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Evening star., 1942-03-08

DITY THE PLIGHT OF c. Edward Lasher.
i His discomfort is the result Of having said
to himself: 81 won't ask an agent to hel p me
plan my life insurance program. I'll do it
myself"
What steps would he have to take what
knowledge must he acquire in order to 1--WE
himself the service and advice he would or
dinarily get from an agent?
, First, of course, it is necessary to consider
his needs determine how each of these
needs, such as family protection, education
of children, debt retirement, and so on, can
best be met by life insurance He could do
this by analyzing, just as an agent would,
how life insurance has met similar problems
in thousands of other cases.
Then, he must study the various kinds of
life insurance to see which are best suited to
his personal and family requirements. He
would learn that there are three basic types
of life insurance Whole Life, Endowment,
and Term, each with features especially fit
ting it for certain purposes, and each more
or less interchangeable with the Others He
would learn that within these three basic
types there are many different kinds of poll
cies, each designed to help meet some spe-
cifc situation.
(Which can contribute most to his family's
security? Which will best meet his children's
educational needs? Which will build him an
adequate retirement income? How much is
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Evening star., 1942-03-08
The dilemma Of G. Edward Losher

necessary? Maybe, by using the optional
modes of settlement available under the va
rious forms of life insurance, one particular
policy answers all his problems.
So, he would want to study these meth
ods of settlement. Also, before determining
costs, it is necessary to find out the class of
risk in which his occupation places him. He
should study the various methods of pre-
MUM payment to learn how he could most
conveniently keep his life insurance in force.
>If Mr.. Lasher did all these things, he
might arrive, at length, at some answer to
his personal problem. We think that the
deeper he delved, the more likely he would
be to seek some expert guidance as to the
kind and amount of life insurance he should
have. .adOiee svhieh requires the knos0ledge and
experience of a trained life insurance agent.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
This Colorful Oilcloth Bag
Gets Books Home Safely

In the flap opposite the one that
has the string on the button, cut
four slits /" long as shown in figure 2
Two of the Sits should be 212" from
the outside edge, the other two Sits
should be 4" in from the edge. Bind
these FOUR Sits with buttonhole
stitch done with embroidery thread
Cut four Sits in the center section
and buttonhole them also.
For the handle you will need a
strip of oilcloth 64" long and 2"
wide. This strip may be made OF
shorter ones sewed together. Fold
the strip down the center, shiny
side out, and stitch the two edges
together. This will give you a strip
of double oilcloth "a" long and /"
wide for the handle.
Thread the handle through the
Sits in the flap and center section as
shown in figure 8. Sew the two ends
of the handle strip together.
Lay the books on the center sec
ton of the open bag, fold the two
8" flaps up over the books and tie
them together with the tapes as in
figure 4. Then fold the other two
flaps up over the books and fasten
them together by wrapping the string
around the buttons several times in
a figure eight. Figure 5 shows you
the book bag, closed and ready for
business.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Nail Polish Is Handy
For Adding Color to
Dress Accessories
BY KATHERINE HOUISON.

Whether you use polish on your
flngernails or not, you will like
these ideas for adding color to your
accessories with it.
If you have a belt with a tar
nished buckle, give it coat or two
of bright red polish. You can match
or contrast any outfit with this in
expensive little trick. And if you
want something more elaborate, try
adding a design with contrasting
colors around the edge of the buckle
or color the raised design for con-
traSt.
If your costume jewelry is Clipped
or if you're tired of the present
color, get out the nail polish kit
and give them new "oomph" and
sparkle. Earrings, pins and clips
! can be colored with a few strokes
of the nail polish brush to meet a
sudden need for some special color
note and it will be dry by the time
you're dressed.
If your favorite bracelet has lost
its brllliance, but not it's color, give
1t coat of clear polish and it will
look like new. And dig up that
wooden novelty clip you discarded
as shabby and see what clear polish
will do for it.
When you can't find buttons of
just the shade you want for your
dress or sweater, get white ones and
color them with nail polish. You
can get any shade you want by mix
ing two or three of the regular
| colorS.
Evening star., 1942-09-13

