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Evening star., 1943-05-09

a berth on the all-hlgh and Met
ropolitan teams. When questioned
about the Outstanding Player
Trophy, he replied, as is typical of
him, that he felt good, of course.
when he was awarded it. but that
he owed a lot to the team and to
his mother. His mother, he ex-
planned, always prepared special
menus so he'd get the proper food
in numerous ways and thus keep in
shape.
Back in Chattanooga, Tenn,
whence he came only last June,
Keith was a three-letter man, play
ing football, basket ball and base
ball. In football, he was on the
varsity team of Red Bank High
School and on the all-county team
With the score tied 1913, Keith
kicked the extra point to score his
biggest thrill That brought a head
line in the city paper and an added
thrill.
Playing varsity basket ball oc-
cupied him for three seasons. In
his second year, he was q member OF
the all-district congressional dis
trict team; in his third year, he
was on the all-Tennessee Valley
Conference team and was slated to
captain the school team this year
Keith learned to play basket ball
under the watchful eyes of his fa-
ther, who was a high school coach.
Last year, Keith also held down
first base on Chattanooga high
school baseball team. This season
he hopes to play for Techs baseball
nine He also enjoys playing ten
mis- and swimming.
Scholastically, Keith has a high
average and is a member of Pharos
McKinley's chapter of the Nationa
Honor Society His popularity is
shown by the fact that he has beer
elected ergeant-at-arms of the
senior class He is II and lives al
4213 Twenty-eighth street, Noun,
Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Young Birds Eat
Over Half Their
Weight Daily

How would you like to have an
appetite like young robin? He
can-and does-eat ID feet of earth
worm in day-if his mother gives
him that much!
The great capacity of birds to de-
YOUR all kinds of worms and insects
Is lucky thing for man, because if
it were not for the millions of pests
they consume, the earth would soon
be buried under a plague of bugs.
A scarlet tanager has been OBJ
served eating $50 caterpillars in l8
minutes. A northern yelloWthroat.
feeding in tree infested with plant
lice, devoured $500 of the insects in
40 minutes. And when two night
hawks were killed and their stomachs
examined, one was found to contain
go grasshoppers and the other more
than 500 mosquitoes.
Every young bird, in order to
grow must eat from one-half to his
full weight of food every day. Just,
figure out how much you would have
to eat if you put away food on the
same scale!
Evening star., 1943-05-09

bring to it much famc-magnificent
museum, shops crowded with art
treasures of the Orient, in bewilder-
ing variety.
The tourist should try to see the
Chinese temples of worship. The
Oriental public school, the Chinese
telephone exchange, the drugstores.
barber shops, jewelry stores. res
taurants. Chinese theaters and ba-
zaars are among strange sights
never to be forgotten.
There are several Chinese news
papers. Visitors look on with
amusement as they watch the men
setting up these journals. Each
symbol means a different word.
Probably the best time to see
Chinatown is at night, because it is
more picturesque. The gayly lighted
shop fronts and the Oriental Ian
terms cast mellow glow over the
shifting throngs.
Would you like to see Chinatown?
Well, I would, too, because all I
know about it, I learned from my
picture postcard collection.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

can. Personally. find that a stout
jacknife blade cuts corners like these
better than tin shears I work it up
and down through the can like a
hacksaw. OF course, it will need
sharpening later
Now. still wearing gloves, curl the
projecting prongs downward and
outward as shown. The prong which
forms the handle should first have
its sharp edges flied smooth. Leave
the remaining three prongs standing
high enough to grip the chimney's
base firmly.
Cut V half an inch high and
wide through the center of the cans
bottom. Push this prong up into the
can to receive the fiat end of the
candle later. A few nail holes, while
not necessary. may be punched up
through the bottom for ventilation.
A coat of fiat black paint inside
and out gives the lantern an antique
look. Better still, pound shallow
dents close together over the surface
with rounded-end punch. To re-
tain the hammered tins bright
finish and prevent rust. give the
lamp coat Of clear shellac.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

