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Evening star., 1938-01-03
Thank You
Notes for
Child Must Learn
To Write Letter
Immediately.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

THE children need to be reminded to
send out their thank YOU notes
promptly for the Christmas gifts they
got. After dinner, before going out for
afternoon play. would be a fine time
If they wait for week they will lack
the freshness of appreciation that they
have on Christmas Day. 1t is that
overfoWing happiness that they want
to share with those who were kind
enough to remember them.
1t is not enough to say. Dear Aunt
Tilda: Thank you for the nice doll
With love, Milly." That Is the week
after sort of letter. 1t shows no thrill
no deep Joy in the gift: and 1t was
that feeling Aunt Tilda wanted to give
her little niece when she tramped end
less blocks and pushed through stand.
ing crowds until her feet were on fire
and her head ached to numbness. The
thought of the child's pleasure in the
very right doll gave her strength ano
courage and endurance beyond hel
age. Get Milly to sit down right after
dinner. with that doll on her lap, tt
write to her aunt.
Get the boy to do the same. Dont
let him stop with the brusque line O.
acknowledgment. Tell him to Sc
down how he felt and what he die
and, above all, what he said, when HI
got the new wheel or the cherished
camera. The far-away people want .
word of warming affection and appre
citation. They value every word 4,
child sends them. But the childre1
do not know that and have to b,
taught.
Gratitude is becoming to all OF us
We take too much for granted. Chill
dren can be excused for that becaus,
they do not understand that some
body sacrificed something Of their owl
comfort and happiness to add tt
theirs, but We do and we should set tn,
example Of gratitude and affection fo
the children. When they sit down II
write their thanks it would be goot
idea for us to do the same and thanl
the people who tried to make our chill
dren's Christmas happy.
There is another kind Of note du,
here. There are people who al
through the year have been kind ant
good to you and yours. The teacher
who kept Tommy in to make hin
learn his tables. the good doctor wht
patiently worked with Susan until sh,
was ready to have her tonsils out, tn,
Granny who sewed for the youngster,
and made things for them to pla,
with, the cook who remembered tn,
cinnamon in the cookies and the mar
in the grocery store who never forgo
Tommy's luncheon apple. Every on'
of these people should have q Christ
mas note from each Of the children
they served so kindly.
It will make the people who &c
them very happy. There is nothing 81
heart-warming as a grateful word, {
smile Of thanks. They will be all tn
more welcome because they will be un
expected. It Is sad reflection on ou
manners that this Is true, but it is so
Get the children to take their holida,
paper-if it has Christmas pictures OF
1t so much the better-and help then
to write their surprise thank you
notes. Don't fuss about them. A blur
and a blot and a misspelling belong
Let them be.
Gratitude Is good for those who Civ
thanks and for those who receiv
them.
Evening star., 1938-01-03

going out, 1t discourages chapping in
the most blustery weather. 1t may be
rubbed on hands. legs and tops of heels
to soften irritated skin or just as a
preventive measure. 1t also makes a
most efficient body rub for dry skin.
The bottle is designed for easy packing,
so that it can be tucked quickly into
the week end case for that first ski
trip into the hills. It's one thing
that you will always be glad that you
have found.
THE same firm is responsible for a
special mixture for dry skin that
is welcome at any season of the year,
but particularly in the winter. 1t is
a great favorite with women every
where. 1t is being featured this week
and next at less than half price, as
an added inducement to purses that
are somewhat debated after the pres
sure of the holiday gift buying period.
This cream speaks for itself. 1t is to
be used at night as penetrating
lubricant and easily falls into the
class of beauty aids necessary to most
women.
In cosmetics as in other merchan-
disc. there is an opportunity to secure
some excellent values at this time,
One OF the finest facial masks that
has only been available heretofore in
a SIS size. is now appearing in a So
size. Every woman who has ever
used mask at home knows what a
marvellous lift" it gives to a tired
face. but the price has often been a
stumbling block. Practically all masks
were originally made only in a large
and expensive size.
This home treatment is easy and
pleasant. yet in Is minutes YOU will
be amazed at the new freshness and
more youthful appearance of the skin.
AS it Is smoothed on it makes a thin
MIN that gently lifts the muscles
contracts enlarged pores. firms the
skin and reduces pufflness under the
eyes. When it is washed away the
face and neck will feel and look years
younger. This velvety cream mask
Will provide one of the most important
items on your good resolutions list for
the New Year.
If Santa Claus forgot to give you
any bath oil, we know of lovely one.
It is really shower oil and dedicated
specially to those most modern persons
who prefer standing bath to the sit
down variety.
1t Is an emulsif1ed white liquid that
is poured over the neck, shoulders,
back, chest and arms before the shower
water Is released. It disappears into
the skin instantly and as it does, It
whitens, softens and sweetens the
body. The delicate fragrance is a
naturally delicious odeur, light enough
so that it will not interfere with the
use of favorite perfume afterward.
This shower oil is valuable as
another aid for keeping the legs and
arms smooth and is is fine for hands,
leaving them soft but not sticky.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tional 5000. Extension 395, between
10 and IL am.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Discussing
Details Of
Weddings
The Caterer Will
Explain Where
Cut Cake.
Photos through MANA.
BY EMILY POST.