managers of the theaters, but from
there on the project is entirely in
the hands of the Taft students. At
the beginning of the summer, a call
was issued for volunteers, each of
whom was assigned regular nights
to be on duty. In case of unavoid-
able absence, of course, substitutes
are provided.
The booths from which the stamps
and bonds are sold were furnished
by the theaters. Members of the
honor society decorated them, how
ever.
Sales average about $40 night.
The record is $79-for stamps alone,
that is. One night five bonds were
sold. More than 20 bonds have been
sold in the two theaters since the
Honor Society took charge. 1t is
surprising how many boys and girls
stop to buy stamps on their way into
the movies. Boys from IA up seem
to buy more than girls, but, on the
other hand, women seem to buy
more than men. Why this should be
so, I do not know.
More people buy 25-cent stamps
than any other kind. On the aver
age, sales of 25-cent stamps total
twice as much as those of the 10-cent
ones.
The Taft Honor Society is glad to
be able to help Uncle Sam by selling
War savings stamps. Next time
you 60 to the movies, buy some!
Evening star., 1942-09-13

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.
All 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 final, and he reserves the
right to use any contribution in
whatever form he may deem
advisable, regardless of whether
it is awarded a prize. Checks
will be mailed to winners dur
ing the week following publica-
tion of their contributions. 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 Ju-
nior 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., 1942-09-13
By ELMA WALTNER

Make this envelope book bag out
of bright oilcloth and protect your
school books. Besides keeping them
from getting soiled it, makes a very
handy carrying case when you want
to take several books home. Be-
cause it opens fiat, it is easy to pack
your books into it.
To make the case, you will need
piece of oilcloth 24"x30". Oil
cloth comes in many gay patterns
as well as in all sorts of plain colors,
SO it should be easy to find a piece to
suit your fancy.
Lay your oilcloth wrong side up
on table, and measure and mark
the bag on it as in figure l. Notice
that of the four flap pieces, two are
8" square and other other two are
8"x11", as is the center piece.
Bind the bag all around the edges
with bias tape or a strip of strong
cloth. The color of the tape should
either match the oilcloth or har-
monte with it.
At the center outside edges of the
8" square flap pieces, sew 6" lengths
of tape. About /" back from the
center outside edges of the other two
flaps, sew buttons that are about "a"
in diameter. Sew piece of heavy
cotton string about 6" long around
one of the buttons.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Mckinley High School Student Tells of Vacation Trip Continent
lust Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP III. LOVE,
Junior STAR Editor.

In an article published in The
Junior Star about three months ago,
Daisy WEIGH, 12-year- -old invalid
living at IL Short street, Bradford,
Pa, told how she earns money by
making dolls from peanuts. At the
same time, her fortitude and enter
prise were commented upon at some
length in Just Between Ourselves, !"
Daisy did not see her article arG
the accompanying comment in The
Junior Star, but letters from inter-
ested readers soon began to tell her
Of them. Naturally, she wanted
clippings.
The clippings brought from Daisy
letter that ought to be a source
of inspiration to every girl and boy
who reads it. Though she suffers
from a painful eye condition that
makes it impossible for her to read
or write for more than a few min
utes at a time, she does not COM
plain. Instead, she is grateful that
she has been able to accomplish so
much in spite of her unfortunate
situation
Il want to thank you for the
clippings and also the nice write
up" Daisy writes. Il appreciated it
SO very much, and wanted to write
before, but my mother is very i'll,
and we are here entirely alone, and
I am having such hard time trying
to take care of her. I am i'll all the
time, too, so I can't sit up long at
a time, but I manage to get around
the house in my wheelchair and
wait on her, and I'm so thankful
that I can"
Since writing the article on her
peanut dolls, Daisy continues, she
and her hobby have been the sub
jects of articles and pictures in
several hundred newspapers and
magazines" Her dolls have been
exhibited "in so many places" and
"in New York SO many times" she
says, and she has won so many
prizes"
But Daisy won prizes with her
dolls long before her article was
published, as those who read it will
recall. She won her first prize two
years ago, at the American Doll
Show in New York. Since then,
she writes, she has won "a $79 world
encyclopedia set and $5 in cash on
an NBC program, beautiful trophy
at the National Peanut Exposition
and a great many other prizes
BY selling her dolls to collectors,
Daisy says, 1--WE been earning all my
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Nine. Marmtese at War

rubber mouse. She collects old rags,
too, oStensibly for amusement, but
somehow these articles always find
their way to the salvage trucks.
Calm, dignified, Nine. Marmtese
Is free from all prejudice; at least
on the surface. However, it is inter-
esting to note that her manner to-
ward the dachshund next door has
grown distinctly cooler, and she will
have nothing to do with the German
shepherd dog across the street.
Luxuries are gone for the dura-
ton, too. In both diet and living
habits, Nine. Marmtese is a Spartan.
She does allow herself an occa-
sional piece of fish, since our little
finny friends are mentioned on the
Victory Food" list, but she will
make no further concessions. She
must be lean and alert, not plump
and drowsy. She wants no rewards,
no profits-she doesn't even want
her rubber mouse back.
She wants notoriety least of all
but it's only fair to warn the Axis
well, here comes kitty!
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Brieftoria1
Partnership.

