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Evening star., 1941-08-03

Ing. Inc SuOIIn was q AiN'
forgotten thrill.
On August II we arrived at Ha-
yana. Cuba. Just before we landed
we had a fine view OF old MORO
Castle, built in 1889. A native
Cuban named Chico took US sight
seeing in his car, driving through
narrow streets and showing us such
places as the Capitol, the Prado,
the ancient cemetery and restau-
rant where natives danced the
rhumba.
Our next stop was at CriStobal,
entrance to the Panama Canal,
where I was surprised to see beau
tiful palm trees and tropical plants.
We made daylight cruise through
the famous canal and saw the giant
locks in operation.
At Balboa. on the other side of
the canal, We went ashore, crossing
Fourth of July avenue from the
American Canal Zone into the Re-
public of Panama where Latin
American customs and the Spanish
language prevail. The ruins of a
cathedral, the markets and the
beautiful golden altar of st. Josephs
Church were quite interesting.
Three days later we had sailed
up the Pacific and landed at Los
Angeles, later visiting Hollywood
and San Francisco with its China
town and Golden Gate Exposition.
We made the return trip by the
same route, landing at New York
September 10, without mishap.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
August Time
BY RAYMOND BLAND, IA


st. Paurs Academy.
The time I like in summer
Is the time when flowers sway
Beneath cool ladened breezes,
On some sunny August day.
That's the time I love the best.
More than any styled attraction
When I feel that heart of mine,
Full of life and satisfaction.
Yes, because the time has come.
For my OWn-felt childish glee
When the subject most alluring
Is this days, felicity.
You can show me all the beauty,
That may make the soul sublime
But of all, my bids for summer,
And the lovely August time.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
To a Little Girl
Prise Contribution.
By PATTY ALTHAUS, IL,

LaIayeIle SCHOOL.
MY sisters little girl is here.
I played with her today.
I hope she'll stay with us year,
And play with me always.
She's just the sweetest little thing,
And smart as she can be,
I like to have her dance and sing
For mother and for me.
And when she goes to bed at night
And takes her bath before,
She's just the cutest little mite
That ever splashed a floor.
The trouble is I cannot sleep
When she's in bed with me;
cannot make her quiet keep,
She's full of pep, you see.
And so I spank the little runt
And try to make her good.
My mother says I'm much too blunt
It's humor her, should.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
PriseS 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 contribu-
tions published each week The fol-
lowing rules must be observed:
/. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name. age, address, telephone
number (if 3ny) and school of the
author must appear at the top of
the first page of every written con-
tribution and en- 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
fat, 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 it is awarded a
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
news correspondents of The Junior
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 the information called
for above. Those qualifying will be
given cards identifying them rs 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., 1941-08-03

stencils, runs the paper of on his
mimeograph and then delivers it to
more than 300 subscribers.
That may seem like a big job, but
John does it almost every week and
still has time to spare. Almost is
the correct word, because when John
is out of town, or if something else
interferes. he might skip an edition
His ,neighborS, however, look for the
Selma Times every week, advertising
grocery stores, beauty parlors
theaters and other enterprises in
that section and giving the latest
neighborhood news. .
Staunton Visit.
In addition to printing once a
week, John gets out an extra now
, and then. One of his recent extras
heralded the visit of President
Roosevelt to Staunton on May to
dedicate the birthplace of World
War President Woodrow Wilson
John took his stylus in hand and
drew a realistic front-page carica-
ture of Mr.. Roosevelt. quoting him
as saying Thank you, Staunton.'
This extra was full of ads. too and
sold for the usual price, 2 cents.
The cartooning comes from one OF
Johns hobbies, painting. He has
been taking art lessons from a pri-
vate teacher for several years, and
paints some pictures when he isn't
busy getting out the Selma Times.
Il started with little press which
was given me as Christmas pres
ent." said John. who will be Junior
at Staunton's Lee High School dur
ing the next school year. L set the
type by hand and then ran it off
Later on l used my earnings to buy a
mimeograph machine, and I do all
of my work in a shop in the base
ment'
Rapid Work.
The advertisements bring any,
where from 25 cents on up, John
said during a recent visit to the
Junior Star Office This. incidental
ly, is the biggest job. After the ads
are sold John can work up his news
material quickly and get out spe-
cial edition within 80 minutes.
Johns father is a newspaperman.
serving as news editor of the
Staunton NeWs-Leader. Despite his
fathers advice that newspaper work
is a tough life, John still hasn't
made up his mind whether to remain
a newspaperman when he grows up.
He likes to draw cartoons and to
paint, so, after all. he might decide
to become an artist.
In addition to his other activities,
John now delivers The Star to
homes in his section of Staunton.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

