Show in Politici chool an§ Fiercely Fight High Fruits and Vegetables Make Presiden for Scrap A Thanksgiving Centerpiece INSTALLMENT By Elma Waltner Since all sorts "of fruits and vegetables are available at the Thanksgiving season let's make a different table centerpiece this' year using PUMPKJU By I It Ilcgel TIIE MEN BEHIND THE AIR SCOUTS are familiar with the who Boys Air Scouts that new addition to the Boy Scouts of America are sure to be interested intwo of the men behind the movement Paul Litchfield who is a member of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts and who' was most instrumental! hv forming the new order of Air Scouts was the young Goodyear Rubber Company director who back in 1910 attended the World's Dirigible meet in Paris i stopped in Scotland on his way back to buy a machine rubber on fabric and then risked the fortune of his company in what he believed was a coming I High School - Senior class "What do you mean he won't be such a bad politician?" Larry asked That guy probably went around kissing babies before he was out of ' You don't get the cradle himself elected president of the Torch Club without playing both ends against the middle and making all three1 happy" What a school!" laughed Duck who had transferred to Vinton the year before "I never saw a- place where class officers had to work so hard to get elected Signs in the halls speeches in assembly ads in the Victorian — next they'll be passing fasten him in place with a lollipop out bubble gum and jive records stick that has been sharpened at both Well here's the Victorian office Give ends loyd that story and let s go home Set a row of colored toothpicks I'm' hungry" around the pumpkin behind Mr EggLarry nodded and pushed open the plant to make a rack to hold the door leaving Duck in the halL Lloyd Wheels of the wagon are Martin editor of the Vinton paper fruit lemons turned with the bumps to the Victorian looked up from a desk the outside to make the hubs Fasten ittered with copy paper clippings to the pumpkin coach with tooth- and galley proofs and gave Larry a broad mechanical smile picks The turkeys are hitched to the cart "Got that stuff on the class play?" by the ribbon reins which the driver tie assed so proudly holds The bows are Larry nodded and pulled a sheet fastened to the breasts of the birds of paper from his jacket pocket with little strips of scotch tape 'Yeah — here's the story I wrote it Mr Eggplant and his coach will in typing class" ' Good We re draw much favorable comment as he Lloyd nodded rides down the middle of the table pretty well set this week Ought to get the sheet put to bed atia pretty decent hour tomorrowUf 'no stuff breaks We won't have this a The girls get slight edge any trouble getting to the Student subwith Council meeting tomorrow night in three the over week boys missions published to two for the plenty of time" fellows We'll bet the boys get even "Okay" Larry returned "Well I'll stop by in the morning and see for that! 1 What is the cheapest feature what's on the fire" on the face? — Alice Goss Larry shook his head as he walked 2 When are people like auto out into the hall to rejoin Duck He was an associate editor of the Vic wheels ?—Evelyn Smith 3 What noise annoys an oyster? torian — that was as far as a member —G II Shidtz of the Junior class could get — but 4 What letter in the alphabet is he seldom knew what was in the necessary to make a shoe? — Charles paper until he read a copy Lloygl A Boyle gave him an occasional unimportant 5 How many weeks belong to a story to cover but generally he had been well frozen out year? — Helen Boos —— — — o — — — "I'd like to punch that guy in the nose Larry grunted as ne started toward the main entrance with Duck "He's so cordial to my face it sickens FARMER'S HELPER me then he knifes me when I m not "I helped the war effort last around A fellow who belongs to the on a farm" writes Harold David Quints has about as much chance Whieldon Jr from 29 First avenue of getting anywhere on the paper as Greenville Pa "Not only was the that loving cup over there work interesting but profitable I "You re doing all right" Duck re turned "Associate editorships aren't passed out with English exams And you have a good chance of making editor next year Follow these simple directions and you will be surprised at the amusing piece you can turn out Assemble your materials first: a fat eggplant and a bright red pepper a carrot a cranberry a small pumpAlso have kin and four lemons toothsome 1 of the bright-colore- d picks that the dime stores sell for party use fruits of various kinds and three dime some narrow-ribbostore turkeys Or you can make your own turkeys from pine cones and i pipe cleaners JolJy Mr Eggplant has eyes made of small carrot slices and a cranberry nose Mouth arms and legs are - n Riddles Defense Blunders WUt I SO RECKLESS - BO- WAS AFRAID TWlS WOULD HAPPEVJ SOXAE ®MJ-s§ p last-minu- te ' What is being done in this picture that is dangerous to national de- You'll find tlie answer elsewhere on this page fense? o Here Are Tips to Help Girl Readers