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Evening star., 1943-07-04

Five prizes of 81 are awarded in
every issue of The Junior Star for
the best ORIGINAL stories, articles,
poems or cartoons by boys and girls
of high school age and under.
All contributions must bear the
name, age. address, telephone num-
Der, if any, and schol of the author.
Written contributions must be on
one side of the paper and, if type
written, 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. re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to WIN
ners during the week following
publication of their contributions.
No contributions will be returned.
Writers of stories which, in the
opinion of the editor, are of suffi-
cient merit will be given cards iden-
tifying them as reporters for The
Junior Star The editor reserves the
right, however, to decline to issue re-
porters' cards or to revoke those al
ready issued whenever such action
appears advisable.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star. 727 Star Building,
Washington, D. C..
Evening star., 1943-07-04
BY EDMOND HENDERER.

Just by coincidence, two of our
most active hobby groups have
planned field trips for next Sunday.
Fortunately. one is in the morning
and the other in the afternoon, so
it will be possible to attend both.
The morning trip is sponsored by
the National Aquarium Society. and
will be q visit to the Shaw Lily
Gardens. Originally, these pools
were part of a commercial enter
prise. but they are now a unit of
the National Capital parks system
The party will be shown the
sights by Fred Wagner. an expert
on lilies and their culture. He was
with the old firm in the days when
lilies were shipped from Shaws to
all parts of the world. When the
gardens were taken over by the
parks, Mr.. Wagner went with them.
The pools are stocked with cam
busia, the little fish which made
possible the building of the Pan
ANA Canal through their fondness
for mosquito larvae. These fish are
supplied from Shaw's to any pools
in this vicinity in which mosquitoes
are breeding. So if you want to
learn about water lilies or about fish,
Evening star., 1943-07-04

An example of how men were
willing to suffer for the cause they
believed just is found in the records
of Va-ey Forge, a Pennsylvania
village "a miles northwest of Phil
adelphia. During the Revolutionary
War, close to 1000 soldiers under
George Washington spent several
months in huts which they had set
up around the village.
mo meat today!"
That was the news which the
troops often heard during the winter
of l777-8. The soldiers went hun
sry and suffered from lack of cloth
ing. Some had to walk barefoot
through the snow. Washington
stated that the march of his men
might be traced by the blood from
their feet.
The bravery Of the Americans
at Valley Forge stands in contrast
to the action of one OF their gen.
erals-Benedict Arnold. For time
Arnold was a bold leader on the
battlefield, but he turned out to be
. traitor.
A. We read the history Of the
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test is to see which one can succeed
in making his opponent roll of the
spar. 1t is a strenuous and good
natured battle, furnishing just as
much fun for the contestants as for
the spectators.
Fisherman's race-Try this stunt
If your camp is located near a lake
or river. Each contestant is provided
with 10 feet OF fish line, an ordinary
pin, an angleworm and a jackknife.
At the go" signal. each fisherman
must bend his pin into fishhook,
attach 1t to his line. cut a fishpole
and rig up a bobber and sinker.
Then he runs to the waters edge
with this homemade fishing tackle
and tries to catch a fish. The first
one to catch fish, no matter what
size, wins the contest.
Water boiling contest-For this,
each contestant is given hatchet, a
match and a quart pail half full of
water. At the word go" each one
bustles about to chop wood. get a
fire started and rig up pothanger to
suspend his pail over his fire. The
one who succeeds in getting his
water boiling first is the winner
Volley ball-Select level spot and
stretch a volley ball or tennis net
between two trees with the top of
the net or feet above the ground.
The court should be approximately
80 feet wide and so feet long, with
the net midway across the court.
The volley ball is served from any
point back of the serving line, by
striking it with the hand. 1t must
60 over the net and the opposing
team then knocks it back before it
strikes the ground. The ball is kept
in play, back and forth over the
net. until 1t touches the ground
which counts / point for the team
on the opposite side of the net. Any
number Of players may take part,
Evening star., 1943-07-04

