Evening star., 1943-04-18
Just
Between
Ourselves
BY PHILIP H. LOVE.
Editor, The Junior Star.

GuALOA, AAC ONAio1 9"oA'
Some of the boys of Blessed
Sacrament School are finding an
outlet for their interest in handicraft
by making copies of machines that
are helping Uncle Sam and his
friends to win the war.
An excellent example of their
craftsmanship is the tank" in the
photograph at the left. This formi-
dable looking war machine is not ex-
pected to dispose of any Germans,
Japanese or Italians, but it has
enabled Jack Klein and his school,
mates to kill some time that other
wise might have been rather dull
and that makes it an effective
weapon, if you ask me.
Jack, who is II and lives at 1T
Grafton street, Chevy Chase. Md,
calls his tank a Gen. Grant Model
MA The only thing it lacks is
pair of caterpillar treads, but that is
more than made up for by the fact
that it runs.
What makes it run is an old auto
mobile hidden under its heavy card
board "armorplate." But the little
car, formerly used on golf course
in Florida, is powered by batteries,
so Jack is probably the only tank
commander in the world who does
not have to worry about gasoline
So long as the batteries retain their
Juice" he and his tank are ready
for action anywhere on the Chevy
Chase front.
The deadly looking guns, like the
armor, are Cardboard Similar armor-
plate, painted red, white and blue.
protects the wheels. On one side of
the tank, sign suggests BE Blood
Donor" and on the back another
urges Buy War Bonds and Stamps"
Recently, the pupils of Blessed
Sacrament put on circus" to raise
money to aid priests and nuns in
carrying on their missionary work.
And Jacks tank, which was used as
a patriotic float" won a prize of SIS.
ITO start off the circus" says a
note from Dick McGrath, 13, posters
made by the children from different
classes were displayed on the doors
and walls of the school. The admis-
sion charge was 10 cents. and most
OF the amusements were cents. Ice
cream. popcorn, peanuts, hot dogs
and soft drinks were among the
refreshments on sale, and, of course,
there was a variety of games in
which prizes were offered. During
an hour and a half. a profit of $3.50
was made, all of which went directly
to the Missions
But Jack was not the only "arm-
ament maker" who contributed to
the success of the show. Among the
other feature attractions" as circus
folk would have it, was a tank
equipped with caterpillar treads
and Jeep decorated with American
flags and patriotic posters. The
tank was built by Tony Brennan.
while the jeep represented the COM
blned skills of Jackie Corblv, Harry
EWald, Jimmy Kilcoyne and Martin
Stohlman.
SlXth-grade pupils at Blessed Sac
rament have begun publication of a
monthly newspaper. The Eye, which
carries the slogan, Sees All. Knows
All, Prints ALL" The first issue, con-
tanning - mimeographed pages, is
introduced with this bit of verse by
Donald Young:
Here's a paper that you will like.
It's 2 cents copy and will make you
bright;
Full of stories and puzzles and Jokes
That will thrill your mother, your
father and all the folks"
The paper is edited by Leon Bani-
gan and Jimmy OBoyle, with the
help of Helen Martin and Joan Can
field. assistant editors; Maria Vargas
and Barbara Coffey, stories: Tommy
Brown and Bobby ODonnell, poems,
news and sports; Mary Jane Wilson.
religion: David Gatti, cartoons;
John Burgoyne, riddles; Patricia
Wilbert, jokes, and Billy Bono, ad-
vertising.
81. raul Academy mas invested
$9,813 in War bonds and stamps, in
addition to carrying on a many
sided campaign to aid the Red Cross,
says a note from Marie Schmidt.
Hyattsville (Md) Elementary School
contributed $2O628 to the Red Cross
War Fund-"more than any other
school in Prince Georges County,"
according to j. S. Correspondent
Janet Hilferty. Beverly Hullings,
Laura Lee Lewey and Ethel Sawyer
have won membership in the National
Honor Society at OXon Hill (Md.}
Consolidated School, Alice Deanna
Pirie reports, adding: Eve are proud
of these girls, as they symbolic our
school in its highest standards" The
most interesting new organization
at Paul Junior High School, writes
Ruth Davis, is the International
Forum. It's purpose, she explains, lis
to acquaint its members with foreign
countries and particularly their
views on the important subjects of
today"
Police Sergeant-What? You back
again?
Prisoner-Yeah. Any mail come