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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
Need Faeisls

We want a quick change-one
that not only removes all tan
but also leaves the skin eXquls-
itely soft, healthy and firm.
Natural shedding may be in
patches or with noticeable sur
face roughness so we need IA
Gals with special rich creams
and lotions TO insure smooth
firrnness.
Many girls who have not the
time nor inclination 10 do their
own facials make appointments
at their salon for five or six.
This will be sure 10 quickly re-
store the lily-white tone 10 any
fair skin.
There is an added advantage
in salon facialS. too. A complete
makeup will be included and this
is important in knowing just
what TO use while the complex
ion changes. II is the best way
10 select new fall and winter
makeup.
Evening star., 1942-09-06

nAroAIe ceiA. MY NOTEBOOK
contains information on wide
variety Of foods, how to use them in
balanced diets-even how to en-
ploy the leftovers to best nutri-
tional advantage
One OF the most interesting items
in my notebook is vegetable play"
It is about the more important veg
etables-beets, cabbage, carrots, on
ions and potatoes. It's principal
characters are a boy and a girl
who do not like these vegetables
and refuse to eat them. But, to
their surprise, the vegetables talk.
telling just how important they are
from the standpoint Of balanced
diet.
Almost as interesting as the play.
I think, are some poems about green
things growing.
I also have information on the
various vitamins. We cannot see
vitamins, OF course. but we need
them every day to keep our bodies
strong and healthy.
Other information in my note
book concerns victory gardens-what
to plant and when, soil and ferti-
lizers, the amount of food required
for each person in the course Of
year, permanent planting, etc. I
enjoy my victory notebook very
much and am still adding informa-
tion that I find interesting and
helpful.
Evening star., 1942-09-06

Ol scrap HAtCIlAl GQdL IL Is DelQR
collected In Red Cross ambulances
with the aid Of Boy Scouts and other
helpers.
Volunteers-of which many are
needed-sort the clippings and sam
pies. After the wool is separated
from the other materials, such as
cotton and rayon, trucks haul 1t to
Baltimore, where 1t is reprocessed
into bolts Of cloth. The other ma
terials are used to make paper, so,
you see. nothing is wasted. The
proceeds from the sale OF the scraps
are turned over to the District
Chapter.
The wool conservation center has
extended an invitation to the Sun
day schools of the District and vi
clnity to cooperate in the work OF
sorting the scraps. The Latter Day
Saints (Mormon) Sunday School
was the first to respond, II members
from Chevy Chase going to the
center to do their part.
Many girls from this Sunday
school have returned to the center
to do more volunteer work, as they
are anxious to have 80 hours effort
to their credit, so they can become
proud possessors of Red Cross
Eagle Pin. Several troops OF Girl
Scouts also have volunteered.
BY having young people do this
necessary job, the Red Gross makes
it possible for adults to carry on
more difficult work, for which, in
many instances, they are especially
trained. At the same time. the
youngsters are given an opportunity
to make very real contribution to
the war effort.
All girls and boys IL and older
who have a few hours to spare dur
ing the week are urged to avail
themselves Of this opportunity.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Newcomer Has Fun
Seeing the Sights
BY LENORE SCHWARTZ, IL,


Like hundreds OF other people in
Washington. am a newcomer. But
you have no idea what fun it is to
be a newcomer in the Nations Cap
ital. My first glimpse of Wash
ington-Union Station-gave me an
impression of the greatness Of the
city.
We have made it habit to 60
sightseeing every Sunday, and in
that way I have seen many inter-
esting sights, including the WASH
ington Monument, the Lincoln Me-
mortal, the National Gallery of Art,
the Smithsonian Institution, the
Museum of Natural History and the
Zoo. On first sight OF the Monu-
ment, I felt as though / had been
seeing it all my life, had seen 50
many pictures of it.
I soon found that the people Of
Washington are very friendly, and
in no time at all I had met at least
a half dozen people that hailed
from my home town, Wilmington,
Del.
felt ashamed at first when I
heard that many people who have
lived in Washington all their lives
have never seen the sights. I think
every one should take advantage Of
the things around them.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Massachusetts Boy
knits for Victory