the OOlCCm Ol Tic glass. n AdiluiO 40
made by tying a string firmly around
the glass about an inch from the
top, then attaching another string
to opposite sides of the first loop.
The candle should be about half
the height of the tumbler. Though
the flame will flicker and waver, it
will not 60 out, even in a strong
wind. This makes a safer and more
efficient lantern than the tin can
and candle type.
Dishes From Cans.
If you run short of cooking and
eating utensils, or if you do not wish
to pack many of them, very salts
factory cups, plates and pans can
be made from the tin cans that con-
tanned part of your food supply.
For a cup, make cut. beginning at
the top of the can and extending to
within about three inches of the
bottom. Make another vertical cut
about an inch from the first. Cut
off the top part of the can, except
the inch-wide strip. Turn over the
edge, and bend the inch strip over
for a handle. A perfectly good cup
results.
Plates are made from gallon size
cans that have been cut off to within
an inch and a half of the bottom
Turn over the top for smooth rim
Even frying pans can be made in
the same manner. OF course, the
handles may become hot, so beware
of burned fingers.
Another cooking aid is a handy
two-tined fork All that is necessary
for this is wire coat hanger. Cut
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Early Thoughts
BY MAXINE BORTNICK, Il

Jefferson Junior High School.
In the soft gray light of the coming
dawn,
r woke and thought of the day soon
to be born.
What joys and sorrows would this
new day bring?
What surprises, what happenings,
what new thing?
Would I make of this day all that
wanted?
Or would I foolishly in play let it
60 wasted?
I thought of all the things I must
do this day
I tried to form pattern, making
pathway.
And if it should happen in the
course of the day,
From the chosen path I am tempted
to stray,
I'll just think of my thoughts be-
fore the day was born,
In the. soft gray light of the coming
dawn.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

men. He and
his two brothers
W ere captured
by a detachment
of marines under
t he leadership
of Col. Robert
E. Lee. He was
trie d a t t h e
Charles T wv n
Jail on Decem-
ber 2, sentenced
and hanged.
All that re-
mains of the
original wooden
bridge there is
4l LLAMA fat1tn
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Riddles

l. Why are a trafic cop and q
cracked chair alike?
2. What's the difference between
a new five dollar bill and an old one?
3. Why does hen know no night?
4. What word Is made shorter
though you add another syllable?
S. Which side of cake is the
right side?
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Summertime
By JANET REID RALPH, 13,


Paul Junior High School.
OF all the seasons in the year
Warm summer is the best,
For in that time vacation reigns,
From studies we can rest.
In summertime the bell is still
That calls us in from play
To read our texts and study
For work that fills the day.
At this glad season we are free
To shout and play and run;
No history test to study for
When eventide is come!
Now we can swim in cooling pools
And picnic in the park;
We 60 to movies with our friends;
All, sumMertime's . lark!
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Youth Visits Scene
Of John Browns
Famous Raid
By JOHN c. DUDLEY, Is,
Washington-Lee High School,
Arlington Va

On a recent Sunday visited
Harpers Ferry, w. Va, which, it
may be recalled, was the scene of
John Browns famous raid to free
the slaves. 1t was there on Sunday
evening, October Is, 1859, that
Brown, rabid abolitIonlst, seized
the ferry with a mere handful of
Evening star., 1941-08-03
The Redwood Chanel
BY JOANNE HAMILTON. 13.

