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CHILDREN'S PAGE. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 9, 1937—PART FOUR. CHILDRE N’S PAGE. F—7 " Young Capital Residents Follow Varied Pursuits and Many Hobbies Boys Run Thriving Shoe Shine Business in Chevy Chase All Talents Offer Hope . For Movies| Music and Styles on List, But Success Is First Need. By Kenneth Clark. This is the second and concluding article on possible jobs for young people in the motion picture in- dustry. “YHEN you are “shooting” real life * for the screen, it is natural that you must have honest backgrounds | against which your characters may | play. They must be made to appear | real. Settings—natural | or artificial | —must be made to provide this back- | £ ground. These are the especial crea- tions of the art director or studio architect, working with research de- partments and location men. The | research department provides the art | director with authentic pictures, and | necessary bits of information, such as How nitrate is mined in the South Beas. What sort of pistol is carried by a royal Northwest mounted policeman. ‘What the dimensions of the guillo- tine used during the French revolu- tion were. With these bits of information at | hand, and actual photographs, illus- | trations or copies to make them come to life, the art director sets to work. Water color sketches are made by artists under his direction, The archi- tect’s plans are laid out and finally | sets are constructed. In some cases | only a simple r is needed, but | often the problem at hand requires the construction of a little city, & four-masted schooner, a few vards of San Francisco's waterfront. Just im- agine the vast number of technicians needed to carry on this work! The thousands of American youths who are musically inclined, should be interested in Hollywood's musical de- partments. Every picture has fits musical director. This person is required to prepare & musical score + for the entire production. He builds his score with an eye to dramatic | values, and in this respect, he is a | playwright himself. well understand, many dramatic situations can be masterfully in- tensified with the aid of musical ac- For as we can | M Barrett Prettyman, jr., and solicit business. P ) F “Sonny” Ferris Donning aprons, work. Shoe-Shinin Home-Produced Establishment Wins Popu- lar Support in Chev Have Enterpr service. Eleven and 10 years ol have built up a thriving business—known as the “P and F Shoe Shiners”—and Pprovide a house-to-house service for folks with soiled footwear. Their establishment is mounted o EET “Brother” Prettyman and “Sonny” Ferris of Chevy Chase, who earn their spending money by operating a neighborhood shoe-shine companiment. & g Outfit v Chase and Owners ising Methods. d, respectively, “Brother” and “Sonny” n wheels—in a small wagon, to be exact. Some productions lean heavily on the musical side. Charlie Chaplin has gone so far as to substitute music for words. And how very important are musical scores in those pictures designed to attract the ear as well | as the eye, such as the musical ax- travaganzas. For such productions the services of song writers, musicians, arrangers, and orchestra leaders are required, in addition to those provided by the musical director. It would be good for those young people vitally interested in music to investigate this field further. It may hold much for those who are willing to seek it out and track it down. Style in wearing apparel has be- come a significant by-product of the Hollywood lots. In most instances | new style ideas are the product of the costume designer whose job it | is to outfit the various stars. A high- salaried style creator, the costume designer senses trends in clothes’ style popularity. The creator first usually draws models in water color. For one particularly interested in clothes de- signing, this special field offers oppor- tunities. | Among the other artists, profes- | * sional workers and craftsmen in the studios are carpenters, painters, draftsmen, sketch artists, doctors, nurses, librarians, dance directors, | hairdressers, make-up artists, ward- robe men and women, property men and set dressers. Leading members of each craft and | . profession are attracted {rom all over | the country. | Now for a final word. Queer as it may seem, the best way to gain atten- | tion in Hollywood is to stay at home | and work at your chosen career until you have achieved distinction. There | are many opportunities in the motion picture industry, but in almost every | case they are filled by those who have | already proved their ability somewhere else. Cuddles and Tuckie BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS. While Sis was playing Sunday tunes, She said to Tuck, her brother, ®Oh, let's make up a little song About our precious mother.” They sat right down to work on it And wrote it out so neatly, And then stood up by