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The times-news., 1938-12-01

Civilization is definitely improving. REM
mapts of barbecue held 100 years ago
when Joseph was prime minister of Egypt
reveal they had no potato chips
The times-news., 1938-12-01
EDUCATION'S NEEDS: Th

EDUCATION'S NEEDS: The
Governors Educational commits
sion held IA meetings and sent
out $500 questionnaires in an eff
fort to learn what was thought
most vital to our public schools
and the demand for vocational
education took first place.
The Dear Public is waking up
to the fact that there has been
sacrifice on the part of parents
to get their children through high
school with the conviction that
education pays. There is keen
disappointment when the graduate
of high school is unable to find
work because he or she hasn't
been trained to perform any def
mite task more gainful than starr
ing in athletics.
The three "R's" in education
are hard to beat.
How about devoting instruction
in the 18th grade, which is con-
templated, altogether to vocation
al studies and letting those enter
ing college pass it up!
LONGEVITY: Boyce Jennings
believes that the local family of
McClains will top the list for
longevity and total number of
years lived by any contemporary
family. He says there are seven
in the family, the oldest being sS
and the youngest II, a total of
SCI years, or 80 and one-seventh
years each for seven brothers and
sisters of a family of 10 children.
THE NEW YEAR: Only a
month to go and we'll write it
1889.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

Ohio was the first state in the Union to use the
controlled hunting system in state forests on small
game.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

Bicycles are virtually hoasenoid necessity for
young and old in Bermuda, where aueomoolles are
banned.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

{ according to statistical figures, approx
mately 313,700 young men reach the age
of 20 in Germany every year. In France,
the figure is $4,000.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

HairdreSsing provides employ
ment for 100000 persons in Eng
land.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

The success of Democracy was demon
strated when National Cheese week passed
without any personalities being mentioned.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

Mussolini won't be at the conference,
but ne likes to Pan America. !
The times-news., 1938-12-01

1t develops now that Hitler has no argu-
,ment with the u. S. He simply wants to
right wrongs done to the Mormons and
indians.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

The four-eyed mnnow, found in rivers, mas al
upper and lower eye on each side of Its head.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

A night club patron enjoyed holdup
immensely. Did him good to see the wait
ers with their hands up, instead of out.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

1t is possible, by careful mating, TO breed cana
ries copper, fawn, pink or sase-oiue IN color, ex-
perts say.
The times-news., 1938-12-01
BIBLE THOUGHT
HIS BOYS ADMIRING QUESTION

HIS BOYS ADMiKIN1 QUEoIION
And he answered, Master, all these have OBJ
..ryed from my youth" MARK 10:17-22)
have heard of a boy whose father was forever
telling of his exploits at Bull Rum and Gettysburg
and Cold Harbor, who listened one day while the
sire waxed eloquent afresh over the same tales
When he concluded, the astonshed, admiring son
said Father, did anyone help you put down the
rebelhon?" Mark Guy Pearse said, my faith IN
perfeetion is very weak when look at others it is
extainguished altogether when l look at myself"
Sunday School Times.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

England's horse population is declining steadily.
During the past ten years. thefe has been de-
crease of more than Seo,Veo animals.
The times-news., 1938-12-01

Iugoslavia has placed special tax on cultural
films. 1900
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
BoAutY C01A/AoG
By Donna Grace

I needed much less food than I
had been eating"
Here is the diet as he gave 1t
to us:
BREAKFAST
IL ounces grapefruit Juice
with pulp
Dextrinized toast
Saccharin tablet in place Of
sugar in black coffee
Twice week only-2 soft
boiled eggs
LUNCH
IL ounces grapefruit juice
with pulp
Jellied or chilled tomato con-
somme with juice of 3 lemons
Cottage cheese
IL ounces SKINNED milk
DINNER
Jellied or cold tomato con-
somme with Juice of 3 lemons
Cucumber or tomato salad
with mineral Oil dressing
Broiled steak (no fat) or 3
lamO CnOpS
Two or three grass vegetables
II ounces SKINNED milk
Send for Donna GrGce'S Ten
Day Diet, the popular little
booklet to carry in your purse.
1t is your best check on re-
ducing and contains the sim.
pie foods that one finds in all
lunchroontS or hotels, and is q
real reducer, but not a St1rpG'
tion diet. Try it for 10 days
and see the difference. Send
your name and address, clearly
Uritten, together NTH 5 cents
in stamps to couer handling to
Donna Grace, beauty editor o.
| this paper.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
Though Rain
May Fall

