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Evening star., 1942-06-28

opened a mineral spring. The hole
filled with water so quickly that
the working equipment had to be
abandoned. and the men barely
escaped with their lives.
Today. that old "ore hole"-or
Fuller Lake, as it is now called
is 80 feet deep in places. and is
excellent or swimming. canoeing
and fishing. The State keeps 1t
stocked with game fish.
Fuller Lake is in a beautiful set
ting. surrounded by giant pine trees
with mountains towering above
them. On a hill overlooking the
lake is an old graveyard 1t is
called the Indian Cemetery. though
the gravestones show that those
buried there are white men who
died before the War for Independ-
ence
Nearby are many interesting
mountain trails and historical loca-
tions. The famous Appalachian
Trail is only few miles distant.
and there are many old Indian
paths, all marked for mixers.
During a terrific thunderstorm, I
hiked about miles up the Appal-
achian Trail to a high cliff from
which I could see the old ore hole
and watch the lightning playing
over the neighboring mountains.
That was my most thrilling expe-
rience.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
BY Carroll c. HALL.


Yi-ip-pee! It's rodeo time again.
In Cheyenne, Pendleton, Salinas.
Victorville. and other'places famous
in Western history, the picturesque
American cowboys are risking life
and limb for a most coveted trophy
"a belt buckle.
Yes-that's S it-a belt buckle. Gold,
of course, with the magic words
World S Champion Steer Wrestler" :"
or Worlds Champion Bronco
Rider" or any other of the standard
rodeo events.
For nine months out of the year,
these modern cowboys, many of
them real ranchers and cowhands,
compete in any number of the los
rodeos approved by the Rodeo As
sociation of America, gathering
points toward one of the belt buckle
trophies. They get a point for each
dollar of prize money they win, and
the points are cumulative. Finally,
in October. they head for the
"Rodeo of RodeoS." the big show
at Madison Square Garden. New
York There, in the heart Of the
Nations largest city. the world
champion cowboys are chosen.
Three Major Groups.
The rodeo is truly an American
I event-a direct outgrowth of ranch
life in the West The events. modi-
fed for contest purposes, re-enact
the things a real cowboy out on the
range has to do
Most of the rodeo contestants are
not showmen. They compete for the
prize money only, and they belong
to no show circuits. They even
pay for their own transportation
sometimes they hitch-hike). fur
nish their own equipment and, if
they have them, care for their own
horses.
The rodeo events fall into three
major groups-riding, roping and
bulldogging.
Most spectacular of the riding
events is bronco busting" I'm
broken horses from the range are
used in this event. The rider mounts
4 the horse-with or without saddle
according to the event-in chute
! located just of the arena On signal
from the rider. the gate Is opened
and the fireworks begin.
To win this event. the rider must
stay on his wild mount for at least
10 seconds. A good rider knows
lust how to hold the rope halter
and to catch the rhythm Of the
horses bucking. But things happen
quickly. Even the best Of riders can
/ be thrown.
Only a Rope.
From start to finish, danger turks
/ in every second The rider may be
banged against the side of the chute
! thrown forward or backward from
the wild mount, trampled or dragged
about the arena. 1t is a dangerous
! sport
| Unknown to most spectators al
a rodeo is the fact that steer rid
/ ing" is even more dangerous-par-
! ticularly on those queer hump
backed B'ahmas. All the cowboy
has to hold to is rope about the
steers middle. and when he is
thrown there is danger Of being
gored bv the animal.
Watch the rodeo clown. He may
be just funny man to you, but tc
the thrown rider he can be a life
saver. Watch him wave flags or fire
a gun Wnen a rider is thrown That
little diversion may be just enough
Evening star., 1942-06-28