mother's knee And sang it very sweetly. Their mother hugged them both and said "Twas lovelier, she knew Chan any song she'd ever heard, And she's heard quite a few. S Paran “arta ovas He- Mother's Day Song Were's o little song for you. It the best that we can do. Justto 30y we fove youso Cause ity Mother’s Da; ‘ Now here’s the song the children sang— Tl tell you what to do, You sing it to your mother dear And make her happy, too. n o0 kilow. Betty Holds Medals fo Her Reading Audiences Cause No Fear as Girl of 9 Makes Talks. HEN 9-year-old Betty Jane Owen gets up in public to read a verse or make a speech she's not the least BETTY JANE OWEN. —Star Staff Photo. bit frightened because she remembers that audiences won't bite. “My mother once told me it would be all right to be afrald of a lion or something like that,” she said, “but to be afraid of people—why that's terrible.” With this philosophy to guide her, Betty Jane has developed into a favorite entertainer at school and church groups. And, as one woman expressed it, “people appreciate her all the more for her willingness to take part whenever she's asked.” Betty, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Owen of 1740 North Capitol street, attends the Emery School and the United Brethren Church. As a member also of the Loyal Tem- perance Legion she last year won three public speaking medals—silver, gold and pearl pins—presented by the W. C. T. C. From an extensive repertoire of readings for varied public occasions, she thinks the most popular probably is the “Powder Pufl,” by Edgar Guest, “because it's funny.” “People always seem to enjoy funny pieces,” she said, “and I like to give that type.” + Betty also finds that little poems written by her mother are favorites. Mrs. Owen, who is something of a poet, frequently is asked to write verses for special occasions, and when these have a surprise ending—as they frequently do—they are especially well received, the young speaker said. Though she has never studied pub- lic speaking or dramatic art, Betty hopes to specialize in that line. She’s very fond of reading, too, and sometimes considers a career as a librarian. Regarded as an excellent student at Emery School, last year she brought home a report card showing A's for the whole year's work. Turn to the Comic Section for HIGH LIGHTS OF HISTORY and PUZZLE PAGE IN COLOR A < The two young solicitors go from door ' | to door, offering to do the job “while you wait,” or if customers prefer, to call for shoes and deliver them later. | “Get a shine for a dime” is the slogan on their handmade printed card. And, lest a prospective client look upon their youthful appearance dubiously, “14 year experience.” They will shine “tan, black, brown, | blue, white and mixed colors,” and just | lately they've made arrangements to clean suede also. “BROTHER," whose real name is E. Barrett Prettyman, jr., for his father, former corporation counsel, and “Sonny,” also & junior and the son of George Ferris, first went into business together last Summer. “Brother” lives at 37 West Irving street and | “Sonny” at 5810 Cedar parkway—just | a few doors away. | | New at the game last year, and not | | so serious about it, they, nevertheless, | | netted a profit of about $5 at the | end of the season. This year, however, business is much better. “We have most of our old customers | and a few new on they said. “And we're making lots of money. “If the weather's bad we might not take in more than 55 cents a week.i | but when things are going right we | make as high as $3. | aboyt $1.50.” As business grows, the young pro- }pnewra are constantly on the look- 1 out for means of improvement. | Their original equipment was a little | shoe shine cabinet “Brother’s” father | had around the house. Brushes and polish at first were supplied by their families, NOW, besides adding suede polish to their supplies, they have con- trived a handmade footrest of wood to be stuck into the ground for cus- tomers who don't want to remove their shoes. An orange crate has been altered slightly to make an improvised chair. In meking their rounds, “Brother” and “Sonny” soon found that if the housewife answered the door, they were pretty apt to get a job, but that if a maid answered, “madame” was more likely to be ‘“out.” Then they started printing their cards and now these are sent in as an introduction. Only one dissatisfled customer to date s their record. She, however, re- fused their offer to refund her money. Occasionally they receive tips. Profits are banked and divided at the end of the season. “That way, we save our money and have something to show for our work,” “Brother” remarked. Since they opened up their busi- ness they've had a little competition, too. Another boy living nearby re- cently set up a similar establishment and a hurried conference was called. “We agreed to give him West Irving street and we kept the rest of the neighborhood,” they said. “But he's about given up his,business altogether Riddles week the riddle man has a sur- prise for you—five riddles all sent in by boys! Looks like the girls will have to watch their step, or the boys will be beating them. Come on now, girls, send your favorite riddles to the riddle man! 1. What kind of a bell is soundless? —Howard McGhee. 