The rain beats on my window
sill,
1t clatters in the street
But safe within my house I hear
The patter of young feet
Of children running UP the
stair,
Of children running down,
Their spirits never dampened by
The storm that strikes the town.
Though lightning flashes, thun-
der roars,
And branches lash about,
I listen for the sudden flash
Of laughter ringing out;
1 listen for the thunder noise
OF children safe at play
With carefree voices shouting
out
In their excited way.
What mater if the thunder rolls
And rain comes falling after
If can keep within my house
The warm sun of their laughter.
Helen Rowland Promel.
Pictorial Review.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17

COME time ago we gave you the
~ diet of the famous Holly.
wood director, Archie Mayo, and
as there have been a number Of
requests for it, we will repeat 1t.
We talked with him in the lat
ter part of August, during one
of the rest moments between
takes, and he said he weighed
just 55 pounds less than in
April, and felt better than he
had in years.
Il really hadn't thought much
about my overweight except the
tired feeling it gave me when I
had a hard days work to go
through, but all at once, my
wife began to call me Mr.. Fat
and I thought I better let her
see what a beautiful figure I
really had so had a little talk
with my doctor and he gave me
a diet that did the work for me.
OF course, I took a good brisk
swim every day, and the regular
bending exercises for the abdo-
men as we'll as weekly massage,
but the diet is really the thing
that counts.
There was no hardship about
the diet except for the first
week and that was, something I
always liked, good food, and
would dream of luscious pud-
dlngs and grand big steaks, but
this soon passed and I found
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
JlL6N2 JUA5

water until soft, rub bbins
through a sieve and adding one
cup sugar. Brush over ham and
use it for baSting.
4. Season tart applesauce
with a little brown sugar and
cinnamon. Spread over ham.
5. Heat one cup cherry juice
with one cup strained honey.
Basic ham frequently with this.
6. Mix one cup crushed pine
apple with one cup brown sugar.
Spread over ham. Basic with
pineapple sirup.
7. Place thin slices of unpeeleo
orange over ham and pour thick
brown sugar sirup over all.
8. Basic ham during the last
half hour with maple sirup.
8. Baste ham with cider, pine
apple juice, prune Juice or any
desired fruit juice. The canned
fruit nectars are excellent for
this purpose.
10. Basic with strained honey
to which chopped maraschlno
cherries are added.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
By MARY CARTER

WHEN the family says, Lets
w have ham," it is not diff
cult to have an attractive meal
at low cost. The price of ham
is appreciably lower than it has
been for a long time. A baked
ham garnished with canned
apricot halves and green minted
cherries has a great deal of eye
appeal as well as taste appeal.
There are many tasty coatingS
for baked hams, and the follow
ing are especially good ones.
COATINGS FOR BAKED HAMS
/. Mix one cup brown sugar
with one teaspoon dry mustard
and two to four tablespoons
vinegar. Spread over ham.
2. Mix juice of two oranges,
one-half cup pineapple ] juice e,
one-half cup each white corn
sirup and sugar. BaSte fire.
quently with this.
g.. Make apricot puree by
cooking two cups dried apricots
with two and one-half cups
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
Fashion
in
Washingto
BY BAB LINCOLN

MODELS IN the luncheon
AVA show at the Shoreham next
Saturday will be Miss Margaret
McMullen, daughter of Medical
Director John McMullen, of the
U. S. Public Health Service, and
Mrs. McMullen; Miss Helen
Greene Qast years Miss Wash
ington") and Miss Frances
Witte.
Miss Elizabeth Jobe, who Is
conducting the show, says that
models from Lanvin, Molyneux
and Alix will be featured.
All the department stores are
planning fashion ShoWS in the
near future. IT local 1Oon1er are
not acquainted 1Dith the spring
trends in styles before the end
of the month it UiH not be the
fault of the local merchants.
Fashionable boarding schools
are forming the habit of pre-
senting their own fashion shows.
The students act as models and
one of the local shops supplies
the costumes.
In New York one day last
week we saw Sally Victor's
showing of spring millinery.
Mothe and daughter hats we're
introduced in engaging styles.
One such duo was done in a
Navy sheer straw bonnet. with
pink taffeta ruching edging the
hrim.
It doesn't seem possible, but
men who turn purple with rage
when they sight tinted feminine
fingernails, "ain't seen nothing
yet"
That's according to Gail Gust
GaiD, editor of the American
HairdreSser, who today disclosed
that the rainbow, new vogue
in which each nail is tinted a
different color, has met with
marked success.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
.OnneSerV1Ce
WHAT an adorable dressing

