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Evening star., 1937-11-01

some farmers, who always see to it
that the orange globes of pumpkins
are lying at the foot of the rustling
stalks of corn.
This week the Bureau of Home Eco
nomics of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture has special re-
lease dealing with just these three
golden vegetables. They say:
A IL three keep best in a rather
warm place. This place may be a
warm, dry cellar, an unused room. or
a spot in the basement near the fur
mace. Small quantities of sweet pota-
toes may even be kept near the kitchen
stove When these vegetables are ex-
posed to cold for any length of time
their quality deteriorates. Unneces-
sary handling causes bruises or cuts
that invite decay. The ideal tempera-
ture for them is about SIS degrees
Fahrenheit, but they will keep well as
high as 20 degrees.
"Of course, to keep well the vegeta-
bles must be sound before they are
stored. A decayed sweet potato may
contaminate others. Smooth, we'll
shaped, firm sweet potatoes with a
bright appearance are the best buy. If
they have large growth cracks in them
or are badly misshapen you'll waste
hours more in preparing them. Also
watch closely for bruises or cuts es-
pecially on the ends. Examine them
occasionally in storage.
Sweet potatoes are either OF the
dry or moist f1eshed type. Most COM
mon Of the dry ones are Big Stem
Jersey, Gid Skin, Triumph, Yellow
Jersey and Little Stem Jersey. These
are dry and mealy after they are
cooked. Their skins are yellowish and
their flesh very light yellow.
''Moist-heshed sweet potatoes have
skins varying from whitish to red
dish in color. The flesh may be any,
thing from, light greenish- yellow to a
reddish orange. Nancy Hall and Porto
Rico are the two most common Of
the moist type.
WHEN shopping for pumpkins and
squash or choosing those from
the homegrown crop to save select
the ones that feel heavy for their size,
have a hard rind and do not appear
damp or water-soaked. Lightweight
pumpkins or those with soft rinds are
usually immature. The most common
pumpkins are Connecticut Field and
Big Cheese. The former is the big
yellow one that we see most often in
illustrations. The Big Cheese, of
tannish color, is more flattened out
and dished In at top and bottom.
The Warted and Golden Hubbard,
Marblehead, Buttercup and Table
Queen are the more plentiful winter
squash varieties.
I'm cookery, we've advanced some
what since 1888, when squash was
'boyled and serv'd up with powdered
Evening star., 1937-11-01

Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1409-B is
designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, 18 and
20. Corresponding bust measure
ments, 80, 80, "a. 36 and 38. Size IA
(32) requires 2s4 yards of 54-inch
material with 1ss yards of contrasting
for sleeve and yoke. In monotone, size
IA requires 3 yards Of 54-inch material.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Cook'sCorner
BY MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
BREAKFAST MENU.

BY MkS. ALEXANDER GEORGE.
BREAKFAST MENU.
Chilled Diced Fruit
BroDned Cereal Cakes Honey
Scrambled Egg Yolks
Coffee
LUNCHEON MENU.
Vegetable Beet Salad
Bread Plum Salad
Date Cookies Tea
DINNER MENU.
Shepherds Pie Baked Squash
Bread Butter
Beet Relish Salad
Cottage Pudding Orange Sauce
Coffee
VEGETABLE BEEF SALAD.
l cup diced cooked beef.
70 cup cooked peas.
"a cup diced cooked carrots.
Hs cup diced celery.
! tablespoon chopped onions.
l tablespoon chopped parsley.
1 tablespoon chopped sweet pickles.
Y teaspoon salt.
~ teaspoon paprlka.
"a cup salad dressing.
Mix and chill ingredients and serve
on lettuce.
Other vegetables may be used in
place Of those mentioned.
SHEPHERDS PIE.
IL cups diced, cooked meat.
"a cup cooked green beans.
2 tablespoons chopped onions.
l tablespoon chopped parsley.
u cup milk
1H cups mashed potatoes.
tablespoons leftover gravy.
Mix meat. beans, onions and pars-
ley. Pour into a butttered, shallow
baking dish. Add milk. Too with
potatoes and spread with gravy. Bake
20 minutes in moderate oven. Serve
In dish in which baked.
The gravy also may be used on the
inside Of the pie.
ORANGE SAUCE.
" cup granulated sugar.
tablespoons flour.
u teaspoon salt.
u cup orange juice.
tablespoons lemon juice.
teaspoon grated orange rind.
u cup boiling water.
tablespoons butter.
Blend sugar and -four. Add rest
Of the ingredients and cook one min
uts. oti2 constantly. 0srvo warm
0 Oo3h
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Washing Painted Walls.

