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Evening star., 1939-12-13

and around the Horn, they stocked
the cooks galley with a barrel Of
cranberries. Sometimes as the
sailors passed they grabbed hand
full of the berries and ate them raw
as they stood their watch.
Nobody had heard of vitamins.
But the sailors found that the little
red berry helped keep them fit,
helped ward off scurvy, the disease
dreaded by crews shipping for long
voyages.
Berries Add
Vitamin c.
Now science has discovered that
cranberries may add considerable
vitamin c to the diet when they are
served in generous portions. Science
also explains that vitamin c tends
to be destroyed. by heat and by ex-
posure to air, and the food value
Of cranberries varies according to the
way they are prepared Most OF
the vitamin G is available when the
berries are used raw, as in freshly
made relish or nodded salad some
is lost when they are made into
sauce, and even more Is DESTROYED
when the sauce is strained or the
Juice made into jelly.
Cranberry relish is one Of the
most popular ways to serve the raw
fruit. 1t can be made in almost no
time by grinding together through
the food chopper l pound Il quartz
OF raw cranberries and one orange.
Quarter the orange and remove the
seeds. but use both the pulp and
the skin of the orange. Sweeten
this relish to taste with about one
cup OF sugar or strained honey,
stirred into the ground fruit. and
add one-quarter teaspoon of salt
to bring out the flavor. Put the
relish in a covered jar in the re-
frigerator and it will keep for two
or three weeks and be ready to
serve with any kind of meat or
poultry.
Cranberry sauce and jelly remain
popular as side dishes for the main
course, but these old favorites may
be combined with cream cheese or
peanut butter to make attractive
sandwiches or canapes. When spread
on slices Of cold chicken, cranberry
jelly adds zest to hearty sandwich.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

plete with a long handle, which
does away with bending over, this
item is inexpensive and useful. A
combination thermometer and per-
petual calendar is another amusing
gift, and so is the perpetual calen-
dar and telephone list, which opens
automatically to Just the right num-
ber.
Luggage is always an excellent,
though more expensive, choice.
We're particularly in favor of the
overnight bags of cowhide which
zip across the top. Some have sep
arate upper compartments on the
front which are completely equipped
with travelling essentials. Metal
luggage is another favorite with
men, for it withstands hard wear
and bad weather.
Give Him a Hat
This Year.
If you've long wanted to give him
good Homburg hat or some other
topper, here's a fine chance to do
so simply A number of the we'll
known hat Arms have special gift
tickets which enable the recipient to
pick out his own chapeau at the
store. One manufacturer packs a
gift certificate and miniature hat
in a tiny box that you'll want to
steal for yourself. Another firm,
knowing that many of us hate to
have prices marked on gifts, desig-
mates each of their price ranges by q
special name. Thus, when you pre-
sent the gift ticket, the name signi-
fies the price to the salesman, but
not to the gentleman who selects it.
Other excellent finds include ciga-
rette cases in which you slip the
whole pack without taking out the
cigarettes; handsome robe and
pajama sets in a good-looking box;
smart clothes brushes which have a
Upper compartment on top to hold
all travelling articles; string gloves
and scarfs: waterproof jackets in
slipover and front fastened styles;
special ties to insure the tiny crease
below the knot. (Bet you never
knew til now that a mans tie Is
not done correctly unless there is
a dimplelike effect below the knott
Still more gifts include cigarette
cases which look like envelopes and
have his name and address written
on the front: travelling clocks, elec-
trio razors-some of these light up,
too-and tiny electric pressers which
put crease in trousers in no time
fiat . ID. . And for an amusing and yet
practical gift. look at the bottles all
done up in silver foil. They're bath
preparations and when a few drops
are poured into a tub 1t is said to
pick you up and keep you going
during the day. GA grand New
Years gestureD
Cocktail shakers in the form of a
town crier's bell which rings and
calls in your friends while you're
shaking up the cocktails, other shak.
ers in the form of bowling pins,
a tiny shaker with two glasses
marked ours, you" and Me" re-
spectively, are all suggested gifts.
Now don't tell us you don't know
what to buy!
Evening star., 1939-12-13