:'recorded in pictures by Leo. Cherry
blossoms around the Tidal Basin
attracted him, and he now shows
them in technicolor on his screen at
home. Once. while visiting a Gov
ernment building, he saw reporters
and photographers gathered about
a celebrity. On closer inspection, he
recognized John L. Lewis as the
center of attention. Following the
example of the professional photog-
raphers, he asked the labor leader
to Look this way, please and then
-snap-he had a new picture for
his collection.
King George vi and Queen Eliza
beths visit to Washington was an
other occasion when Leo swung into
action with his camera. And with
his movie camera he has made
various stage shows and also the
Aquacade in New York
About two years ago. Leo entered
The Stars annual Soap Box Derby.
After losing out. he climbed a tele-
phone pole to take movies of the
remaining race. In the midst of
this, Star photographer took a
picture of Leo taking pictures from
the pole.
Leo develops and prints pictures
for friends in his spare time. How
ever, that is not so often, because he
is captain of Company C of the
Blair Victory Corps, a member of the
Maryland State Guard and an air.
raid warden,
Evening star., 1943-05-09


like paper The first is a gold ore
and the latter is known as mountain
leather. Many of the stones are
kept in drawers which are divided
into squares. He also has polished
sections of some minerals which are
displayed in Individual cases. His
rarest specimen is a piece of bixby-
ite, which, he says. few people have
ever seen. Another rare one IS
pyutohedron, which was given to
him by a museum. He also has a
piece of bibtory, which, he says. is
quite rare and seldom found in this
vicinity. John told me how to spell
the names. One that I would not
mind having is gold nugget, worth
about $40, from Alaska.
Altogether, he has about 500 diff
ferent kinds of stones. He keeps
the names filed in box so that he
can locate them quickly. He has
many books and magazines on the
subject; some were given to him
by his father, but others he bought
John can identify most minerals
by lew simple tests, such as break
ing off piece and examining its
structure. trying it with acid. and
sometimes by taste I asked him to
identify one of my minerals. and
when he saw how a compass be-
haved near it, he said that it was
probably magnetic.
He has some stones which appear
very ordinary but which, when
heated, glow brightly in the dark.
He calls these fiuoresence.
When John gees on a map-mak-
ing trip, he takes a mineralogist's
hammer with HIM and usually
comes home with his pockets full of
stones. The location of any mineral
found is marked on his map.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Boy Sells Old Toys
To Aid Uncle Sam

Ivan Schroeder, 10, of BellfoWer
Calf, earns extra spending money
in way that fits right in with the
national effort to conserve things.
Ivan collects Old toys which he
and his friends have outgroWn. or
which are in very bad shape. Then
he repairs and repaints them. When
they are almost as good as new, he
sells them to parents of smaller boys
and girls, and buys War stamps with
the money he earns.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

that Doris is generally recognized
as one of Mckinley High Schools
best girl athletes. She is, 1 am
told, about equally good in arch
cry, badminton, basket ball, bowl
ling, swimming and tennis. And
she was captain of one of the
Tech girls basket ball teams.
Don't ask me if Doris or Keith
Is the better athlete. Frankly, !
don't know. And even if 1 did, !
wouldn't dare say. All I know
or will SAYS. they're both good.
In school, Doris favorite subject
is chemistry. And she is an honor
roll student, which would seem to
promise that her ambition to become
scientist will be realized.
Doris and Keith take chemistry
and history together, and there is
continual race to see who comes
out on top. But don't ask me who
does!
Before I get away from Mckinley
maybe I ought to report that Jeanne
Barinott, The Junior Stars best
correspondent there. is captain of
the Girls Cadet Corps.
And speaking of Techs Girl
Cadets, their old maroon and gray
uniforms have been replaced by
snappy blue ones, consisting of nom
wool skirts and jackets with brass
buttons, white bouses and caps
somewhat like those of the WAACS.
The general opinion of the school, =
says Tech Life, seems to be quite
favorable toward the change"
The Woodrow Wilson High School
woodshop made 100 canes for dis
abled soldiers, sailors and marines.
The Junior Red Gross provided the
money for the wood and supervised
production.
Wilson students also are working
five Victory garden plots staked out
in the rear of the school, The food
harvested from the gardens is to be
sold Ito students, teachers, the cafe
terra or any persons desiring to buy
it. according to the Wilson Beacon
Money collected from the selling of
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Silver Paper Makes
Doll House Mirror

A fine little mirror for a dolls
house can be made in the following
way:
Cut piece of cardboard the size
and shape you'd like the mirror to
be. 1t may be square, oval or
round. Get a little piece of silver
paper and smooth it out nicely, then
stick it on to the cardboard with
paste and trim the edges. Make a
frame by cutting narrow strips of
brown paper and pasting them all
around the rim, then pierce two
tiny holes in the top with a pin and
thread with string so that you can
hang it up.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
You'll Have to Learn
Secret of Relaxation
If You Want to Flv
By I. r, HEGEI,

