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Evening star., 1942-07-12
Plane Model Makers
Have Opportunity
For Good Jobs
By 1. r. HEGEL.

In the early spring of this year,
the Civil Service Commission an
nounced an open competitive ex-
animation for aircraft modelmakers
ranging in age from 16 to 28.
These modelmakers were needed
to work in the NACA Cleveland
Engine Laboratories, and the apph-
cants had to show they had con-
structed one successful flying model
that had been entered In q sane
toned competition. Applicants also
had to prove they were familiar with
woodworking tools. The position
carried salary of 81 ,440 q year, less
. deduction for a retirement annuity.
A little earlier, at Langley Field,
Va, modelmakers between the ages
of 16 and Is were urged to take
part in a formal competition for the
position of under aircraft model
maker with a salary of ST .260 year.
Like the NACA competition, appli-
cants had to have training in model
making to exact scale.
Opportunities like these are con-
st,ntly occurring. In spite of war
more models are being constructed
than ever before. The second set of
planes for the Navy model building
program already have been assigned,
the 100000 completed models being
in the hands of the Navy.
With material for club and school
study being offered at a nominal
price by the National Aeronautic
Association, there is no reason why
every air-minded girl and boy can
not gain fundamental knowledge of
planes by starting a model club this
summer.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Cash Prizes Are
offered for Best
Contributions

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 or under.
All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone
number and school Of the author.
Written contributions must be
on one side Of paper, and, II
typewriter, double spaced.
Drawings must be in black -and-
white and must be mailed fiat.
The editors choice OF winners
will be final, and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
whatever form he may deem
advisable, regardless of whether
1t Is awarded . prize. Checks
viii be mailed to winners during
the week following publication Of
their contributions. No eontri-
button Will be returned.
Writers Of stories and articles
which, In the opinion OF the
editor, are Of sufficient merit win
be given cards identifying them
as reporters for The Junior Star.
The editor reserves the right,
however. to decline to issue re-
porters' cards or to revoke those
already issued whenever such
action appears advisable.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star, 727 Star Building,
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
| You Can Mystify
| Your Friends With
Surprise Plant

Would you like to raise a flower
plant that will puzzle all your
friends?
The surprise plant" will do just
that. No one but you will know
what blossoms it will bear. No
one will know how you do 1t.
Take several twigs Of the elder
bush about 8 inches long. Split
them in two and dig out the soft,
pithy pulp they are filled with.
Fill the hollow with several kinds
of small flower seeds Qook in the
seed catalogue to find which ones
take the same length of time to
bloom, put in a few sprinkles Of
dirt, tie the twigs tightly back
together. and plant in flower pot
or out in the garden. Be sure to
keep them good and moist.
Before long, the branches will
be covered with different flowers.
They will look as if several kinds
come from single stem. and are
certain to mystify your friends.
A surprise plant" makes fine
gift for sick friend.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Intelligent Swimmer
Uses Caution While
In Choppy Water

When swimming in rough water
or in high waves you must use extra
caution. In the first place, this sort
of swimming is very firing, and in
attempting a long swim you may
become exhausted much sooner than
you anticipate. In the second place,
the choppy waves are likely to strike
you while your mouth is open, which
may set you to coughing and chok-
ing. This is always dangerous while
you are swimming.
The best method for avoiding
these dangers is to use the breast
stroke while swimming in rough
water. This stroke enables you to
rise and fall most easily with the
waves. 1t enables you to see ahead
OF you all the time, SO that you may
be warned of the approach of espe-
cially high waves before they reach
you.
When inhaling, breathe in deeply
and rapidly, then keep your mouth
shut until you take the next breath.
Always breathe out through your
nose; this will prevent the sudden
slap of a wave from getting into
your mouth. When you are SWIM
ming directly against high waves,
the best plan is to rise and fall with
the smaller waves, but, when an
extra big wave comes along, dive
through it. This will save your
strength and increase your speed
because 1t will prevent you from
being swept backward by the force
of the crest OF the wave.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