During the first few years of
your life, your parents had to
do practically everything for
you, and the most important
thing in the world to them was
giving you a good start. They
guarded your health, trained
your mind, and tried to help
you form the habits that are
the basis of good character.
But when boys and girls are
as old as the readers of The
Junior Star, they ought to be
taking over some Of the respon-
sibility themselves. It's time for
you to be looking after your own
health to some extent. You
know what is good for you and
what isn't and you ought to
govern your conduct according
ly. And you ought to have a
definite goal of developing a
strong and healthy body.
The same Is true OF your
mind and your character. You
should see the value of getting
your lessons well and develop
ing a well-trained mind. And
you ought to realize the value
of simple virtues, honesty and
courage and kindness, that
everybody admires.
Your parents are not ready to
let you "go it alone" yet, OF
course. But you can be their
partner in their important job
of making you the kind of a
man or woman they hope and
believe you will be.
THE EDITOR.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Bethesda Group Aids
Chinese Children by
Selling Knickknacks
By GERTRUDE BRADLEY.

Inspired by a movie based on
the war in China, Baker w. Herbert,
II, of Wilson lane, Bethesda, and
James and Jacob Jacobson, 10-year-
old twins of Edgemoor lane, Be-
thesda, resolved to do something to
aid the starving Chinese children.
So, rounding up their playmates,
they made a house toulouse can
vass of Edgemoor lane in search of
knickknacks. These they offered for
sale in homemade booth.
Few passers-by refused to buy
and some even bought back their
own articles. In two days the young
sters were able to contribute S13 tc
the Chinese relief fund. Now they
are planning to canvass Wilson lane
to obtain additional merchandise for
their booth.
Working with Baker, James and
Jacob are Charley Koones, Thomas
Jude, Mike Mccarthy, Johnny N.Y.
ers, Pat Sinner and Esther Albert
son.
Evening star., 1942-09-13


making a fire is by twirling a stick
so it will drill into a piece of wood.
This can be done by rolling the
drilling stick" between the palms
of the hand Eskimos also use the
string of a bow to make drilling
stock turn. (No. in the illustra-
tion.)
Dry Tinder.
Drilling makes heat, one Of the
three things needed to bring about
a fire. When the heat Is great
enough it will set fire to tinder of
one kind or another.
Among the finders which were
used by American Indians were
cedar bark and dry grass. If tindar
is to be set aflame from glowing
wood dust, or from flint sparks. it
must be very dry Usually the fire.
maker must do bit of blowing.
On various islands of the world
white explorers have found natives
living in the Stone Age. Time and
again they have observed the ma
tlVes making flre by RUBBING WOOD
on wood
Early visitors among the Onon-
daga Indians reported seeing the
making of fire by stick rubbed
across a board. (No. ~ This meth
cd has been seen among some saw
age tribesmen on far islands, but
the only Indians Of North America
who used it appear to have been
in the Onondaga tribe.
In pioneer days on this continent
the common way of starting fire
was with flint and steel. mo. 81 A
"fintlock" device was invented and
it make good sparks when trigger
was pulled.
Read Uncle Rays" corner every
! day in The Evening Starr
Evening star., 1942-09-13