ANY one who has lived among
flying people for any length of time
is bound to be impressed with the
flying clans poise under all cir
cumstances, even war. The answer?
Flying folk work hard while they
work and really relax when they
relax. The fedgling who expects to
be an eagle tomorrow should learn
early what relaxation means and
how it works
Plenty of sleep comes first. Sec
ond is the cultivation of a hobby
Any hobby that is thoroughly en-
joyed will give the body and nerves
a chance to relax. Many pilots are
writer's, singers, modelerS. painters
musicians, stamp collectors and
pigeon fanciers. Airplane hostesses
have all sorts of hobbies-knitting
sketching, sculpturing, doll-making
and dog raising.
Third. active participation in a
sport is an aid to relaxation SWIM
ming, hiking, tennis, bowling, box
ing. dancing, golf. fencing, horse
back riding, volley ball, basket ball,
table tennis, badminton, skating,
skiing.
Fourth, really learn the trick of
relaxation itself. When a hard exam
is due. don't 60 at the problems
hammer-and-tongs. Lie down. Let
yourself 60 limp. like an old sock.
Or sit in the most comfortable chair
you can find and rotate the head
very slowly from left to right Is
times. Stop. Do it again The tight
feeling will disappear. You'll have
new zest for the problem ahead.
Relaxation cannot be minimized
in its relation to flying. Future
airmen and airWomen must depend
upon strong nerves as fully as on
their theoretical knowledge and
training. Make sure your nerves
are being properly nurtured by suf-
flcient rest, proper diet and correct
living.
There are books on flying
health. Send a set-addressed
Government penny postal to I. r.
Hegel, care OF The Junior Star.
A list 1Dill be forwarded.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

about Australia
long after Left
Ericsson and Co.
lumbus crossed
the At | a n t ic.
There is no Ger
tain proof that
1t was seen by
any white man
before 1906.
In that year, a
Dutch sea cap
tain sailed to
the n or t h e r n
coast, and some
of his sailors
went ashore. The
sailors were at
Evening star., 1943-05-09
lust Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

this food" the Beacon adds, will be
given to the Victory Corps"
The gardens are being worked
under the supervision of the produc-
ton division of the Victory Corps.
Gordon Mckinley, John Russell,
Jean McConville, Albert Hemmer-
dinger and Fred Hazelwood are in
charge.
Russ Porter, former managing
editor of the Roosevelt High School
Reporter, has dropped 4,OOO-pound
"block-buster" bombs on Hamburg,
Wilhelmshaven, Bremen and other
German cities. He is a member of
the Royal Canadian Air Force and
has participated in 81 air raids.
Jerry Steinberg, Roosevelt, is the
proud owner of War savings bond
worth $4,000. So far as I have beea
able to learn, it is the largest bond
purchase ever made at Roosevelt
Bill Bird was the salesman - or
order-taker. rather, since Jerry
wanted to make the investment and
didn't have to be sold.
X X
The April IS issue of the Central
High School Bulletin is very peculiar.
After reading page l, you turn to
page 2, and it is upside down. Yes,
sir, Pages l and are printed one
way Pages 2 and 3 the other. It's
most confusing, but maybe there's
a good reason haven't heard about.
Maybe, for instance, Centralites
need the exercise.
Zbigniev WojeiechoWski, 17-year-
old Wilson student, lived through
the German bombing of Warsaw
the preWar capital of Poland. After
one week of bombardment, the city
OF Warsaw was already desolate, >
he says. Most of the public build
ings were in ruins There was no
more electricity or gas in the houses
And it was only the beginning"
Leaving Warsaw by automobile
Jim, as he prefers to be called, joined
the throng of refugees on the road
to Lwow, a town in Southeastern
Poland
"On the way" he recalls, I'VE were
six times machine -gunned by Ger
man planes. which lowered to an al
titude of 100 yards above our heads
and shot with their machine guns
at the weaponless people. My best
friend, a boy l6, was killed in this
way"
In May of last year, the Woiei-
chowskis-Jim, his mother, father
and younger brother and sister
were reunited in London. Now, for
the first time in four years, they are
sharing real Nome in Washington
Jim's father. a colonel in the Polish
Army, is now representing the Polish
Air Force here.
Bernie Miller, battling center OF
Roosevelt's 1912 football team. is in
the Navy. Let's hope he helps to
score a lot of touchdowns.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