-
school work and other interests, he
says he never could find the time.
Photography entered Joe's life
about five years ago, when his father
gave him small camera. Since
then. his interest has grown by
leaps and bounds, and he now uses
a AXIS speed camera.
Movie stars and other celebrities
have been snapped unaware by this
camera enthusiast. He has taken
pictures Of Glenn Miller, Woody
Herman, Benny Goodman, Johnny
Long and scores Of other famous
orchestra Leaders. Numerous celebri-
ties, among them Mickey Rooney,
Sonia Henie and AL Jolson, have
been caught by Joe's camera at the
Redskins football games.
After developing his pictures, Joe
sends the good one to the stars to
be autographed.
In addition to being an interest
ing hobby, photography can be a
profitable business, Joe has found.
He often makes a tidy sum selling
his pictures.
Samples Of Joe's Photographic
work, in his pictures Of school ac-
tivities, have appeared in almost
every issue of Central's student
publications during the year.
Joe has not yet decided whether
to enter aeronautics or photogra-
ply, but he is sure it will be one Of
the two.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

point of the needle. To put the eye
of a needle next to the point was
a great idea. Hunt may be given
honor today for doing that, but his
fine work did not bring him fame
or fortune. sHe did not try to OBJ
tain a patent until other sewing
machines better in some ways
had been placed on the market.
In many history books, the honor
OF inventing the sewing machine
is given to Elias Howe. He was not
the first inventor In the field, but
he made excellent progress.
Born on Farm.
Howe was born on q farm near
Spencer, Mass, In 1919. AS a young
man he worked in q machine shop
in Lowell and later in Boston. He
was only about 20 years old when
he started to work on q sewing ma
chine. Six years later he prepared q
model which would work fairly well.
In the following year, 1846, he was
granted patent by the United
States Government.
Even when a good machine Is
placed on the market, the public does
not always rush to buy it. Howe
failed to meet rush for his ma
chine In the United States.
Hoping to do better in England,
he crossed the Atlantic with his fam
lily. To his great delight an English
man bought British rights to his ma
chine for $3.50.
While In England Howe tried to
produce another type of sewing ma
chine, one which could be used to
sew heavy pieces Of leather together.
In this he failed. When he returned
to the United States he had no
funds left.
Then to the young inventor came
interesting news. Other men were
manufacturing sewing machines and
finding good sales. Howe studied
some Of their machines and decided
that the manufacturers were break
ing his patent rights.
Lawsuits took place in the follow
ing years. A wealthy man, George
w. Bliss, obtained half interest in
the American rights to the Howe in
vention and paid the cost of lawyers.
The lawsuits brought a turning
point In Howe's career. He came out
as victor in the courts, and was able
to collect royalties on machines
which were sold by other manufac-
turers Soon he was receiving more
than $4,000 a week. BY the time he
was Al he had been paid more than
"a million dollars.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Log of A ctivitieS VIII
Add to Pleasure of
Vacation OUTINGS

Many of you will be going on
hikes or other vacation outings
during the next few weeks. You
will have great time, but before
you know it you will be back home
with a pack Of exciting memories.
Your outing will mean more to
you and will live longer in your
memory If you keep a "log" OF your
activities. A log is actually a daily
record Of a ships speed, but you
can make yours more on the order
Of diary. Scribble down notes
on what you see and do, and the
people you meet during the day, and
write them up before you go to bed
at night.
When you return home, collect all
your notes and copy them into
notebook, using pictures to illustrate
some of the things you saw. A
group photo of those who went on
the outing will make an elegant
frontispiece for your book.
Figure out good title, print 1t
on the cover, and you'll have a COM
plete and picturesque account to
help you remember the fun you
had.
Evening star., 1942-07-12


radishes, and q plentiful supply of
other vegetables besides.
It is amazing how q garden can
help out when you are undecided
what kind of vegetables to have
with . meal. For instance, tho
other night Nom did not know what
vegetables she wanted to have for
dinner. I took the situation in hand,
going out into the garden and gath
ering some stringbeans and beets.
Thus. we had all the vegetables we
needed-an the vitamins and miner
ais, too-right out of our own yard.
Victory garden" was q phrase on
everybody's lips just q few short
months ago, and now the words have
become vegetables-fresh, flavorful,
nourishing vegetables to feed the
gardeners and their families. Those
who have worked hard in putting
in their gardens and taking care Of
them must be glad now that they
did 80.
If you and your family were among
that foresighted and industrious
group, you can get q whole dinner
out Of your garden-with the ex-
ception Of the meat, Of course. And
II your garden contains as many
different kinds Of vegetables as ours,
you can enjoy q variety of salads
as well as plenty Of regular dishes.
Our garden represents a real VIC
tory for us in many ways.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

pieces OI ClOtH tORctIicI. AdAOIS
who made suits for men had to
perform hand labor, the same as
the seamstresses who worked on
dresses for women.
Because of that fact, the work
of sewing was very tiresome. Added
TO all the other things women did
in their homes, it was great bur-
den.,
More than one inventor saw the
problem and tried to work 1t out.
Women were having much Of the
trouble about sewing, but sthe in
ventors who wanted to make sew
ing machines were men. Perhaps
the women were too busy wash
ing, ironing and so on to turn to
the question of how machine
could help them sew.
As long ago as 1790, an English
man took out patent on sewing
machine. His name was Thomas
Saint, and he built and sold few
of his machines. Forty years later
Frenchman invented a machine
which came into use for sewing
army uniforms. An American,
Walter Hunt, made a model of a
machine with the eye near the
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Prize Contribution
BY JOANNE SEAVERS, II,

