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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-06-05
Rural Churches
MIDDLEBCRG BApTlSl

NIDDLEBURG BAPIlNl
10 Il. m.-Sunday sChael.
II a. m.-WorshIp service lop.c
Hot or COld.'
NEW SANDY CREEK BAPTIST.
". h. Wagner, pastor.
Sunday school al ii oeIece
Baptist Training Union at 8 p.
N.
Worship at 8:45 p. m.
MidWeek prayer service Nrduts-
day evening.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Uncle's Assignment
Starts Girl in Sign
Painting Business

When Ruby McCullough's uncle
asked her to paint few signs for
his restaurant, she didn't know she
was stepping into q flrst-class
money-making idea.
Ruby's first jobs for her uncle were
simple signs like "Hamburgers Sc"
and Pop on Ice" He gave her 10
to rs cents q sign, depending on the
amount Of work necessary. Then
her business began to branch out.
Some Of my uncle's patrons, who
owned other restaurants, saw my
signs" Ruby, 16, writes, from Boom
ington, Ind. MY uncle would take
orders for signs from them, then
pass them along to me. The busi-
ness grew so that began to spend
a lot of money for paints. and as a
result I had to charge definite prices
for signs instead Of taking what the
customer thought it was worth. My
prices range from Is cents to S."
Ruby has begun to do illustrating
work on the signs, too, instead Of
just lettering them. She's drawn
feet, hair styles, and many other
pictures. This winter she's also
gone to work for her school, paint
ing signs for the cafeteria, dances
and sports events.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

the offensive men did not cross the
floor. The crossing Is employed to
block and to confuse the defense
long enough for the offense to shake
q man loose for the basket.
To combat this crossing Of Often
sive players, the defense resorts to
switches" A switch is used when
the two offensive players attempt
q play that blocks the two defen-
sive players. The clever defensive
players then trade men to avoid
running into each other.
Teams playing q man-to-man de-
Tense must be alert for switching
opportunities. Remember that on
defense you have to stop the other
team as q whole from scoring just
as much as you try to stop your
own individual opponent.
In the zone system, the players
line UP before the basket with two
fast men in front and the other
three behind, one uder the basket.
The whole team moves In the d.
rection Of the ball. The zone re-
quires less skill, but more aggres-
siveness. It is particularly efiec-
tive on q narrow court, and, prop
erly done, makes 1t almost impos-
dble for the offensive team to work
the ball under the basket.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
If the tricks of comfortable camping
n anv kind of weather

of the tricks of comfortable camping
in any kind of weather.
A good sleeping bag is expensive,
but you can make a Klondike bed
roll, which is Just as good, for prac-
tically nothing. Three or four warm
blankets and three 3-inch safety
pins are all the materials needed.
Spread the blankets out fiat. Put
them evenly on top of each other.
Fold the top blanket the long way,
and once. Pull the entire blanket
over to the edge of the second
blanket. letting the folded edge of
the first blanket lie along the edge
of the second. Fold the second
blanket in half. letting the edge Of
this one be even with the creased
edge of the first blanket.
Lift the second blanket, being sure
to keep the first blanket inside, over
to the edge of the third blanket. The
creased edge of the second blanket
should be even with the edge OF the
third blanket. Now proceed in the
same manner as before with the
third and the fourth blankets. U.s.
ing one of the large safety pins, pin
the top single edge-not the creased
edge-to the rest of the blankets.
This will insure the roll from be-
coming unwound during the night.
Now fold one end of this roll over
onto the top of the blankets. Pin
each edge to the rest Of the blankets.
This is done in order to keep your
feet warm.
When you go to bed, Just crawl
in through the opening, and the
coolest wind In the world can't
bother you.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

knights of Columbus, the Masonic
Order and the Eastern Star. She
did more stepping for the theater
shoe fund and for a four-day peanut
festival at Suffolk, Va. Anne has
taken part in numerous operettas
and variety shows at both Taft
Junior High and Mckinley. Be-
sides this, she has given tapping
exhibitions at most of the local
theaters.
For six years, Anne has taken
dancing lessons, and last winter she
decided to give lessons. Every week
she gave class and private instruc-
tions in tap dancing at her home,
1904 Walnut street NE, to children
between the ages of Z and II. From
this source she derived all her
spending money. However, she had
to give 1t up because it interfered
with her school work.
1t was in 1896 that Anne made her
first public appearance. Since then
she has given tap and military toe
tap exhibitions once or twice a
week. She has a large number of
attractive costumes, all designed and
made by her mother. OF course
she looks forward to stage career.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Passenger Pigeons,
Once Billions Strong,
Killed BY Hunters

