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Evening star., 1941-08-24
By CONSTANTINE POULOS.

How would you like to be the skip
per of your own 30-foot boat, to be
able to carry as many as 40 passen-
gers across the Washington Cham
mel and to be paid as much as 81
a trip, besides?
Well. all that applies to Dorsey
Wallace, 18. of 669 Maine avenue
S.W.. and he says it is "a lot OF
fun"
Dorsey. a 1910 graduate of Cam
bridge High School, on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, is the owner
of what he believes to be the small
est ferryboat in the world, covering
the shortest route in the world. 1t
is the East Potomac Park ferry
and he has been operating it for the
last two years.
The Short Kut, as Dorsey calls his
boat, crosses and recroSSeS the
channel as many times as necessary
between 8 am. and 1890 pm, from
June l to September /, under con-
tract with the Welfare and Recrea-
tional Association. Each trip takes
about minutes. and every passen-
ger pays cents fare. Every passen-
ger, that is, except the boys and girls
whom Dorsey lets ride free from 8
O'Clock until noon.
He has ferried as many as $50
children across the channel on a
single busy morning.
Dorseys paying passengers include
all kinds of people-old ones, young
ones, rich ones, poor ones: people
going golfing, swimming or bicycling
or people crossing the channel lust
for the ride"
I'VE have quite a few mothers
who take their children across just
to sit in the shade on the other side
and rest" said Dorsey. who never
uses the personal pronoun in con-
nection with his ferry service.
The Short Kut follows no sci
schedule. 1t simply shuttles back
and forth whenever there is a pas
senger. There are two small flags
white one on the Seventh street
side of the channel and a blue one
on tne East POTOMAC Park side
that Would-be passengers may use
to signal for service.
THE ferry has been running foul
years now" Dorsey said MY father
used to run it, then he gave it
to me-"
Between trips across the channel
Dorsey sits on top of the motor
hatch in the shade of large red
and-gray beach umbrella, watching
the signal flags.
I'D be satisfied to run this little
boat back and forth year after
year" he declared. It's more like
fun than work. Id like to get q
new boat every three or four years:
but, other than that, nothing needs
changing"
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Prises T0taling 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:
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drawing.
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Evening star., 1941-08-24
Grandmother Quilt
Rv ALICE LOUISE REED. 1S,
Lnanostia Hiah School.

Anacostia High SchooI.
Among nv heirlooms there are
many fine things:
A book of Songs the Whole Worlo
Sings"
Patterns and laces, necklace OF
gilt.
But my favorite puzzler is grand
mothers quilt. - y
It's black satin print, please tell me
of that:
Did she make it of Grandpa's best
Sunday cravat?
Then there is the velvet Aunt Sophie
sent,
And the purple to match Mrs. Petit
grew lent;
III bet those gray pin-stripe scraps
cost her many tears
After saving it up for a blouse all
of these years;
And those pieces of tailored suit
my, how that wore!
CThough she never had seen such
a color before)-
Then there's several pieces Of satin
old rose
Another of Granddad's cravats, ]
suppose,
And green silk and blue silk, and
velvets galore,
And embroidery in stitches she
knew by the score;
These secrets, of course, no one told
them to me,
But I fancy them so I believe them
you see:
You may place the Seven Wonders
wherever you will,
But for all seven of EN-, that quilt
fits the bill
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Phonograph Dance
Is Big Success

Big-time dance promoters could
take lesson from Sophie Skrzypek
of 80 Oak street, New Britain, Conn.
Sophie made 1900 per cent profit on
dance she held, taking in S5 and
spending only Is cents.
There is a shoemaker's shop next
door to our house" she says. IN
back of the store is an empty hall
and I asked the proprietor if he'd
rent it to me for dance. He said
he'd be glad to and gave it to me
for quarter, the cost of the elec-
tricity.
Il obtained a phonograph and
some records and made the tickets
myself. They sold for 10 cents each
and so of my friends bought them.
I started the dance at Z. so that
they could have several hours Of
fun and still get home at a reason
able hour.
Every one seemed to enjoy him.
self and many of them asked me
if I'd hold another dance. I'm now
planning to have one every week.
My friends will have a good time
and if I can come close to S475
profit every week it will be good
money-making scheme for me-"
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Wings for Youth
By I. r. HEGEL.
ROCKETS.