Use q mild soap or soap powder
for washing painted walls. Strong
solutions are likely to remove the
paint or streak the surface. Use guam
titles OF clean water and plenty OF
clean cloths. Wash q small space
at . time and then wipe it dry. II
you use prepared paint cleaner be
sure to follow the directions.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
BY BARBARA BELL.

Y YOU'LL enjoy the trim, tailored
" lines Of this slim frock, using
contrasting colors or contrast
ing fabrics with smart results.
Perfect for every daytime occasion,
this dress will delight you with its
practical character. Wear it to busi-
ness, shopping, bridge luncheons and
dinner-it takes on festive note by
using satin and wool or light and dark
tones OF thin wool. The skirt is made
slender and straight with small clus-
ter OF pleats at center front for easy
fullness to complement the straight.
square shoulders above long, slim
sleeves.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

- PN(eetS tSONo
stand out in our
food annals. 1t is
said that Colum-
bus took several
S W e e t potatoes
b a C k to Queen
Isabella as proof
OF his discovery.
Early American
colonists found
the Indians culti-
waiting squashes
and pumpkins in
their maize fields
"a custom which
even to this day
is followed by
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Breaking>in
OF Child's
Clothes
New Shoes Should
Be Worn In House
For Short Time.
BY ANGELO PATRI.


NEW shoes delight the heart Of a
child. He feels all dresse up and
ready to be admired when he gets into
the shiny new ones just out Of the
store. Even the baby loves his new
shoes.
Rarely are new shoes easy on the
feet. They fit tightly, closing out the
air that feet must enjoy to be easy.
They are stiff and tire the foot that
must make so many motions inside
them. They are hot and uncomfort-
able after a time and the child be-
comes fretful and irritable. mo. no,
| his new shoes do not hurt" Perish
the thought. He might lose them.
But his whining and his discomfort. his
apparent fatigue tell their own story.
The new shoes are pinching.
This has ruined many happy holi-
day. many an otherwise gay party.
The new shoes need to be warmed to
the feet. 1t should have taken on the
form of the foot before being worn in
public or for any length Of time. Let
the children break in their new shoes
in the house before wearing them
outside and save them and other folk
many trying hour.
Don't send a boy or a girl out to
q dance, Shod in stiff new shoes or
slippers. Get them well ahead of
time and be sure to have them care
fully fitted by one who understands
his business. Don't make any remarks
about the size Of a boys shoes ADO
lescent boys are sensitive about the
size of their feet and will do their best
to keep them looking small. II you no.
tice any such feeling speak in praise
Of large feet, mention that they always
grow ahead Of the body so as to be
ready to support its weight as it
grows.
When taking children on an all-day
trip, or visit. don't have them shod in
shoes fresh from the shop. Don't say,
We'll put these away and keep them
nice until we go to see grandma" Have
the child wear them for short periods
in the house until they are set to his
foot and he feels at ease in them. so
that he forgets their glory. They can
be kept nice and made comfortable
at the same time.
The same thing holds about new
clothes, although hardly to the same
extent. New shoes tire the feet and
tired feet make the whole body tired
In sympathy but new dresses and suits
may be trial, too. Let the children
try them on couple of times and wear
them for short while. II there are
buttons gone, or q misfit shows itself.
there is time to correct the deficiency.
1t is distressing to discover that the
new garment cannot be worn on the
great day because there is something
wrong with it.
Grace Of movement, ease of manner.
a mind and body at peace far out
weigh the gloss Of newness in i'm
portance. Children have not enough
experience to get the idea but grown
people know. Break in the new things.
Mr.. Petri will give personal attention
to inquiries from parents and school
teachers on the care and development
of children Write hin, IN coro ~ th;s
Evening star., 1937-11-01
Modern Way to Quick
Beauty Lies in the
Facial Masques
Whipping Up Circulation
And Erasing Wrinkles
Banishes Tired Look.
By MARGARET WARNER

,sp Tempo @ u mGon n does things to skins and faces
OF Keeping
hours more places to and things
at tension that In in
roes
form or anotbr q
Evening star., 1937-11-01

