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Evening star., 1943-05-16
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By ELMA WALTNER.

Watches are handy things to
carry, but has it ever occurred to
you that folks have not always had
these little conveniences? Telling
time by the sun is a little known
art today, but sun time used to
be the only time folks had, and
sundials were common.
Perhaps the earliest sundial any,
body ever had was a moon mark"
some tree or post that cast shadow
at certain point each noon. Per-
haps it was a moon mark" that
gave some bright young man the
idea for the sundial as we know it.
Although we don't need them for
telling time, sundials are decorative
for our gardens and easy to make.
The one described here is also
amusing. Perhaps the pup is q
pointer; at least, his tail points to
the hours by the shadow it casts.
To make the dial, get a piece
OF wood about l inch thick and IL
inches square. Nail one or two
cross braces on the bottom to
strengthen the board. Enlarge the
pattern of the puppy and trace it
on wood that is one inch thick. Be
sure that the grain of the wood
runs with the length Of the puppy's
tail. to give It strength.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

bly, can, she has collected 154 movie
magazines, 13 scrapbooks and about
5000 pictures of actors and &C
tresses.
Then there are the movie players
Mary Ellen has actually seen.
When the Victory Caravan was on
its way to Ensenada, Mexico, it
stopped at San Diego. 1t was there
that Ellen saw and talked with
Mary Martin, Lucille Ball, Ann
Miller, JinX Falkenburg, Joan Blon-
dell, Dick Powell, James Cagney,
Martha ODriscoll, Gail Page, Stan
Laurel of Laurel and Hardy, Desi
Arnez and Lupe Velez.
Portrait of Star.
Every one remembers Dive Bomb
err Well, it was filmed on the air.
craft carrier to which Capt. Fox
was assigned, and Mary Ellen was
fortunate enough to be on board
several times during that period.
She met and talked with Fred Mac
Murray and she has a large gift
portrait OF him adorning her wall.
She also saw Enrol Flynn, Ralph
Bellamy and Regis Toomy on the
ship.
Mary Ellen told me of two rather
amusing occurrences during the
filming. In one, Flynn ran across
the flight deck in bright red socks,
instead of regulation black, and
the picture was in technicolor-
you can just imagine! And in the
other, the galley cooking fumes
from the ventilator attracted a
flock of seagulls during a scene. sup
posedly at high sea. anf the cameras
had to stop until the cook finished
and the birds flew away. They are
land birds. you know.
War Souvenirs.
Mary Ellen has been to Hawaii,
Mexico, Canada, through the Pana-
ma Canal, and to all the States of
the Union except those in New
England. She also has been to sew
eral South American countries. And
she has collected souvenirs from
all these places, not to mention
Trinidad, Bermuda, China, the Vir-
gin Islands and other points of in
terest.
Her souvenirs from World War
include German, British. French
and American helmets, shell cases
and pictures. From World War II
she has already collected souvenirs
from Wake Island, the Marshall
and Gilbert Islands. Marcus Island.
the Solomons, Midway and the
Coral Sea.
Mary Ellen plays the piano and
has excellent school grades. She
is in the ninth grade at Takoma
Park High School. and her home is
at 1923 Wayne avenue. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Add Some Clever
Touches to Your
Summer Outfits
By KATHERINE HOUISON

If you go in for bandana tied
under your chin, try heavy braid
of wool over it, around your head
and fastened at the neckline at the
back 1t adds a clever touch to your
summer outfit.
Make your initials with the wire
off milk bottles. Enamel or nail
polish will color them to suit any
outfit, and the ends can be used to
fasten them to your dress or coat.
Enamel toy clothespins in bright
colors, paint funny faces on them
and string them together for a clown
necklace. They're grand with sports
wear. Cut faces from the funny
papers if you can't draw. Dress
them in skirts and trousers for
added effect.
Take bias strips Of the material
of your summer formal and stitch
them together in one long strip
Shirr the center and fasten it to
the front of your evening shoes
Put the shoe on, cross the ends OF
the strip under the instep, bring
them up around the back of the
slipper, cross them again. and tie
them in front at the ankle. This
gives you matching slippers at prac-
tically no cost.
If you really want something diff
ferent to wear at your next formal
take a band of velvet to match the
color of your dress, and right in the
center fasten small spray of real
flowers. Fasten the band around
your neck, with the flowers hanging
down in front. It's original and
effective.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
This Easily Made Sundial
Will Tell Time for You
Paint the square board with