To the moon on rocket!
This announcement was treated
as a general joke in those pre-
defense days when the American
Rocket Society offered Agnes Her.
rnansen, the little blond air hostess
and aviatrix, a chance to handle the
controls of sizzling rocket ship
that was then being drawn upon
their draftsman's board. Miss Her.
mansen accepted too!
= vet. aside from the still VISIONARY
lunar goal. rockets are oeliiille
n.rt of modern air experimentation:
] In 1888, Gerhard Fucker transported
letters bv rocket over the HarA
Maintains. using a powder fuel Tor
nropulsion. Schmiedl, the Austrian
actually had rocket postal service
between Shocked and Raoeguao'
Austria. The letters reached thelr
destination in few minutes, "hlle
the route of the poStman consumed
many hours.
n takes a big stretch of the imag-
ination to leap from the small mail
rockets to nuge SHIPS for lnterplane-
tary travel, yet there are those VINO
saw that some day it will be done.
Alfred Africano of the American
Rocket Society once declared:
"Rockets are the coming form OF
TRANSPORTATION. In 1900 some men
proved that airplanes were an I'M
POSSIBLE dream. Rockets are having
the same trouble with scoffers."
If you are interested in rockets,
read DR.. Robert Goddard's "A
Method of Reaching Extreme Alti-
tudes," David Lasser's The Con-
quest of Space" and Herbert Chat
ley's principles of Rocket Propul-
sion" all of which will give you
clearer picture of the rocket and its
future.
Answering Your Questions.
Carl F.-Your model should have
been protected. Balsa wood warps
easily in damp weather.
What's your question? The author
will reply personally if you inclose
d scent stamp.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

picture OF the Penelope Mizales.
steamer on which I was to sail. I
arrived at the dock early in the
morning with my luggage The boat
was TO leave in five minutes.
Soon the ship started and I
waved to my friends at shore until
they were out of sight. Then I went
TO my cabin. tOn the second page
OF my scrapbook was pasted a pic
ture Of the cabin In it l found a
double-deck bed. Near the bed we're
two chairs and table upon which
were some travel booklets. I looked
at my watch. 1t was 1l:30. I had a
half hour until lunch, so I picked up
a booklet and sat in a chair to read.
The booklet happend to be "Infor-
nation on Hawaii" Upon reading
it, I found that there are about Is to
20 islands in the group, of which
only eight are of any Importance.
The total area of the Hawaiian Is
lands in square miles is little more
that that of the State of Connecti-
cut.
Hawaii is the largest island and IS
the one from which the group takes
Its name. Its area is 4.0l5 square
miles. Here we find the volcanoes
Kilauea and MokuaweoWeo. Maui,
the second island in size. has 760
square miles of land Upon it IS
found the largest extinct volcano
known. Honolulu is the capital Of
the Hawaiian Islands.
Soon it was time for lunch so
left my booklet on the table and
went down to the dining room. In
1t were many tables with II places at
each. eOn the third page of my
scrapbook was pasted a picture of
the ships dining roomD
After lunch l walked around the
ship looking at various things and
getting acquainted with the pas
Sengers. The blue sea with white
/ seagullS flying over it was an in
/ spring sight at sunSet-a picture
beyond power to describe. COn the
next page of my scrapbook was
pasted scene of the sea at sunsetD
That night I dreamed about the
good time l was going TO have on
this trip. Thus the days passed
until one bright sunny afternoon we
got our first glimpse of land. It ap-
peared to Oe small blue cloud ris-
ing from the ocean, but it proved
to be Molokai. We also made OUT
what seemed to be a huge watch
tower on another island. This. we
learned, is a great extinct volcano
on the Island OF Maui. Soon we
landed in Honolulu, and after my
luggage had been taken ashore T
found a place to stay.
linen l went out to see the sights,
That night 1 saw native girls,
dressed in grass skirts with leis of
flowers around their necks, dane
ing. They also sang Hawaiian
songs in which many other persons
! Joined.
Among the places visited during
my stay, thought the Kilauea VOL
cano was most interesting. It is
said that when this volcano is ac-
tive, its fire can be seen so many
miles out at sea that people can
read newspaper by its glow.
Although l had fine time on the
Hawaiian Islands, was glad when
again reached the good old U. S. A,
and felt its soil under my feet once
more
l pasted many pictures of the
places l had seen on the other pages
of my scrapbook. On the last page
I placed picture of fiag-that of
the United States of America.
intend to 60 on many more
voyages, for I enjoy them very
much. The only expense involved is
the glue, and the only trip 1 really
make is the one to the library where
1 get most of my information.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

