1948-10-09 — Page 12

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1948.

FULL-PAGE FEATURE EVERY SATURDAY,

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Gadget Hanger Tidies Room

'Tis hanger is easy to make and

you will be surprised in how

gadget con

many places used.

the

be

GADGET HOLDER

and

ordinary several

It is made of an wooden coat hanger

sup books.

First, smooth the hanger with fine sandpaper to remove rough

edges. then paint or enamel it in any calour the you have which will go with decorations in the room where you latend to uso it.

Paint the cup hooks in a contrast- red hanger ing colour. A bright

with binck hooks, or a soft lak one with blue books, would be effective. You can use bronzing fiquids instead

and of paints

bave a gleamlug hanter. Be sure to paint the hook at the top of the hanger to match your cup hooks,

When the hanger and the hooks are try, screw the hooks into the hanger, leaving plenty of space be- tween so there will be room for the things you want to hang on them.

You can make a hanger for your your belts, that own room to hold special necklace which gets

your tangled in your jewel case, clothes brush, ties, or school things, Mother might want one! and so on). for her kitchen

and dad gadgets can use one in the garage for his tools and garden accessories.

DERG

NOT FRUSTRATED

In the old days people did not know about "frustrations." They just called it "not getting your own way" and let it go at that. Today, one's failure to get what he wants is said effect. In to have a psychological case you are "frustrated," don't bite your nails and yell for a psychiatrist. Remember what happened to George Washington when he asked Congress to give him a written commission as Commander-in-Chief, as a keepsake. The request was refused. Washing- tun, unfrustrated, went right ahend and became President of the United States

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ZOO'S WHO

AN ALLIGATOR'S TOOTHPICK IS THE PLOVER.

THE PROLLY MAMMOTH IS NOT SO PRE-HISTORIE AN ANIMAL AS ONCE WAS BELIEVED, HE MAY HAVE

BEEN HUNTED BY THE FIRST TRIBES TO MIGRATE FROM ASIA

TO NORTH AMERICA..

--SOME DINOSAURS WERE SO LARGE

THEY HAD TO HAVE A BRANCH OFFICE" OF THEIR BRAIN IN THEIR LOWER SPINE TO CONTROL SOME OF THEIR ACTIONS.

Mental Gymnasium

CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

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1 Poor Richard made the first of

these

8 Genuine

9 Part of a circle

10 Heating devices

12 Fictitious work

15 Hoaring organ

10 Eat

10 Flowed

DOWN

i Runged mountain crests

•2 Perralt

3. Masculine person

4 Wolfhound

6-Rough lava

6 Credit (abbrev.)

7 Climbed, os a mountain

11 Soft drink ·

13 Vigour

14 Compass point

10 Near

17 Railroad (abbrev.)

QUICKWINK RIDDLER

Why is living dangerous, for old

people? Because grandma

DI

dally

aud grandpa dally

on slippers. Do the puzzle and find the missing words,

WORD DIAMOND

Here's a diamond centred FICTION. The second word is slang for "sister," the third is "bags," the 11th "pells," and the sixth is

"a distress signal."

FICTION

RIDDLES

I. Why would a frult seller make'

a good politielan?

4. Why should the letter M be

used in coloured drawings?

3. Why is a

bird?

4. Why

memory?

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thief called a jall-

badl

avarice

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5. Why is a tiresome oralar ko

WORD CHAIN

a whale?

Change TALE Into a BOOK in five moves, changing only one letter, at a time and forming a good word each time,

BOOK REBUS

Use the wards and pictures to un- cover four types of books:

PUZZLE ANSWERS.

chosswoпD:

SPORTS STORIES PUZZLES CRAFTS GAMES - JOKES

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A Circus Story By An Old Performer

THE DANCING ROOSTER

By JOE K. BEASLEY

WANTED that magnifi- in which he'd screech and bounce cage. Ho'd stop cent uniform more than to the top of the

dance for perhaps a second, then anything. But I hadn't and perform faster than ever. He been with the clrcus very long never failed to draw laughs and ap- as a 16-year-old nerialist, and plause from the onlookers. I wasn't making enough money to buy it. With all the glitter- ing gold braid on the outfit I could cut far more of a figure and ride one of the milk-white horses in the parade.

