Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1937, Page 50

F—6 CHILL REN’'S PAGE. Two Topics Are Chosen In Contest Letter Writers Get Chance to Battle for Star Prizes. ELL, we are about ready to see what good reporters you are! Plans for the weekly let- ger-writing contest this page will eonduct in August are taking shape rapidly. and we are ready with some important announcements. First of all, the contest will open Monday, August 2, and letters must be in the office of The Star by Friday, August 6 Two have been chosen for the first contest and you may write on one or both of them, just as you choose. Here they are “Hobbies” and “How I Make Extra Spending Money.” | They don't sound hard, do they? And, of course, there are the prizes— three of them. We are offering $3 | for the best letter. $2 for the k‘\\l‘l" taking second place: and $1 for the | letter taking third place, As for points to be taken into con- sideration in selecting the best let- ters, the judges, I imagine, will look for several things. If & hobby, for instance, or your way of making money is very un . it will prob- &bly give your letter a high rating. Then, it will be important to have your letter neatly written. Use only one e of the paper and write as clearly as you can Your stvle in writing will count, too, but by that I don’t mean you have to use great, big words. Just write as clea and entertainingly #S vou can—as if vou were telling story to someone as concisely Since contest is designed to age letter writing among the readers of this page, contest- over 18 years of age will be ed. So in ing your letter, please state your age Also give your name and address if you have a telephone numbe! t in your letter. ing on “Hobbies,” it is not to describe your own. Per- vou know of some other boy or who is engaged in an interesting occupation just for the fun of it Yo tter will be a good way to pass the idea on There are all sorts of hobbies, of course. Some people like collections This page recently carried a story of a who collected the feathers of unusual birds at the zoo, for her hobby. Many collect match boxes coins. Writing letters to “pen friends” and modeling planes and boats are other popular hobbies These are just a few, of course. You may know of hobbies entirely differ- ent. In any case, why not try your hand at writing letters on one or more of em. I, for the subject, My Spending Money topic also offers a variety of possibilities. Maybe you run errands for mother or perhaps vou are exceptionally | clever. 1 once wrote a story about 8 boy at McKinley High School who caught mice and sold them to a lab- oratory at $1 each. He earned enougn money that way to buy an Easter suit. “How I Make Another boy earned a smal I talked to recently amount of money by making miniature violins, which he £old for §150 each. Two boys in Chevy Chase, Md. run a thriving ghoeshine business during the Sum- mer. They go from house to house soliciting customers, and divide up| profits at the end of the season. But whether you earn your morey in an unusual way or just by beirg useful about the home—washing dishes, cutting the lawn, minding ¥our vounger brothers and sisters— why not tell about it in a letter to The Star. You may win first prize! Arrangements will be made to pub- lish prize-winning letters. They not appear until Sunday, August however Letters should be addressed to the Fditor of the Children’'s Page of The Star. And don't forget to give your name, age and address. Riddles 'HE five riddles below are tough ones to guess. But you riddle fans have had lots of practice, so let's see what you can do with them. 1. What kind of fruit does the elec- tric plant bear?>—Reyna Cooper. 2. I've seen you where you never were, and where you ne'er will And yet you in that ve place. may still be seen by —Robert D. Wayne Taft. \ § 8. Why does a chimney smoke?— Nita Lou Leverette. 4. What factories prevent many bright 5. What is the difference between a earpenter and a pint of milk?—Jean Jackson, if closed would strikes?—LeRoy Al- ANSWERS 1. Currents. 2. Reflection in a mir- ror. 3. Because it can't chew. 4 Match factories. 