haggard into Paris. During those
terrible hours he cloSeted himself
with friend named Gourgand and
discussed with him what should be
done.
Should he surrender to the Eng
lish or make his escape to America?
While the two men were arguing, a
little bird flew in at the open win
dow. Gourgand excitedly caught it
in his hand.
"An omen of good fortune" he
cried. But Napoleon looked at the
poor, frightened, captive bird in the
hand of his friend and said:
Let it go free. There are enough
unhappy beings in the world"
The mighty conqueror, who had
hurled legions of men to destruc-
ton, could not bear, in his terror,
to look upon the frightened eye Of
a little bird.
Even as girl. Queen Elizabeth
Evening star., 1941-08-24

and talks explaining the pictures on
the screen. These range from one
side of the globe to the other ana
are fascinating and educational.
Alaska. oregon, Mexico and the
caves of Virginia are typical SUP
iects. I do not know of any nicer
wav to spend warm summer eve
ming. The moon and stars shlne
down on you, the cool breezes from
Rock Greek blow around you, ana
YOU feel as comfortable and care
free as if you were a million miles
from nowhere.
If YOU want real camp style, you
NAV sit around on the ground, out
if you prefer more comfort, there
are plenty of chairs. There is music
to put you in the right MOOD 10
enjoy the pictures. Why miss sucn
a good time? Go to Sixteenth street
and Colorado avenue NV. on Fri
day night and enjoy yourself.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

the air will return over the throWer S
head, go approximately 100 yards
behind him and then come home.
making a total distance of 500 yards.
Fascinating loops and unexpected
gyrations, including the figure 8,
are possible.
The common idea is that the
boomerang was limited to Australia.
This is incorrect, as the Egyptians
used the non-return type 5000 years
ago. In the British Museum at
the present time, unless NaZi bombs
have destroyed them, are several
splendid specimens of boomerangs.
Some of these prehistoric airfolls
were recovered from the tomb of
Rameses the Great and date back
! to 1855 BIC. Others were made
around 3064 BIC.
In 1881 an Englishman with an
interest in boomerangs threw some
of the Egyptian weapons with sue
cess He owned large collection
of Australian boomerangs and was
an expert with them. In his study
of the Egyptian models he was
struck with the fact that one of
them, accidentally or otherwise,
seemed to have the cut of the return
/ type. He fashioned what he re-
garded as an exact reproduction of
the ancient stick, and on throwing
it found that it returned as beau
tifully as his Australian weapons
Notched Surfaces.
Most of the boomerangs used by
the Australian natives have their
surfaces carefully and methodically
notched and grooved, as do the
Egyptian weapons. This imparts to
the stick a better capacity to hold
or grip the air, and gives it increased
carrying power-just as golf balls
are finished with roughened eX-
terror. All of which would seem to
establish that the aborigines, per-
haps 10000 years ago, had developed,
by observation. ideas about air re-
SiStance and dynamics that, in the
goth century, were to puzzle the
Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk
when they were learning how to
make an airplane fly.
In the language of the Australian
bushmen, the return type of BOOM
erang was known as a marndwullun
wunkun and the non-return type as
tootgundy wunkun. Wunkun means
to turn around. More than 70 years
ago black boy hurled boomerang
for the benefit of an English OBJ
server, using such power and skill
that the stick described five COM
plete loops before it returned to the
feet Of the Woollv- headed performer-
Evening star., 1941-08-24