THESE small
" tied with ribbon them
Seady have planned There IL
design be embroidered in to15
embroidery
The pattern
pete understand illustrated
To obtain this pattern
coin 70 cover service and postage Address the
Of the Evening Star.
Evening star., 1937-11-01
The Midas Touch Yellow Vegetables Indicates Value
Sweet Potatoes, Squash
And Golden Pumpkins
Rich in Vitamins
All Three May Be Put to
Wide ariety of Uses;
Keep in Dry Warmth.
BY BETSY CASWELL.

vegetables
menus They usually rich A a of
Vnamm C. They
selves readily to field
tTnips pumpkins SQUASH sweet
King Midas to the gold of heahu
of
follows that of discovery of the:
New World of the
Evening star., 1937-11-01

Mr.. Petri will give personal attention
to inquiries from parents and school
teachers on the care and development
OF children. Write him in care Of this
paper, inclosing Scent stamped self
addressed envelope for reply.
(Copyright, 1872
Evening star., 1937-11-01

Herb gardens are coming back into
favor.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tionaI 5000, Extension $95. between 10
and IL am.
Evening star., 1937-11-01

2OIIO"o UIIdU UI IIIe UISCUVtTy OF IIle'
New World and the development of the
United States. Pumpkins, squash and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
New DWELLINGS
Convertible

Homes that pay for them
selves" because the second floor
can be rented for enough money
to cover almost all the monthly in
stallments on the entire dwelling,
are being offered by William H.
Saunders Company in the 100
block of Hamilton st. N. w.
Located from Ill to 1876 Hamil-
ton st., the residences are open to
visitors today and tomorrow. They
may be reached by driving out
Kansas Avenue to Hamilton Street,
where right turn is made.
These convertible" homes con-
tain complete dwelling units on
both the first and second floors.
Both floors have two large rooms,
besides kitchen, bath and porch.
Besides these conveniences, there
is a big recreation room in the
basement, available for persons liv.
ing on the first floor.
Construction is of the best. In
sulation is in every wall, together
with Turing. The equipment in
cludes automatic heat. And the
homes may be bought by making
a small down payment, after which
rental of the second floor will
nearly meet all monthly costs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
Materials and Equipment
For the Home

tans, browns, wine, or maroon as
a background. The combination
Of green and yellow is frequently
favored in summer decorations.
Wallpapers with a glossy finish
emphasize cool qualities.
FEREPLACES-
One is not likely to give much
attention to a fireplace during
the summer months, but as soon
as the chill of fall evenings comes
along the fireplace that does not
draw properly is an evaporation.
Summer, when the fire is not
used, is an excellent times to cor
rect any faults. If q fireplace
smokes, it should be analysed;
and, unless a hill or a cump Of
trees rises higher than the chin
ney and causes a down draught
when the wind approaches the
house from that direction, the
situation can be remedied.
Some of the causes of a Smok
ing fireplace are a flue that Is
too small, or one that has not
been started directly over the
center of the fireplace, or one
that has sharp turns in it, clogged
with Jumps Of mortar. Other pos
sible causes are too high an open
ing, no smoke shelf. an inadequate
smoke chamber, q damper that
does not fit the opening or
chimney that Is not nigh enough
to clear the top roof ridge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
Local Building Owners
Leave for Convention

Headed by James Med. Shea,
president, delegation Of mem.
bers Of the local affiliated body is
leaving today to attend the an
nual convention of the National
Association Of Building Owners
and Managers in Buffalo, N. Y,
from June 20 to "a. 4
Among the others who are GO
ing from Washington are Darrell
H. Smith. of the Bookings Insti.
tuition; Lew S. Mohler, Of Joseph
H. Hines Company, and Rufus s.
LGsk, secretary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
Decade Sows Rapid Advances Home Beauty Efficiency and Economy
Building, Loan
Investments
Seen Safe
Columbia Association
Offers Two Forms
OF Security