to attract a wild bulls attention
away from his intended victim.
The rope events are truly exhibit
tions of skill. In them you will see
the older cowpuncher at work. And,
above everything else, don't fail to
keep yoIr eyes on the roper's horse.
Quick Movements.
In calf or steer roplng. loose
animal is turned into the arena.
After it comes the mounted cowboy.
A deft toss and the moose has shared
the animal A quick jerk and the
animal is thrown. Then off his
horse and down to the roped animal;
in few quick movements, the cow
boy has tied the animal so it cam
not move. On the ranch, the calf
would be branded or the steer de-
horned, but at the rodeo it Is a
contest against time.
Fifteen seconds to rope. throw and
tie a calf is the worlds record. That
record came from teamwork Team
work with the cowpuncher's silent
pal-his horse.
A good cowpony knows just how
to stiffen his forelegs when the shock
of taut lariat is felt, then how to
keep the rope tight as the cowboy
kneels to tie the thrown COW or calf
A good pony may be valued by the
cowboys at as much as $4,000
Watch one at work at your next
rodeo
Bulldogging is an event in which
the cowboy pits his own strength
against that of steer, which may
weigh six times as much as the
man.
A stee- is started across the arena
mounted cowboy following it
When the cowboy is opposite the
animal, he leaps or dives from his
horse and seizes the steer by the
horns. Using the horns as levers
he brings the animal to its knees
The event is over when the steer
is pinned helplessly to the ground.
Evening star., 1942-06-28

of America is a one-member outfit.
Peggy is its entire membership and
also its staff of officers But that,
she says. makes the CHA all the
more fun.
The organization earns its stamp
money by doing all sorts of house,
hold duties-sweeping, making beds,
washing dishes. taking care Of
younger children. 1t also runs er-
rands, waters the lawn and helps
to wash the family automobile. And.
of course, it stands ready and will
Ing to perform the same duties for
any or all of the neighbors for the
price of an appropriate number Of
stamps.
But the CHA does not always
insist on payment Sometimes it
does things just for the sake Of
being helpful. Usually. however. it
manages TO earn at least one or
two stamps week
Peggy has designed a uniform for
the CHA, and she hopes to get
around to making it some time soon.
1t will be one-piece dress of dark
blue. Accessories, also designed by
Peggy. will include a light blue
kerchief to hang below the back of
the collar of the dress. 1t will bear
the initials of the organization, in
red
The CHA also has a pledge:
"A Girl Helper of America is al
ways glad to do her part She does
things cheerfully-and does them
with her heart" And. of course,
Peggy insists that the membership
Of her organization live up to that
pledge.
Peggy enjoys the many odd Jobs
asked of her. And she feels mighty
proud, she admits. when. at the end
of a week of faithful service. she
can add stamp-or maybe two or
three-to her growing collection.
She feels that she is not only help
ing her family and friends, but her
country.
When school Is in session. the
CHA attends Takoma Elementary.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
| Make Beach Shoes
From Wood and
| CREPE Paper
BY HAROLD ROLSETH.

A very attractive pair Of beach
sandals can be made by any one In
a short time and at exceedingly
small cost.
For the soles, use piece Of white
pine or Eastwood one-half or three
fourths inch thick. If nothing else
is availa BILE, the wood from the end
of a fruit crate will do nicely Make
the soles the size and shape Of your
favorite bedroom slippers. They can
be cut out with a coping saw. or.
with little more work, whitfield
out with jackknife.
The straps are made of bright
colored crepe paper glued with wa
terproof glue on strip Of heavy
cloth. Cut the paper into inch strips
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Seasons
Prize Contribution
MARY THERESA SCHWARZ, II,