qualities that enable it to be thrown
great distances straightaway.
The return or parabolic boomerang
is regarded by the native Australian
bushmen as toy. When they want
to knock over kangaroo, they use
the old fighting stick that goes
straight at its object and is not in
tended to return to the hunter.
The return type of boomerang is
now manufactured in this country
1t is a bent stick with wing spread
of "a inches or less, weighing around
ounces. One side is fiat and the
other rounded. while each end has
a twist. The twist. for the return
boomerang. is counter -clockwise: for
the non-return weapon. it is clock
wise While just perceptible, this
twist is very important, as it governs
flight Many of the leading sporting
goods shops sell the boomerang at
81 to $150.
White Men Can Throw Them.
For many years it was assumed
llldt tliC WllltC llldii Nould llOl ILL Wv
a boomerang, but this has been
proved wrong However, practice is
necessary. To throw it. you hold the
boomerang by either end, with the
fiat side to the right, the rounded
side to the left. The throw is not
sideways, but overland with a
| definite wrist snap. The stick is
tilted slightly to the right of vertical.
To cause. the return, the BOOM
erang should be thrown about level
with the ground The throw has
been likened to the line" shot that
a catcher makes when, to cut off
a runner. he heaves the ball down
to second base. However, on the
first few throws it is better to aim
up into the air a little so that the
flight may be observed. In this
case the boomerang should return
well behind the thrower
The best flight is obtained if there
is slight wind and the boomerang
is pitched bit to the right of the
| direction from which the wind is
coming. When correctly thrown
the stick will go forward in a
straight line for a considerable dis
tance, travelling vertically, then will
curve to the left. rise high in the
air and start back AS it sails along
it will flatten out and skim over the
ground.
Long Distance Throws.
Experts can project boomerangs
enormous distances-about three
times as far as they can throw a
ball or stone of the same weight.
The stick can be thrown $50 yards
ahead and if aimed slightly up in
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Park of Paradise
Prize Contribution
By BILL SANDO, 13,

Taft Junior High School.
In Yellowstone, the beauteous park,
a million mysteries lurk,
And meath its veil of mystery,
Nature is hard at work
Its geysers growl and send their
spray to lofty skyward height,
Its bubbling, boiling, steaming
springs keep active day and
night.
It's rocky canyon walls stand firm
despite the laundering falls.
And in its high treetops are heard
a thousand different calls.
It's plains are roamed by buffalo in
mighty, laundering herds.
And moose crash through its silver
streams midst cries of startled
birds.
Truly a valley of paradise is this
great work of God,
And in a place more beautiful, I
know I've never trod.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Riddles

l. What makes birds fly south in
the fall?
2. How is the male deer like a
dollar bill?
8. When do broken bones begin to
make themselves useful?
4. If the world came to an end,
why would it be fun to make it over
again?
s. Why is a joke like a coconut?
Evening star., 1941-08-24
She pinches and punches
Each fat little cake
And slows them away in
The oven to bake.
Goody Town
Prize Contribution
By ERMA L. CISSEL, IL


BY ERMA L. CISSEL, II,
Buchanan School.
Goody Town is not far away,
For children can come and 60
every day
On popcorn boats that cross Soda
Pop Bay,
Sailing to Goody Town.
Goody Town is always bright.
For the gates have pillars of red
and white
Which a taffy policeman guards day
and night
Outside of Goody Town.
The streets are paved with cinna-
mon drops,
The houses are made of lollypops.
Ice cream and cookies fill the shops,
Inside of Goody Town.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

h e a r d. OF the
small, untold,
yet important
happenings in
the lives of some
of these people?
For example,
it is told that
the great and
cruel Napoleon
Bonaparte had
d e ep. in h i S
nearC q OH Ol
humanity. After
his defeat by the
Duke of We'll
lington, he rode
La1D1acc n Il
Evening star., 1941-08-24

an e V t II l ii 3
around a camp
fire and be en-
ter t aimed de-
lightfully C a n
attend the pro-
grams held each
Friday night in
ock G r e e k
Park.
These are un-
der the direction
of N a t o n a |
Capital Parks.
Each week is
different, with
moving pictures,
colored Ii d e S
Evening star., 1941-08-24
POsers

