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Evening star., 1942-05-03

they live in the left wing of the
main house. Originally built as .
caretaker's quarters, 1t contains Q
living room with fireplace, kitchen,
dinette, four bedrooms and q bath.
The parents of some of the girls
drove us out to lockwood early
Saturday afternoon. There, the
Scout leader, Mrs. Donald Hart1ell.
made up q "kaper chart" rotating
firemaking. cooking and cleanup
duties among us.
When we arrived, we found ths
house colder than the weather out
side, and 1t was some time before
it warmed up. After supper, We
sat around the fire popping popcorn
and telling stories. Although ws
went upstairs early in preparation
for q full day of hiking on Sunday,
we found time to play few prac-
tical jokes on one another before
we climbed into bed.
Early the next morning, after
breakfast, we hiked through woods
and underbrush toward the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal. As city
girls, we were interested in the
plant life we saw along the way.
At the spot where only . narrow
path divides the Potomac River
and the canal we separated. Some
girls hiked on farther and some
sat on a tall pinnacle Of rock to
rest and look at the scenery.
After the hike back to the cot
tage, dinner had hardly been I'm
ished before parents began arriving
to take Us back to town., Although
we were tired, we all agreed that
We would like to hike in the woods
every week end.
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says, by eating Elizabeth fitssssriek.
more nutritious breakfasts them
selves.
The idea OF the Defense Club
originated with Ruth and Mary
Najerian, l3. as they sat one day
wondering how they could help their
country to win the war. -Four OF
their friends at school were inter-
ested In their plan Of cooperative
war activity. Those signing up were
Demetria Kalonturos, IA, vice presi-
dent, who gave the club its name;
Mary Protos, 13; Peggy Albright, IS
and Alma McPhaul, IA, Publicity
Committee. Mary Najerian Is Sec
retary-treasurer.
The girls decided to concentrate
on their breakfast-for health cam
paign after hearing Of q survey dis
closing that most District school
children hurry through breakfast
eating too little or none at all
Fathers and mothers, too, need q
good breakfast on which to do their
mornings work, Ruth points out.
Other joint activities the girls
have started are Red Cross knitting
and collecting paper for The Star
PIT. A. salvage campaign. They
also intend, Ruth says, to support
the national physical fitness pro-
gram by training themselves into
better condition.
All the members have been FAR
more interested in this club, they
agree, than in any other they have
ever joined.
you see," Demetria explains,
This club is . new experience for
me. Usually, all the clubs I've
Joined have been for pleasure. But
this one Is different, and We all get
a thrill out OF serving our coun-
try"
The members have been meeting
once a week at Ruth's home to COM
plete the club program. They keep
up their Red Cross knitting as they
discuss activities.
Many girls have indicated they
would like to join, Ruth says, and
some of them will be admitted later
this month, when the club Is fully
organized. Rules include dues OF
20 cents q month, compulsory at
tendance at three out OF the four
meetings a month. and IAN active
interest" in the club.
Ruth intends to keep the nucleus
of the club working on the break
fast and salvage campaigns during
the summer, she says, so that activi-
ties will be all set up for a large
membership in the fall.
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ahows ever since. The other STU
dents crowd into Harvey's class
room when they hear he is going
to give . play. He also entertains
at church affairs and In other peo-
ple's homes When he gives Q show
ut his own home, he charges q nickel
admission and usually makes about
. dollar. Once he gave two per-
formances OF show In his back
yard and made $40.
The plots for the plays and the
music to 60 with them como from
Harvey's Imagination, with . few
ideas from the radio or the maga-
zines. One Of his most popular
plays Is q thriller about q Wild
roller coaster ride on q broken
track. Because Harvey likes hu-
moroy books himself. many Of his
plays are comic. None Of them
are love stories. however.
II am not the romantic type
he says.
Harvey's plays average around
seven minutes. Usually, the au-
dience talks while he changes COS
tunes. When he gives . play at
school. however, he asks . friend
to I'LL up the intermissions BY play
ing . record.
Harvey. = now working up
repertoire Of puppet shows 20 he
can earn more money for his saw
ings bank. He plans TO put an the
savings into war stamps.
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Tie Cleaner.