Care for Clothes 5 Your War Work ' X£ By Katherine Ilouison These days when so many of you girls are wearing rings costume jewelry and carrinss even to school this tip on cleaning them will be welcome: Take an old toothbrush and any dependable tooth paste and pive them a light but thorough brushing then rinse them carefully in running water They'll look like invested the money in a War Bond new again "My duties consisted of feeding stock and poultry mowing hay If you get a spot on your very shocking wheat and oat sheaves loveliest formal you can safely loading the wagon and other chores clean it yourself with a good dry too numerous to mention cleaning preparation if you apply ' "I found that a boy of my age it with a niece of white chalk The (13) can be very helpful in aiding chalk will absorb the stain and when a farmer and lightening his work it is dry it will brush off without All in all I consider my summer the danger of leaving a "ring" on the well spent It was not only helpfu dress to the farmer but to the nation and to me" d What the young lady Right you are Dave— and here's WILL NOT do: a prize of a dollar in War Stamps — Spoil the effect of a frilly dres to show you that we highly approve bv'wcarinsr anklets or sport shoes or of your-- part m the war effort a tweed outfit with a TAX - well-dresse- wide-brimm- ed dressy hat — Prove that she wears a slip by letting it hang below her skirt — Have shoulder straps slipping down on her arms or showing at the back of a formal Sew tapes to the shoulder seams of your dresses with snap fasteners to keep the shoulder straps where they belong and get a formal that isn't cut so low — Buy a skirt so tight it "cups" after a few sittings — Let her hose seams imitate a corkscrew — the straighter they are the you look better-dresse- d ———o Everyone must aid in "winning the ana no snare is too smau What's yours? Write "Your War Work" the Boys and Girls Page care of this newspaper war o r RIDDLE ANSWERS for a scent i rvi 2 notrils — two are tired foent) English" Seated in the Truman kitchen with thick sandwiches and glasses of milk before them Larry and Duck stopped talking for a few minutes while they Then concentrated on the food in his narrowed looked eyes up Larry thought "You know Duck" he said slowly "I think if we can break Torch's hold on school politics this year there'll be some changes made around v in ton I know Lloyd Martin — he'd slivers under his sister's bamboo drive j V oooev I DRAMAS 0cXUTlUU£ THAT Vj OLD BUT "!£ue&T CARRIED AWAf BEAUTIMJL fcEULAH TO HIS howevwook4 ha u6 out but that trouble: - STOW- 15 Ifiw InrSMJ i r Lloyd glanced up with a peculiar expression on his face started and maybe Mr Martin won't doing what we can but we should do it as a unit so we'll have some be so cocky in a week or so" Larry although he was only a concrete results to show If we can Junior was vice president of the really do something under Doug's Quintuplets club which made it al- leadership then he'll have a real most automatic that he'd be the platform to run on" school" The Quints spent a couple of hours "Sure" agreed Duck- "And we've president the following year The him listened fellows to after t don candidate swell a discussing plans and working up sta carefully got They come much better than Doug Landis they'd gathered in his living room tistics on their war work to date—the but he doesn't go around telling sipping cups of hot chocolate Mrs salvage materials they had collected the War Stamps they'd bought people what a swell guy he is He Willis had made "There are plenty of students at their participation in civilian defense leaves that to birds like Lloyd Vinton besides us who don't like activities and their enrollrhent in Martin" Larry declared feight job training courses They left of "A lot people Lloyd Larry shrugged like someone who feels that way "And there are plenty more who hkeM the Willis home all set to launch tneir better Besides there's nothing stop Doug Landis a lot It s about time campaign the next day By the following afternoon Larry ping us from really going to work for somebody broke the Torchers' moDoug The best thing we could do nopoly on school politics and we're could already see concrete results of their work He hadwritten up sevfor Doug would be to win this elec- just the bunch who can do it" Freeman treasurer of the eral detailed posters on Doug and He wants to go to tion for him Jack of and one the school's foot- the Quints instead of relying on the folks and his Quints college so bad it hurts his in agreement usual "Landis for President" placards nodded ball stars With have don't any money marks and the presidency of the "You're dead right Larry" he de- and they had attracted attention "Do you have some ideas And he had talked to a number of Senior class in a big school like clared c Seniors who had already agreed to Vinton on his record he'd be a cinch lor the campaign?" "Sure In the first place talk up vote for Doug for a fat scholarship" Wrhen he stopped by the school "That s right 'And if ever a guy Doug to all your friends See if you