5. One weighs a | poose to make it more exciting pound and the other pounds away. Posers EACH of the terms in the column to the left is commonly used in one of the studies or branches of learning in the column to the right. Can you connect each term with the study in which it is used? . Sine . Divisor . Dynasty . Parse . Pitch Hypotenuse . Larynx . Molecule . Isthmus Inertia Physiology Geometry Chemistry Trigonometry History Arithmetic Physics Grammar Music Geography Answers, 8ine with trigonometry, divisor with arithmetic, dynasty with history, parse with grammar, pitch with mu- &ic, hypotenuse with geometry, larynx with physiology, molecule with chem- istry, isthmus with geography, inertia with physics. THE SUNDAY STAR, Seventeen-Year-Old Is Pilot Charles Duncan Davy, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Morri. s of 2647 Woodley road, has been fiuing solo for a year. He is shown here at the controls of one of the ships he operates. Tutty Doll Family, Home Made, Uscful as Toys and Decorations OULD you like to make|m yourself a Nutty doll fam- | ily? You can have a brother and sister doll and their colored mammy, with even an Indian squaw and her little pa- | First you must collect the neces-| sary materials. They cost very lit- tle and they are not hard to find. The next time your mother goes to the store, have her buy them for you Since it is to be a Nutty doll family, the most important items are the nuts, for the faces of the dolls are made from these. Then you need | is of of ind For the Puzzle Fans OTS of boys and girls are going | m¢ camping these days, so our crossword puzzle takes shelter this week in a tent UNDER CANVAS. in H- B fl dEE N _SEn SRR ‘The definitions: HORIZONTAL. . Radio distress signal. . Peg for fastening tent. . Noise made by a pigeon. . Tavern. Exclamation. . Young dog. . Upon, Amount (abbr.), . Gardening tool. Blemish. . A canvas shelfer. VERTICAL. . South American serpent. Cease. . To omit. . Therefore. . Half an em. . A community of tents. . The middle of the day. . Possess. . We. . Snare. . Toward. . Pronoun. 5 Next we have a word diamond built around the word ‘“campers.” The second line is a tin container, the third is a star with a tail, the fifth means poor, and the sixth is attempt. Can you form the diamond? And here are two word chains made up of good camping words. Remem- ber that you must change only one letter at a time, and that all words formed must be real “dictionary” words. Change POLE to TENT in five 4 You on the nut and red crayon. and crepe paper. begin. ith her and another 6 inches. the 3-inch wire into & loop about ;- with something all of us like to do the sentence below. sharp eye to pick them out. PORT. captain, beast, sit, N. add P, form Paper. ry wire No. 7, draw and crepe paper. e features of the dolls | taces yourself, using black | When you have the nuts and wire | you are ready to| Miss Hazel Nut, the girl doll, | the easiest to make, 50 let's start| To make Hazel's body, cut one piece wire 7 inches long. another 3 inches, the 7-inch wire and one end of ch long. Then cut a long strip of flesh-col- | Change HUNT oves, to FISH in four 4 Here's a picture puzzle concerned | Summer—go on a picnic ZFound at Ever kel 7 Two kinds of meat are hidden in It will take a “An injured hip or knee can give lot of trouble to a runner.” ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES. 1. Steerage, galley, hatch. 2. SHIP, shop, shot, soot, sort, BOAT, beat, beak, beck, DECK. 3. The diamond is C, cab, capes, 4. Inch, add A, form Chain. Reap, 5. Crossword puzzle solution. 2120z AN 7 4] 2] 712/ AJlD(O)] Z DIZ1Z\D)] [Z0]S]S] O]71] SIOYG| AlZ] (Z]A] oM S e 2l Bend one end | | which may ored crepe paper % -inch wide. Cover the wires by moistening one loop end with pasie. covering it with the pa- | per and then winding along the wire. | Leave about '.-inch unwound at the straight end of the T-inch piece, for the end of this wire is to be forced into the end of the nut which forms the head. ABO('T two inches from the loop end of the 7-inch wire, fasten the 3-inch wire by twisting Find the middle of the 6-inch wire and wind the 7-inch piece around close to the nut to form arms. Bend the bottom loops over so that they form feet Fill out the body by winding a 1-inch strip of crepe paper around many times, pasting in place. Hazel's head is an almond. Her hair is made of yellow crepe paper. be slashed and twisted around a small knitting needle to make it fashionably curly. Her dress is made from lavender crepe paper, scalloped around the bottom, reveal- ing pantalettes of white. A tiny white ruffle, also of crepe paper, is pasted around the neck and armholes of her dress, and yellow crepe paper roses with green leaves complete her costume. Hazel's brother, known as Philbert Nut, comes next. Philbert's body is made with wire and crepe paper, ex- actly like Hazel's. His head also is made from an almond. But his hair is not blond like his sister’s, but black, | and is made from a black strip of paper slashed and pasted to the nut. His suit is smartly tailored of blue crepe paper trimmed in white buttons, a white shirt of the same material, and a dashing black tie. Hazel and Philbert's colored mam- | my is known as Chess Nut. Her body is made according to the directions for the brother and sister, but dark brown | paper is used to cover the body wires | and her head is formed by a chestnut. Her bandana is cut