Evening star., 1941-08-17
Basa Wood Savaged From Model Planes Is Made Into Toy Playground
Just
Between
Ourselves
. By PHILIP H. LOVE-
Junior Star Editor.

Every time I get to thinking I
have heard just about the last word |
in unusual hobbies, somebody comes |
along with new one.
Here, for example, is a letter from +,
Margie Wilkin, 7, of 1923 Flint drive,
Westgate, Md, who says her favor
lite diversion is collecting turtles"
1T all started" Margie explains,
while we had the measles. Our
Uncle Bill brought each one OF us
a tiny turtle with dots ON It's back |
to represent measles. 1t eased our
illness to laugh at the turtles" she
adds, but we were glad they weren't
sick"
Since recovering from their Ill
ness, Margie and whomever else
is included in her I'VE" have bought
an aquarium and added other tur-
ties to their collection. Now they
have two kinds Of turtles, tiny
house pets and large wild ones"
Our grandfather has country
place" Margie continues. 80 we
bring his big turtles to our yard
and enjoy watching them eat let
tuce. They have a good swim in
our laundry tub and the bird bath.
We have a large place for them TO
roam, but 1t is surprising to see
them 20 to the same nook to sleep
every night"
Gardening is the hobby OF John
Dolfis, 9, of 3l34 Fourteenth street
NV. despite the fact he lives In an
apartment.
INV uncle has a beautiful house
and garden" John writes. Il don't
care so much about the house. but
I love the garden. So my uncle
gave me space in it and let me use
his tools. It's lots of fun when l
90 over there with my little sister.
We have tomatoes, peppers, black
berries. mint and radishes. And
oh. boy, don't those radishes taste
good"
But John has not always been
so keen about radishes, he confldes
mo matter how much my mother
praised the vitamins in them He
likes them now, he explains. be-
cause he planted the seeds and has
watched them grow.
*H*
Mother thinks my 3-year-old SIS
ter Martha will be an actress when
she grows up" reports Barbara Ann
Fisher, 10, OF 1922 North Twenty
fifth road. Arlington, Va. "One time
when Martha was cutting up, moth
er told her she was going to be an
actress. She replied:
"No. I'm not. I'm little Amer
lean girl'"
A novel show was presented re-
Gently for children living IN the
neiehborhood of Woodbridge School,
according to a letter from Ruth
Slominski, 9. of 37l5 Thirty-flrst
place NE. She writes:
"A few days ago, Shirley Luyster,
Mary Slominski and l decided 10
nut on a small show for some OF
the other children in the neighoor-
hood. First of all, we had snort
Quiz program. One of the boys mace
us a microphone. We were adver-
Using Grow-It-Fast Hair Tonic. Our
station was BALD; the master-of-
ceremonies was Prof. M. T. Head,
assisted by Mr.. I. NJ. Dumb.
The children had "a lot OF fun,
Ruth saws. and now she and her
friends are planning to present a
play.
X y
Keeping scrapbooks is the favorite
pastime of Patty Bell, Is, OF Green
belt. Md. She has nine books at
present and, of course, hopes 10
complete more as time goes on. the
subjects covered in her COLLECTION
include movie stars, songs, archl-
lecture. horses, dogs and animals
in the Zoo.
81 think scrapbooks are loads OF
fun" Patty writes. "On rainy
dav or when YOU are sick, they help
pass the time away just grand.
Thanks to Dolores Williams. IL,
Falls Church. Va, for some clever
How to Make Faces" drawings.
Demetra Bacas, author of a recent
prize-winning contribution, Is 60
ing to use the dollar to buy cats
china. glass and wood ones. {.
what America Means to Me" was
the subject of an interesting essay
received recently from Marjorie
Jeanne Smith, IA, of 3427 Holmead
nlace NV. And similar line
of thought inspired Charles stan
ford Barden, jr., Takoma Park. Nd,
to write AN American Creed
l94l."