To me collecting is lot Of fun.
I am proud OF my collection of nov
elites from all over the United
States, as well as Bermuda and
France.
My dolls are my favorite collec-
ton. They are my children. love
them all and take them to bed with
me by turns.
I also save postage stamps, which
I have found educational And,
speaking of stamps, I also collect
the kind that will help our country
to win the war.
My father made me a bookcase for
my 100 books. Sometimes / feel
that I neglect my other collections
to read my books.
/ received many of these books
when I was i'll in the hospital last
February. Since then 1 have de-
cided to put the hundreds of greet
ing cards which 1 have saved in the
last few years into scrapbooks for
patients in Children's Hospital.
Collecting takes time, but / can
also squeeze in piano lessons and
choir practice every week.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
List of Needs VIII
Help Make Success
|Of Camping Trip
BY KATHERINE HOUISON.

Next time you plan a camping
trip, make a written list Of the
things you'll need. It's easy to elm
mate the non-essentials when you're
packing, If the loads too heavy.
But forgetting some small but Inn
portant ITEM can spoil all your fun.
Put dowr clothing, bedding and
| cooking equipment you'd like to
take. then decide what you can best
do without If there's too much.
Make a list of food supplies and
ask mother to help you eliminate
the unnecessary things.
Be sure you have small frying
pan, coffee pot, water pail and
q can opener. A corn pepper for
cooking 'wienies," hambwgers and
steaks over an open flre Is grand.
If you have space for 1t.
Don't forget q fiashlght; you
never know when 1t may prove
life-saver at camp. And the same
applies to a good first-aid kit. It's
well to have q small sewing out
At, too.
Pack your matches in tin can
to protect them from moisture and
rats. And put in a mirrorl It's
fun to be hobo in the woods,
but coming back to civilization
looking like tramp is sometimes
embarrassing.
Above all, remember the risk Of
fire in any woods, anywhere. Build
even = very small fire on bare
ground, well away from dried grass
or undefgrcwth, and be sure TO
smother It carefully with earth or
water before you leave it, even 11
. short time.
Evening star., 1942-07-12


GUS people with their pity made his
life unbearable. True, he had many
friends-those who fed him and
called to him, those who took him as
he was and wished not for per-
feet pair of eyes. But his enemies
were more numerous, and his un-
happy life lasted but year.
Henry Louis is happy now. Again
he will swim in clear. cool water
shaded by the leafy trees; again he
will be rocked to sleep by the lullaby
of the croaking frog. He has gone
to the Happy Hunting Grounds"
Henry Louis was the lonely gold
fish of the science department. HE
had a horrible appetite" sighed his
friends, "but he was good fellow"
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Mythical Ball Teams
Brighten Rainy Days

Apair Of dice from your parcheesi
set, some buttons, and q large piece
Of paper will give you something to
do on those dull rainy afternoons.
Draw . diagram Of ball diamond
on the sheet Of paper and use the
buttons for players. To play, you
merely roll the dice once for each
batter. II both dice land with I up,
call 1t single. Two ~ are . double,
two Is triple, and two q . home
run. Two S. give the batter base
on balls and two IS . base on an
error. II both dice don't come up
with the same number, tho batter
Is out.
You can make the game more In
teresting by selecting your favorite
major league players and make
mythical teams out Of them. If
you do this, keep score times at
bat, hits, runs, etc0 for each player
on a sheet Of paper. II you find
player isn't doing 30 well, make a
deal with one Of your friends to
trade him for q moro desirable
player.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Posers