The story of the extinction of the
passenger pigeon is one Of the sad
dest in the annals Of American
wildlife. Once it was estimated that
there were 2,000, 900 900 pigeons in a
single flock. Now, the species Is ap-
parently gone forever, as the last
one known died in a Cincinnati zoo
In 1914.
The hocks were sometimes 200
miles long, and thick branches of
trees often broke under the weight
Of the birds nests. 1t is said that
so to 100 nests In almost every tree
over a $50, 0,000-acre forest tract were
counted. The noise made by the
birds could be heard several miles
from the edge Of the nesting place.
But the birds very numbers made
them easy prey for hunters. A shot
gun fred into a tree would bring
down enough birds to I'LL a game
bag. Hunters followed the flock
from nesting place to nesting place,
often travelling on trains and tracing
the birds by telegraph.
The last recorded slaughter took
place in Petoskey, Mich, in 1878.
Fifteen tons Of ice were needed to
pack the squads alone for their trips
to the markets. From then on the
birds were seen In decreasing num-
bers, and in Is years their ex-
termination was about complete.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

the foot on the inside Of a racing
course. Reaching the turn with the
left foot is especially important In
racing. since if you get there with
your right foot you'll be forced to
veer out from the inside of the
course, leaving q lane for an oppo-
nent to slip through.
Even In ordinary pleasure skating,
however, the same principle applies.
Reaching the turn on your left foot
will prevent you from veering to the
outside, possibly colnding with some
one. Make q quick cross over with
your right foot over the left, until
you have rounded the turn and are
In the straightaway again.
Sharpening Skates.
As you stride along, your feet
should be six to eight inches apart.
If they are too far from each other,
your body will sway from side to
side. Be sure your body isn't too far
forward, as a pronounced lean will
give you the same effect as an auto
mobile going uphill. When your
weight Is properly distributed, your
automobile" will be going on level
terrain.
You should learn to sharpen your
own skates. Clamp the skates side
by side on blocks" and line them up
Then pass over the surface with an
emery stone In figure eight move
ment. Finish with q smoother emery
stone, using ordinary machine oil.
Take the skates of the blocks, and
remove the wire edge" by running
a small hand hone along the sides
Good skating, and here's hoping
you won't need too many cushions
at frstl
Evening star., 1942-01-25

sAscAo GScees CNCly SCStlO1 Vi
the British Army, besides the mill
tary forces of some Of the other
units in the great British COM
monwealth of nations. Aside from
this, the buttons take in most of the
services. Naturally, he considers
this his prize collection. and will, no
doubt, soon have more buttons to
add to it.
"Other than that" said this en-
thusiastic collector, 'T collect shells
of different colors. This hobby also
proves very interesting at times"
thought these were enough col
1ections for one person to have, but
Jack added another, saying: II pick
up old swords, guns and other such
reminders of the past. Although
it's not much, it gives me pleasure. !"
Jack has attended Massanutten
for nearly three years and is in the
percussion group of the r. o. T. c.
band. Although I'm not sure whether
he's a sergeant or lieutenant, I
know he stands well in his subjects.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Junior Jottings.