dAi1 Vic square DOdTQ WIN
good grade of outdoor enamel.
Draw a circle on which to mark
the numbers. Now mount the pup
with wood screws, so that the heel
OF his back leg Is against the center
of the square board. You will want
to set up the sundial in an open spot
that catches the sun most of the
day. Fasten the board to post so
that the puppy's nose faces due
south.
At noon, mark the point where
the shadow of the pups tail hits
the number circle. At each sue
ceeding hour, as long as the sun
hits the sundial, mark the spot
where the tail shadow falls. The
next morning you will have to get
up before the sun does.
Mark the hours up to noon, as you
did the afternoon ones. Paint in
the Roman numerals with weather.
proof paint, and mark also the four
directions, N. S. E and w. The
puppy should also be painted with
outdoor paint.
You will flnd this dial to be quite
accurate for telling time. If YOU
want to 60 to little extra work,
you can mark In the halt and quar-
tar hours % we'll
Evening star., 1943-05-16


and the resulting plan is an album
of Autographed pictures and articles.
Members of the staff will paste
these in individual books; the ar
ticles include class prophecy, his
tory will and data on individual
students.
In previous years the book was
called the "Silverlogue," but since it
is to be changed this year the name
Silver Snaps" is to be substituted
Red and white, Montgomery Blairs
colors, will be used on the book.
Silver Snaps" will be a snapshot
album 5 by 71a inches; the cover is
red, with a white school seal, the
title and the year.
Members of Staff,
Members of the staff include Mu-
riel Kipps, business manager, and
other students who are in charge of
the subscriptions and writing and
typing the material. Among these
are Joan Foley, Muriel Anderson
and Marliyn Batter. Pictures have
been taken individually and of va
rious groups by Johnny Poole, as
sisted by Ken Craglow and Bert
Collie. Others helping out are Bill
MarloWe, Bill Mcdaniel and Johnny
Clark.
The editor told me how willing the
merchants of Silver Spring were to
help the yearbook along. They saw
the task and knew they would not
be able to place advertisements in
such small album. but offered to
be patrons. Over $100 came in to
the funds of Silver Snaps" from
these patrons, whose names will be
listed in the book.
Norma hopes to start distributing
the album among the students by
the 1st of June. Every one realizes
the task was difficult one and can
appreciate the way the editor has
tackled the job. Success seems to
be coming for her, as the money al
ready has been raised for the cost
of the book. and there is still more
coming in from the students.
Tomatoes Are Speciality.
To become a journalist is Norma S
ambition. Her hobbies include writ
ing short stories, gardening, playing
basket ball and last, but not least,
dancing. When I called Norma for
this story, which happened to be on
sparkling sunny afternoon, I in
terrupted her gardening. Tomatoes
are her specially this year-because,
she explains, she has succeeded in
raising them before.
Busy is the best way to describe
Norma because her work on Silver
Snaps" really keeps her going.
This year has gone faster than any
other in my life she said. Il hope
every year doesn't fly by because
I'll never have time to do all the
things I have planned"
Dedicated to the boys who are
entering the service from the 43
class, Silver Snaps shows that
Blair students are doing all possible
to aid in the war effort here at home
and are going on to The war front.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
A Ride With Jim
Prize Contribution.

