ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY, 1968; Vol. LVIII, No. 2

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COVER: GEORGE WASHINGTON. Cover photo: Andre Kertesz.

February-the month when someone insists that young George Washington chopped down a cherry tree, then confessed, "I cannot tell a lie. I did it." ... and when someone else says that the incident never happened. Well, it never did happen, and you can say you read that in Boys' Life, along with a lot of other interesting items ... To get a true view of America's first President, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margaret L. Coit checked the facts and wrote George Washington: The Making of a Leader. Sorry, nothing in it about cherry trees-but there's plenty of action and fact-ion ... Sportswriter Frank Litsky interviewed basketball's master ball-handler, Marques Haynes, King of the Court Clowns, putting on paper tips from the top dribbler of all time. If you aren't a better basketball player after taking his tips, shame on you! ... "Climb every mountain" was the theme song of William Hillcourt as he headed for India and the Himalayas. When he came back, every step he took seemed to be carrying him uphill, but he sat down long enough to write Scouting in India. Why climb a Himalayan mountain? "Because it's there." Why visit India? -Because it's a fascinating country." ... Combining the talents of paint and pen, Marvin Friedman produced a behind-the-cameras look at TV's wild Western, High Chapparal, focusing on the stars and technicians who work hard and long during A Day on Lot 9 ... In the fiction division, Jean Stafford, one of America's finest tale-tellers, weaves a web of supernatural scariness. Into a ghostly setting stalks Mountain Jim, making a teen-age boy's night alone a chilling riddle: Was that terrifying thing a dream or a nightmare come true? ... Trapped aboard the Derelict Spaceship with its half-living crew, a Space Scout must face his worst fear-floating endlessly in the empty void-and conquer it ... or become a traitor to his best friends-and cause the crew to die. Author Date Colombo dreamed up this sky-high sci-fi thriller ... Now, let's meet:

JEAN STAFFORD: In a letter to Boys' Life Miss Stafford wrote: "I was born in California and reared and educated in Colorado. After graduation from the University, I studied at the University of Heidelberg for a year; subsequently I taught at Stephens College and at the University of Iowa. My novels are Boston Adventure, The Mountain Lion, and The Catherine Wheel. My two collections of short stories are Children Are Bored on Sunday and Bad Characters. My two books for children are Elephi, the Cat with a High I.Q. and The Lion and the Carpenter."

ARTICLES:
GEORGE WASHINGTON: The Making of a Leader . . . MARGARET L. COIT. Illustrated by Murray Tinkelman.
MARQUES HAYNES-- King of the Court Clowns . . . FRANK LITSKY.
Scouting in INDIA . . . WILLIAM HILLCOUH. With
A Day on Lot 9 . . . MARVIN FRIEDMAN.

FICTION:
Mountain Jim . . . JEAN STAFFORD. Illustrated by Jim Jonson.
Derelict Spaceship, Conclusion . . . DALE COLOMBO.
Cappie's Sooner-Shooter . . . CAL OLSON.

CARTOON FEATURES:
Pee Wee Harris.
The Tracy Twins.
Scouts in Action.
The Bible: Joseph in Egypt, Part 5.
Space Conquerors.
Scoutcraft.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Making the Scene . . . Fran Smith.
Tim's Tips . . . Tim Moore.
Autos . . . Ed Janicki.
Checkmate . . . Bobby Fischer.
The Smallest Show on Earth . . . Christopher Flint.
Science . . . Murray T. Pringle.
Green Bar Corner: Rescuing Lost Persons . . . Ernest Doclar.
Boy Scout Week Idea Kit.
Let's Talk Turkey . . . George Laycock.
Cub Scout Pages.

REGULAR FEATURES:
Hitchin' Rack.
Letter from the Chief . . . Alden G. Barber.
Hobby Hows . . . Glenn Wagner.
Gifts and Gimmicks.
Stamps and Coins . . . W. Arthur McKinney.
Think and Grin.
PROGRAM HELPS.
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