can't get some girls to do the same print shop late that aiternoon to deserved that it's Doug" g guy — watch Lloyd and the makeup editor Larry leaned forward "Let s get thing Doug is a the Quints together for a pep talk it shouldn't be too hard - I'm not a put the Victorian together in its hnal Everybody but Doug — he'd be em Senior and I can't do too much form he knew that the program was We've been kind of con electioneering but I am going to making headway barrassed Lloyd glanced up ceding the election to Martin Jbut work up some stories about hjm and with a peculiar' expression"' on his let's scrap We'll get plenty of sup- the Quints— Til get them in the paper face as Larry walked in "You fellows have really started a port You call half the fellows and over Lloyd Martin's dead body if I'll takeUhe other half—have them necessary campaign for Landis haven't you?" "But the most important thing we Lloyd asked "Well don't concede come over to my- place at eight We'll work out a real campaign in can do is get together on some real yourself the election yet By the Stubeen d have war of the us we've work at be stead of this Most I suppose you'll job way dent Council meeting tonight?": Larry nodded Lloyd smiled mysPICK IT UP! When teriously and turned away was he STATISTICS of life insurance companies minutes later Larry left a few obwas It and show that more people are injured by perturbed puzzled to was vious in that spring falls in and around the home than ready Lloyd any other single way Just think of that! You something He found out what it' was at the would naturally think that you would be safer Council meeting that evening Larry at home than anywhere else— and you would be if 'we were not all entirely too eareless attending with Doug as the Quint watched Lloyd sit Almost always falls are caused by carerepresentatives business meeting routine lessness Boys and girls fall down steps out through the his face Then on smile with a of trees off fences They are also respon smug addressed Mr and stood up sible for many other falls both by themselves Lloyd who was teachers the of one Palmer articles and by adults because they leave their toys and other Council of the president lying on the floor 'Mr President" he started "I You know what can happen if somebody unexpectedly steps on an idea I think everyone on the hive He automobile scooter a or may only a baseball bat a toy Council will be interested in It's a his injure his dignity but he is just as likely to break his armleave bit unusual for us but I think well leg or even his neck And if you were careless enough to all find it valuable" that toy lying where it could be stepped on you are responsible Larry and Doug glanced at each for the injury "Watch it Doug" other cause wants to quickly That's a pretty serious business None of us "This guy has whispered don't Larry the injury of someone else So let's pick up things that his sleeve" where something up around they belong on the floor and not leave them lying — The Editor To Be Continued Next Week are dangerous fingernails to win that election And everyone thinks it's in the bag for But if we him — including Lloyd could beat him out the Torchers wouldn't be so influential around - P&ST-PS- 5T )f 111 HOUOR OF'ROUUDSTEAK '5i&HEEP 5ROUUD" IS AT ST£AX YOU'LL Y LAUCE BE SAFE HERE U THE CASTLE " i THE X X V A VJ1TH V&s JK MY TRUSTED BUTLER y MARSTER' is i '3 ' TnFi? ' 15 10 11 14 16 17 13 19 23 25 27 20 30 13 14 15 20 21 22: space between After you have cut on your lines you will discover that your paper has extended itself into a circle composed of an inch-wid- e strip It will like a over easily pass your head necklace it! Try o—— By Aunt Peggy 12 years old of 2506 Towers Jean E 14th Tulsa Okla is this week's winner of the dollar in War Stamps awarded for the best recipe of the week submitted by a reader This is an old favorite and we know you'll enjoy making it 24 26 2Sl OUTSOS THE CASTLE THe AWD I'LL DISTRIBUTE YOU ALL U OVER THE lAUrCP-T- 'SKS? iJW- (Copyright 1942 AiiaocUtad Editor) JL- - AUD AT - C-f- WWT I ACROSS "Ji ' Shoemaker's tool ' Tart of verb "to be" Profit serve the purpose of Fraud Therefore A lubricating material Belonging to me Pedestrians City in Egypt On behalf of Illuminated Plural pronoun ' Celebration DOWN Household inima Associated Worker! (Abbr) Defect Of great height Word used with "either" Spider's home- Human dress model Large violin f! Loafer To scatter seed Printer's measures Measure of land ' Dramatic part Toward the rear of a boat ' Consumed Exclamation Neuter pronoun " J ' of the following words is the jumbled name of a common vegetable t Each1 1 SAIIPICN 2 3 SPRAGASAU ' LEERCY SPINTUR FLASHES Old Man: "Young man you re running amuck" Motorist: "No sir this Is a Ford" li WOULD SOON KNOW Freshman: "How long could I brains?" Sophomore: "That remains to be five without seen' PRETTY FAR GONE Pedestrian:' "What ails your dog?" Owner: "Oh he's just lazy" P: ''But laziness won't make a dog howl like that" £ 0: "Yes but that dog is sitting large green peppers y on a sand-burr- " tablespoons butter