Jensen, the famous performer, had bought it for himselt for $200, n

Thoro was pain and fright in the rooster's mannor.

bit sur in my boyhood. He was older but about my size, and had been suddenly assigned to a new job as a tal nt scout. Now he offer- ed to sell it to for $200.

That was why I neurly jumped when one, of the out of my skin sideshow operators approached me one afternoon. "Boy, do you want to make some extra money?"

I certainly did. He took me to the rear of his sideshow tent and When explained: "See this valve?

tent the man out in front of the announces the aet, watch the rooster in the cpge. When the rooster be- gins stepping high, take hold of the valve. When he starts to tap his wings, bounce and screech, turn it through off. And push this board the opening real quick, Under- stand?"

"I do, but what is it all about?" "It's a dancing rooster. The only one in the world!"

That was

what the barker was soon telling the crowd. "Tight in- side, ladles and gentlemen. Now that the main show 33 over

the famous fowl that is a past master of the dance."

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she

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The bird put

remarkable show, doing what was really cakewalk, then a high-stepping trot

Puzzling Books Provide

Today's Set of Bafflers

SHE STILL'

SAYS

SHE WAS

RIGHT

THESE ARE INTERESTING PHS

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"He's got more tricks than all the eccentric dancers I ever saw on the stage." I heard one man remark, Never thought a chicken could do

ft!"

When the owner paid me off he much as the complimented me as

rooster. "You spectator had the have the knack and you pay atten- tion every minule, my boy. You can work every afternoon after your act is over in the big top!"

That dazzling uniform wasn't so far away now! What the sideshow was paying me added to my regular pay would soon buy it.

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I wanted that uniform moro than anything.

When I heard the cfeature night My

on

THEN I began to sense pain and after night, i got more angry.

cot in the sleeping tent was close fright in that rooster's manner.

to the row of sideshow tents and That screech was one of anguish.

Inte one night I slipped out. Through Anna, the fat Indy whose heart

aernek in the tent, I saw a bright was as big as she was and who had ght. The sideshow ten! was two suns near my age, finally, put fre. nie wise: "Joe, that side show is in- human, I don't know why the management allows 1. Probably they don't know what is being done. But I do."

"What do you mean?” I asked. "When you turn on that valve, a gas burner lights up under the tin floor of the cage. That makes the rooster lift his feet off the floor. And when the bird is about ready to col lapse you slide the board in to cover the hot tin."

"I never knew! I was just trying to earn money enough for a parade uniform" I had a swift picture of the uniform slipping away in the distance. Then I made a decision. "I won't go on with it. I'd rather wear an ordinary autat, or my old tights."

I

I quit that day and when I heard The rooster screech again the same

mad. Not because day I was wasn't earning my uniform, but be- cause of what that sideshow operator was doing to the bird.

Make Your Own Accessories

By KATHERINE HOUISON

ET'S make a purse with a use

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your imagination, for

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style and originality to there's no end to the ways in add zip to your outfit. It is which you can finish these inexpensive, and you can make purses. it all yourself with very little time and effort. In fact, you will probably decide to mnke one for each of your outfits.

You will need a couple of straw mats. One must be a little smaller than the

other, for this is to be an envelop purse. You can judge the size you need by folding the mats in half. From here on, you can

-The mats can be coloured with any left-over satin, or they can outfit. In gay colours, put on be painted to match a particular in stripes or diagonals, you have

CLUBS FOR

MODEL · SAILBOATS

By JULIA M. WOLFE

on

effect.

a gorgeous rainbow These backgrounds go on both the large and the small mats, but decorations are put on one- half of the larger mat only, Mark where the fold will come when the envelope is made and keep your design centred above that mark..

Colourful Designs

or

With a plain background colourful designs should be added for the best effect, using elther paint or materials. Tho natural straw tone makes a fine,. background for bright patterns worked out in wool, silk THOSE small sailing bonts

rafia. Large flowers, fruits or TH Hey, Rubel" someone yelled,

which enthusiastic boys put sa other designs cut from cretonne was the old clreus alarm and soon much time shoping, finishing and and cemented on give an ori- rigging, are more than toys. The everyone was tumbling out. In few minutes the fire was out. The bullders take hobby seriously. Scores Scraps of felt cut in geometric ginal touch and are easy to do. operator had a gnsoflue arrange- of clubs in Europe and America ment to heat the tin floor in the demonstrate that model yacht mak- designs and cemented or sewed rooster's enge and it had a constanting is a rent sport. and there are on to resemble flower sprays or pilot light which had started the fire. many more amateur designers who futuristic patterns give a strik- A lot of us got bur

burned hands fight do not belong to clubs, ing the fire. My hands were burned

ing and original look. but not from fighting the fre.