open Thy Lattice, Love-" AS he
lacked confidence in his abilities,
many of his earlier songs were pub
lished without his name AS re-
suit, his earnings were seldom COM
mensurate with the popularity of his
works.
In 1852, Foster made a trip with
his brother and a party of friends
from Pittsburgh to New Orleans on
a steamboat. While journeying down
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers he
observed the customs and incidents
of Southern life that were inspira-
tions for his compositions.
In all, Foster wrote over 200 songs.
Among those most popular are "Old
Folks at Home" my Old Kentucky
Home" "Old Dog Tray" "Oh,
Susanna, and JEANNE With the
Light Brown Hair" His last song,
"Old Black Joe," was composed in
1861.
Although his songs are still a
joy to the world, he never received
due homage, and he died, a very
poor man, in the Bowery of New
York in 1864.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

radios, to find the cause OF the
trouble and make estimates on re-
pairs.
Radio Is also Earl's hobby. He
has rigged up a sending and re-
ceiving set between his house and
the apartment of a Navy officer
next door. Through this set Earl
is learning the fundamentals OF
radio code by exchanging messages
with the officer. He plans to take
up a course in radio code in sum-
ner school to increase his skill in
this field.
Earl has even practiced his code
sending in school. Several times he
has been heard clicking out mes
sages to other students on the furni-
ture in study hall However, his
aptitude in sending Morse code was
not fully appreciated by the study
hall teacher; but, nevertheless, she
coped with him in the manner in
which all prospective "geniuses"
must be coped with.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Riddles

Riddles are almost as old as Ian
guage itself People have been ask
ing and guessing them for thous-
ands of years. and they'll probably
still be puzzling over them a thous-
and years from now. So you're en-
joying an ancient and honored
pastime when you try to answer the
tricky questions below.
l. What is the difference between
meddling woman and a snuff
manufacturer?-Ruby Jane Steir-
walt.
2. In what line Of business must
a man begin at the top instead of at
the bottom?-Ralph Smith.
3. Why did the two Scotsmer
kill themselves?-Harold Miller.
4. How can you prove that horse
has six legs?-Mary Fisher.
5. What tree says Don't cross
the street against a red light?"-
Nancy Rice.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
. Summer Evening
Prize Contribution
BY LAUREL JEAN BROWN. IL,

Lafayette School.
On a summer evening, when the
fireflies are about:
On a summer evening, when the
stars have just come out:
On summer evening, when you
hear the crickets sing
Oh, for a summer evening! What a
lovely thing!
On a summer evening, when the
moonlights all around:
On a summer evening, when the dew
is on the ground;
On a summer evening, when you
smell the sweet night air
Oh, how I long for summer eve
ming. so fair!
On a summer evening, when you
hear the soft night calls;
On summer evening, you may
think of waterfalls;
On a summer evening, when you see
the sparkling dew
Oh, for q summer EVENING" There
are 20 very fewl
Evening star., 1943-07-04
News of Stamp
Collectors And
Their Interests
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT

In line with a suggestion contained
in an editorial printed in The Star
on June "a, the Post ONCE Depart
ment has announced that a stamp
In honor Of occupied" Denmark will
be added to the current list Of new
productions.
The savage and barbarous char
acter Of Japanese civilization"
ought to have been realized long
ago. An obvious clue was available
in the primitive design of the
postage stamps of Japan. The first
adhesives, issued in 1871, showed
monsters euphoniously described as
male and female dragons" Then
followed a number of labels adorned
with the imperial chrysanthemum-
symbol of tyranny willingly en-
dured by slavish people. Next
came stamps bearing the portraits
Of Prince Kitasirakawa and Prince
Arisugawa, as pretty a pair OF
pirates as ever went unhung.
In 1908 the Nipponese post Office
advertised to the world the legend
Of the bloody Empress Jingu-a lady
apostle of conquest to whom sacred
honors were accorded by the mill
tary clique whose particular diety
she was. Two stickers bearing her
hideous visage were produced.
For the coronation of the half
witted Emperor Taisho four So
called reinforcement" labels were
authorized They represented the
crown" the throne and the hall in
which the ceremony took place.
Then the battleships Kakori and
Kashima were pictured on adhesives
to commemorate the return OF the
Crown Prince from Europe in 1921;
and Jingu played return engage
ment on two unnecessary stamps OF
1924.
Other stickers indicating the di-
rection in which the wind already
was blowing we're: Four to mark
the Silver wedding" of the imbeclle
Mikado in 1925, four to advertise the
"crowning" of Hirohito in 1928, two
| to publicize the existence of the war
ship Hiyei lin 1885, and portrait
stamps of Gen. Nogi and Admiral
| Togo in 1887.
Robert B. Patton of Merchantville,
N. j., has proposed that the Czecho-
slovakian stamp be placed on sale at
Lidice. ILL.,, as well as in Washington
July IL.
First day sales figures for the Sc
Poland stamp, June %, have been
announced as: 1,053011 copies,
$50 ,65O.45; 88,170 covers Cancelled at
Chicago, 136,002 in Washington.
The SC stamp for Norway will be
released in Washington exclusively
Tuesday, July 27. AS indicated in
Evening star., 1943-07-04