SAAAAVA SVvsAASo-
Thank you very much for the
dollar for my story about Jimmy
Cerda," writes Demetra Bacas, is,
Of Coolidge. II no longer have to
sit and think Of a way to spend it,
as can invest it in defense stamps
and know that 1t will do some
good" Incidentally. Demetra
has decided to become a member
Of the Washington Amateur Press
Association, which Is being organ
lied by Shirley Turner, IS, J. s.
correspondent at Central High
School. 8. And Shirley, by the way,
reports that she has participated In
four radio hroadcasts during the
last six months. IT have found
broadcasting very interesting, and
hope to learn more about it," she
says -. Bob Hamilton, II, Ben w.
Murch School, Is the proud owner
Of two Defense bonds and $3.50 In
Defense stamps =. Dorothy Margo-
lies and Alene Bildman, Alice Deal
Junior High, are collecting tincans
for use In the defense program.
If you have some," they write,
please bring them to 5241 Chevy
Chase parkway" Marjorie
Jeanne Smith, IA. Central, tells Of
a pet bulldog which liked to push
bricks with his nose. THE dogs
friends were sad" she said, when
they learned he had died Of lone
hneSs because his owner had moved
to q neighborhood which did not
have any bricks with which he could
play" :. Mary Gribben, II, Wood
ridge School, Is sad because some
body poisoned her little brown-and-
white dog, Trigger. II loved him."
she writes, so put round tomb
stone on his grave" Thanks
very much for the check" post
cards Muriel Baker. Rockville, Md.
1T was Just what I needed to fill
in that space left from Christmas
shopping" The February grad
uating class at Mckinley High has
abandoned plans for the senior
prom because Of the war Audrey
Garner has been appointed presi-
dent Of the Tech bank, succeeding
Katherine Grange, who will be
among the February graduates. IT
know III have plenty to do" Audrey
comments, but I won't care, be-
cause we are selling Defense bonds
and stamps"
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Smooth Defensive Required
For Winning Basket Ball
By CHARLES "CHICK" DAVIES

As Told to Haskell Cohen.
Give me a team that knows how to
play defensive basketball and I'll
give you a winning combination.
If player is only good at shoot
ing, he is a so per cent basket ball
player.
There are certain defensive
fundamentals that must be remem-
bered and practiced at all times.
When the play is away from the
basket the defensive men stay far
ther from the advancing opponents.
AS the play moves nearer the hoop
the defensive men move in closer
to their opponents. The important
thing is to stay between your man
and the basket.
The defensive players point to
their opponents in order to avoid
confusion when the offense breaks
quickly. Thus, If the break is so
quick that a defensive player Is
caught flat-footed by the offense, a
teammate can pick up the loose
offensive man. In turn, the man
caught flat-footed picks up his
teammates opponent. This chang
ing of men is known as a switch.
If the offense is bringing the ball
down the left side of the court, the
defensive player confronts his man.
His right hand is stretched upward
to block q shot, while his left foot
Is placed behind his right to serve
as pivot. If the ball is brought
down the right side of the floor,
the defensive man holds his left
hand aloft while his right foot Is
back as pivot.
Playing an offensive man not
possessing the ball, back up with
arms extended horizontally ON both
sides. When both the defensive
player and the offensive man ad-
vance toward the basket, the for
mer keeps his back to the hoop.
Under the hoop the defensive man,
with half pivot, maneuvers him.
self in front Of his opponent. He
is now prepared to break up a pass
to the offensive man, and at the
same time can keep his eye on the
ball. This is the only time the de-
fensive player should step In front
Of his opponent.
It would be . very simple thing
for the defensive man to stay be-
tween his opponent and basket II
Evening star., 1942-01-25


and bicycling are the best exercises
for a skater, and I bicycle 200 to 300
miles week during the summer
months. Eat simple, wholesome
food, taking it easy on the pie and
cake, and never skate for two hours
after eating.
A properly fitted shoe is the first
requirement on the ice. 1t is even
more important than the length or
quality Of the blade. Next, be sure
the blade isn't too long. Speed skat-
ing on large outdoor rink, where
most or all Of the skating is done on
a straightaway, requires a fairly long
blade. But If you step out on an in
door rink for pleasure skating with
a 16-inch blade, you're asking for
trouble.
Left Foot Forward.
At the start, center the weight OF
your body, bending your knees
slightly and crouch forward a little.
The bent knees give a sort of spring
action. In speed skating, bend them
little farther and crouch more. A
vertical line drawn up from the CEN
ter of the skate would bisect the
body Of the good skater. As you be-
gin to skate, the weight of the body
should be over the skate that is In
use. Shoulder and leg come for.
ward together in the stride. Coast
along in a glide while your momen-
tum lasts, then shift to the other
foot. Move forward in a straight
line, with the least possible weaving
of your body from one side to the
other.
AS you near a turn, try to hit it
with your left foot forward. Rink
skating is done in counter-clock-
wise motion, so that this would be
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Prizes Totaling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Bows 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
following rules must be observed:
1. All contributions must be orig
inal.
Q. Name, age, address, telephone
number III 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; If typewriter, 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-
xardless Of whether it is awarded .
prize. Checks will be mailed to the
winners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
3. Contributions will not be re-
turned.
Bows 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 action appears advisable.
Address Editor, The Junior Star,
TT Star Building, Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue N.W-
Washington. D. G.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