percale and calico are practical
apron cottons, in prints or plain COL
ors, with bright braid to match on
contrast.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1858
is designed for sizes "a, SO, SO, 40, AZ,
"A. 46 ano 48. Size 36 requires for
top Is yards of 35-inch material
and 6 yards of braid; for center, III
yards Of 35-inch material and 5A
yards of braid; for bottom, IL yards
of 35-inch material and II yards Of
braid.
It's smart to sew your own! It's
easy to do! Send IS cents for fasci-
mating pattern book. Choose from
more than 100 new designs for Ill
occasions and al sizes. Make your
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But these bogs are turned into thick
carpets by the low, matted cram
berry vines. And in the fall at
harvest time the brilliant red ber-
ries can be seen spotting this fiat
surface. The berries grow success
fully only in few places since they
need the acid soil of peat bogs and
plenty Of water for irrigation when
they are threatened by frost or in
sects.
Not so long ago cranberries were
sold only by the quart measure from
a wooden barrel that the grocer
kept in place Of honor during
November and December. Now
cranberries are available through
out the winter. They are stored
under controlled conditions and the
grocer buys only small lot at
time. Often select berries come
wrapped in one pound or half
pound packages. Some of the crop
Is canned. too, as ready-to-serve
cranberry sauce, cranberry jelly, or
cranberry Juice. Then there are the
frozen cranberries which may be
used like the fresh ones to make
colorful dishes throughout the year.
Several Varieties
Arc Available.
Several different varieties OF the
fresh berries are on the market to-
day, but they all taste and look
pretty much alike when cooked.
However, some people prefer the
small, deep garnet red berries be-
cause they give brighter color to a
sauce and may be a bit less tart in
taste. In other parts Of the country
the larger. light crimson berries are
most popular. But the color and
size Of the berries makes little diff
ference in determining quality. The
best berries are firm, plump, and
fresh looking with a high luster. It
pays for the homemaker to sort the
cranberries carefully before cooking
because even few poor berries may
give bitter taste to the finished
product. Discard berries that are
shriveled, speckled, or soft even
when the skin is firm.
Tradition has 1t that when the
old-time seafaring men sailed out
OF New England harbors to Africa
Evening star., 1939-12-13

In helping your child to sd-
Just himself to the world about
him, be guided by the sympa-
thetic wisdom Of Angelo Patri.
Send for his booklet, "The Child
and Other People," inclosing 10
cents in coin. Address in care OF
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-12-13

or Joe for Christmas, and they may
prevent you from buying a few of
the articles that men grin and bear
but definitely don't want.
Take into consideration when you
shop, the type of man for whom
you're buying. It's been discovered
that young bachelors don't want
room furnishings that clutter up
their living quarters, while the young
married has possesSive instinct
that takes pride in unusual articles
such as cocktail shakers, novelty
ashtrays and other items. BY the
same token, you can select approprl-
ate gifts for the sportsman, the col
lege student, the traveller and all
other masculine types.
Now, we know that there will be
the usual number of ties, socks,
shirts, robes, slippers, handkerchiefs,
pajamas and other articles OF at
tire purchased this season. We do
know, however, that the selection
grows more practical every year.
Buyers refuse to offer us Christ
mas merchandise" the type of hor-
rible junk that is often put out
merely to tempt women to buy. In
stead, they enlarge their regular
stock, thus insuring women selec-
ton of the merchandise regularly
selected by men during the year
So, we can look forward to the
eventual banishment of the famous
christmas tie" the neckpiece that
screams louder than Redskln
cheering section-even outyelling the
man who receives it. Men like
practical and simple gifts, and
though they go for gadgets. they
insist that they be useful, and not
merely decorative.
inexpensive Items
Are Plentiful.
In this same classification come
q number of attractive novelties for
men, all inexpensive and useful.
They make fine stocking filters, or
are perfect as small remem-
brance. One of these is an illumi-
mated pencil which lights up as the
point touches the paper. or can be
turned to shed a continual light.
(New York policemen have found
them invaluable for writing parking
tickets) =. Other "lightup" gadgets
include key ring, with tiny fash
light attached When we wrote
of these last year, the interest was
tremendous, and many stores have
decided to repeat the idea.
Other key rings include the smart
one, on an extension chain, which
enables you to reach locks high up
without detaching the key, or
there's the popular "stemwinder," !"
which opens by winding the top like
a watch. Still another attractive
novelty is the key knife. small,
compact object containing knife,
nail file and blank, gold-plated key,
which can lie made to fit any stand
ard lock. This also comes on
chain and has been selling like mad.
Gadgets for hard-to-please gen.
tlemen include some novelties such
as the combina ton clothes brush,
spot remover and shoe horn. Com
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Christmas Cookies

