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Evening star., 1943-10-24

arbitrary arrangement of the words.
of course; he'd been playing around
with the list for days. to create a
suitable word from the initials. Ar
ranged in this order. the initial letters
spell 'Ramshill' :. and the sixth
word in that list. the word to the
wise is inheritance! That was the
motive, Sheriff, and Mark Tilton
was Mr.. Lockman' sole heir"
NoBODY made move, nobody
said anything They just stared at
him, all three of them: Lorraine. the
Sheriff, and Doc. And Mark had no
trouble in reading their eyes now.
That's all nonsense" Mark said
slowly. "It was an accident; nothing
more or less. Lorraine just doesn't
like me because made pass or two
at her, and this is her way of getting
even. You don't believe her. do you.
Sheriff."
well -" said the Sheriff.
Look here" Mark went on, "if
my uncle had wanted to accuse me.
why would he have beaten around
the bush with all this verb sap and
sixth word nonsense? Uncle Verne
was an unusually intelligent, we'll
educated man, and he made his liv-
ing by writing. He would have said
exactly what he meant"
The Sheriff nodded. Seems to me
like he would of. too," he said. "All
this Latin business and list of words
is over my head. If he meant that his
nephew murdered him, why didn't
he say just that. so person could
understand him?'
! THINK understand" Doc said
Unexpectedly. and moved slowly
toward the doorway. Have you
figured it out. little lady?"
81 think so," Lorraine said. "Mr.
Lockman was very brilliant man.
Even even at that moment - he
realized that if he named his nephew
as - as his murderer l would have
been killed, too. For after man has
killed once, another murder -
doesn't make much difference, does
it,"
Evening star., 1943-10-24
THE SIXTH LETTER
Continued from preceding page

Mark saw what happened to the
Sheriff's face, to his eyes. He knew
he was licked. Licked. maybe, but
not caught.
There was car outside. and it
was only a few miles to town. Once
he got there -
Lorraine screamed as Mark lunged
for the doorway. and the Sheriff FUN
bled awkwardly for his gun.
But, before he could get it out
and use it -
Mark tried to dodge. but he
couldn't. Doc rolled his stocky body
into Marks midsection. and Mark
went down with a crash that shook
the house.
Before he could move. he was
looking into Sheriff Eager's gun.
Get up, you" said the Sheriff.
And be a good boy, because this
thing makes an awful mess when it
goes off" And then. Nice goin'.
Doc; l didn't know you could move
that fast!'
lT's been twenty-odd years since
l threw a block into anybody" Doc
admitted. but it goes to show the
value of a college education. and
majoring in football. And now, little
lady -"
Lorraine dropped into chair and
started to cry.
"I'll be all right - presently"
she sobbed. Just leave me alone for
little while"
Isn't that just like woman?'
Doc said, almost reverently. They
are all alike, every one of them:
stand up and take everything. fight
tooth and toenail, until the returns
are all in, and then 60 to pieces -
BY the way, smart fellow. how are
you feeling?"
Mark just looked at Doc. and
shook his head. He didn't feel any
thing.
He was just numb. Numb, and
wooden, and shaky. He couldn't
think, and he was glad of that
Thinking, now, was the one thing he
must not do.
The End
Evening star., 1943-07-25

It had come under the rule of the
United States, but most of its people
still spoke French. 1t was bright
little city, quite different from the
community at Pigeon Creek where
he had been living.
Returning to his home, Lincoln
set to work again as farm hand
When he was 81. his family moved
once more. This time it was to
Illinois. The family goods were load
ed into cart, to which oxen were
hitched
After seeing his father and step
mother we'll settled on the new farm,
Abe left home Again he made
trip down the Mississippi as a hand
on flatboat.
After returning from his second
visit to New Orleans, Lincoln made
his home in the village of New
Salem. This village was on the
Sangamon River, not far from the
new farm of his father and STEP
mother. In New Salem Lincoln
worked as a clerk in the village
store.
A few years later he decided to
go into politics. Friends in New
Salem told him that he ought to
try to be elected to the State Legis-
lature. He asked himself, why
not?" and offered his name for the
Office.
After losing the election, Lincoln
Bet himself to storekeeping once
more. This time he was a partner
Evening star., 1943-07-25
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Evening star., 1943-07-25
| Girl From, Hazvaii;
| Longs TO Return
| After the Var
Prize Contribution,
BY MARY SPAINHAUR, 13,