in a triangular shape and is tied around her head in a knot at the back. Chess' blouse, skirt, and bandana are cut from bright yel- low crepe paper, which you may deco- rate with dots of red. Her apron is made from white crepe paper and has a red stripe drawn around the bottom of it. THE last member of the Nut doll fam- ily is the Indian squaw and her papoose. The body of the squaw is made in exactly the same manner as are the other dolls, but the wires should be covered in copper-colored crepe paper. For the squaw’s head, use a walnut, but if you have trouble getting the wire to go through the nut, an almond will do. The head of the papoose is & hazel nut which is pasted in the spot indicated in the illustration. The faces are drawn on with the crayons. The dress of the squaw is cut from buff-colored crepe paper and is trimmed in slashed red crepe. Her headband is also of bright red, as is her feather. The little papoose is in a bag of dark brown paper, with bright red bands drawn with the crayon in criss-cross design on its back. Besides having the fun of making these dolls to use now for toys, why not make some as favors or table decorations for your next party? Out of Luck. 'M IN an awful predicament.” “What's the trouble?” “I've lost my glasses and I can't look for them until I've found them again.” . WASHINGTON, D. C, Young Residents of Capital Area JULY 25, 1937—PART FOUR. CHILDREN'S PAGE Follow Varied Pursuits and Hobbies Youth’s Air Feats Bring Great Thrill Charles Davy, 17, Has Solo Flight Record and Field Job. By Louisa Hartley Wassell. MAGINE what a thrill you would | get working at an airport—well, | that is just what Charles Duncan | Davy has done every Summer | vacation since he was 12. Charles is 17 now, and has been flying solo for a year. While he knew | how for a long time before that and | had flown many times with licensed | pilots, he was required by law tol wait until he was 16 before taking | an airplane off the ground all by him- self. Think of it! His flying log looks pretty good for a lad of his age, and his “hours” are adding up every day he flies. He proudly says he has flown sev- eral types of planes, lor Cubs, Travelair E 4000, Aeronca K low and high wings, a Great Lake 2 TIA and others and hopes some day to own his own plane. His solo flights have been made from Beacon ington Airport. Early in life Charles decided to strive 1o be a great aviator and blaze the sky trail for the younger genera- tion. So, as soon as school was out, the Summer of 1932, he took a ground school flying course at Drew Field near St. Petersburg, Fla. All day long, as the planes landed at the airport, Charles would heln the mechanics check the engines and mechanism, “so that they would be O. K." he said, “before taking off again” Three evenings a week he had lectures on the science of flying Here he learned laws and regulations governing air traffic, heights of fly- ing over different localities, and in- formation relative to safe air travel “When 1 ‘warmed-up’ my first en- gine" of my life.” Three vears ago his parents moved to Washington. Not des experience he had les ook himself down Washington Airport and got ring to lose Florida to a the not learned meant safety, “go ahead"; light, “hold until road is clear” red burning, with green flashing con- tinuously, was an order to “return 1o ramp” He also operated the safety lights for motor cars on Mili- tary road, which unfortu through the airfield changed now by an up-to-date radio system Charles said it the distinguished people take off at the fie Some members were Mrs. Frankl velt, Secretary Roper, Secretary Wa lace. Amelia Farhart and membe: of the diplomatic corps, the cabi and Congress Besides get that a a that Was exc land and he re- tor, He at has ed in a string Pan-American Building at the rec tion for the Mexican Ambassador, Constitution Hall and at church and school concerts. Unlike mos. boys he does not mind practicing, and can always find time | school and working get in a few practice hours. His pet Lakeland terrier. Sandy enjoys hearing him play his violin and will lie perfect in rapt at- tention He is now between going the airport to in & Boy Scout camp get over to Drew Field again, where he took his first flying lessonc Charles will act as councilman at camp until school commences Washington this Fall. Cuddles and Tuckie BY FRANCES ROYSTER WILLIAMS. SOME Indians captured Sis one day | A little neighbor riding by Upon a donkey, heard her cry. He let Miss Cuddles loose and said, “We'll tie my donkey there instead And hide behind the tent and then We'll fool these savage Indian men.” The warriors came back with a shout To drag their little captive out. But Mister Donkey heard them there And stuck his head out in the air. He opened up his funny jaw