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Evening star., 1941-11-02

the resort made the officials of the
contest wonder if the event should
be called off After much discussion
1t was decided to continue.
Eleanor braved the cold and
entered the first contest. After
winning second place, she was so
chilled she had to be rushed home.
For several hours she remained
under the protection of blankets
and hot water bags In order to
keep her averages high for the
five-day meet, Eleanor realized she
must enter the afternoon events.
A half hour before the tournament
was resumed, Eleanor's mother gave
her permission to participate. She
won several events that afternoon
and was an important member OF
the relay team which also won.
Not only does Eleanor excel in
swimming. She has been playing
the piano and violin since she was
years old She practices diligently
every day and has mastered both
instruments.
Eleanor is an honor student at
the Convent of the Sacred Heart,
speaks French fluently and has won
several medals for her knowledge
Of the language. She was voted the
most popular girl of her class. She
also is a member Of the school
basket ball team and hopes to take
up hockey this year.
AS for her ambition, Eleanor in
tends to become professional
swimmer. She also wishes to study
muse and some day teach violin
of piano.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

on while wearing two pairs of socks.
See that they At snugly, but without
binding.
Second, your shoes must be rea-
sonably waterproof and SO con-
structed that snow won't get in at
the tops. Ordinary rubber boots
are cold, heavy and hard to walk in.
You needn't buy expensive boots.
Any well-made high-cut will give
good service if kept we'll creased.
All good boot greases have tallow
base. Constant greasing is the price
you must pay for dry feet.
Your shoes should have good,
thick soles and no ripped seams.
Warm them near. not on, radiator
or stove. Excessive heat is feathers
deadliest enemy. When the shoes
are warm clear through, begin to
work grease into the leather, cover
ing all parts and giving special at
tention to seams. This Is a messy
Job; better do it over some old news
papers. Bend and massage the
leather until you are sure that every
pore is filled with grease. Lay the
shoes aside overnight and repeat the
whole process next day. 1t may be
necessary to grease the shoes several
nights the first time you do it.
Incidentally. this grease is fine for
the soles of your dress shoes. but
don't get any of it on the uppers
if you expect to shine them.
Any waterproof shoe gets damp
inside from foot perspiration. On
short hikes this doesn't matter, but
on all-dav or overnight trips you
should take time out to dry your
feet. Canadian wilderness runners
do this by placing their boots and
socks on a rack of boughs near the
fire but far enough away so that
drying is slow.
Holding your shoes over a fire to
warm your feet is certain and
quick way to ruin your shoes and
give yourself chilblains. On long
hikes always carry extra socks in
your pocket. When you build your
dinner fire, changing to warm. dry
socks and giving your shoes a
chance to dry inside will put wings
on your feet for the afternoon
miles.
Wearing two or three shirts.
couple of sweaters. all topped with
a heavy mackinaw jacket will make
you look like an overstuffed chair,
but won't keep you warm. In fact,
1t will do just the opposite. Our
body heating system works much
like the piping and radiators in
house. Shut of a pipe and you
have a cold room. That's just an
other way Of saying that if you
wear clothes that interfere with the
circulation Of your good, warm
blood you'll get cold.
Winter warmth means wearing
loose but windproof clothing that
keeps in body heat. A soft, woolen
shirt, with a medium weight sweat
er worn under a windproof jacket,
is usually enough for the coolest
weather. If you haven't a wind
breaker, make your own by wearing
several thicknesses of newspaper be-
Evening star., 1941-11-02
| PriSeS Totaling S.
| 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:
1. All contributions must be orig
inal.
2. Name. age. address. telephone
number Cf 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; il typewritten, 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 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.
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 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 actions appear advisable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
727 Star Building, Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