own money and helping mother be-
sides" And, she is happy to report.
my eyes are better than they were"
*
Raising cactus plants is the I'M
13, second-year student at Fairfax
(VaD High School. She has 90
plants, each one different from all
the others.
II take great pride and pleasure
in them, she writes. My favorite
is the Bishops Cap, which is nearly
an inch high. My brother likes the
actly like the ears of live rabbit.
The beautiful bloom" she con-
tinues. has a delicate shade and
very fragrant odor I enjoy my col
lection both winter and summer.
Now my hobby is enlarging, and I
expect another bloom soon"
Post cards are the hobby of Joan
Short, II, Takoma Park (Md) Ele-
mentary School.
Il have a post card from Hawaii
and some post cards from the
United States" Joan reports. Il
won third prize at the hobby show
with one of my post cards. 1t is an
old-fashioned card, so I treasure it
very much. 1t shows the horses and
buggies at the docks in Baltimore
I think saving post cards is a lot
Of fun"
Altogether, Joan has more than
so cards.
Jeanne Barinott, author of today's
banner story, writes: "As you know
from the article, l am in San Diego,
Calf. I came to see relative who
expects to leave for the war region
soon. In a few days I'll send you
story about San Diego itself and
Tijuana, Mexico, which I have vis-
tied several times. I hope you will
be able to use both articles"
X X x
Betty Nesbitt, another of today's
prize winners, explains in a note
accompanying her contribution:
The story is about a cat, not my
own but a friends. This cat has
a wonderful personality-some might
call it 'oomph.' At any rate, Nine
Marmtese, as her mistress calls her,
actually has changed since the war
began. My friend thinks the hustle
and hustle of wartime accounts for
the sudden change. The cat is GER
tainly more active, but, because I
lack insight into the feline mind, I
shall not give you my opinion"
Evening star., 1942-09-13


Branch Boys Club print shop. That
was really fun. The group consisted
of Donald Patchen, foreman; John
Robinson, Louis Rosenblum and me,
and, of course, our instructor, Ralph
D. Lord.
I was a member of the print shop
from October, 1941, until last June,
when I moved to Congress Heights.
Since then I have been buster than
ever with my printing-largely, I
suppose, because there are so few
playmates in my new neighborhood.
T have lots of time on my hands,
and-well, what better way is there
to spend it than by printing?
From time to time I get out a
newspaper called the New Moon. 1t
contains baseball scores, general
news and advertising. The ads in
my last issue were for bakery and
drugstore in my neighborhood.
I also draw and play the har-
monica, but printing is the best fun,
I think, and l recommend it to any
boy or girl who would like to take
up a new hobby.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Matchboxes Stand
On End in Neat
juggling Trick

1t is easy enough to place six
penny matchboXes fiat on one an
other and make them stand upright,
but
Can you take the same boxes and
balance them on end?
Really. it's quite simple. The
drawer of the lowermost matchbox
Is pushed down about one-half inch,
this being concealed by the hand
Each succeeding matchbox drawer
Is then pushed into the cover of the
box below it. Then all the boxes are
tied together, and they will stand
upright.
The whole mass is released by
resting the right hand on the tor
box while the left pushes up the bot
tom drawer. causing all the drawers
to return to their respective covers
and then-craSh!
Evening star., 1942-09-13

back in the Stone Age.
Some knowledge of the heating
power of coal existed long ago, but
this fuel has become important
only in modern times. The United
States and Great Britain together
produce almost half Of the world S
coal.
We can make no fire without air
The oxygen in air is needed for all
burning. If short candle is
lighted, it will burn in the open
air, but put water glass over 1t
upside down, and the flame will
60 out in a hurry. AS soon as the
oxygen is burned up inside the glass
the flame cannot exist.
Thanks to the need of oxygen
we can smother" flames when we
want to put out a fire Most fires
can be ended with water. A pail OF
sand can be employed to eXtin-
guish a. small fire. If there is nc
water or sand close by, good work
can be done in smothering the
flame with a quilt or blanket, prop
erly handled.
Quick and Simple.
Thanks to the modern match
the starting of a fire today is 9
quick and simple thing to do. II
small children do not know the
danger of fire, they may start fires
all too easily.
In times of the far past it wa'
not so simple to start fire.
No one knows the exact time wher
men first learned the art of making
a fire, but there are proofs tina
Stone Age men could do it, Amons
the proofs are pairs" of flint anc
pyrite found in places where Stone
Age people lived in Europe.
Pyrite is yellow metal which
can be used to strike sparks from
flint. Eskimos, as we'll as early peo
pie in Europe, sometimes obtained
Evening star., 1942-09-13
What's in a Name?
By MARGARET RETTEW,
Eliot Junior High School.