VI VIC A1tC1 Cot.
ing article on
the right. But
that article does
not say a word
about the ath-
letic prowess of
Keith's sister,
Doris. Maybe
that is because
t h e au t h or,
Jeanne Barinott,
is saving Doris
for a later ar
ticle.
Well, be that
as 1t may, the
Evening star., 1943-05-09

Spon S o r e q py
The Star, has
proved to be one
of McKinley's
best all around
a t h | e te S and
students.
Besides being
one of the main
r e a S ons why
Techs battling
NIFTY M i t e S"
managed to cop
the inter = high
and Metropoli-
tan glories this
season, K e i t h
was hOnored by
Evening star., 1943-05-09

consists of II
S q u a re blocks,
and has a popu-
lation of about
5000. 1t was
rebuilt by the
Chinese a tt e r
the fire of 1906.
+. TIL e m a i n
street is Grant
avenue. From
the street rise
the t a n t a S t i c
towers of those
gre a t bazaars
which stand as
portals of Chi
n a t o W n, a n d
Evening star., 1943-05-09

eral collection
and how it fits in
with his maps.
He has been
collecting since
1889 and has
many interesting
exhibits neatly
arranged on a
shelf in his room.
S ON e of the
stones are dull
gray. but others
are bril- liantly
colore d. One
looks like a piece
of cake; another
Evening star., 1943-05-09
That Old Cap Will Make
Excellent Eye Shield

stiffening inside will often crumple
and lose it's shape when wet. A
better plan is to do the cleaning
with a cleaning fluid. If you use
the inflammable type, be sure to
work out of doors, away from any
fire and in a breeze. An old tooth
brush will be excellent for applying
the fluid.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Preparedness

In case in which damages were
claimed for assault, carpenter who
had been called as a witness was
asked by counsel what distance he
was from the parties when he saw
the plaintiff struck.
Just 4 feet 51a inches" the
carpenter answered.
Please tell me-" said counsel
how it is possible you can be so
very exact as to the distance?"
Well, to tell you the truth
replied the carpenter. "I thought
some fool might ask me, so !
measured it!''
Evening star., 1943-05-09
| Girl Learns About
IChinQf0zvn From
card Collection
Prize Contribution
BY JANET HILFERTY.

Among all the high lights of San
Francisco, Chinatown, with it's quaint
Oriental community and customs, is
without doubt the most fascinating.
This Chinese settlement today
Evening star., 1943-05-09
My Nom
Prize Contribution
BY MARGARET RICHARDSON,

eastern Hlen SchoOl
I When hardships prevail and
troubles brew.
/ Who's always there to help me
through?
My nom.
When my heart aches and I am
blue,
Who saws, I'll always think of
YOU?
My nom,
When I'm alone and full of woe.
Who comforts me more than YOU
know?
My nom.
Who takes my hand when I am sad.
And sweetly says, Please don't feel
bad?
My nom!
Who do I go to for advice?
Who says, Don't speak til you
think twice?
My NOM
Who always greets me with a smile
And keeps me laughing all the
while?
My NOM
lift my hat to her in praise,
My heart she'll have for all her
days
My nom!
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Fine for Father

I've been thinking, my son, of
retiring next year and leaving the
business to you"
There's no hurry, is there, dad?
You go ahead and work few years
more and then we can retire to-
gether.'
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Rabbits Create
Big Problem
In Australia
Fence 1,139 Miles
Long Fails to Halt
Their Migrations
BY UNCLE RAY.

If the name New World" had
not been given to North and South
America, it might have been pre-
sented to Australia. People learned
Evening star., 1943-05-09

Athletic ability seems to run in
Keith Harder's family.
Keith's unusual success as an
athlete is, you will note, the subject
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Posers

These posers were contributed by
Gladyce Miller of Route l, German
town, Md. Gladyce is Is years old
and attends Damascus High School.
l. What metal never exists in a
solid state?
2. Do parrots know what they are
talking about? ~
3. WHAT ,"o seas are connected by
the Suez Canal?
4. What comprises the United
States Bill of Rights?
.. Who was the first United States
President to occupy the White
House?
6. What insect kills the mosquito?
T. To what family of fish does the
goldfish belong?
8. How many months are in a
Chinese year?
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Prize Contribution
By RACHEL McREYNOLDS,

Photography the hobby OF Leo Michael Aoyu Flahey r of
Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Still
ested Leo most until
Varied the pues-from Kerry
The Blair of
Evening star., 1943-05-09
No A nsuer

" o a NSl'er
Electrician ito helper - Mrs.
Brown wants to know why you didn t
fix her doorbell.
Helper-1 went over and rang it
three times. When she didn't an
sWer, 1 thought no one was home.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
BoyHas Nugget
Worth $40 in
Rock Collection
Several Rare Items
Are Included Among
His 500 Specimens
Prize Contribution
By PAULA SIMONDS
LAFAYETTE School.