nEAR MISS POST: Will you please
help me with one wedding detail
that is more confusing than any of
the others. 1t concerns the wedding
cake. In some pictures it shows the
bride cutting the top layer of a sew
eral TERED wedding cake and in other
pictures it shows her cutting the bot
tom layer I have always been under
the impression that all this decora-
ton was cardboard and lifted off,
and the cutting of the cake was then
Just as it is at any other time One
does not really notice such details
until they become personal ones.
Answer: This depends upon how
Evening star., 1938-01-03
A Smart Outfit.

A costume consisting of beaver
trimmed green tweed suit. matching
felt hat. tan spectator sports shoes
with high built-up heels and an anus
ing printing scarf combining gay tones
Of henna and green, was prominent
among the many eye-appealing outfits
worn by homeward-bound Americans
who recently stepped of the gang
plank of the Norma ndie.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
My Neighbor Says:


When sandpapering surfaces
that are to be painted the work
is made much easier if the sand
paper is folded over a small
block of wood.
Keep apples in a cool cellar.
II you want them to last until
spring, wrap them in paper. 1t
takes a little time to do this,
but 1t makes it possible for you
to have perfectly sound, solid
fruit up to March or April. Use
newspapers and cut out all the
square pieces you will need before
you begin.
Oxalic acid (poison), If used to
remove iron rust on linens, must
be neutralized to prevent making
holes in the material It may be
neutralized by mixing with
weak solution of ammonia water.
Ammonia will remove iodine
stains.
Hot food should never be put
into the refrigerator. as this
raises the whole refrigerator tenn
perature, and may result in the
deterioration Of other foods. The
practice also wastes ice.
To remove wax from q linen Ia
blecloth place spot upside down
on q clean piece Of blotting paper
and apply hot iron to the spot.
Press until no more wax appears
on the cloth.
(Copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1938-01-03

the cake is made. Usually the cake
is the foundation and the superstruc-
ture lifts off Sometimes, however.
a platform is built of tin or wood or
some other substance covered with
icing. and the cake is on an upper
terrace. When you order the cake,
the caterer will explain where you
are to cut it. But you should make
sure the cake itself will be put on a
very solid foundation and not on the
top of colonnade or other fragile
structure that will collapse as soon
as you put the knife in it. Fruit
cake. as you know. is a very solid
substance and hard to cut into There
fore. it must either be the bottom
platform or else it must have very
solid foundation under it If it is to
be one of the upper terraces.
Evening star., 1938-01-03

well-groomed as to hair. hands and
clothes at all times, anything that
would help us to realize any of these
ambitions should prove interesting
II you have only thought of olive
oil in connection with making salad
dressing. you have been overlooking
one Of the simplest and most effective
aids to beauty! Olive oil is both a
cleanser and softener, and when used
with another simple home product
ice cubes-makes an inexpensive home
beauty treatment. as shown here.
that will allow you to use your beauty
budget for other luxuries
Even the much detested bottle of
castor oil has a beauty use, for it is
excellent as an eve lash grower, and a
little of this heavy oil goes long way!
It is applied with a small eyelash
brush, to the lips of the lashes. with an
upward and outward movement.
X X X
HERE in Washington we can expect
to have our coldest and most dis
agreeable weather of the year during
January and February. Cold, biting
winds and low temperature may be
welcomed by skaters and all the hardy
youngsters who asked for sleds for
Christmas, but for most of us it just
means a lot of discomfort with
chapped faces. chapped hands and
rough chapped spots at the back of the
ankles. Most skins do not take kindly
to the quick changes of extreme
temperature from cosy apartment to
the cold outdoors.
The question comes up each year at
this time, how to protect the skin so
that it will not chap? One woman
says: I'm just home-body and !
take good care of myself. but every
time go outdoors in winter my face
gets windburned and chapped; isn't
there something can do?" Business
girls, winter-sports girls. women
travelling to Winter-fun places like Sun
Valley. Canada, Lake Placid, are
all equally interested in the same
question.
For all Of them ve have found a
splendid answer It is a lotion that is
bland, greaseless and lustrous pink
You literally see its satin-like quality
shimmering through the bottle. 1t is
a perfect JOY to have and wonderfully
effective. Furthermore it has so many
uses that you would not want to be
without 1t during the winter months,
after once trying it.
smoothed on as powder base before
Evening star., 1938-01-03
To Cook Rice.