John Marshall Junior High School,
Pasadena, Calf
Beautiful green, a forest chapel,
Its only roof the sky above,
It's only steeple the giant redwood,
Its only hymn the heavenly love.
Its only preacher gurgling brooklet,
Its only choir the birds awing,
It's congregation is the wild life
Who, In softened voices, sing.
IN this green and holy chapel
Eyes are bent and heads are bare;
To the chapel of the redwoods
Enter men who worship there.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

We sailed on
August 9 at 8
pm. and had a
smooth voyage
until we neared
Cape Hatteras
and struck a
hurricane.
The captain
took us 200 miles
out to sea to
avoid it, but we
felt it badly just
the S a m e. L
stayed on deck
most of the time
and didn't feel
much like eat
s Thu ctnrn1
Evening star., 1941-08-03

July each year
a n d continues
for a week.
The children'S
parade this sea-
son took place
the first d a y,
and the main
feature was the
float containing
the princess and
her five aides.
Any girl seeking
the honor of be-
ing prin C e S S
must be a de-
S C e n d a n t of
Utah pioneers, a
Evening star., 1941-08-03

mgtOn VlOnnlSt
and is contin-
uing her studies
with the help of
her father and
sister, who are
both musically
inclined.
In a S t a I e
musical contest
in Ohio she re-
C e v e d [ W o
awards in two
years. In one of
the contests she
received a rating
of superior and
in the other Sill
Evening star., 1941-08-03

oratory expert
ments through
the American
Institute of New
York City.
The institute,
which had held
a children's SCI
ence fair in New
York annually
for 10 years until
1888, received in
that year from
the Westing-
house Electric &
M a n ufacturing
Co. the donation
of 1000 square
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Traveller Thrilled
By Ocean Voyage
To California
Prise Contribution.
BY JANE BOAT, II,
Shepherd School.

Last summer I had an exciting
and interesting vacation, voyage
from New York City to California
on the American liner Manhattan
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Pioneer Days
Festival Is
Gala Event
Colorful Scenes of
Olden Times Are
Brought Back
Prize Contribution
By DORIS SEVERE, IA,

Kensinston MD Junior High School.
I would like to tell you about the
annual Covered Wagon Days Cele-
bration in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The festival begins on the 10Th of
Evening star., 1941-08-03
By ROBERT A. ERWIN.

John Burwe 5 has been something of since
neghborhood
Saunon, Va. his home
all cartoons, the
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Riddle A nS,cerS.

/. They both might pinch you. 2.
Four dollars. g. Because her son
(sun) never sets. 4. Short. 5. The
side that has been eaten-the other
side is left.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Virginia Youth Writer Publishes
New Methods for Making
Camp>Life Accessories
Tin Cans, Coat Hangers, Inner
Tubes and Gunny Sacks Can
Be Turned Into Utensils
By ELMA WALTNER.

methods make camping trips enjoyable always
the hints
hat add camping comfort.
night often useful when the battery hashgh gives
out candle drinking efficient
soften firmly
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Boy Worked
In Science
Laboratory
Experimental With
Chemical Magic
At Worlds Fair
Prize Contribution.
BY STANLEY COLBERT, 13,
Eastern High School.

Boys and girls who have adopted
science as hobby and hope to make
1t their careers have found an un-
usual opportunity for actual lab
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Prize Contribution.
By EDITH WELLS I3.


With Bill"
took four birthday
3O Philadelphia Silver ncknamed Bill
presented with violin gift The violin
Since that time Emmel has
that she has decided make
After three of PROFESSIONAL:
us tinn Is d L
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Cuddles and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS
Trade-mars REGISTERED s. Patent once

We planned a big vacation trip
For all of Us, and so,
OF course. Miss Cuddles thought
she'd like
Her baby doll to go.
Evening star., 1941-08-03
Economy

Economy
Friend-Why did you buy dachs-
hund for the children2
n Father Of six-So they can an pa
him at once.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

She took along some petticoats
And lots of socks and shoes,
And dresses, hats and everything
She thought her child could use.
Evening star., 1941-08-03

A1ter three years OF Professional
music instruction she Is under the
supervision of an eminent Wash
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
l7.YEAR-OLD LAD
 GIVEN DISCHARGE
Cherry Street Youth Dr. dered Home Wien Mother
 Appeals to Authorities