2. What is the keynote to good man- ners?—O'Neal Veatch. 3. When is your hat not felt?— Duane Cutright. 4. What is it that goes all the way around the house and yet makes just one track?—Marshall Huff. 5. What three authors do you name in expressing your thoughts when you burn yourself?—Lawrence Bausman. ANSWERS 1. Dumbbell. 2. B natural. 3. When it's straw. 4. A wheelbarrow. 5. Dickens, Howitt, Burns. Eggs for All Tastes. Customer: “Have you any eggs that have no chickens in them?” Grocer: “Yes, ma'am; duck eggs.” 'y | Our average is | L SHIE SRINL , they get down to real foot rest—an invention. OUR EDITORIAL HE flower that you wear on Mother's day is a symbol of the love and gratitude that you feel toward your mother. But it is also a mark of your pride in her—and nobody knows as well as you do why you are proud of her You know, too, that your mother is proud of you. You can see her pride in everything she does for you—she thinks you are just about the finest child that any one ever had. She even thinks it on those occasions when you are not as you should be and when you cause her trouble. Suppose you ask yourself this question: Has my mother as great reason to be proud of me as I have to be proud of her? In other words, are you as worthy of her pride as she is of yours? The answer will probably be no. And that shows you an oppor- tunity. Try to make yourself fully worthy of the pride in you that she feels. That's a big enough job for any boy or girl. Mary Ann Smith, 5, gives the boys a chance to show off their Delivery service—a popular feature. —Star Staff Photos. ‘Boys’Club Has Member Who Exc Peter De Anna Makes Contribution to Ex- hibit in New York, Attracting Attention to Studies Here at Art School. LITTLE artistic success—such as having his pictures sent to New York for display at the national convention of the Boys' Clubs of America— elrs as Artist | A isn't apt to turn Peter de Anna's head For Peter's estimate of his own achievements is modest—though he might be justly proud to know that his is the largest gle art contribution from the local Boys' Club to the exhibit which will open tomorrow in New York for a three-day showing. o< ‘Racket May Exciting Adventure Bicycle Runs Wild at Tidal Basin With Young Rider. ROBER.T KERSHLIS, 10, of 704 Virginia avenue southeast reports his most exciting adventure to The Star, as follows: “Last Fall my father took me over to the Tidal Basin and rented a bicycle so I could learn how to ride. | — | “After I had become good enough | to stay on without falling he let me try riding by myself for a while and I went quite some distance. At last I wanted to turn around, but I found I couldn’t make the turn, but went straight toward the Basin. | “Just as the bicycle was going over | the wall I saw an overhanging limb and caught hold of it and hung on | with my feet in the water. “My father couldn't get to me in time, but another man was nearby and he pulled me out. They also had to fish the bicycle out of the water. “Luckily, T received only a bump on the head and a few bruises, besides getting my legs wet, but I was thank- ful I did not fall in with the bicycle or I might have drowned. Be Used for Live Games Stunts Provide Fun With Chance for Much Ingenuity. BY RAY J. MARTIN. ANY entertaining games may be originated with a tennis racket and an old tennis ball. Several of these stunts are suggested, and they may give you ideas for others. Balloon tennis is played by attach- ing a toy balloon to a tennis ball with a heavy string, then batting the ball back and forth across the net. With this arrangement the ball does not always go in the direction hit. Tethered ball is played by attachil a tennis ball to a revolving arm pivoted on a post. Keeping the ball going around and around calls for expert use of the racket. Ring tennis is played by batting a ball through a large ring formed from heavy wire and mounted on a tall base. It takes a good aim to bat the ball through the ring at every stroke. Bounce-back ball can be made by attaching a tennis ball to the racket with a long rubber string cut from an oid inner tube. A form of shuttlecock may be played by placing several chicken feathers in an old tennis ball, then batting the ball back and forth over a net. For real snappy play, attach a tennis ball to & wire strung between two trees, or a tree and a post, with a long rubber string cut from an old inner tube. ‘When the ball is hit, the rubber string snaps it back very quickly, and makes the player step lively to keep the ball going. “WORLD MUSEUM” A NEW IDEA IN CHILDREN’S FEATURES S OMETHING