taken. The men bail out at $50 feet.
their parachutes opening automatic
ally in Ia seconds. Then, in the 10
more seconds that it takes to hit
ground, they have grensdes to toss
and pistols to shoot. Once down,
they must promptly fold their
'chutes and be ready for action.
Would you like to do 1t? Then
build up your health. II takes a
healthy body and healthy nerves to
be one of Uncle Sans parachute
men. And there is one thing you
may be sure of-the field will never
be overcrowded.
Answering Your Questions.
Gene B.-The ttUo neW apintton re-
search laboratories are at Sunny
Dule, Calf, and CleDelnnd. Ohio.
What's your question: Write I. r.
Heoei, care OF The Junior Star. for O.
personal drswer. Please inclose G.
3-cent stamp.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Mozelle ID. Bigelow. buZZing with
activity. Grass is still wet with dew,
under sky of light blue in which
fleecy clouds are floating by. Tall
pine. oak, maple and other trees are
sWaying III the breeze, and there
is a group of merry girls. What
more could one ask? A perfect
picture. A little later you can
see the daily f1ag-raising exer-
Clses conducted by the girls. who
form horseshoe around the flag.
Five Scouts stand in a group with
red Sashes tied in a square knot,
hanging at the left side. They serve
as color guards. After the singing of
the national anthem, the Scout
hymn and some other songs, the
flag is raised.
After IS girls have registered, each
camper goes to her unit. The ages
range from 10 to 16 and each unit
is divided into two or three patrols.
as Girl Scout troop. Each patrol
elects its individual leader and also
chooses a name. such as Silver
Chips Pine Cones wildcats"
etc, Each patrol plans the day be-
fore whether the members will bring
nosebag lunch or cook their lunch
over the open fire in true pioneer
style. After lunch the camp is so
quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Then you'd recognize the we'll
known rest period.
The afternoon is full of various
activities, but noW-Well, let's walk
over to the arts and crafts table.
Some Scouts are sketching the diff
ferent scenes, while others are alb
sorbed in modelling clay. The clay is
native and can be obtained from the
banks of a running stream. Oh,
look! Those girls are working in
wood; they are making napkin
rings and plaques. One girl is carv-
ing soles for wooden scuffs. She
tells us the pattern was made from
her own shoes. The wood is OBJ
tanned from a felled tree at the
camp. She plans to work an en-
broidery pattern on burlap for the
toes. That short girl is weaving a
raffia belt. Nature hikes through
real wooded spots are a highlight,
and this years campers hope to
add important specimens to the
already valuable collection of ore,
coral, etc.
The girls also are instructed in
first aid, map-making. health and
safety. and how to give intelligent
directions to persons en- route to
certain places. which is all to help
the girls to aid in their small way
toward the national defense pro-
gram. When at last there comes an
end to all this pleasure, IS happy,
hearty. healthy girls will for the
last time form goodnight circle"
and say. See you omorrow-no-
next year"
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Rover Knows Best
When He Objects
To Frequent Baths

The pup that puts up determined
battle every time some one attempts
to lead him to bath is actually or
the right track. II may be that he
merely dislikes being forced into 9
tub. but frequent bathing is bac
for his health and coat
Regular brushing is about all your
dog needs to aid him in growing z
coat that will have YOU walking
with your chest out. And drop OF
two of pine oil on the brush Will
send his fleas Scurrying for more
comfortable homes. Frequent baths
on the other hand. will dry out
his skin and probably result in his
ambling around with that charac-
teristic doggy" odor. The soap
suds and water take the skins nat
ural oil with them when they evap-
crate
Often it isn't a flea that's bother
ing Rover-it's that last bath. If
he gives you an argument when you
try to toss him in the tub more
than three or four times year, he's
right
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Mckinley Student Hopes
To Be Business Artist