Hundreds Of folks with thrifty
natures have recently determined
that one of the best means Of
saving money, and yet at the same
time make it work" by drawing
interest, is to place it In q building
and loan association.
One of the reasons, 1t Is pointed
out by officials Of the Columbia
Building Association, Is the de
pendable security behind the in
vestment. In the case Of Column
bia, the security includes first
trust loans on homes in Washing
ton and the insurance Of accounts
up to $1,000 by the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Corpora.
ton.
The Columbia Building Associa-
ton, of which John B. Harrell Is
president, recently issued the fol
lowing statement:
$50 long az there is q United
States Of America, its best citi-
Gems will build, buy and own
homes. They are an indispensa-
BILE part Of living-the very key
stone Of civilization.
Nowhere is there . finer type
Of home or a more staple home
value than is found in the City
Of Washington.
"The safety of investments in
CHS association is further pro-
tected by the Federal Savings
and Loan Insurance Corpora
ton, established by act Of Con-
gress with q capital Of 500, OOO,-
900. This association was the
first in Washington to offer this
additional protection for its saw.
erS and borrowers.
Each individual in q family
desiring to have q separate &C
count here may do so, and each
will have the $1,000 protection"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
$5,0o0Obtoins
Better House
Than in IT
New Features Include
Air Conditioning,
Heat Control
By JOHN DEAN MILLIGAN
Real Estate Editor

Prospective home buyers who
wonder what are we getting" for
$4,000 or $500 or $4,000 can
better realize the advantage they
boast in today'S dwelling market
by imagining how much they
would have received for the same
amounts of money ten years ago.
There is as much difference be-
tween a $4,000 home of 1927 and
a $4,000 home Of 1887 as there Is
between automobiles built in those
years.
The modern car contains better
engineering, more safety, greater
beauty and higher efficiency. to-
gether with luxurieS and new
equipment unknown decade ago.
Now Air Conditioned
Precisely the same adjectives,
and a few extra, may be applied
to the modern home, as exempn'
fled in recent offerings OF builders
in Washington.
In 1927 air-conditioning was
principally limited to theaters.
Nowadays air-conditioned heat.
providing healthful, washed air
and rigid control of temperature
and humidity winte. and summer
is being introduced into $4,000
residences.
Other points Of divergency:
/. Basic construction materials
are improved. Steel and copper are
being used more. Tiles, pipes and
even bricks are better.
2. Types of materials found only
in mansions in 1927 is now stand
ard in low-priced cottages. Vari-
GUS sorts Of inSulation-conStantly
being made perfect-are but one
example.
Insulation Improved
8. Equipment is infinitely moro
efficient and labor-saving. What
$4,000 house ten years ago had
thermostatic heat control or coal
stokers or automatic heaters or
adjustable showerheads or the
beautiful bathroom fixtures Of this
year?
4. Automatic refrigeration is
found today in every new home.
In 1927 it was seldom standard
equipment in $4,000 homes.
5. Little touches, seldom used
before, point to the superiority Of
the up-to-date home. How about
recessed refrigeration, recreation
rooms. steel easement windows,
extra baths? 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
COOL

With the approach Of warm
weather, the home owners
thoughts turn to cool-looking in
teriors. Modern architecture
makes every possible provision for
summer comfort in design, insula-
ton and ventilation, but the deco
ration of home depends in most
cases on the housewife.
The color, as well as the pattern
and texture, of wall covering Is an
influence in the amount Of light
and the seeming degree Of warmth
or GOODNESS in a room. Lighter
colors reflect more light, whereas
darker colors are inclined to abb
sorb the light and make a room
seem cooler and more reStful.
Cool, dark effects may be gained
by using deep greens, blues, or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
Unusual Window

An unusual window treatment
recently observed makes use Of
lemon yellow taffeta curtains tied
back with brown rope. The mar
row wooden valance is enameled
in the same color as the curtains,
with a fringeedging the color Of
the tie-back rope. Venetian blinds
are finished in two shades of
cocoa color enamel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19
CoIors for Bedroom

In a bedroom recently deco
rated, deep grape colored carpet
provides an excellent setting for
the peach colored walls. The
woodwork is enamelled ivory, while
the ceiling is finished in orchid
flat paint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-19