Benny Lemanski Of Easthampton
Mass, has two brothers with our
armed forces. One Of them is with
the Air Corps in the Pacific. the
other Is Coast Guardsman in New
York. Inspired by his brothers.
Benny Is also doing his bit toward
victory.
II am knitting for the Red Cross
War Relief" Benny writes. NV
mother taught me the art Of Knitting
some months ago, and now I can knit
a fairly good sweater. Many fellows
have the notion that only women and
girls knit. They are decidedly wrong:
there are thousands Of boys faith.
fully tending to their Knitting
On my daily paper route, sell
War stamps to my customers. Almost
every one OF my so customers buys
at least one stamp . week. On my
route, I also collect old newspapers
and sell them to the junk dealer.
I collect about 200 pounds q week.
I use the profits from my paper routs
to buy War stamps. I have q lot
Of them and also . $25 bond.
I'm my spare time I collect scraps
Of metal and rags which are vitaily
important to victory. also write
letters to my two brothers. and I
do what every one else should do
keep my mouth shut and my eyer
and ears Wide open."
Evening star., 1942-09-06

it is a good idea to get three of
different colors. Red. blue, green
and white are the most serviceable
coIors, in my opinion. and most
other girls seem to agree.
Jerkin suits and jumpers probably
will continue to be popular among
the girls.
Plaids are in fashion now, and a
plaid dress with white attachable
collar and cuffs is considered service
able for many fall activities. Think
ing of hikes and outdoor roasts,
slacks should be included in every
well-rounded wardrobe.
Suits, or skirts with different
colored Jackets, are always desirable
The skirts are becoming narrower
and the jackets shorter, though the
changes have not yet been noticed
by many people Considering that
there is wool shortage, that Amer
lea needs this material in vast
quantities for her fighting men, I
suggest that you get good. heavy
winter coat now, before the present
supply Is exhausted.
The reversible coat seems to be
quite popular with both girls and
| boys.
When buying clothing Of any kind,
be sure you know your correct size.
and that the colors 90 well with your
hair. eyes and complexion. The
wrong color will make even the
prettiest outfit look dull and out OF
place.
Evening star., 1942-09-06

the seed close to the head.
Bring the wires together and put
through a round button for the
head, then twist the wire few times
for the neck. Drill a plum stone or
large bean for the body and thread
this on the doubled wire.
Separate the wires for the legs and
thread each with squash or water
melon seeds. Make the hole close
to one end so the seeds will overlap
TO resemble cowboy chaps" Twist
the ends Of the wires to form feet.
Now thread small peas or beads on
separate piece of wire for the arms.
making the end ones white for
hands. Turn the ends back and
fasten them. Twist the center of the
arm wire around the neck wire and
bend the arms to natural positions.
With features painted on the head,
colored silk scrap knotted under
the chin and wire loop hanger
attached to neck or head. the COW
boy Is ready to decorate your coat
lapel.
Evening star., 1942-09-06


on approval. Most of them answered
promptly and said could. made
up approval sheets of the kind OF
stamps I knew each boy was inter-
ested in. Each sheet was worth any
where from 81 cents to $1.25. never
sent more than two sheets at .
time to my smaller customers.
The young collectors are interest,"
ed in big, colorful stamps. They like
stamps worth a penny because they
can buy more Of them. The boys Of
my age are harder to please because
they have most Of the common va
rieties. Sometimes swap with
them. We use the latest Scott cata-
logue as basis for our trading.
My business Is growing slowly, and
am getting more customers
through the boys I wrote to origi-
nally. / do lot Of trading with col-
iectors of all ages now. and recently
swapped my electric train to man
In Minnesota for $75 worth Of fine
stamps. I also snapped 750 match
covers, which didn't cost me cent,
to man In Oklahoma for $40 worth
Of stamps that I wanted. My phil
atelic friends include q little Greek
boy. a prison guard and a. old lady.
When my business needed . little
more capital recently, I persuaded
my 9-year-old brother to buy In as
a silent partner. The cash tided me
over a crisis. but I am finding out.
to my sorrow, that. As q partner, he
Is anything but silent.
Now I am working hard TO buy
him out 50 I can have the nice quiet
business I started out with.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Handy Holder Will Keep
Kitchen Knives Sharp
By BERT SACKETT