her, sketching her classmates.
Although she intends to do COM
mercial art work when she finishes
school, Philis enjoys reading about
the great painters and studies their
work. Rembrandt, Raphael. Michel
angelo and Rousseau she especially
admires.
Try looking at picture through
the eyes of the artist who painted
it." says Philis. People usually look
through their own eyes and only like
it if it suits their fancy. If they do
not understand it right away, they
cannot be bothered.
I'm painting a landscape it is
impossible to paint every detail so
the artist represents the petals of a
flower and the leaves of trees as he
sees them, according to his own
point of view; as it appeals to his
interest"
Recently Philis made study of
American art. Not only did she
study paintings, but architecture as
well. She lives at 329 Rhode Island
avenue NE,
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ltllCS.
Around the outer wall of the fort
are many cannon. almost green with
decay and rust Some of these cam
non were presented to the British
and Americans by the French. The
name of the fort is derived from
an old Indian name meaning Run
ming Water"
The fort was built first by the
French, captured by the British.
and then taken in the Revolution
by the American patriots and the
Green Mountain BOYS.
Inside the fort are the uniforms
of the French, English and Amer
lcan soldiers, lovely red uniforms.
white ones with gold trimmings. and
blue and brown ones. too. In one
case are drums. bugles. A few old
swords, daggers and pistols. In an
other case are great many rifles
and different kinds of pistols. They
look queer with their long. thick
barrels. There has been a great
change in rifles since that age. COM
pared with modern. goth century
rifles.
In another room are old spinning
wheels, and there is an old Colonial
type OF dress with the small bodice
and long wide skirt. Over in one
corner is a chair and table heWn
out OF logs. On a shelf are some
old hammered pewter dishes and
spoons.
We walked down the steps and
into dark and musty passageway.
1t is really an old dungeon. The
lock and door must have been made
OF solid oak to have stood up so
long. Down farther are the officers
quarters. They are so tiny that
there can be nothing more than a
table. cot and rough chair in each
Of them Going out the passage to
the far side of the ground surround-
ing the building, one notices a large
bronze tablet with this inscription:
MANY FAMOUS MEN HAVE
PASSED WITHIN THESE GATES.
George Washington
Nathan Hale
Robert Rodgers
Ethan Allen
Ben. Franklin
A. Lincoln
AND MANY OTHERS.
As We turned to gaze back at the
fort, in passing through the gate.
We saw waving high the flags Of
the countries that once had held the
fort. These are the flags of France,
with its Fleur de Lis: the Union
Jack of Great Britain and the best
of all, the Stars and Stripes.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Boy Uses Car as
Source of Supply
For Neiehbors

Many an achievement represents
the solution of what once was one
or more problems So it was with
Howard Mayes of Redlands, Calf
Howard lives in suburb and goes
to school in town. To get there
he practically built an automobile
from discarded parts.
Howard's next need was money
for gasoline and oil and so on. His
neighbors, he found, had to 60 to
town to buy supplies, so Howard
went into business as their purchas-
ing agent. Now, almost every day,
he shops in town for his neighbors
with their money and receives a
commission for his work.
I'm a coin collector"
so I am. Let's get together and
talk over old dimes"
Evening star., 1941-08-10

