Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNIOR SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 14 1938 Page Four Editorial Page Written Entirely by Our Reader Are You Flag-Minde- d? Now is the time to take stock of yourself and your quality of Americanism When you see Old Glory waving proudly from the housetops what do you think "and do? Do you pause for a moment look at the flag and think to yourself “The flag is pretty”? I hope not! It would mean only one thing: Your Americanism is not even skin deep! How can you really tell? Ah that is a different and deeper story! What are they doing down the street? Why they are raising the Flag! Off comes your hat Your shoulders straighten Your face is upturned and your right hand comes up unashamed in a smart salute You do not see just a flag You see 13 stripes of red and white — the blood and honor of our first 13 colonies —48 stars for 48 great states on a background of brightest bravest blue You think with deepest awe and fiercest pride: “I am part of this country and that is our emblem I love it! I honor it! I would die for it!” And then the tears sting your eyelids You walk on with firmer and stronger tread If you should meet someone who could read your soul- - they would instantly say: “Hello AMERICAN!” SHIRLEY ANNE SYRETT Cedar City HERE’S TO A KEEP (Signed) One should alyvays keep in mind the symbolisn of the flag It is the emblem of our great country and is itself considered almost a living thing It should fly from a staff if possible and when a number of flags are grouped in display the flag of the United States should be at the Question Box When flags of two or more nations are to Ella Fuhriman Providence asks whether we can use articles on insects birds and animals Yes we do use many such articles Be careful however not" to send in facts on some birds or animals that we have just told about recently Try to get the hew the unusual or the bizarre any person or thing When it is displayed otherwise than flown from a staff it should never be festooned or draped but always hung flat be raised briskly to the When the flag is flown at half mast to mast of and half the lowered the staff then top position but before lowering the flag for the day it is raised again to the peak and then LILLIAN LEE 15 Tooele lowered slowly and reverently Watch-Al- l Fires toal loss from fires to American homes each year amounts to more than a third of the total fire loss in all classes-O- f property and it is now running over 50 per cent greater than the loss some years ago Of the thousands of people whose lives are lost through fires every year in America a large majority die in homes Many of these are helpless young children More fires are caused in the United States than any other nation England comes next but they have fewer deaths PAGE IRENE ALLEN 12 Escalante than in the United States Page Klelne Bintz Salt Lake City says she has lost her pin and wants to get another A new piryvill cost you 3 cents Klelne You can mail us a stamp or drop into the office some day lor it Winifred Phillips wants to know whether you can write on both sides of the paper and where names should be signed We have no absolute rule against using both sides of the paper Winifred but we prefer you to use but one side That is the correct way and it is best to do things right isn’t it? As to the names sign your name after each article Hobbies Are Fun To "ride a hobby” need not en- tail the spending of much money For example if the child is inclined toward carpentry a work bench may be made by the youngster or an older member of the family It may be purchased reasonably for the young mechanic and experimenter A fully equipped tool box is had for little money The only trouble is that many a father will be tempted to use it But play like this may be the means of creating a bond of sympathy and under standing between father and son Good microscopes used to be very expensive and within the reach of few persons Today inexpensive microscopes may be is a lot purchased of fun Microscope slides may Slide-maki- ng include human fingerprints smears of blood or strands of hair The fly and other insects make interesting studies when magnified under the microscope Even the flea has structures interesting to observe Application for Membership in Knighthood of Youth Knighthood of Youth Editor The Salt Lake Tribune ' want you to enroll me as a member of the Knighthood of Youth and I inclose 6 cents which I have earned myself to pay for my first button and chart I pledge myself to be strictly honest in filling out my chart Name 1 ' Parents’ Name Age Date of Birth - Address (Street) Grade in School (State) (City) (County Name of School Date of Filing Application I Earned This Money by (Explain in detail just what work you did) rr LANKY —WALTER BROMAN be displayed they should be flown from separate staffs of the same height and the flags should be of equal size When our flag is carried on parade it is never dipped in salute to The INVENTION IN YOUR JVST LEISURE HOURS YOUR FAN TO TIE YOUR PET THEN AND TAIL DO GS WAGS HI? HE HIM KEEP C00LJ Know Meaning of Flag highest point of the group 6000 COOL Jean Miles Price writes that one week her material was mailed too late to be counted for that week and the next week her score was only for the current week She asks why the two scores were not given We have certain limitations on the scores Jean For instance only 500 points can be earned in any one week in the Hobby club Therefore if one week’s report is late we just add It onto your totals here in the office and let it go at that' If we added it onto your next week’s scores dozens of children would wonder why one member could get more than 500 points Even if the twd weeks wouldn’t total more than 500 points we follow the same plan as we would get mixed up if we changed plans for each situation Your scores for May 10 were recorded— 360 points we have on our record for that date Page Barbara Wright Salt Lake City asks whether she can write her stories on the typewriter Indeded yes Barbara We love The Forumette Dear Editor I thought I would take this means of writing my farew(i to The Tribune Junior The time has come I believe when I must Join the alumni and make room for the younger folks coming up I admit that I have not been the most active member but I have enjoyed the opportunity of being associated with your honorable club I am probably an unknown member to you since you don’t even know what I look like The writings I have sent in have not always been up to the standard you require but still I do not give up hop§ of writing some day If by any chance I meet you in the future I hope I shall have made a name for myself in this field Sincerely yours CHARLES GEORGEDES Price Dear Editor I have not written to you for quite a long time I have been busy playing baseball I want to be a big league ball player When I read that little article about never lose faith in yourself I made up my mind that I can do what I want to do But I can’t if I lose faith in myself I would like to do whalj the other boys and girls are doing for our paper Not long ago I found a little Tribune Junior that only had eight pages In it The highest score was 800 points The little paper was two years old I compared It with this 'year’s paper and you can tell the difference Your friend DICK PENDLETON to get nicely typed material Double space it please Thays Stanley asks about the lilac bush he won It was too late to send the bushes for planting at the time the contest closed The representative of the District Federation of Women’s Clubs suggested sending each winner a card which could be used for a shrub next fall Probably that is what will be done but each will get his lilac bush in time |