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The Ely miner., 1943-08-12

Paper Products Co.,
toweling and soap .......... 427O
Edward E. Porthan, Alderman
Board of Review ....... 1900
Anton Freshmen, Street Com
missioner, travelling expense 41.60
The Pure OH Company, gasoline $3.50
Range Paper Co. Inc, toweling,
cleanser, sweeping compound 53.37
Red g. White Store, supplies 8.O1
Thorman w. Rosholt Co.,
grader parts ........... 2l37
Rothman Garage, coal and
gasoline 1852
s. Sikala 81 Sons, coal ....... 32.57
Slogan Super Service Station,
gasoline and tire ......... 1925
State Theatre, Recreation Dept.
prizes ...................... IT'S
st. Paul Book & Stationery
Co., Library books ....., 66.55
J. G. Trembath, machinist
services 5S.67
Veranth Fuel & Lumber Co.,
supplies 55.52
vermilion Electric Co., conduit 1900
Mrs. Ann r. West, refund for
electric meter returned 49,. 3.81
H. w. Wilson Company,
Library supplies ............ 1000
Total .................... $29, ,0l2.43
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph Run Jr.
Edward pOrtbap
Evening star., 1943-11-21

= DoU know who come to see me
Y last night? Lieutenant Gen.
erai Thomas Holeonb, head
Leatherneck an commandin gen.
eral of the whole doggone Marine
Corps!
He didn't exactly come to see
me. Just stopped in to ask for
directions to the Boys Club, which
is about four blocks from here.
recognize him from pictures
I've seen in the magazines. an l
figure it's just plain hospitality to
invite him to have a cup of coffee.
An bein' a few minutes ahead
of schedule, believe it or not,
he does, along with me an the
major that's with him.
1t turns out the major is Major
Nyles Lederer who won the Navy
Cross an is one of the bravest guys
in the whole Marine Corps -
which is goin' some!
The Major used to be a men,
Der of the Boys Club" says the
General.
Il thought most of those kids
was roughnecks off the pave
ment," says
HIS kind of makes the General
mad, l guess, because he sets his
coffee cup down hard.
Didn't you read about Johnny
Rivers, in the Solomons? the
General asks. Two hundred Japa-
nese with his one machine gun!
Know about how Lieutenant Colo
mel Pickard, of Philadelphia. got
the DISC? An about Corporal
Barney Ross, of Chicago. on Qua
dalcanal? Ed Kenney - Bruno
Evening star., 1943-11-21
Take Good
Care Of DuofoId

Wool requires care
in laundering. Wash
and rinse in warm
mot hoU water. Do
not use washboard.
After washing, while
damp, lay flat and
stretch to proper
shape. Hang out to
dry where it will not
freeze. Do not use a
hot iron.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
"WALK IN, CENERAL!'

Guido and Major Lederer
here ?"
Sounded for a minute like the
General was calm the roll.
So all cited for heroisrn, deco
rated for bravery. All of 'em are
former Boys Club members!
Il guess you got to be tough to
be a good Marine." l says.
Son" he says gently. like he
was talkin' to one of the boys at
the Club, its not a question of
toughness. It's training, charac-
ter, discipline that makes a good
Marine. Not toughness
Then the General tells me why
he's on his way over to the Boys
Club. 1t seems that Mister ex-
President Hoover asked him to do
it. The General said there were
75,OOO former Boys Club members
in the armed forces. An he would
be pretty happy about it if all
of 'em was Marines.
Now, that's about as big a COM
pIiment, guess, as the boys could
have. An | get lump in my
throat just thinkin' of a country
where a three-star general is willin'
to come to neighborhood boys
club with this kind of medicine.
Heck, them kids will spend the
rest of their lives uyin' to be like
General Holcomb an his Marines.
By goliy, old an ornery as l
am, / decided to see if couldn't
take on a little more character.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
S4N!/
. . the doctors time
for someone else

