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Evening star., 1942-06-03

"Ha, ha, hal" shouted Peter Rab-
bit. Did you see how her eyes
popped out?"
"Hee, hee, heel" squeaked Unc'
Billy Possum in his funny, cracked
voice. "Ah reckons she am bound to
have sore feet if she keeps on run
ming the way she started"
Prickly Porky didn't say q word.
He Just smiled in quiet sort of way
as he slowly climbed up to the top
of the hill.
Now, old Granny Fox had been
badly frightened. Who wouldn't
have been at seeing strange crea-
ture without head, tail or legs roll
ing down hill straight toward them?
But Granny was too old and wise
to run very far without cause. She
was hardly out OF sight Of the four
Evening star., 1942-06-03
NATURES CHILDREN
PARSNIP
(PdStunacd SatiUd)

A new day has arrived for Ameri-
cans. No more will our blessings be
taken for granted. We are going to
stay at home this summer, and we
are going to learn something of the
origin of our foods.
Today we are forced by circum-
stances to take thought of the food
that we have accepted with so little
concern. Food is the most vital
thing to us and to all nations of the
world, and we must learn to eat
properly, as we'll as to conserve food.
Now we are going to eat to live in
order to serve. Living to eat and
play now belongs to the past.
So we come to the parsnip, a
vegetable taken from its wild estate
and cultivated for the use of man
and animal. 1t plays an important
Evening star., 1942-06-03
1~eA 'e@d
.edd Uncle Ray in The Junior Star
EDery Sunday.
Take MyWord for 1t
By FRANK COLBY.
Surprise Word of the Week

The word AUTHORITATIVE
should not be telescoped to four syl-
lables, as "uh- -THAWR-uh -tiv." Ac-
cording to the highest American au-
thorities, the word should have five
distinct syllables. We should also
note that:
/. The first syllable is "aw' as in
law, jaw.
2. The vowel sound of the second
syllable Is "ah" as in father.
3. The fourth syllable is "tay'' to
rhyme with bay, day, may.
4. The fourth syllable receives the
secondary accent.
Be sure to say:
aw-THAHRi-TAY
Also, there is tendency to tele-
scope the word INCENDIARY, as
"in-SEN- N-duh-ree." But this word,
too, must have five syllables. Say:
n-SENdee-AIR-ee
Evening star., 1942-06-03

role. in some parts of the country as
food for cattle, sheep, poultry and
swine during the winter when there
is difficulty in supplying them with
greens" The parsnip is acceptable
to us as a most excellent vegetable
to serve with meat. Some have
made a very good wine of the
parsnip because it has natural
sugar.
The parsnip is a native of Britain,
a member of the umbel family. This
means it is herb with hollow flower
stems, having alternate leaves which
are generally lobed and much
divided into many segments and
sheathed at their base. The flowers
are in umbels-"an umbel suggests
the ribs of an umbrella with flower
tips" The individual flower stalk
is known as a pedicel, the flowers
forming a cluster. These blossoms
have five petals, and the fruit con-
sists of two one-seeded fiat carpets
united by a common axis. They
have a small amount of oil. Accord
ing to Pliny, the Germans obtained
their first parsnips from Rome.
Parsnips are cultivated for their
Evening star., 1942-06-03

just had such a fright. There was
nothing to be seen there, but up at
the top of the hill she saw some
thing that made a fierce. angry
gleam come into her yellow eyes.
Then she smiled grimly. "The last
laugh always is the best laugh, and
this time I guess it is going to be
NINE" she said to herself; and very
slowly and carefully, 50 as not to so
much as rustic leaf, she began to
crawl around so as to come up on
the back of the hill.
Now what old Granny Fox had
seen was Peter Rabbit and Jimmy
Skunk and Unc' Billy Possum rolling
over and over in the dried leaves,
turning somersaults and shouting
and laughing, while Prickly Porky
sat looking ON and smiling. Granny
knew well enough what was tickling
Evening star., 1942-06-03

them so, and she knew, too, that
they didn't dream but that she was
still running away In fright. At
last they were so tired with their
good time that they had to stop for
q rest.
'Oh, dear, I'm all out Of breath"
painted Peter as he threw himself
fiat on the ground. That was the
funniest thing I ever saw. I wonder
who we"
Peter didn't finish. No, sir; Peter
didn't finish. Instead he gave a
frightened shrek rs something red
flashed out from under q low-grow-
ing hemlock tree close behind him
and two black paws pinned him
down and sharp teeth caught him
by the back Of the neck. Old Granny
Fox had caught Peter Rabbit at
lAstl
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS
Now listen to this little tale .