POsers
l. A machete is "a torch, q knife,
an African native).
:. A gibbon IS (an ape, . gift, q
rope).
3. A pediatrician is "a person who
walks. a foot doctor, q children's s
specialist).
4. A stigma Is "a bad odor, q mark
Of disgrace, q coatA
S. Lactose Is "a shortage, = syn
thetic rubber, milk sugar..
6. A subordinate is ian under
ground railway, q person Of lower
rank, badge).
Z. Copra is (coconut meat; q
snake; dead body.
8. An incendiary is Gan institution,
one who deliberately sets fire to
things, a transportation SYSTEM.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

to spend my time. If you will read
my suggestions and then add few
ideas Of your own, you can make
your vacation at home just as pleas
ant as am sure that mine is going
to be.
For one thing, you can put some
chairs in your attic, basement or
garage-or even In your yard, for
that matter-and have a theater.
You and the other children in your
neighborhood can have loads of fun
putting on plays. If your mother
and daddy have some old clothes,
these can be used for costumes,
and you can make your own cur
tains and scenery. Pass the word
around that you're presenting a
show and charge a cent or two for
admission.
Having a carnival is another in
teresting pastime. You can make
up grab-bags and sell them for q
cent apiece, and, of course, all the
games you have In your collection
can be brought out for your "cus-
toners" to play. Other things you
have seen at real carnivals can be
added.
If you want to carry the carnival
idea little further, why not have
a circus? You can be the barker,
If you like, and some of your friends
can dress up as animals. You can
have an animal trainer, a fat
woman, strong man, thin man,
acrobats, clowns-in fact, nearly
everything you've seen at real
circuses.
If there is a tree in your yard,
you can put lemonade stand in
its shade. You can make a big
pitcher of lemonade and sell it at
q nickel q glass. And, since your
customers are patriotic Americans,
they will not mind II it's a bit on
the sour side.
With the money you earn from
these activities-or from any SINH
lar ones you may think of-you can
buy War savings stamps. Thus,
you will be having fun and help
ing your country at the same time.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Successful Outing
Depends on Choice
OF Good Location
BxD H MSOM.

Il
When you set forth into the woods
on your long anticipated camping
trip, you must realize that the selec.
tion Of . proper location for your
camp is q very important thing, in.
deed. II you know how to pick out
good camp site, you win greatly IN
crease your chances for . successful
vacation. II you don't choose . good
location, you may get yourself into
lot Of trouble.
The best place to locate q camp
depends, of course, on local condi-
tions, and the nature of the woods
in which you are. However, there
are five principles of finding good
camp location which every camper
must obey If he wishes his camping
days to be happy ones. They are:
l. The camp must be located near
q supply of pure water. Spring
water or well water Is best, but they
are not always to be had. II you
are forced to use water from lake
or river. 1t Is always wise to boil 1t.
z. Never locate your camp near q
cW0A4Aks SROO4oAUOCS AcC0 W AAA~
lions In low. swampy lands. and they
will make life miserable for you II
you pitch camp anywhere In their
vicinity.
3. Locate your camp near . good
supply Of wood. It is exasperating
to have to go a long distance to get
wood for the fire.
4. Pitch your tent on an elevated
piece Of ground. Good drainage Is
an important consideration. II you
neglect this precaution. a hard rain
may make lake out Of your camp
site. Never pitch camp In an old
dry creek bed, or in bottom lands.
s. Pitch your tent where it viii
get some sunlight. Tents pitched in
damp woods, where no sunlight can
reach them, will mildew. and your
equipment will get damp and moldy.
Evening star., 1942-07-12

tain lines OF de-
fense. He has
been commend
ed for his work
and, after COM
pleting q certain
number of Diff
ferent types Of
model planes, he
was awarded an
aircr q It's m a n
captains certif-
cate. Because Of
his skill, Joe
often has been
asked by other
people to build
planes, but with
Evening star., 1942-07-12

you planned 10
60 this summer.
U n lie S a m
needs the tires
and gasoline you
would use.
I 60 to the
seashore every
year for my va
cation, but this
summer I am
staying in the
city and I'm
going to have
plenty of fun. I
have thought Of
q number Of in
teresting ways
Evening star., 1942-07-12

a Knue, ne dleQ,
a forlorn little
creature.
Not yet grown
to manhood, he
was separ a t e d
from his loved
ones to be ex-
h l b 1t d as a
freak. It W a S
not his fault
that one of his
eyes was three
times as large as
the other, but
no ne would
try to under
stand Tho rsrr{.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Granted Wish

"Jimmy's dreams sure did come
true. He always wanted to wear
long pants"
What do you mean?"
well, he grew up, married, and
raised a family, and now he wears
his pants longer than any other
man In town"
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Elias Howe Made Fortune
After Early Hardships
BY RAMON COFFMAN.
(Uncle Ray),