~
mosquitokriegs. I'm tired of tick
invasions and fed up, as the saying
is, with being the occupied territory
of chiggers. I'm city boy at heart,
and the sooner I realize it, the
better" But, with the coming OF
each new summer, | have found
myself yearning for just one more
trip to the country-mosquitoes or
no mosquitoes, ticks or no ticks,
chiggers or no chiggers. I have even
caught myself alf-believing that
the seanettles that wage guerrilla
warfare in the tempting waters OF
the st. George ought to know me
we'll enough by this time to let me
swim in peace.
But no more. know now, at long
last, that 1 am a pushover, as the
sports writers say, for mosquitoes,
ticks, chiggers and seanettles. And
from now on, my address during
vacations will remain the same as
it is during the rest of the year III
relax on my porch. happily pro-
tected from mosquitoes by screens:
III stroll through the public parks
serene in the knowledge that ticks
and chiggers cannot attack me from
the closely cropped grass; I'll cool
off in the municipal pools, confident
that even the largest seanettle
afloat cannot sting me.
That is what I say-and believe
now, at any rate.
But next year. Well, that S
another year-and maybe another
story.
The mosquitoes dive-bombed me
every time | ventured outdoors after
sundown, the ticks made me their
captive whenever l tried to sneak
through the woods. the seanettles
blocked my every effort 10 get a
satisfactory swim. But the CHG
gers
Well, I have friend who has a
farm not far from the one on
which I was staying. I dropped in
to see Joe one dav, and he insisted
that l take a look at his garden.
First I saw his corn, then his to-
matoeS. then his beans, squash,
cantaloupeS. cucumbers. Each
vegetable was widely separated from
the others, with the result that I
must have covered at least half of
the county during my tour of in
spection And all the time Joe kept
saying: You've got to see my water
melon patch. It's the biggest one
around here. And I know some of
the melons are ripe"
l love watermelon. And. though
my feet were weary and my breath
was short, l trudged on-secretly
hoping. of course. that my patience
would be rewarded by a juicy. red
watermelon. Across the fields l
stumbled, through tall grass and
weeds. over fences. Finally Joe said:
We'll. here We are. Isn't this the
biggest watermelon patch you ever
SAVE"
1t was. But, alas. it did me no
good, because not a single melon
was ripe
And that was the night the CHG
gers made me their which
l still am, though I have succeeded
in fleeing their territory.
Philip Purcell, who lives near
Evening star., 1941-08-10

pleting an object she usually gives 1t
a coat of shellac in order to keep it
from getting dirty.
Her own dog. Boots. a wire-haired
terrier, served Elizabeth as model
for a small wooden dog she made.
Other articles she has made include
two miniature boats, one three
masted schooner and the other a
Chinese junk. A totem pole and a
small turtle are also among her most
priced carvings.
One of the biggest difficulties en-
countered by this young artist is her
inability to find wood of the proper
weight. as most wood is either too
hard or too soft. At present she is
working on an airplane which she
expects to complete soon.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
AND MANY OTHERS
Riddles

/. Why is there no such thing as
a whole day?
2. Why should a fisherman make
lot of money?
3. When is longhand faster and
more accurate than shorthand?
4. What flower most resembles a
bulls mouth?
Evening star., 1941-08-10

not just an ldle
dream. Besides
going to d a Y
school. she stud
les at the Chill
dren's Art Gal
lery three times
a week. These
lessons are the
result of a con-
test sponsored
by the w. P. A.,
IN which pills
won her schol-
arship.
Philis particu-
larly lik e S to
work with Uatpr
Evening star., 1941-08-10

and glg9nng.
More than like
ly Cif you are
fond of caves
dropping and
chanced to hear
a bit of talk
you'd learn that
they were on
their way to the
Girl Scout Day
Camp at Fort
Dupont.
w h e n the
Scouts arrive at
their destination
the sc enc is
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Girls New Hobby
Is Finding Lucky
FOur.Leaf ClOvers
BY FLORENCE ELyIs GATES, IL,
Oxon Hill md School.

Oxon Hill tMd) School.
To find a four-leaf clover is said
to be lucky. I am now II years old,
and up until this time I never had
found one. About a week ago, while
1 was playing in my back yard with
my little puppy, Tippy, spied my
first four-leaf clover. How surprised
and proud I was! This gave me an
idea-to keep count of how many
I could find within a week.
My little sister Jean and I
started race to see who could find
the most four-leaf clovers. She
found 20, but was luckier, because
I found 80. I decided then to make
this game one of my hobbies. So
far the only luck the first four-leaf
clover has brought me is to help
me find more of them.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

cents apiece.
Before she does
any actual carv-
in G, Elizabeth
first draws an
outline of her
proposed article
on some wood.
S h a pin G the
wood is the next
step and for this
job she uses a
knit e with a
large blade. For
the final touches
a knife with a
small blade is
used, After COM
Evening star., 1941-08-10