The American Model Yacht Club Everyone thought the old rooster satis its fleet in New York harbour died in the blaze, but I knew dif-off Bay Ridge and in Central Park. ferently. Right now, guessed, he The Brooklyn Club has races was wandering free on some form- yard, living a rooster's normal life, I had unlocked his cage and pulled him out during the confusion.

"Well. Joe." Ann commented with a wink. "We got rid of that phony act."

Whatever décorative scheme you decide on, be sure to keep your mats fat until they are perfectly dry.

Prospect Park Lake. The Milford Club In Nova Scotia has an inter- Lining the bag will add to its ap- national reputation. San Francisco pearance and make it last longer, and cities on the Great Lakes and in

and it will be easier to handle. many inland towns all-have clubs. Choose a firmly woven material, not Thousands watch the club races. loo heavy, in any colour you pre- fer. Cut u plece a little Jarger than Club regatlas I didn't know she 10 been

recognise three the mat and turn in a narrow edge with watching me that night, but later I classes of craft, based on size. The all around, pressing it flat

water lines more found out. One day I found a big largest size has

an iron. Talk this in place on the that than 48 inches. Racers keep to their back of the mat. Line both mats parcel on my cot. It was

knockabouts and this way. uniform-a present from the other classes just as performers!

Christopher Saw Two Queens

-They Were Different from Regular Royalty — By MAX TRELL

"Of course," Christopher Cricket

was saying to Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned- about names, "I've heard of cat who saw a Queen. But did anyono ever hear of a cricket who saw twu of them?"

Knarf and Hanid broth answered promptly that they never had.

"Well," said Christopher, sitting up on his hind legs against a binde of grass and pafting out his chest, "I'm that cricket! I just saw two Queens."

"Real ones?" salit Hanid, noi knowing whether Christopher was fooling or really meant what he just said,

"What were their names?" asked Knart.

On the Ground Christopher sat down on the leaned on one

"I saw two Queens," Christopher told the Shadows.

to be stung. But the one peck was ground again and

very interesting. Her Majesty was elbow. For a moment or two he was Just having dinner."

"Dinner? What was she having silent-There! He never even saw

"It's

40-footers do In real yachting. Racers say that yachts legs than three feet long are too small to be handled properly.

The boats are made in one of three ways.

The first method con- sists of hollowing

sultable method

out

¤

cemented

block of wood. Another uses several pianks together and then carved. The best way is to build, with timber and planking, genuine models that look like the real thing.

Most important are the nutride lines, which must be trim and

them!" Hanld was thinking to her for dinner?" self; then Christopher smiled and "Honey," Bald Christopher. winked. Ah, the names of Their the one thing that bees have a lot Majesties just came to me," he said. of. And even while she was eating, "The first one was Queen Beatrice. I saw crowds of other bees flying And the second one was Queen An- into the hive as fast as they could, speedy. Good builders, try to make tonia."

each carrying a basket filed with their boats beautiful, Koarf and Hand both said that Bower-sweetness. That's what they these were girange names.

make honey out of flower sweet- "What countries are they queens ness of?" asked Hanid.

"And what was, Queen Ant doing I always call when you saw her?" inquired Hanid, hereen Bee-as

replied Christopher Cricket.

Twice As Lucky

Ant-as

lof

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"Is Queen of Hivelard. And Queen She was sitting in the middle of I always call her is Queen the ant-hill, looking at all the eggs the Hill."

she had laid." "Queen Bee!" shouted Knarf "Oh! Do ants lay eggs?" "Queen Ant!" erled Hanld. "Sv

Christopher nodded, "Queen Ants those are the Queens you saw, lay hundreds of them-more than

CHer

"They're real

At the bottom of the boat a metal An keel, leaded with a heavy, cigor- shaped bulb of lead, keeps the model upright. This must be heavier in proportion

real to the keels of yachts, because the model faces breezes and waves more powerful in relation to its size than a big beat, A four-footer, often will have a keel 14 inches deep.

