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Evening star., 1941-06-29


stories or pictures which have left
incomplete-and. in some cases,
false-impressions of the Indian
and his ways.
For example, the long, straight
black hair usually associated with
the Indian was not typical of all
tribes. As a matter of fact, the
Eastern Indians shaved their heads
completely except for ridge sew
eral inches high and inches wide
running from forehead to nape of
neck. To this cocks comb" they
often added dyed deer's hair to
make them look more savage. Be-
fore they got knives and scissors
from the white man many tribes
burned their hair off by rubbing it
with red-hot stones. 1t is not hard
to understand why this was called
"a very slow and painful opera
tion"-nor why bear oil was pop
ular as massage after the singeing
Worn by Sioux.
The majestic eagle feather war
bonnet and buckskin shirt. leggings
and moccasins, which the Indians
are shown wearing in pictures Of
the sale of Manhattan to the Dutch,
are entirely out of place. These
we're worn only by the famous
ghost dancing" Sioux and other
tribes of the Western plains. The
Eastern Indians wore no headdress
and were usually bare to the waist
Stories of Indians on the war
path, together with pictures show
ing the "bloodthirsty savages" with
CORY scalps" dangling from their
belts, have left the impression that
scalping was a widespread practice
The truth is that scalping was a
custom with only few tribes
mainly Iroquois and Muskegons-
and was confined to a small area
in the East. 1t did not prevail in
New England, much of the Atlantic
coast and the great plains until
comparatively recent times. when
it was encouraged by the scalp
bounties offered by Colonial gov
ernmentS.
Scalping Not Always Fatal.
1t is interesting to note that the
practice of scalping originated not
in America but in the Old World
Four hundred years before the birth
of Christ, Herodotus, the historian
wrote that it was the custom Of the
Scythians, who lived near the Black
Sea. Strangely enough, Scalping is
a painful, but not a fatal operation
Ask the average person what the
Indian lived in and he'll probably
say "tepee" Actually. those cone
shaped tents were used only by the
plains Indians and were unknown
to the Indians of the forests. They
lived in either round, dome-shaped
lodges or in the famous long
houses" such as those used by the
Iroquois.
Almost as inseparable as ham and
eggs to most people are Indians and
birchbark canoes. Yet the large
canoe birch grew only in the North,
and was unknown to most of the
Indians of the United States. They
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many hitching- Charlotte ZeiEler.
posts are put into use once more.
and all the while the clatter OF
cowboy boots may be heard on the
concrete sidewalks.
The Grow, Cheyenne and Sioux
Indians begin TO flock in from the
neighboring reservations to pick a
choice spot to pitch. their tepees
Starting the three gala days OF the
rodeo is a gigantic parade in which
cowpunchers, Indian princesses and
many bands participate.
In the afternoon. people from ev-
cry State and many foreign coun-
tries clamor at the gates Of the
rodeo grounds to get into the huge
arena. And after being admitted
what a spectacle greets their eyes!
Daring cowboys are thrown from
bucking broncos and, incidentally,
many stick on for the required num-
Der of seconds, as good-slzed purses
are offered to the winners. Fero-
ciouS brahma bulls rear and gallon
around the arena in an effort IN
THROW IIl6lI IlQ6IS, Willie pcIIldpS z 3
one end of the stadium a clown
and his mule have their audience
in stitches.
Experienced cowpuncherS, inter,
on roping and tying calves, are Ii
tie aware of the lively music cor
stantly furnished by colorful banc
while skilled trick riders and rope
present their flaWless acts to
amazed audience.
The last event and perhaps Ii
one awaited with the greatest eI
thusiasm is the wild-horse rae.
Fearless cowboys saddle and noun
sleek wild ponies and attempt to
ride them around the track, as there
is another large purse offered to the
winner of this race. AS the horses
have never been ridden before. man
of them rear and buck, while other
race in the wrong direction. All j.
all. 70 ME the rodeo spells thrC
exciting, thrill-packed days.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Girl Swimming Star, II, Is
Winner of Many Races