With fewer doctors available, it's
smarter now than ever to avoid
sickness. That's why Duofold
Underwear is more uaiu0bk to
YOU than ever before.
Duofold's 2-layer fabric guards
against lowered resistance. The
outer layer contains warm, body
protecting wool blended with
other fibres. The inner laver is
all cotton. The wool can't touch
your skin. No itch.
Duofold is more than underwear.
It's se,u,ce to your welfare. Now
more valuable than ever, SO =.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Elderly Couples Industry
Spurs Boys War Effort

shop, where odd moments are spent
repairing harnesses and tools. Fixing
the fence, chopping wood and doing
many other odd jobs keeps the old
man busy.
Mary and Chris are MON" and
"Dad' to six boys who are doing
their part to help win the war. They
also have IL grandchildren.
They are producing their share of
food to help feed the American peo-
pie. They are doing the work of
men needed in factories and on
firing lines.
visited this couple short time
ago. and knowing that it was not
necessary for them to work from
morning to night, asked: "Why do
you folks work all the time? Why
don't you move to a smaller place
and take things easier?"
I'VE are content" they answered
together. I'VE want to help win this
war a little sooner"
It struck me that II an elderly
couple can carry on so industriously
to help their country in its time OF
need. there is no excuse for young
people to do less. / came away from
that farm feeling inspired to try
harder to do more, and I hope that
every boy and girl who reads this
Will feel the same way.
Evening star., 1943-04-11


Next, a special method OF printing
each letter is taught. This is also
for clarity, so that no letter may be
mistaken for another.
Having learned the phonetical al
phabet and the proper method OF
printing. students begin learning to
receive the code by sound. A set of II
records approved by the Army Signal
Corps teaches the code sound (dits
and dahs) in groups of about seven
letters each. After learning to re-
ceive the code, the students are
taught to send it.
The main point is accuracy. Speed
without accuracy is useless. Even
with accuracy, a rapid operator is
not always understood by moderate
receivers, and time is lost by repeat
ing. Another important point is not
to be discouraged. Before rhythm is
acquired, the student may feel he is
progressing slowly with many errors.
However, with rhythm, the code will
suddenly seem easy.
This new course is popular in the
two classes at Wilson. Students feel
they are actually accomplishing
something valuable by learning it.;
no homework is possible and the
class is fun and relaxing. We also
like the idea of soon being able to
understand and use all the mysteri-
GUS dts and dahs.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Banneker Students
Attend Exhibition
Prize Contributions,
BY ANTONELLE GRESHAM,

oaiiilChSl I1ikli oNllOOl
Five sections of Banneker Junior
High School recently visited an in
teresting war effort" exhibition. 1t
was held in Bundy School and all
the schools in divisions 10 to 13 were
represented.
A miniature Victory home and
garden comprised one of the most
interesting exhibits of all. The lay
out included an air raid warden's S
headquarters and an emergency
room.
Banneker was represented by a
display of surprising things that
can be made from tin cans and
scrap metal and also by model air.
planes. Baby chickens were shown
by Phelps Vocational School and
remodeled clothing by Martha
Washington Vocational School and
Randall Junior High School.
Randall also exhibited war posters
and model planes, while James Mon
roe School showed War bond bank.
Browne Junior High displayed
canned goods prepared by girls in
the home economics classes. Arm
strong and Dunbar High Schools
added to the collection of plane
models. There were also woven,
crocheted. knitted and cloth gar
ments and wax flowers and handi-
craft articles from the various
schools.
This was an interesting and edu-
cational exhibition,
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Casters Late, All
Right-and Here
Is the Exclamation

Easter comes awfully late this
year"
Probably you've heard that state
ment made dozens of times during
the last few weeks. But has any one
pointed out to you what a remark
ably rare thing it is for Easter to
fall on April Is, or told you that this
Is the very last date on which it is
possible for the holiday to be cele-
brated?
AS matter of fact, Easter may be
any Sunday between March 20 and
April IS. But in the 200 years be-
tween 1901 and 1000, it falls only
twice on the latter date-in 1886
and 1943 And on only one other
occasion in those years has it been
as late as April "a. That was in
1859.
The method of determining the
date of Easter is pretty complicated
In 325 A. D., the Council of Chris
tian Churches, meeting at Nicea in
Asia Minor, drew up the Nicene
creed, which made Easter the first
Sunday after the first Paschal full
moon occurring on or after March
21.
But a Paschal full moon isn't the
real Or astronomical full moon. In
stead, it's the 14th day of lunar
month determined by an ancient re-
ligious system of reckoning. And
the reason the church council de-
cided that the Sunday following this
full moon should be the day for
celebrating Easter was because the
religious pilgrims needed moonlight
to travel to the great Easter festi-
walls of that period.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Potted Cactus Plants
Prove Profitable

