1956-05-12 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1956.

FEATURES

TRUE ADVENTURE

DAVY CROCKET HAD

A CLOSE CALL

By HAROLD GLUCK

AVY CROCKETT

WM

famous man

Damous for his ability eight huge mens to hop him

to hunt bears. And because

So he took these hunting,

him and wont dogs with

And

of this he was always doing favours for his friends, but to kill some bears.

When salted down, the with him on this trip went meat could! be preserved, his son, whom he often took And the skins

useful

very hutang. were

1825,

The bears were killed and Davy In the autumn of

was happy that he Dayy planned to take a trip had been able to do a good slated. On the way back to away from home. Being a kind and thoughtful man. his own home, Davy met a he wanted to make certain ranger who looked there would be plenty food for his family while he nway. So he went out and killed enough bears to Just a long time

WILN

A GOOD DEED

of

Davy Crockett was sit-

ting in a chair in his home when a neighbour enteres and asked a favour.

"Davy," he said, "there hears plenty of fat around here. Will you help me lay in a supply of bear ment 7"

nru

TIDING

SAM

*- MARK IN É INCH SQCASES ►

said.

"Anything Davy,

wrong"

very

asker

1 haven't any ment for my inndly," explalised the stringer, and I've never killed a bear.

By this Ime our hero was But could he re- really tired fuse to do another good deed”

Davy and his son went out hunting again, When noished they had killed enough bears his tomily for

To supply

the mar an entire year. Fa her and son returned tone. And the next day what hap

it-a

pened? You

Ruchal Seighbour visited Davy and

him to go asked

hunting for bears.

Sald Davy later: "I couldn't refuse."

At this rale, Davy

whs fast becoming the most dangerous enemy of the bears,

But one of his bear-hunting fels almost turned out to be Inla ALMOST--except thal Davy could think fost in

emergency.

HOW TO SURVIVE

This time, họ was away from luz camp and there was show on the ground. The weather was

very cold. He couldn't Ind any- thing suitable for a fire.

concluded should freeze if I didn't wath myself up

"S

FOR

BOYS AND

In some way of exercise," he reinted Inter.

·

GIRLS

A Dream Comes True As David Becomes A Clown-For A Day

HAVE you ever wanted to be a clown? David DiZinno

of Lyndhurst, O., did-and presto, he WAS one! Here's how it happened: Uncle Lealle, clown of the Tip Top Cartoon Club on Cleveland's WEWS-TV, held u contest. Best original clown drawing would win its artist a guest performance in Cleveland with the famous Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Six-year-old David won-and spent an unforgettable day with the circus greats, climaxed by the ringmaster's announcement of his triumph under the big top.

Value Of Stamps Reflects The

Ups And Downs Of St Helena

What do you think he did? Ifo noticed a tree with not a limb on 11 for 30 feet. Remem- ber, it was dark and Davy had to survive through the night.

So he climbed the tree and | FTUME

around it. Lacierd his arms Next he slid down. Then he started all over,

He continued doing this until morning. He ured he did it about one hundred times!

But be kept warm and found That's ha way back to camp.

call

clever

חד

what

you

thinking.

10

friends,

Certainly Davy Crockett was

in every 200 m

WAY-U credit to himself, to his family, to his

Anci

country.

Morse Learned A Useful

1.Cutout 2 boys from IT

Lesson About Art...

WILS the day in 1810 that young Samuel CARD- F. B. Morse stood in the BOARD presesice

Punch artist, Benjamin West. The

holes

with a

PIN...

Color оп

2.FASTEN THE 2

opposite PIECES TOGETHER sides WITH TOOTHPICKS). with PLACED THROUGH

CRAYON THE HOLES.

3.LEAVE SIDES

ABOUT LINCH

APART...

FASTEN

HANDS

TOGETHER

WITH

ANOTHER

TOOTHPICK

WITH A LINCH

IRON NUT

BETWEEN

4. SUP A STRING 6 FEET LONG BETWEEN

THE ARMS.

HOLD SAM

HIGH AND

SEE

of the

Camous

artist looked a long time at a painting which Morse had brought along.

AB

"I would like to complete this work of art as soon possible," Morse explained, "for I have hopes that it will be hung in the Royal Academy."

"And you want me to ad- vise you, so that you can finish it?" West asked.

"Yes, sir. I hope there is not much to do on it."