A little girl here in Washington,
Margaret Roper, 8. had an interest
ing experience She lived in Hawaii
for about two years and is very fond
of it.
Margaret's home was the lovely
and picturesque island of Oahu.
She told me that she'd 60 to the
beach about three times a day, and
swim and gather the vari-colored
shells along the shore. The climate
is quite mild in Oahu, but it rains
frequently. During a shower the
sun remains shining as usual, and
afterWard there is generally rain
bow in the sky. The weather was so
warm that Margaret went bare
footed most of the time-even in
church!
She left the islands the day after
Christmas. 1941, on transport liner.
Hawaii has been BACKED out every
night since Pearl Harbor, but when
the war is over, Margaret hopes to
return.
Meanwhile, she's glad to be in
Washington, for. as she says,
There's no place like home"
Evening star., 1943-07-25

:. several sectional honors. Her main
duty is tWirling with the Sons of
the American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps. She is noted for
trick of rolling baton around on
her thumb while her fist is clenched.
Jimmy Jean also is a dancer and
has recently performed at the White
House. 81 d
Veronica is skilled in an entirely
different type of tWirling. She twirls
baton while on roller skates. She
started tWirling at East RockaWay
High School in New York about three
years ago as drum majorette of a
50-piece band. She also dances on
roller skates, but her ambition is
to be the national champion twirler
, On roller skates.
Betty, f1utist in the school band
has been the only one utilized by the
school as a drum majorette. Last
year, when a drum and bugle corps
was in the process of being organ
lied, Betty was selected to lead it..
Because of the lack of membership,
the organization was discontinued,
but Betty ably demonstrated some
of the methods used by high schools
outside Of Washington in promoting
drum ma jorettes.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

Loretta Anderson. beled h m
"Mummied Princesses," putting them
In boxes painted with designs that
we thought the Egyptians might
have used We borrowed some of
our small brothers and sisters and
dressed them up as midgets, put
ting candy cigars and cigarettes in
their mouths and painting their
faces with makeup. Others we
turned into live dolls" teaching
them to walk stif1y.
We all contributed to a grab-bag,
using cheap toys and novelties, and
charging 10 cents a grab. We got
some pet white mice and a cat
family, and thought the variety
show" was such a work of art that
we would charge penny extra to
see it.
Then everyone went to work on
the main tent We got some paint
and drew large circle, which served
as the ring. One of the boys got
the bright idea of having a trapeze
act. so he hung two trapezes from
rings in the ceiling. Two boys were
then elected to be the artists" of
the trapeze act. They practiced
until everyone thought them per-
feet.
After this. all of us began to think
about the problem of getting some
wild animals. This was really
serious problem, but solved by fash
ioning some queer looking animals
from huge pieces of cardboard OBJ
tanned from boxes. When we fin
ished with them, they were probably
the queerest-looking creatures in
captivity. Since they resembled no
animal we knew of, we made up
some ueer-sounding names. Also
a monkey costume, a Mickey Mouse,
and cat W. re obtained from varl-
GUS people.
One of the girls had a Spanish
costume, so she became a dancer
I became gypsy, and two of the
boys had clown suits, so they be-
came clowns. Two sisters had had
lessons in tap dancing, so they put
on their dance dresses and danced
One girl sang, while boy played
for her on his flute.
After the rehearsals were salts
factory, we made seats of boxes and
benches and put them around the
wall; also, some kitchen chairs were
borrowed from our mothers.
The next thing we did was to ad-
vertise the coming circus. This
was done by making signs and put
ting them in store windows with the
owners permission. 1t was sug-
gested that we put on our costumes
and parade through the streets.
Another girl and I carried signs
to help advertise the coming event.
We attracted attention, but most
of the people had a let of fun laugh
ing at us. Some of the kids went
from door to door, trying to sell
tickets, but this didn't work so well.
We charged 10 cents admission to
those over II, 5 cents to the smaller
children, and penny extra to see
the variety show Also, while the
show was getting ready to start, we
sold popcorn and lemonade. What
food we didn't sell, we ate.
Most of the people who came were
our families and friends. We had
lot of fun and made a nice profit.
Try it Sometimei
Evening star., 1943-07-25