cup canned milk ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S teaspoon salt PUZZLES 3 cups cooked rice Croesword Puzl Solution American cheese cups grated tomato condensed oz can 10$ soup Cut off stem ends of peppers and cut stems into i cup of small pieces Cook pepper stems in lj tablespoons butter for five minutes Add milk" salt rice and' cheese Cook over boiling water until cheese melts Fill prepared peppers with this mixture sprinkle tops with equal porI CifN fc'lre pun pan par WAIt tions of cheese Put in baking pan FII£K toro sort soot SHOT and pour tomato soup and about 3 rip raced victory peony dry y 6 tablespoons water around them i Husia Germany Franc Japan 6 Misst mlnsed Bake 30 minutes in 350 degree oven -- t Y 1 1 Restaurant 4 Tack 9 ending ZlE i 1 " 12 them in the center with a short I :- 7 than an actual postcard for the paper is easier to twist after the cuts Cut your paper have been made the size of the card then following the lines in the diagram' above draw ri '3 D 6 STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS - '' turkey dinner 1 The Kitchenette - And here's a crossword puzzle to work while you relax after your big 2 3 5 two circles ao'i-3r- i 1 a pencil i' Now let's work a couple of word chains Remember to change only one letter at a rime and always make a real word7 Change LOST to FIND in five moves Change SAIL to LAND in three ' ' moves An elephant can't climb through the eye of a needle And neither you will say can a boy put his head but through a hole m a postcard as a matter of fact he can if he knows the trick It is better to take a piece of heavy paper such as writing paper 6 14 When they an oyster 4 annoys 6 — the other are 5 Send them Know any rood riddles?care oi th ruddlo iian in oewipapcr &RUJ3 Me U MAWGIWG OLDEWOODLE £3 half-hearte- AUD JILTED SUITOR i HAVt Q1VEM ME YE OLDE BROUX CHEERE fVE GOT TO 30 OUT AUO SAVe MY FAGS 26 t - ' m A PAPA 30 Magician Caii Put His Head Through Hole in Postcard with 6 3 'I today Ward Van Orman chairman of the' First Air Scout' Squadron began his career like Mr Litchfield in the Goodyear Rubber Company having remained with that company since the first World War During these years Van Orman has piloted entries in eleven National Balloon racesxand eight International races 'In 1928 when Van Orman had won five National races and was counting on the sixth a thunderstorm arose and Van Orman's balloon was struck by lightning at 1200) feet altitude catching fire and falling Vaij Orman unconscious sustained a broken ankle Though hobbling about with a cane the following year the National Competition and won second place These are two of the truly big men behind the new Air Scout I think they're worth program knowing don't you? Do you know about the National Clubs tliat are o Her ins first lessons in aviation to boys and girls? Write to I: R Hesel the Bovs and Girls Page care of this paper enclosing a Government penny postal —o — 3 3S ?? good-lookin- OUTSIDE THE HAW OUT" WAS SOU f -- NOUR PROUD 33 56 field's direction Goodyear is building balloons and blimps for war Service By CALVIN FADER SIR RALPH HAS 33 industry In 1911 the Qoodyear Company began designing training balloons The World War came and 100 dirigibles and 1000 balloons were built for Army and Navy and training nnd Still under Paul Litchobservation ivthonnine last £lta Lent slowly "The Torchers have an awful tight hold on the paper just as our Lloyd Quints have" on dramatics Martin s little stooge Sid Ileliman will probably get it" how Duck nodded "Anyway about stopping by my place and raid ing the icebox? W e have more stun around than well ever eat" "I'd rather feed Larry laughed a St Bernard than keep your waist line up to normals Doesn t your mother mind my barging in and eating all the stuff in the house even if she can't do anything with you?" "No —she likes to have you around She thinks you're a good influence on me because you make high marks in is comini! soon and the picture belovJ is of a very welcome guest oi that day Draw a line from num-l ber 1 to number 2 and continue I through the numbers JL for-spreadi- DOGGY DRAMAS Defense Blunders Answer The danger of personal injury is not the only reason for being careful with your bicycle ttfcse days Dammay be im ped tires and parts It's or to replace repair possible and safe keep to your play patriotic bike running torine aurauon "I don't know" Larry returned THANKSGIVING j - fruits and vegetables EDITOR Wings FRED W HENCK Duck Truman grunted Lloyd Martin for President' " he muttered 'Well maybe he won't be such a bad politician at that He can talk louder and longer than anyone else in the r : By jail slices of red pepper and the hat WELL is the top of the same red pepper All appendages are fastened to Mr Larry Willis grinned as he watched Set a husky student tack up a placard Eggplant with common pins him well forward on the pumpkin and in the basement corridor of Vinton fRUlT-LADZ- CQCH :v there's the first sign that elections aren't far off" JOLLY MR-- Ce&PLAkT gD£S CUA With tine erial Story mwiiM VV for Youth IHew |