★

to

do,

By J. A. RICKARD

ME!

OH ME! THERE'S

NO SUCH THING AS) PERFECTION -

"You have done well." comTM mented the master. "Now take it back and finish it." "There is much

"What!"

the young pointer young man. This spot needs

mouthing

and that cried. "You mean it is not com-

now?" is not really finished."

one needs darkening, This

scene

the

Two weeks later, less hupe-

ful this time, the young painter

was back. is anything wrong

was when

TM from Britain that And

an

to

the put

every the value of the island's stamps.

here is reproduced interesting new e-issued the made

hazardous

commemorate and display the Island. journey round the Capo of first stamp of

the out exactly 100 years ago. Good Hope called at little (101⁄2 miles by 61%) island of St Helena. Bal with the

the opening of Suez Canal, ships no longer needed the victualling St service that Helenu offered. The island was

The new stamp, one of a set *The of three, is, a 6d mauve,

fust one was an in-

blue perforate Ud GSTHELENA

bypassed, dropped

into the back- ground of thu Western world's consciousness and

1050

1950

and 12:3 catalogue price is £14 unused (or mkt) and £ 12 used.

Most highly priced of St Helena's stamps te a deep yellow- green d issued bo- tween 1805 and '08 and surcharged to the value of 1/-. Because of error in printing, the surcharge is inscribed

m

emerged only in wartime as twice. Such are the freaks that

base. Or, make stan values' sour.

Decan

famously, as the internment

place of Napoleon.

The ups and downs

There are three stamps in the They new commemorative set. are perforated 11.

of St printed and sell at 1/7d in Helena are mirrored largely in London.-J. A. A.

now?" he asked with hesitation Knarf's Cuckoo Lesson

"It is still [211 completely sald West. "You Anished," should make some changes here, and here, and here."

Young Morse was in despair, the for the time of submitting

picture to the Academy was al- most at hand. However, he took

--The Shadow Pays A Visit To The Cuckoo Clock-

By

MAX TRELL

Benr

TEDDY the Stuffed

stopped Knart, the shadow-

# back to his mom and worked what," asked Teddy, "were

on it night and day.

"I have done all that I know to do to perfect it." he told his teacher "and tomorrow I have to submit it,"

you doing inside clock!

the cuckoo

saw you go in when Mrs Cuckoo opened her door to call out six o'clock. You didn't come out until she opened her door again at seven o'clock. Tal mcans "You have done an excellent

you were inside piece of work." was the com- visiting with Mrs Cuckoo for ment. "And I am sure the public a whole hour." will recognise its greatness. You have learned more in doing this

than

have work

could you half dozen hall- learned in

Draw finished paintings.

and you number of sketches, may become a good painter. But finish one sketch properly. and you are an artist."

Et

£

the

is not quite natural, was the reply. "If you want and that one needs more the best, you will need to work

Young Morse went away after colour." The great artist some more on that corner, and

touch up this spot." And for having learned a great lesson of went over the canvas at another five minutes he showed life. i was a lesson that he ap-

by inventing picture plied later length, pointing out defects his pupil wherein

telegraph. might be improved. and suggesting remedies.

Young Morse took the painting back to his room and worked with it for two weeks. Then he brought it hopefully again to the mus- ter.

"I have it finished," he announced.

"Oh no, it needs other work." the artist declared. "See, here, and here, and here." And once more he pointed out defcets to be retouched.

HOW ABOUT

AN

ALLIGATOR STEAK?

you know the Do difference between the alligator and the crocodile? long, The crocodile has a

the narrow snout, while alligator's.

or is blunt rounded. The crocodile ia hod made. Finally had ready for another Inspection. more dangerous.

worked The young painter long and hard. remembering HIM SLIDE every suggestion that the mast

ZOO'S WHO

worde

R+R+R=R

TAYING BACK TO THE 164, CENTURYIN-EUROPE, LEGENDS CLAIM THE WOLVERINE 15: POSSESSED OF AN EVIL GPIRIT BECAUSE OFITS CUN-

„NING WAYS.

NAŠÍNCLE NIGHT, TAMOLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TUNNEL MORE THAN 75

YARDS.

HELP!

SKUNK ODOR CARRIES HALL, AMBLE AND THE MUSK BURNÉ THE HUMAN SKIN LAKE FIRE.