To keep rice flaky during cooking
do not stir or cook it in quantities Of
boiling water. After it has been
boiled the rice should be drained,
rirlsed in hot water and dried Off
for flve minutes in moderate oven.
It may then be served as q vegetable.
. dessert or combined with other
foods.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Oil and Ice Seem Have Magic Qualities When Used Aid
Dorothy Dix Says
Crusade to Ban Public Pettina
Is an Excellent Idea.

TINE student newspaper of one
of our largest coeducational
universities has started CAM
paign to suppress public pet
ting. and asks the school authorities
to take vigorous measures to chase
Cupid off the campus.
Let us hope and pray that this re-
form will sweep the country, for there
is no other one thing that gets more
upon the nerves of the beholders and
fills us with a greater nausea than the
spectacle OF modern youth doing its
love-making with a total disregard
Of the time, the place and the pro-
prieties that makes us blush for those
who have no sense of shame for them
selves. A cynic has said that there
are things that are worse than i'm
moral. They are bad taste. And this
is one of them.
Now considering petting, there are
three schools of thought The one
held by the PETERS is that it is an
innocent diversion and that, anyway,
it is nobody's business where they do
it. and that if it makes other people
slightly queasy to look at long drawn
out kisses they can shut their eyes
and 60 hang.
4 x X
THE contention of the moralists, on
the other hand. is that playing
with INT or airplane stunting or
automobile racing are safe sports for
the young compared to petting parties.
They say that a boy and girl can get
as drunk on kisses as they can on
liquor and be just as irresponsible for
what they do as any topper who
stumbles over the brink Of cliff into
the precipice below.
They say that petting is the first
aid to most of the unsuitable mar
riages that end in divorce; that it is
the top of the slide whose bottom is
Avernus for girls; that if the boy
friend would sit on one side Of the
room and the girl friend on the other
and megaphone their sentiments to
each other it would save them, and
the balance of the world, a lot of
trouble.
The third point of view on petting,
which is that of most of us, is-oh,
we'll, the youngsters are going to pet.
Nobody can stop 'em. All we ask is
that they do it in private and not
force us to have to assist, as the
French say, in their billing and cooling.
We are tired of seeing girls with
their arms draped around youths who
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Care for Paint Brushes.

AS soon as you are through using
paint brushes soak them In gasoline
or turpentine for an hour. Then
wipe them with soft cloth and wash
them we'll in warm water and soap
suds. Wipe each one dry and wrap
it in a cloth or paper.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Simple Run>Around Frock
This Comfortable Model Is Cut
On Smart Princess Lines.
By BARBARA BELL,

EcAusE buttons down the front like coat and has straight slim
K
/ all through the Cut nice
would
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Know ThyseIf"-

Socrates, the famous
Greek philosopher, uttered
these words a long time
ago-now Angelo Patrt
gives you an opportunity
of checking up on yourself.
A family I. O., in chart
form, for Father, for Moth
er, for Child, compiled by
Mr.. Patri will be mailed to
you If you will send us a
stamped, self-addressed en-
velope for the Family
Check-Up," care Of the
, Woman's Page Of the The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Glazed Pineapple.