And gave a great big loud “HEE- HAW!” He scared those little Indians so They're running yet, for all I know. (Copyright, 1937.) Sit-Down. Usmm: How far down do you wish to sit, lady? Lady: All the way, of course. Cats Aided Enemy Raid In Old Egypt Ancestors of Tabby Were Worshiped by Ancients. [ [DID you ever want to know where cats came from? The pet cats wa have now. Peggy Knows Acting You can say they cams from Europe, but that doesn't really answer the question. The ancestors of our cats were wild cats, just like the wild cats now in ex= istence in Europe and Northern Africa. But these like th American “acestor animals aren't wildcats. These cats” are pretty much the same as our including Tay- | Field, Congressional Field and Wash- Charles said, "I got the 1 D. Roose- | Charles | to | in | And tied her in their tent to stay. | | Peggy Parham, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace C. Par- | ham of 4131 Yuma street, is shown posing as she did in a play, 8-Year-Old HEN she was 5 vears old. Peggy Parham of 4131 Yuma st own methed of becoming a good act worked out he to the movies and coming had seen nt of a mir Peggy is 8 y t became in in ested in dra-o matics three years ago, however, when she began going to moving picture shows. She enjoyed the pictures, of course. she says it was even more fun to come home afterward and act out all of the parts before a long mirror in her mother'’s room. She could remember the way movie people walked and the tones of their voices It was no trick at to speak tne lines, either, fo* Peggy has a good memory. And that plan for amusing | herself when she was so small proved to be excellent preparation for all the plays Peggy has been in since. g AT ABOUT four years old, this lit- “ tle girl was appearing in publ with songs. dances and recitati She was the only child in a playie. | given bef A i at that had the ; Legs’ House Gl tion. She has appeared in numerous one-act plays about town and for two vears has been studying lead in “Daddy Long | more recently in “The Thi | Although to be in a real play behind the footlight holds a great thrul for “The House That Jack Built,” recently given by the Y. W. C. A. Gets& Ald 7 From Screen | Peggy Studies Roles by Acting Them Before Mirror at Home—Appeared in Public When She Was 4 Years Old. ror! s old now and has taken part in many | particularly long part to learn to read she says Shirley | Peggy loves being in plavs. but Actress et going home to act the different roles she juvenile plavs Peggy, who savs she never feeis sinking feeling many actresses perience when the curtain rises, she also enjoys writing her own plays and | giving them w he help of a few kindred spirits of her own age, in the neighborhood where she lives. Peggy manufactures costumes of almost any- thing suitable at hand, such as paper | decorated with bright-colored cray- ons, and directs these plays. Here she relives the glamour of the foot- lights, until the next grown-up play comes along for her to be in. that ex- | the European wi | our DEGGY is rehearsing for a new play In this one there was a But i | now that doesn’t bother Peggy, who learned at an early age “When there's a new part to learn.” | she says, “I get it down in my head at rehearsals, then when the iime comes, 1 just have to say it.” Shirley actress Temple is Pegey's favorite She likes her best because ives up to her part”’ than other screen childien | she thinks a movie career would be more exciting. better | I)ROF. M. T. NOODLE, whose brain | has more waves than the Pacific Ocean, has just come forward with a | new invention which will make Sum- | mer a pleasure and fly-time a mean- | ingless expression. It is the Little Gem Fly Eradicator, which is guar- antged to be a simple and fool-proof device for ridding your home of warm weather’s greatest nuisance. This neat little machine can be in- stalled in your living room in some- thing like an hour and forty-five minutes, with no outside help except three graduate engineers, a carpenter, six or seven husky laborers, and a taxidermist. Once set up, it works as follows (we hope): Mamma (A) presses the lever (B) | which pulls a string (C) and operates a pair of shears (D). The shears slice into the feather pillow (E) and | as the feathers fall, a pet penguin (F) flaps his wings with glee, think- ing it is snowing. into the bad does, we woul ably nothing have a fine meal all ready to serve, al eat. \Fool-Proof Invention | near Petersburg, Fla. and hopes to | MEALS ON TIME. do you go at once, or do you stop long enough to finish the chapter of the book you are reading, or to have just a few more catches? Too many of us do the latter. ing!” and then waiting 2 or before we actually go. But if we had ever had the job of cooking the family’'s meals, as