WHAT an adorable dressing
w table! Would you guess it
was an ordinary packing box
decked out in feminine finery?
The covers enchanting in
crisp dotted swiss with three
tone ruffles ranging from apple
blossom pink to deep rose. Or
for a sunny southern color
scheme, use organdies in egg
shell, turquoise, clear blue-green.
Add bedspread to match, and
your rooms redecorated!
Nail a top on your packing
box cut kidney-bean shape &C
cording to dimensions in our
diagram. Put plain sateen or
muslin lining over top ana
around ends and front of table.
Stretch smoothly over top a
cover of the same maCerlaA aS
your ruffles. Let each ruf1ie
measure twice around ends ana
front. Gather ruffles together
to make a skirt, trim with ball
fringe matching deepestrtoned
ruffle. ,,
Full directions for making
dressing tables and dozens OF
other delightful novelties for
home and personal use are gwen
in our S2-page booklet: Knitting
bags, bracelets, cellophane cases
for china or lingerie.
Send 10c for your copy OF
HANDMADE GIFT NOVEL
TIES, to washington Times,
Home Service. 6S5 Sixth Ave.
New York, N. Y. Be sure To
write plainly your NAME, AID
DRESS, and the NAME OF book
| let.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
Dish Towel Daintiness

Whatever the advantages of
wiping dishes dry-and there
are advantages-it is better to
use the Scalding and air-dry
method than to dry them with
unclean towels. experts insist.
No dish can be cleaner than the
towel with which it is wiped.
The more absorbent the towel,
the better breeding-place it is
for bacteria, especially if hung
near a hot stove to dry when
1t is moist and soiled.
Fresh towels should be used
for each batch of washed dishes.
If the dishes have been we'll
washed and the towels used for
no other purpose than wiping.
swishing in warm soapsuds and
through rinSing. augmented by
weekly boiling. is all they need.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
Etiquette
and
Manners
BY Mrs. Cornelius Bceckman

ny MRS. (OTnetSuS bG(cRIT10Hl
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I am. is years Of age and
am going to a Junior Prom next
month. There are some things
I should like to know.
/. Just what should say
when invite q boy to the
prom?
2. What do I do after we get
to the hotel where the Prom
is to-be held?
3. If there are any special
formalities necessary while at
the Prom will you please tell
me about them?
4. When we arrive home, do I
leave my escort at the outside
door? Should I thank him for
a pleasant evening?
5. How should one refuse a
good might kiss? I am not a
prude but I do not like to give
good night kisses.
READER.
/. If you are going to invite
the young man verbally, you
simply say, Bob, our class is
going to have its Prom next
month, and I would love to have
you go with me. It's on the fiji.
teenth of March is that a
convenient date for you?"
2. When you reach the en-
trance Of the ballroow, you will
be directed to the room in which
the girls are to leave their
wraps, and he will be directed
to the room in which the boys
are to leave their coats and
hats. Make arrangements with
your partner just where you
will meet him after you have
checked your wrap.
BUY TICKETS
3. If tickets are to be bought.
you, as hostess, buy them. You
introduce him to your friends,
and dances are claimed or ex-
changed. You have at least the
first dance, the last dance, and
the dances before and after
supper. and as many more as
you think advisable" And
when a partner thanks you for
a dance, say something that in
dicates that you too enjoyed the
dance, that was a delightful
dance" or ''1 enjoyed the dance
so much"
4. It will probably be too late
an hour for you to ask the
young man to come in" And
he will be the one to thank you
for the good time and for your
hospitality, and then you tell
him how happy you were that
he could come and how much
you enjoyed having him with
you at the dance.
S. So-say just what you dld
in your question Il do not like
to give goodnight kisses"
Copyright. 1888, by King Features
Svudicate Incl
The Washington times., 1938-02-17


They seem to have got their
rights in full measure, judging
from the Middleton bill support
ing alimony for women and pre-
sented to the New York legisla-
tuer a few days ago. This col
umn discussed it once but here's
more.
ACTUAL SUIT
American men, reading about
this measure, may have imag-
ined that the collection Of ali
mony from wives would not be
considered quite the thing in
this country-but stop, look,
listen! Here is actually a con-
nection, by marriage, of the
King Of England, suing his
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
DEVILED CLANS