panlon, Larry Stone, also IL, OF 036
Keefer place NV.
I'VE work together as q team"
Larry said. IT try to think up the
stories, and June makes them into
pictures. OF course, she thinks up
ideas, too, and sometimes We work
them out together. It's lot Of fun,
isn't 1t, June?"
"Yes," the girl agreed. "It's much
more fun than just writing stories
or drawing pictures. It's combina-
ton Of the two, and that makes 1t
at least twice as much fun"
Larry's ideas, as presented in the
sample comics. are Just as clever and
original as June's drawings! OF
course, the strips are not yet ready
for the professional market, but they
will be In not too many years II
their creators keep up the good work
they are now doing. Larry, who is
the teams business manager, prom
ised: Were going to keep at It
until we turn out a strip that's good
enough to be used as q sort of ad-
dition to The Spirit"
like boys and girls with the kind
Of initiative shown by Larry and
June. They are the people who get
ahead N the world. They are earnest,
industrious and enterprising. and
they'll know how to make the most
Of their talents. And I know that,
when their comic Is ready to meet
professional competition, they won't
be lacking in the business ability
needed to dispose Of it. In the mean
time, they are thinking Of launching
a little newspaper of their own to
give publication to their strip.
That" Larry pointed out, will give
us a chance to get some valuable
experience"
Larry and June are classmates at
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Today, in nearly every home,
there is china closet. The modern
ones, however, are not all glass.
The one my grandmother has Is
surrounded by plate glass. In this,
she has a white china cream pitcher
which has been in the family for
five generations.
Going through the pantry, what
should my eyes discover but an old
coffee grinder. In the old days you
had to grind the coffee. We also
have an old griddle on which eight
or nine griddle cakes could be fried
at once. No modern housewife
would want such a piece of junk in
her pantry. The dough tray, which
was made of wood. has long since
been done away with.
Many people have valuable relics,
in their home and, thinking them
trash, throw them awey. So, If you
have any old treasures, keep them.
Who knows but that some day they
may prove to be very valuable,
especially In case of long war.
Evening star., 1942-01-25


Simonds live here?" OF COARSE, I
pricked up my ears at once.
NV caller was the editor Of The
Junior Star and he had come to
interview me about my butterflies.
The next Sunday I was written up
in the "Just Between Ourselves"
column.
A few days after that, when I
came home from school, there was
q letter for me. 1t was from the
editor asking me If I would like to
20 on the Junior Star rNdio pro-
gram. I accepted.
The editor later furnished q script
for me to practice with. went over
it that night with Daddy, but I
felt as II I would never learn 1t in
time for the program. When bed
Evening star., 1942-01-25
The Froevning Microbhone
A Girls Impression of Her Part
In The Junior Star of the Air

time came I was very sorry, for
that meant I could not work on my
script any more.
That night I dreamed that q
microphone was chasing me around
the room, but when I escaped into
another room, 1t did not get to the
door in time to follow me, so I was
safe. Next dreamed that I was on
the air and had forgotten the script
and that the nicrophone was
scoldlng me, but it was only Mother
calling me to wake up.
I couldn't eat breakfast, so only
drank a glass of milk. When I had
finished, Mother took Daddy and
me to the bus stop and started us
downtown. On the bus the temper
ature was at least 80 degrees. I
was excited and perspiring terribly,
not from the heat so much as from
the thought of what was going to
happen to me.
When we reached WMAL I felt
as If my legs were caving In. The
waiting moments seemed ages, al
though know 1t was not very long.
When the editor came we had re-
hearsal and then was told to await
my turn.
At last Bill Coyle announced,
"The Junior Star is on the air!"
The program began. ! was glad to
be the last to go on.
When my turn came I was prac-
tically paralyzed. I opened my
mouth but nothing happened. I
tried it again and then things came
Just as easy as II I was only rehears-
ing. However, toward the end !
became o trifle nervous and my
hand trembled In turning the page.
But 1t was soon all over. had
been on the radio for the first tmel
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Riddles

