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Journal Courier, Jacksonville, Jon. 28, 1968 27 JUNIOR JOURNAL COURIER BIRTHDAY PARADE The Marchioness By Mrs. Otto Dorr Go Birding LLOYD ROBSON was 10 years old Jan. 19, and his brother MARC ROBSON was 2 years old Jan. 18.

They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Robson. 715 E. Lafayette, and the grandsons of Mrs.

Otto Robson, Jacksonville. Lloyd is in grade 4 at Jefferson and his teacher is Miss Fitzpatrick. STEVEN EARL FORD, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ford, 1630 Lakeview Terrace, was one year old Jan.

27. Steven has one sister, Kimberly Kay, aged 3. Steven's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Godfrey, Jacksonville; and Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Ford, White Hall. His great grandmother is Mrs. Lora Benton, White Hall. PAMIE DAWN WHEWELL, daughter of Mrs.

Shelda J. Whewell, celebrated her fifth birthday with a party held at her home on Saturday, Janu ary 6th. Attending were Clifford and Susan Altoff, Joy Dee Huston, Jeff Batty, Chuck Chris and Scott Walker, Kelly Bettis, Debbie and Becky Cox David Garrison, Sheryl Spangenberg, Suzie Snowden, Cathy and Cheri Bettis, and the guest of honor. Pamie. The children played Pin The Tail On The Donkey, Drop The Handker- cheif, and Johnny Over The Ocean.

They had refreshments of ice cream, cake, and kool-aid with soap bubbles, horns, anc candy favors given to each guest. Pamie was five years old January 10th. She receivec many nice gifts. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS All the junior page readers and your editor send Best Birth day Wishes to each of these Birthday Marchers. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? Two weeks or more before your birthday send your name age and birthdate and your name and address to the Junior Page, Jacksonville Journal Courier, Jacksonville Illinois, 62650.

The information will be printed on the Sunday nearest your birthday. A photo may be included if you wish and this may be called for as soon as it has appeared in the paper. Material on this page may not be published elsewhere without the permission of the authors. Contributors to the Junior Journal Courier page are Mrs. Otto Dorr, Emma Mae Leonhard, Walter B.

Hendrickson, Mary Pence Claywell, John Rankin and Christine Hembrough. Larks And Longspurs By Emma Mae Leonhard A powdery snow had sifted all night and continued all the next day, January 13. Hour by hour fractions of inches of the white powder had built up to form a pure white coverlet over the meadows and harvested grain fields Where weed patches stood, the snow surface was peppered with tiny seeds and bits of broken leaves. Here Slate-colored Juncos and Tree Sparrows, our regular winter residents, were busily feeding. As we drove on for several miles, we saw nothing except the gray sky, the swirling tiny snow Hakes, and the snow- draped road bordered with broken weeds and grass and darkened here an there by the exposed soil.

Cold and partially barren fields stretched on either side of us. Then on the boulders of the narrow road ppeared a flock of small dark birds. They were walking and skittering through the snow and tufts of weeds and grass, patiently pecking at the soil and what was hidden in it, at least from our point of view. Judging from their movement and way of feeding, we knew that they sparrows. Likes Snowy Plains Some of them we recognized as our Horned Lark, the lover of barren plowed fields and snow-covered plains.

More of the flock, however, were smal- er than the Horned Larks. They were Lapland Longspurs. As we drove our car slowly toward the birds, they flew into the fields; we saw the longer black tails of the Horned Larks. We also heard the tinkling call of the larks in contrast with the rattling notes of the longspurs. It was easy to catch the differences in the notes and certainly a positive way of identifying the two species.

When we looked at the places where the birds dropped, we became aware of many more longspurs running around and over frozen clods of dirt, almost mouse-like. They were, in general, the color of the clods and last stubble. criticize us too for overlooking the flock at a first glance; they are difficult to locate even if they are fairly near. Ttieir neutral coloration protects them from enemies and makes them a certain part of our relentless winter. They are courageous, lively, and also relentless.

They are very much alive in the face of a seemingly dead earth. Tfcy are both Horned Larks and spurs. Aerospace News TEN-YEAR-OLD SATELLITE note: The following BLUE NOSED BUNNY Once upon a time there was a blue nosed bunny. His mother and father wanted to find out why he had a blue nose. So one day they followed him and they found out he had been eating blueberries.