Stratford, after Phyllis Zimmerman.
his other home had burned in 1880.
Thomas Lee was magistrate to
Queen Caroline of England and
man whom he had sentenced TO
imprisonment escaped and burned
his home in revenge. Queen Caro-
line, whose picture hangs in the
dining room, is said to have given
$500 to Thomas Lee to enable him
to complete Stratford.
What impressed me most about
Stratford was the way in which
the house was built, with the bed
rooms downstairs and the living
quarters upstairs. 1t is built in
the shape of an H" and contains
II rooms. In each wing are four
large chimneyS which are joined
together with a rail to form a plat
form where Thomas Lee used TO
go to watch his ships come in and
to watch work on the plantation.
| The bricks of which the house is
built were made and baked on the
plantation.
There is only one bedroom on the
second floor and that was the
mothers room, also the room where
Robert E. Lee was born on Janu-
ary II. 1907. In this room is an
old-fashioned cradle where Robert
slept as e. baby. 1t is like a wooden
/ bassinet attached to frame
with large old-time springs and
is draped very gracefully on the
sides and top with thin white ma
terial.
The gardens and many Of the
buildings around Stratford have
been restored. Among the latter are
the kitchen, Thomas Lees Law
Office, the barn, stables and girls
mill. In the law office are man
of his law books and other oil
books that belonged to the Lee
family. Work has been renewed o.
the plantation, crops have been
planted and the grist mill Is run
ming again as it did in days gone by.
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have big heads, full black eyes with
lot Of the white showing, and
black, thick lips. Each of them
had q different sized nose; and
quite a few, but not all, had rings
in their noses. Each had one gold
earring in the right ear. These
"golliwoggs" have the funniest hair
so kinky that 1t looks like matted
wool. and SO thick that the ma
tives Cannot put their fingers
through it. In order to scratch
their heads, they have to use
long, wooden pin made like fork
which they leave sticking in the
head.
Lapping the Water.
The "golliwoggs" did not seem to
mind the heat. They were prac-
tically bare except for q loin cloth
made Of blue cotton. At supper
time they all came on the boat deck
and sat down. A man cook came
around and gave each man a wood
en- bowl. then he went back to
get a huge kettle Of rice and put
1t on the floor near the natives.
They helped themselves, pushing
the rice into the bowls with wood
en- spatula, and began to eat. They
ate Arab fashion-with their hands.
After they were through with the
rice, they ate dates and small. red
bananas. There was a pail of fresh
water at the end of the deck, and
they all went to get a drink, but
they did not drink out of a cup.
Each man put his head into the
pail and Tapped the water like a
dog.
Our ship left port quite late that
day. l was glad to reach the open
sea, as the harbor was unbeara blv
hot. Two DAYS later We reached
the entrance of the Suez Canal and
entered the Mediterranean Sea.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

tween shirt and sweater. This will
be noisy, but it will keep out all the
wind
Woolen breeches or ski pants, loose
at the knees. worn under a pair of
common cotton overalls will keep
your legs warm and dry. Corduroy
clothing looks nice, but the material
will get wet faster and take longer
TO dry than any other. Tight belts
and tightly strapped boot tops mean
cold legs and feet.
If you're exercising violently. as
in skating. skiing or just plain
rough-housing in the snow, take of
your extra clothing. Getting your
clothes wet with perspiration is
uncomfortable and invites chilling
and colds. When you stop to rest,
put the extra clothes back on.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
String Of Colored Peanuts
Makes Unique Necklace
Creator Advises
Not to Use Them
For Bracelet
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Claire Hoffman, IS,
Eastern High School.


The sale of peanuts painted in
many colors gave me the inspira-
ton for a new necklace creation,
one that is odd and attractive.
couldn't understand why the shells
were painted, because they are dis
carded when the peanuts are eaten.
The minute I saw them in q store,
however, I hit upon the necklace
idea.
The painted peanuts, neatly ar
ranged in an attractive color COM
bination on a long string, make a
very unique color band for the neck.
They not only add color to all sports
clothes, particularly sweaters, but
make your friends perk up and
take notice.
You might think that 40 peanuts
strung around the neck would be
exceedingly heavy, but on the con-
trary they are as light as cork. The
few simple instructions are these:
Drop into any dime store and pur-
chase a half pound Of colored pea
nuts. Find q heavy piece OF cord
and string them through the cen
ter with . large needle after ar
ranging them as attractively Is you
can according to the various colors
To make It easy to remove THU
Evening star., 1941-11-02
The
Reviewing
Stand
FICTION.