Now listen to this little tale
That deals somewhat with folly,
And shows how sometimes one may be
little bit too jolly.
No sooner was old Granny Fox out
of sight, running as if she thought
that every Jump might be her last,
than Jimmy Skunk came out from
the hole under big stump where
he had been hiding. Peter Rabbit
came out of the hollow log from
which he had been peeping, and
Unc' Billy Possum dropped down
from the henlock trees in which he
had so carefully kept out of sight,
and ali three began to dance around
Prickly Porky, laughing as if they
were trying to split their sides.
"Ho, no, ho!" shouted Jimmy
Skunk. II wonder what Reddy Fox
would have said If he could have
seen old Granny 60 down that hol-
lowl"
Evening star., 1942-06-03
Pilot Praises Town;
Finds 1t Wrong One
By Will Eisner
R. B. Fuller
Art Huhto
BY Frank Beck
BY Bud Fisher
BY Paul Foeorty
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS.-A group of amateur
flyers selected Policeman-Pilot A.
M. Came as chief navigator for a
cross country hop to Greenville, so
miles to the northeast.
Luncheon was on the schedule
after arrival.
To the cafe proprietor Mr..
Came remarked, You folks here In
Greenville certainly have q pretty
little town"
There must be q slight mistake.
friend" came the reply. This u
Terrell"
Greenville Is 30 miles from Ter.
rell.
Evening star., 1942-06-03

Mother bear hOtdtnq neU-OOrn
cub in her mouth. She Is care
tul not to hurt the baby!
OF an 8-ounce baby growing up to
weigh 1000 pounds!
The newborn bear has no fur.
but it obtains a coat within a few
weeks. 1t keeps its eyes closed for
about four weeks.
Bear cubs stay with their mother
not only during the first summer of
their lives, but also during the next
winter and summer as well.
Bears have longer lives than
many kinds of animals. Often they
live to the age of 40 or so years.
In Yellowstone Park, bears run
about freely. They offer little dan
ger unless a visitor tries to feed
them out of his hand.
One day while I was walking
through the Yellowstone woods. I
saw a mother black bear and her
two well-grown cubs. I had box
of marshmallows with me, and
tossed some of them out for the
bears to pick up.
Suddenly, from distance of
about so feet, the mother bear
charged toward me. 1t flashed
flashed through my mind that she
might have supposed that I was
going to hurt her cubs. but it was
too late to do anything about it.
Perhaps 10 feet from where I
stood, the big bear came to halt.
She had galloped near to pick up
a marshmallow which I had not
tossed far enough!
(For Nature section Of your scrapbook)
Ten of Frank Pape's trations
appear in the new picture leaflet,
"Africa's People and Customs" If
you want copy, sent a stamped,
Scent, self addressed envelope to
Uncle Ray In care of The Evening
Star.
1LueA !e4
Read Uncle Ray in The Junior Star
EDery Sunday.
Evening star., 1942-06-03
It's Hard to Believe

Ogden: We've been wondering
about the origin of the word RAF-
FIE.-J. M.
Answer-It is from the French
verb refer, ITO strip away; to divest
of everything" It's hard to believe
that the burlesque actress, Gypsy
Rose Lee, rose to fame by "raffling"
OF her clothes, but it's true!
Evening star., 1942-06-03
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to Frank Colby, in care of The
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27