cups yellow sugar.
u cup strained honey.
Il cup butter.
IA ounces citron, ground fine.
2la cups flour.
tablespoon baking powder.
teaspoon cinnamon.
u teaspoon ground cloves.
4 teaspoon nutmeg.
l egg.
Juice and rind lemon.
2 tablespoons milk.
Add the sugar to the honey and
cook until the sugar is dissolved
Add the butter and let the mixture
cool. Mix and sift the spices and
baking powder with the flour. Add
with other ingredients to the honey.
Add just enough more flour to make
mixture easy to handle. Roll out
a inch thick and cut with fancy
cookie cutters, or use press. Bake
in creased pans in a moderate oven
for about 10 minutes. Let cool be-
fore packing in box lined with waxed
paper.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Instrument
OF Music
Needed
An Essential Item
In a Youngsters
Spiritual Diet
BY ANGELO PATRI.

was saddened recently to read
that board composed of able men,
good citizens, had refused to grant
a sum of money to provide musical
instruments for high school chill
dren. If they had known Tony they
would I believe, have granted that
money.
Tony was one of q large and
much neglected family, whose men,
bers were well known to the police
and probation officers. It seemed
for time as If he, too, would be-
come their familiar nuisance. That
was before he met the music teacher.
This teacher lived music, radiated
harmony and the children flocked
to her as bees to q flower. They
crowded against her, telling her
what they could play. The list was
long and varied. There were Juice"
harps and regular ones, piano and
violins, drums and cymbals and
sandpaper blocks and harmonicas.
She welcomed them all. They met
at all hours of the day and eve
ming and they blew and thumped,
coaxed and caressed their precious
instruments in sweet content.
Tony, looking on. caught the spir-
it. II haven't anything to play on,
but I'm going to have. Can listen
in?"
He listened in, and the more he
listened the more he itched to join.
He made himself a backing kit
and he blacked shoes until he had
saved enough money to buy
secondhand accordion. He carried
it to the teacher in triumph and
she welcomed him and it with great
enthusiasm. Never was child hap
pier than Tony when he played in
the orchestra before the assembled
school,
Vacation time came and Tony got
a Job. He saved all he could and
went to a master of the accordion
and paid for so lessons in advance,
SOS nothing can happen to the
money" His delight when the
teacher invited him to play solo
for the assembly was something to
see and remember The express
sion on his face when the great
group of boys and girls applauded
and cheered him was enough to
make ones heart ache, 50 full of
wonder that all this could come to
him.
think that if this board of good
men had known that boys and girls
in the early years of adolescence
respond deeply to music, that they
need the spiritual something that
comes to them as they play out
their troubles and griefs, that they
need the feeling of mastery that
comes to them through the sue
cessful handling of musical in
strument, they would have given
this matter a second thought.
And if they had known, as we
teachers know, that boy like the
one I call Tony Is directed away
from Jail instead of toward 1t by
the use of musical instrument
they would have given it hearty
Endorsement If not their blessing.
Adolescent boys and girls of school
age need music. It is an essential
item in their spiritual diet. 1t is
worth more than it costs even in
these days of saving pennies.
In helping your child to sd-
just himself to the world about
him, be guided by the sympa-
thetic wisdom Of Angelo Patri.
Send for his booklet, "The Child
and Other People," inclosing 10
cents in coin. Address in care Of
The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
BY BARBARA BELL.