Tommy Alspachs business keeps
him pretty well tied up most of the
time. But 1t isn't nearly so bad as
1t sounds. and Tommy doesn't mind
1t bit-for Tonmy's Job is cleaning
ties.
Il purchased gallon OF cleaning
huid." he explains, "and borrowed
my mothers iron. Then l went out
and collected tie from each pros
pective customer, for a free trial
cleaning
IT cleaned and pressed each tie
and sent it back with some adver-
tising literature.
The ties then started coming in.
I charged S cents per tie, or 6 for
25 cents. and made a special offer
to regular customers of giving them
service on all their ties for 10 cents
q week.
Il keep each customers tie on a
separate coat-hanger."
Tommy is IA and lives at 240
South Washington street, Delaware
Ohio.
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Enterprising
Youth
Snhouetto Painter.

Wilma Jeanne Drum has found
that there's nothing silly about
drawing silhouettes, especially when
the profits involved are considered.
first I buy picture frames at the
6-and-10-cent store" Wilma Jeanne
writes. Then I select a picture
from . magazine or book which
will be suitable In size, subject and
20 forth"
Taking the glass from the frame,
Wilma Jeanne places 1t over the pic
ture, then paints the illustration on
the glass in black water colors. The
painting can, Of course, be done in
color.
When the picture has been copied
on the glass, she puts q sheet Of
white paper in the frame, replaces
the glass, and presto!-she has q
silhouette.
TT makes very pretty picture,
she continues. II try TO get them
IN pairs, like an old-fashioned boy
and girl"
Wilma Jeanne lives at Woodsfield,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
BY FLORENCE STEVENS.

Mothers Day will be here soon
and you will want to make your
mother a special card. She will like
one you make yourself much better
than one you buy.
1t is easy to make a card for your
mother. Get some white or colored
paper. Cut it so it Is 31a inches wide
by 9 inches long. Then fold 2h
inches Of the long side back.
On the part that Is folded down,
paste rectangle of different color
On this, paste a white rectangle just
small enough so that the colored
one makes a border. On the white
rectangle, write or print: ITO
Mother, on Mothers Day."
Now paste larger rectangle, ~
inches by 4 inches, to the longer
section. If your card is colored, you
may use white, or some other color.
II 1t Is white, it is best to use another
color paper for contrast. Keep the
same color design that you used for
the part you folded down.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Riddles

The Riddle Man Is extending con-
gratulations to Ave more readers who
have broken into print You may,
too, If you'll send him few puzzlers,
care of The Junior Star.
l. What is it you often hold. but
seldom touch?-Carolyn Waggoner.
2. Why must . doctor keep his
temper?-Elizabeth Anne Clark.
3. When Is butter like Irish chill
dren?-Harold r. Manning.
1. Why Is an army Ike q news
paper?-Elnora M. Burch.
8. Why should Samson have made
q good actor7-Tommy PhtltpA
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Student Tells Story
OF Early Visitors
To South Dakota
BY ELIZABETH BEARD, .,


Boys and girls of Fort Pierre, s.
OAK, where I used to live, have
many hills on which to roam.
One day, a boy stumbled on some
thing. He found he had stumbled
on lead plate. Then he dug it up
and. thinking 1t was an old piece Of
lead. took it home and sold it to a
Junk dealer.
Later, a man happened to pick up
the plate and examine 1t. He cleaned
the dirt of and found some writing.
The writing showed that some
French explorers by the name of
Verendrye had been at this place
in 1853 and had buried the plate
Historians looked up their records
and learned that the explorers had
buried two more plates. These have
not been found, however.
Children in all the counties
around sent stones to the place
where the plate was found. and
these were made into monument
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Uncle Rays
Corner

Now Is q good time to make q
visit to Australia-in this column.
that is. With Japan's drive in the
Pacific the island continent Is tax
ing an even more active part in the
present World War.
First Of all, let us think of the
location Of Australia. 1t Is the only
continent in the world which Is
entirely south of the equator.
More than half of Africa is north
of the equator and q small part of
South America is in the northern
half of the Torrid Zone. Australia,
on the other hand, does not have
even small bit above the line.
A map which shows both Asia
and Australia will include dozens of
Islands between the two continents.
These are mainly the Dutch East
Indies. We may think of them as
"steppingstones" across that part
Of the sea.
One kind of world map is based
on the so-called "Mercator projec-
tion." I am sorry to say that it Is
still used in some aliases. This map
gives false idea of the size Of con-
tinents and islands.
On a Mercator map, Greenland
Is made to look twice the size Of
Australia. The truth is that Aus
tralia is three and half times as
large as Greenland.
Mercator died 348 years ago, but
1t takes some map makers a long
time to get rid of old fashions.
Although Australia is of large
size, 1t is not thickly settled. The
whole continent has a population of
only about 100000 That figure
is for Australia alone, and does not
include the islands near it.
In time to come the number of
people in Australia very likely will
increase a great deal. Many parts
are OF desert nature, but other
sections have good soil and plenty
of rain.
The southern side OF Australia
has the best climate. The chief
cities are In that area. The largest
Is Sydney, and second Melbourne.
Each has a population Of more than
a million.
The trees of Australia are in gen.
eral very different from those of our
continent. Many have dropping
leaves like those of weeping willows.
One odd tree of Australia Is
known as the bottle tree" Its huge
trunk is somewhat the shape OF q
milk bottle. Thirsty travellers can
obtain water from the trunk OF q
tree of this kind.
u~eA R4
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weekly Saturday
housecleaning. I
happened to see
the cover Of q
previous scrap
book.
Later that t
same day I went
to the dime store
to buy some pa
per to fit the
scrapbook. Hap
PLY, I carried
my paper home
and put in In the
book.
I then collect
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Try to Help
Prize Contribution.
BY GRACE ROMEO, Is,