Calvert School.
In summer, when the leaves are
green.
Vacations in the air.
And every one is having fun
Without single care.
In autumn, the weather quickly
cools,
And school begins again,
The leaves turn to gorgeous hue
And blow away, and then
Old winter comes a-knocking
And growing at our door,
And soon he'll make our little lake
Freeze hard In ice once more.
Then snowf1akes will came a-tum-
bling,
A white mantle cover the ground !;
There1l be patches of snow, wher-
ever you go,
Where before, yellow daisies we're
found.
Then spring bursts upon us in
radiance,
Wreathed in flowers, as birds
round her fly,
And kind old Mr.. Sun will kiss every
one.
During May. August, June and
July.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
GnOmes Will Add Color to
Your Flower Garden

sired length. Thirty-six to 4s inches
is good 1t is l-inch stock and
fastened to the hands with wood
screws.
Stakes for driving into the ground
may be cut in single piece with
the figure or may be pieces of scrap
iron fastened to the foot.
Support strings for the flowers are
tied to the crossbar and staked to
the ground with l2-inch wire stakes.
Paint the little fellows in gay colors
and finish with several coats of clear
shellac for weatherprooflng. With
vines climbing up the strings and
over the bar they add a CHEEKY
note to the garden.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Uncle Rays
Corner
By RAMON COFFMAN,

Greek ana Roman stories of gods
/ and goddesses were invented thou
sands OF years ago. but are popular
TO this day Although we know
they are not true. there is some
thing about them which makes
them interesting.
The king of the gods. said the
Greeks. was Zeus. The Romans
later called him "Zeus Pater."
meaning "zeus. the Father" and
the Roman name grew into "Jupi-
ter"
The Romans also changed some
of the other names of Greek gods,
goddesses and heroes. They spoke,
for example, of the wife of Zeus as
Juno" instead of as "Hera."
In the same way. they changed
the name of Heracles to "Hercu-
les People of the present time
commonly call him by the Roman
name.
The Greeks were not clear in
their own minds as to how the
human race happened to be on
earth. Some said that people had
simply "gl own up without being
created at any special time Others
told the story of Prometheus. who,
twas said. made the first man out
OF soil which he picked up in his
hands. After he had finished. he
studied his product and was not
entirely pleased.
This being" he said. lis fairly
strong, but some OF the animals
are stronger. He Is not such a fast
runner as deer or a dog. Most
OF the furry animals have a better
sense OF smell"
After thinking about the subject
for some time, Prometheus decided
to give man a gift which animals
did not have-namely. fire. He,
himself, was of the race of gods.
being a cousin of Zeus. He knew
about the fires which blazed on
Mount Olympus.
There was one trouble with the
plan. Zeus had ordered that fire
should not be given away, but
Prometneus felt that it would be
wrong to keep man from having
1t. So he visited Olympus and Sc
cretly placed the fire inside a tube.
Then he returned to the lowlands.
and made the gift to man.
When Zeus learned about this
deed. he bacame angry. He ordered
Prometheus to be taken to Mount
Caucasus, and to be chained there.
AS part of his punishment, the
friend of man suffered from the
attacks OF fierce bird. Some of
the Greek story-tellers said that
the bird was vulture, but others
spoke OF it as an eagle.
For years, Prometheus lay there,
suffering the cruel torment. Then
along came Hercules, bow In hand.
Fitting an arrow to his bow,
Hercules shot and killed the bird.
Then he broke the chains which
bound PrometheuS and set him free.
Zeus knew this event took place,
but he did not punish Hercules.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Posers

l. What fish is important to
Alaska ka?-Margare Wilde.
2. Which Presidents of the United
States were assassinated d?-Margaret
Wilde.
3. What States of the United
States end in 'ta"?-Margaret
Wilde.
4. What States bound Wyoming?
George Gillingham.
S. What State is second largest in
area?-George Gillingham.
6. For what vegetable is Idaho
famous?-Bob Burnett.
7. Which cabinet officers served
ali of President Roosevelt's first two
terms?-Lucille jackson.
8. The names Of which States be.
TN with 'New"?-Luctlle jackson.
Evening star., 1942-06-28