provided the two teams are evenly
divided.
Sharp Eyes" Race-In this con-
test, the camp leader sends all the
contestants out to find some certain
natural object in the woods. For
example, he may ask them to find
the leaf Of a Eastwood tree. At a
signal, the treasure hunters scurry
of into the woods, and the first one
back with the Eastwood leaf scores
l point. Next, the leader may ask
for mushroom, a crab-apple, a
wild strawberry, a pine cone, a
hickory nut, or any one of a hun
dred other things that may be found
in the woods by a sharp-eyed
searcher. Each time a camper sue
ceeds in bringing in the coveted
prize first, he scores / point in the
contest
Camp Bed Contest-Each camper
is given hatchet and two blankets
and is told to produce the neatest
and most comfortable camp bed
that he can make in half an hour
Contestants may construct any
style of bed they desire, but must
use only the two blankets and the
natural materials they find about
/ them.
At the starting signal, every con-
testant picks out a smooth piece OF
ground to build his bed on, and ther
dashes off in search of bed-makine
material. Soon a variety Of beds
begin to take shape.
! When the half-hour is up, all
work is stopped. and three of the
most experienced campers act as
judges to determine the winner
They judge the beds first on thu
basis OF appearance and neatness
lie down in each bed to Judge how
comfortable it is. and decide which
is the prize-winning bed. They ma,
also choose an award for secont
| and third place in the contest.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

Revolutionary War, We find that
Arnold was unjustly accused at one
time. He proved that he was not
guilty of certain charges. but he
became angry toward leaders in
Congress.
Arnold's troubles also included
personal debts. AS nearly as we
can tell, those are the reasons that
he turned traitor. He wanted to
take revenge on his enemies in
Congress, and he wanted money to
pay his debts.
Arnold wrote to the British gen.
eral, Sir Henry Clinton. limiting that
he would be willing to permit the
capture of the fort at West Point for
money. OF this important fort on
the Hudson River, washington had
given him command.
A British officer, Maj. John Andre,
met Arnold at a secret place, and
learned how the British might cap
ture the fort. Plans of West Point
were given to Andre to show his
general. The young officer put the
tell-tale papers beneath his stock
ings. AS he was returning to New
York, he was captured by seven men
who had been looking for cattle
thieves. They discovered the papers,
and Andre was turned over to an
American officer.
The papers were handed to Wash
ington as he was on his way to visit
West Point. Arnold received word
of the capture of Andre few hours
before the Commander in Chief ar
rived, and fled to the British lines.
He never was captured, but West
Point was saved.
The capture of Yorktown was the
last important event in the Revolu-
tionary War until the signing of the
treaty of peace at Paris in 1888.
BY the peace treaty, Great Britain
agreed that the Colonies were free,
and that their land should reach
from the Atlantic Coast to the Mis-
sissippi.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