new in the way of newspaper entertainment for children begins'this Sunday in The Star. A feature that's finer, that's reproduced in more artistic and ac- curate colors than has ever appeared on a newspaper page—a feature we're proud to present to our readers and their children, This, the “World Museum authentic cutout diorama every gives youngsters the chance of their lives in building their ow: ing, life-like colors, correct as ti in three dimensions. of The Star,” will present an Sunday. The “World Museum” a lifetime to have the time of n miniature museums in glow- o scale, authentic in detail and By following the simple directions printed on this Sunday page youngsters will evolve with their own hands dioramas which graphically picture scenes in the life of man, his back- ground, his exploits, his struggles with nature, his modern achievements. A child needs only scissors, paste and ordinary brown wrap- ping paper to become the curator of his own museum of natural history, for his dioramas are org: anized in the same departments as the professional museum director’s—geology, botany, zoology, anthropology. He will go even further and include Exploration and Current Events in his “World Museum” collection. In fact, the very first diorama to be offered falls in the department of Current Events—it presents a spectacular scene from the ap- proaching Coronation of King George and Queen Elizabeth. Safe to say that every child who has the fun of building his own Coronation diorama today will thereafter have a fuller realization of English pageantr; ever have had otherwise. y and tradition than he would No parents or teachers need urge youngsters to form their own “World Museum” collectio n—although they’re certain to do so—(many will join the game themselves) for every normal youngster with a grain of curiosity about the world he lives in and the ability to wield a small pair of scissors will want to become a “World Museum” builder of his own accord. And while young ones (of all ages) have fun making dio- ramas, the least perceptive amo: ng them will be stimulated to a deeper appreciation of the romance of our world. Look for it today, and every Sunday thereafter, in the comic section of The Star. Moreover, at 16 years of age he iz a student at the Corcoran School of Art through a scholarship he won while attending Central High School Quoting from his mother, Peter sums up his attitude toward his own work to date “My mother thinks I have an apti- tude and a love for art,” he said, “but she doesn't think she has a genius in the family. “And I think she's exactly right. ‘Too many children are spoiled by fond mothers.” Friendly observers—while apprecia- tive of this viewpoint—are inclined to Royaifi Pets For Rulers Of Britons | Animals and Birds in Palaces Offer Much Diversion. BY ARTHUR NETTLETON. {ING GEORGE VI, who is to be crowned the British sovereign on next Tuesday, May 12, is not too “royal” to be interested in pets. Like | his father, the late King George V, he is a keen lover of animals. The British royal palaces, indeed, house several kinds of animals and birds. They are pets of the royal children, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mar- garet Rose, too. favorites of King George. When he was Duke of York, he had several of these dogs in his country home, Royal Lodge, near Windsor Castle. There were also a few Welsh Corgies —smaller dogs, with which the princesses could play. Princess Eliza- beth at Royal Lodge had two frisky pets which her father and mother, now King and Queen, brought back with them when they returned from & visit to Australia in 1927. At Sandringham House, in Norfolk, are special kennels where the British sovereign keeps more valuable dogs. Many important prizes have been won by these animals—particularly by three Clumber Spaniels, called “Sand- ringham Swirl,” “Sandringham Spark™ and “Sandringnam Straggler.” In the grounds of the estate are buried several favorite dogs of British royalty, each pet being given a little grave stone. There are stones in memory of “Snip,” a Cairn terrier; “Happy.” a wire-haired fox terrier; and “Jack,” a Sealyham terrier—all one-time pets of the late King George. Queen Elizabeth is a keen dog lover, too. Her home was one of the first in Great Britain to have a “lion” dog —a small, shaggy type, golden-brown in color and rather like the old English sheepdog. The Duke of Kent (King George's youngest brother) is fond of Great Danes, chiefly because these dogs are dignified and very intelligent. But the duke also has an Alsatian wolf-hound, which he calls “Lion.” Though the automobile has largely displaced the horse for ordinary travel purposes, the royal palaces of Great Britain still have several fine horses, for use when the King goes riding in private, or for processional occasions. “Brownie” is a horse that carried King George V many times, and he has appeared in processions on numerous