Demetra Baeas. signs of deStruc-
ton The thing that impressed us
most, however, was the lovely to-
matoes which the flood had carried
from their beds to distant fields.
As we approached Ocean City we
could see the water rising III the
road. Then. at croSsroad, we
found a crowd gathered around a
stalled automombile. The car was
shattered with mud and its owners
told us that at one point 1t had
been nearly covered by water. They
said We could not possibly get to
Ocean City.
We found lodging in a nearby
home and during the night the
wind blew so hard that 1t seemed
as if the frame house would fall over
at any moment.
But the sky was pale blue. calm
and beautiful the next morning and
the sun was smiling as II there
never had been a storm. AS we
were walking in the garden OF our
new friends. mother was attracted
10 lovely DuSIl. IL was a "ii'iA
pomegranate tree and it had not
been damaged by the wind and
rain. We fell in love with it. bought
1t and planted it In our yard
Last summer our pomeeranate
bush bore its first fruit. red berry
that. except for its color, looked
very much like an orange. The
pomegranate is a native OF the
tropics, especially of Asia and
Africa. Its fruit has an agreeable
acid flavor and may be eaten un-
cooked. The astringent rind has
been used in medicine and, with
the flower. produces red dye.
We pay little attention to our
pomegranate bush during the win
ter. but with the coming of summer
il always becomes a favorite topic
of conversation. That. OF course,
is because it brings back memories
of our exciting trip through the
food. of our futile efforts to get
to Ocean City. of the night we lay
awake listening to the wind howl
and Of the beautiful day that fol-
lowed.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
By ELMA WALTNER.

Supporting a group sweetpeas or
morning glory vines. the little men
in the drawing reproduced below
add an interesting bit Of color to any
corner Of the flower garden.
The two cheerful little gnomes are
simple scroll-saw project with
which the most amateur of crafts
men should find no difficulty.
They may be cut either from
five-ply material or solid stock. In
the event solid stock is used, the
grain must run lengthwiSe OF the
figure. Thre e-fourths-inch wood Is
about the right thickness.
The crossbar may be of any de-
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Pigeon Raiser.

Stanley Unruh has solved a prob
lem for poultry raisers. He raises
pigeons. and every cent he makes
is clear profit. The only thing his
endeavors cost him is little time
and energy.
From Greensburg, Kans., Stanley
explains how he does 1t. Last sum-
mer he and some other boys caught
a few wild pigeons. Stanley kept
his in a pen until he built a loft in
his garage. Then he turned them
loose. but they always returned to
the loft.
soon, other pigeons Joined my
flock" he says, "and I raised many
SQUADS. I decided to try selling the
SQUADS at 5 cents apiece, and the
mature birds at Is cents a pair. I
made nearly 81 last summer alone,
and I still make my spending money
on the project. I add to this by
building pigeon pens for my Gus
toners. Since the birds are loose,
they cost me nothing for feed"
How do you earn money for War
stamps? Write to Money Makers, "
care of The Junior Star, giving all
the details You may win a special
prize of 81 In War stamps.
Evening star., 1942-06-28

tunnel In t n e
basement of our
home at 7l8
r ock Cree X
Church road.
A wind tunnel
is a structure
use d for the
study of the flow
of air a r o u n d
streamlined OBJ
jects. such as
airplanes, bombs
and soa p b o <
derby racers. Al
though it can be
used both for
testing and dem
Evening star., 1942-06-28

our camp was a
huge furn a c e
used in Colonial
days for smelt-
ing iron ore dug
from an enOr-
nous pit.
Natives told us
that during the
Revoluti o n r y
War the fur
mace was kept
busy. as the ore
was abundant in
that region. One
day, as the men
were digging in
49, ~ $Lo1,
Evening star., 1942-06-28

and stretch until all elasticity Is
gone. Braid the strips into simple
three strand braids. BY using pa
per of various hues. you can work
out color combinations to match
the wearer's bathing suit, Glue the
braided strips with caseln glue on
a piece of heavy cloth about inches
wide and long enough to fit across
the instep of the foot. Allow ar
extra inch and one-half for fasten-
ing to the soles. The straps are at
tached to the soles with upholster-
ing nails of a suitable color.
If desired, the soles can be decor
rated in a number Of ways. De-
signs may be burned in. or the edges
may be carved with jackknife. If
it's color you want, use wax crayons
Finish the sandals by going over
them thoroughly with a coat of
shellac. Shellac the straps particu-
larly to prevent damage from water
II available. varnish is even better
than shellac
With reasonable care a pair of
these sandals will easily stand a
seasons wear. and will not cost
more than Is cents.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Time to Migrate