Several Anacostia boys may have
been in more than 30 of the 48
States that James has visited, but
few could boast of having lived in
three of Californias cities, besides
cities in Idaho and Ohio. These
towns do not include the places he
has lived for periods ranging from
l to 10 weeks. He has also seen
much of Mexico, but doesn't have
vivid memories of that country, as
he was very young at the time.
Some of his more interesting ex-
periences consist of working in a
Nevada lumber camp, being a men,
ber of a construction gang in Cali
fornia, going to school at a Japa-
nese relocation center somewhere
in California" where his father
worked. STAINS work at the lumber
camp consisted of clearing bushes
and shrubbery out of the numbering
area.
The purpose was to make the
chopping and hauling easier. True
to established tradition, all the boys
would 60 into town on payday. and,
OF course, Stanley was one of them
Later he was "everything under
the sun" with the construction gang.
He acted as water boy, laborer, er-
rand boy and what have you.
The only thing of note that he
recalls from his stay at the Jap
camp was the time an internee try
ing to escape was lost in a snow
storm. The school was let out and
every one searched for two days.
The man was finally brought back
dead.
LAUNDERING and construction work
may seem rather strenuous for a boy
IS years old, who carries only las
pounds on foot 91a inch frame,
but Stan looks none the worse for
his experiences.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

tiny principality, which lies between
Belgium and Germany and which
was overwhelmed in the Nazi drive
on France, yet never truly con-
quered.
The 1914 edition of SCOTS Stand
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue will
be the Tooth issued since the begin
ming of publication. 1t is to consist
of two volumes, the first listing the
productions Of the Americas and the
British Empire, the second those Of
other parts of the world. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh M. Clark are the editors.
Canadian stamps punched %. H.
NJ c. signifying ON His Majestys
Service" now are available to COL
lectors through the Philatelic Agency
at Ottawa.
Edward A. Beard, 1859 Kenmore
drive NV, has been admitted to
membership in the Society of Phil
atelic Americans.
Vinton E. Sisson, writing in
stamps Magazine, says: About the
time of the close of our Civil War
there seemed to be considerable fear
that the cancellations would be re-
moved from postage and revenue
stamps and the stamps used again.
Many schemes were devised, quite
a few of which were patented, to
prevent such removal of the can
cellations, but only the grill was
used to any extent. A few of the
then current postage stamps-that
is, the 1861 set and the later Bank
Note series-Were actually made,
Incorporating the patented schemes,
but very few of these were postally
used beyond the experimental
stage Transparent paper, fugitive
inks, acids and holes punched
through the stamps were among
the suggestions seriously put forward.
None of the plans remained in
permanent use.
The Collectors Club of Washing
ton will meet at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV,
Tuesday evening at 8, and the Wash
ington Philatelic Society at the Lee
Sheraton Hotel, Fifteenth and l.
streets NV, Wednesday evening
at s.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
News of Stamp
Collectors and
Their Interests
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.


Collectors are looking forward to
the first-day sale of the SC Norway
conquered nations" stamp on Tues
day. The Norwegian Crown Princess
and her children are expected to
attend the ceremony whether it is
held at the White House or at one
of the postal stations.
Guatemala has brought out a >
new lc red orange postal tax stamp
showing post Office building. It
is required on all letters in addition
to regular postage.
The Association of American Rail-
roads, Transportation Building, has
sponsored a poster label repre-
senting locomotive and cars with
the caption: Lifeline of the Ma
tion."
Sales in the Revenue Philatelic
Agency for the fiscal year ended
May 81 were s14,28891-all profit to
the Government
The American Bank Note Co.,
New York, never permits the names
Of engravers or printers to be pub
lished. 1t is open secret that the
firm looks with suspicion on the
philatelic public and makes it a
rule to refuse information desired
by collectors. No exception will be
made with regard to the con-
quered nations" stamps.
Propaganda stamps For Victory
and Democracy" have been an
nounced by Nicaragua.
Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News re-
ports that collectors still pursue the
stamps of Germany and Italy, but
no one wants Japan"
The U. S. S. Helena, light cruiser,
lost in the Eattle of Kula Gulf, Solo,
mon Islands, had postal service be-
ginning at New York on September
18, 1889. Covers bearing her mark
ings should be good material.
IneOdOre E. FLICK OF Galveston,
Well-known in Texas philatelic cir
cles, died June 80.
The Capital City Philatelic Society,
Harrisburg, Pa, will have its 50Oth
meeting in October.
Joseph H. Hopping, a copy editor
at the Government Printing Once,
residing at 42l2 Fourteenth street
NE, is stamp enthusiast.
Ernest A. Kehr, writing in the New
York Herald Tribune for July 18,
says: "Phi!atelic writer's throughout
the country express disappointment
with the artistic merits of the down.
trodden nations stamps. - Never
theless, these IL adhesives cannot
fail to build good will for our country
and provide collectors of modest
means with an opportunity for phi
latelic specialization
The scent stamp in honor of
Luxembourg will be released in
Washington exclusively on Tuesday,
August 10. 1t shows the flag of the
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Money Maker