LOCATED at 528 Ashford
Rd., Silver Spring, Md, the
new brick residence shown
above is in a wooded section,
convenient to Washington.
The dwelling contains six
rooms, including a modern
bath and two lavstories, as
well as an open sun deck,
side porch and a built-in
garage. Photo by The Wash
ington Times.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

ing at Easton, Nd, spent the first of
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Merritt.
Miss Sara Pruitt left Friday to
spend part of the summer with Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Adams at Eastville,
Va.
Mr.. Charley Jordan of Philadelphia,
Pa, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Harold McCleary and daughter
Sara, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Melvin at Chincoteague.
Miss Elva Dryden spent Saturday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hick-
man near Stockton, Md.
Mr.. William Skeeter returned home
Saturday after spending two months
in Norfolk and Newport News, Va.
Mr.. Robert Powell of Philadelphia,
Pa, is spending some time with his
parents, I'M. and Mrs. Robert Powell.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

shallow water on the Wicomico county
side of the channel off the Mt. Yer
non Bathing Beach.
The vessel with her decks nearly
awash lay about a mile below the
Mt. Vernon wharf. Capt Mayne ex-
pressed the belief that his vessel had
possibly struck submerged obstruc-
ton as she entered the river mouth,
since the leak rapidly developed and
the water was rising in the hold be-
yond the capacity of all the ships
pumps to discharge it as the vessel
made its course between the Great
Shoals Lighthouse and the point where
she was beached.
Capt. Mayne and the majority of
his crew of ten men who man the
freighter, are natives of Mt. Vernon,
abreast of whose homes their vessel
sank.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wentz and son.
Miss Virginia Goslin of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Mason. Mrs. Wentz and son re-
manned for a weeks visit.
Mr.. Levi Ellis of Oyster, Va, is
spending some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Selby.
Miss Elva Dryden spent Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred McAllister
at Snow Hill, Md.
Rintha Ann Hickman of Stockton,
spent last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Willie Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kelley of Phila-
delphia, Pa, are spending this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Collins.
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, of Laurel,
Del, spent part of last week with her
father, Mr.. c. H. Sharpley.
Mrs. Logan Taylor and Mrs. Layton
Joseph left last Friday to spend some
time with Mr.. Joseph and friends at
Lewes, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones and
daughter, of Wilmington, Del, spent
last week with his mother, Mrs. Nam
cy Jones.
Mrs. w. C. Merritt was rushed to
Memorial Hospital, Nassawadox, Va,
on Sunday. At this time she re-
mains very i'll.
Mrs. aPul White and children spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hancock on Chincoteague, Va.
Mr.. Clarence Merritt who is work
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-18
A FARMER IS
A FARMER ONLY
WHEN FARMING

A farmer is a farmer only when he
is farming, so far as the Social Sc
curity law is concerned, and when he
engages in other than agricultural
pursuits he comes under the tax and
the benefits provisions of the Act,
Luther Becker, Manager of the Bal
timore Field office of the Social Sc
curity Board at 800 Court Square
Building, said today.
The same thing is true of the en-
ployee of the farmer, Mr.. Becker said.
"Al employment, unless specifically
excepted by the law itself, is cover
ed by the Social Security Act"
Agricultural labor is one of the
few employments specifically exempt
ed. Because of this exemption some
confusion has arisen over the applica-
bility of the law to farmers and to
persons usually engaged in agricultur-
al employment. 1t should be borne
in mind that the Social Security Act
does not exclude any group or class
as such, but merely excerpts certain
employments. For example, person
who usually engages in agricultural
labor is not excepted from the law
when he engages in other employment.
1t is the employment and not the man
which is the determining factor.
every farmer who engages in 9TH
er business, either as an employer or
an employee, and every farm worker
who undertakes other employment,
even though such other employment is
only temporary, or part-time, should
file application for a Social Security
number. The employer should file
for an Identification number. Appli-
cation for this is made on Form SS-4,
issued by the Bureau of Internal REEVE
nue.. Copies of this form may be OBJ
tanned from the Collector of Internal
Revenue at the Custom House, Balti-
more.
Employees must make application
for Social Security old-age benefits
account number. This application
should be made on Form SS-5, which
also is issued by the United States
Treasury Department. Copies of this
account number application may be OBJ
tanned from any post office or from
the Social Security Board Office which
is nearest to the applicant. After June
so cards, now issued through the post
offices, will be issued by the Social
Security Board offices. Information
on account applications is held conf
Dental.
persons who have any doubt about
whether the law applies to them and
their employment, or business, should
make inquiry at once and get the
correct information. Information car
be obtained from the Collector of In
ternal Revenue. The Social Security
Board office at 800 Court Square
Building, in Baltimore, Maryland, was
established to aid both employers and
employees with Social Security law
problems"