the window. Moving to the other side of the opening she could see there was only one man guarding the prisoner, the co-pilot. The two were just sitting there.
 Judith let her face be framed In the window, hoping Tom would see her. He did. But only a slight flicker of his dark eyes gave hint to her presence. He turned his head and spoke to teh pilot and she knew 1t was to keep the mans attention so he would not discover her.
 She crept to the door, the gun ready for action, her heart ham, mering against her ribs. On the threshold, she poised for action.
 Put up your hands!" she told the pilot firmly. There was not a trenlor in her voice though her knees shook violently and threat ened to give way.
 The man whirled, reaching up- ward with his arms as he did SO. They stared at each other.
 There's 8 knife in my coat pocket" Tom told her. Cut me loose"
 She advanced across the floor of the small room, her gaze never leav- ing the man whose hands were ex- tended in the air above his head. There was no mistaking the cold ness and daring in his eyes and Ju- dith did not once underestimate him as she reached for the knife. She knew if the man made a move her finger would squeeze the trig- ger.
 She worked hard at the ropes with the knife in her left hand and as the last thread was cut from around Toms wrists, her eyes hickered from the man across the romo. There was a quick move ment and Burke made dive for the pilot, his feet still tied to- gether.
 Beat it." yelled Tom between blows, as he rolled over and over on the floor with his adversary. Get away from here"
 But Judith hesitated, watching for chance to use her gun.
 Tom spoke once more.
 "Get to San Diego" he ordered hoarsely. Co on, JudyI"
 She left and ran quickly to the car. She did not look back but drove furiously down the road, hoping it would lead her toward her destination. She would not let herself think of Tom fighting back there in the cabin with that man. If the plans had net been in her possession, she would have stayed. But she not only had q duty to her company, she now had one to her government.
 Before long, she struck a high way, and breathed a little easier. Speed was the thing she needed and the car seemed to have plenty lof ik
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
BY BLANCHE ROBERTS

T wonder how much was this car has in it?" she asked herself and switched on the dash light. A feeling of horror enveloped her the tank was nearly empty. But as if in answer to her prayers, her headlights picked out a small sta- tion by the side of the road. It was closed, but she refused to be dis- mayed.
 She pulled the big car into the drive and honked. She kept on honking until she woke the man who was sleeping in the rear of his station. He came out, rubbing his eyes and grumbling loudly.
 T ain't open," he announced.
 I'm sorry to disturb you but I have to have some gas," Judith told him earnestly and his eyes widened at the sight of 8 pretty young woman. You will just have to open up and sell me some"
 "Why sure," he agreed, his mood changing instantly. Always glad to oblige a lady. How many?" he asked as he unlocked the pump.
 Fill it up," she Instructed, "and please hurry"
 As she sat there, two cars whizzed by and each time her heart came into her throat, for fear they might be her pursuers. The man put the cap on the tank and she handed him ten-dollar bill He went in after the change and while he was gone a car drove in behind her and stopped.
 A man said: Why that's Dike's car now"
 That was all Judith needed to hear to make her shift into gear and drive of without her change ODriving a solen car was bad enough. But when some men recognized it and were probably a part of the spy ring she was rum ming from, it was high time to move on, and fastl
 Tn a moment, she saw the head lights of the other car swing onto the highway. After that, she never looked up from the road in front of her as the speedometer hovered over and above the 90 mark. She quickly passed the two cars in front of her.
 The eastern sky turned pink as daybreak neared and Judith reached some footbills. She slowed enough to lift her eyes to the rear view mirror. Nothing was behind her not car in sight. She lei out a long. weary sight and relaxed her aching back against the cal cushion. She was exhausted. Her eyes burned from the strain of tho nights wild drive. She wal thankful for the light of day.
 "I've got to get rid of this car, she thought. Maybe l coult hitchsllike the rest of the way" 1 she approached the outer edgl cf a sinail town where evpfythlnl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
COPYRIGHT. ieA2. NEA SERVICE. INC.
By STOOKIE ALLEN

seemed still asleep. She turned down a deserted street and parked the car. Crawling out stif1ly, she did few stretching exercises and was soon Timber enough to walk back to the highway. She walked through town to the opposite side and sat down in a protected spot to rest.
 She waited for 6 ride, letting several cars go by unaccosted. Finally she spotted a big truck coming down the road. She stood up and moved to the side of the pavement, lifting her thumb as she had seen hitch -hikers do. She could not keep the amused little grimm from her face. The truck slowed, stopped. A burly fellow leaned over and opened the cab door.
 "Hop in sister," he invited. grinning.
 (To Be COninued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
STOLEN RIDE
 CHAPTER W