The conversation was tagging and
he was calling all his social graces
into service
Did YOU know" he asked bright
ly. that I can initiate any bird you
can name?"
Fine" she said. Suppose you
start with the homing pigeon"
Evening star., 1942-06-28

Park, Nd. Its
purpose Is SIM
ply to be as
helpful as any
one little girl
can be-to help
W h o m e v e r .
wherever q n d
h o W e v er she
can, and all so
t h a t she can
earn m o n e Y
with which to
buy War savings
stamps.
AS you have, Of
course. guessed,
the Girl Helper
Evening star., 1942-06-28

lOr lllS Cllllldt~ E
But my family's
interest in it Is
born of some
thing other than
that.
1t all goes back
several years TO
a summer when
we were on our
way to Ocean
City, Nd. There
had been heavy
rains on the
Fa stern Shore
of Maryland and
we saw many
Evening star., 1942-06-28
BeWgerenf Bread

Did you hear the fight In the
bakery last night"
No. What happened?"
Two old loaves of bread tried to
get fresh with each other"
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Prise Centribu ti0n
BY ANNA E. MOORE, 16,

My brother. Richard Moore, l8,
who was graduated from Mckinley
High School this month, has just
finished the construction OF a wind
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Riddle Answers

/. Once you take drop in a
plane. you'll never take another
2. Because it would use fowl (fouD
language. 3. They wear their hair
longer. 4. Spellbound. 5. When
it's turned into a stable
Evening star., 1942-06-28

Carrying 1t Too Far
Postal Clerk: you've put too
much postage on this letter"
Old Lady: Goodness! I hope ii
doesn't 60 too far
Tommy Mccormack.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Girl 'Organizes'
Herself to Give
Help to Others
Variety of Odd Jobs
Earn Money to Aid
u. S. War Effort
Prise ContrShatt0a-
BY SHIRLEY L. TURNER. N,
Roosevelt High School.

Girl Helper Of America" Il the
name OF an unusual organization
started recently by Peggy Davis, 10,
of 80 Denwood avenue, Takoma
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Pomegranate Is
Menentoof Trip
Through Flood
Girl Recalls Efforts
To Reach Maryland
Resort by Auto
Prize Contribution
Rv DEMETRA BACAS, Is,
Coolidge Hish School.

As another summer begins cer-
tain bush in my yard takes on
added interest. 1t is a pome9ranate
bush and that, in itself, is unusual
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Spring Transforms
old Iron Ore Hole
Into Lovely Lake
Prize Contribution
By SHIRLEY JUNE MASON, 16,
Anscostia High School

AnaCOSIIa HIRh ScIIUUI.
Last summer l spent some time
on a campaign trip in the MicheauX
Mountains. near Gettysburg. Pa.
Among the springs and pines around
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Riddles

l. Why should you never take
medicine in an airplane?-Leath
Greenstein.
2. If a chicken could talk, why
would it always be profane?-Dale
Bradford
3. Why don't women become bald
as soon as men?-Harold Manning.
4. How should you feel if you're
kept after school for poor spelling
Harold Manning
5. When is horse not horse?-
Jimmy Gardner.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Stamn BUYER.

stamp DuSci'
George Clifford, IL, has several
ways to make money, but they all
add up to one thing. That's an
increase in the sale of War stamps.
because George buys them with the
money he earns. -.
In the winter. when it SHOWS '
George writes from Chicago, 1
shovel peoples walks. Then 1 rap
on the door and show them what
I've done. They pay me whatever
they think it's worth.
Il also have 20 subscribers TO
weekly magazine. That gives me
money the year around. I also pick
I'D night crawlers in the summer
and sell them to fishermen at 10
cents a dozen, and save newspapers
magazines and scrap metal. I've
earned 1910 for War stamps In
few months"
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Enterprising
Youth
Novelty Boxes.