POSerS
o. Every good English teacher will
know the answers to these posers,
and We'll bet that a lot of students
will, too. Below are a number of
famous plays. poems and stories.
We want you to name the man who
wrote each.
l. Main Street.
2. A Christmas Carol.
8, The Raven.
4. Return of the Native.
5. Goodbye, Mr.. Chips.
6. Snowbound.
Z. The Children's Hour.
8. A Comedy Of Errors.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

old not want
10 go, so l went
by myself. You
may think I was
too small to go
TO Hawaii by
myself, but I
wasn't, for all
the time I was
travelling. I was
IN my own home,
too.
WY NOydR6 De-
gan on the first
page of nv
scrapbook. On il
was pasted a
tNt0t,,
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Answers to POSerS

1. Sinclair Lewis. 2. Charles Dick
ems. 3. Edgar Allen Poe. 4. Thomas
Hardy. 5. James Hilton. g. John
Greenleaf Whittier. T. Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow. 8. William Shake
speare.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Rock Creeks
Campfire Is
Appreciated
Program of Movies
And Talks Is
Given Weekly
Prize Contribution
Nv RUTH DAVIS, IL,
n.nl Inninr High School.

Not every boy and girl in Wash
tnrton has the opportunity to at
tend some camp during the summer,
But every one who wishes to enjoy
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Prize Contribution
By DOREEN HURWITZ, IA,
Maref CrhnnI

Most of you, I am sure, are ia
miliar with all the great men and
women in history and know of their
wonderful deeds But have you also
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Riddle A nswers

/. It's too far to walk 2. They're
both one buck. 3. When they start
to knit, 4. 1t would be recreation
(re-creation). 5. It's no good until
cracked.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Girl Sails to
Hawaii Via
Make.Believe Trip
Is inexpensive
And Educational
Prize Contribution
BY PENELOPE MIZALES, IL,
st. Paul's Academy.

Everyday people are going some
place for vacations. Well, I wanted
to go on a vacation, too. so I de-
cided to go to Hawaii My parents
Evening star., 1941-08-24
BY l.. n. KILMAN.

of Vice President Henry Wallace the boomerang
skill throwing attracted much attention during the
the original
Evening star., 1941-08-24


last
Clifford all OF m
of
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Shore Youth Runs Motor Boat Ferry Across Washington Channel
Just
Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE-
Junior Star Editor.
Happy Days.

Helping with the chores on her
fathers farm in Prince Georges
County, Md, is the interesting and
profitable hobby Of Florence Elvis
Gates, II, of Oxon Hill High School.
"In the spring" Florence writes,
'I pick Strawberries at 3 cents
quart, thus earning about ST. With
this money, 1 help to buy my
clothes, school supplies and lunches
Florence's chores also include
picking vegetables and hoeing
some of the young plants" She
enjoys her duties, she says. not only
because she is paid for them, but
because they are giving her expert
ence that will be of value in later
years
Il am happy to know that I can
help my father" she declares, be
cause he helps me by giving me an
education and my spending money
for the work I do on the farm"
Every girl and boy should have
some means Of earning money for
themselves, Florence believes, be-
cause it gives them IAN independ-
ent feeling" She concludes her in
teresting letter with this surpris-
ingly mature statement for one so
young:
III never forget the happy days
I am now spending on the farm"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
State Job Aide Wins
Writ 10 Keep Post

Circuit Judge Adolph F Marsch-
ner issued a temporary injunction
today restraining Governor Van
Wagner from removing NJ. Wes-
son Dickinson as director of the
state employment bureau.
Dickinson was given notice last
week and William Lydon sent 10
his office to take over his position.
Dickinson refused to be ousted and
both have been at the office every
day since. Dickinson claims pro-
lection of the state civil service
amendment passed last Fall.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
Held on Gold Charoe

WASHINGTON. Feb. Il. -
QNS)-Arrest of Leo +. Morland
at Blaine, Wash. on charges Oi
unlawful possession of $50, 006
worth of gold bars, was announced
today by the treasury. The de-
partment said Morland told fed
eral agents he had brought the
gold from Australia.