Jimmy Fearn never misses an op-
portunity to earn some money and
purchase more War stamps.
He made about 20 knickknack
shelves, painted them, and sold
them. He dug Victory gardens for
several neighbors, and cleaned a
rabbit pen for another. He sold
flower and vegetable seeds on
commission, keeping a third of all
the money he got for them.
Jimmy's address is Box 14O, Pit
ney road, Absecon, N. j.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

IN the firm of Berry & Lincoln.
The two men had bought out the
grocery in which Lincoln had for
merly served as clerk. One day
man drove up to his store with
wagon loaded with household goods.
L m on nv way to the West with
my family he told Lincoln. Would
you like to buy barrel of stuff from
me? I haven't enough room in the
wagon for it."
Whats in the barrel?" asked
Lincoln.
oh, nothing of any special value
just some odds and ends"
I'll give you half a dollar for it,"
Sold"
Lincoln made the bargain mainly
to obllge the man. He put the barrel
away and forgot it. Some time later.
when clearing up the store. he came
upon 1t. He emptied it and found
That 1t contained law book written
by Blackstone!
The law book at the bottom of
the barrel was read with great in
terest by Lincoln. All his life he
mad been eager to read, and now
he had a volume written bv the
famous Blackstone. To read about
law gave him more pleasure than
to read novel
Two years after his defeat in the
election for the State Legislature he
tried again. BY this time, he had
met many persons living in different
parts of the county. He was elected
and went to Vandalia, then the
capital of Illinois.
Lincoln was elected four times in
all to the State Legislature. He had
grown popular because of his friend
ly ways, but no one thought him a
great man. He did little to bring
about the passing of any important
law. His chief pride was in helpinie
to change the capital city of Illi-
nois from Vandalia to Springfield,
Alter the change, Lincoln tried to
persuade his fellow lawmakers to
sign a paper on the slavery question.
declaring that it was wrong to use
Negroes as slaves His idea was to
pay the owners when the slaves
were set free.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Riddles

l. Where would the American
eagle sit in Harold r.
Manning.
2. What is college bread?-Mable
H Veen.
3. What is bought by the yard
and worn by the Elizabeth
De Jong.
4, What did the cat get when he
crossed the desert on Christmas
Day?-Ray Brewer.
S. Why is a peacock like the fig
ure 9?-Peggy Forestal.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

leans. We have
no complete rec
ords of this trip,
but young Lin
coin doubtless
saw a number of
steamers. Such
v e S e S must
have C a u G h t
his interest. with
their puffin n G
snokestacks and
h u G e p d d | e
wheels.
New Orleans
must also have
been full of in
forcSt for him
Evening star., 1943-07-25

yell ReQS. FOR
this nickname is
one of the few
dislikeS of STAN
ley James of
Anacostia High
School.
Sixteen year
old Stanley, a
native Califor-
nian Che was
born in Ven
tura), is prob
ably one of the
most W i d e | y
t r a v e le d boys
enrolled at Ana
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Only Girls Who Can
Fly Are Qualified
To Join WAFS
BY /. r. HEGEL,