her to the half-mile race at Gin
cinnati, where she placed third.
She also was sent to Shakamak
Lake, Ind, to compete in a race.
Last summer Jean was on the
junior national relay team and
placed third in the backstroke. In
the 1910 District championship 100
yard breaststroke Jean placed
fourth and in the 150-yard med
ley third. Other races she placed
in were in the Junior national 300
yard individual medley and junior
national 1-mile championship.
Her greatest honor came only a
few weeks ago, when she won the
District 100-yard preaststroke title.
Besides this, she was starred in the
Washington Aquacade, held for the
benefit of the Red Cross.
To keep in practice, Jean goes
swimming every afternoon after
school,
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Pierre, and we stopped for lunch at
the dreary little town OF Wall. A
garage man told us that if we
wanted to see the Bad Lands we
should leave the highway at Wall,
and that it would not be much out
of our way if we were going to
Pierre. So we drove that way.
THE Bad Lands are almost i'm
possible to describe" Mary Lou says
further on in her letter, but I am
sure that any one who has seen
them will never forget them. They
are not rocky, as had thought they
would be. The land seems to be
made of dry gray mud, almost as
hard as rock, which has been worn
away by the wind and rain into
strangely shaped hills and peaks and
towers 1t reminded me somewhat
Of the pictures of the strange coun-
tries that 'Tarzan' sometimes dis
covers; and it made me think, too, of
the pictures l have seen of the
Mayan ruins in Central America.
But, mostly, it reminded me of
something out of nightmare.
There was nothing green CT living
anywhere"
In the midst of the Bad Lands,
Mary Lou and her family were sur
prised to come upon "a pretty little
lodge, or cottage, freshly painted,
with grass and shrubs and white
picket fence around it" The place
sold ice cream and other refresh
ments, and it was conducted by a
woman and her daughter, who was
about the same age as Mary Lou
They told us" Mary Lou recalls,
that everything they had there,
even the water, was hauled in by
truck from Rapid City, 40 miles
away"
Trips to Florida are described in
two letters, one from Bert Reifkind,
l6, of Calvin Coolidge High School,
and the other from Kitty Johnson,
13. of Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School. The boy went TO the South
ern State by train, while the girl
made the trip by boat Both had
fine vacations. they report.
A vacation in Wildwood, N. j., is
the subject of a letter from Char
lotte Louise Endres, 10, of Bright
wood School. On the way home, she
and her family ran into a flood
which she describes as follows:
1T rained so hard, we could hardly
see in front of us. After we had
driven about a half-hour, we came
to q river, but the bridge had been
Evening star., 1941-06-29

Stefan zveiE. a b u I. Know
ingly or unknowingly, we accepted
the challenge-not lying down, but.
on the contrary, inspired to new
initiative, new dreams.
German youth, organized in the
Hitler Youth Movement, sang,
practiced and rehearsed for world
conquest. This is no empty phrase,
for quite a number of my former
German friends became expert hand
Erenaders at the tender age OF 13.
We, in contrast. went on hikes,
not with the purpose of making 30
kilometer endurance marches but to
enjoy nature and foster greater
friendship among ourselves. We
read good world literature. We
sponsored concerts of phonograph
recordings of classical music. Among
these things, we listened to Tschai-
kowsky's ''Nutcracker Suite" which
was trash to German ears be-
cause it was composed by a citi-
zen OF Russia, country so very
much despised by the Germans in
1898.
Our members edited a magazine
for our own youth movement.
IT was published regularly every
month. We produced plays, sang
songs and had a good time. In
other words, we youngsters (not
taking into consideration the cir
cumstances we lived under) lived
the lives of normal boys OF our age
In any country and not the lives of
future soldiers, whose highest ideal
was to die a hero's death for the
Vaterland.
All OF us knew that the gang
couldn't stick together forever.
Sooner or later, we had to bid fare
well to one another, to build up a
new future somewhere else in the
world.
One of the first who left was
Huhnchen, so called for his great
passion for chicken dinners (Huhn-
chen is chicken in English. Huhn-
ehenS father was a Czech citizen,
and if Huhnchen wanted to become
a Czech, he had to know the Ian
guage and had to serve a year IN
the Czech Army. So his dad sent
him to a military prep school In
that country.
Next was AbraZo, who earned this
nickname because Of his Splral-llke
hair. (Abrazo is the German
equivalent for a popular Amer
lean cleaner. Abrazo was an ideal
ist, who had made up his mind to
devote his life to the task OF build
ing up Palestine.
A few months later it was Her
bertS turn. He was TO go to the
fabulous country of our dreams, the
United States, where it was be-
lieved every second person was a
cowboy and gold was found every
where. Herbert, the boxing star OF
our club, had the ambition to be-
come a second Max Baer.
Harry went to Holland to become
a farmer, Peril went to New Zealand,
Arno to Belgium and Richard to
England.
We were full of hope and expeC-
tation. Our migration meant new
adventure and a widening OF our
horizon. And we were resolved to
keep our pledge to meet as a COM
plete group on May /, 1945, II
o'clock noon, in front of the city hall
In New York.
In the following reports I will
describe what some of the boys have
experienced and found out in their
adopted countries.
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Prize Contribution.
BY JEANNE BARINOTT, IA.