NV mother makes ice cream IN
Our refrigerator every day" begins
q letter from Dale Black. 9, OF st.
Jacob. III.
The tablets she uses for the ice
cream come in small round wooden
boxes" Dale continues, They are
about az inches long. and have
round wooden caps. A large number
soon collected at home.
"One day. l asked my mother II
she would draw a pattern on one OF
them so could burn it out with my
electric pencil She drew spray OF
leaves and flowers, with Pins on
one box and Needles on the other.
I burned the pattern with the pencil
and colored the flowers and the
leaves. The boxes are very handy FOR
a sewing basket, or for other uses
with the proper names burned on
them. sell a pair for cents.
Evening star., 1942-06-28
Poser AnswerS

Poser AnSverS
l. Salmon. 2. Lincoln, Garfield
Mckinley 3. North and South Da-
kota and Minnesota. 4. South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Colorado. Utah,
Idaho. Montana. S. California. 6
Potatoes. I. Corden Hull, Harold
Ickes, Frances Perkins. Henry Wal
lace. 8. New Hampshire. New York
New Jersey, New Mexico.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-10
RoseuiM Man
Last Mductee
in D. S. Macy

ROSEVILLE - A 3O-year.
old Roseville resident who il .
grinder in war plant this week
claimed the honor of being the
last Navy recruit indicted in
Detroit before President Roooe-
welt banned the acceptance of
all men l8 to 80 years old.
The man Is Fred z. Ackerly,
who told induction officers he
was "tickled to death to get in
TO the Navy"
1--we been trying to get in the
Navy since last October" he
said, but they wouldn't take
me because of my teeth"
After visiting a dentist Satur-
day morning, Ackerly took the
naval oath later in the day.
Ackerly, who is married, was
given a second class petty Off
GERS rating and assigned to the
Hudson Diesel School for train
ing in PIT boat repair.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-10
Bond Issues Fare Badly
al Hands OF Voters

WASHINGTON, Dec. lO-(P)
Local bond issue proposals
Jared badly at the hands of war
conscious voters this year.
The census bureau reported
today that a survey of munich
pal elections in EOS cities showed
that bond issue proposals total
ling $15,800,00O were rejected
by the voters while those
amounting to only $1,000, 900
were approved.
Nearly 100000 of those APP
proved were for airport develop
ments at Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids, Mason City and Waterloo,
Iowa; Amarillo, Tex; Fargo, N.
d.; Oklahoma City and Spring
field, Mo.
In all, So bond issues amount
ing to $4,000, 900 were voted on
in % cities. Bond issues Jared
better in the South than in other
areas, the bureau said, Southern
voters approving SIS, 100000 out
of S5,400,000 bond proposals
submitted.
Voter interest in municipal
proposals such as bond issues,
charter amendments and tax
levies, the bureau said, was
very low" An average of on
ly 33 per cent OF the registered
poSals.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-10
New Manaqe r
Is Appointed
Telephone Company
Selects kIerekoper

The Michigan Bell Telephone
company TODAY announced the
appointment of William l. Kler-
ekoper as manager of its Center
Line. RoSeville. and Warren ex-
changes to succeed Russell w.
Trabue. The appointment is eff
fective Immediately.
klerekoper, who came to
America from Holland when an
infant, went to the Michigan
Bell company in 1927, following
his graduation from Wayne
University with a Bachelor of
Science degree. All of his serv-
ice has been in Detroit.
Trabue has been placed in
charge of the administration of
War Production Board tel
ephone regulations in the East
Detroit district, the company
said.