Suzanne Jackson of Noblesville
Ind. writes this column a sensible
letter She asks what steps lead to
service in the Ferry Command.
I call this a sensible letter" be-
cause most girls think they can en-
list in the ferry service with no
preliminary training whatsoever.
This is not the case. All WAFS have
commercial licenses with 200 H. P.
rating, and not less than 500 hours
logged and certified flying time, so
of which must have been within
the last II months.
OF course, girls can get flying in
structlon and pile up those flying
hours. There are certified flying
schools and there are colleges. The
courses demand tuition, and the
study is so intensive that the person.
mel directors do not recommend
outside work while the student
is enrolled. That makes sense.
Courses, condensed and intensified
as they are today. demand a stu
dents whole attention. If cash
must be dependent on a part time
job, a girl might better give up the
idea of the flying school or college.
She need not be discouraged how
ever She can take a job connected
with some phase of airline work, re-
celve an excellent salary and pay
for private flying lessons as she
earns. Many girls, not living in
coastal cities where private flying
is still restricted, are doing this.
1t is gratifying to see how engineer
ing, meteorology, mechanics and in
strument work tie up with flying.
Mastery in one invariably aids in
mastering the other.
Are you a girl VINO wants to f1y7
There are opportunities for the air
mthlndeo; mn f,c Write to !. R Hegel, care of
sell addressed envelope please
Evening star., 1943-07-25

clded to give 1t
at the home of
one of the girls
who lived over
three garages.
(Her home was
C a ii e d a ga
r a ge a p a r t.
ment.") We cur
tanned off one of
the garages and
turned it into a
variety show.
In this part,
W e put doll S
dressed in funny
clothes and Ia
L
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Dawn
Prize Contribution,
BY LOIS B. MARI, IA

Paul Junior High School.
I stood on hill one early morn
When all the world was gray,
And watched the sun come timidly up
To proclaim newborn DAY.
A mist hung over the meadow,
The dew was still on the grass:
The clouds were rosy and golden.
While the river cleaned like glass.
The birds began to carol,
The sun grew brighter still.
And all the thoughts of nature
Seemed hopeful and TRANQUIL.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Uncle Rays Corner

When Abraham Lincoln was a
tall. lanky 19-year-old youth he
made latboat trip down the Ohio
end MisSissippi Rivers to New Or
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Anacostia Boy
Has Travelled
In 80 States
Prize Contribution.
BY ROBERT MAUTNER, II.

Should you, by any chance, hap
pen to see shock of red hair sup
ported by head that features a
pug nose and freckled face, don't
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Family Feud

Family Feud
Betty: Did you know there was a
tight in the barn last night?
Luleta: No, was there?
Betty: Yes, the cat licked it's paw.
Contributed by Lois Potter.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Garage Circus
Makes Fun and
sNice Profit
Prize Contribution
BY LORETTA ANDERSON, Is,

A few years ago, some friends and
I decided we would have circus.
We set about to round up all the
kids who were interested, and de-
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Three Girls at Anacostia
Are Drum Majorettes
Prize Contribution
By LEON HOROWITZ, 16,

acosa High majorettes
Cantreu Al
the school musical
organzaion AnacoStia have surplus
The only who active Jimmy Canel
junior Washington tWring
Evening star., 1943-07-25

Riddle Answers
l. In the bald-headed row. 2
-Four years loaf out of Pas dough
3. A rug. 4. Santa Claus SANDY
claws. 5. Without tail, it Is moth
ing.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Bad Oft

Bad off
Druggist: Hows your wife today?
Customer: Oh, she can't complain.
Druggist: Gosh, old man, 1 didn't
know she was as i'll as all that!
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Looked Bad

Hey, ma said Willie, pointing
to the orchestra leader at the famed
sopranos recital, why does that man
keep hitting that woman, huh, ma ?"
"Sh-sh! He's not hitting her; be
still
Well, then, what's she hollerin'
Evening star., 1943-07-25

-, Are you a girl VINO wants to f1y7
There are opportunities for the air
mlnded. Write to l. R. Hegel care of
the Junior Star Inclosed a stamped,
sell addressed envelope, please
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-12-29

vlaski meji, katerim je poreklo
Sc nejasno. Moldavci tatarske-
ga porekla Sc naslanjajo ma pri-
morje, medtem ko so zidje raz-
treseni po vsej dezeli (okoli 250
do 800 tisoc dus.)
Rekli smo re, da so imeli Mol
davci (v Moldavski, Bukovini in
Besarabiji) staroslovansko bo-
gosluzje. jerk je bill v ogromni
vecini sestavljen Cd slovanskih
besed, a "a pisavo so well rus
ko cirilico. Kaksna je bila NIL
hova nacionalna zavest? To je
danes tezko ustanoviti. Toliko
vedo, da so Sc sami strogo To-
cili - ne samo politicno, tenn
vec tudi kulturno - cd svojih
sosedov Vlahow Oni so Sc sami
nazivali Moldavci in pod tenn j.
menom so razumeli ne samo po-