By Scott Lewis Grade 2, Lincoln, Miss Henske, teacher story was adapted by Mrs. Dorr from Charles Curiosity Dreary Room Richard Swiveller occupied a dreary room since his expense account perpetually exceeded his income; here he attempted practice on his flute by candle light placed to shine on his music. However his shrill notes disturbed the neighbors and his landlady. Ever resourceful he carried his cribbage board to the office to occupy a solitary evening, after hours. Before long shuffling steps and prying noises at the key hole alerted him to open the office door.

There stood a small bedraggled servant girl with a smudged face, soiled apron, faded dress, a dingy cap and her shoes parting at every seam. please do not tell on she begged, was only hunting for a cracker or a sandwich you sometimes leave on your you he demanded, in and we shall have a cribbage I not allowed she answered shaking her head, would be not afraid of your mistress, we can both go to your kitchen. But wait a and he slipped out the hall door to persuade an inn keeper to prepare a plate lunch. first eat, then we shall have a The plate was soon empty and the cribbage game begun. old are he inquired, what is your she admitted, I have any Dick looked at her and the unpleasant broken table, and chairs, every shelf and bin padlocked, almost no fire in the grate and the candle box fastened shut.

"We shall play while the candle he answered kindly, I shall call you After a time she came to understand the game always accompanied with some small treat Richard could provide. Eventually there was a day when Richard did not arrive at the office nor did he appear for three days, then his landlady came by to say that Mr. Swiveller was very ill; could some mie help care for him? By Walter B. Hendrickson, Jr. are certainly too she was told, is not our TTie Marchioness worried about her one friend all that day.

When she was left alone as usual in the evening, she slipped out the front door to search for the harried landlady and the rooming house. Grateful for any help, she was allowed to enter. A bleak room, a delirious patient, no doctors, no medicine, no food, what could be done! The Marchioness looked about, for these needs, piece by piece, she sold suits, shoes, hats, overcoat and even his umbrella. Still for nearly three weeks he did not rally, then at the sound of a cough he roused. is strange to dream of a never did that weakly he turned his head, a cough and then another, there at his table sat the Marchioness playing cribbage, probably a dream floating through his mind? (To be Continued) Next Wednesday, January 31.

marks the tenth anniversary of the launching of first satellite, 18 pound, 80 by 6 inch Explorer I shown above. Explorer I was launched at 10:55 EST on the evening of January 31, 1958 by a 68.6 foot tall Jupiter-C rocket. The 12.0 pound solid fueled fourth stage of the rocket remained attached as Explorer I went into orbit traveling at 17,451 miles per hour, 217 miles above earth. This speed was enough to carry Explorer I out to 1,155 miles launch time for Australia. Explorer I carried two radios, and a variety of instruments powered by Mercury batteries similar to those used in transistor radios.

At that time the reliability of Solar batteries had not been tested sufficiently for their use. Finds Surprises As was to be expected, Explorer high powered radio stopped sending February 28, 1958. The other, low- powered radio kept on sending for about three months before So exploring the Van Allen Belt became the major job of the rest of the Explorer satellites launched by the Jupiter-C. and many other satellites, and the early moon probes. above earth before grav- jqq ran 0f power.

By this ity pulled it back to 217 miles time Explorer I had already Prayer Poem altitude Oldest In Orbit In this orbit Explorer I is still circling earth and is the oldest man-made satellite still in orbit. Incidentally, the Jupiter-C, which was used on five other satellite launching attempts is again being used to The Coon Hunt By John Rankin After Christmas Thoughts By Mary Pence Clavwtll Teen Scene Effective Student By Christine Hembrough gathered many valuable and surprising facts about space and satellites. The greatest surprise was the discovery of a belt of at Christ Child has radiation surrounding earth. The come, Now that The Day is over Now that the Carolling is done, Now that the gifts have been handed out, Part 2: Saw His Tracks There is a wily old that has only three from having escaped some trap that the hunters are especially anxious to bag. It has become a battle of wits.