I. What grows on paper and dies
on water?
2. Why are people tired on April
FOOLS Day?
8. What is the most bashful thing
in the house?
4. What stays In q corner, yet
gets all over the world?
5. If your uncle's sister isn't your
aunt, who is she?
Evening star., 1942-01-25

Shoreham Hotel Jeanne BarinoH.
for the Rhode Island State Society
and received an autographed copy
of the American Greed from a Rep
resentative Of that State.
In virtually every large Wash
ington hotel, Anne's nimble feet
have danced for the American
Legion, State societies, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Elks, Lions Club,
Evening star., 1942-01-25
The Junior Stars
Radio Program

Boys and girls who write for The
Junior. Star have a radio program
of their own-"The Junior Star Of
the Air." broadcast each Saturday
at 10:45 am. over Station WMAL.
Taking part In yesterdays program
were the Powell Junior High School
Creative Writing Glass, presenting
skit arranged under the direction Of
Mrs. 8. r. Edwards, teacher. and
Elizabeth Dean, Is, Fairfax (VaJ
High School, maker Of gourd novel;
ties.
Evening star., 1942-01-25

them. went around and told them
I'd wash their dishes for Is cents a
night, or so cents if they had COM
pany for dinner. About 20 OF them
call me from time to time.
"They don't like to wash handker-
chiefs, either, and now do that Tor
so cents a hundred. Some OF the
neighbors combine theirs with their
friends, and as a result wash about
500 a week. In all make about
e7.50 weekly"
Evening star., 1942-01-25

m q r ! n e s ana
sailors. Several
o er shows
were given for
veterans at Wal
ter Reed and
M cunt Alt o
Hospitals.
A grand new
adventure for
Anne was a trip
by plan e to
Camp Lee, Va,
where the group
performed. An
other time she
danced at the
Evening star., 1942-01-25

appointment to
ell q m ic
strip" I invited
the voice to call
to see me with
samples of the
po sed fea-
ture.
At the ap-
pointed time, .
boy and q girl
appeared, carry
ing q ra It h e r
hefty scrapbook
as well as the
sample comics.
The strips were
e xc e p tt onally
good, consider
ing the fact that
the artist, June
Klein, AS Manor
place NV. is
only II. And the
scrapbook con-
tanned some
ev en- be t t e r
dra W in gs, in
water colors, Of
pretty girls.
The talented
artist explained
that most Of the
ideas for the
comics had come
from her COM
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Girl Earns Money
Washing Dishes
For Neighbors

When a girl goes around looking
for dishes to wash, it is, or should
be, news. But when she gets paid
for it, and well, too-it becomes q
money-making idea. Arletta Berry,
a high-school freshman who lives at
326 New Jersey, Kansas City, Kans.,
reports:
'T decided needed money to help
my mother and buy school supplies.
I heard many of the neighbors COM
planning about washing dishes, and
! thought of starting a service for
Evening star., 1942-01-25

were as fright
ened as I was
when I first
looked down the
throat Of a
frowning micro
phone. This is
how it hap
pened:
One mig h t,
when I was
peacefully read
ing Little Wo-
men," there was
q knock at my
front door and
q man asked, |,
annas Paula
Evening star., 1942-01-25

einy. While I
was there one
W e e k en- d he
told me about
his hobbies.
Jacks father
was an officer in
the Bri t / S h
A r m y. On C e
while visiting his
I a t h er' S old
home, Jack was
given q cOuec-
ton of q m y
uniform buttons.
He said tn ey
represent about
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Young Does Her Entertaining Men
lust Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP II. LOVE,
Junior Ovar Editor.

The enterprise Of modern youth is
an almost constant source Of amaze
ment to me.
A few days ago, an extremely
businesslike young voice asked The
Junior Star, by telephone, for "an
Evening star., 1942-01-25

an ancient relic.
Most people are
I ond of an
tiques.
In every room
Of our house
t ere are at
least three or
four relics. One
Of the most in
teresting of all
Is my great
gr a n d I ather's
sword and scab-
bard. He fought
In the Civil War,
on the Southern
side,
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Prize Contribution
BY PAULA SIMGNDS, 10,
Yafaveffa RchOo1

I have seen pictures of men facing
a charging lion or looking down
the throat of a well-toothed hip
popotamus, but don't believe they