1alG Junior hlBn oCnool
Swimming, which she took up
four years ago at the Y. w. c. A.
in Baltimore, has led Jean Dod-
der, IA, Taft Junior High School
student, into many water races in
which she has won % medals.
Jeans first race took place at Bal
timore. She placed third. Soon
afterward she went to Dayton, Ohio,
where she took coaching to help
improve her stroke. With some
friends, she helped organize the
Dayton Aquatic Club, to which many
Dayton swimmers belong. For three
years she swan with this club and
took part in races at Cincinnati
Ohio, and Indianapolis, Ind, each
time placing second or third.
In June, 1910, Jean came to
Washington and started swimming
on the Shoreham team, which sent
Evening star., 1941-06-29

arrange their cheese in large squares
and each farmer watches his own.
After the bargain between the
buyer and seller is completed, the
cheese is placed on wooden sleds
and taken away by two men, one in
front and the other in back. 1t is
an interesting sight to see them
coming out of the market building.
The cheese usually is carried to
canal, where it is placed on a
boat for shipment to larger cities.
A man stands at the boat and
counts each load of cheese as 1t is
brought abroad.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Central Club Was Nucleus First ntergh School Archery Cones
lust Between Ourselves
By PHILIP III. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

Going places subject uppmost in the
Junior Star that
by he received
for example ong interesting
a. OF Alice Deal Junior High School, recalling
Dakotas famous Bad Lands
had meant to there" Mary writes were
Evening star., 1941-06-29
My Prayer
By HELEN MILLAR, Is,
Nsnjemoy MD High School.

Fe0@tmuE NgAuI nleu SSuOO4s
My prayer that comes at daylight
end,
Is to close my eyes and say to Him
Dear God, how thankful am thr
I might be
Living in this land Of liberty:
Away from strife and wars turmc
That today hovers DER the world.
Free to read and free to speak,
Things I choose, though how G. =
Greet,
Where I might at the night retire.
Unharmed by guns and blasts OF
fire,
Where people laugh and people sing,
Where children's merriment always
rings,
Where 1 can welcome each morns
new rays.
Keep us like this, oh Father, always.
But should this not our destiny be,
God, our hope, our faith is still in
Thee"
Evening star., 1941-06-29
CnH the Coroner

The armchair explorer leaned for
ward to the edge of the chair as his
audience sat enthralled. There I
was. alone in the jungle" he whis-
pered. Suddenly a sinister noise
came out of the darkness. I whirled
and fired.
when 7 investigated, found z
large lion-dead."
Young Jack snickered. How long
had he Aeen deada" he demanded.
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hCG Ill Alh1fldI
T r e m e n d Gus
a m o u n ts of
C h e e Sc are
bought and sold
and carried in
and out of the
market, which l
once visited on
a tour of Hol-
land.
This cheese is
m a de by the
farmers around
A k m ar, and
they take it to
market very
FRIDAY. Thev
Evening star., 1941-06-29

feed him, turned and walked slowly
but surely toward him. But dad,
too, turned and walked in the other
direction.
Just as dad stepped into the car
and shut the door the bear thrust
his huge long-clawed paws on dads
shoulder. At the sight of that huge
red mouth and the long, white teeth
dad frantically yelled for something
to feed the monster. AS I threw a
bun out of the car dad "shot" the
picture and off We went, never again
to disobey signs.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
| 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 (if any) and school of the
author must appear at the top of
the first page of every written con-
tributi0n and on the back Of every
drawing.
3. Stories, articles, poems, etc,
must be written on one side of
paper; typewriter, they must he
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-
gardIess of whether ii 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
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to decline to issue reporters cards
or to revoke those already issued
whenever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address Editor. The Junior Star.
Star Building, Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
The Junior Stars
Radio Program