Full Ahead. by Felix Reisenbers.
jr. Dodd. Mead. A boys career in
the United States merchant marine.
Older boys should enjoy it,
Sugar Shanty. by Louise r Rorke
(Nelson. A boys courage. a dogs
devotion and a girls fine sense of
loyalty combine to clear up a mis-
understanding. Should interest
readers from IL to 18
The Luck of the COmstocks, by
Maribelle Cormack and William P.
Alexander (Appleton century,.
Thrilling adventures of boy and a
girl on Block Island, off the coast
of Rhode Island. Informative as
we'll as interesting.
Enchanted Valley. by Helen F.
Anderson Uippincotu. Adventures
in Sweden, shared by an American
girl and Swedish boy. Pleasant
reading.
Cabin on Kettle Creek, by May
Justus UippincotD. Matt and his
sister Glory have some interesting
adventures in the Tennessee hills.
Charming.
william the Whalehunter, by
Shirley Alexander Oothrop, Lee e.
Shepard. A sort of "Moby Dick"
for readers from 10, to Is. Thrilling
adventures written against an au-
thentic historical background.
The Biscuit Eater. by James
Street Diap. A good magazine
story, having been made into a fair
movie, now becomes an excellent
book for boys and girls.
NON-FICTION.
Building an Empire, by L. Lam
prey (Stokes). All about the British
Empire. Recommended for high
school students.
Brave Ships of England and
America, by Joseph Leeming (Nel-
SOM. Stirring adventures at sea. in
cluding accounts Of the British
Nays battles In the present war.
Readable.
Boys Book of Science and Con-
struction, by Alfred P. Morgan
Gothrop, Lee & Shepard. Chem
istry, mechanics. liquids, sound,
heat, light, electricity, meteorology-
all kinds of experiments that boys
can make at home.
Growing Up In New Zealand, by
Edna Kaula Nothrop, Lee G
Shepard. Recollections of the au-
thor's childhood down under" In
teresting and informative.
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog
Tray, by Opal Wheeler (Dutton).
The boyhood of the composer of MY
Old Kentucky Home" and other
famous American songs. Readable.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

comes famous star. First of all.
by talent so exceptional that it must
be recognized finally by some one
who can make it count" he told me.
'and secondly, by the luck to have
that some one around at the proper
moment"
Mr.. Cantor also told me what are
the chances for advancement in the
movies and on the stage and de-
scribed typical theatrical day. most
Of which is devoted to rehearsing for
some specific performance.
I am hoping some day to meet
Eddie Cantor in person. but until
then. I am very satisfied with his
letter.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

necklace without muSsing your hair,
attach a catch from all old pair of
beads, and there you are.
If you have the idea of making a
bracelet, advise against it for
several reasons. because peanuts are
too bulky for q bracelet and q brace
let combined with q necklace would
give that "dolled up" impression.
Besides, q bracelet would handicap
your handwriting.
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Riddles

l. What is the difference between
a frozen Irishman and a Scottish
Highlander?
2. Why is a dentist like a farmer?
3. What was the difference be-
tween Joan of Arc and Noah's Ark?
4. What does stone become in
water?
Evening star., 1941-11-02

as I was return
ing from China
to the United
States with my
parents by way
of France.
The sun was
already terribly
hot, and the pas
sengerS had been
warned not to 60
ashore without
toppees, the hats
worn in the trop-
les to protect
people from sun
stroke. Even in
the winter you
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Girl, 10, Is Star Swimmer
And Talented Musician
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
By Ted T0,yerS, II,

finds hard track of them Last July
Mere Eleanor added n medals to
winning event
of points given for water sports
athlete victories calmly However she
quite excited when she estab*
Evening star., 1941-11-02

orphan at /. He
began his stage
C a re er in the
Bowery amateur
nights. married
as a young actor
and gained fame
in the Ziegfeld
Follies:: the n
came his success
in the movies.
When I wrote
Mr.. Cantor q
letter I hardly
hoped for q re-
ply. but I got it.
I asked him how
Ia
Evening star., 1941-11-02

ds in l minute
and SO seconds.
One of the high
lights of Flea
nor's swimming
career occurred
at Eagles Mere
last August. 1t
was quite cold
on one of the
days set for the
swimming meet.
The events were
to begin in the
m or ing and
continue through
the day. The
cold wind which
=
Evening star., 1941-11-02

VI Sltu w dI
t a m e, and of
Richard Henry
Lee and Francis
Lightfoot L e e,
signers of the
Declaration of
I n d e pendence.
The house Is 10
Gated near the
Potomac River,
in w e S t more
land County, Va.
Thomas l. e e,
Roberts great
gre a t = grand
t a t h er, built
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Passengers Wore Toppees
For Protection From Sun
Arabs in White Burnous Sold
Wares on Canvas Cloths
Spread on the Sand
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Pierre Han, II,
Alice Deal Junior High School.