1t stands on the
banks of Lake
c h a m plain.
lookin g as
though it still
were guarding
the lake from
Indians or war-
like peoples.
The fort, a re-
mlnder of the
Revolutio n AIRY
a n d In dia n
Wars, is being
e p a ir ed. and
museums ar e
being erected
and filled with
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Perfnrbed
rs Joe worried about that Latin
exam?"
rs he? He has so many wrinkles
in his forehead he has to screw his
hat on"
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Awfully, Awfully Sick!
Prize Contribution
BY ALICE LOUISE REED, Is,

In spite of disadvantages, it's fun to be in bed
With comforters around feet and pillows head
With nothing else to do but read book or take
And yoursmeas brought that fits lap
It's fun watch the window people rushing to and fro,
When you don't have to rush because have place
To have your friends visit you with candy some flowers
To sit talk and entertain you by the hour
Oh it's fun to have all that but here's what turns the trick
find yourself that awfuly awfuly Gckl
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Young Carver Her Products Among Classmates
lust Between Ourselves
Ry PHILIP Fl. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

have been spending my vacations
Of bordering the
ruthless
chgger Each
myself No the country can't
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Activities
Variedat
Day Camp
Girl Scouts Given
Courses in Many
Arts and Crafts
Prize Contribution
By MOZELLE ID. BIGELOW, IL,
BRYAN School.

II you we're en- route to Fort
Dupont one of these bright, sun
shiny mornings you would probably
see a bus full of girls all dressed
In sports clothing. singing songs
Evening star., 1941-08-10

You don't need whatsoever make
home.
Use heavy will probably help
between wall Walboard
your paper.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Prize Contribution
BY GRACE PREINKERT, II,
Mckinley High School.

Phihs Hardie, 17-year-old McKin-
ley High School student, has high
hopes of becoming a commercial
artist. However, with Philis this is
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Prise Contribution
By MARY JANE DEMPSEY, II,


The ancient and interesting art of wood carving the hobby of my
Elizabeth Dempsey l3 of 1928 NV She first
became interested in her hobby early last winter and since then many
a With the aid
small wood
, nd, kl ne
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Famous Fort
Proves Quite
Interesting
Many War Relics
Are Housed in
Ticonderoga
Prize Contribution
BY VIRGINIA WHITE
PENHALLOW, IL,
Gunston Hall School.

Last summer I went to upstate
New York and saw many places Of
interest. What l am going to tell
YOU about now is Fort Ticonderoga.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Riddle A nswerS

/. Every day begins by breaking,
z. Because his catch is all net profit.
8 On a clock. 4. A cowslip COWS
Np).
Evening star., 1941-08-10
C0med0wn

Office manager-"Doing anything
tonight?"
Stenographer-"No. I'm not"
o. M-"Then perhaps you'll be in
on time in the morning."
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Cuddles and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS

He gave it 10 his little ones,
Who thought it very queer.
And Mother Bird said: What is
that
You're feeding them. my dear?"
Evening star., 1941-08-10

Philip Purcell, who lives near
Evening star., 1941-08-10


ed the head into an attractive lapel
pin. She sold several of these pins to
her schoolmateS and friends for 25
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-26
opening-~ 2.

What caliber of bridge Is played ct this party? Who caresl There were some four thousand people having ai enjoyable time, and that's what counts.
 You know, e lot of the arguments ct bridge are the fault of both part ners. You will hear one partner jump on the other for making bad bid and putting him in slam contract which he didn't make, only to find out that if he had played the hand correctly the slam could have been made.
 Declarer took two rounds of trumps, then tried the club flnesse When 1t lost to Vests king, and the ace of spades was taken, he blamed North for going to six hearts.
 But as the cards lie, six hearts can and should be made. North wins the opening lead and leads the four of hearts, won by the ten
 South leads the spade, and when West plays low, 50 does dummy. If East returns Q club, South wins with the ace.
 Then 6eclarer goes over to dummy twice with trumps to lead and run two more spades. The fall of the ace of spades sets up two good spares in dummy, on which South discards h.S two clubs.