BOYS and girls who write
for The Junior Star have
a radio program all their own
the Junior Star of the Air"
broadcast at 10 am. every Sat-
urday from WMAL through the
cooperation of the National
Broadcasting Co.
The program is adapted from
the stories, articles and poems
submitted to the editor Of The
Junior Star under the rules OF
the weekly contributors con-
test. These rules are published
elsewhere on this page.
Remember, boys and girls
the Junior Star OF the Air -
wMAL-l0 am. every Satur-
dav.
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ed our group
p e r h a ps moi
completely BY
our own choice
but as a result
of a systematic
drive against
our race which
h a d alienateo
our Germ a Il
friends from us
At that time
most of us were
too young to un-
derStand what
this discrimina-
ton " a S a J
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Riddles

l. What is the best way to make a
coat last?
2. Who took the least baggage on
Noah's Ark?
3. What should you keep after
giving it to some one?
4. What most resembles half q
watermelon?
Evening star., 1941-06-29

behold the feS-
tive banners and
flags which dec
crate the streets
of this typically
lit e Western
town where I
formerly lived;
the abitants
of Sheridan be-
gin 10 wear their
brilliant yellow
and red satin
rodeo shirts,
awnings are ele-
waited for l0-gal-
lon hats. and
sooas1vr
Evening star., 1941-06-29

signs r e a di n g
Don't Feed the
Bears" In Yell
lowstone t h e
bears run loose.
You may find
a bear in the
m i d die of the
road. In fact, We
did! The people
who had been
feeding the bear
ran out of food
just as dad left
the car to take a
picture of him.
The bear, think
ing dad might
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Boys Formed
OWnClub in
Germany
Agreed to Meet in
New York City
On May |, 1945

Editors Note-ThiS is the first
OF three articles By q German
JeUiSh refugee, Who has liued
here for several years, on the
ftDeS OF his boyhood chur1s be-
fore and since the Nast regime
caused them to seek homes else
Dhere in the 1Uorld.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
POSers

/. What country is called "the
land of the midnight sun?
2. Where is rice the chief article
of food?
8. What is the home of the hula?
4. Where does the kangaroo live?
5. What country does Gen. Franco
head?
6. Where was the home OF Ignsce
Paderewski?
Z. Where Is the mountain Popo-
eatepeYs
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Prise Contribution.
BY STEFAN ZWEIG, 10,
Roosevelt High SchoC

What gang our club waS-ten
boys of the same age, all devoted
to the same ideals and interests.
In January, 1888, we had found
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Prize Contribution.
BY CHARLES STEBBINs,
ra~traI fy;1k CnkAaI

During the spring the Central High School Archery Club persuaded
championship This the first competition
held boys division
in
Evening star., 1941-06-29
What Happens in
Meeting a Bear
Face to Face
Prise Contribution.
BY DOLORES EVEN, 16,
Roosevelt High School.

Have you ever met bear face to
face? Well, have. My parents and
I visited Yellowstone Park In, the
summer of 1887. At the roadside are
Evening star., 1941-06-29
By SAMUEL HUDSON.


called shouldn't
have called Redskinsbecause all them
tribes almost white others almost black nearly
yellow
popular belief that all
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Dutch
Their Cheese at
Market in AKmar
BY ELLEN LEVY, ID,
George Washington High School,
Alexandria Va

One of the most interesting sights
in Holland, and one which most
people go to see, is the cheese mar
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Girl Looks
Forward to
Great ROdeO
Cowpunchers and
Indians Make 1t
COlOrful Event
Prize Contribution.
BY CHARLOTTE ZEIGLER, Is,
Roosevelt High school

1t is with more than eagerness
that I await the annual Sheridan.
Wyo.. rodeo, beginning July 16. Two
weeks before the event, tourists may
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Riddle Ansmers

1. Make the vest and trousers
first. 2. The rooster-he just took his
comb. .. Your word. 4. The other
half.
Evening star., 1941-06-29
Cnddles and Tuckie
BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS
Trademark Registered Patent once

Perhaps this spring you'll happen
on
A busy little ant
Attending to her cattle as
They Craze upon a plant.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

BarDer-Wouid YOU hke anything
on your face when ! finish1
Victim-A little skin, II you DOM
mind.
Evening star., 1941-06-29