One day when Charles Tomlinson
was II years old he was walking
along the street, trying to think of
some way to earn money. He hap
pened to see some small cactus plants
for sale in store window, and that
gave him the idea that has brought
him plenty of money to save and to
spend for the past couple of years.
Il remembered that one day when
I was walking through our pasture
T had seen quite a few small cacti,''
Charles explains. 80 the next day
I went out to the pasture, gathered
few of the plants and put them in
small pots. I took them to a store,
and the man there gave me 5 cents
each for them. That's how I got
my start"
OF course, Charles idea wouldn't
have done him much good if he had
lived in Washington. But he had no
trouble finding cactus plants be-
cause his address is Route /, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Prizes Totaling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Five prizes of ST each are awarded
in every issue of The Junior Star
for the best original stories, articles,
poems and cartoons by boys and
girls of high school age and under.
All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
ber and school of the author.
Written contributions must be on
one side of the paper and, If type
written, doubled 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, re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to win
ners during the week following pub
lication of their contributions. No
contributions 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 Junior Star The editor
reserves the right, however, to de-
cline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when
ever such action appears advisable.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star, 727 Star Building,
Washington, D. G..
Evening star., 1943-04-11

below, and the next day it was 81
below. Wednesday saw mark of 38
degrees below zero. Then on Thurs
day, the temperature rose to 20 below
and on Friday it had come up to
zero. Saturday, however, saw it
sink again to 40 degrees below.
During the most bitter cold, the
men stayed inside their cabins and
fort, but several times they ventured
out to hunt. A party of perhaps a
dozen men would leave camp, and
might be gone for three or four days.
Capt. Clark led one hunting party on
a nine-day trip, and returned with
three buffaloes, 16 elk and 40 deer!
Exchange Presents.
The hunting was not for sport.
The As explorers had to be kept in
food, and the best way to provide
food was by shooting large wild ami
mails. From time to time, they eX-
changed presents with the nearby
Mandan Indians, and they received
from the Indians a good supply Of
corn.
During the winter, they learned
interesting facts about Indian
methods of hunting buffaloes. One Of
these was to cause a stampede.
A bold warrior would cover him.
self with a buffalo hide and would
let the horns rest on his head. Walk
ing toward a herd grazing within
range of a steep cliff, he would act
as a "decoy" He would go toward
the cliff and his friends would sur
round the buffaloes and shout as
loudly as they could. The "decoy"
would run toward the edge of the
cliff and very likely would be fol-
loved by the real buffaloes.
One after another the buffaloes
would plunge over the cliff and
would fall to their death. Then the
hunters would gather the bodies and
drag them to camp. One hunt Of
this kind might supply village
with enough meat to last two or
three months.
Hero of Tribe.
What became of the decoy during
the stampede? He would escape all
harm in many cases. In advance
of the hunt, he usually would study
the area and would find, if possible,
good niche or hole to which he
might run for safety. Sometimes
there was such a place Just over
the brink of the cliff and he could
hide there while the buffaloes were
leaping over his head. Yet there
were times when the bold decoy lost
his life by being trampled and his
only reward was to leave his men,
ory as a hero of the tribe.
The cold winters of North Dakota
freeze the upstream waters of the
Missouri River. In 1905 the ice over
the river did not break up until
April
With the end of the ice in that
month Lewis and Clark decided to
60 on with their journey. They pre-
pared six canoes to take the place
of the large boat with a square sail
which had been used the year before.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

Methodist church, a tiny building
set among grove of pines ano
spruces. There it had stood for Isl
years, with only a few changes made
IN its simplicity. The seats were
still hard, though covered with rec
plush pads. The organ was still
pumped by hand, and only re-
Gently had electricity been wired
into the gas-light fixtures.
In the village proper were only a
few houses. These were brown OF
gray frame affairs, and seemed to
be frowning in their sobriety
Around each was a well-cared- for
garden, with paths and fowerbeds
arranged in precise fashion.
The general store was very in
teresting place. AS I entered, a
New England housewife was con-
versing with the affable grocer
about baking a lemon or cherry pie
for the church supper. The store
keeper had big job, for he sold
everything from beans to jeans,
thread to tumblers, and was, in ad-
dition, the towns postmaster.
Outside the circle of houses, along
dirt and gravel roads. were several
farms. The large farm houses, the
barns and fields were typical of
those all through New England. At
sunset, the tinkle of cowbells could
be heard as the farmers boy led
the COWS from the pasture.
Nearby were some of the beauti-
ful lakes for which Maine is famous.
Their blue mirrorlike surfaces re-
hected clouds and the sheep that
craze on the hillsides.
Tired, but feeling inspired and
exhilarated after my long walk, I
returned to my friends home, where
I enjoyed the typical Saturday
night meal of Boston baked beans
end brown bread-the beans, baked
in the traditional tall earthenware
pot, had cooked slowly all day in the
wood-burning stove In the kitchen.
After dinner, we played checkers
and later played the old-fashioned
organ in the living room. 1t was all
happy fun, and I shall never cease
to cherish my summer in Maine.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Riddles