Aprons for yourself! Aprons to
take to church and club sales!
Aprons for occasional gifts and
bridge prizes! You can make them
by the half dozen with this design,
which includes three pretty styles.
The pinafores are the kind that fit
unusually we'll, stay comfortably in
place on the shoulders and protect
every part of your dress. The little
tis-around is frilly delight to wear
when you're serving tea.
n you're a beginner and want to
know just how easy and satisfac-
tory It. is to sew with these simple
patterns, send for 1858 today
and be convinced! Linen, gingham,
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Ny Neiqhbor Soys:

When making a velvet gown,
If the pattern is pinned onto
the wrong side of the velvet it
will be cut more easily.
It Is not too early to look
over window screens. Mend and
paint them now so they will be
ready when 1t is time to put
them in
Never melt shortening to be
used in cake or cookies. Cream
1t by pressing 1t against the
side of a bowl with a large
spoon. The process may be
hastened by allowing the butter
to stand until It is slightly soft.
Select a spoon that is easy
to hold so that the hand will
not tire. Long, round-handled
metal or wooden spoons with
large, slotted bowls are best.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
Have You Tried This?

Mildew on leather may often be
removed if little vaseline Is well
rubbed in and the leather then pol
ished thoroughly with a soft cloth
on which a few drops Of glycerin
have been sprinkled.
Evening star., 1939-12-13
M Suggestions for Men May Shed Light Difficult Problem
Bright Red Cranberries
Contain a Considerable
Amount of Vitamin G.
Most Available When Fruit
Is Served Without Cooking,
AS in Freshly.Made Relish

BY Bureau Home Economics United States
Indian medicine deserve credit introducing
food to the early settlers But modern
the quality and increasing
berry that comes the market abundance
cranberry this winter
the past 10
This CHEEKY berry which
Evening star., 1939-12-13

own becoming clothes with these
simple patterns. Step-by-step sew
chart with each one.
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Novelty Items Must Be
Practical and Simple
As Well as Amusing
Many inexpensive Christmas
Presents Now Available;
Selection Very Wide
BY HELEN vOGT.

For few hours the other day this deprmnt found itself in
made to find out what being shown
selection
bought by for their favorite gentlemen.
things light the ppexnp
Evening star., 1939-11-15

teams because they can't COM
pete with the salaries down there.
HaW!
Observation ward: New York's
siX-day bike race will run only
five days. And Cleveland will
start its race Christmas eve
night. What next?
Valentin Campolo, who claims
he is the legitimate heavyweight
champion of South America, sails
from the Argentine Nov. "a to
campaign here under the Jimmy
Johnston banner. Coach Danny
Schmick of the Manistee (Mich.)
Highs always watches his boys
work out from the roof of the
school building.
Charles Hutchinson, a Mime
sofa rooter now living in Austria
liza, has to get up early Sunday
morning to hear Saturdays
games. And down in Castorville,
Tex, q high school game was
postponed 80 minutes to give the
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Bv BURTON HAWKINS.