81. refer B 6caool.
Now that our country Is engaged In
war,
We must try to help her more and
more.
Follow your friends whenever they
say,
Buy War savings bonds and stamps
today"
Dear mothers, bid your sons good
by;
They will return-hush, do not cry.
They'll do their best to win this
fight,
Until all enemies are out OF sight
Remember Pearl Harbor and how
they fought
To preserve for us all that God
hath wrought.
And now let's say a prayer for peace,
That the hate and war shall rapidly
cease!
Evening star., 1942-05-03

1 q . u CollSA4ouS
people in the
city.
Led by Ruth
Root, 13, OF 1914
Upshur sire e t
NV, as presi-
dent, the club
m e m b e RS are
ur ng their
IA m lilies and
friends at Mac
farland to eat
better breakfasts
for health. They
have set an ex-
am pie, Ruth
Evening star., 1942-05-03

HlBile like 10
lockwood, Md.
lockwood is
the 65-acre es-
tate with main
house, caretak-
er's wing and
several cabins
bequeathed to
the Girl Scouts
by the late Mrs.
John wilson
Caughey. When
a small group
such as Ou ur S
from Troop No.
81 spends the
week end there
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Posers

POSerS
More readers are contributing
posers, and the Poser Editor Is
very grateful. They aren't winning
prizes, but they're having . lot Of
fun. II you'd care to send in q ques-
ton or two, address the Poser Editor,
in care Of The Junior Star.
/. With what statesman did LIN
coin engage In q series Of debates?-
Bob Ritchie.
2. In what year was George WASH
ington born?-Bernard Mccormick.
8. What country is famous for
fakirs?-Beth Holman.
4. In what town is Iowa State
College?-George McMillen.
5. How many feet are there In q
fathom?-pavid Jones.
Evening star., 1942-05-03


Dor. He and his mother and s.
year-old brother, Guy Lee, landed
tn the United States in April and
came to Washington after brief
stay in Minneapolis. In Homo
lulu he was a trumpeter in the
Roosevelt High School Orches-
ira, and he hopes to 1chieDe q
similar position at Anacostid.
Prise Contribution
BY CLINTON J. THRO, Jr., Is,
Anacostia Hish School
I had Just finished breakfast that
Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor
when the bombing came. AS 1 was
playing the phonograph there was
a sudden burst Of explosions. Just
the Army shore defenses practic-
Ing" I thought. But I guessed
wrong. People were running ex-
citedly to one anothers houses. !
began to wonder what was happen
ing.
We turned on the radio. At first
all we heard was music. Then the
program was interrupted and the
announcer reported that Pearl Har-
Dor and the island Of Oahu were
under attack by Japanese planes
1t was as If We had received IN
electric shock.
Waves Of Planes.
We could now hear the tremen-
dous barrage being sent up by oul
forces. The sky was black with
smoke and the odor of gun powder
was very persistent.
I saw waves of planes roaring
overhead. I prayed that We would
not be victims of Jap bombs. Nc
one can experience that feeling un-
less he has been in a real raid fol
the first time. Jap planes filled the
air. I realized then that this wa,
a major raid-an attempt to knock
us out then and there.
The radio played THE Star Span
gled Banner" as loud as possible
The announcers, brave but nervous
were patiently calling to every one
to clear the streets.
Suddenly heard the noise of low
flying planes. A glance out the
window confirmed my thoughts. II
was q Jap dive-bomber roaring down
our valley. I had an idea what he
would do. Then I heard . terrifying
screech, followed by = shattering
explosion. The bomb just missed
Later L found the crater Of the
bomb in the yard OF q house about
q half block away. The explosion
had shattered the stone steps and
SCARED the wall Of the house.
Complete Blackout.
Suddenly another plane appeared.
From all observations, 1t was one Of
our defenders. because the enemy
bomber was maneuvering franti-
cally, trying to get away.
We began to wonder about the
harbor. What damage was done?
Later in the day we took in some
refugees, who told US how Jap tor
pedo planes had destroyed their
quarters. I hunted up some records
to play In order to SOOthe our
nerves. Six of the discs were
broken.
From December 7 on we lived
under complete blackout conditions
We had to either blackout all win
dows or else live in complete dark
ness.
Before leaving Hawaif-I saw some
OF the damage caused by the attack
ers, and I want to say right now
that everything is back in ship
shape condition. Hawaii has been
waiting for 4 good crack at the Japs,
and I know that something is being
done about it. Every person in the
islands is cooperating in an all-out
effort which can spell only destruc-
ton for the Axis!
Evening star., 1942-05-03