Our ship docked at Port Sudan,
British Somaliland, on the distant
east coast of Africa. early in the
morning on q summer day in 1899,
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Helpful Hints on Apparel
For Cold Weather Hikes
Bv Bert Sacken.

You wouldn't but lots Of fall and
are
feet
hike rules and forget
there be for two pairs of wooen
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Student Is Proud
OF Letter From,
Eddie Cantor
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Ernest &. Braqq, Is.

Alexandria, Va.
What boy or girl in America
wouldn't like to have a letter from
Eddie Cantor? Eddie's life is a dra-
matte story, because he was an
Evening star., 1941-11-02
AViSit to the
Birthplace of
Gen. Lee
StratfOrd Plantation
Functioning as 1t
Was Century Ago
PRIZF CONTRIBUTION
By Phyllis Zimmerman, IS,

Alice Dea Junior Hleh School
On recent trip through Vir-
ginia, we stopped at many historic
places, among them Stratford, the
birthplace of Gen. Robert E. Lee
Evening star., 1941-11-02
Riddle Answers

Riddle Answers
l. One is kilt (killed) with the
cold, and the other Is cold with the
kilt. 2. Both pull up roots. 3. One
was Maid Of Orleans. and the other
was made Of wood. 4 Wet
Evening star., 1941-11-02

lished a record at Eagles Mere by |
swimming $50 yards in l minute
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
No More Ticket Fixing

THE fixing of traffic tickets in Detroit is out.
i Under the ordinance passed this week by Common
Council any person who attempts to fix ticket is liable
to $500 fine a 90-day jail term These should be
severe enough penalties to discourage ticket fixing
Happily, the fixing of tickets in Detroit has not been
scandal In fact, study of court records will show
that number of tickets actually fixed differentiated
from those dismissed for is comparatively small
Nevertheless, the ordinance will prove of great
psychological benefit in the collection of traffic fines
Many motorists hate to pay traffic fines because they
believe other motorists not paying but having
their tickets fixed. Consequently, motorists forced to
pay do so in angry mood
WYE DON'T motorists will sing with JOY now
w they lay out money in fines. No one likes to pay
fine But at least every voator who pays can be pretty
certain that every other violator is also paying
And the ordinance should prove blessing to
police and city officials whose friends in the habit
of asking them to fix tickets The officials have
law to protect them from these pests.
In Miami and San Francisco, where no-hxing ord-
nances have been effect for several years they have
proved successful The new law should prove the same
for Detroit
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
VI. MANUEL MERTON,
9Oii LinwoOd avenue.
TO TIE EDITOR

TO TIE EDITOR.
TliE average American family
L doesn't realize As Yet what
is in store for il when tho 1871
Soak The Poor tax bill is fin
ally adopted by Congress
The concoctorS of this icgiSla-
ton intend not only 10 raise
revenue; they intend also TO
make IL impossible for tho
masses OF the American people
10 buy the things they need
We could increase both the
productive capacity and the
purchasing power Of our people
We could have both guns and
butter. both bombCrS and auto
mobiles. but such is not TO be
the case.
Strange and almost unbcllov-
able things happened IN this
country in the last World War.
Twenty-Five thousand war profits
millionalres was. one OF the re-
suits.
Now we arc confronted by an
even moro alarming situation.
While VIC sleep. events arc rap
idly developing. Of which Thu, tax
monStroSity is an lntcgral part
which arc soon 10 strike the
families OF American workers
and American farmers with bru-
tai and devastating effect
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
Civilian Finserprintins