state occasions. He is so well trained and intelligent that he has never been known to trot when he ought to have walked, and he has never shied at cheering crowds. Then there is “Anzac,” a horse now in retirement. He gave his last ride to royalty in 1930, and is now enjoying a well-earned and permanent rest. At Buckingham Palace are also some rare birds in aviary. Two of these are probably the only birds of their kind in Great Britain, apart from those in the London Zoo. A talkative parrot is housed in this royal residence, too, but when state secrets are being discussed he is taken out of the room, for it is said that on a past occasion a royal parrot repeated a court secret and caused some trouble! give Peter credit for marked ability, | however. ‘THE Boy's Club, for one, feels an especial interest in his tale: for |young De Anna has been a re |attendant at the club’s art c since they were originated about four years ago. It is interesting to know, inci- dentally, that these art classes were Initated by a former member of the club, James Triantafillos, who is a commercial artist now and who for & while donated his services to the: club to encourage young artists. | Getting back to Peter, however, his father died when he was 2 years old and he lives with his mother, Mrs. Agnes de Anna at 104 E street, the voungest of several ci n. Even Puzzles e INOTHING could be more appro- priate on Mother's day than a bouquet of flowers, so here’s one con- taining our crossword puzzle. FOR MOTHER. The Definitions HORIZONTAL. Male child . Provided that . To trudge. . To agitate. . Observed. Food for horses. 5. You. East side (abbr.) . A wanderer. . Swampy ground. VERTICAL. . Young men id material. Half an em —a Flowers form the center of a word diamond, also. The second line is & boy's nickname, the third is audibly, the fifth means things that are burned to produce heat, and the sixth is an abbreviation for debtors. B L o FLOWERS xercise in word words of three form from the You should get | buti many or more lett can letters in MOTHER? at least 24 = Our cartoonist has drawn a picture |of a boy and girl bringing gifts to | their mother. How many objects starte ing with the letter B can you find in the picture? | though Mrs. de Anna might not feel Yellow Labrador dogs are specia!' PETER DE ANNA. —Star Staff Photo. her son is a genius, his family has always given him, as he expressed it, “a free hand in everything he wanted to do in the artistic line.” His first study of art began about four years ago at the Langley Junior High School and at the Boys' Club at 230 C street. Later, at Central High School, he took up “major art,” and during his course there attention was focused on his work when he won fourth prize in a national contest sponsored by a magazine. E COMPLETED his high school course at 15 years of age and won the opportunity to study at the Corcoran after submitting a portfolio of drawings in a contest to select two public school students for schol- arships. Now that he's definitely on the road to making art his life work, Peter has decided that he wants to be an illustrator for magazines and books. He likes story-telling pictures, said, and character studies. An example of the latter is he in- the Boys' Club exhibit—the likeness of a Chinese boy who is a member of the club. A water color of “John Silver,” also on display at the club, is typical of a “blood and thunder” type of draw= ing he also enjoys. A FONDNESS for history and liter- ature, evident throughout his school work—“though I was always called down for drawing in school, even in the classes I liked"—promises to be an asset for his ambition as, an illustrator. His approach in his work at the Corcoran is “intelligent, imaginative and alive,” according to the princi- pal, Richard Leahy, who judged the exhibits at the Boys’ Club for the New York selection. But’ Peter, looking over his work, finds it far from perfect. “I don't think it's so good,” he said, “but I'll keep on trying.” The Star will pay $1 for each story it publishes on the subject “My Most Exciting Adventure,” written by a boy or girl reader of the paper. cluded in an old portrait he did forgy In the sentence below, the missing words are spelled differently but pro- | nounced the same. What are they? After cutting the cake, mother gave them each a to restore ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES. 1. Relay. hurdle, and broad jump. 2. The diamond is V, cap, cruel, vaulter, petit, let. R 3. Samovar, sample, maritan, and Samoan. 4. Bear, camel 5. Crossword Puzzle Solution. Samson, Sa- Make Co;npass To Draw Circles AN improvised compass for drawing small circles with a lead pencll can easily be arranged with your knife as shown. Insert the small blade of the knife in the wood of the pencil, then use the large blade for a center pivot. Twirling the knife handle will cause the pencil point to mark a pet- fect circle on your paper. ¢