Glazed pineapple quarters are or
excellent garnish for the scrambled
egg and sausage platter to b served
astse thu movies OF TIE snowfall party.
Evening star., 1938-01-03
Home Treatment Gives
Lovely Bloom to Skin
Dried by Cold Winds
Lotions to Prevent Chapping
q Also Wise Investments
At This Time of Year.
By MARGARET WARNER.

threshold OF another year resolutions are in order to continue
is only old
~ to look
Evening star., 1938-01-03


bits
tern is made Of that together
20 too.
The pattern envelope contains uout pattern
also complete
and how much
To obtain stamps
coin Address
q The Evening
Evening star., 1938-01-03

We are tired of seeing girls with
their arms draped around youths who
Evening star., 1938-01-03

For information concerning items
mentioned in this column call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 395, between
10 and IL am.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
II BIG FIRMS PUSH
LOUISIANA EXPANSION
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. IA
Eleven Of the 80 companies currently
expanding in Louisiana are nationally
known firms listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, Gov. Richard w.
Leche disclosed today.
The total new investment of all the
companies approximating $47.OO0,0 900,
of which more than half is being made
by these CONCERNS, is reviving employ
ment and stimulating trade in the
State, and is conclusive evidence of
the sincerity of the States Golden
Rule" policy toward industry, the
Governor declared.
Expanding either in their own name
or through subsidiaries, are: Standard
OIL Co. Of New Jersey, withNa ST.
100000 construction program; Inter-
national Paper g. Power Co., $6,00O,-
900 to $12,000,000; E. L. du Pont de
Nemours & Co., $3,000,000; Allied
Chemical g. Dye Corp, $l,0G0,000;
Mathieson Alkali Works. $815,000
Shell Union Co., $750,000.
Freeport Sulphur Co., $4,000;
Swift & Co., 100000; Continental Oil
Co., 100000; United States Industrial
Alcohol Co., $4,000, and Continental
Can Co., $4,000.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
UTILITIES STRONG
0NST0CK KMARKET
Early Drops of as Much as
a Point Converted
Into Gains.
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Utilities
came into favor in today's stock mar
ket and selected issues generally con-
verted initial losses running to point
or so into advances of as much.
A little profit realizing appeared
near the final hour and top marks
were Clipped down in some instances.
There were also quite a number Of
moderate losers. Volume was light
throughout, transfers being at the
rate of about 100000 shares
Stimulating the comeback, brokers
said, was friendly gesture toward
operating power and light companies
made by President Roosevelt at his
press conference and lessening of ten.
sion over the French political and
financial crisis.
High-grade bonds revived. Commod.
tiles were uneven.
Inclined to edge forward after q
stumbling start were Consolidated
Edison, North American, Columbia Gas.
Electric Power & Light. American
Water Works United States Steel
Bethlehem, Chrysler, United States
Rubber, Montgomery Ward. General
Electric, Santa Fe, New York Central,
Southern Pacific, Newport Industries,
Douglas Aircraft and Stone g. Web
ster.
Behind most of the time wero Allied
Chemical, Standard Oil of New Jersey,
Sears, Roebuck, Inland Steel. Union
Carbide, Owens Illinois, American
Telephone, st. Joseph Lead and East
man Kodak.
Gold mines we're in the limelight
for while, with Homestake touching
another new high for more than a
year. They slipped into a narrow
range in subsequent proceedings.
Rails were better following today's
official freight loading figures for last
week, disclosing more than seasonal
increase
An upturn of some 10000 cars In
this weeks automobile output was q
sustaining influence for the motors.
Coppers had to contend with sta.
tistics showing sharp gain in world
stocks of this metal. Offsetting this
were reports of recently expanding
sales in the domestic market and
prospects for much greater demand
for ornaments and utilities
Resignation of the French cabi-
net was followed by recovery of the
franc in New York dealings. Foreign
exchange transactions in Paris were
suspended, but the Bourse closed on
the upside.
Market observers saw hope In the
Presidents comment that. while he
was against modification of the death
sentence" clause of the Utility Holding
Company Act the administration was
trying to work out satisfactory arrange.
ments with local companies in areas
OF Federal power development and
that no more funds were available
for loans and grants on new municipal
power plant construction. Cheering
also was his remark that the per.
centage of water" in utility operat.
ing corporations was relatively small.
Wall Street continued to look for
constructive results from the series Of
conferences being held between the
Chief Executive and big business"
Evening star., 1938-01-14
CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Jan. l4.-Late reports
that Kansas duststorms were blowing
again proved insufficient today to
overcome downturns of prices.
Sellers predominated in the wheat
pit, Notwithstanding reports indicat-
ing that the condition of the domestic
crop Southwest was lower than on
December /. Crop specialists said it
was still some weeks to the growing
period, and until that time it was
unlikely weather conditions would
rule the market unless they became
exceptionally adverse
At the close Chicago wheat futures
were 7sal12 under yesterdays finish,
May. 97i2a97@s; July, 9ll2-9las; corn.
7s-li4 down. May, 6O's -6Ol. July,
60a -607s, and oats, l4-3s off.
Wheat, No. red, 81 y; No S hard.
81; corn, No. mixed, 56-57; No. 3
yellow, 58a4 -59l2; No. 3 white, 59l.-
59i2; Oats, No. mixed, "a; No.
white, 34a; rye, No. 3, 80; soy beans,
No. 2 yellow. 98l2: barley feed, 1852;
mailing, 1922; timothy seed, as
295; red clover, 3200-37.00; sweet
clover lO0O-lO5(
Evening star., 1938-01-14
new YORK COTTON