Seventeen year . old Albert J.. Greguoli of IT Cherry street, who wanted so badly to be Q soldier that he added a year to his age and had Q friend write statement purport- ediy by his mother that he had her permission, was due back home to- day after only six weeks h uniform.
 The lad signed up six weeks ago with Go. II, 102d Infantry, Connec- ticut National Guard, telling Capt. George Baribault that he was IS an dofferlng Q letter which he said his mother had written to give her permission to his enlistment.
 Even before the local National Guardsmen left for Florida, Mrs. Greguoli went to officers to ask that her son be freed from army service, However, departure plans had all been completed and the boy went to Camp Blanding, Fla, with the other troops. From Florida, Capt. Bari- bault got in touch with the War Department. Discharge papers for Greguoli were received Saturday and he was started on his way home by train.
 q couldn't find any work", Greg uoli told camp mates before he left. T hated to loaf and I wanted to be e soldier"
 Said Mrs. Greguoli: T think he's 6 little too young to be in the army. A little later, maybe, but not now"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
SOCIAL STUDIES
 TEACHERS ELECT
Samuel Meyers, Miss EIiz. abeth Kane of Waterbury
 HOnOred By Group

Two Waterbury teachers were elected officers of the Connecticut Social Studies Teachers associa ton at the annual meeting Saturday at New Britain. Samuel Meyers, ot the Leavenworth high school fac- ulty, was elected president, and Miss Elizabeth c. Kane, of Crosby high school faculty, was elected secretary.
 MT. Meyers has been vice-presi- dent of the state organization for the past year and previously served as a member of the executive com mittee. He is an editor of Social Studies Topics" monthly maga- zine, and a member of several na- tional organizations.
 Miss Kane is head of the depart ment of social studies and a teach- CT of history at Crosby. She has been prominent in the social studies field for many years.
 Miss Helen Haugh, of the Crosby faculty, was member of the nom- mating committee at the annual meeting.
 Election of officers was but one part of an all-day program which included lectures, forum discussions, and addresses by guest speakers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
No Top In Sight for Business Upward Spiral
Sore Says Economist With Arms Program
j." Says Economist;

! But we ain't seen nothin' yet. The highest point of recovery reached up to 1887 was no. So we now are 12 points above that. We will gt up a good many points more-as far as any man can see now. THERE WILL BE PROFITS; QUESTIONS IS, FOR WHOM?
 Of course, business activity and business profits do not always ge together. The year 1940, as We now see from the belated corporation reports, was one of very excellent profits. The general average oi corporations reporting was Q % per cent increase over 1889. But some industries--Ilot so many - went 100 per cent over 1899.
 What profits will be in 1o41 t one of the great as yet unplumbed mysteries of these very difficult and complicated times. A good many things will have . part ir determining profits. For one thing, taxes, of which we will sec more later. Take one big merchandising corporation, for instance. Its sales this year are running heavily over last year, but It's profits will be very slightly less because of the tax problem.
 Then there are other factors - prices, labor costs, raw material costs-all more or less unpredict- able-the rates which go with speed; these render the profit situation @ little less rosy. But there will be profits, good profits, if we could only be sure which industries will get them.
 That uncertainty is what Is caus- ing the sloth in the stock market. This at least is one important req son. Investors have not been able to settle in their minds the course of profits in the coming year. The other factor in the market Is the whole element of uncertainty about the duration of the war.
 BUSINEssLIKE ATTITUDE MAKES FOR PROFITS
 But the market Is not too good an index. There Is going to be plen' ty of business. And there are goinl to be plenty of profits. The business and the profits are going to the business men who run their enter prises as business institutions, anc not as part of war propaganda in' stitutions.
 Back in the old NRA days ane in the early New Deal days there were men who sat back, grumbled ct the New Deal, filled themselves full of consternation-and lost their shirts.
 There were others who didn't lik. the New Deal either, but who kept their political debates outside theD counting rooms, surveyed the facts of business calmly--and made finN profits.
 The same thing is true today.
 
 NEXT: How the problems 0k raw materials, labor and prices affect business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31

As the national defense drive gains momentum, prlorities direct the flew of vital aluminium more and more to airplanc manufactur- ing, less and less to the pots.and- pans trade. Above, workman pours aluminium to make aluminium alloy
 permanent casting.
 This halt is due to several causes: one, the shifting of indus tries from one type of production to another; two, some difficulties in getting essential raw materials or parts caught for the moment in some bottleneck or other difficulty; three, strikes; four, capacity pro- duction In certain lines which must wait on plant expension; five, delay In tools or plans or designs.
 This will most assuredly be straightered out and we shall see the line on the business index chart rise again.
 Today the business index num- Der stands at 122. That is roughly Q 60 per cent rise over March, 1888, when tho index number hit It's low point--77--at the foot Of the severe business recession that had begun early in 1937
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
SOME NON-DETENSE INDUSTRIES WILL BE HIT