The alligator lives in tho swamps of southern United States and some parts of China, They are becoming Zewer and some of the statca are taking steps to conserve them so they will not become extinct the buffalo,

like

An alligator is a powerful swimmer. It uses its lail as o propeller as fishes do: On land,

It is clumsy. It defends itself

THIS WILL DO FOR

AN APPET

with its tall by moving it from alligator's eggs are a delicacy, Atılgator's teeth are polished side lo sdo very fast,

and are sold to tourists.

It

When tho alligator is born, it is only eight inches long. grows to be 10 feet or more. A young alligator cale insects, zmall dah, frogs or worms. When, older, he eats birds, fishes and animals te ducks, pigs and muskrats, At tourist places he hos boen known to eat pop bottics!

The alligator's voice, to a bel- low or rour, when fully grown, But more of a squeak of grunt when it is young. It hibernator In the winter in a den or cave dnder the water.

When hunters fool for the *** "gatbelhoy always ko at

night.

cliff with therh They flashlights to attract the atten

of the alligator... It staros,

Ingled late the light, Home propia in the louthern Unbed STOKRO

"That's right," said Knarf. "Mrs Cuckoo was giving me a lesson

"I don't envy any bird,” Mrs. Cuckoo told Kharf.

"That sings very early in the morning," Teddy said.

Cuckoo Lesson

"A cuckoo lesson?" sakd Teddy.

"A sort of a cuckoo lesson," "It was a lesson sald Knart. about birds.

"Yes," said Knart. "The lark Teddy the Stuffed Bear was curious to know more about the lesson that his friend Knarf had gets up with the sun. And there was the owl, who was also a learned from Mrs Cuckoo while bird. He stayed up all night vislung her inside the cuckoo

clock between the hours of six and went to sleep when the larks

got up." and seven. "TI be

in the

glad to tell you all "Í sec," said Teddy. "The lark about it," sald Khorf. "I mean gets up in the morning and the

to owl goes P'll tell you as much as I can

sleep remember.

morning."

Knari nodded. "Then Mrs

The

lerson started when I lold Mrs Cuckoo that all the

robins had flown south for the Cuckoo told

mo about tbe

winter where it was nice and reagull who never few far away warti. I asked Mrs Cuckoo It from the sea and the sparrow she wasn't jealous of the robins who never because they could go down south while she had to spend the winter up north inside the clock.

All Kinds

went near the sca and never even went near winter take a drink or to except to

ཐ bird Splash have fountain."

"Did she tell you anything

"I don't envy any bird, Mrs about the cagle?" asked Teddy. yes," said Kharf, "sho Cuckoo told me. "There are all told me how the

oogle. New kinds of birds. Some of us do higher than the highest moun one thing, sume of us do on- tain while the ostrich never other. We don't look uilke. We have different names. Wo're an different from one another na day from night,»

"What did Mrs Cuckoo mean by all that?" Teddy asked Koast, "This is what she explained to me" sald Khart to Teddy. She said that there was the lark, The lurk is a for instance. little bird that "

Rupert and the Winter Woolly--1

it timid-winter, and coming dawn one, morning Rupert looks at,, the eliciew. ** Hallo, Jack

him!, at pworks. Ha Vilways

Bew at all but could run os fast as a horse.

ino about She told mo vulture who was so big and so strong that it could fly off with a goat while the hummingbird was so small that it was often mistaken for a bumble bee." "Oh, that was a wonderful what Jeason," said Teddy. also did Mrs Cuckoo tell you?"

Sang All Night

"She told me," Knari con- tinued, "that most birds tang all day while, the nightingale cang all night. She told me that most birds loved warm weather except the p "Is the penguin, a

claimed Todd)*nguin' is a bird;

"Oh

усь,

all right, sold, Kharf, "only he can't fly. -Ho can only swim and he hates warm weather. He lives near the South Pole where the ocoon le full of les

"She told the parrot likes that the enndry kes

to sing and

appendi bifoes anybody lewe to talk. The swallow

grounds as later on fie

ente

sects that as in the air wife thewoodpecker cats the that may, in the bRIK OF

David starts clown career with prize-winning drawing

is escorted to circus by Uneto Leslie (Lirin Sheldon)

where veteran midget clown Frankie Salute makes him

up...

.Linnet Kelly takes his menstro' (Felix Adler, wife watch)