Roger is excited when he sees the old tracks, and rushes to tell his Uncle Ike. these swamps are full of Uncle Ike said with a dubious shrug. see his tracks in the mud, did you? Two hind feet and one front foot, sure Roger exclaimed triumphantly. where Trooper and Rebel picked up his trail and not anoth er track anywhere Uncle Ike cupped a hand to his ear and listened a long moment to the baying of the hounds in the distance. up some dry wood and get a fire started, he said firmly.

looks like going to be here He was convinced that Trooper and Rebel were hard on the trail of old Harry, but it might take most of the night to put him up a tree; if indeed he could be treed at all. Some pretty good dogs before them had been unsuccessful. And then as the hours dragged by Roger and Uncle Ike sat around the cozy fire with their ears tuned to the hue and cry of the hounds. At times their voices rose higher and then faded almost out of hearing as the chase took them through the canebrakes in the bottomlands, and then deep into the distant wooded hills and back again to the marshy swamps along the river. Time after time this pattern of flight was repeated, but always Old Harry seemed to be just a step ahead of his pursuers.

way that old coot is traveling hate to think what he could do with four good legs under Uncle Mike said in a low voice. Both he and Roger were being careful to keep their voices lowered al most to a whisper. For some unexplained reason hunters always talk quietly as though measuring each word radiation level was so high that it knocked the Geiger counter aboard Explorer I out of action for a time. The belt was later named the Van Allen belt after the Jet Propulsion Laboratories scientist who designed the radiation- counter package that made the discovery. This discovery has been called the single most important discovery of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).

The IGY was a period of intense study of earth, and things that affected it, of which Explorer I was just a small part. Until Explorer I was launched scientists had not even suspected that there might be such a thing as the Van Allen Belt. while a hot race is underway. Finally though, the tempo of the chase slowed down and for a moment or so only the sound of the wind in the trees broke the stillness of the night. Then at once the steady, ringing sound of the hounds barking treed came from somewhere along a bluff overlooking the river.

Roger jumped to his feet tingling with excitement. got he fairly shouted. There was no need to be quiet now. The chase was over, and Trooper and Rebel would stay at the tree all night if necessary. To be continued We pause a moment to think.

Lord, How the things were scattered around, And how we tucked all of the signs away, And tried to settle But just as a parting thought, Lord, I speak for others Christmas left a varied trail, As it once more came and passed; and gloomy was the Day, Father Sun seemed far away Foggy, wet, and snow flakes flying, Some folk laughing others crying; Dinners waiting done. Still no one arrived or come; From where I sat, much the same, Listening to the wind and Watching snowflakes spit and Ay. Recently, I noticed this book, and help but check it out and read it! I believe you will like it too. (Send any book comments to address at bottom of column please.) Written by H. Chandler Elliott, it is directed mainly toward the I college student, but it can be things well helpful to the high school student as weU.

Dr. Elliott, a professor at the University of Nebraska, has come in contact with many young people and says that a book of this type has long been overdue. This book does not claim to be a magic key toward higher Tearful dark clouds drifting by; And yet, within the shadows i but rather it attempts there, to inform the student on how Christ The Lord so Sweet and Fair, I could picture, far and near Like you, Hie Saviour, oh so Dear; I felt The Peace, He came to Bring, Warmed by Hie Love of Christ The King: Sure, many Spirits broke their bound. Unseen gather quietly And joined (Turn To Page 15) from where I sat To be somewhere 1 at: Yet, Christmas was as Christmas is, He is OUR KING and we art His And whether skies were dark, or fair. The was IIP-A-W ORB rVMRTF! written TAXI DRIVER SAM Sam was an ordinary cat, except that he drove a taxi.

He was a teacher and one day Sam got a call from a lady. Sam left the room. He was gone a half hour and the room was so quiet that you could not hear a sound. The children made themselves behave. By Dana Dempsey, Grade 2, Lincoln, Miss Henske, teacher PEPPER Once upon a time there was a little puppy.

The name was Pepper. He liked to play ball. A girl named Laurie played ball with Pepper. And Laurie and Pepper went for a walk. By Gale Beckman Grade 2, Lincoln, Miss Henske, teacher PICK THBR 1 WORDS TO FINISH TUG RHYME.

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