DEVILED CLANS
Chop two dozen clans. Make
q cream sauce; add the clans,
one cup of bread crumbs, salt
and pepper. one.half teaspoon OF
paprika, one tablespoon OF
chopped parsley. Place in cas-
serole and cover with bread
crumbs; top with butter, and
bake in a moderate oven.
BOILED ROCKFISH
Clean the fish well and wipe
dry. Sprinkle with salt and
little white pepper. Wrap the
fish carefully once or more in a
cheesecloth; then lay it in a
long pan or fish kettle if full
length, and cover with plenty OF
water, adding salt and a few
slices of lemon. Boil very slowly
for almost an hour; more II
necessary, it depends on the
size of the fish. Remove the
cheesecloth and lay the fish on
a hot platter. Serve with egg or
mustard sauce.
WINE PANCAKES FRIED IN
BUTTER
Beat well three eggs and mix
with one-half pint of cream,
two tablespoons of sugar, and a
glass of sherry wine and as
much flour as will make it al
most as thick as an ordinary
pancake batter. Have the frying
pan hot and fry like other pan
cakes and serve hot.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17

estranged wife for half her In
come.
Importations from the British
Isles-tweeds, Scotch whiskey,
golf clubs and walking sticks
have long been the envy Of our
gilded youth in the United
States. You couldn't go wrong
with such accessories, they felt
confident.
But >now-hold your breath
it appears it's absolutely good
form to sue your wife for all
mony in England. It's done in
the highest British circles. Ac-
tually a connection (happily by
marriage) Of the royal family
itself, he is suing his wife for
half her $400, 900 a year income.
The very best British alimony
comes via connection with the
Mountbatten family. You may
recall that before the World
War the Mountbattens called
themselves Battenberg and that
one Of them, Prince Henry. mar.
ried Queen Victoria's youngest
daughter, Beatrice, who became
the mother of the Queen Of
Spain. ~
CHANGED NAME
After the great family row
between England and Germany
was over-with a loss Of thirty
million men killed, wounded,
and missing II the Battenbergs
changed their name to some
thing less German.
Lord and Lady Louis Mount
batten are well known in these
United States as the cousins
and intimate friends of the
Duke of Windsor and King
George. Lady Louis sister mar
ried Capt. Alex Stratford- Cum
ningham Reid, conservative
member of Parliament, the
same who is suing his wife.
1t seems that his wife has an
income of 100000 a year. and
Captain Cunningham r cid
hopes that the court would de-
eide that any decent" woman
with money would see to it that
her husband was well taken
care of and provided for In the
manner in which he was accus-
toned to live, though es-
tranged."
EQUAL STATUS
He based his suit on the
grounds that his wife, when
they were married and on their
honeymoon, had insisted upon
equalizing their financial status.
"She said her sister provided
for her husband after their
marriage, and that she, my wife,
would feel hurt if I didn't do
as she asked" His attorney
said that deeds executed to pay
a share to him are still binding.
A story about the Middleton
bill in this column a week ago
mentioned that the president Of
the "Alim on y-f r o m-Women
League" thought that American
men would be too chivalrous to
press such compensation, but
that another bill to prevent
childless women, or women who
had been married only a short
time, from claiming alimony,
had a very good chance.
AMAZING FACT
But alimony now being among
our sWankie st importations,
really taking the lead over
tweeds, Scotch whiskey. walk
ing sticks and waterproofs, you
might expect that American
men, heartened by the Mount
batten connection, will have no
false delicacy in suing their
wives for money to help them
maintain the state in which
they're accustomed to live. Did
Susan B. Anthony ever visualize
| such a state Of things?
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
Skillet and Spoon
By Sibilla Campbell

HNHERE is nothing delicious than rock fish, cooked
according the recipe for tomorrow Boiling long
time is recognized important by some cooks
However it is important and adds greatly to the flavor of
the fish as well as the texture.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
Wear Flat Heels
For Development
Of Graceful Legs