For . second Judith stood unde- cided.. Then she found a large bunch of sage near the wheel tracks and crouched behind 1t. She waited, her heart beating rapidly.
 The car brushed the sage brush behind which Judith huddled, and stopped 8 few feet beyond her. Three men got out and ran to the plane. She crept to the car and peered in cautiously. It was empty. without a seconds hesitation, she opened the door and got in. She felt around in the drak for the switch. The engine started imme- diately and, showing it into gear, she pulled the car around just as she heard someone yell from with in the airliner.
 She hadn't known an automobile could gather so much speed in second gear. She followed the tracks acrAss the desert. For fully 200 yards the rail ran perfectly straight. She shut of the lights as a gun cracked behind her. Dirt and gravel few up and sprayed she car with dust. Other shots followed quickly but went wild When she judged she had gone the length of the trail, she turned the lights back on. just in time tc keep from missnig the tracks she was following.
 Tense with excitement, she hunched over the steering vince. driving swiftly and almost rcek- lessly. She had no Idea where she was going or what she would find when she got there.
 A faint light burned in the dis tance and she slowed the car. A she drew nearer. 8 shack took shape. and from it's window came the light she had seen. She stopped The car some yards from the house and got out, the small gli1 gripped tightly in her right hand. Tram bling little, she moved silently forward to look in at the window. She felt sure she would find Tom Burke held a captive inside,
 NY standing on her toes and tfanif1R her neck, Judith could 8ee im Burke was tied hand and Hs9k MEtang on m h0x that faced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27

Medieval arlnor comes to life mony disappears from strong boxes and serie happenings terrorizes the household servants in RKO Radios mystery comedy, Mexican Spit fire Sees a Grost," co-starring Lupe Velez and Leon Errol.s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-27
O SERIAL STORY
 SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR
HENRY

THE STORY: Judith KingsIy ana Tom Burke are employees of m airplane factory. At the height of q lovers quarrel they are both sent te the firms west coast fac- tory - Judith to investigate ''1eak" in the organization, Tom to take plans of . new bomber. Above the desert on an airliner, i've men draw guns as the CO., pilot lands the plane. They slug the pilot and take Tom to a wait ing car. Tom slips Judith the plans. Sine leaves the plane, hides ln the darkness as the men come beck.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-12
Rockville Neu4--SociaI l1e.n4

on Sunday, March at Georgetown
Hospital. Mrs. Doonan is the
former Miss Elizabeth Guide Of
Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Hamilton
were dinner guests on Saturday
evening of the formers brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hamilton at their home in
Woodside, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson and
infant daughter Jane Elizabeth, of
Washington are at the home of the
formers parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Barrett P. Wilson for several
weeks. The many friends of Mrs.
John Wilson will be glad to know
that she is better.
Mrs. Laurence is here from
Texas to spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. John Wilson and
DR.. and Mrs. Barrett Wilson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-12
Public Sale