ITHc
BY MARY KATHRYN ILSLEY. 13.
Trinity Preparatory School, Leicester, Md.
Today saddled my coal black roam,
And rode him out to his native
home:
To his native home, the range so
free,
We went together, my horse and me.
And we went through the prairie,
the prairie so wild.
We heard what we thought was the
sigh of a child;
But twas only the murmur OF the
wind in a tree,
And we went on together, my
horse and me.
We came to the range where the
cattle roam,
We came to the range that was
Jim's old home;
And we went through the tall grass
it swayed in the wind,
And we went on together, myself
ana jim.
Then, in the distance, I suddenly
saw
A band of rustlers, guns ready to
draw;
They were rustlers, all right. so
away went we
To round up posse, my horse
and me.
And round up a posse we did that
day,
And we captured those rustlers
right away;
But now it was time to 60 home to
our kin,
So we rode toward the setting sun,
myself and Jim.
Evening star., 1943-05-16


Here's an idea that occurred to
me, and perhaps you, too, have
thought of it.
Every one writes letters to friends
and relatives who live out of town
or in different States. Why not in
close in your next letter picture
post card of Washington with, say,
the Capitol or the White House or
a picture of some sight of interest
here? Then ask your friends or
relatives to do likewise.
Imagine how much fun you'll have
seeing pictures of the interesting
things in your friends city, when
next he writes! It's almost like
being there.
Then make a scrapbook with all
the picture post cards. and make
your plans to see your favorite
scenes after the war
1t only costs about penny a
post card, and think of the fun you'll
have.
I've tried it!
Evening star., 1943-05-16
How a Puppy Grows
n, TnAN
AN GROSS, 10,

Dy JUAN UhUSS, To,
James Monroe School, Arlington. Va.
I think it's very funny
The way puppy grows:
A little on his wiggle-tail,
A little on his nose,
A little on his tummy
And a little on his ears;
I guess he'll be dog, all right,
In half a dozen years.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

JdcksVH' dlSO lcdIllCN w
ride a horse, and it was lots of fun
rounding up the COWS at milking
time.
We should all know more about
how the various farm products are
raised. Incubators hatch thousands
of chickens and turkey eggs, and
the downy little fellows are raised
in brooders for the first six weeks
before they are allowed outside.
Little ducks Waddle just like the
big ducks.
OF course, I was taken up with the
cute little baby pigs and lambs.
And colts and calves are so nice,
gentle and intelligent.
Fields of Mint.
In addition to regular farm crops,
there are acres Of popcorn and broom
corn. Broom corn looks like reg
ular field corn. but bears no ears.
The taSsels at the top are long,
strong and fibrous, and that Is the
material from which brooms are
made.
There are also fields of sorghum
cane. from which sorghum molasses
is made, and every farmer raises an
acre or two of sweet corn for roast
ing ears, marketing and canning.
There are also fields of mint, which
looks like clover hay and, when cut,
is taken to the stills, which make
oil of peppermint f1avoring for
chewing gum and candy. Medicinal
,,,o erir
seng. hydrastis and belladona.
If you have never lived on farm,
YOU don't know what good food is.
Vegetables fresh from the garden
are delightful, and you'll have
plentv of fried chicken, home-cured
ham, bacon and sausage, and fresh
eggs, to say nothing of jellies, jams
and honey. I am counting the days
until school is out so I can get back
10 the farm!
Electric Appliances.
Farm houses in the section I
visited are very modern and are
surrounded by large, stately trees,
which supply an abundance Of
shade To give you some idea of
t1it Colillol dllu Sollf
where I was last summer and am
returning this summer, the house
had two bathrooms, one upstairs
and one downstairs. good heating
plant, telephone and the following
electric appliances, in addition to
electric light: Fans, washing ma
chine, ironer, dish-Washing ma
chine. egg beater, dough mixer,
vacuum cleaner, refrigerator, cleo
trio range and radio.
Is farm life dull? Not in the
least. We went to church every
Sunday and to picture show at
least once a week, and there were
so many interesting things in the
country that the city dWellers miss
Let's be good Americans and join
the Land Army 1t is easily done
through the Agriculture Depart
ment or the War Manpower Com
mission.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

knew n o t h / ng
about the art of
r e a d ng, a n d
there were few
" h l t es W ho
could speak the
language of the
"blackfelloWs."
About the year
1905, a British
governor carried
out a plan to tell
t n e n a t iv e S
S o m e t h ing by
means of pic
lures. He issued
a poster and it
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Peach Kernels Made
Into Novel Chains