We know you will enjoy solving
this weeks riddles. If you would
like to see some of your own in print,
send them in to the Riddle Man,
and he may be able to use them if
they have not already appeared
here.
l. What did the machine gun say
to the Jap?-Henrietta Won Willer
: 2. Why did the farmer name his
rooster Robinson?-Harold R. Man
ming.
:, 3. What does evening wear?-Alice
Wilson.
y 4. Why does tch-digger always
have a pretty Wife?-Peter C. Ball
IS. Why is a cowboy wedding like a
telegram?-Joe Weems.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

1lngerS De1Ore dropping II.
When building camp or cooking
fires, the veteran woodsman clears
away all inf1ammable material,
making a circle about feet in
diameter. Then he places his fire
in the center, in a hole dug into the
ground.
Fire Should Be Small.
Camp cooking fires work best when
kept small. The actual cooking is
done over the accumulated pile of
hot Goals, and there is no need for
a huge roaring fire.
The Indian used to laugh at the
white mans fire, built for warmth.
He noticed the paleface made his
fire SO large that he couldn't get
near it. He said, me build little
fire, hug close, keep warm"
One reason for clearing space down
to the ground for fire is the dan
ger of the fire getting into the dry
humus and leaf mold of the forest
carpet. Here it may travel out of
sight for long distance and break
I'LL ou61A INV SllS OpCIl
Avoid Dead Stumps.
When building a campfire, never
build it against an old dead stump.
These will hold fire for days-even
weeks-and are difficult to extin-
guish. Fire will carry down into a
stump and often travel beneath the
leaf mold to some other section Of
the woods.
Early spring and late fall are the
times of greatest fire hazards in the
woods. While it is well to be careful
at all times, during these two sea-
sons extra precaution should be
used.
Spring grass and woodland fires
not only destroy valuable woods;
they destroy the nests of birds, es-
pecially those built on the ground.
So whenever you 60 into the woods
for camping or for picnic, observe
the careful rules of the old-time
woodsman. And when you leave a
camp or picnic site, be sure that
every spark of your cooking fire is
absolutely out.
Dealer: How do you like your
new radio set?"
Customer: The music is fine, but
the light Is too dim to read by"
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Life
Prize Contributions,
By JUDITH SOLOMON

Paul Junior High School
Life is full of truth and lies,
OF windy days, of cloudy skies,
Of youth and beauty, love and hate,
OF snow and sleet, luck and fate.
Life is full of many things.
OF widoWers, of wedding rings,
OF sailor boys away from home
Sailing on the oceans foam,
OF soldier boys in camps away
Who have to rise at break Of day.
Think of happiness, not sorrow;
Never worry for tomorrow;
Always look on love and beauty
AS if 1t were a daily duty.
Never hate, and never lie:
Keep dreaming of a cloudless sky,
When all the boys across the foam
Will come a-sailing, home, home.
Evening star., 1943-04-11

OF TWO great
Americans, an
old man and his
wife.
They are-well
let's just call
them Chris and
Mary johnson.
T h gh more
than 80 years
old, they are not
retired, but are
running 3 6U-
acre farm.
The Fife takes
care Of several
hundred chick
Evening star., 1943-04-11

tlonal M o r S e
C o d e. Because
r a d i o operators
are badly needed
in civilian and
m iii t ary life,
both boys and
girls are taking
the course.
Students are
first taught the
p h o n e tical al
phabet, Adam,
Baker" to yoke
Zed." A word,
such as these, is
substituted for
each letter of the
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Navy Jobs Listed
In New Booklet
For Recruits
BY I. r. HEGEL.