Goal
Soph: "Hey, Frosh, shut the door
Where were you raised-in a barn2"
Frosh dn tearS: "Boo-hoo, boo
hoo"
Soph (taken aback): "Come now,
old fellow. Don't be like that. / know
you weren't brought up in a barn" !"
Frosh: That's just the trouble. I
was brought up in a barn, and it
makes me homesick every time I
hear . donkey bray"
Evening star., 1942-05-03

MES and put down their dates on a
piece Of paper. took the earliest of
all the pennies, which was 1900, and
placed 1t in the little paper pocket
glued on that page.
had one page for each year, to
see how many I could get. 1t is very
interesting, and you could use it as a
penny bank. You also could make
scrapbooks Of the same type using
other silver coins If you have the
will power not to spend them.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Boy Presents
One>Man'
Shows
Alice Deal Student
Produces Plays
In Back Yard
Prise Oon ntFibut5on
BY PAULA SIMONDS, IL.
LAfAyetts School.

Lafayette School.
Have you ever heard Of . one
man show3
Wen, hadn't, either, until I met
Harvey Whitten, II. who lives at
1921 Patterson street NV. and goes
10 Alice Deal Junior High School.
A veteran Of six years Of single
handed play production, Harvey
Evening star., 1942-05-03

discovered his
hobby by acci-
dent. Tho 9TH
er children In q
first grade play
gradually drop
ped out Of the
cast. When the
day came to put
on the play,
Harvey was the
only one left.
he put on the
play just the
same, however
and has been
writing and pro-
ducing his own
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Prise Contribution
BY ELIZABETH FITZPATRICK, Is,
Roosevelt High School,

II the six girls Of Maclarland
Junior High Schools Defense Club
carry out their present plans, their
schoolmates will be the most break
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Penny Scrapbook
Is Newest Hobby
OF Anacostia Girl
BY HELEN HIGASHI, L
Anacostia High School.

A medium sized brown scrapbook
containing pennies of different years
is my newest hobby. The idea came
to me when, in the midst Of the
Evening star., 1942-05-03

Wife-Did you put the cat out?
Fireman -husband-I didn't even
know it was on fire.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Scouts Enjoy
Week End at
lockwood
Girls of Troop 81
Hike to Estate
In Maryland
Prize Contributioa
BY LOIS MARI, Is,
paul r,pinr uiSh 0%hnaf

An experience now open to all
District Girl Scouts was enjoyed
by members of Troop No. 81 re-
Gently when they went on an over
Evening star., 1942-05-03

whats an operetta?"
"A girl who works for the tele-
phone COMPANY"
Evening star., 1942-05-03

Answers to Posers
/. Stephen A. Douglas. :. 1882.
8. India. 4. Ames, Iowa. 5. Six.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
Riddle Answers.

Riddle AnSWers.
l. Your tongue. 2. He must have
patience tpatients). g. When it is
made into little Pats. 4. It has COL
umns and reviews S. He could cas-
lily bring down q house.
Evening star., 1942-05-03

We asked him what he planted with
Those dirty little hands.
"Oh just some sugar." Tommy said
And lots of rubber bands!"
Evening star., 1942-05-03

So Tommy started spading up
The corner Of our lot,
And sticking something in the ground
And patting down the spot.
Evening star., 1942-05-03
acfarland Defense Club for Bigger Better Breakfasts
Anacostia Boy Witnessed
Attack on Pearl Harb0r
New Student Here
Says Hawaii Now
Is 'Shipshape'

The author OF the tollotUino
story arriped in Washington from
HdDdii on Easter Sunday. So far
as he knotDs, his father, 1t.
Con,dr. Clinton J. Thro, still is on
duty l0ith the Napy at Pearl Har-
Dor. He and his mother and s.
year-old brother, Guy Lee, landed
tn the United States in April and
came to Washington after brief
stay in Minneapolis. In Homo
lulu he wds a trumpeter in the
Roosevelt High School Orches-
ira, and he hopes to dchiepe q
similar position at Andcostid.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
Prejudice First, Victory Second!