Much of the speed and steadiness

the

chickens do, I think. But they're of model yachts depends on the rig- Cricket

laughed. tiny eggs, and no one ever has them Bing. Skilful management in a race Queens, though-es for breakfast. But anyway, I did also is important. In a race, the real as Jay Queen of any country see those two Queens, and so-to skipper follows his model in a small bout usually over a marked course. in the world. I never said I saw my way of thinking-I'm twice as When it is necessary to tack, people. I meant insects all along." lucky as that cat that everyone skipper. Tows alongside his model, "Did you go inside the hive to talks about. Well, I guess I'll be turns its head and resets the sails Bee Queen Beet Kharf wanted to moving on. Maybe I'll be able to see if necessary. In regulation races,

a King before suppertime."

five seconds are added to the time "No," said Christopher. "I mean, A King? What King?" exclaimed of a yacht every time it is handled I just peeked in, bad a look at her, Keart and Hanid.

by the skipper This discourages each of the following lines will re- and said good-bye. All the other *But Christopher Cricket only "inkering" and insures a clean test

becu were buzzing around

MIX-UPS

In Rearrangement of the letters

veal three types of book:

RULE AT RITE

CLOY AID PENCE

DINE ACT IO SIN

For Bad Guessors

WORD DIAMONDS: "

SIS BACKS FICTION SKING HE3

know.

my smiled and winked his little eye and of salling qualities. head. I couldn't tell whether they slung his gultar over his shoulder The cost is not too high for a boy were angry or not. But I didn't want and ambled off in the high grass.who saves his money.

RED RYDER

THE NEXT DAY"

HERE COME RED RYDER BACKX FROM,

BROKEN TOR MISST, FLO/

The Aftermath

HOW'D THE TRIP 60, DOTS?

WE HAD A BRUSH WITH ROAD AGENTE, BUT WE DIDN'T

GIT HURT?

The Coin Purso

Sew the sides of the ainaller mat together securely. leaving the top open. Be sure your stitches fasten the lining at the sume Ume. Now do the same with the larger

mot then go over the joined edges of this

one with a

or rafflu in a colour to harmonise blanket stitch in wool

with the colour scheme of your purse for added effect and a smart Anish.

You can make a coin purse from a strip of the some materini you used for the lining. Cut it twice as large as you want the finished purse to be, double it, and slip a piece of before stiff material in between. sewing up the sides. Divide the strip in three equal lengths, sew the first-third and second-third together... at the sides, leaving the other third to fold over to keep the change from falling out. A small button and a loop will make a good fastening. Put this inside the smaller on- velop.

Sup the large envelop over the smaller one and you have a purse that you will be proud to say” you made yourself.

Rupert & Mr Punch-12

Captain Barrio greets the friends happily, and Rupert explains why **Podgy has a they have CDGIR, lovely hammock," he says, and we wandered if you could spare a bit of old fishing net so that we could make one. 100." The old man stares, then he laughs aloud. "Please, what's the joke?** anka Alsy:

"Sam ought to have told YOU? smiles Captain Barnacle. Szüor men don't generally make their hammocks of fish-net, but don't look disappointed. I'll find. something better for you.'

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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By Fred Harman

1 COULDNY SLEEP BECAUSE

OF THE PAIN, JAKESI GOTTA SEE

A DOCTOR/

HOLD STAL WHILE I SWAD THAT BULLET HOLE WITH IODINE !

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Rend down: 1-Simull pillar. 2- Fleshy part of fruit. 2-Bucket, 4- Young dogs. ---Kitty.

Now read across the third row of letters for the missing word,

-QUICKWINK_ANSWER!

RIDDLE ANSWERS:

1-lo is an apple poflaner, 2-It is patel (part 1), 5-lfe, has been a rob In troblin'), 4-Il is always for getting.

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WORD CHAIN: TALE, tall, toll, tool, tok, TOOK.

BOOK REBUBI Blographies; Essays; Handbook: Romance,

MIX-UPH: Literature; Encyclopedia;.|

Dictionarios.

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