Fy the Associated Press.
. NEW YORK, Jan. l4.-Moderate
losses in cotton today reflected slow
but steady flow of liquidating orders
and smaller trade demand.
March reacted from s.58 to $50
and In midafternoon was selling at
s.55, with prices generally to 4
points net lower.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, January IA R.-Cot-
ton futures opened irregular today points
lower to l higher.
Consumption during December of 433,-
OBS bales was larger than expected but
tailed to bring out any buying support in
the early dealings.
January opened at 3 so bid, March. $40
bid. July $50. October at S.s7 and De-
cemoer at $50. In the first hour the
market drifted a point or two lower in
dull trading to levels to points under
the previous close.
Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: January,
6.9sb: March. 7.O7b: May. 7.O9b: July.
7i6b: September. 7.17b; October, 7.19b.
Bid.
Active positions remained easy through
out the morning and near midsession were
selling ! to 4 points net lower.
March contracts traded at &. .66: May,
S.72 July. S7S. and October. s.S5. De-
cember remained at the opening figure.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
IRON FIREMAN SALES
SET RECORD IN YEAR
Special Dispatch to The Star,

NEW YORK, Jan. 14-Forecasting
general business upturn in 1898, T. H.
Banfield, president Of the Iron Fireman
Manufacturing Co., Portland, has sent
an open letter to his entire organiza-
ton reporting that company sales
reached record in 1887.
Economists and business leaders
throughout the country seem to feel
that the present recession has just
about run its course" Banfield said in
part. THE prediction is made that
there will be definite improvement
in general business in 1888, compared
with 1887. and that We may expect .
decidedly better last six months in
1888 when compared with the last six
months of the year 1887"
Evening star., 1938-01-14
D., l. & W. SEEKING o.
FOR 100000 LOAN
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern Railroad asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission today to approve a
loan Of 100000 from the First
National Bank of New York.
The plan calls for the Syracuse,
Binghamton & New York Railroad
Co., q subsidiary, to issue the Della
ware. Lackawanna & Western q PROM
issory note for $l,462,576. This note
would be pledged - security for The
loan. ,,
Evening star., 1938-01-14
DOLLARS UP " CENT
ON LONDON EXCHANGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-United States
dollars were raised " cent in foreign
exchange trading today. Final rate
for the unit was 4.99A to the pound
compared with 4991a for sterling in
New York last night.
French francs pointed upward The
close was 151O0 to the pound against
15112 yesterday. Ninety-day forwards
were at discount of 8H francs.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
BITUMINOUS OUTPUT
UP SLIGHTLY IN WEEK

The National Coal Association, from
incomplete car loading reports from
the railroads, estimates bituminous
coal production in the United States
for the week ended January 8 as ap-
proximately 6,550,000 net tons.
Production for the corresponding
week: 1897, l0,679, 900 tons; 1886, o.
1877 900 tons.
The report of the National Btu
minous Coal Commission shows pro-
duction Of 6,150, 900 tons for the week
ended December IS, 1887, and 6,065, 900
for the week ended January l, 1888.
Evening star., 1938-01-14

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Jan. IA GP.-Whest. No.
red Winter. Rarlcky, SPOT, domestic
1.0lA: January, LOLA.
Evening star., 1938-01-14

81 Actual sales: unit of trading shares
bankruptcy receivership unds,
Bankruptcy Act securities assumed companies
Rates OF dlvldends foregoinR
oaed on the quarterly
included. ~ - '" ~'''NeANs "1e ho'
Ex dividend xr Ex rights extra or extras lilo
snare OF q preference stock 125 preference
STOCK, Declared paid stock
Paid last EAccumuated dividend nsd
or declared this ~lNN NN'1Ne'o poi~
Evening star., 1938-01-14
RICHMOND BANK ELECTS.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. IA R.-
Newly elected directors of the First
and Merchants National Bank an.
nounced the appointment Of H. Hitter
Harris as executive vice president and
j. Philip Coleman as assistant vice
preSidAnt.