IT earned money by making small
buskets to go on a chain" writes
Mary Lucille Howell from Ports
mouth, Va. Il used peach kernels
for the baskets. cutting the kernels
just about halfway down. I took
out the top half and the seed, leav-
ing a handle across the top.
After that, I smoothed the edges
with file, and decorated the bas-
kets with colorless nail polish. I
then put them on the chain and
sold them for 10 and Is cents"
Evening star., 1943-05-16

wanted TO see
the Grand Can
yon, the Painted
Dessert, the tall
skyscrapers in
New York, our
grand old Lib
erty B e ii i n
Philadelphia, the
Alamo in Texas
and-oh, gosh, I
could go on and
on until I filled
up a couple of
p a G e S naming
pl a C e s! will
have to put the
trim off until
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Riddles

In spite of the shoe rationing. the
fellow mentioned in Riddle Number
is still giving each customer two
pairs. Would you be interested?
l.. What shoemaker makes shoes
without leather. with all the four
elements put together - fire and
water. earth and air-every customer
gets two pair.-Viola Doty.
2. Name four kinds of horses that
neither eat hay nor race.-Dorothv
Shaw.
3. Why are mustard and lighted
match much the same?-Richard
Gardner
4, When lady falls down, whv
can't her brother help her up?-
Faye Pearson.
5. Why did the moron 90 into the
WoodS?-Patty Russell
Evening star., 1943-05-16
PriSes Totaling S5
offered for Best
Contributions

Five prizes of ST each are awarded
in every issue of The Junior Star
for the best ORIGINAL stories, arti-
cles, poems and cartoons by boys
and girls of high school age and
under.
All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
ber, if any, and school 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
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution. 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., 1943-05-16

printers and ma
terial necessary
in publishing a
yearbook. T h e
senior class was
faced with quite
a problem to get
a book for the
students and yet
be patriotic by
not putting out
an expensive is
sue.
P h o t o g raph
albums seemed
to be the Solu-
ton. Investiga-
Evening star., 1943-05-16

useful as posi-
BILE.
My usefulness
last summer in
cluded helping
with the house
work, preparing
vegetables, fruits
and berries for
eating, canning
and marketing
working in the
garden, feeding
the C h i c k e n S,
gathering eggs,
picking berries,
and SO forth. I
also learned to
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Just Between Ourselves
BY PHILIP III. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

OF want to everything possibly
yhippngs
deserve.
Well here's good to aid time
match your patriotic efforts against those OF other
przes
prizes Salvage Committee and all
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Riddle Answers

/. The blacksmith. 2. Sea horse,
saw horse, clothes horse, rocking
horse. 3. Both are hot stun. 4. Be-
cause he couldn't be brother and
assist her "a sister,. 5. To md the
Board Of Directors.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Picture Strip
Taught Justice
In Australia
British Governor
Used 1t to Pacify
Natives in 1905
BY UNCLE RAY.

In early years Of Australia's settle.
ment, 1t was hard for the dark
skinned natives to be told anything
about the laws Of the white men.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Girl Aids War
By Working on
Indiana Farm
Brent Pupil Urges
Other Youngsters to
Join Land Army
Prize Contribution.
By MARION JACKSON, 10,

Last summer, spent six weeks on
q farm in Northern Indiana, and this
summer I want to spend 10 weeks
on the farm and make myself as
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Prfixs Contribution.
BY KATHLEEN FAULCONER, Ia.
Takoma Park (Md y High School

Approximately six months Mary Ellen Fox moved from
Diego, Caf Silver
school, Capt Charles W.
ered to Washington and the family got
know Mary Ellen found
Her extensive hobby
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Try the Post Card
TraveI Method
This Summer
Prize Contribution.
BY JUNE SICKELS.
wit

Since our country is going through
a shortage of gasoline and tires, ma
turally summer travelling will be cut
down by most of us.
Those of us who have always
Evening star., 1943-05-16

All teachers are book worms ex-
cept geometry teachers, and they
are angle worms.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