Having sold my farm will
offer at public sale where / reside,
6 miles south of Ellicott City,
mile west of the st. Johns Luth-
eran Church, on the Waterloo
Road, Howard County, Md, on
Thursday, March 26, 1912
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M, the fol-
lowing personal property: ID head
of cattle, ] pure bred Hereford
bull; 8 cows, 5 Hereford and three
milk cows, 5 with young calves by
side, three to raise calves soon; 8
yearling steers, 2 yearling heifers.
Horses, 2 mares; 1 horse; 1 mule,
3 years old in June; hogs, 8 pigs, 9
weeks old; rs bbls. good sound
yellow corn; about Is tons light
mix clover hay; 2 tons straw;
Farm Machinery, 1 model B John
Deere tractor on rubber, new; 1
John Deere z 10" disk harrow,
new; l two-bottom John Deere
tractor plow, new; l John Deere
manure spreader, good as new; /
John Deere all steel wagon, bought
last year; John Deere, one hole
corn shelter; / Mccormick s.
binder, good as new; three-horse
all metal grain drill, new; l NC
Deering corn planter, with ferti-
lizer attachment; 1 NC Deering
moving machine; 1 rake; 1 NC
Deering 8 horse riding turning
plow; l NC Deering riding cult
vator, new; Oliver 40 pillow; 1
all metal lime sower, new; 1
shaker potato pillow; NC Deering
8" feed grinder, good as new; /
seven H. P. gasoline engine and
saw rig; l power tool grinder; 2
extension ladders. one 40' 1-2O;
2 brooder stoves; l hay carrier;
rope, fork, saws, hand, crosscut;
scales, platform; 1 counter.
Set of new harness; new leath-
err, collars; chain harness; new
brides; chain harness.
FURNITURE 1 Gulbrenson-
Dickinson player piano; combi-
nation book case and desk; / Am
bassador circulating coal heater;
! gasoline table top range; one
10-tube Airline battery radio;
china closet. One kitchen table, 1
spring cot; 1 oak frame couch;
1 ice box. Lots of other things
of all kinds that I have not listed
here.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
Nothing to be removed until
settled for
NICK MABE, Owner,
Ellicott City, Md.
Roland Maxwell, Auctioneer.
Milton Bailey, Clerk.
Lunch served by Ladies of Rock
land Church. 246
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-12
OLNEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Hett and
son were guests on Sunday of Mrs.
Hett's mother, Mrs. Fred Duvall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hett, Mrs.
Stanley Brown, Mrs. Foster Hett
and Mrs. William Parsley were
dinner guests on Monday of Mrs.
Rosie Benson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Alder
ton and children, Charles, Jr., and
Virginia Mae and Miss Lucille Leiz-
ear of Silver Springs were guests
on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Soper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Musgrove of
Brookeville and Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Hines of Bethesda will re-
turn the last of the week after a
ten day visit with Mrs. Mary Hines
Mantell in Tampa, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carey of
Washington have rented the home
Of Mrs. Alice Harriss in Olney
Mrs. Carey is a sister of Mrs.
Sidney Lawler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Soper and
family and Mr.. Corey were dinner
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Stup of Laytonsville.
Quite a number Of the boys in
the army, navy and marines spent
all or part Of the week end at their
homes in the vicinity. Among
them were, Corbin Brown, from the
naval base at Norfolk, Va, Harry
Musgrove from Fort Belvoir, Va;
Reuben Hett from Fort Meade, and
Woodrow Howes from New River,
N. c. Douglas Howes was also at
home recently from Aberdeen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Cobey Of
Cumberland visited relatives in
Rockville on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Kelley was hostess
to members of the Tuesday bridge
club this week at her home near
Jamestown.
Mr.. George H. Lamar is at
Hampton Roads, Va, for stay OF
several weeks.
Mr.. W. Valentine Wilson who
was operated on at Mt. Alto Hos
pital on Monday is improving and
expects to come home the latter
part of the week.
The Rockville Inquiry Club held
its regular meeting at the home of
Mrs. Paul Wire on Monday even
ing. A very interesting program
was arranged, it being Hobby
Night.
1t. and Mrs. Frank Marshall,
Jr., and daughter, Selma, of Pensa-
cola, Florida, are visiting 1t.
Marshall's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Marshall.
Capt. Robert E. Copes of Silver
Spring has accepted a job with the
R. F. C. in Dallas, Texas. His
family expects to join him the first
of the month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-12

Mr.. j. S. Sofa, the Agriculture
Attache of the Argentine Embassy
and Mrs. Sofa, left Sunday by
plane from the Washington Air
Port for Miami, Florida, where
they will board a Pan-American
Clipper for Buenos Aires, Argen-
tine for visit of two months with
Mr.. Solos parents. Enroute home
they plan to stop over in Brazil.
The entire Argentine Embassy
Staff was at the Washington Air
Port to wish Mr.. and Mrs. Sola
bon voyage.
Mrs. James Mitchell of Brattle-
boro. VT, is visiting her nephew
and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. John R.
Spates and expects to be with them
several months.
F.. o. and Mrs. John w. Doonan
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son, John Gilbert,