A knife holder that keeps knives
sharp and in their places, where they
can cut only when you want them to,
is q necessity in every home. You
can make this one easily from two
pieces of scrap lumber, which can
be had at any construction job for
the asking.
Cut the blackboard from lumber
Il inch thick. Make it 5a 10
inches. Bore hole Il inch from the
top center of this board to be used
when 1t is hung up.
Two-by-six lumber is actually 5X
IL inches, so piece Of 2x6 is just
right for our knife block. Make it 7
inches long. Start % inch from a
long edge Of the block and rule lines
l inch apart clear along the block.
This will give you six lines.
Next cut the knife slots In the
block. Do this with q saw-a ripsaw
Is best. Make the first three cuts N
inches deep to take care OF large
knives. The three other slots are cut
only u inch deep: this will hold the
smaller sizes nicely. Take plenty Of
time In cutting the slots or you will
botch the Job. Holding . piece of
wood along the line helps start the
cut straight.
Sandpaper both pieces smooth and
fasten the back block to the slot side
OF the knife block. Use four thin
l-inch screws driven from the
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Our Freedom
Prise Contribution.
By CHARLOTTE BURNETT, Is,

By CHARLOTTE BURNETT, Is,
Fairfax (vs) High School.
We love our Nation so brave and
strong;
It's one that will ever be true,
And we will keep flying so high and
long
Our own Red, White and Blue.
Today, while the men are fighting
Trying to preserve our land,
The women and children so bravely
Are praying for freedom to stand.
Soon there may be slaughter and
terror
In the hearts Of women and men,
But we will keep on believing that
Our freedom will never end.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Do You Want to
Be POPULAR? Here
Are Helpful Tips

If you are not as popular as you'd
like to be, check up on yourself
See whether you're the sort of per-
son you would like for a friend. If
you are not, begin to do something
about 1t.
Every one likes generous boy or
girl. That does not mean you must
give money. Try being generous
with praise of the other fellows
success in work or in play. Watch
for chances to be generous with
little acts of helpfulness or kindness.
Be generous with your friendly in
terest in the activities others enjoy.
If you want people to like you, be
unself1sh and conSiderate. That
means you must forget yourself, your
own likes and dishkes, and learn
to think first Of other people and
what they want. You won't be sar-
castle. or resentful, or critical if you
are really trying to put other peo-
pies happiness first, and that will
80 a long way toward making you
happy as well as popular. Check
the things you particularly like in
others and then learn to do them
in your own way.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Brieftorial
The Wisest Course.

This month, thousands Of boys
and girls throughout the coun-
try are returning once more to
school. And no doubt, going
into q new class under new In
structors. they are making reso-
lutions to do better work this
year than they did last. They
are undoubtedly sincere in this
resolve, but they have q habit
Of letting things 60 little by
little until soon they find them
selves back where they were
last year. That's human ma
ture!
But there are some among
them who will really do better
than before. These boys and
girls have learned that the wis
est course is to do their hardest
work at the beginning Of the
year. They realize that. although
it is hard to buckle down and
get right to work as soon as
school opens, it is even harder
to make up work once they are
behind.
So, if you are one who is in
clined to put off until tomor-
row." why not try what seems
to be the better policy and work
hard at the beginning of the
year, with the prospect of hav-
ing an easier time toward the
end of it? THE EDITOR.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Student Develops Stamp Hobby Into Profitable Business
Just
Between
Yourselves
BY PHILIP III. LOVE
Junior Star Editor.