Experienced Golfer-Don't drive
that ball yet. There's man on the
fairWay.
Novice-HoW do I know if I'm
going to hit it? I'm no prophet.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Editor of Blair Yearbook
OVercomes Shortages
Solves Printing and
Material Problems
With Album Idea
Prize Contribution.
By RACHEL McREYNOLDS, II,
Montgomery Blair High School,


Editor in chief OF Montgomery
Blair High Schools 1943 yearbook
is Norma Harris. Because of the
war, there has been a shortage of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-25
By JACK sTINNETT
AP Features Writer

WASHINGTON, June %. -
When is a cabinet not a cabinet?
The answer is when this coun-
try is at war and the President
is Mr.. Roosevelt.
With the Office of War Mob
ilization now functioning, it is
becoming more apparent daily
that President Roosevelt has
bypassed most of his cabinet in
|delegating wartime powers.
Only three of the ten members
of the cabinet, by right of office.
have real authority at the coun-
Gil tables, and one of these
Secretary of State Hull-retains
his Importance by personal in
fluence with the President, than
by cooperative effort in the
circle that now is running this
war in all fields but that of mill
tary strategy.
Oddly enough the only two
cabinet members who still are
powerful are Republican Secre-
taries-Stimson of War, and
Knox of Navy. That is because
10th have done excellent jobs
as spokesman for the armed
forces and because in their three
fear tenures, the greatest Army
and Navy the United States ever
conceived has risen to sucn
strength and efficiency.
Harold L. Ickes' star has ris-
en- agais since we got into the
war but that is because of his
activities as Solid Fuels and
Petroleum administrator rather
than as Secretary of Interior.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., still
speaks with authority on tax
matters but it is considered a
certainty here that it will be
Economic Stabilizer Fred M.
Vinson who will carry the tax
ball for OWN from now on
not the Secretary of the Treas
Jury.
Jesse Jones has more impor-
lance as head of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. than as
Secretary of Commerce. A recent
chart that included even minor
war mobilization agency heads
didn't even list Jones.
Attorney General Biddle gets
an occasional mention as prose
cutor of war frauds, but little
more. Frank c. Walker con-
tinues to get some headlines as
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, but few as
postmaster general. James A..
Farley turned over a smoothly
functioning department to Walk
er and the present No. Post
man has been content to let that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-06-25
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY

! But | am satisfied that If we do
succeed in bringing this melee to
close by the end of this year we
will sure have to. go all out on
the home front,;for we can't win
if we continue fighting among
ourselves here at home.
We certainly can't do it if all our
coal miners insist on sitting around
nome playin' mumbly- peg and
half our war plants are forced to
shut down for lack of fuel.
The only other chap / know
who looks for the wind-up in six
months or less is Gilbert Freeman,
Comptroller Jim Lees Man Fri
day-and | can't agree with him
any more than / do with the Col
onel, only he was bettin' that way
two or three months ago, which
gives him only about ninety days
to go if he proves himself a
seventh son or somethin'.
Here is how the Pollyannas say
it can happen:
Italy will fold up like an accor-
dion and we will step in and take
possession without much more
than doublin' up our fists. The AL
lied armies in the middle east will
start rollin into the Balkans at
the same time Russia begins an
about drive on the east. Just to
make it more interesting for the
Axis, commands and rangers
will keep making lightning raids
from Norway to the Mediterran-
can, all of which will cause Ger
many to have a complete nervous
breakdown. This, they say, can all
be accomplished in a matter of
three or four months at most, and
then seeing that we have knock
ed her partners out of the fight,
Japan will start screamin' $50
sorry, SO sorry" and throw up the
sponge. If you want to make it
surer and better bet you might
have Mount Vesuvius erupt and
bury two or three towns, and a
tidal wave and earthquake hit the
Nips just for good measure.
But folks my guess is that we
are gonna have to do it the hard
way and if we can finish and col
lect an unconditional Surren-
der by 1915 I'll feel that we've
still done bang up job.
Of course if they were to turn
the whole blame war over to
Henry j. Kaiser and he accepted
the contract and agreed to win it
in six months. well that would be
something else again, but the way
it looks now six months just don't
add up on my little slate.