Hollywood's girls have pretty
legs because they wear flat heels
O good part of the time.
This, at least, is the interest
ing theory advanced today by
Franciska Gaal, who has had an
opportunity to observe women
in every European capital and
hands the orchids to Hollywood.
Il first noticed the shapely
limbs of the extra girls doing a
pirate sword dance while I was
working in The Buccaneer',"
said the Hungarian star. They
were not regular chorus girls
noted for their pretty legs but
girls chosen at random from the
rank and file of extras because
they represented an assortment
of nationalities. Later I talked
to them while sitting around
the beach at Catalina. where
we went on location, and almost
without an exception they told
me that they wear flat heels for
tennis, walking and just for re-
taxation.
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
AdUice TO LOUebrn
By Beatrice Fairfax


Famous Authority Problems Of Love and Marriage
Copyright Features Syndicate. InO)
CHADES of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
ucreta Mott and other heroic women who worked early
md Late to secnre "ennal rightsn for womenl
The Washington times., 1938-02-17
UNSIGHTLY CALVES

THE fashionable women Of
Europe wear high heels almost
constantly, which believe &C
counts for the fact that a great
many of them have unattractive
legs after 35. High heels slim
the ankles but bunch the mus
Cles in the calf of the leg, which
results in knotty and unsightly
calves, a muscIe-bound effect, in
time.
Hollywood girls are setting
an example which -"omen all
over the world should follow and
benefit by. A shapely pair of
legs would perk up any woman's
morale, be she in Paris, Vienna.
Bl dapest, London or lazing
about on the Riviera"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
School for Ski
 Students Monday

All persons with Juneau Ski Club dues paid for the current season are eligible for free ski lessons Monday afternoon.
 Joe Werner, Irvine Noble, N. c. Banfield and Bert Caro have been designated instructors who will meet their respective classes at the second meadow, on the Doug las Ski course, above the Tread well Ditch where new shelter is being constructed Each instructor will have a class of not over five men or five women and start the lessons at promptly 1 o'clock.
 Reservations and choice of in- structors may be arranged by phon- ing 231 or calling at J. B. Caro's store on Second Street. Those who have not paid dues may pay MT. Caro and receive their instruction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
VISITING PARENTS
 DURINGHOLTDAYS

Phyllis Lundell arrived yesterday on the Northland from Sitka to spend Christmas with her parents. Miss Lundell is Public Health nurse at Sitlla and will return to her duties there early next week.
 Douglas Gray returned yesterday from way ports south to be home with his parents for the holidays.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
Stag Party Honoring
 Herb Mead Tonight

This evening a stag party vii honor the tenth birthday of Master Herbert Mead son of MT and Mrs Douglas Mead, with sixteen guests being present at his home in the Mead Apartments.
 Those present will attend the movies, after which the party will return to the home of the honoree for refreshments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dee. i2S. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is ga. American Light and Power 51A, Anaconda 343s, Bethlehem steel 759s, Curtiss Wright 612, General Motors 499S, international Harvester 56A, Ken necott 421s, New York Central 1912, Northern Pacific IFS, Safe way Stores 257s, Southern Pacific 199s, United States Steel 66A Bremner bid l asked ?, Pound $4.661s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
COMMUNITY TREE EXERCISES

At four o'clock this afternoon Carols were being sung around the Community Christmas tree. planned ly the Douglas Island Women's Club. The program was given under the direction of Ernst Oberg, dir actor of music in the Douglas school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Receiving more praise than usual for similar exercises the Christmas program of the Douglas Public School was given before an appre- ciative audience last evening. The numbers following one after the other without delay were accorded a large measure of applause.
 This afternoon the students are exchanging gifts and preparing for the holidays which will extend until the day following New Years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
DRAWS FINE

Jimmy Watson. native. was fined $50 in U. s. Commissioners court yesterday afternoon on charge of violating the Alaska game law He pleaded guilty to killing a doe deer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
CHRISTMAS DANCE

Monday night in Elks Hall by Am erican Legion Auxiliary adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-23
Lutheran Church Pageant to Be On
 Monday Evening

Monday evening at 7;15 o'clock the annual Christmas Pageant will be presented by the children of the Lutheran Sunday School, in the assembly of the Church.
 The affair is being given early so as to be completed in time for the Sons of Norway Christmas party at 8:3O o'clock, and it is requested that all planning to at tend the program be as prompt as possible.
 A tree will be laden with pres ents for the children, with Mir Harry Stonehouse and Miss Kath- crime Torkelson in charge of the primary classes, while Mrs M. Brennan and Mrs. Ed zinck will have charge of the pageant.
 Coffee grounds contain an oil which, when treated with strong potash lye, forms a solid soap, scien- tists have found.