Indications that Washington's
steady diet of ice hockey won't warp
the city's sports appetite were evi-
dent today as the Eagles, local entry
in the Eastern League, intensified
preparations for their debut Friday
night at Atlantic City. If they don't
click all signs are as misleading as
predictions on the weather for
Washington.
With mingled confidence and hope,
Coach Redvers Mackenzie is tuning
his performers, youthful, rosy
checked collection of Canadians, for
what he regards as an extremely
important engagement. He wants
his young club to squire at the start,
show plenty against the Sea Gulls
on Friday and the New York Rovers
on Saturday before returning to
open here Tuesday against the Sea
GullS.
Awaits Stars Arrival From London.
"If we can get off to good start"
said Mackenzie, we're going to be
troublesome It'll bolster the kids
confidence and help until we can
polish off a few rough edges. Our
boys don't mind being vicious and
that's no drawback. They're real
fighters"
Mackenzie's chief worry will be
eliminated with the arrival of Len
Burrage from London, but it may
be another two weeks before the
veteran defense star joins the team.
Mackenzie has been able to learn
only that Burrage, a 30-year old
Canadian formerly of the Pittsburgh
Pirates and London's Harringay
Racers, will sail later this week.
Burrage is expected to add bal
ance to a predominantly youthful
team. Mackenzie had counted on a
brace OF older defense men to steady
the outfit, but the pair he had signed
lett the team while it was training
IN Canada and now he anxiously is
awaiting the arrival of Burrage.
were not going to have any
recognized first team" informs Mac
kenzie. The men I'll start Friday
aren't any better than others on the
squad, but we have to start some
body. All of those boys will be in
games approximately the same
amount of time. We won't have sub
stitutes-they'n be alternates.
The Eagles won't lack color, not
With flashy red, white and blue uni
forms and hitting, handsome
group of players with a keen sense
OF humor. From copper mines,
wheat fields and automobile assem-
bly, lines they have been plucked,
and all have been skating in or
ganized hockey since they were IA
or Is years old.
Knipfel a Junior Star.
Ross Knipfel, bulky blond who
played under Mackenzie at Atlantic
City, for instance, graduated to the
Sea Gulls from the Oshawa Juniors,
club which finished second in the
Evening star., 1939-11-15
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. l5.-The trend
toward inter-league play in the ma
jor leagues, gradually picking up
momentum like a dog with a can
tied to its tail, was given a new
push today by a suggestion which
met with the approval of several OF
baseball's more influential citizens.
The sponsor of this plan, we'll
known official of the national pas
time. asked that his name not be
mentioned. But you got the idea
that it might be brought up at next
months major league meetings
along with the suggestions of Larry
MacPhail for eight World Series
right down the line between the two
loops. and Gerry Nugent, for a
shaughnessy playoff in the big
leagues.
Ford Frick Likes 1t.
The new plan goes something like
this:
Il. Cut the regular season play
down to where each team. instead
Of meeting every other team in its
own league % times a season, would
take the others on in only 18 games
g at home and away.
80. Then each team in each league
would play four games with every
team in the other league.
"3 These four games-two at
home and two abroad-would count
in the pennant standings. somewhat
on the order of the National Pro-
fessional Football and Hockey
Leagues.
I'm that way, explained the spon-
sor, you'd have some true idea OF
just how much better your pennant-
winning. clubs are than the other
clubs in both loops. These inter-
league games could be put on late in
August, just when the interest OF
fans is beginning to fall off, and
would be a definite shot in the arm
to the gate"
Ford Frick, the National Leagues
president, unofficially thought the
idea a good one.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Twin-Threat Western
Tackle Is Problem
For Central

A tackle who pulls out of the line
to chuck passes and an end who
returns to the backfield for punting
duty and an occasional aerial will
be featured Friday at Central Sta
dium, when Central and Western
football teams clash for the public
high school series western division
title.
The clubs, who have struggled to
ties in two of their last three COL
lisiors, both possess unorthodox at
tacks in that respect, with Tackle
Ray Wrenn, who played in the
Western backfield last year, the Red
Raiders passing threat and elongat-
ed End Dick Farr as Central's booter
and occasional paSser. '.!
Also tangling on Friday will be
Tech and EasteEtaeat Eastern Sta
dium. An Eastern victory or tie will
present the Lincoln Parkers the
eastern division crown, but Tech
triumph will toss that branch of
the series into triple tie.
Another outstanding attraction
on Friday will pit Washington-Lee
High, undefeated and united in
eight games, against st. Johns at
Ballston, while still another lists
Woodward School facing Tome at
the Monument Grounds at 3 O'Clock.
Woodward thus far has beaten
Montgomery-Blair High and lost to
Franklin Day School, Anacostia and
Bethesda Chevy Chase.
Georgetown Prep will play host
to Loyola of Baltimore at Garrett
Park, Md, while st. Albans will
journey to Baltimore to face st.
Paul's. Landon will travel to Middle
town, Del, on Saturday to tangle
with ST. Andrews.