The Salvage for Victory" idea
is being taken up by boys and girls
everywhere-and for several very
good reasons.
The most important reason is, Of
course, that every boy and girl-as,
indeed, every American, regardless
of age-wants to do everything pos
sible to help the United States and
her allies to win the war. Another
reason is that boys and girls want to
contribute actively to the war ef-
fort, not just passively. Another
is that even the least imaginative
boy or girl can easily visualize the
transformation Of metal, rubber and
other salvagable materials into
needed supplies for our fighting
men. And still another is that sal
wage work, II carried on properly,
is fun
A group that has been carrying it
on properly-and, therefore, having
fun as we'll as contributing some
thing worthwhile to the war effort
is the Victory Corps Of Chevy
Chase, Md.
This organization is composed OF
eight boys and a girl whose ages
range from 8 to IL, and whose aim,
according to an announcement that
came to The Junior Star, lis to SAL
wage everything they can to help
Uncle Sam to win the war"
Head OF the Victory Corps is Ed
Scriven. Harvey Mansfield is fore
man, and Charles Mansfield, sec
ondary" This title, the announce
ment explains, is "a substitute for
the cut-and- dried secretary treas
urer" used by most other organiza-
tions. Julia Williams, Fred Schmitt,
Dick Tully, Robert and Clement
Malin, and Mark Scriven complete
the membership.
The Victory Corps has its own
armbands-homemade. of course.
Lists of materials needed for sal
wage purposes have been distributed
to Chevy Chase housewives, along
with cans in which to save kitchen
fats which ordinarily would be
thrown away. Barrels for all the
various salvagable materials also
have been placed on vacant lot
at Connecticut avenue and Virgilia
street.
One Of the groups special jobs
has been to assist Mrs. Walter A.
Brown. salvage chairman Of Wom-
ems Defense Activities, In sorting
Evening star., 1942-09-06

the scrap collected In a large bin
at the Farm Women's Market in
Bethesda.
mo task is too menial for the
Victory Corps" says the announce
ment.
And the same might be said OF
the Junior Commands, the salvage
organization started by Little Or
phan Annie" heroine Of The Stars
daily and Sunday comic of that
name. All over the country, boys
and0 irls from 6 to Is are enlisting
to serve under Col. Annie"
In Erie, Pa, for instance, readers
Of Little Orphan Annie" followed
her lead by forming Junior Com
mandos unit. They began collecting
junk to help the war effort and, at
the same time, earn spending mon
ey. A kindly neighbor turned over
to them half Of his garage for use
as headquarters and storage space.
Most of the space is now filled with
old magazines, newspapers, wheels,
torn inner-tubes, scrap metal Of va
rious kinds, and even old toys.
Rank in the Junior Commands
is determined by how much scrap
each member brings in. The Erie
group now has 12-year-old cap
tain. an 11-year-old lieutenant and
a 10-year old sergeant. The remain
der of the unit is working hard for
advancement from the rank Of pri-
vate.
The Erie Commands make their
collections each morning from 10
to IL o'clock. Each Commando has
a block or two to cover, and each
house is visited about once week.
But Erie is not the only town in
which the followers of Little Or
phan Annie" are hard at work
and it should be added, having fun
at the same time. Harold Gray, Gre
ator of the comic, is receiving let
tiers from all parts Of the country,
all indicating that the boys and
girls of America are intensely inter
ested in the Salvage for Victory"
idea. Typical OF the spirit of the
letters Is one that said: This is
our war, too, and we want to give
all we can to help the soldiers who
are giving all they have"
Other communities in which the
Junior Commands are fighting the
Axis with scrap include Rochester,
N. Y; Denver, Colo: Oklahoma City,
Okla: Charleston, w. Va: st. Louis,
Mo; Tupelo, Miss; Cincinnati,
Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio, and Lincoln,
Nebr. No doubt the boys and girls
of Washington and vicinity will soon
be represented on the rapidly grow
ing list Of Junior Commando units.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Prize Contest

Five prizes Of 81 each are
awarded in every issue Of The
Junior Star for the best original
stories, articles, poems and car
toons by boys and girls OF high
school age and under.
AL contributions must bear
the name, age, address, tele-
phone number and school OF
the author.
Written contributions must
be on one side Of the paper,
and. If typewriter. double
spaced. Drawings must be in
black and white and mailed
fiat.
The editors choice OF winners
will be Anal. and he reserves
the right to use any contribu-
ton In whatever form he NAV
deem advisable, regardless Of
whether 1t is awarded a prize.
Checks will be mailed to win
ners during the week following
publication Of their contribu-
tions. No contribution will be
returned.
Writers of stories and articles
which, in the opinion Of the
editor, are of sufficient merit
will be given cards identifying
them as reporters for The Jun
ior Star. The editor reserves
the right, however, to decline to
issue reporters cards or to re-
woke those already issued when
ever such action appears ad-
visable.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star, 727 Star Building,
Washington, D. C.
Evening star., 1942-09-06
This Simple Flower
Trick Will Liven
Up Your Party
BY FLORA lift.