Ans,Ceys to POSerS
1. Norway. q China. 3. Hawaii.
4. Australia. 5. Spain. 6. Poland. T.
Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05

spices. Stir vinegar into milk.
Cream shortening. Add sugar
and vanilla and continue cream
ing until sugar is dissolved. Beat
in jam.
Add beaten egg yolks, then
dry ingredients alternately with
the milk-vinegar mixture, be-
ginning and ending with the
dry ingredients. Fold in stiffly
beaten egg whites. Pour into
creased layer cake pans and
bake in a moderate oven 1850
degrees) about 80 minutes.
Yield: Two 9-inch layers.
Vonille Frostine
l pound confectioners' sugar
"a cup irradiated evaporated
milk
y teaspoon vanilla.
Mix sugar and milk to form a
smooth frosting. Stir in vanilla.
Yield: Sufficient for two 9-inch
LAYERS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

ALREADY WE'RE noticing
finicky appeutes with just
the few warm days that have
passed. Means that we as home
makers have 10 think just that
much faster in order 10 have
attractive and taste appealing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
BEAUTY VITANiINS

bfAl VII aMiNS
YOU NEED more vitamins
in your diet! You may hear
that often from friends when
you're feeling tired-or looking
haggard. Do you say, Yes, but
what vitamins and how 10 get
them?" Here are answers TO
questions on vitaminS.
Answers TO questions about
vitaminS are given in our 40
page booklet. VITAMINS FOR
HEALTH AND BEAUTY. Tells
what A. B. c, d and G. do for
you and what foods have them.
Includes vitamin-high menus.
cooking tips. Has facts on
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foods for the family.

foods for the family.
Now we must concentrate on
the three keys 10 good menus
color. texture and flavor.
There should be variety in
these not all white foods
on one plate, some crisp and
some smooth in texture and
spicy and bland fiavorS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
DREAMED BEEF

ADD GRATED cheese,
chopped pimiento and chopped
pickles TO the white sauce for
creamed dried beef. What a
wonderful difference
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
Blackberry Jam Cake Treat
For Young and Old Alike

IF THE stock of jams and
jellies on your pantry shelf has
dwindled 10 the point where
there are just a few odds and
ends remaining, plan to use one
of those last jars in making a
Spicy-rich jam cake. The recipe
given below calls for blackberry
Jam but strawberry. raspberry,
plum. apricot, peach-whatever
you have-may be used just as
successfully.
Blackberry Jam Cake
2la cups flour
teaspoon soda
u teaspoon salt
teaspoon cinnamon
4 teaspoon cloves
q tablespoon vinegar
q cup irradiated evaporated
milk
cup shortening
IL cup sugar
teaspoon vanilla
cup blackberry jam
3 eggs. separated.
Sift flour with soda, salt and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-05
CoIorfuI Grape Juice Salad Adds Zes+
To Tagging Warm Weather Appeti+es

Here's a new salad that will
add an original color to your
menu. Too, it's refreshing.
Grape Juice Salad
l tablespoon unfavored gela-
tin
3 tablespoons lemon juice
cups grape juice
u cup orange juice
u cup sugar
Lettuce and dressing
Soften gelatin in lemon juice.
Bring grape juice TO boiling
point; in this dissolve gelatin.
Add orange juice and sugar. Stir
until dissolved. Turn into pint
mold or s 10 S individual molds.
When firm serve on crisp let
tuce with whipped cream may
onnaise.
ICE CREAM is popular for
dessert after even the heaviest
Of meals and in particular
demand as appetites lag. Here's
one with tantalizing flavor.
Mocha Ice Cream
liz cups top milk
2 tablespoons ground coffee
j cup sugar
2 egg yolks
L teaspoon salt
- cup chopped Brazil nuts
IL cups irradiated evaporated
milk
Heat milk with coffee over
low heat. Put half the sugar
in heavy skillet stir until
melted 10 light brown syrup.
Strain coffee mixture through
a cloth.
Add caramelized syrup; stir
over hot water until dissolved.
Add remaining 2 cup Of sugar.
Beat egg yolks with salt and
stir into hot mixture.
Cook over hot water. stirring
constantly until cuStard coats
spoon. Chill in refrigerator.
When cool add whipped evapor-
ated milk and nuts. Pour into
freezing tray and let stand until
firm, stirring once.
For whipping. evaporated
milk should he chilled in re-
frigerator several hours before
needed.
Ice Cream Cake
Bake your favorlte plain
butter cake in layers Let cool
and put together with pepper
mint ice cream. Serve topped
with fudge sauce.
To make the peppermint ice
cream use any good vanilla ice
cream recipe and substitute l
teaspoon peppermint extract or
A few drops peppermint essence
for the vanilla extract specified
in the recipe.