school to claim Rachel MeResnoids.
mine, After cameras had clicked
all afternoon. I notice the Slight
train my gown had, but l had not
the time to hem it. One more
thing before THE day was a little
matter of my wristWatch, a present
from the family which I had to go
downtown and choose For II years
my schoolwork had been done with
that incentive awaiting-a watch
on completion Of high school. Well,
here it was, and what darling!
Graduation day, and I wasn't eX-
cited a bit. Donning my cap and
gown required a little aid but finally
the collar stayed in place, although
the hat toppled off the moment I
tilted my head The white was
nice, but I envied the boys navy
blue, for my gown trailed the ground
slightly.
Soon we were walking down the
aisle, one by one, to slow march.
l had feeling of attending a fu-
neral or wedding. Every one stared
as though we were class A specimens
of something or other.
Speeches we're made, but my mind
would wander. only to come back at
some loud applause. Then it came
my diploma tied in bit of red
and-White ribbon. A smile, hand
shake. and it was over. l must have
floated down the stairs.
Sweet girl graduate is now my
title. the sweet" part being de-
batable. Work? Sure, and the feel
ing is of a bird let loose from his
cage. Not to imply that school was
a cage, but still the trivial wor-
ries of my younger days are over
and now I can step out into the
world,
Evening star., 1943-07-04

Loretta Anderson. and many other
little interesting things. AS I could
not type. I used the two-flnger
process, slow. but effective.
Soon, had everyone in the board
ing house. where I was staying with
my family, taking the paper, which
was published once week. So many
people were taking it. for many of
my friends also had subscribed, that
I had to buy some carbon paper,
which enabled me to print about five
copies at one time All the while,
was earning 2 cents per copy, many
people paying even as much as 10
cents for one copy. The money I
received put away in box, buying
paper when it was needed. I even
tried to get subscriptions through
the mail from relatives and friends.
This worked pretty well, but had
to charge l cent more because of
postage.
Usually, my paper was two pages,
sometimes more, according to the
news. You will really be surprised
ut all the news you can find If you
Just 20 in a busy section OF town,
perhaps in a department store, and
sit around and listen and watch
what happens. heard about parties
that way two times, and most of
this was news that the big papers
did not print. Once I was first on
the scene of an accident near my
home and 1 got up enough courage
to find out the names of the people,
where they lived and how seriously
they were injured. OF course, the
newspapers also had the story, but
then, I had the first version, all my
own.
went around to the stores near
where I lived and asked them to
advertise. charging 10 cents per
issue. They considered it pretty
much of joke, but got two of
them to advertise, anyhow.
When I finally got tired of the
novelty, had quite an amount of
money saved up 1t was lot of fun
while it lasted, and if some one else
has the same idea, it will give him
a lot of fun this summer, when he
has to stay at home most of the
time on account of the war.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

lll DC IL ~ Way
worry about how
it sounded?
Parading up
to the stairs,
then holding my
head high as l
assembled W a S
q uit e a job.
Nevertheless, I
managed to get
t hroug h re-
hearsal.
G a p S a n q
gowns had been
decided on, so l
pranced over to
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received MS eOu-
cation and wrote
most of his IA
nous songs.
When only 2
y e ars old he
could pick out
tunes on his sis
ter's guitar. By
the time he was
7 he was play
ing the flute,
and later, he
m a S t ere d the
piano.
At 16 he had
his first song
n IL b | | s he d.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

a car, l saw the
Capitol silhouet-
ted against the
gray sky. I had
a feeling of great
pride in know
ing that I was
to live in this
great city where
so many inter-
esting t h i n G S
happen. From
the time we left
the station to
the tim e we
r e a c h e d the
house in which
we were to live
Evening star., 1943-07-04

TO know InaL MS
men will have all
the food needed.
Generals may
have felt the
same way about
food a century
or two ago, but
their soldiers did
not have nearly
such a regular
supply. Trans
port was not so
good in those
days, and there
were times when
q whole army
suffered from
Evening star., 1943-07-04

That afternoon my father. who
had been here two months already,
took us to the Zoo. This was the
first sightseeing l did in Wash
ington.
Monday, when I started to school,
I felt awfully strange and lone
some. However, the girls and my
teachers were so nice to me that,
after awhile, I felt quite at home.
And now I've come to think of
Washington as the most wonderful
city of this wonderful Nation.
Evening star., 1943-07-04