mother she waits for the family to come and eat it. The least we can do to help our mothers during the hot weather is to be on time for our meals, with hands and faces washed, all ready to If we do happen to be playing or working or reading when meal time arrives, let's be very quick about answering mother's call, If a few of us had to go without our meais for a while, I imagine we'd be more careful to be on hand for them when they're readyl The motion of the penguin's wings operates the saw (G) and the saw | cuts off the end of the log (H), which | drops into the basket (I). The added | weight lowers the basket and pulls‘ the string (J) which fires the pistol | (K). The bullet from the pistol breaks the string (L), releasing the slingshot (M), which thereupon hurls a rock (N) at_the fly (O) which has been persufded to alight on a lump of sugar (P). Prof. Noodle, having neatly solved | the fly problem, is now planning to do something about fleas, provided he doesn’t run out of letters. : . = At Track Meet. ELDBRLY Lady: What are all those men doing? Nephew: They are runners. first one gets a gold cup Lady: But what are the others run- ning for? The you are called to lunch or dinmer, We've got habit of yelling “All right, I'm com- 5 or 10 minutes d be a lot prompter. There is prob- more discouraging to a cook than to nd then to watch it grow cold while species is called all over the cities | Cambyses wi | in the city worshipped cats, | afraid | country ou | the cats they could city short-haired ores. The European “Felis sylvest by scientists and the Egyptian species 13 “Felis ocreata Probably the Egyptian wild cats were domesticated first. Way back in the dawn of history Egypti worshipped their wild" cats, Temples were built them. priests cared for them and the cats tan at will nust have been way the tame for It awful on moonlight n But even if the cat noise, nobody wanted to do ar about it, because all the people had been taught that the cats were god and it wouldn't do at all to make t gods angry. So the cats were ev where and lived very easy lives Then along came a gene hts! n an army to attack chief city of Egypt. The people heard him coming and gathered enough sup- plies inside the walls to last them through a long siege. The walls were thick and strong. Cambyses m ed | soldiers do_ ever a hole in the defenses failed. Tt appeared Cambyses would have to retire a mit forever afterward that the cat- worshipping Egyptians had defeated him. Cambyses didn't want to do that. Not a bif! He thought a long time. and finally he had an idea. If the Egvpt s thev'd be em with cats. g0 all over t if he attacked t So he had his me de the w catch all were a lot of them he ordered his horsemen each to take a bag full of cats and ride around the walis throw the cats at the Boypiian For a long time the people were literally bombarded They ran in terror from too cats | raining down of their gods they were in that terror Cam tacked the walls again. This time won! In the old Egvptian tombs mummi- fied cats have been d. Probably some of these cats were carried 11 sh to Europe and there they crossed with cat. And we get long-haired and special- from selective fancy color cats breeding. If you own a cat, therefore, you have a descendant of one of the oldest com= panions of the human race. Exciting Adventure Charging Cow Nearly Creates Tragedy for 5-Year-Old. CAFV[F\' HUNTSMAN, 11, of 5000 Second street, reports the follow= ing adventure to The Star “My most exciting udventure oc- curred when I was 5 vears old,"” Car- men wrote. “I was out Wwith my grandfather watching him milk cows, and he sent me in the to get something s I was running house, a ‘tow charged from behind and knocked me down. She had long horns that were to have been removed toward the within the next few days, but as luck had it, her horns went on either side of my body. Had I been any larger or had the cow's horns been any closer together, even a fraction of an inch, they probably would have killed me. “When I bumped the ground, the breath was knocked out of me, but I got up soon and started to run to the house. Again the cow started to charge, but by this time my grand- father had come to me and he jerked me out of the way. The only bad results were a few bruises and scratches.” The Star will pay 81 for ench sfory it publishes on the subject “My Most Exciting Adventure.” written by a boy or girl reader of the paper. Gentle Hint. HE HAD long outstayed his welcome, ““Tell me,” said his host at last, “how long was the fish you eaught the other day?” “Oh,” said the guest, holding his hands wide apart, “so long.” “Well, s0 long,” returned the host, “if you really must be going.” Turn to the Comic Section for HIGHLIGHTS OF HISTORY PUZZLE PAGE IN COLOR WORLD MUSEUM DIORAMAS