Medford mail tribune., September 01, 1963, Image 34

Junior TREASURE Chest
EDITED BY RUTH DIXON
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P3a7 fftS By Helen Hudson
gTj& gy Find the Witch
SpHd and Spoon Rolay Raco
By George Martin
This game is played with two teams. Before
it starts, trace four circles on the ground, the
first two about six feet from the starting point
and the other two about six feet from the turn
ing point In each of the first two circles place a
potato. The two teams line up behind their re
spective leaders, who each hold a spoon.
At a signal, the leaders run to the first circle,
pick up the potato with the spoon, carry it to the
next circle, and drop i': there. Then they run
around the turning point, back to the circle with
the potato, pick it up with the spoon again, carry
it to the first circle, drop it there, and run to the
starting point, where the next two players then
take over.
If the potato falls off the spoon, it must be
picked up with the spoon without using any part
of the body to push it back on. The same is true
if a potato rolls outside a circle. The team finish
ing first announces victory by yelling, "Spud!"
Tonguo Twister
Jealous Zelda zealously jallopied
to be first to see the zoo's zany zebra.
Labor Day Word Gam
By Bea Kiles
See how many words you can find in "Labor
Day" in 20 minutes. Thirty words will be a good
record. Spend 10 minutes more and see if you
can find 50.
Answers:
jbXoj 'i(oj 'qoj poj 'Xbj 'jupsj 'psoj IpjBX Ijfaop
ABp 'Avip 'Xjp 'quip qnp 'op ipuo po 'qjo jbo
jo !poq 'ppjq 'Xoq 'jBq 'pjsq 'psjq 'jCBjq 'psojq
'pjBoq 'jsoq 'psojXq 'Apoq 'Xsq 'psq 'BBq 'Xq
!qJV 'psojqB 'pJBoqB 'gqB 'Xb 'qB 'pB B !pBO
pjO 'pjB 'iCB( 'itpBi pBi 'jBqoj 'qoi 'qs '0( 'sq
Look Outl
AiSpidorl
Make a little ball of
damp clay. Cut three rub
ber bands in half and stick
these on for the spider's
legs. Put a knot in one end
of a long single piece of
rubber band and stick it
into the spider's body.
When the ball is dry,
paint the spider black with
bright yellow stripes. Now
hold the end of the top
piece and bounce your wig
gling spider up and down!
One member of my family is known
as Short-Cut Sam. We never get in
a car without getting out 45 miles in
the opposite direction from our goal.
The first time we realized his peculiar affinity
for nowhere was on a day we set out for an ex
cursion to the state park. Halfway, wa encoun
tered a detour sign.
"Never mind that," said Short-Cut. "They juBt
put those signs up to keep people off the road."
Short-Cut plowed straight ahead. Within two
miles we were stuck on what had been a high
way until the construction crews decided other
wise. Baoking up for twe miles is hard on a car,
set fee mention the dispositions ef the occupants.
Short-Cut said be knew another way to get t
the atotpak. We arrived in the same tow four
times frem feur 4ieet direotieRS. We saw
Mito a htt U the town and aetatae a aU ie
state park.
Last year Short-Cut took us on a fishing trip.
He said it was foolish to take the main highway
the last 50 miles. He said he knew a short cut
that would take 20 miles off the journey. It also
took two hours. The road had been abandoned
right after the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We
forded creeks, drove through pastures, over de
cayed tree trunks, and past a total population of
two inebriated hermits. By the time we reached
civilization again, even Short-Cut was pale with
shock. Mother had lumbago, and the car had lost
half its nuts and bolts.
NEXT WEEK Short-Cut plans to take us on an
other excursion. He says we can save
time by taking a cross-country run on what the
map calls "unimproved roads." We know what
this means. That's why we're not packing our
customary traveling gear. I have replaced my
compact with a compass, and Mother, who is also
prone to dust allergies, has ordered a gas mask.
We have a strong suspicion that when Short
cut Sam leaves this earthly vale, he will inquire
if there is not a shorter way to the Pearly Gates.
He may get there eventually, but I'm willing to
bet it will be the long way around.
IUU9WHTION W JHN AUiN
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