In a recent article. told you
about John Reed, II, of 6637 Barnaby
street NV, and his maps. Now I
am going to tell you about his min
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Basket Ball Trophy Winner
is AU>Around Athlete
Tech Senior Also.
Has High Average
In His Studies
Prize Contribution
BY JEANNE BARINOTT,
Mckinley High School.

Keith Harder, winner of the Naval
Aviation Cadet trophy awarded to
the outstanding player of the Met
ropolltan basket ball tournament
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Poser 4

l. Mercury. 2. No, they only mimic
sounds. 3. The Red and the Med
iterranean. 4. The first 10 amend
ments to the Constitution. 5. John
Adams. 6. The dragonfly. 7. To the
carp or minnow family 8. Thirteen,
because there are l3 new moons in
a Chinese year.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Riddles

l. Why is cherry like book
Helen Mosser
2 How does an engine hear?-
Eileen Erikson.
g. Where was Solomons temple?
Helene Scheer.
4. Why is steam like a great ma
tion?-Pouy Schriefer.
5. What is often brought to the
table, frequently cut, but never
eaten?-Viola Doty.
Evening star., 1943-05-09
Riddle Answers

l. Because it is red (read). 2. With
its engine ears (engineers). 8. On
the side of his head. 4. Because it
is a mighty power. S. A deck of
| cards.
Evening star., 1943-05-09

There are books on fyinq
health. Send a selt-addressed
Government penny postal to I. r.
Hegel, care of The Junior Star.
A list mill be torWdrGed.
Evening star., 1943-11-22
Virginian Saves Belfast Man
To Win Soldier S Medal
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Nov.
"a The first Soldiers Medal
awarded to an American soldier in
Northern Ireland was presented to-
day to Pvt. Ray F. Beasley, Shorts
Creek, Va, by Brig. Gen. Leroy P.
Collins, commander of this area.
Pvt. Beasley won the medal for
saving an aged Belfast man from
drowning in August, 1912. Although
not a swimmer, the soldier leaped
into a river fully clad, pulled the
man to safety, saw that he was
taken to hospital and then walked
20 miles back to his camp in his
soaking uniform.
Evening star., 1943-11-22
lsWRshonmiq
@Remmidersm

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps A, B and
c valid through December 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 3, G,H
j and K brown stamps valid
through December 4. Stamp l.
valid through January l. Stamp
M becomes valid November "a.
Sugar-Stamp 20 In Book No. 4 good
for S pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. 1S in Book No. 1
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. valid now for
an indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8.
B and C coupons good for 2 GAL
Ions each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For G
coupon holders, November 90: for
A coupon holders. March 81, 1914.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons, good
for 10 gallons unit, valid now,
expire January 3. According to
the District 0PA, consumers in
this area should not have used
more than IL per cent of their
total yearly fuel oil ration as Of
today.
Evening star., 1943-11-22
Glass Container Output
Boosted Sharply in 1943
BY the Associated Press.

ny the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-There will
be enough milk and beer bottles,
cosmetic containers, fruit and vege-
table jars and other assorted glass
vessels manufactured this year to
reach around the world more than
Is times if placed side by side.
Output Is at record peak be-
cause of the rush to substitute glass
containers for preparations and
products formerly tucked away in
war precious tin.
Based on an average diameter at
the bottom of three inches per bot
tie, 1943's record production will
aggregate about 13,400, 100000 con-
tainers, compared with almost H.
500 100000 in 1912 and approx
mately 10000 100000 in 1910.
officials of the Glass Container
Association say the industry has
been hit but little by wartime short
ages which have affected so many
other lines of endeavor.
The manpower situation is de-
scribed as pretty bad-just as in
most other industries" It is pointed
out. however. that many glass con-
tainer plants fortunately are not
located in critical manpower short
age areas"
In materials the worst shortage
is in paperboard-described as
tight" but with no serious trouble
encountered vet,