EINGERPRINTING, now in progress, of approximatev
$50 applicants for jobs Detroit fremen is step in
the right direction.
Sabotage precautions have resulted in the finger
printing of utility plant workers in Detroit and now of
all persons employed on defense orders
For years the Federal Civil Service has fngerprnted
every employe
The value Of fingerprnting in crimnooey is uniycr-
sally recognized but its value for Identification often
overlooked
Disaster has brought home to London the importance
Of hngerprintng for Identification.
Detroit would do well to ingerprint all its ctzenry
while preparing its civilian defense
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
Airp|ane Paradox: We Soar
Straight U p. Find Hell
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

| read about it-of course !
was not there) that Napoleon
was knocking around in a sort
of Haroun Al RaSchld role in
the Norman town OF Camem-
bert until then as unknown TO
fame As a newborn kitten in
Stoke Pogy A mllkmaid Spied
the big boy and presented to
him a cheese of her own con-
Coction
Napoleon pronounced II trcS
delicieuSe and showed several
boxes of II IN his coat and 2
statue Of the mlkmaid now
stands in the public square of
Camcmbert statue 10 the
queen of cheeSeS.
THE school children of Great
L Britain are now TO be
taught that the United States is
not a land that is all Hollywood,
INi illANiN, NihilS anu gun pa y.
II English school children have
GOT that impression of this coun-
Try. it is almost wholly due to
our motion pictures. Certainly
they viii not find such a United
States in their textbooks.
Maybe we need a little more
"NictoIianiSm" in our pictures.
There is a decent. law abiding
side 10 our everyday life. There
Is comedy that is nonalcohollc
and there is drama without guns.
There is also culture that IS not
hot
If | were an EngliShman,
Frenchman or an Italian for in
stance. I'd have a low opinion Of
life in the United States if all
my knowledge of this country
came through motion pictures
and. unfortunately. that's pre-
ciSely whore foreigners particu-
larly children do get their idea
of this country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
| EFT G rs to
+h g Editor
TO THE EDITOR

THE enigma OF Lindbergh's
espousing the Nazi cause IN
this country is not susceptible
to a SIMPLE explanation.
1t is easy to say that Lind
hergh is so deadly in earnest
about the folly of our meddlinG
with non-American affairs that
nc is prepared TO follow The
Nali line, If necessary IN order
TO avert what he concclVcS 10
bc great danger 10 the country
which no. doubtless. loves
II there was any Question
about Lindberghs having Swal-
lowed the Nazi tactics, line hook
and Sinkcr that is no longer
eXtant in view of his recent
speech at DeS MoinoS Ia with
us attack against the Jews.
which Mr.. HEARST rightly char
actcriZed in The Sunday Times
as un-AmcrIcan and a virtual
topping over into the Nazi
camp
VI MANUEL MERTON,
OnIi I inunnI aNennp
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
Connolly Answers

la Rrazil. fhl Venezuela.
tcl Uruguay
. ta) Robert Browning o.
Erich Rcmafquc. tc) Daniel
DeFoc.
3 ta) Rcykiavik (b) Ielsirk';
tc) Dublin
4 tai Atlantic Ocean; thl Gull
of Mexico; to- Bay OF Ben
gal ".
; Ca East; CHI north. tc)
south
s ca Fixed number of a body
necessary for valid business.
tbl dance for two persons;
tci Spanish hat.
Ia Holy Spirit; tb). Jesus
(c) Immortality.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
CHARLES &. LOCkW GOD,
81 Hammond Building.
TO TIE EDITOR

TO TIE EDITOR.
nURING Wendell l.. Wilkes
~ campaign he claimed PrcSi-
dent Roosevelt made a state
meni about tho American people.
which ! resented al tho time.
10 quote: They arc too dumb
10 know the difference.
But now ] agree with the
President Fundamentally. It's
tho only thing in his foreign
policy | have been able to
accept
! really believed his first two
terms were served with p fer
vent desire 10 find a euro for
our domestic ills. hut now / find
myself doubling If II were not
lust a means of building an IN
vinciblc political machine.
hate 10 Judge people harShly
hht The barometer reads that
way and II points 10 hurricane.
Until recently PrcSidCpt
Roosevelt had my ardent adj
mlration and confidence. Only
time can reveal whether il was
justified or not.
VICTOR NARLONE.
1914 ChcrrNIaun avenue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-19
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Sept. 10, 1916

Berlin claims her troops have
pierced tho Russian and Ru-
manian line in Eastern Rumanla
between the Danube and the
Black Sea
Athens hears Au>trlanS arc
>acuatinC Trieste rs Russians
continue to push closer TO that
CITY.