In Webster, Mass, there is q lake
with a name that seems to be OF
great interest to visitors. 1t is Char
gogg ggagoggmanshauggagoggchaubu
nagungamaug.
This is an Indian word said tc
mean you fish on your side, II
fish on mine; nobody shall fish in
the middle" The name is said tt
be derived from an old agreement
between the Mohican and Nipmuck
Tribes.
Evening star., 1942-09-13

GIlOuSllbiCoS Ill
dividual. S h G
works hard, for
long hours, as
she strives to do
her part in the
war effort.
Naturally, she
is not perfect.
Sometimes, she
slips back into
her old, pre-War
rut, but this does
not occur often.
Actually, S h e
has been of i'm
naenSe service to
the Nation. Dur
Evening star., 1942-09-13

W ! | i Dufn. III
makes an ex-
tremely hot fire,
and in former
times was used
very widely for
king and
heating. To this
day, millions of
f arm families
have oil stoves.
A m on G the
solids which will
burn are WOod
and coal. Wood
has been used
for cooking and
beatipC since far
Evening star., 1942-09-13

tnat Gay got US
as far as Union
town, Pa, a ~
noted for its
output of coke.
1t is in the foot
hills of the Alle-
ghany Noun
tains.
T lie mex t
night we were in
Indianap o l 1 S,
site of the State
Capitol, which is
built of Indiana
limestone a n d
has q beautiful
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Prize Contribution
BY BETTY NESBITT, IA.

0tuEke washington High school.
Nine. Maltese de Marmtese is
distinctive wartime personality,
Overnight, her character has
changed-she is no longer carefree,
Evening star., 1942-09-13

IObDleS OF TWO
different North
e a S t theateTs.
Edith Nelson, IS,
of 1880 Jackson
street NE, is in
charge of the
selling in one OF
t he theaters,
W h lie Gloria
Mariana, IS, of
1925 Perry street
NE, directs the
work in the
other.
The S t a m p S
and bonds are
hn11nhf hN the
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Almost An Axedent

Adolph-Really, your argument
with your wife last night was most
amusing.
Rudolph - Yes, and when she
threw the ak at me, thought I'd
split"
Evening star., 1942-09-13
BY RAMON COFFMAN.
(UncIe Raw

If to make fire. need three things-hea and
something to
So things will burn that list Of them might be mile long
liquid sohdand
state find things which will take fire
example which will burn take the widely
of these
natural others taken
coal fn',d IN ui1in ' o1rIoraps 80 ps'e ~
liquids which S
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Big Rattlesnake
Stop to
View Scenery
Girl Describes Many
Interesting Places
Along Route
Prize Contribution
BY JEANNE BARINOTT, Is,
Mckinley High School

dCNIIEIty fiIEU SOIUUIs
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--My parents
and I left Washington at noon on
Friday, August 7, for Southern Cali
fornia. We followed Route 40, and
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Prize Contribution
By JAMES A. LEMON, IL,
Anacostia Junior High School.

hobby that educational practical printing
small printing Christmas gifts
then added supply also bought
of illustrations which print illustrations
rubber but hope day to larger set the kind with metal
and printers
7 to
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Posers

How much do you know about the
kinds of money used in other coun-
tries? Rearrange the countries list
ed in the second column below to
make them coincide with the unit
of money which Is used in each.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
Taft Girls Sell
War Stamps to
Iheatergoers
Members of Honor
Society Volunteered
Their Services
Prize Contribution
By ALICE FIELDING, Ia,
Taft Junior Hirh ErhnnI

Throughout the summer, members
Of the Honor Society of Taft Junior
High School have been selling War
savings stamps and bonds in the
Evening star., 1942-09-13

Poser Answers
l. United States. 2. Italy. 3.
France. 4. England. 5. Japan. 6.
Mexico. 7. Greece. 8. British India.
Evening star., 1942-09-13

ing the drive for scrap rubber. she
donated several of her most priced
possessions, including her favorite
Evening star., 1942-09-13

There's no base like home" the
baseball player said as he slid into
the plate.
Evening star., 1942-09-13
What We Fight For
Prize Contribution
BY SUE CARRINGTON, IL,

BY SUE CARRINGTON, II,
East Stone Gap High School,
Big Stone Gap. Va.
We fight for the land we love so
true,
It's grass so green, its sky so blue;
We fight for our heroes that die.
For the mothers who for their
sons cry.
Then for our flag and country to
save,
Well work and pray, be true and
brave.
For this is Gods country, our fight
is just,
And win this war we will and
must!