SOME NON-DETENSE
 INDUSTRIES WILL BE HIT
 Generally industries may be put into two groups-defense industries and non-defense industries.
 The defense industries will boom.
 The non defense industries, how ever. must be divided again into two groups: CD Those which com- pete for materials with defense in- dustries will be checked. (2 Those which do not compete with defense industries will boom almost as much as the defense industries.
 Moreover, 1t might not be sup- posed that the war or defense in- dustries are those merely which make guns. Most of the great raw material industries contribute heav- fly to defense production, and all sorts of industries are recruited to make parts.
 We shall, therefore, see great and rising activity in one set of indus tries--such as aircraft, shipping, arms--which are obviously arma- ment industries--but also in such industries as soap and shoes and leather, chemicals and cooper and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
FRANK ELECTED BY
 JEWISH HOME UNIT

The board of directors of the Jewish Home for the Aged have chosen Harry Frank to act as chair man. Mrs. Mary Blumen has been elected vice-chairman. l
 MT. Prank, city hall messenger and Q well-hnown city figure, has appointed the following committees:
 Finance, Samuel Graicerstein, Ab- raham sherman and Jacob Fein- stein.
 House, Mrs. Fannie Garber, Mrs. Ida Roof, Mrs. Mary Weinberg, Mrs. Riva Shryer, Mrs. Annie Kra- SOW, Mrs. Mary Blumen, Mrs. Susie Graicerstcin, Mrs. Fannie Spirit, Mrs. Sadie Frank, Mrs. Mary Gold berg, Mrs. Ida Goldberg, Mrs. Yettie Gottlieb, Mrs. Tillie Rose, Mrs. Belle Rosen and Mrs. Ida Sherman.
 Investigating, Samuel Graicer- stein, Bernard Shryer, Samuel Kra- SOW, David Goldberg and Jacob Kaplan.
 Publicity, Mrs. Harry Reiss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
DRAMATIC SOCIETY
 SELECTS MUSICAL

The program committee of the Dramatic Society of St. Lucy's church will hold meeting tonight at 7:sO in the parish hall, with Atty. Carmine Cipriano as chairman of the committee.
 The society is staging the musical comedy The Sweetest Girl Tn Town ct Temple Hall April 25. and George Hughes is again directing the annual show. Tickets for the performance will be distributed to members of the committee for distribution dur ing the next few weeks. Rev. Mich- aei Mcveery, curate of the church is general chairman for the per- formanee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
MOVIES OF POLAND
 SHOWN BY SOCIETY

Movies depicting Poland before and during the present war were shown last night at the parish house of St. Stanislaus Kostka church at a card party of the children of Mary Sodality. More than 200 persons at tended, and joined in the card play- ing which followed the pictures. Rev. Walter Sieracki, curate of the church, was in charge of the movies
 The committee in charge for the affair included:
 Misses Helen Arock, Marie Boro- wick, Jane Dolecki and Helen zav- ilinska. Assisting them were the Misses Mary Grenick, Frances Jas- corowska, Catherine Karas, Anna Kawecka, Domicela Korbuszewski, Jean Kuchinski, Wanda Lewandow- ski and Wanda Majewska.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31
Vincentian Fathers
 Conducting Mission

A weeks mission services at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes was inaugurated last night, with several hundred men and women in attend ance. Services will be held each night throughout the week at 7:30 o'clock with sermons in English.
 The mission is being conducted by Rev. Patrick A. Flaherty and Rev. Joseph 0. Weary, vincentian fathers from Germantown, Pa.
 Father Flaherty, a native of Wat erbury, and the son of Mir. and Mrs Patrick Flaherty of Fairview street, opened the mission last night in ad- dition to preaching at all Masses yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-31

Metro Godwyn-Mayers "The Uniform" co-starring Clark Gable and Rosand Russell, moved to new oriental locale for aconfu The most elaborate exterors and interiors typical of the Far East that have been erected in Hollywood since the making of 'rhe Good
 Earth" are being used Bombay, 1ndia was locale for early scenes of the feature It then moved to the high for additional atmospheric color as the co-stars joined by Peter Lorre as vllanous regnter tures Gable and Miss Russell portray international crooks badly wanted by the police, in "The Uniform"