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Show I on miimiDBicEinaw fain- WHAT AN MAL S IT? I I Here's a clumsy, comical, and very sociable animal who ljyes in the Arctic Basin or the Bering ' Sea, "and swims' beautifully;- even though he weighs 3,000 pounds! His thick, hairless skin, his blubber, and His ivory tusks are prized by Eskimo hunters. They hunt him in their kayalcs, but if his babies are nearby, boat with his he bellows fiercely, bangs-th- e tusks, and isn't captured. His scientific name :tn (ifi-reaion- Junior Journalists by Ruth di Ron Dear Eleventh Color Content Dec. 4, 1955 Solution: Great Blue, Heron. Colors: head white and black; body slate grayunder'parts black. Throat white, rusty, and black. . - Miss Barrows:. there and . my.. .knees- - from .shaking .sou much and tp get the butterflies out of my stomach. On I walked to the" end. As I looked down, it seemed that it was all over. Finally my courage came back to me and I decided . that I could go . . 6-b- Denny Bone, Paducah, Ky. Jackie Sue Shearer, Moline, 111. David Stockmal, Derby, Conn. Barbara Jean Milligan, Pueblo, Colo. . is ODOBENUS OBESUS. y-9 paint-cover- -- ed rih'rbughrvilKjOrtood!fdr.'a.l all- ii it l ' wouldn't go back. I stopped a minute to keep Ever make a string picture? Thoy'se fun and piettyr too piece Dip most of an of string in poster paint and J I wipe off all the drips. Fold a inch paper in half and" I . string , l . coiLihe. j around on half the paper. J Press paper together, leaving -piece-- of string ex- 1 -tending over: the. cdgeWeigh i I down with an old magazine 18-in- ch Winner: 1 moment, then splash! I dove off the high diving board for the first time! - Sincerely, Mimi Christensen Galveston, Tex. Age 13 .. -- slowly pull out all the string with the other. Open paper and you have a lovely flower design. No two are ever alike. Sincerely, . Bruce Kile --I -- Age 11 East Wenatchee, Wash. V . ., Dear Miss Barrows: I am a regular reader of the Junior Treasure Chest and ! At. enjoy me page very mucn. I have a pet cat named Socks that eats the funniest foods. His favorite foods are . 1 U ViJj m, It I l Dear Miss Barrows: have been trying to catch a- chipmunk with-- a -- trap.-I saved up ; peach seeds arid plum seeds. I put the seeds in the trap and waited. Then about a week ago, I caught one. I named him Chip. The next day I looked in the box 1 put him in. He had chewed a hole in it to escape! Sincerely, :1 J ames. Larsen , 1 J onves, tomato " soup, sauce, and gelatin. I wonder if any other pet has such a diet? . :: 7:r'!T:"r;::ZnLove.:r ' Bonnie Hanson 10-- Hankinson, N. D. Age -- I -- '. . Dear Miss Barrows: I have a hobby I think is nice. It is collecting , pencil Moorhead, Minn." sharpeners. Here are some I Age 10 have: a radio, world - map, "sled, pencil box,"' tele vision Dear Miss Barrows: set, bicycle, racer, snow man, Here is a true story. and Christmas tree. It is fun. ' ' -- : . V . First Attempt! - Sincerely, Donnie Bill Von Wienen Finally" it was" my turn. I " Prand RaPids: Mich; was scared to death .. that I Ae 7 couldn't, do it, but I just LETTERSrHOBBIES:STORIES simply had to. There I' was Children! Send in your ORIGINAL climbing the steps to the very ; onet to Miss Merjorie Barrows, JUNtop. Now J was almost there., IOR JOURNALISTS, 53 N,. Mich!-- ; Qh,";; how " my;ivknees Were gaff Avenue, Chicago I, Illinois, with' ; I on was There shaking!. right your, name, AGE, and address. The' the last step'; r:it seemed as ; writers of the best contributions 1 though I couldn't go through ceive $5. All contributors will receive" with it, but I was already .thi?NipR JOURNALISTS'buttonL j I ' 1 ! - Utiles tor Conten- tGuess the animal's name and color the picture neatly in its true colors. Send within one week to - THIS ANIMAL IS A. . -- Ruth Dixon, Junior Treasure Chest, Family Weekly, 153 North Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, 111. Be sure to send your name, age, and address with your page. Prizes will be awarded to two boys and two girls for the best entries. Rat Race AGEL MY NAME. CITY. ZONE. STATE. j j MY NEWSPAPER JS j I 14 Family Weekly Magazine, March 4, 1956 Form a circle holding hands. Leave one player on the out- side to be the Cat and one on the inside to be the Rat, Be- fore the chase begins, the Rat says, "Kitty -- cat, catch me, if you can!" The Cat tries to get . STREE- T- re-- ;;- ; ;r yy. ry. , ' in the circle to tag the Rat. The players lower their arms to block him. And they raise them to help the Rat dodge in and out. If he's caught, the Rat becomes the Cat and chooses a new Rat. ftr |