Recently the Navy issued an in
formative booklet entitled What
Kind OF Job Can I Get in the Navy?"
I believe any naval recruiting sta
ton will hand out additional copies
of the work and it is decidedly worth
more than a glance.
The listing of the 49 skilled jobs
is under branches: Seaman branch,
special branch: commissary branch,
etc. This makes it easier for the
recruit to identify the job he wants.
Under air photographers, for in
stance, we find the ratings, together
with their salaries:
"Chief photographer, CP--S13S
Photographer, first class Pic - ia
Photographer. second class, PFC 96
photographer, third class. PIC IS
"Duties-Organize and direct op-
erations of a naval Photographic
unit. Install aerial mapping cameras
in planes. Make and assemble map
ping photographs. Operate motion
picture machine and projection Ian
terms. Make and show slide films.
Develop negatives and make prints.
Related civil jobs-Photographer
Movie cameraman. Movie projec-
ton operator. Slide film photog-
rapher. Newsreel cameraman. Aerial
mapmaker.
practical knowledge that will
help you-Knowledge of light, color,
optics. Familiarity with motion pic
ture and still cameras"
Each job is listed in this manner,
leaving few questions unanswered.
Boys who are Interested in a Navy
career should get the booklet by all
means.
There are SeDerdl 71e,D books
that haze chapters dealing Nth
air photography. Send selt-ad-
dressed Government post card to
I. r. Hegel, care OF The Junior
Star, and the list OF books UiH be
Evening star., 1943-04-11

ems ana b dozen BOD Won Gunten.
pigs. does her own cooking and
washing, and many other chores
around the house. The husband is
very proud of his barn and shop.
On entering the barn, we find a
team Of horses, six calves and five
cows. Upstairs are two mows Of
Alfalfa hay. And adjoining Is the
Evening star., 1943-04-11

known as North
Dakota, and had
decided to wait
for the winter
to pass before
going on with
their westward
journey.
What a winter
it proved to be!
T h er e W a S
hardly a day
when the ther-
mometer stood
above zero. On
a. Monday in
D e C e m ber it
read IL degrees
Evening star., 1943-04-11

winds. In the
m or n in G, al
ways. the scent
of freSh-moWn
hay could be
caught on the
breeze blowing
in from the
fields.
On my first
day in Lincoln
vile, I made a
tour of the town
and surrounding
country. T h e
main object of
interest was the
yY,hito fron, q
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Indians Taught
Hunting Tricks
To Explorers
Lewis and Clark
Expedition Endured
Bitter Winter
By UNCLE RAY.

In November, 1905, Lewis and Clark
and their men set up cabins, along
with small fort. They were in the
part OF the United States now
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Nice D0gqie

WfCe DOg4ie
He was telling thrilling story to
his girl friend. "And they were so
near" ne said, that we could see
the dark muzzles of the wolves
"Oh, how lucky!" she gasped.
How glad you must have been that
they had on their muzzles."
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Prize Contribution,
BY HARRIET CURRY,
Woodrow Wilson High School

One OF the new preinduction
courses offered at Woodrow Wilson
High School this semester is the one
semester course in radio interna-
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Obey Wo0dsmen's Rules
To Avoid Fire Hazard
BY WALT MESSENGER,

spring thousands OF Of our best forest and woodland
grounds destroyed because
craft when camping pcnickng
his greatest when allowed
be out beo he
he breaks in his
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Prize Contribution,
BY BOB Won GUNTEN,


Eighty-seven years ago, in West
ern Maryland, the foundation was
laid for a house, house which ds
still doing its duty, being the home
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Auto Style

Customer cat riding academy)-l
want saddle horse.
Riding master-What kind Of q
saddle do you want, English or Mex
ican?
Customer-What's the difference?
Riding master-English saddles
are perfectly plain, and the Mexican
have a horn.
! Customer Give me one with q
horn. I'm not used to the trafic.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Handy

Tommy-Please, mister, give me
another box of those pills which
get for my mother yesterday.
Druggist-I sure will, but did your
mother say she liked them2
Tommy-No, sir; but they just fit
my airgun.
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Student Recalls
Happy Visit to
Maine Farm
Tour of Countryside
And Town Revealed
Charming Scenes
Prize Contribution,
BY JANET r. RALPH,
Roosevelt High School,

It was farm town in early au-
tumn. The weather was crisp and
often damp with fog from the ocean
blown across the country by western
Evening star., 1943-04-11


This the keynote for all today
purpose than track athletics?
can build
a whale of a lot of fun
But in starting, be things way
When a
Evening star., 1943-04-11
Riddle Ans,pers

/. "Rat-rat-rat-this1l kill you!"
2. Because he Crusoe. 8. The close
tclothes) Of day I. Because he has
his pick. 5. It's . Western union.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-28
A BOYS
PRIDE

Five-year-Old ROnnie Bra
bant. dressed in his trim
Saiior-.v uniform, tuuk-rry
proudly with his dog. Lady.
out the window of his home
i'm Center Line displaying
the fve-starred service flag
for his Luncles III uniform.