SHOp III OOutH-
east Washing
ton. Earl has
b e e n working
regularly after
school hours and
on Saturdays,
doing the more
technical, as well
as the less tech
nical, repair jobs
with equal eff
ciency.
He has even
been asked once
or twice by
teachers to ex-
iA a n
Evening star., 1943-07-04

the idea, but I
kept right on,
getting whatever
news I could
from around the
n e g h b o rhood
where I lived.
I used our type
writer to print
the paper. If the
news ran out, I
could always fill
in with facts
about the city in
which I lived,
jokes, puzzles
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Riddle Answers

l. A meddling woman puts her
nose in other peoples business, and
a snuff manufacturer puts his busi-
ness in other peoples noses. 2.
Digging wells. 8. To keep from
spending time. 4. It has forelegs
(four legs) In front and two legs be-
hind. s. Butternut (better not.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Girl Recalls Her
First Impressions
Of Washington
Prize Contribution
By KITTY GOFF, IL,
John Quincy Adams School.

VOIIII
I arrived in Washington from the
South early one cold, foggy Sunday
morning in late November.
The first thing I noticed was the
crowded station. While waiting for
Evening star., 1943-07-04

the model reproduced herewith, 1t
will show the national emblem OF
the Norwegian people In full color
red, white and blue.
No philatelic news comes from
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. and
collectors of the stamps of those
countries wonder what is happening
behind the wall of silence" set up
by Germany in the past two years.
Presumably. postal activity of sort
continues in the Baltic countries, and
that would seem to signify the use of
postal adhesives, but nobody knows
for sure.
Prof. R. De L. French of McGill
University, Montreal, has presented
his fine collection of Canadian
postal stationery to the Post Office
Department of Canada.
The 1895 and 1899 Queen Victoria
stamps of India-3p. Or, 3r and 5r-
| reproduce a portrait of her majesty
painted by Heinrich Won Angel, a
Hungarian artist born in 1840
Ships magazine published by the
National Council of American Ship
| builders, 81 West street, New York
City, contains material of interest
to collectors of stamps and covers
of maritime significance.
Rear Admiral Albert B. Randall,
mandant of the United States Mari
time Service, has been a stamp COL
lector for many years.
William Cowper. one of the very
greatest of letter writer's, said Of
the postman:
He whistles as he goes, light-heart-
ed wretch,
Cold and yet cheerful messenger Of
grief
Perhaps to thousands, and Of Joy
to some"
Thomas Morris is writing history
of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, soon to be published by
Harry L. Lindquist. 2 West Forty
| Slxln SlreeC, new YORK City.
Rear Admiral Robert E Peary,
president of the Aerial League of
America, declared on May IS. 1918:
The aerial mail route inaugurated
| today between New York, Philadel-
phia and Washington is forerun-
ner of network of aero mail lines
which will cover the entire world
within few years. Within six
months We will undoubtedly see the
crossing of the Atlantic by air."
Stamp meetings for the week are
| listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, 3l02 Twenty
| fourth street NE.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington. Thomson
School, Twelfth street NV.
Wednesday evening at 8-Wast-
ington Philatelic Society. Lee Shera-
ton Hotel, Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Sweet Girl Graduate of Blair
Tells How It Feels to Be One
Prize Contribution.
BY RACHEL McREYNOLDS, IL,

delightful Oh the work in order to
have the title! Exams to be turned at the last
pupil thing his mind? Well
wasn't the exception.
SINGING the alma mater sent
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Uncle Rays Corner.

In these modern times. great pains
are taken to keep soldiers we'll fed.
The services of supply" are of first
Importance, and every general wants
Evening star., 1943-07-04
Lots of Fun

Lots Of Fun
willie! What in the world are
you pinching the baby for? Let him
alone!"
"Oh, I amt doing nothin'! We're
only playing auto and he's the
horn"
Evening star., 1943-07-04
|Anacostia Boy
Holds Job In .
Radio Shop
Prize Contribution
By NAT WRIGHT, 16,

Anac0St1a High Scho0l.
The halls of AnacOStia High
School have been harboring a bud
ding Marconi in one Earl Martin,
Is, who does a mans work in radio