II you and your friends like 70
get together occasionally for games,
sometimes you can liven up the
group by mystifying them with
magic trick or two. The trick Of the
turncoat flower is a good one to
try on such occasions, for 1t Is easily
performed and the materials re-
quired are already on hand in many
homes.
For this trick you will need-D a
flower-a pink carnation will serve
the purpose nicely; ca small
amount Of aqua ammonia.
Show your friends the flower, let
them examine 1t to their hearts
content, then announce that you in
tend to change its color. Have them
put any mark Of identification they
wish on the flower to assure them
that you can make no substitution.
Now take the flower to another
room where you can work without
being observed. Pour the ammonia
into cup and immerse the flower
In 1t. The pink will change to a
delicate blue, and you carry back a
blue carnation on the stem that had
borne pink one.
II you wish to make the trick more
impressive, use a potted plant and
change the color Of only one flower
or Of one cluster Of flowers, leaving
the other flowers on the plant their
natural color. The contrast is
startling-and convincing! Potted
pink or red carnations or red gera-
niums may be used for this purpose
Red flowers, as q rule, change tt
blue. White or family tinted violets
turn to a lovely soft green. BY ex-
perimenting with the flowers thai
are available at the time you wish tt
perform your trick, you may Learn
which flowers react more quickly
and satisfactorily. And bear in minc
that some flowers refuse to change
their color, or do so too slowly to be
effective for this experiment. Select
those that change quickly, withou1
showing any inclination to wilt
Then practice until you are certain
OF success before attempting to mys.
tify your friends.
OF course there will be a clamol
to have the trick performed righ'
before their eyes. ana you will have
the fun of showing them how simple
1t Is.
Evening star., 1942-09-06


rod. 1t is that city, his birthplace,
which has been changed in name to
Gorky toften spelled "Gorki'o. The
latest census gives the population as
GA, 900, and it ranks sixth among
the cities Of the Soviet Onion. It is
about $50 miles east Of Moscow.
We might almost say that Gorky
was born an orphan. He lost the
care Of his mother soon after his
birth, and his father died when he
was 1.
His childhood was filled with
misery. He learned the meaning
Of hunger, and what it meant to
sleep without a roof over his head.
When he grew into youth and young
manhood, he wandered far and
wide. At times he was a street
peddler. He also worked as kit
chen boy. cook, railroad porter
and a gardener.
With such life. we might not
expect any one to become a writer
but Gorky took advantage OF his
travels. He made notes In his
mind of what he saw among robbers,
thieves, the poor and the sick. Later
he set down on paper stories about
the people with whom he had lived
Although he wrote a few novels
the short stories of Gorky ano
tales of his own life are what
made him famous. They are bitter
in tone, and express his feeling
toward the society in which he
grew up. Yet they have the ring
Of life in them, life of a sorry sort
Better Known.
Another Russian writer is better
known to the outside world and has
story of very different kind
Count Tolstoy was born with q
golden spoon in his mouth" Chile
Of noble family. he was heir tt
an estate with hundreds OF serfs
| working on IT,
Evening star., 1942-09-06
Girl Earns Money
Renting Costumes

Joyce Ann Shaw Of Elwood, Ind,
Is in the costume business.
"It all started" Joyce Ann writes,
when a friend gave me q box OF
old clothes which contained some
old-fasfioned costumes and some
old flannel trousers. I added crepe
paper high hats, walking sticks,
tinsel. bunting, and anything else
handy that came along, and man
aged to accumulate about 20 COS
TUNES of famous characters.
IT rent these out to my friends
for Halloween, Christmas, st. Valen-
tines Day and George washington 5
Birthday, and for lots Of plays. l
rent the costumes for Is cents and
sell the crepe paper outfits outright
for so cents. Business is good, Tor
where is the group or club whose
members do not like to dress up
and put on an amateur playa