We would be delighted report that world which
playing part put prejudice
the background and united all willing and able citizens battle the
Unhappy Little sporadic
prejudice have been made here and there but and large Americans
of the tides the globe They
determined hell high water the Naz and the Japs
prejudice usual victory endangered
White members United Automobile Workers. CO.
walked out of the Hudson Ordnance plant Detroit wholly engaged
in production for the Navy because eight Negro skilled workers
promoted to machine work
Item survey by u Employ
Security jobs expected opened up
barred Negroes color
dustes deemed be essential 1859 of 659 openings
closed to Negroes
St. Adams, Queens CNYC)
not volunteer Minute Men to solicit pledges Mrs Lora Lewis did
and for her pains refused pledges by white people Said Roy Rich
ardson president of the property association Wve
fight out here and Pm it right neck We've
and doing everything to keep them out"
White residents of North Hollywood Caf violent
objection entertainment of soldiers of Negro ntaaft regiment
in the home of one white patriot threatening to the
manding officer o the regiment.
Negro Savannah Ga Army day parade
forced march behind garbage and salvage trucks the tail end
of parade.
Congressman Rankin Tupelo
Mississippi speeches the House assang those who
saying he South will settle all such matters and settle with all such
people
cation employment discrimination against Negroes
committee calls the latter "snoopers calls Negroes Little Sambo
and haraceze the probe attempt force nabe social
condition" the South
Temple H. columnist widely syndated in
southern daily writes his paper Birmingham
AgeHera that this time shining opportunity Negroes
to right all their and that they should be with
status quo.
these might be added many indicating clearly
spite of the leadership and the
Washington that white America does intend give
welded to the status second and third class citizenship Negroes
hell lot of Japanese fight The forgot
ten that under the Naz plan there are no labor unions
forgotten that the entire producing
Hitler Rankin doesn't know anything quo
hear about but don't understand Dnr Crete Mly
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17
A. Philip Randolph New Leader

The lack dynamic practical uncompromsng leadership
pressing forever onward the legitimate demands of the
though major national crisis the
kind of Negro leadership that leadership however,
kndthe kind that could either be bed
sienced by threats
For awhile appeared that promoting
the Negro would have be borne enlightened sympathetic
of the moral and intellectual
Mr. Wke The Negroes who though devoid
cations would have atapued themselves leadership
Negroes who brook compromise They forced
their shells.
Times and circumstances
determination and seacrfcia spirit
risk Of FORGETTING their personal freedom For the
history the Negro has found practical
leader: A. Philip Randolph.
1t he who initiated the March On
the issuance of the Presidents Executive
discrimination the defense industries creating
ment Practice committee is he who organizing
scale unparalleled movement It
he who has forward with
He says
he main and basic responsibility eecng solution of the
Negro problem Negroes
endure the suffering break realization
full citizenship rights in America The March Washington
ment believes racial equality fight with
all might supremacy of Adolf
Hitler in Germany and Gov Eugene Talmadge Georgia
eve believe in the technique and method
preston Negro batter down all forms racial
and We opposed
against white people and
principle of the March On Washington
eves intellectually the of the United
aid achieving victory of the Nations
the powers"
This the type of leadership that all
endorse hope achieve our
rghtful place in this democracy.-Chicago Defender
oored workers produce in time, argue
that they cannot produce when comesPhaepha
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-07-17

the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and
the st. James A. M. E. Church will
be held at 8 p. m. in the St. James
Church, with Rev. C. B. Wheeler
preaching. The Union service for
Sunday, July 26th, will be held at
the Camphor Church and Rev. Rob-
ert Kelly, the new pastor of the
Border Methodist Church, Mime
apolis, will preach. The Pilgrim
Baptist gospel choir will sing.
Mrs. Julia D. Lewis was elected
lay delegate to represent the Cam
phor Church at the Chicago Dis
trict Conference, which will be held
in the st. Matthew's Church, Chi
cago, July 1881.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
Rev. S. E. Ware, pastor, delivered
the Mems Day sermon last Sun
day at the morning service. The
topic was "a Good Man Is Hard
To Find" Mrs. Mabel ]. Small,
sister of Mrs. Ware, sang.
Next Sunday DR.. T. T. Loveless,