II you had been alive 200 years ago. would have found that
do sewing but the custom not nearly times
Women who usually sewing machines but that wasn't
stitching by a
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Macfarland Student
Lamenfs Passing
fHenry Louis
PRIZE Contributes
BY JAY NILDOM, Ia,
Ao rfo rio n a Tu,,for IIivh Cab ~

Henry Louis is dead! April 4 was
the last day of his miserable exist
ence on this earth. Mad from lone
illness. which cut into his heart like
Evening star., 1942-07-12
VictoryGarden'
Solves Farnily's
Food Problem
Question of What to
Have for Dinner Is
Answered Quickly
Prise Contribution
BY ROSE MARIE WINSLOW,
at MichaaIs Schnnl Siiuar snrirr AxA

About three months ago, every
body and his neighbor were talking
about putting in victory gardens"
Well, those who really meant 1t can
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Poser A nswers

TOSPf AHytOefS
l. A knife. 2 An ape. 3. A chill
dren's specialist. 4. A mark of dis
grace. S. Milk sugar. 6. A person
of lower rank. 7. Coconut meat. 8.
One who deliberately sets fire to
things.
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Hriss CeatribstisA
BY NANCY-KAY LONG, Is
Central Hish achool.

Is
One Of Cntals busiest during
closed
he
among interests photography building
model airplanes the
pupil in Centrals his interest
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Too Hiah

Too High
"They say the giraffe is absolutely
dumb. He can't make q sound"
"Oh, that's all right. He'd be talk
ing over every ones head, anyway"
Evening star., 1942-07-12
Home Vacation
Can Be Pleasant
And Profitable
Langley Girl Offers
Suggestions for Fun
And Patriotism
Prize Contribution
BY BETTY ANNE RALPH, IL,
Iannlau Iuninr Hiah 2chnnl

Langley JunlOI HlRn SCHuuI.
In these days of war, vacation is
quite a problem. Most of you prob
ably will not get your trip to the
seashore, or wherever 1t was that
Evening star., 1942-07-12

Slt DacK now ana
enjoy - and I
mean that liter
ally the fruits
of their labors.
This is, Of course,
II they attended
to their gardens
as faithfully as
hey should have.
I know be-
cause Dad and I
put in our VIC
tory garden the
1st of April, and
to date, we have
enjoyed two crops
of lettuce and
- Il~l
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-05
FIELD NARR0WS CONSIDERABLY FOR
YEARS FIRST BIG TOURNAMENT

Glen Oak country club near Chicago
to lead Illinois qualifiers. Others
who survived qualifying play includ-
ed Dick Metz, Oak Park, with 149.
Tony Penna of Dayton led six
Ohio qualifiers with his score of
70-72-l42 at the Columbus country
club.
Joe Kirkwood, Huntington valley
trick shot artist, and Jimmy ThOmp-
son, Chicopee, Mass, slugger, led
seven qualifiers of the Philadelphia
district with l42s.
Felix Serafin, Scranton c. c.,
qualified with las. Squeezing in for
the last place were Ed Dudley,
P.GA. president of Colorado Springs,
with a 74-72-146, and Clarence
Ehresman, Ashbourne, with 1878
146.
Ben Hogan, Hershey; Sammy
Snead, Leo Diegel, Philmont; jug
McSpaden; and Bruce Coltart, Sea
View, were automatically qualified
from the Philadelphia district.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-05
TENNIS TOURNEY
LAST NET DATE
OF IMPORTANCE

Valley high school meters Tuesday
continued preparations for the last
tennis date of importance this year
as they sharpened their games for
the league tournament Saturday on
the e. Centre courts.
The boys were scheduled to run
off their part of the tourney last
Friday but because of a strong wind
it was decided to hold both boys
and girls play Saturday.
Jack Hens, top man on the I'M
defeated FL Centre high school
championship team, still reigns as
top-seeded in play and seems to
have a cinch on taking away the
singles trophy.
Joan Bowker. No. One on the
CaleXico girls team which took the
league crown, is the one to beat in
the feminine competition. Like
Hens, she apparently hasn't great
deal to worry about.
The No. One boys doubles team
OF Jim Riedy and Louis Nichols
from FL Centre high has defeated
all combinations in the valley this
season.
Louis teamed with his brother
jim, in the tournament held in con-
junction with the 1. V. Sports and
Relay carnival recently and the
pair was upset by Walter Anderson
and Bill Montgomery of Calexico.